The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 18, 1917, Image 21

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND; SUNDAY? MORNING FEBRUARY 18, 1917 , : : : : J 1917 CHEVROLET AND NEW DEALERS 1 , -I, Mr. r, . . ,lml ,t I, i"r,i.i . iii iii jjp. i. ii .. i r i "i OREGON .sr. RE6NER AND FIELDS BE STATE-WIDE IN SCOPE Plan Islo Have It Composed of Units in Every County, All to Work Together. CHEVROLET FIELD Will Have Multnomah County as Territory . and Have Strong Line in New Model, NEW CHEVROLET IN STOCK EXPLOITATION TO BE WIDE Aim Is to let People of TTnlted states Know of Oregon's Scenic Attrac tions and Work Oo,t Xoad System. Cars Com Trom California a&d Ss- lrrsry U Wot HunptrtA toy Any , rrelffnt Car Snortaff. MOTOR v TRAIL BLAZED I N GREAT SOUTHWEST ' ; li-V- " v' Hi v"1,' ,,. i., V L , f U 1 f - 1 ASSOCIATION WILL TAKE OVER PORTLAND I -villi Ws vr - - v LTwj i By J. W. Morris. Coram 1U n g Knginer. Orron State Motor Aanoclatlon. Attraction for motorists through out the state are to be exploited oy the newly organized Oregon State Mo tor aseortlon. Whereas the opera tions of tfie parent concern,- the Port land Automobile club, were confined largely to Multnomah-county, the work of the rcw organization Is, to be state wide. It Is planned to have the asso-. elation composed of units In everj county of the state to work as ona Ktgantlc whole for the good of Ore Ron. Our scenic attractions are not surpassed by any state in tne Union. It shall b .our aim to let the people cC the United States become cognizant of these attractions and to work for a system of roads by which they can comfortably and conveniently become better acquainted with Oregon. The Pacific coast is the winter play ground of America. Thousands of mo torists annually ship their cars to California for a three months' vaca tion, the greatest pleasure of which is touring. Olvo Oregon 363 day roac! and we will have an Influx from, thi south that will add materially to our revenue. Along about the first of tho year Mr. Warwick, driving" a loaded truck on a round trip from Seattle to New York, stopped at the San Fran cisco office of the automobile club of California. He reports that 40 tour ists had that day made Inquiries of the roads through Oregon. Of course w know what answer they received. We 4 also know what answer they should have received. We hope and shall work to the end that this watt ing traffic need not be turned back Jn either January or July. The value California has received from its tour ist traffic cannot be even guessed at. While the amount of money spent in touring alone is a large figure, the In direct benefits, bought about by out siders getting acquainted with wha the state has to offers in the way of investments, are infinitely greater. The Oregon State Motor association starts out with COO members absorbed from the old Portland Automobile club. With 30 odd thousand automo biles Jn the state, there is no reasm why thin membership cannot be In creased to Several thousand It wjil be made to the advantage of eveiy man and woman In the state having an automobile to affiliate with thi organization. We propose a system of state maps and trip maps fwhlcu will enable one to expeditiously and easily find his way to any part of th s state or Into adjoining states: t cause to be erected and maintained "" ' ?,. c t, 4( . . .. - - - mssssjbsmmii:N A. Ii. Fields at tlie wheel of the 1917 Chevrolet. In the tonnean -A. S. Regner And AV. A. Jordan. The firm of Resner and Fields now handle the Chevrolet In this territory. NCREASING OF TAX TO BUILD ROADS REALLY SAVING TO OWNERS Autoists Generally Approve Legislative Action to Issue Temporary Bonds, Motor owners generally, and espe cially those who use the outside roads, are rejoicing over the legisla ture's action In meeting the govern ment road appropriation In Oregon, when on Wednesday morning the up per house passed the bill for tempor ary bonds of $1,800,000, the amount to be repaid out of an automobile tax and small property tax. To the average auto owner, speedy repair and building of laterals and trunks means money in the pocket. for after a taste of such boulevards as are now found In some parts of the state and which Is the ultimate aim for all parts, the saving on tires, gasoline, repairs