THE OREGON. SUNDAY. JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,. JANUARY .11. 1920.
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BUTLER FIRM HAS
SELDEN AGENCY
Local Firm Is Made Oregon Dis-
, tributor for Newly Arrived
: Selden Trucks.
The Butler Motor Car company
VU last week appointed Oregon dis
tributor for the Selden truck, a
new arrival on the row, and through
a representative of I M. Fields,
Inc., of San Francisco, arrange
ments were made for shipments and
for merchandising the trucks.
The Selden truck, which Is one. of the
. oldest trucks manufactured In America,
la built ly the Selden Truck bales com
pany, which dulms to have built the
first Kasollne-driven vehicle In the
United fttatea. The truck ha been
manufactured for 19 years, the first
carrier Bld to he still In exlftencc.
The Butler Motor Car company has
temporary quarters at 367 Kant Burn
slde street. The firm,' which has heen
active since last June In the handling of
used carH, Is composed of .1. W Butler
And Ms son, Howard Butler, who before
entering the automobile business were
salmon packers at Bay City. Or., under
the name of the Bay City Storage and
Fisheries company.
Though the Selden truck, up to tills
time has had no representative in thlB
territory, the truck In by no moans un
known. The Benson hotel has been
operating a Kelden bus for some time,
one of the old chain drive models ot
1V6 ton" capacity. The Meier & Frank
company has had two of the same capa
city trucks In use. The truck that Is
' now coming to Portland, the first ship
ment of which Is due to arrive about
the middle of this month, i made in
three sizes, 1. 2V, and 34 nn mod
els, with a possible shipment of 5-ton
carriers later on. Shipments will be
regular throuRh the spring months, de
clares Howard Butler, manager of the
local, company.
The regular equipment of the truck
consists of two locomotive type dash
light", motometer and odometer. It Is
a worm, drive truck, with such standard
unit as Continental Ited Seal truck
motor, Selden - Brown - Line transmis
sion, Tlmken rear end and worm drive,
Tlmkln I-beam drop-forged front axles
and Tlmken bearings throughout. The
Stromberg carburetor la also on all the
trucks.
Studebaker Bulldog
Is Still Invisible, but
It Will Have Collar
St. John & Titus Co.
; Interest Is Taken
Over by L. E. Titus
A bUHlness deal is announced at Cen
tralla In which tt.' E. Titus takes over
the entire business of the St. John &
Titus corporation. The deal Includes
the interests heretofore held by -A. C.
St. John In the garages of the firm at
" Centralla, Tenlno and Olympia. The
exclusive Ford agency for the territory
t mentioned Is also Included. The busi
ness hereafter will be conducted under
i the firm name of L. E. Titus.
No changes In management or policy
' will be brought about by the deal,
I Titus announced. General supervision
! over the three branches and the entire
!. territory will be maintained as hereto-,
fore by Titus. The management ot the
1 Oenttalia branch will cohtinue " in " the
i j hands of C. K. Armentrout; the Tenlno
I branch will be headed by W, O. Pffvles,
I I and J. IX Mannfteld will continue at the
head of the Olympia branch. The serv
ice policy, featured prominently at
every branch In the past, will be con
tinued and Improved whenever room for
Improvement is found, Titus asserts.
'Whiz' Firm Gains
gtanding and Many
Portland Patrons
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JAMBS 3. GRAVXET of the Alemite
Lubricator-' company is now In the
East on an extended' trip for the pur
pose of visiting- the Eastern shows and
of calling in at Kansas City, where-the
manufacturers of the Alemite Diecast
Ing and Manufacturing company, pro
ducers of the Alemite Lubricating' sys
tem, have their factory. . It is his pur
pose to be gone about a month.
O. B. Halberson of the Marion Auto
mobile company of Salem, distributors
of Oldsmobile. Studebaker, Franklin,
and Master trucks, was a visitor in the
city last week. His-firm has one of the
largest and most complete garages in
the state in connection.
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M. C. Fleming, formerly an advertls
In man of this city, has taken the
Vancouver. Wash., and Columbia river
counties' distribution for the Standard
eight. Kconomy six and Hackett four.
four makes handled in this city py tne
Lewis E, Obye Motors company.
