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and covers a SO foot frontage.
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CHANDLER SPORT CAR AND REPRESENTATIVES
ohd floor win bo devoted to a service
and repair stattoa with, a parts depart
ment, carrying a complete stock of parts
on all four lines. The lower floor will
PLANNED TO SERVE
NEEDS OF COAST
be arranged for the offices of both dis
tributors and a spacious salesroom will
enable them to nave a complete line
on disDlar.
J. W. Hoyt. manager of the Facirw
Motors company of Oregon and wholesale
distributor for the Elgin Biz ana uar
roun will also make bis headquarters
In the new location.
An Inventor in Russia has developed
a method for making felt boots and knit
Raker-Poindexter Bill Provides
f Marginal and Two Interior
goods from dog hair.
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, Main Highways for Coast.
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SUPPORT IS BEING SOUGHT
A THE OREGON VsUNDAY JOURNAI PORTLAND SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 3. 1918.
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Portland Convention Proposed to
"i Crystallize Sentiment in Favor
of This Measure.
Two measure providing for a system
of national defense highways alone the
racmc coast are now before congress.
One ot these, known as the Chamber'
laln-Dent bill, provides only for a mar
I rial highway alone the coast. The
otber, deslrnated as the Raker-Poln
dexter bill, includes the marginal high
war which is to be supplemented by
two main highways, fne on the western
aid of the Cascades and one on the
astern side. In addition, provision Is
mad for lateral highways running east
ani west through the mountain passes.
A campaign Is now being made by the
Pacific Coast Defense league for the
purpose of crystallising public senti
ment around the Raker - Polndexter
measure.
It is planned to hold a convention In
Portland this spring at which addresses
will be made by the leading highway
advocates of the United States.
Of Permanent Talae
The proposed system would meet the
. requirements of both peace and war.
It passes through three state capitals.
s county seam, touches every Import
ant seaport of the United States on the
.Pacific, controls all the mountain passes
or the cascado range and the Sierra
Nevada for a distance of 1000 miles
and commands all the available landing
places along 3500 miles of ocean coast
Not only the three states Along the
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prise 67 per cent of the total area and
69 per cent of the population of the
state.
Oregon has an area of 96,699 square
miles and a population of nearly 800.
000. "Tne total value of all farm prop
erty in Oregon is half a billion. The 19
counties which are traversed by the
proposed military highway system com
prise over 61 per cent of the area of the
state and over 76 per cent of the popu
lation. The value of the farm property
In the 19 counties is $291,087,813 or 65
per cent of the total of the state.
Of Ecoaomle Consideration
The total area of California is 158.297
saaure miles and the population 3,216,-
838. The 47 counties of the state the
proposed system traverses contain over
86 per cent of the total wealth ana 88
per cent of the total area. Of the total
population 81 per cent would be served
by the system.
When to the public wealth of Oregon,
Washington and California is added
that of the eight other states west of
coast Are Involved, but all ctf he other the Rocky mountains, making a grand
eight states west of the Rocky moun-1 total of thousands of millions, one is
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braces an area of 1.189.140 square I the Pacific Slope as a part of the
miles and a population of over 8.000.000 I nation.
people. These figures are quoted merely
to give a suggestion of the magnitude
of the country which is associated with
the general term. Pacific Slope.
The total coast line of the west bor
der ot the United States proper is over
3500 miles, divided as follows : Wash
ington 2000 miles, Oregon 300 miles.
California 1200 ml lea With the excep
tion of possibly 100 miles this line ts
C. L. Boss Co. Takes
Adjoining Quarters
Three store fronts on Washington
street were added to the establishment
Without defense, devoid of facilities for i ef the C. L. Boas Automobile company
'the quick and efficient movement of
troops, ordnance and supplies at any
. of the numerous unprotected places
".along the coast where a hostile force
could make a landing.
An analysis of the proposed project
discloses the value of the three main
lines of defense.
In Event of Invanlon
With a highway along the coast men
-and munitions could be quickly massed
at points where an Invading force was
attempting a landing and the advan
tage would be in. favor of the defendera
If, however, the enemy should land, a
new base line of communication would
be established on the Pacific highway,
which would be the second line of de
fense. Supposing, through the fortunes
of war, the enemy could not be checked
' here, the defenders would then fall back
through the mountains to the great
trunk line east of the Cascades and
Sierras and occupy previously selected
positions which control all the moun
tain passes.
From these mountain points 100 men
could check 1000 and hold the passes
against any force.