and everything that goes into the upkeep and operation of an auto is so apparent that it will not take many miles to get back the difference In, the auto tax. Saving- Za Big. How big a difference; It makes Is shown In the records which Jitney drivers make, who In spite of the wearing and tearing stops at every other comer, get from 1000 to 2000 miles extra out of the casing. Congressman Bailey's Attention Drawn To Good Roads Wheif He Missed a Picnic That Was Years Ago, When the Public Spirit of His Indiana Community Was as Irresponsive as That in Other States. It would be safe to say that with road signs which shall be accurate In the main highways of the stats In their Information and which can be good driving shape at all times -of readily discerned by day or by night; through our Information bureau, to of fer reports on roads which one caa swear by not at. Some day we hope to report that all our roads are good all the time. In the meantime wa shall try to keep people out of mud holes. Our state organization will begin with Ashland, the tourists' gateway to Oregon from the south. Ashland ha already shown a most commendab-e spirit In providing free camping grounds, which shows that they are fully conversant with what the tour ist travel means, A more beautiful pot is hard to Imagine. With its wonderful lithla springs and Its scenic Eurroundings, a most favorable im pression is created of that which is to follow as one travels north. Jackson county has made good rftrldes in pav ing which will shrfTtly be followed all the way to Portland. We rejoice In the opening of the Interstate bridg?. the most expensive portion of the Pa cific highway. Washington is rapidly doing her part on the north. In his opening address Thursday, that eml nlnt good roads enthusiast, Samuel Hill, said, "We can now travel dry the year, the saving on tires alone would pay the bonded indebtedness in about two years. This would figure out on the as sumption that all the cars In the state would average about $100 per year for tires, which some motorists think is low. Would Soon, ray Cost. With 35,000 cars In Oregon and each one using $100 worth of tires, the cost would be three million and a half. It would not take much of a saving on tires to pay for the bond Issue in a short time. But there is more than that to be reckoned. Cars which on the Colum bia river highway can make 20 miles to a gallon, because they are, enabled to operate on a very thin mixture and still deliver power on the road surface which offers a minimum of resistance, get out on an old fash ioned road and have to hump to make 15 miles to a gallon. So the caving In gasoline would be considerable. The biffgest Item of all, however. has to. do with the depreciation of the car. Nothing, however, will wrack Washington. Feb. 17. (WASHING-j TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL-) Some years ago It would be unfair to say just how many Congressman Warren Wtorth Bailey of Pennsylvania was a young man, and lived at Vln cennes. Ind. Also, he had a girl. Hereon hangs a story about good roads. One day Bailey and othera planned to go to a picnic some 12 miles from Vincennes. Between the town and the objective point were 12 miles of sand, into which vehicle wheels plunged over their rims. Othera of the party chipped In for a carry-all, with strong, sinewy horses to pull them. Not so young Bailey. He admits that It was because he wanted his girl to himself that he hired a horse and buggy for the trip. Horse Qlvea Out. Two or three miles on the way Bailey noticed his horse seemed fati gued. The day was warm, and even with a buggy the pull was hard. He halted the horse and allowed t to rest once or twice. Then he perceived that the horse would never make the trip, at least not until the picnic was over. Disappointed - and humiliated, he managed to get back, to town with the horse and the girl. lis had already decided that the road was more to blame than the horse, ao he wasted no time discussing the horse. In a newspaper he was conducting he be gan to tell about the road. No one seemed to care much about it. Roads were "worked" a little now and then, but no one gave them an other thought. Toung Bailey gathered statistics on the products of the coun ty through which roads were impassa ble