.THE -OREGON; SUNDAYS JOURNAL. PORTLAND,; SUNDAY MORNING, v SEPTEMBER 21, 1919.
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COOPERATION IN
The secretary handles all sales and sees
to the purchasing of all supplies, ma
chinery, etc, needed by the members of
the club. m
Machinery and supplies are hauled to
the farmers on the return trip at 13
to IS cents per hundred weight Milk
and cream are hauled daily to Baltimore
and delivered to six dairies, while poul
try and other farm produce are mar
keted with commission dealers and other
wholesale firms.
The Club guarantees safe transpor
tation to its members, compensation be
ing made for all losses. The rates are
reasonable and the farmer Is relieved of
all loss of produce through his inability
to get it to market sad all loss In time
In getting it there.' . ' "
Besides these advantages, the secre
tary of the club Is a sort of general
utility purchasing agent for the mem
bers. If a farmer breaks a part of his
binder, for Instance, It Is only necessary
to call the secretary, who secures a
duplicate part in the city and sends it
out on the next truck.
Such a cooperative arrangement is
not only a compliment to the intelli
gence and ingenuity of the American
farmer, but if logically followed, will
aid materially in the nationwide fight
to reduce food prices, for, it brings the
farmer into closer contact with the
ultimate consumer offood in the cities.
NC-4's Motors Were ;
Made in Detroit
By Ford Company
The Ford Motor company has Just re
ceived official advice from the navy
department that It- was four Ford Lib
erty motors all built in the Ford com
pany shops in Detroit which 'furnished
the power -that drove the NC-4 to vic
tory in its recent record breaking flight
across the Alantlc from Trepassey, New
foundland, to Plymouth. England, a dis
tance of 4000 miles. They were regular
stock motors built durlnr the waf as a
part of the Ford Liberty motor produc
tion., .'.-.
Upon his arrival In Lisbon, .Portugal,
Lieutenant Commander Read said J Thi
engines functioned perfectly all the way
from America to PortugaL" The Ameri
can naval officers, who thoroughly In
spected the NC-4 upon its arrival at
Plymouth, England, stated that the big
seaplane was in even better condition
than when it left America. .
The NC-4 flight, which has meant a
triumph for American engineering skni,
also adds another record to Ford
achievement.
BATTERY SHOP IS COMPLETE
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FOR GUESSWORK
New Model of Overland Is at
Last Here Where It Can Be
Inspected.
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Societies of Grangers Operate
Motor Systems Where Cost
Would Debar Any One of Them
Kcrmal Pasha, former grand vialer of
Turkey, has organised a nationalist gov
ernment In Asia Minor at Krseroum.
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Departure From All Preconceived
Ideas in Construction in Chas
sis Is Noted in New Car.
The cat is out of the bag, the
beans are spilled; in shrt, the secret
of the new Overland model is at
last before old man Customer, and
the "mystery" car is no longer a
matter to be whispered about in the
dark corners of salesrooms. Hun
dreds of Overland branch houses
will soon have the new four on the
floors, and the suspicious public that
has been suspicious that something
was up will be euspicious no longer.
The new Overland model has been
tested out In every conceivable way, in
this country and in Europe, and all
that has been said in the secret councils
of mechanics and test superintendents
has been 'the last word In automobile
trials. The machine has literally been
put through the paces, and the remark
able part of the whole thing Is that no
one has had exact Information con
cerning what was going on.
CHANGES ABE RADICAL
The new model is not the result of a
few minor changes, but tpyifies a radical
. departure from all preconceived- ideas
in the construction of motor car chassis.
Instead of the springs supporting the
body at the sides the frames meet in a
curve both in front and rear and rising
to meet this curve in the center are the
springs. The frame and springs, bow
In a curve at both ends.. The diameter
of this curve, or half circle, Is 15 inches,
adding 30 inches to the actual wheel
base of the car.
Frank Rlggs, Overland Pacific Coast
manager, recently drove one of the mod
els across the continent to Spokane, and
from there H. H. Eling, local Overland
branch manager, brought the car to
Portland. At a convention of the Oregon
Overland dealers last Monday morning,
Kling kept them open mouthed for some
time by a recital of the car's achieve
ments from the Northern city to Port
land. CAR RIDES SMOOTHER
He says that he was surprised by the
behavior of the car, and that after hav
intr some Idea of the iinsslhililifiR of the
machine. He declares the Mystery car
rode over the "Thank you ma'ams" like
a heavy car equipped with air springs.
