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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY .MORNING, APRIL 21. 1918. ill TRANSPORTATION TROUBLE' CAUSES REDUCED POUTUT Factories Have Plenty of Cars on Hand, but Are f p Against it to Get Them to Destinations. RUNNING FULL" CAPACITY Almost All ' Establishments Have Government Work; Plenty of Material Said to Be on Hand. SHE HAS THE ONLY SEDAN IN CENTRAL OREGON I Transportation facilities rather than curtailment of output is responsible fpr the present Mhortage of automobile throughout the country. Kvery factory hu plenty of automobiles on hand but re up against it for a means of ship ping the cars to their dealers In almost every; section. Such is the opinion of R. J.McRell, partner of the firm of the C. j. Boss Automobile company. Hudson and Max well distributors, who returned last Sun day from an extended trip to Detroit and fhlcaico, principally to visit tfre Hudson and Maxwell factories. tJreat effort is being put forward by these institutions nd much money expended to supply dealers with automobiles and keep their 'selling agencies Intact. The chief object of McRell's visit to ttotroit was the small Hudson automo bile which will soon be ready for de livery, (ireat Interest is being shown In this new model and the Hudson fac tory's representations of the car are much beyond ordinary, according to Mr. Mcfle-11. When completed and ready to he introduced to the public, a sur prise is promised. Officers of the com pany state that this small automobile will out demonstrate any stock car on hills, and to show that it Is not geared low, will run farther on a gallon of gasoline than any car manufactured. "Everything 'at the Hudson plant was all astir, expectancy and excitement prevalent." asserts McRell. "and I couldn't help feeling it myself as the air was full of It. Much of the limited out put of the Hudson factory is due to this small car. "Automobile factories are running full capacity and almost all of them have a good deal of government work. There is plenty of material on hand at these places and the government Is seeing that the factories are well supplied." While In Detroit. McRell joined with two other Hudson dealers and chart ered a lake steamer to carry automobiles, from Detroit to Duluth, from there the cars wlllo be forwarded by freight to Tortland. A number of other automobile plants were also visited, among them Ford, Packard. Chalmers and Cadillac. The Kord factory has been closed to visitors, according to McRell. "It ' Is a great sight to see drive aways leaving the fac tories "for New York and other far eastern cities. While T was at the Hud son factory a string of Hudsons left for Oklahoma. Road conditions all "WCTWMMMMIIMMlMMMJMil.. 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This heat not only dries out he friction gum between the piles of fabric, but the very fabric itself, lowering the elasticity of the Ure. decreasing its. resiliency and weakening the tire so that It will blow out tearly. - ?. T terially la gasoline and oil consump tion. They greatly cut truck deprecia tion and practically remove all danger of load breakage. They permit . speeds J wmcn wiia any omer iyp 01 ure equip ment would be expensive and. indeed, perilous. And they allow the transpor tation of heavier loads on lighter chasses. . , Since ; the Goodyear company has made these tires available, their use has extended to nearly every class of motor truck service, many of which, it was thought, would not be reached for sev eral years. All truck manufacturers, fitting their output with both solids and pneumatics, report a steadily increasing- demand for pneumatic tire equip ment on an classes of trucks. $1250 Racs Pries Swaject e Cass 40 - Horsepo w cr 120-Inch Wheelba ?tSS Sixes $1525 fucw Pries S-aJeet 43 -Horsepower 127.1nch Wheelbaae Speeding Runs Up Tire Costs Rapidly One of the most expert tire men in the country recently called the attention TM s $1250 Six Is This Year's Supreme Value While the teed an feature of the au tomobile today is rapidly gaining popu larity in : most parts of the Northwest, Mrs. J. L. Van Huffel of Bend. Or., is said to be the proud possessor of the only cloned car in Central Oregon. It is a Ford sedan and was recently pre sented to her by her husband, a well known business man in Bend. Mrs. Van Huffel is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Clark of this city and although a Portland girl, she is a Sedan. Bend enthusiast, claiming it possible ,to motor all y?e year around in that sec tion. She- is putting the new car to prac tical use in Red Cross and War Savings Stamp work. Jn both of which she is actively interested. shortage, the production has been cut to 100 Oidamobiles per day. About 100 Oldmobiles are driven away each day, within a radius of 1200 to 1500 miles. There was some talk, a few days. ago. of driving cars to California, but this Idea has been given up on account of the poor road conditions.' "Detroit seems to be equally as bad off, and even worse, as they have what are known as 'freight car pirates." They do not take any chances of th& ear be ing stolen. When a traffic manager finds a car in the yards, he immediately drives the number of automobiles he wishes shipped to the car, providing it is within a radius of 25 miles. After this Is done the machines are sure to be shipped to their destination. "It is quite a common occurrence