for loads during half the year. and calculated the loss. He haa no- harnessed for the common rood. It is tlced that farmers were often unable upon organised Industry In the United to market their stuff when prices were , States that we must base any and all few years ago Bailey returned to Vincennes by automobile. Coming near me town aDoui busk, over one of the old sand roads, be found ft splendidly hard and smooth. It was too dark to tell what made it ao good, but It rode as though hard-surfaced. At the hotel he asked what kind of a road it was. "Why, that is one of our sandrclay roads." was the response. "Tou were a long time getting It," said Bailey. He thought again of the picnic, the girl, the horse and the road. Time Required to Place Industry on War Basis Coffin By Howard F. Coffin, Member NtI Coosultjnj Board, and Tiee Preftldent and Goneultlnj Engineer Hndsoo Motor Car ComptUT, In the Automobile. The automobile Industry la the best organized Industry in the country. After a declaration of war no more than 15 per cent of the industry would keep on with Its regular work. Al other Industries would be affected In about the same proportion. Close ob servation of the experience In foreign countries has shown us the vital neces sity for a p rearrangement in all In dustries. Wars as now waged Involve every resource of a nation. Every factory, every man, woman and child la af fected. Every alnew of transporta tion, industry and finance must be I harnessed for the common good. The Chevrolet Portland territory is in new hands. Regner and Fields, eastside Ford agents, having- taken over the line and coincident comes the announcement that Benjamin Boone &. Co. is now A. N. Ferguson & Co. Tha latter firm will deal in used cars ex clustvely, having done a big business in that line for years. Mr. Regnerr and Mr. Fields will have the county as their territory and with tho new modal Chevrolet which haa just .arrived, they will have a strong line which very soon will be suple- mented by a heavier and bigger car which has not yet been announced. Tne new Chevrolet is now In their show rooms over on Grand avenue and East Burnslde street. Th body h been much changed and much improved over the car of last year, tha line being made to conform mora with tha streamline which larger cars are now showing. Car xattle Caaaged. Tha speedometer is now standard equipment and in every detail the car is a fully equipped automobile. The upholstery has been somewhat altered. but mechanically the only change has been to lengthen the shift lever so that- It can be easily handled without bending the body or changing from tha best driving position. The motor is the same four-cylinder valve in head that marked the first production of tha Chevrolet. The speed gears are mounted in the Chev rolet fashion, which is practically a three-point suspension for this mechan ism. The new agents also have been lpromlsed regular delivery as these cars come irom uamomia ana are not so seriously affected by the freight car shortage. Advertising Van Coming. Al G. Waddell. Pacific Coast adver tising manager of the Chevrolet will be in Portland shortly to look after the local business and give it his at tention from the local standpoint for a matter of several weeks. A, N. Ferguson & Co., used car deal ers, is a firm composed of Mr. Fergu son who Sor some years has been the salea manager for Boone & Co. and O. C. Duirell, formerly with S. E. Bird, at Hlllsboro. He will have charge of tha ahop. Benjamin 1 Boons, will move down to the H. I j. Keats building where he will continue In the Firestone tire business and automobile financing. In every section of the west tha da-' aire to open up the scenic treaaura chests to visittng tourists seems to ba predominant in the movement for bet ter roads. William J. LaCasse. north coast and Utah zone manager for the Maxwell Motors Corporation, recently returned from an inspection of the Utah territory, where he had sent out a Maxwell on business in connection with this roads movement. Tha car was the first ever to pena trato the unexplored country between Bluff, Utah, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. Tha car was in charge of Dolph Andrus. superintendent of schools and postmaster at Bluff. Ha knew the country becatfsa of many