The Oregon daily journal., September 21, 1919, Page 57, Image 57

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1919.
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country, according to Fred A. Adams,
field secretary of the National Parks
Highway association.
"Tourists from every state in the union
with travel almost equally divided be
tween east and westbound ears, have
rubbed license plates alonr S000 miles
of highway from Chicago to the Pacific
coast and from Puget Sound to Lake
Michigan," says Mr. Adams.
Adams bases the value of motor
travel on an estimate of S0.000 cars;
that occupants of each car spent at
least $18 a day. while on the road; and
that each of the J0.000 cars was on the
highway a minimum of 20 days.
"I consider the estimate a very con
servative one," he says. "This traffic
was interstate and does- not take into
consideration the greatly increased vol
ume of intrastate motor travel. Ex
penditures by occupants of all oars has
been so large that its value to all com
munities in dollars and cents would
read like a promoter's prospectus."
Although every city and town along
the highway has benefited greatly In a
financial way, those towns, he declares,
which have established free camp sites
for tourists and provided accommoda
tions for their comfort have N reaped
the greatest financial harvest
"Towns like Davenport, Wash., For
sythe and Boseman, Mont., Man dan,
N. D., and others have increased their
revenues largely by the establishment
and proper maintenance of such camp
sites.
"With the betterment of road condi
tions and a realisation of the wonder
ful scenio and commercial opportunities
in the Middle West and Pacific North
west properly placed before the people
greatly increased tourist travel from the
East and South will follow quickly.
"The thousands of cars which have
traveled the highway this summer are
only forerunners of an ever increasing
number In the future. The countries tt
Europe are planning extensively to re
gain the transoceanic American travel,
lost during the war. Europe, however,
has nothing to offer comparable with
the seenie .and recreational possibili
ties of the west and the Pacific North
west."
By a proper educational campaign.
Mr, Adams declares, the former tide
of European travel from .America will
be turned from oceanic to transcontl- '
nental touring.
STATE FAIR WILL
BE ONE OF BEST
More Than $9,000,000 Said to
Have Been Spent in Visits
to National Parks.
Dealers Are Primed to Put on
Something to Make Eyes of
Beholder Light With Pleasure.
Savage Mansger Named
Announcement waa made lant week
that L S. Chamberlain. Pacific coast
sales manager of the Savage Tire cor
poration, has been elected a director of
the corporation. He succeeds U 4 M.
TVarner, who died several weeks ago.
More than $9,000,000 was apent by
motor tourists In cities and towns
along the National Park highways
this year. Iv nas been the greatest
touring year in the history of. the
AUTO RACES TO BE FEATURE
Special Machines and Drivers
Who Make Racing Business
Will Be in Contest at Salem.
TOURISTS
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' Xk&M WORTH RECOGNIZED
BIG SUM THIS YEAR
"The state fair this year, from a
motor Btandpolnt alone, will-be the
beat one that has been held in many
years, and the best yet in a good
many ways," said M. O. TVIlklns,
president of the Dealers' Motor Car
association of Oregon, in speaking
of the automobile show to be held in
the capital city.
"Lant year we went down more to
kep in line than to ptage a real cam
paign for the motor car, but this year
dealera are golnpr down primed to put
on something that will make the eyes
'of the beholder light up with pleasure.
The building Is mudi larger than the
Ever since Georjre V. Adams, sales
man for the V. U 1083 AUlomoune
one formerly uwd. having hardwood j company, found a piece of rubber tire
floors, and containing 35,000 square feet
of floor space. J,ast year we were in
trepidation all. the lime le fire start
Salem, Kept 20. Since September 1,
1007 Vnotor vehicle licenses have been is
sued by the secretary of state, which
represent mostly new cars purchased
and registered since that date, and Is
In excess of 250 for the same period
during the year 1918, during which only
750 cars were registered.
