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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1922)
Tim go:; cil;day journal, rc:TLAiD, sui;day 1C2: CHEVROLET TRAi;i LOAD SHPMHir S 0 ' YARDS Cross-Country Run Made.; in ' Good Time From Flinty Mjch.j .300 Cars Arrive. ' Two weeks to the day after leaving ' . the big, factory at Flint, Mich-, the big "60 car tralnload of Cberroleta con signed to th Field Motor Car com pany . arrived In the Portland freight '.yards. ... '. Tbia Shipment ia the first - tralnload ? consignment ever made to any single " automotive dealer in the Northwest. -?x Lata Monday afternoon the hue train carae puffing tnto tha Portland yards. Tuesday morning'" both Leroy an4 Arthur Fields were in the freight yards auperin tending the unloading of ' th ears. .,., There were 100 of the superior model . j Chevrolet cars tn the tralnload. The : automoblUa were packed six in a ear for the cross country trip, three on jthe deck of the ter and three sus- ponded above by stands and lashings, S ' SHIFPED nr; TWO TUBS ; i ; ' In unloading, the ear of the lower tier are rolled out first and then the -upper tier lowered to th deck of the freight car. When the automobile comas out It is a queer looking affair. Accustomed as .people are nowaday , to seeing an automobile .with a top and ' windshield lnv place, the machine as It rolls out appeals to be but half com ' pleted. " It has th appearance of a , cross between a seagolng boat and a plucked duck, if such, can be conceived. . Tn freight cars were being unloaded at the rate of four. day. That means that 24 Chevrolet are driven to the j east aid warehouse' of "the Fields Motor Car company every day. Here they are, stored for distribution In the territory covered by th firm. .The shipment consisted of phaetons :' only, FREIGHT COST 317.SII ' .The retail value of the tralnload of - cars is approximately $200,000, aocord . ing to Leroy Fields. The firm has the privilege of paying a ' freight bill amounting to I2T.O00. At first 'the company tried to get ears from the Oakland factory of the Chevrolet company. Inability of that 'plant to. supply such .' number and at , the same time take ears of the demand f or i, Chevrolets in California made it impossible. ' ' Attention was then turned to the Flint plant .and the negotiations . for the shipment soon completed. Arrival of the train establishes a record for the Northwest and .Oregon. It is the f:rst shipment of motor cars of such magnitude to arrive for distribution in the Beaver v state,' It is also the first olid tralnload shipment to coma to the Northwest territory. "The demand . for th new model - Chevrolet was so great here that we - were forced to get th ears, Fields aid. "This tralnload Is indeed a ree- ird breaker but there is no trouble In retting, them sold. -. I. Q U 'A L I T T GOES C L EAR THROOO B i ' assssBi SSi I' . . On play!Now!The New i : ; , Advanced Dort Oiling System i . I 111 . i Dort .A FRED. W.;VOGLER, President , 4 . 18th -and Aider Streets "..'' Portland: OrPrfnV A GANG NG' Presidential Turkey Goes From Chicago to White House in a Big Hurry. - Washington. T CV Dec . To meet an emergency i situation and - carry President and Mrs. Harding' .Thanks giving dinner mora than 800 miles to th White House in ...Washington, a QMC truck left Chicago after midnight November 23. arriving, in the capital Tuesday. ; . . Annually the Harding Girls club of Morris A Co., Chicago packers, sends the presidential family their Thanks giving dinner and due to the time taken in securing an -Illinois bronze turkey, weighing 41 pounds, it was found that the gift could not be delivered by ex press In time for the dinner Thursday. The packing company, asked the Gen eral Motors Truck, company - if they could deliver th turkey with a truck which wae to be driven -overland to the Washington branch of the packers. - The company placed expert drivers at their service and by Monday "Su preme III for that is the turkey's name was on his way to the White House. The trues: made a non-stop run to th capital, using th National Old Trail road through. Indianapolis, Columbus,' Wheeling and over the Al- HARD S CHOW TKe Wfyfirlfrrfntlv rT-' I r Sfrirtnrri' rm!t veloped orSiziiZ trstsxxx of ooeratiori - . T the new Dort Six motor. Moringof beartog surfaces? wbidi operates trader a . no clicking chattering pressure ranging :fromv valves; a more even tenv xero to forty pounds, : V peratore throaghout the tvesassrjrance that every . 