trips made on horseback. The party had with it H. Stanley Hlniichs. chief of the United States field division, whose duty was to make a preliminary survey of the most In Monument aj valley, where is located the Narajo monument. acceptable routes for roads to open that land up. Tha car hacr a perilous trip from tha very outset. It was the first ever to cross the San Juan river and enter tha Monumental Valley. This land waa pierced for a distance of 10 miles, passing many ruins of ancient cliff dwellers' cities. Mr. Andrus, who acted as guide and hod from Vancouver, B. C, to the a car from end to end so thoroughly Mexican line." We want to enlarge upon this statement by removing all weather clauses with a system of paved highways which will make Ore ton the tourists' seventh heaven. Holders of Oars May Sue for Damages t In a decision handed down by the Massachusetts supreme court recently It was held that a person need not own a motorcar to bring suit for dam ages. Miss Julia M. Downey sued the Bay State Street Railway company " for injuries in a collision of a motor car and streetcar. A Jury awarded her damages. I At the time of the accident she held the car under a conditional bill of sale, and the railway attorneys , claimed she had no right to sue and that the power to do so vested in the original vendor until the purchase price was paid In f ulL They maln V talned also that the Highway com mission 'had no authority to pass a vote enabling the plaintiff to have is sued to her a certificate of registra tion and that such certificate was not valid. The supreme court held that persons in control of motorcars, . whether holding the same as bailees, mortgagees in possession, or vendees under conditional bills of sale have the right to sue for damages to their vehicle. as rough roads and it is a car which has seen that service which can be bought for a song and usually la not worth having. All Favor Iffeasura. As most of the cars In Oregon are used on country roads, the saving on expense due to better roads, is something so big that, it would fur nish plenty food for the statistician. Table gossip where the motorists gather was all In favor of the meas ure when it was being considered Wednesday morning. H. B. Van Duzer declared that he had talked to several on the bill on that day and that all were in favor of the doubling of the automobile license. The Oregon State Motor association backed the measure and its members almost as a unit favored the plan and are jubilant over its adoption. National Bicycle Week Set. Elaborating the arrangement that was carried out list year, when the extra day in the leap year, February 29, was observed as bicycle day, tho United Cycle Trade directorate this year haa selected the week of April 2S-May 5, as bicycle week. National Show Mgrs.' Assn. Formed The National Automobile Show Man agers' association was organized here recently by representatives of 35 deal er associations from the central west territory. best Government Gives Ho Kelp. . He inquired of the congressman rep resenting the district what had been done in congress toward improving the roads or giving information about roads. The congressman had never heard the subject mentioned. There was no roads office in Washington then, and no department of agricul ture. The congressman gave him T;he address of an offlical who might have heard something, but the answer re turned was that the government had no information on the subject. Bailey still remembered the picnic and the road. He watched the papers for several years, including the lead ing farm journals, and yet no help. About half the county had sandy roads of the kind that led to the picnic, and the other half had clay roads. The sandy roads were a terror In summer. the clay roads a horror in winter. The sandy roads were fine In winter, the clay roads were dandy In summer. Here, thought Bailey, something was wrong, somewhere tnere ought to be a combination, a compromise. He pleaded with the county officials to try an experiment of mixing the sand and clay on a 100-yard stretch on the road to the fair grounds. He tried to interest some of the men of affairs in it. In After Tears. "Pooh, pooh," he was told. Roads were roads, and the natural thing for a road was to bo bad part of the year, Doctoring