Total registrations of automobiles at
the close of business September 15 num
bered 79,310, motorcycles 3466. dealers
f.j7 and chauffeurs 2870. The total numT
ber of automobiles and motorcycles
which have been transferred since Jan
uary 1 total 11,400. The total fees re
ceived from all transactions of the de
partment aggregate 582.352, which is
more tHan $120,000 in excess of the re
ceipts from all sources for the entire
year 1913. This entire sum, less admin
istrative expenses, has been turned over
to , the state treasurer, who credits the
from matches and smolilng materials slating In the bulldogging at the Labor
being thrown In th.j sawdust. There day Round-Up at the Hose City speed-
will be no worry on that score this year.
MTCII TO INTEKENT
"Thorn aro a number of new cars
In the field this f;ilr week that have
hitherto been strangers to the local ter
ritory. The Cleveland, Jones, Monitor,
Anderson, Stephens, new Overland and
new P.eo are new models to fair
habitues, and will create a great deal
of Interest. The trucks will be equipped
with pneumatic tires, something that
i:as not been attempted to any great
extent heretofore.
"The building will be decorated on
the outside with pennants showing the
cars on exlhibltlon. Little or no ad
vertising will be permitted. Cars may
have pennants on them, and a green
banner showing the name of the firm
to whem the exhibit belongs will be
displayed conspicuously over he stall.
Kasels will be used for the display of
.photnprriiphs, provided they are not over
4 feet hiph. Tables will be provided for
the display of parts and accessories.
SPICK A1 SPAX
All cars will b8 washed and In spick
and span condition. This rule is made
to cover those, and their name is legion,
who will dlve their exhibit cars to
the scene of the display. Last year the
Salem fire department assisted in this
work.
"The auto races will be a feature this
year. They will be staged on the last
day of the fair, Saturday, and will not
be tame stock model affairs, but tilts
Detween specials anven Dy men wno
make a business of driving.
"Taking everything Into considera
tion, we are looking forward to a
great week down there in the valley,
and the motorist who fails to attend
for one day at least will have missed
something very much worth while."
The list of dealers, with their entries,
follows:
CARS TO BE SIIOWIT
Taylor Motor Car company (Day
KlderJ, Auto Sales company (Auburn),
Ch. S. company (Dixie and Moon), Ham
ilton , Leatherman company (Stephens
Salient Six), Northwest Auto company
(Cole, heo, Marmon, Dort), Oregon
Motor Cor company (Master), Went
worth & Irwin (GMC), Koerhrlng Ma
chine company (Sterling), Diamond T.
Tk. sales agency (Diamond T and Jones
auto), C. L. Boss Auto company (Hud
Hon and Maxwell), A. C. Stevens com
pany (Haynes and Winton), W. L.
Hugh son company (Federal), Lee L.
Gilbert, Salem (Elgin), Manley Auto
company (Hupmoblle and Grant),
overland Pacific company (Overland),
Woodrose Motor company, Salem (Over
hind), American Auto company (Oak
land), Howard Auto company (Bulck),
Mitchell, Lewis Staver (Mitchell), Ru
liin Motor company (King 8), J. H. Gra
ham (Scrlpps, Case), Marlon garage
( Franklin). Oldsmoblle company (Olds
mobile),1 Twin States Motor company
(Chandler, Cleveland, Roamer), Cook &
Gill (Paige), Covey Motor company
(Dodge and Cadillac), Roberta Motor
Car company (Republic), Charles A.
Dowd company (Ashland Products), Ira
I, Gross (Dayton Airless Tire), Apper
snn Motor Car company (Apperson),
Lambert Tire & Rubber company
(Tires), Interstate Motor company (An
derson). Talace Garage company (Stand
ard), Watt Ship (Ford), rtodham & Vol
lum (Acme), Daniels Sales agency
(Crow, Elkhart).
Gcorne. V. Adams and his Essex aiding cowboy. Top, left to right One
to get ready, two to jump. Bottom-?-Threc to vanquish the steer.
way. The three stages of the art of
bulldogging are shown here. The cow
boy sneaking up cn his victim, the point
where he horns into the game, and then
the final struggle of the man aad ani
mal on tire ground.
Adams says not to think it Is a bum
steer ; he declares it was the superior
abilities of the Kssex.
in a sausage, he has believed that the
automobile waa destined to oust the
horse from all walks of 11e.