'variotxs parts; overheat beating rides onanhn of ; ing prevented by over oil at aU times, Even ; coining all f ri c tion; , rocker arms are supplied much long-life fbrevery with oil under pressure, vital part of the motor. Sec the special display of this oiling system at our KoTootiu Q0 O $1495 YcnfrCrfiadjtr Oars, SS6S to $13703 at Norttwest Auto Cmpaiiy; ' - ' - - Distributors . OF "CHEVS" ARRR'E; HERE - V- Above A Jew of the 50 cars of company, as tbey arrived In th ' Below- Iroy and Artlmr Fields M leghany mountains into PennsyiVfinla and Maryland, covering, slightly more' than S00 miles In what will undoubtedly bo record: time over some of the worst mountains In th eastern part of the country. ' ' -s- v '. . . Due to th varying altitude to which Mr. Turk ' was subjected, great -care was taken to see that he was warm and comfortable. A motor coat was made especially for him to wear on the trip and he traveled in an extra large cage, suspended by and set on springs, to prevent too much shake-up on the trip. On arrival in Washington th truck proceeded directly to the White House and "Supram III" was given ever to the "care of th chef, and the truck turned over to the packers branch of fice there for. use in that faction of tne country. . alwava: no ii I N 1 1 a FBnt Inc. Chevrolet for Uie Fields Motor Car freight yards from Flint, Mich. superintend the unloading-. TREK MADE OVER BUSH LAND WASTE Dort Cars Prove Stamina on GriWing Run Through Australia, Tnree J-ori stocx tourine cars. quipped with, special bodies, have tra- veraea under their own power the roadless wastes of the Australian eon tinent, crossing unbridged streams, ploughing through deep desert sands, slashing through grass six feet high, and rolling back into the . streets of Adelaide with a mileage of 654 miles in Just 7 days, says Fred W, Volger. neaa oi tn mortnwest Auto Company. This i- marvelous expedition, y made Because, Australian government offi cials wanted first hand Information re gardlng proposed routes for a trans continental railroad, was the 1922 sen. satlon of Australian motordom," he said. . .- "Thomas McCallum. ' member of the legislative council of Southern Austra lia, Captain S. S. Whyte, prominent ornithologist, W. Crowder of the Aus tralian land -Office, Murray Aunger, ex pert pilot. Donald McCallum and Cyril Aunger made the trip. Camel trains went on ahead of the expedition with large 'quantities of gasoline, oil and supplies. Atwater Kent Scientific Ignition for tfie FORE ; A System giving you aV the -same perfectly synchronized ignition and smooth acceleration of higher priced cars, t , Easily installed on old or new model Fords with out removing radiator;" Type LA combines auto- , . matic spark advance with hand advance. . ' The starting battery supplies ' current for newer model Foeds the magneto on oUer models, - . - . . -1 11 Sunset Electric ' Company; 3riant aa GUm 8ts. TP, P f. IF! Gil SINCE 1917 Increase in Registration in Four : Years . Amounts 263 1 Per Cent "VriVl ' Tns magnitude of th motor truck In dustry Is Uttl understood by the aver age person, due principally-to th large number of automobiles now found on tn 'highways.; i . " Thls is th opinion ctKU pulcaer? vie president and general manager oi the' Federal Mdtor Truck company of Detroit, who cites amasing figures as to the growth of this Industry to prove his assertion. . r -"Since 1913 and os through the pres ent year the motor - truck Industry shows a growth, of 1540 per cent, as compared with, a total of 71S per cent for th automobile Industry, Pulcher says.. , - ,,srJi;y',s srow GErrnro stbtdb . Th truck Industry Is Just beginning to hit its stride, and ia the next decaae surprising things t. ma i expected. FiKure lust mad available ehow that in 1911 there were 64.000 motor trucks registered in this country ; m in aiere were SS.000 ; In 1916, 140.000; In m, 198.000 ; in 191T. 289,000 : in 1911 . 