A. V. Beetley, manager of the Used
Car Exchange, at 117 .Lownsdale street,
has just returned from an ' extended
California trip. He says business Is
thriving In that state, and that there
seems to be a healthy demand for used
cars. California does not seem to be
In any better position than Oregon In
the shipments of new cars.
Del Wright, manager of the local
branch of the William E. Hughson com
pany, has left for Chicago, where he
will, attend the show In that city and
represent the William E. Hughson com
pany's branches at- the meeting of the
National Automobile Dealers' associa
tion to be held at the La Salle hotel.
.
J. H. Miller, superintendent of the
International Motor company's plant at
Allentown, I'a., manufacturers of Mack
trucks, was In the city last week as a
visitor at the stamping ground of Frank
Atwell, local manager of the Mack In
ternational Motor Truck corporation.
John Sharp of the J. II. Oraham
Motors company, distributors of Case
six and Davis nix, has left for the
Chicago show. It is his Intention also
to visit the Case and Davis factories
while he.iB in the East.
,
Banks Mortimer, who formerly wore
the colors of the selling force of the
Covey Motor Car company, has recent
ly joined th selling force of the Hamil
ton Motor Car company, and will sell
Stephens Salient sixes for that com
pany, which has the local distribution.
.
Arnold Cohen of the Oldsmobile com
pany of Oregon is on his way to Chi
cago, accompanied by Mrs. Cohen. This
trip marks Mr. Cohen's Initial trip to
that section of the country, his sidekick,
Eddie, having attended to most of the
long flights up to this time.
Raleigh Peterson, sales manager for
the WillyB-Overland Taciflc company,
has but lately gotten back from a seance
In Frisco, where he attended a meeting
of Overland sales managers. He reports
things looked pretty much as usual at
the New Year's eve celebration In the
Gate City, and from all reports and
some personal observation on his part,
the gates were still ajar as in the good
old days.
C. B. Reynolds, manager of the Good
year Tire and Rubber .company, will
leave this week for California, where
he will attend the .convention to be held
trict and local managers. The new Los 1
'Angeles plant of the' Goodyear com
pany will fh all probability be in opera-I
tloui by the early ; part Of July,-and the
present convention is called for the
purpose of determining Pacific coast
policy.
J. K. Leander, branch manager of the
Studebaker corporation, of America, was
twirling a dog collar around his -finger.
"Why the neckwear?" was the In
quiry. " ?
"Why haven't you heard V
"About the Studebaker Bulldog? Of
course. By the way, is It a real dog?"
"Certainly, And It's a pup of the
best breed, bluest blood, and has all
the earmarks of .the best families."
"Setter V
"No, pointy. We're going to use it
to point out the new features of the
1920 Studebaker. It's a noun' for that
sort of thing." .
"I Imagine it Is. Have you got it
around here?"
"No, you won't be able to see it until
the show."
Making .Weenies Is
Only One Use That
AutoOanBePjit
The universal character of the au
tomobile, which was first discovered by
the man who formed the opinion that
the motor car was supplanting the horse
because he found apiece of rubber tire
in a link of sausage, ts against proved
by the versatility of a woman in Eu
gene. Finding the water pipes in her house
had been cracked during the recent cold
spell, she procured strips of inner tub
ing two inches wide, wrapped them
about the broken portions, secured them
with string and then put on a layer of
adhesive tape, the kind used on bicycle
tires. She ha3 found that the make
shift Is hojding its own and then some
against the water pressure.
. The R. M. Hollingshead, company,
which has established a branch house In
Portland, Is ranked well up in the list
of Portland industries. Their broad bus
tness policy, which has been a feature
. of their activity since their arrival lo-
cany, nas wsen in a large measure re
sponsible for their signal success.
J. A. Schmoker, who is probably the
best known representative of the "Whim"
firm in the city, has dohe much to
' spread his line over the city.
"Whin," which by Its name seems to
be a fast flying bird of some sort, con
' olsta of an assortment of oils, varnishes,
' -greases and the like, for use In garages
or by private owners in the seclusion of
their own garages. It seems to have
taken rapid hold and may now be classed
almost as a Portland product.
The local headquarters of the R. M.
Holllngshead company are at Nineteenth
: and Upshur streets. .