Bo much for the military aspect
There is yet to consider the supreme
'value of the proposed system as a pub
lic utility in time or peace.
Washington has an area of 69,127
. square miles and a population of 1.142,
000. Of the 39 counties In Washington.
19 are traversed by the proposed system
of highways. These f9 counties corn-
Above E. W. A. Peake at the wheel of his new Chandler Sport car.
(Glfford & Prentiss photo). Below. left to right R. V. Rawlings, ter
ritory manager for the Chandler in Oregon and the southern part
of Washington, and R. R. Coster, retail sales manager. (Bushnell
photos.) The entire Chandler org anizatlon under the name of the
Twin States Motor Car company, has moved to the headquarters of
the company at Sixteenth and Alder streets, where they occupy spa
cious quarters. Guy Johnson will have complete charge of the service
department. ,
Stevens and Gilbert
Take New Location
last week to take care of the extensive
growth of the business of that firm
during the past few years.
In November, 1911. Mr. Boss orga
nized the C. L.. Boss company and han
dled the retail agency for the Reo
for two seasons. In June, 1913, he ob
tained the agency for the Hudson for
the state of Oregon and part of Wash
ington, which is still retained as origi
nally taken. A little over two years
ago the Maxwell agency was taken for
this territory and these two lines have
proved among the most popular lines in
this section.
On June 1, last year, R. J. McRellr
came into pannersnip wiin Mr. juoaa,
the business being a partnership Instead
of a corporation.
To enable more efficient and prompt
service, the store fronts adjoining the
present location on Washington street
have been leased and converted into a
service and repair shop for the Max
well line. The old repair shop, with a
large service platform and old facili
ties. Will be converted to handle the
Hudson line exclusively. The two shops
will be run separately, each shop having
its own foreman. Carl Olson has been
made superintendent of the mechanical
departments.
A. C. Stevens, Win ton and Haynes dis
tributor for Oregon, and Lee L. Gilbert,
Elgin Six and Harroun distributor for
this territory, have leased the old J. W.
Leavitt building on Washington street
for a terra of years and expect to be
completely established in their new lo
cation the first part of this week.
For the past five years A. C. Stevens
haa occupied quarters at Twenty-third
and Washington streets and on ac
count of the recent growth of his busi
ness was compelled to seek larger
quarters. Up to the early part of last
year he was manager of the Wtnton
branch here, and at that time bought out
their Interests and started business under
his own name. Last fall he acquired
the Elgin and Harroun lines and later
the Haynes line. His Interests In the
Elgin and Harroun lines were sold out to
his former salesmanager, Lee Gilbert,
and together they have been occupying
the same offloes at Twenty-third and
Washington streets.
The Leavitt building is one of the
best suited for the automobile business
in this city, as It was built purposely
to handle automobiles. It Is of two
story brick and concrete construction
Seeks Capital for New Enterprise
Built to Endure
Endurance has always
been a distinguishing chaTv
acteristic of Metz construc
tion. !
The second ten thousand
miles of Metz travel are, if
possible, even smoother,
more silent, more luxurious
than the first ten thousand.
Metz cars retain their
'pep" and set the pace from
get-away to finish.
Prices F. O. B. Portland
Touring Car, 5-passenger, $755
Roadster, 2-passenger, at $755
We have a Special Offer to
make Metz purchasers for a
a limited time. Investigate.
Twin States Motor Car
Company
Mete Distributor
514 and 516 Alder St.
Portland, Or.
Open All Day Sunday
Bethlehem . dbiotem
iMOtor 1 rucks uowtoucics
DEPENDABLE DELIVERY
Confidence Convenience Economy are ' three
things you buy with every ' Bethlehem Truck. Bethlehem
stands for dependable delivery in every form of hauling in
all weathers and at all distances, h is the dominant motor truck in a motor
truck age Examine a Bethlehem!
$1245 $1775
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14 Chases
P. Q a AUhTTOWH PA.
2iTon
BETHLEHEM
DUMP TRUCKS
BETHLEHEM
TPvACTORS
NORTHWEST AUTO COMPANY
F. W. Voler, Pres. ' CM. Mensies, Manager.
Broadway at Couch St., Portland, Or.
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We Are Also Distributors for HI
MARMON DORT
COLE ROAMER
REO STEARNS
AUTO CAMP TRAILERS
NORTHWEST AUTO CO.