them up would cost money No use worrying about things like that. Soon after he moved to Chi cago, and in the distractions of city life quit talking about rords. our plans for a military defense, and In the event of trouble with any of the first class powers between 80 and 90 per cent of our Industries would be centered upon the making of supplies for the government. From one to two years of time and etffort are needed to permit any large manufacturing es tablishment to change over from Its usual commercial peace time work to the supplying of war materials. After two years of diligent work over 20.000 Inventories are now on file in the Council of National Defense. Oliver 6. Walker Met Managers East Oliver G. Walker, manager of the local branch of the Flsk Rubber com pany, attended the convention of branch managers at Chlcopea Falls, Mass., last week. Mr. Walker went from Portland to Chicago where he met about 80 fellow branch managers who boarded! the Flsk Conference Special over the New York Central lines which carried the party to its destination. The Flsk sales organization em braces a chain of 125 direct factory branches throughout the United States, further supported by 60,000 dealers who carry stocks of Flsk tires. Gasoline Produced 65,364,665 Gallons During the calendar year of 19 IS a total of 65,34.665 gallons of gaso line was produced from natural gas, according to the report of tha geo logical survey. This represents i gain of 22.712.033 gallons over 1914, or 53 per cent. Much of the gasoline waa obtained from "casing-head gas," which is the gas that collects at the top, of oil wells, while millions of gallons were obtained from natural gas wells. An average price of 7.9 cants a gal lon for the unblended product waa received at tha source of production, and the entire market value of the year's output waa $5,150,823. a gain of $1,044,914, or 6$ per cent, over 1914. It is estimated 24.000.000.000 cubic feet of natural gas was utilized In tha manufacture with the average recov ery of 2.67 gallons of gasoline per thousand feet, a Gerlinger Motor to Occupy New Home Tha Gerlinger Motor Car com cany la now in its new salesroom, at Broad- ! way and Oak, where it will have on j display the latest Chandler Six and Oerslx models, the former a touring car and the latter the truck, built by! tne ceriinger Motor car company at Tacoma, Wash. The new salesroom of the firm has for soma months been the "leading saloon In the town," but since tha state went dry and the shipments stopped; the Wells Fargo gave up the space and the Gerlinger company is now In the place which first boused tha White Motor Car company. pilot of tha car. Is now prepared to cover the entire dintanea from the Grand Canyon to Bluff, and declares that by choosing the proper rout, a car would not encounter such great obstacles. Tha opening of this country would offer transcontinental tourists a new way to take in the Grand Canyon, and then continue on to California. . , ' MIIIIUlllllininnilMIHIIIIIIIllllllltlllllllllllllllMllHIIHllllllllllllinillllMIIIMIIH I inilDNAI'Q AHTft niDFPTADV 11 JUU1U1I1LU HUIV UI11LUIU1W -.1 IllIMIIIIIlIIIllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIWIlllllIIUlllllllIIIItllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt- Ra.IW' Tir SVion TIRE DOCTORS In the Trlanrle BTAJLJC AT 12TX XataU Distributors -treats - and Goodyear Tlrea, Tnbaa aad Accessories Chalmers H. L. KEATS AUTO CO.. -Broadway at Burnside. Broadway B36S Now Demonstrating tha New 3400 R. M. P. $1090 F. O. B. Factory Chandler So the Chandler Four-Paseanrer Roadster . GERLINGER MOTOR CAR CO.,' ' 363 Oregon Straat. East End of Steal Bridge Edwards' Tire Shop Ttra workmanship of the better kind goa Into repair job that's left with us. Wa sell Good years and other standard makes of Tires. BSWAISI' TZSB HO? 331 Aaksay Broadway 1034, A-1133 Fords TOIIII 1S17 models. Xasy terms, f 168.70 down, balaaoe aas par moath. Traae la year old rord. rord Umrnet Dept. never closed, rhoae for Service Car. rAZdaCS OABAQS CO 704 X ears ay at. Mala SO. A-8443 Francis Motor Car Exchange Phone E. 1199 E. 13th at Hawthorne Garford Motor Truck Sales Company eaa au mrrnxxxr, voxt&axb. oxzoov " A complete line of motor trucks made from tha beet material obtainable and backed by reputation, resources and facilities. Grant Six Over aad valve motor. o flaar meter from the standpoint of all-around efficiency has ever been built. , lUrUT ATTO CO, 11th sad Oak at Bomaide. Broad. 