Here he is shown with his Essex as
Autos Number Almost 80,000
v.
September Increase Is Large
same to the state highway fund for road
construction and road improvement
throughout the entire state, under the
direction of the state highway commis
sion. In the year 1318, there were 63,
225 cars registered.
The following Is a detailed statement
of registrations for 1919, including Sep
tember IB, 1919 :
JfnmTer.
Automobiles rxis.t,ri 79.30(5
Motorcycle reentered. 3,46fl
Dealer registration ' 557
Chauffeur registrations. 2,870
Transfers
Auiomobila 10,931
Motorcycle 464
Implicates
Antomobile licenss platw... 743
Motorcycle liceiue plate.... 7fl
Dealers' license plates. 28
Chauffeurs' bailees 34
DealerV additional seta of
license plates 1,022
ReeelptA.
J546.40S
10,074
B,570
6.472
10,931
464
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Evolution of One Unit of Auto
mobile Industry Is Exceed
ingly Interesting One.
Total receipts SB82.3S2
Sooted Plugs Are
Cause of Gap Fires
When the spark p,lug develops miss
ing as a result of being sooted and no
means of removal is at hand, as may
happen sometimes on the road, the plug
can be made to fire regularly again by
disconnecting the lead and introducing
an auxiliary gap of one-eighth or one
quarter between It and the plug ter
minal. Bulb Eeplacer Is
Easy Thing to Meet
It Is possible to make a very satis
factory electric light bulb replacer by
fastening four stiff wires on the end of
a broom handle in such a way that they
form a sort of hand, whiph slips over
the bulb, without Injuring it. There
should be enough spring in the wires
to enable the operator to turn the bulb
in either direction in the socket.
USED CARS
The Used Gar Exchange
"Home of Used, But Not Abused Ccrrg'!
127 Lownsdale Washington at 15th St.
Everj Motorist
Should Give Some
Time to His Car
"Every motorist should spend a few
hours each week looking after his car,"
says Fred Vogler of the Northwest Auto
company, local distributors for Dort
motor cars. "While the solid construc
tion and fool proof design of the modern
automobile will permit a large amount
of neglect, it follows surely that in the
end this abuse Is felt in repairs and
needless expense.
"If every motorist would consider his
car as a piece of machinery, costing
considerable money, and evote the time
he figures guarding such an investment
should take, there would be more satis
fied automobile owners and better re
sults from car ownership. It's Just good
business to do It and the operator of
an automobile service station would
like to see every owner do this."
The evolution of the modern service
station and i.ealer repair shop for motor
cars Is an Interesting development when
we recall the amusing experiences of
car owners Jn the early days," says W.
H. WaUlneford, local distributor for the
Liberty, Premier and Briscoe.
"Before the local service station be
came a distinct entity in the Industry,"
he continued, "many car owners had
about as much confidence In their own
abil:'- to make motor adjustments and
replace parts as they had in the man
who did repairing In those days. They
were especially convinced that it was a
saving from a financial standpoint to
try to do their own service work.
"Men who made It a business to repair
ai-tomobiles were few and as for famil
iarity with different makes of motors,
nearly every job was an experiment.
This condition prompted owners to work
out their own difficulties. With a half
dozen almost useless tools on hand, the
back yard was a scene of many motor
murders', by these owners.
"There is little doubt that lnaome
cases this diagnosis which demonstrated
to some of these owners how the motor
was put together was the experience
which shaped the destiny of pome of our
efficient repair experts of today. The
knowledge of the arrangements and as
sembly of parts which they learned con
vinced them that automobile repair work
cuild become a real service and a
profitable business without financial
ViP-dship to the owner. At that time i,jo.
owners had been sendiner their parts
orders direct to the motor car factory
where misunderstandings occurred about
the parts needed, their price and manners
of assembly.
"Today, with owners, interests made
the subject of careful thought by local
service stations It is the logical belief of
any automobile driver that the highly
speeialized equipment and etock of the
service station enables its management
to save the owner laborious repair un
dertakings as well as a great deal of
time and money. Carried to . a super
lative effort to please, they are even
able to make close estimates of the ex
pense Involved before the work Is
etarted."