432.000 : in 1919. 749,000 1 in 1920. 975.0O0, and in 1921. 1.050.000. . -These figures show that it was not until lata in 1917 and during the start of 1913 that th motor truck became a vital factor ia the business Ufa of lbs country,1 - t r - Passenger ear .registration, Pulcher points out. Increased from 1917 to 1921. a total of 93 per cent, whil during the same year truck registration grew from a small total to an Increase of tit per cent, aa compared with the automo btlea. i . - - These figures show, Mr. Pulcher says, "that during the last four years th number of trucks in dally use throughout the country has increased nearly three times as fast aa In the case of passenger cars, in -spit of the fact that during 13 months "xf this period Ah e worst business depression of the decade was encountered." USB WATEK FIB8T If you have a rectifier and recharge your own batteries, it is well to put the water in before charging. 'The power accumulation Is better. ' cBusiisisiiisuejl 8S DUSTRY IIIUUII SHOWSAMAR ED Should CSlosed Gars Be; ii 55 BSf S1.M 55 53 58 SS s: have. ft Ninth IndiaiiVZouth Is : Head of Bank and MqtQr. Sales Firm Tulsa, Oklav Deo. X.-The youngest automobile dealer and 'bank official in th United States Is thought to be A. H. Ward, .17-year-old president of the tJuesenberg "Oklahoma. Motors company, Tulsa, and vice president of the Producers State bank of .Wilson, Okla. - - Despite his youth. Ward la regard ed as one of th best business men of the State, his wealth beta esti mated in excess of 91.000,000. ;Ke is married and baa a family. . .. - Ward's ancestry . is pur American Indian, a fact concerning, which he harbors the customary pride of -his race. - - " :As distributor of I Duesenberg cars throughout the Stat of Oklahoma. Ward ia meeting - pronounced success, bia sates rivaling, that of th largest centers. r WiUys-Knight Is- AKecord Breaker . . - . Los Angeles, CaX, Iea 2. Leading all other cars of any one model in its price class, the Willys-Knight estab lished a new record for distribution in the city of Los Angeles for th month of October, according to sales records reported in Motor-Fax, dally publi cation Issued . here exclusively ' for the automotive trade. 6eventy-even WUlys-Knigbt oars are registered . as sold, according to the records for the first 23 days of October, making aa av erages daily, distribution of more than three cars. - - " Cranberry Story . Very Interesting Cranberry culture of th Northwest Is one of the Interesting stories printed la the November Issue of the Standard Oil Bulletin. The story tells how .wast lands have been converted Into cran berry bogs and made to produce reve nue. The article Is . well illustrated with pictures taken in both Oregon and Washington bogs.; Oil Production in' Week SHows Gain New York,' Doc. 2-Domestifl cruds ' -II uu.Jn.IU I H TTnf Jt C--- -M j e raged 1,845,300 barreU daily during -mmm:--' "y "i-.-if.:- sssaSn' iHaB..;. a,Mim siaiSifcMag t,mm mJ.-A 'V' Ciletely Equipped? That question sounds rather silly, "doesn't it? Well, it is silly.v One might as well ask whether a man should be completely dressed. Or a home s completely furnished. Or soup com pletely hot For one thing is certain : Closed motor cars are popular . and growing more popular because of their comforts, con- ; veniences and luxuries. , Unless a closed car possesses these comforts and conveni ence's it is merely a compromise an open car chassis with a utility body and a price tagv ; 1 . . 