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.. MMMMMMMMMMIIIBI I MM M,MMMBMMMMM M
'Mwyryr-r-Mll.luu. MM MM mj m 'ytbM mtmwammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmimmimmam m 1
III Ml "Will a-"-, ... 1 I
:iW$& W m a r 04 if ti 69
tf'V- iff
...;:.: .-..::.:: -f 'mmmm4ff0fffSr ' ' .SawWawSWSlBSJS' .. . .x-''-X:-i: X
' ' -l-f' -xtfy g.-Aia
r
Mrs. J. L. an Huffel of Bend with her Ford
(would permit the motor truck to grmd- of motor car owners to tho manner In
uate from the slow-moving field, to which tiro wear Increases) with speed.
1 which it was confined by its solid rub- The faster a tire travels, the more heat
ber tire equipment. Pneumatic cord it generates internally. Normal speed
. tires make practical certain phases of . does not increase internal heat to a
: motor irucic operation wnicn xormeriy bmmmmmmmmmmm. i
were out of the question. t , '
In heavy truck service they save ma-
dangerous degree, but excess speed will
not only raise the heat above the dan
ger point, but may actually cause fur
ther vulcanisation to take place. 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- ' .. . - ,