The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, June 06, 1920, Image 56

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Newspaper Page Textc THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, -SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE- 6, 1820. TRUCK PLAYS BIG PART -H SHIPPERS' DUP AD HLuULnli II M HE Upon Ability of Transportation Head to 1 Keep Loads' Moving Depends Success of Service.; -"Keep your trucks movingr," the 1 first, thing a shipper tells his superintendent of transportation. If rthat shipper does not know 'enough to tell his employe, then h will never be a successful shipper.- Men engaged In ths movement of mer chandise depend upon their trucks for - their Income and livelihood. -Failure to keep a truck on the road la one way of cutting the bank roll at the end of the month. - Upon intelligent dispatching and rout ing of trucks depends1 their profitable operation. In fact, these are the chief duties of the superintendent in charge of the operation of trucks. His ability to keep paying loads moving win zneas ' i tire the success of their service. System . should . underlie the work of -the dispatcher and router. He should hsve a complete knowledge of the day's work at least 24 hours In advance it ' possible. Upon this' Information he can chart a schedule that will eliminate all waste time, distance and motion. . To route the V trucks, an intimate knowledge is necessary of the geography and topography of the scene of opera tions, whether it be city or rural terrl tory. The dispatcher and router should know the density of traffic at various hours of the day. He should know the ,hest hours for loading or unloading at various shipping and delivery points. - It is the aim of the dispatcher to keep truck traffic moving past his shipping platform in a cycle. He must avoid, if possible, the congestion of his entire fleet at the shipping platform, compelling part of the trucks to remain idle while watting for loading or unloading crews. To aid him -in assigning the loads to units of the fleet and to map out time - saving schedules for their operation, the dispatcher usually makes use of a , dis patch sheet. This record will show at a glance the nature of load, the distance, the time of departure, the destination and the probable time of return of any truck in the fleet. That the installation of an efficient dispatching f system is profitable is proved by the experience of an operator of 24 large trucks who in one year saved close to 30,000 in operation and main tenence expense through the elimina tion of idle time and wasted travel. OOHHRVI flAtOUNI-. Great Air Cushions Make Using Trucks Easy for Farmers ', Manufacturers' claims that the giant pneumatic tire solves the motor truck problem for the general farmer are be ing Justified day by day, .according to the dealers, who declare a constantly Increasing number of motor trucks en gaged in farm work or destined for that service are being equipped with the big air cushions. r t The growing popularity of the larpe , pneumatic cords among farmers lies in the fact that, in general, the truck used on the farm, if It is to be efficient, must be able to give more than one class of aervice. - It must be .able not . only to travel all kinds of roads, but also on occasion to move in plowed fields, if necessary. Pneumatic tires permit the trucks to give this service. The truck (equipped with them can negotiate bad places with ease, and can travel lit all kinds of weather.' -.'.-- - The present day farmer Is an up-to-date business man. He is interested In v getting his products to market with as little shrinkage as possible. This means he must get them there quietly. Pneu .matlcs speed delivery, it is claimed. They are especially to be preferred in hauling milk. Milk delivery is a deli cate job, yet speed is required if deliv ery la to be made while the milk is quite : fresh. In the hauling of eggs by truck they are also valuable. Their superior cusmoning qualities mean fewer eggs ,f CONSERVE , GASOLINE :.:.::, Goody ear 's New Tire f Plant Will Be Run On Metric Basis That the big plant of the Goodyear nre ft Kubber company of California, . now nearing completion at Xjrm Aneelp. wilt be operated on the metric basis, was the assertion of Burgess JDarrow, chief . of the technical service of that company, at the recent World Metric standardisa tion conference in San Francisco.