W. F. Mack, an Overland engineer, was
also able to give the dealers, and any
body else who would listen, an excellent
account of the car's performance. He
tried it out on some of the hills about
the city, and says the machine went
up everything in sight, except Mount
Hood. Upon his arrival at the top of
some of the little problems he accorded
the car, he was unable to figure out
bow it had been done, for while he
knew the oar was good for all the hills
he attempted, he did not expect to wit
ness such a performance of "good stuff."
In view of the fact that he was in the
society of one of the new models in
Europe for some weeks, and drove the
car over several thousand miles of roads,
.it may be admitted that the longer Mack
drives It the better he likes it.
There were over 60 dealers here from
all parts of the state last Monday, and
everybody got a eye full. .Somebody
asked Mack where- the car was that he
Ramboled around the continent in, and
he admitted that the machine was re
posing in England."
MORE TO COME
"Never mind," said he. "There will
,le many more over there before long to
eep ft company."
'Beside the touring car, there Is a
stripped chassis in the possession of the
local manager, and the keen lines of the
steel work give the machine an unmis
takable thoroughbred appearance. The
fact that the chassis is lighter than
others of the same size Is due to the
fact that the engineers at the Overland
factory have cut the number of parts
down to 1034, against the 3000 in other
cars.
The car has many novel features, and
one of them is that there is not a bit of
wood in the car except in the top
bows and the wheels. The ease ith
which the upholstery may be taken out
'and the tonneau converted into an effi
cient carrier of groceries and supplies
for the farm will be of interest to the
granger. The upholstery may be put
back with a speed almost equal to its
removal, and the fagt that the car Is
designed with this object in view makes
it plain that no damage will result from
so handling these articles of comfort
insurance.
EASILY CHANGED OVER
For commercial hauling: the car may
be converted into a light truck by the
removal of the body, a feat that may
accomplished by taking out nine
be
bolts. In this manner the chassis can
be fitted with a body for each occasion.
Under the front seat there is a tool
box 10 inches deep, and another under
the rear seat with a depth of sevCh
inches. The completed car ready for
the road weighs 1800 pounds, and Is so
designed that it will make a complete
circle in 33 feet.
The list price for the new car has
not yet been announced, but will be
under $1000, according to Manager El
ing. The car on exhibition at Broadway
and Davis is only a sample, but the
factory at Toledo has been busy for a
month producing the new model, so the
machines are expected out in large num
bers, ere the waxing and waning of
another moon.
It is estimated there are untouched
coal mines , in southern Russia that
would yield 67,000,000,000 tons, and in
Siberia 174.000.000,000 tens.
Belmont Battery Shop, Grand avenue and Belmont, operated by I. Don
ald Keys.
One of the most complete battery shops
that has made its bow to the auto in
dustry in the last month is the Belmont
Battery shop, located at Grand avenue
and Belmont street, and operated by J.
Donald Keys.
Mr. Keys has been associated with his
father In the tire repair business, and is
well known in automobile circles in this
city. He expects to have a complete
line of accessories in addition to the
Prest-o-lite battery service, a battery
for which he is conducting an authorized
service station.
MONEY IN SIGHT
IT
System Planned by Legislative
Enactment Will Cost More
Than Funds Provided.
State road construction has
reached that point where it can be
observed that there is not sufficient
money in sight to complete the sys
tem as planned by legislative enact
ment. If the system is to be com
pleted, more funds will have to be
made available. An obstruction in
the way is the constitutional limitf
2 per cent on bonded indebtedness.
The bonding limit of the state on the
present assessed valuation is approxi
mately $20,000,000.
There has already been authorized
approximately J18, 000.000. This leaves
only a margin of $2,000,000.
In order fully to meet the federal ap
propriation for forest and post roads
$4,000,000 will be required, or $2,000,000
above the constitutional limit.
By a further capitalization of the
motor vehicle licenses and the tax on
gasoline it is estimated that an addi
tional $4,000,000 can be carried on the
present sources of state road revenue,
but in order to do so the constitutional
limit will have to be raised.
At the recent meeting of the State
Association of County Judges and Com
missioners Highway Commissioner Booth
called attention to present conditions
and suggested that a law be initiated
and submitted to the electors raising the
limit to an amount which could be
financed on the present revenues. He
said he was not in favor of increasing
the motor vehicle tax but thought that
a heavier tax could be put on the liters
of gasollnq and distillate.
Conforming to his recommendation
the association appointed a committee
to prepare an Initiative bill to be voted
on next year, and then submitted to
the legislature.
The committee consists of James S.
Stewart and Walter H. Evans, who
will collaborate with Commissioner
Booth.