INDIANA TRUCKS, MILLER TIRES
REO TRUCKS
DUPLEX 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCKS
AMES TRUCK ATTACHMENT
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Mica deposits sufficiently larfre to de
velop are known to exist In 20 states.
The cut represents the drawlnrs of a Detent 400 H. P. truck motor Held toy A- McF.
McSweeney, who controls a company organised for itamanufacture. When on the
market It will probably be the most powerful and easy running low speed motor In
existence, occupying oractlcallv the same space as an ordinary six or elsrht.
Mr. McSweeney wishes to reorganize under coins; conditions and is looking for
capital to properly back the enterprise, lie can be located at Apartment 66,
Claypool Apartments, or Main 2271.
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ZCARS
Saxon "Six" Touring Car
$995
F. O. B. Portland
"What We Need Most, is Not So
Much to Realize the Ideal as to
Idealize the Real"
MOTOR
Consider What You Get for $995
Haxon "Six" offers you, for $995, a combination of the value features found on other cars selling from $1150 to $10,000.
It has a six-cylinder Continental motor, Timken axles, Timken bearings, Fedders radiator, Stromberg carburetor, Remy
ignition, spiral bevel gear drive, Exide battery. No other car within many hundred dollars of the Saxon "Syx" price
has such a complete array of standard recognized features.
With this combination of unsurpassed features of construction, Saxon "Six" gives you unsurpassed qualities of opera
tion exceptional power and speed, flexibility and smoothness obtainable in no inferior cars, splendid hill-climbing
ability, utmost comfort and ease of riding, ample room and a gratifying economy.
Saxon "Six" has won a reputation for day-inand-day-out reliable service. It is an honest value in every sene of the word.
If "'A Man Is Known by the Company He Keeps" Why Net a Car? Note the Associates of "SAXON SIX" M
Ceatlaeatal Tbakea "J"" Tlstkes Sastl Ssleer ExM Beaalx-Brlvs
Meter iiles Bi1r Fleatla w'!,,!?. UafTersat store. T"I Startles
Axl Bsarlags BrtT Bear Afle Baaiaters Iolltt Battery Imltlea MeehaaUai
SAXON, tm BAXOK, m SAXOfr, tlt SAXON, 1 8AXOX, W SAXON, t 8AXOK, 0 8AXOS, tt BAX6x, MPS SAXON, I "
flf gidUlao Packard Cadillac Pleroe-Arrew Plrc-Arrow Packard Pleree-Arrew Stuts Paise
Lxlnten frleaa Looemobtle Chalmers Premier Packard Peerless Packard Hayaes Cadillae
Veils Hudson Pleree-Arre'w Franklin B teams Wlaton Hudson Cadillae Stearns- Peerless
Aubura Stuts Cadillae H.A.U Packard White Chalmers White Knlrht Hudson
Moon Liberty Peerless Hudson Peerless Chandler Moon Bulck Peerless Chalmers
I pevla F'mler Suc.l,on Locomobile White Pathfinaer Cadillae Franklin Studebaker Stearns
- Jerdaa Velle Chalmers Marmon Hudsea Oldsraobtle Stearns Hudson Kissel Win ton
Liberty ?rd? OldsmobOe Mercer Reo Chalmers Win ton Cole Paice Pleree-Arrew
Columbia H.A.L. , Wlnton Packard Flat Hudson Liberty Atibum H. A-1.-11 Scrlppa-Bota
National Moon Humoblle Paige Palae Jordan
Patterson Packard Pleree-Arrew
Bour-Davia Simplex
Premier
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HIGH GRADE UNITS ONLY ARE INCORPORATED IN "SAXON SIX"
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ThU is your last chance to buy the Saxon "Six" at the price of $995 Portland
Prices advance in a few days. Make Saxon "Six" your car at this price, $995
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I practically any pseasore car into a
modern, stnrdy, internal far axie
drlveu tittt'k.
It elves to sxxond-tiand cars a new valos;
a new life of nsefahsess.
fThe TRUXTUN makes tk possible to ob
tain tracks quickly and m large numbers,
lit makes the thousands of used cars an
available national asset in our transporta
tion crisis.
One rnfrn with a TRXJ3CTX7N TJnit can do
the work of 3 drivers and 3 teams and do
it quicker, cheaper and better.
May we demonstrate? A phone call will
receive our best attention, or call af your
convenience.
Model A, iX-Ton, $390 Model BrJ-Ton,U94
Western Motor Sales Co.
Distributors for Oregon and Southern
Was bin (ton
BROADWAY AT BURNS IDE
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