117. ' Victor Spot Light 35.00 BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED BALLOU & WRIGHT . BROADWAY AT OAK fSSFOUR DIAMONDS SoUAVE '& jVf iggins DISTRIBirrORSIl SIXTH STREET AT OAK DON'T BLAME The BATTERY H IF the battery finally refuses to turn the motor over, H If it hasn't the strength to properly do its work, 'III If it gets, into this condition oitener than you think it should, f If you are making few stops and know that ft should te fully charged Let us take a look at the other units. Remember, the bat tery Is but the heart of a very complex nervous system fl It may be the regulator, it may be .any one of the other units, but it's high time to give it expert attention. That's where .we "shine." Remember, inspections by our . experts cost you nothing and are gladly given day and night. GIBSON ELECTRIC GARAGE & STORAGE BATTERY CO. TWELFTH AT ALDER STREET Service and. Sales Station for the following: Gray & Davis, North east Etectric -Co. and 'Electric 'Auto-Lite, Starting and Lighting Systems; Edison, and General Lead .Storage Batteries. TT America Greatest Light Shi - - HavneS h. l. mann motor car co. 59 NORTH 23D MAIN 299 Hudson Super Six The car with the greatest records.. BOSS & PEAKE AUTOMOBILE COMPANY 615-617 Washington Street Hupmobile woBsrai fx cab r rssroxMAjrcx. XABXZT AUTO C0 llta aad Oak at Burnslde. Broad. 817. v 1 xeC'7 a -m-X IWWUV TITaUB StaimdlardlEedl Csur f. o. b. factory, $1695.00 Each is a job of indi vidual refinement. Built on the eight cylinder chassis, that is among the most popular in America. Its . consistent per formance has won for it this coveted recognition. In the big seven-passenger model or in the cozy, roomy body for four, your expecta tions will be exceeded for action for appearance for economy of maintenance. And the personal service given each customer of ours is proving the "buy word" among prospective owners, who realize the importance of selecting a car from a con cern with adequate means and facilities to render that service. A special job will be ready to show this week. No obligation of course if you ask to see it. dirllhiwest Auito Co, Factory Distributors of the. Line Complete N Broadway at Couch St. . F. W. Vogler, Pres. . jSHHi! : Portland, Oregon C. M. Menzies, Sales Mgr. ti.ii National National ears of today represent unquestionably the highest standard In motor cars. BLAHXXTT ATTO CO., Xlta aad Qaa at Boraslda. Broad. 817. mm Trucks f 2, 3V2 and 5 Ton Tne Btaaaara ef Portland Boslaeas X oases. - Columbia Carriage & Auto Works ' Of rXOBT BTXZZT. Maxwell Economy records, a on -atop records and amaBost op-keep records. BOSS eV PEAKE AUTOMOBILE COMPANY 615-617 Washington Street Oldsmobile .DUtlnctrra High Grade. Light Weight. OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON Broadway and Conch Phono Broadway 1640 Oakland OREGON OAKLAND MOTOR COMPANY, Wholesale OAKLAND AUTO SALES COMPANY, Retail 522 Alder St. at Sixteenth - Mala 414 jCArACXTT XX TOX8 S1225 si&25 S13G rrteoe Delivered at Portland XOXEXTS MOTOX OAX CO.. Xark aad rUaoars Sts. 1875 Smith Form-a-Truck BAy2PS3n' Some aaooctrpied territory t op eat - write for proposition T 1 J IrllCKS -TBS Moreland Distillate, 54 ton to 5 ton. Vim Delivery H cCRAKEN MOTOR COMPANY Main 901s 445 Stark Street U. S. L and Diamond Grid Batteries CXXAX, XOXXST SXXTZCX Van Matre Storage Battery Co. 32 North Broadway Sales and Service , Expert Advice About Tour Battery rreely olvan - - Velie The Biltwell Series represents too latest and heat in cars. Now value at medium prices. D. C WARREN MOTOR CAR CO. ' 58-60 N. 234 Street. Phono Main 7 SO aetor VULCANIZING I.et as do your tire repairing. All our work Is abae- ' lutely guaranteed. Our prices are always right. Wa sell all leading brands of, tires and tubas, aasollnv. oil, and tire sundries. - - XACtrxo TVX.CAXXEXX(I co - -Fa one Xroadway 476. , 34 Talrd St. White Pleasure Cars and Motor Trucks The White Company, Park and CouchlStreets Wo Stock Tb.m. WeXepais Tasm, We Caarge Taeas. , ,; J-Tf Advice aad Xaspectlea. ' ' J ATTTO ZUSCTXXO XOTTTTXtZXT CO oj Slxta aad Xaraaide Streets.