- ; " .The metric system received legal sanc tion In the United States as far back as 1868, . but has never been extensively used. The rapid growth; of this com pany's export trade, however, demanded tiat tire sizes be shown In metric units, as the American markings meant prac tically nothing to many other countries. Sc the double marking system - was adopted, showing the tire sixe in Inches .and in millimeters. "This method of marking greatly sim plified the marketing of tires in foreign countries, as it permitted the user to use the term he understood best, said Mr. Darrow. - "For the tire manufacturer the use of metric units provides two well defined advantages, being decimal they are easily and accurately calculated, and being in almost universal use in other -countries the tire sizes stated in me trio terms may 'be. understood the world over. ; "American tire sixes are expressed by the cross section diameter and the out side diameter. s Metric tire sixes are de termined by the cross section diameter mi the size of the rim with which the t.'re is to be used. For instance, in metric terms a 1 0x3 tire becomes a 90-585, v ich means a cross section diameter of SO millimeters and a rim diameter of 685 millimeters." CONSERVE QASOLINE " American Dealer Hit ! 3y British Auto Tiax - A heavy -blow- has been dealt the .American automobile industry In Eng : nd by the- new budget Imposing fresh t.-ixes of $5; per horsepower on private cars. There is no shortage of American rrs in . England- now, and . thousands I ave been ordered from the t United tutea Dealers fear they will be un bla to dispose of high power makes, which suffer most' under-the new tax. "Eng-Iii-H buyers jiow prefer to wait for the delivery of low power British care. "It May Be So, I Don't Know, but It Sounds Like a fairy Tale" Charleston, W. Va, June 5. I. N. S.) When two gasoline dealers declared a competitive war here the street in the vicinity.- of ' the two places .became so clogged with automobiles 'and people that a riot ' call was sent in " to police headquarters. The price had gene down to 15 cents a gallon, and one dealer wa preparing a sign which read :. "Three gallons for 10 cents. One quart of oil with every purchase,", "when the police effected a truce.' i . , CONSERVE GASOLINE ASCOT SPEEDWAY AT LOS ANGELES BEING DESTROYED .. .f bmbmbssbbsbssssbssssbbbwbbss' ;--. Famous Track Wrecked by Xiood year People to Give Room for Homes of Workingmen . ! In a few days the famous Asfcot speedway at Los Angeles, CaJ., long the best known automobile racetrack on the Paclfie coast, will exist only in the : memory; of the many thou sands of racing fans that have sat- wild-eyed -In Its roomy grandstand following their favorite driver in his coarse around the track. " "When it became known that the speed way site was included in the plans of the Goodyear Tire A Rubber company of California for a i great housing project including 800 houses to be known as the Goodyear Gardens, and that the old land mark would ultimately be compelled to give way to the stern demand of indus try, there was much speculation as to Just ' how the dismantling of . the track would be accomplished., WBECKTffO SIMPLE " ; How many tons of dynamite would it take to blow up the mile of solid concrete in the race track? : Or how many men with sharp picks : would - be needed to take It up? Or Just how would it be done anyway?:: ' ? " v ' In actual practice, the disposal of the track had been much simpler than even the engineers in charge anticipated. For five days a huge tractor slowly and la boriously dragged a five-point plow, of the type commonly used on the western prairies, around the mile of solid con crete turning it up a foot at a time. It was found that underneath the hard crust of stony concrete that had formed on the surface, the composition of the track was relatively soft and pliable and the powerful tractor had no trouble pull ing the plow through it- After the plow ing operation a half dozen teams with gigantic scoops removed the loosened concrete after which it was hauled away to be used in filling up a section of lowland. .-- ;','; :t ..t-- . , -v TO VACATE GBAJCDSTAKD I ; The Spacious - grandstand " which has echoed and reechoed to the ' shouts of thousands of race enthusiasts cheering on their favorite in the race is now be ing utilised as a factory office harboring S50 office employes. Upon completion of the new offices the grandstand will be vacated and removed to the new' Good year athletic field, where It will be re modeled and continue its mission of seat ing thousands of sport enthusiasts, for the Goodyear athletio program is an ex tensive one and includes every known branch of healthful exercise and pleas ureable recreation.- -.. The removal of this old land mark to its new location, a half mile distant. Is a gigantic task, but as a part of the great Goodyear scheme at Los Angeles it transfer becomes only an incident in the -establishment' of its western headquarters. Congressman Esch Says Trucks Will, Handle Short Hauls Much of the "short haul- will shift to the newcomer in the transportation field the motor truck- ss highway construc tion becomes of such character as to make highway rate making practical. This was the view expressed by Con gressman Keen, chairman of the inter state and foreign commerce, commit tee, and . author of the railroad bill. in . speaking at a highway transporta tion conference in Washington. The change will be to the economic advantage) of the railway and the gen eral public as . well, he added. CONSERVE aaOklRB Credit Brakes Are Favored by Makers Railroad situation has forced automo bile industry to alow down to 65 per cent of normal. Alfred Reeves, general manager of National Automobile Cham ber of Commerce, estimates. Automobile II I I ii inie Aire inniiiM O . We hve promised the Tripoli Tem- pie of Milwaukee, Wis,, the use of ; our salesroom during the convention for headquarters We must have the room, so outgo all our used cars. . . - . Every Gar Sacrificed Gome. Pick one. out :' Make Your Own Terms ; ' : . : .