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Representative Units of
Will Be Displayed at the
State
Fair
Motor Truck Owners visiting trie
State Fair at Salem this week
should not fail to examine our
showing of Lee Line auxiliary
equipment. You will find Lee Line
units scientifically built (not as
sembled) of the best material.
Factory representatives in charge
will give details backed by figures
and facts that prove the slogan
"Lee Line Way
Makes Motor Trucks Pay
Write for Specifications and Prices
William L. Hughson Company
60 N. Broadway at Davis
Broadway 321
The Oldest Motor Car Organization
on the Pacific Coast
See Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles,
San Diego, Seattle, Portland
Some Traffic Features
Bed Seal Continental 3x5 mo
tor ; Covert transmission ; mul
tiple disc clutch; Bosch high
tension magneto ; 4-plece cast
shell, cellular type radiator : drop
forged front axle with Tlmken
roller, bearings; Russell rear
axle, internal gear, roller bear
ings ; semi-elliptic front and rear
springs ; 8-Inch Tl-cbannel frame;
Standard Fisk tires, 34x3 front,
84x5 rear ; 133-inch wheelbase ;
122-Inch lensth of frame behind
driver's seat ; oil cup lubricating?
system ; chassis painted, striped
and varnished ; driver's lazy
back seat and cushion regular
equipment. Pneumatic cord tire
equipment at extra cost.
Traffic Motor Truck
Corporation
St. Loalt, Mo.
Lamest EioIui1t Buildtn of 4000-lb.
Cip4cltjr Trucki In the World.
The Lowest Priced 4000-lb. Capacitl T ruck in the World.
We heard about it . read about it and then when to St. Louis to learn about it.
After visiting the factory and seeing the Traffic built from the first to the last step
in its construction and witnessing its performance the truck itself convinced us
not the makers that it is, without doubt or question, the greatest truck value
obtainable. It is a truck we are proud tosell because of its quality, and one that
you will be most desirous of owning because of its economy.
It is built by the largest exclusive builders of 4000-lb. capacity trucks in the world :
which accounts for itsextremely low price. Every part used in its construction is a
standardized truck unit the company does not build pleasure cars nothing but
Traffic Trucks of one design and capacity it's all truck.
The Traffic saves you hundreds of dollars in first cost hundreds of dollars in main
tenance cost, and will cut your cost of hauling with teams in half.
They are in use the world over. Don't buy until you see the Traffic which is mak
ing friends faster than anything that runs on wheels. See it today.
REX MOTOR CAR CO.
Distributors
89-91 NORTH NINTH STREET
FIVE CARS CRIPPLED ON THE WILSON HIGHWAY TRIP
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"When You Buy a Lambert Trublpruf You Buy
Safety of Body and Peace of Mind"
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NOT ONE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A
Lambert Non-Puncture, Non-Blowout,
Almost Non-Wearout Tires
It was painfully disappointing, as well as extremely humili
ating:, to owners of these automobiles to have them AL
MOST GIVE UP THE GHOST at a time when, if ever,
it was desired that they successfully perform their ex
pected functions.
BUT BLOWOUTS ON AIR-FILLED TIRES
ARE TO BE EXPECTED
at any moment. Not so with the LAMBERT TRUBL
PRUF. While they are as resilient as a cushion, they are
almost as DURABLE AS IRON. Survey the section
shown in the cut. Mark its structure. Observe the ma
terial then let SENSE teach you the difference between
this and the ordinary tire between the flimsy and unre
liable, the substantial and enduring. -
; THE TIRE THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTS
OR GRIEVES ITS OWNER
They are guaranteed for 7000 miles on ordinary roads and
will average 10,000 to 20,000 miles on Portland pave
ments, and when they show the effects of wear, bring
" them in, let us dress their surface at little cost and you'll
have a tire practically as good as new!
FACTORY NO. 2, AKRON, OHIO
LAMBERT TIRE & RUBBER CO:
Office and Factory 125 Grand Ave. No., Portland, Oregon
Phone East 2713