Uncertainties of
. Motor Races Are
Thrillingly Shown
The uncertainties Incidental to auto
mobile racing were thrillingly illustrated
at Unlontown, Pa., in the big 225 mile
raee held there on Labor day, Septem
ber 1. Tommy Milton, driving a Dues-
enberg car in which he had won two
former races at Uniontown and the big
road race at Elgin. 111., had a lead of
three laps on the field, and was within
11 laps of victory, when on the 189th
lap his car suddenly burst out in flames
as it came down from the famous
"death" curve.
With flames shooting up twenty-five
feet from his car Milton's battle im
mediately became one for his own life,
instead of the $7500 prize money which
seemed to be almost within his grasp.
With consummate skill and daring he
maneuverea his car into a position near
the inside railing and, after pushing his
mechanician out of the car and over the
rail, jumped to safety, but not without
receiving severe burns' about the feet
and hands.
Racing men Immediately attacked the
burning car with fire extinguishers and
succeeded in putting out the fire but
not until Irreparable damage had been
done to the engine.
Truck Route in Maryland Is Con
ducted So That It Shows Cash
Profit to Members.
How American farmers in many
sections of the country are cutting
transportation cost through the co
operative or community use of motor
trucks is interestingly related by
Del Wright, manager of the Wm. L.
Hughson company, local Federal
truck distributors.
That the motor truck can be effi
ciently and economically used to trans
port perishable products for distances of
from five to 50 miles has been" proven,
particularly during the war period, when
rail transportation was difficult to ob
tain and the truck was depended upon
largely to transport the perishable food
products of the east to markets.
The farmer with the limited income
cannot always afford a motor truck,
for unless a truck can be kept fairly
busy, the investment cannot be a prof
itable one. Fortunately, however, in
most cases there are others in a neigh
borhood who are similarly situated,
md by joining together In a farmers'
co-operative society, a solution to the
marketing problem is often arrived at
One of the many typical examples of
this arrangement is the motor truck
route operated between Belair and Bal
timore, Md., a distance of 30 miles one
way, two motor trucks making the
round trip daily. The business has been
financed through a club formed by Har
ford county residents along the route.
200 shares having been sold at $25 per
share. The rates charged are sufficient
to pay all expenses, including the sal
aries of two drivers and a secretary with
an office at Belair, and also provides a
surplus to be used as working caoital.
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SALEM STATE FAIR
September 22nd to 27th, 1919
Some territory open for good live dealers
AUTO SALES CO.
Distributors
Ninth and Couch Sts. Portland, Oregon
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Photo taken here In Portland Labor Day of Ronnd-Tp Boys who choie the ESSEX, the fasteit of all small aatomobllet, fa place
of any other make of ear, or In place of the horse to nnlldog a steer. EKKEX going thirty -sfTen inllet whs plctors wai
takes. George V. Adams, salesman for C. L. Boss Astomoblle Company, at the wheel.
Look at the Essex
From this Viewpoint
Do as 12,000 Owners Are Doing. Compare Its
Qualities With Large Costly Machines, the Only Type
by Which Essex Performance Can Be Compared
We ask you to ride in the Essex that you may
know how it matches the performance of costlier,
larger cars.
Until you have experienced its performance you
will not know that it is an unusual car.
Its size and cost naturally lead you to regard it as
you do other cars of similar size.
But 12,000i owners and other hundreds of thou
sands of motorists know that, except for its price, its
size and the economy of its operating j:ost, the Essex
bears no relation to even cars of the better quality
light-weight medium-priced class.
Choose the Essex
for Performance
Any Essex owner will tell you the most inspiring
things about acceleration and speed.
We have many customers who tell us they prefer
driving the Essex to any car they have ever known.
Its ease of operation, the power which eliminates
mucrr gear-shifting, the speed that puts the Essex in
the lead of any car they wish to pass, are qualities that
account for much you hear among motorists.
Endurance. Too, Is
Now Evident f .
Remember, the Essex has seen hard service. Its
performance range is so large, owners use their cars
on trips heretofore undertaken only by larger cars.
Essex has shown it has no narrow limitations. It is
safe to use for any trip you would undertake with any
automobile.
It meets every service, and Essex owners tell their
friends how little attention they are required to give
their cars.
Let Those Qualities
Decide You
Regard the Essex in the service you expect from it,
as you would any car regardless of size or cost.
If the Essex were as large as the cars whose per
formance' it matches, the price would have to be
as high.
But because it has no useless length or useless
weight, costly car quality in every detail is possible
with proportionate saving in cost.
Let us show you the Essex in the way that reveals
its true qualities.
There is a five-passenger touring model, a sedan
for five, and the roadster.
Each is as beautifully and completely done as any
car you could want. Think how people indorse the
Essex. The sole reason for their enthusiasm is Essex
quality.
Add your personal experience to what everyone
is saying for the Essex.
Co Lo Boss'. Automobile Co
615-617 Washington Street
Portland