for a distributor tp hand over a check for $100,000, In order that he may get first preference of the railroads' equipment." Mr. Cohen was able to get 19 carloads shipped during the week he was tnere. MOTOR TRUCKS AN AID TO RAILROADS MBMMMMMMBMMMMaMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHBaMMMMMBB Short Haul Service Made Quicker and at Less Expense; New ' Tites Are Big Aid. AUTO TRAINS ARE SEEN DAILY Inability to Secure Cars Causes Emerg- eney Methods to Be Used. "Dealers are spending almost their entire time In endeavoring to secure cars," reports W. H. Wallingford, Liber ty, Briscoe and Premier distributor, who recently returned from those respective over, tne country there nre reported very factories on a trip with that Intent. The The present extensive use of motor trucks, away beyond any prediction of a year ago, has prompted many to speak of the motor truck as the rail road's future competitor. But a close analysis of transportation conditions shows it to be the railroad's able ally instead of its competitor. One reason for this is that the type of service the railroad least efficiently renders, is the type the motor truck best renders. And if the railroads can be freed of the burden of this unsuitable service, their capacity for profitable operation can be immensely increased. It Is conceded that the short haul is the least profitable source of railroad revenue. It usually involves partial loads, whether in passenger or freight service, and frequent stops, which are expensive. In such service the railroad operates far below its full efficiency, and consequently at unnecessary ex pense. Trackage Not Required Here is the service in which the motor truck can operate greatly to the rail road's benefit. The unit load of the motor truck Is smaller than that of the railroad. Its operation is more flexible. It does not require expensive trackage and terminals. The long haul, with full carloads, con stitutes the railroad's greatest earning power. So that by assuming the short haul, the motor truck releases rolling stock for the more necessary and more profitable long haul. It is fortunate that Just at this time, when such a wonderful opportunity. Is opening up for the motor truck, pneu matic tire equipment for truck service should have been developed permitting the motor truck to advance far into the new, broad field of usefulness. Speedier Service Is Promised Early sensing the development of traffic conditions that now actually ex ist, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber com pany set about to evolve a .tire that TIRES BARGAINS ALL STANDARD MAKES Save 30 to' 50 on the cost of your tires. MxS Flats Tread. $ 8.8 to $lt. SOxl Hoa-Said... l.i ta 11.7 StxStt Plals 11.4 to xlto Ifoa-Skld. 11.7 to !. txVi Plals 11.74 to 11.4 Itxitt Nos-Skld. 1.8 te 1J ttx4 Plals Tread 1. to . x4 .Ifos-Skld... 17.4 to 14.44 14x4 TJals Tread 14J14 to llii 4x4 Jf os-Skid... ItJ to t4.4 14x4 TTos-SkU... MJ4 to 8 4-44 4x4 Hoa-Skld... It. 44 to S4.it S4x4H Nob. Skid. I4J4 to It.14 S4x4Vb Non-hkld. tiSh to 44.1 7x NOB-Skld... I4J4 to 41.44 We carry such makes as Firestone, Lee. Republic, Sav age, Fisk, Victor, Springfield, Batavia, Portage, Blackstones, te. TRY A HOME TUBE EXTRA HEAVY RED, COST YOU LESS THAN ORDINARY TUBES AND GUARANTEED ONE YEAR. If you will state the size tire you use wo will quote you, prices oa the different makes we hat in stock your sis. All tiros guaranteed. Portland Tire Co. 331 Burnside Street Portland, Oregon Phone Broadway 2275 I 0 T IS not a small car. The wheel- base is 120 inches the motor i 40 horsepower. It is not a stinted car, bnt a car which shows you extra values unique values in every part and detail. It has the Mitchell strength and en durance. It has oversize parts, big nargins of safety. It has the. costly steels, the wealth of drop forgings for which Mitchell cars are famous. It has a power tire pump, a dash board engine primer, reversible head lights, shock-absorbing springs. Also many other features which most fine carsVmit. It has finish and luxury far excel ling any other car in this class. How It Is Done The more you know of present-day cars the more you will wonder how ye sell such a car at this price The reason Kes in factory efficiency. The Mitchell is built in a mammoth, model plant. The entire factory was built and equipped under famous efficiency ex perts. Years have been spent to elim inate every waste. Mitchell builds the whole car chassis and body under these ideal methods. And the savings are enor mous. Those savings pay for this extra strength, these unusual standards, this unique equipment and this match less luxury. Every New-Type Body The new Mitchell line embraces 19 new-style bodies the largest line that is built. So it exhibits every at-. traction known to 1918 cars. Come and see how many rare at tractions this new Mitchell line includes Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. Broadway and Oak. . Broadway 515 gnod and dealers from all over are hav Ing no trouble In making succesnful drive awaya." McRell also visited h! home town. Keewaunee, 111., in the heart of the com belt, where he met some of hla "corn fed" friends. The; country la In fine "hap and bumper ' crops are ex pected. Weather conditions are very favorable to this end. "On my return trip t particularly noted the absence of snow," says Me Tlell, "And the only snow seen was In the Blue rnountainn between LaCrande