Yours For
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Walla Walla Helps
To Pay for Survey
Good roads' enthusiasts of Walla Walla
county have pledged $500 as this county's
share 'of the $1400 necessary to make a
survey of the old Mulllns Trail road ex
. tending 4 rom Lyons Ferry to Washtucna.
Adams, Franklin and Columbia counties
and to contribute the remainder of the
fund. A committee has been named to
take up the matter with the commis
sioners of these counties, and It is prob
able that this piece of road will be con
siderably improved next year.
More Bonds Favored
By Arlington Body
The Chamber of Commerce of Arling
ton Is one of the tlrst organizations in
the state to Indorse the movement to
secure more funds for the improvement
of the main trunk highways of the state.
At a recent meeting it passed a memorial
to the legislature to adopt and submit
to the voters at the coming primary
election an amendment to the state
constitution authorizing a bonded in
debtedness for highway construction in
, an amount sufficient to complete the
trunk highways and to match such fed-
- erai aid as may be available.
Pendleton to Have
Pine Camp Grounds
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'Committees from the Pendleton Com
mercial association, the Automobile as
sociation and the. city council will coop-,
erate to provide a first class automo
bile camp ground here before summer,
it was decided Tuesday night Four
sites are in prospect and the joint com
mittees are not only to select4 the site,
but arrange for financing Its improve
ment and uUvvv.w.,st;;p .i. c.,.
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The New Peerless Four -Door, Four
seater, Very Smart, Very Comfortable
For the Peerless Two -Power
Range, Eight Cylinder chassis
this new roadster body has been
created. It has four doors, and
seating space for fbur passengers.
Its roominess permits a com
fortable touring position for
occupants, of driving compart
ment and tonneau. It may be
quickly and snugly enclosed with
the side curtains.
There is a luggage compart
ment at the rear. Our allotment
in cars of this type is limited but
at present we can promise
reasonably prompt delivery.
Do you know the thrill of
driving the Two-Power Ranger ?
It is a thrill Ithat can not be ex
plained. To be understood it
must have been experienced.
May we not place a demonstrat
ing car at your disposal.
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D- C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO.
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- Announcing the Opening of the
New Oldsmobile Show Room
The Most Modern On Auto Row
S E TSVTH ETP AC E
All the Latest Models On Display
DROP IN AND INSPECT THEM
6-cylinder, Model 37, Sedan .$2450
6-cylinder, Model 37, Coupe $2450
8-cylinder, Model 45-B, 7-passenger $2350
8-cylinder, Model 45-B, Pacemaker. . '. $2350
6-cylinder, Model ' 37, 5-Pasienger $1650
6-cylinder, Model 37, Roadster. $1650
Oldsmobile Economy Truck .$1600
ALL PRICES PORTLAND
Broad-pay at Couch St
Oldsmobil
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Phone Broadway 2270
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
A
Business
Necessity
The need for quick and economical transportation i s m o r e insistent
than ever before:
Ford Dealers Are Selling Transportation, for the Ford car and Ford
truck is the most economical and efficient transportation possible.
The Ford car or the Ford truck is a business necessity for you no mat
ter who you are or what you do.
You must make yourself more efficient. You must economize time. Time is money and
you must save money. So you need a Ford car or a Ford truck and you need it now, for
the Ford is the most efficient time saver in the world today.
Standardize on Ford trucks and Ford cars for your business needs. If you do not buy Fords
or if you even postpone the purchase, the Ford economy of service is lost to you until you do.
So place your order now. Secure delivery when wanted by ordering now before the over
whelming spring demand begins.
Runabout $500
Touring Car $525 Truck Chassis 550
Self Starter $75 Extra
jAui pncs t. o. b. Detroit
For sale by the following Authorized City Dealers:
Francis Motor Car Co.
E. 13th and Hawthorne
Talbtot & Casey v
E. Ankeny and Grand
Rushlight & Penney
E. 3d and Broad way
Coupelet $750
Sedan $875
Equipped With Starter
Wm. L. Hughson Co.
Broadway and Davis
Robinson-Smith Co.
- 6th and Madison
Palace Garage s Co.
12th and Stark
A $25 DEPOSIT PLACES YOUR ORDER ON FILE
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