-, , o . :. --.;.-... - . ' .- ? : I : - ' ' ' " . ; J . . - , y ' ' ' Brapii Motor Gar Co. . Lexington Distributors for Oregon 28-30 North Broadway Phone Broadway 2958 manufacturers look with favor upon cur tailment, of credits and expansion and have 5 suggested a : 10-day prohibition upon us I of automobile . to establish whether It ranks as luxury or necessity. Demand for automobiles is. not slowing up, he added, due to fact; Industry was 1.000,000 cars behind when war ended. . CONSERVE 0 ASOilNC ' Tighten Engine tfiolts In some' cars looseness j ot the engine may cause misalignments of the engine, with serious consequences. If there is even a slight looseness of the bolts it may permit the engine support to ham mer and pound and in time the support- bolts which: hold the water In place ing arm may actually break off. TO CLASS Of SERVICE SVMKH. Dsy Ms t - ' 1 Pey LHw Slue NliWMeff Witt ' W-ht Leww Wt U MM rm rmoU Mra star (fee tseefcCsuwBwsl Wj()tsishitey sssaOSs. wm la atoractsr I InMoitaS y Mm mftbft sfflif sHsr fee etwek. A374CH 17 ; NEWCOMB CARLTON. SUKSIOSNV '.? OEORCB W. E. ATKIWg. VICS-PHtsiDKNT BELVlqERE BROOKS. VICE-MSSIDCNT Form 1201 CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL ' Dy skf y. -Piy Utter an WleM M f WWs WBM Lstr I HI U maim si this ssvs tibglt Kmn 1Ur e Sstk (wiJ n sf wetetliMsMasty hhiI.OSm. HwtedimatwMlnSiCBtsJsySM sysrtet sjpsvhn anw m mk. Indianapolis, Ind. 4p 31 Fletcher and James, ' : ' - 410 Burnside St., Portland, Ore, Gaston Chevrolet in Monroe ,i first -Thomas in Ballot, second--Milton in busenbergsthird--ALL ON OLDFIEID TIRES. . ' - , BARNEY 0LDFIELD. ' ' When you buy Oldfield Tires you receive service from the best tire dealers in Port land and vicinity. Here they are: 1 , ' Broadway Tire Shop, Williams Ave. and Broad s .way, Portland, Or. W. E. Chilton & Co., 6th and Ankeny Sts., Port- land, Or. . A. J, G&tzka, 993 Hawthorne Ave., Portland, Or. Pioneer Garage, ITth and ; Spokane Ave., Port land, Or. , E. F. Bout on, 12 th and Hawthorne, Portland, Or. Wyld-William Co., 124 N. Bway, Portland, Or. National Vulcanizing Co 205 S. Jersey St., St. 7 Johns, Or. .. " " A. C. Knight, 741 Alberta SL, Portland, Or. Exchange Garage, North Portland, Or. Thayer & Geidl, 81st and E. Glisan, Portland, Or. Rose City Garage, S2d and Sandy Road, Portland. A. L. Jones, 1572 Division SW Portland, Or. Wayside Garage, E. 6th and Clay, Portland, Or. Bissell & Lister, E. 7th and Belmont, Portland, Or. Monta villa Service Sta., 2049 E. Stark, Portland. Wolfe Auto Supply, 323 Burnside, Portland, Or. Fashion Garage, 188 10th St Portland, Or. Haycox Bros., 1 160 Vs Union Ave., Portland, Or. Hannon-Smith Garage, Seaside, Or. Western Motor Car Co Astoria, Or. . Clatskanie Auto Co., Clatskanie, Or. Chevrolet 'Garage, Rainier, Or. Henderson-Smith, Vancouver, Wash. Peterson Brothers, Hillshoro, Or. i , . Taylor Bros Forest, Grove, Or.1 Banks Garage, Banks, Or. S. M- Calkins & Son, Newberg, Or. 0 Lewis & Gray, Dayton, Or. McMinnville Vulcanizing Works, McMinnville, Ivie-Paine & Atwood, Sheridan, Or. I Cloverdale Garage, Cloverdale, Or. Sunset Garage, Tillamook, Or. Nehalem Garage, Nehalem, Or. ' ; Smith's Tire Shop, Oregon City, Or. ' Gresham Garage, Gresham, Or. Perrett Bros., Sandy, Or. , Cascade Garage, Estacada, Or. Guthrie Tire Shop, Sherwood, Or. V ValstorfFs Garage, Hood River, Or. Or. . . : . FILETCHSR Wholesale Distributors JAMES, 410 Burnside, Portland, Or. 1 C3i 011 J EK.A NDE CUH M ICAL.TRAN B 5lIErffri M TWJ ASH Trucks are (equipped with 11 electric lights and starters. ,The electric lights enable them to perform satisfactorily at night as well as by day and the starter saves fuel because the driver can shut off his power when the truck is left standing and start again with no Cffbrt on his part. ! ' 1 : i Morris & Company, The Standard Oil Com ; pany, The Palmolive, Company and The American Steel Foundries are among the I nationally known firms using Nash Trucks. Portland Motor Car Co. BURNSIDE AT TENTH i - 9 ? -..y::, jr- ;:;V:;'J ';;y ' -v.- ... -- . - . 1-Ton Chassis, $2130 2-Ton Chassis, $2830 Nash Quad Chassis, $3600 . . . Prices f, o. b. Pacific Coast Points s. ft s Uke Superfine sSmall Car GOMPARE Templar point by point with the best cars on the market and when you have finished you have the answer "The Super4 fine Small Car. You have probably remarked about its distinctiveness. Have you ridden in it? or driven it? One little ride .will convince you. WRAY MOTOR GAR CO. j Distributors 90 North Broadway. Phone Broadway 3247 We move on June 15th to our new location. Eleventh and Couch. 1 " ) v.