ana renaieton. Koaa conditions, as noted from the train and Inquiry, are such as to be able to drive from Detroit to Portland, with the exception of the tipper hirhway. which I understand Is closed until July 1. Conditions for tour ing this season will undoubtedly open early, unless unusual rains set In." SHORTAGE IS XOT REALIZED Portland Automobile Man Trtls of Ex-pflenrr- of Traffic Mrn In East. E. B. Cohen, manager of the Oldmo bile company of Oregon, returned from the Oldmoblle factory at Lansing, Mich, last week, where he has been endeavor' ing to get cars for this territory. "The layman does not realize the shortage of freight cars," said Cohen "While In Lansing I assisted the traffic manager at the plant. I was furnished with a car to get around and look up freight cars, and I got so I could see a western car a mile away. After locat Ing the car, the yard master was looked up and. by talking Veal nice; and hand' Ing out cigars, together with the num ber of the car, we had the car switched to the factory and loaded. "The factory was scheduled to manu facture 250 Oldsmoblles per day, start ing April 1. but. due to the freight car majority of dealers within a 600 raile radius are driving away their cars as fast as they can secure help to do so. Trains of autos making for all directions are every day occurrences. Automobiles are driven to any point where a freight car can be found. "In visiting a number of factories," he continued, "this is the general grief that prevails. The shortage ot freight cars and automobiles has become a se rious problem to distributors. For the time being shipments of cars for this territory looks very favorable and I think I vas mighty fortunate in secur ing as many as I did. "Automobile manufacturers are-trying to solve the one big problem, and that Is, 'How can we get cars to the deal ers? Railroad conditions are handi capped by locomotive power and short age of men. Fifty-two thousand men are being employed by the Packard and Ford plants, but most of this help is concentrated on government work." During Mr. Walllngford's trip he vis ited Akron and went through the plant of the Goodrich Rubber company. His old home town In Maysvllle. JCy- was also the scene of a short stay. Cleve land, Cincinnati, Jackson, Indianapolis and Kansas City were also points of In terest to him. New York to Improve System of Highways A bill appropriating $3,787,000 for the maintenance and repair of state and county highways In New Tork has been passed by the legislature and signed by the governor. The amount Is $750,000 less than appropriated last year I for the same purpose. Turning Used Cars Into Profitable Trucks fRUXTUN TRUCK ATTACHMENT Makes Lowest Cost Dependable Truck Fits Any Make of Car Internal Gear Shaft Drive- The driving mechanism of the Truxtun is of a type that has proved most efficient Most of the heavy haulaje of Jhe armies of the world is done with this type internal gear drive. . The Truxtun is durable, economical, and reasonable in price. WRITE FOR TERRITORY PROPOSITION Western Kotor Car Sales Co. Distributors -BROADWAY AT BURNSIDE Portland, Oregon . 7 : 0&mMp- Tread Red Sides Smooth-Running As An Airplane THERE is something of the buoy ant quality of the airplane in the way the Grant Six rides. For this the long. 46-inch cantilever rear springs are mainly to be credited, but car balance and light weight help to a marked degree. And the double decked cushion springs add their important share to the riding comfort for which the Grant Six has become so well known. Another point which people have remarked about is the almost com plete absence of vibration in the power plant. The Grant Six overhead-valve en gine runs smoothly at all speeds. It is powerful and flexible and quiet. In this latest model, forced feed oil ing and a balanced crankshaft have added materially to the efficiency of the Grant Six engine and we believe this power plant to be the finest mechanically and every other way, that has ever been used in a car of comparable price. In keeping with its splendid mechan ical features, the new Grant Six is a car of beautiful lines and finish. Its length is accentuated by skillful body design. Yet it is the most economical six in existence, we believe. Owners average 20 miles to a gallon of gasoline and 900 miles to a gallon of oil. To make sure of your GRANT SIX we advise the placing of your order now. $1095 f . o. b. Cleveland. Manley Auto Co. Eleventh and Oak at Burnside St., Portland GRANT MOTOR CAR.CORPORATION CLEVELAND sim WImW I i Tread m If If If ilijilr 1 Diamond X f HiX I. I tire equipment 1 fl But we're here II S S II their husky 'PH II You read m Ill 111 1 I i atCI" tlousan(k I j 1 1 Taice our "tipH ili iW I .1 (I cott you less M M m MM I I H before long, All I 1 around. lH IP JH .MlJl 1 I H Diamond - e--jj rcrT i mm -n i u 111 IB P 1 1 -YA Ma Where Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep saw a motorist who wouldn't admit that the Black Red Sides combination in ires makes the handsomest he ever saw. to teU you that you can't beauty about Diamonds, strength and long mileage. about it on your speedometer of miles. . Try one Diamond! ItH than the average tire, and youTl want Diamonds "all Tubes don't deteriorate carry them as "extras." their life for years. ARCHER & WIGGINS CO. Cor. 6th & Oak Streets Portland, Oregon - HgrTTrTTTilllllllMrilrTr rnTTTTTArrTTrrWl ln. fmhrrwm ' ' SQUEEGEE . j- ' .. . - ,