4 Under the Jewett, we have taken great care to place a chassis that is as strong and efficient as our fourteen years' experi ence can make it. , - - , v 7 - There is, we believe, no better no sounder mechanical foundation in America. Sixes, you know, do beat "foursV And when we approached the closed models, we made them complete closed cars :not compromises.. : . We not only guarded against rattles, squeaks and body trou bles, but included all the equipment that a closed car should - . ' l ' We'buill for permanence and guarded against the excessive depreciation of makeshift construction. ' ; That's k why the 'Jewett Sedan; and .Coupe .are ' genuinely comfortable. ' . ' . , That's why Jewett owners are proud of their cars, no matter where they may park or who ay ride in them. And that, incidently, is why they are worth every penny of their very moderate priced ; . " " v J " ' Sedan $I465rCoupe $1445, f: orbs factory, tax extra - and Burnsida Sts f the Veek-ended Kovember 13, aa in crease of 4909 barrels over th previous week, ' Oil - Imports averaged 272,411 barrels daily against 305,163 during the week ended November 11. New Race Body Is ; No tf Approved bys Western Eace Men Washington, I. tX. Deo. 2. AttempU to organise a new racing body, to take over control of automobile racing from the supervision of th American Auto mobile association, are meeting with no encouragement - on the Pacific coast, according to advices reaching A. A. A headquarters ; from , Western newspa- P jf t f . i ' Plana for. a new organisation were recently v presented at a meeting of weatern'managers by Richard Kenner dell, former chairman of the A A. A. contest board and now allied with an other organisation. A typjeal expres sion on this Question comes from H.'ZS. Patterson. , manager . of the Fresno speedway. ' "I ban see no Justification for a change, declared Patterson. U the control of the A. A. A., through Its contest board, the auto racing game Is on of th cleanest sport in th United States. It has not been commercial ised and it has never been accused of any of th unsportsmanlike episodes that creep Into almost every endeavor of speed rakUL!V.'1;:.,s:ifT; - j'-' The expression from the West aad th proposed application from the East are taken by A. A A. officials as Just another evidence that the work of the A. A. A. in keeping the racing game clean for the past 20 years Is meeting with th hearty approval and support of speedway managers and manufact urers in all parts of the United Statea Scobit Succeeds Earl as Head of Motor Car Firm . .'aejessi'as-. . At a meeting November 31 of the board of directors of Earl Motors, Inc., the resignation of Clarence A. arl as president of the company was ac cepted. George C, Scoble was elected as his successor, ; so A. C. , Stevens, local distributor, announces. cobie has been identified with the company as vlee president and treas urer and has successfully conducted the financial operations of the com panyv Reports received Indicated ' a satisfactory condition, and a success ful year in" 1923 ia anticipated. .: 1 A ' 1 i Phone Broadway, Paris; Wants;: Motor Car: Drivers y Given Health Examination " IBy rairtml Seniee.) Paris, Deo, k 2. Medical examination of thauffeurs and all automobile driv ers before Issuing them a license is . proposed by the Academy of Medicine,' following a rspori of Dr. W. Flesslnger. Whose' action was Inspired by. having been himself run over and injured a few' weeks ago by aPariaian taxicab - "Many, persons are driving automo biles la France today who are so physi cally unfit for th strain of driving that they are an actual and definite menace to the lives of pedestrians and other automobllista," asserted Flessla, ger. The tests proposed by the academy include those for heart and. nervoua re action. The - latter Is especially Im portant, says Fleas! n ger, who demands -that alt drivers show a reaction of H of a second before being given certifi cates entitling them to drive. ' ': . Authorities here calculate that if the law ia passed nearly 40 per cent of persona holding .licenses . would have them cancelled. . r-r" . BUV YOUR FROM MOTOR CAR CO. BETTER VALUES A LARGE ASSORTMENT TWO VOCATIONS? 28-30 KQ3TH EHOADVAY 2 1 ST AND WASHIaOTO'l STS, MM it ft" a, S" a, S-t IfM .j M Ml s 1 fa 1 1 CA'il COVEY U n 1 1 (1 . f i i t M U 4 4 f I .i! r 775 1 - . 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