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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1926)
GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926 GREAT LINE OF ACTOS Ford Dealer» Report Gratifying Sale» FROM GREAT FACTORY s. E. Palmquist Gresham Service Portland - Gresham I» Auto Tailor Station Service Well Stages Accommodate A W hippet ro ad ste r w ith a ru m R aker & Son rep o rt sales of Ford 8. E. P alm q u ist, p o pularly called A y ear ago G eorge Lewis and his D. D. S m ith cam e to G resham ble seat is announced by th e O ver c a rs to have been very gratifying land com pany, m akers of th e Sam by his m any friends, ow ns the a little over a year ago from Spo son Ed pu rch ased th e Base Line th ro u g h o u t the past year. They W illys-K night and O verland lines, only auto-top shop in G resham . If kane and p urchased th e filling s ta stage of th e G resham -P octland have sold and delivered 449 ca rs in H essel Im plem ent com pany, local anyone w ere to ask him his favor- tion and equipm ent of W alrad & ro u te from Sam S m ith and since the past eleven m onths as again st dealers. T his com pletes th e new . ite m otto he would probably reply, W right who decided to devote all th a t tim e they have o perated it in 330 for th e y ear of 1925. linfc of W hippet cars, w hich now “ I t’s an ill w ind th a t blow s nobody th e ir atten tio n to the tra n s fe r b u s connection w ith th e ir stag e ru n It has alw ays been the policy of Includes th e coach, or tw o-door se any good." for when an auto needs iness. T he G resham Service s ta ning over the Powell V alley road. th is firm to ren d er the best service dan, coupe, touring, ro ad ster, four- ta ilo rin g he can do it. tion c a rrie s a full line of gas, oils A few m onths ago they In co rp o ra t th a t com petent m echanics and up- door sedan and L audan sedan. W hen Mr. P alm quist sta rte d in and accessories and also has a ed u nder th e nam e of th e P o rtlan d - to -d ate m odern equipm ent can pos In th e O verland six th e line will business 14 y ears ago he m ade a g rease rack at th e rear. T he s e r G resham stages. Two au to stages sibly give. They a re at th e present be increased to include a six ro a d specialty of h a rn e ss m aking and vice dispenses nothing stro n g er are now owned by the com pany, | tim e discarding about $5000 w orth ste r and L audan sedan. rep airin g , b ut as th e autom obile i th an w ater for the rad ia to r, has a th e m achine p u rch ased at th e tim e of equipm ent th a t four y ears ago With the W illys-K night 70 ro ad I began to g rad u ally rep lace th e J liberal q u an tity of cool a ir for of th e tra n sfe r from Mr. Sm ith be was the best of its kind, and are ster, recently announced, and the faithful horse the h arn ess business week-kneed tire s, hut peddling hot ing a b rand new G arford bus w ith j in stallin g th e new K. R. W ilson new 70 convertable coupe w hich is becam e m ore of a liability th a n an a *r ’a not *n Bs line. Mr. Sm ith is a capacity of 30 passengers. These equipm ent recom m ended by the easily changed to a ro ad ster, th e asset and he decided to keep j al)ly assisted in his w ork a t tim es m achines a re well heated and com- i Ford Motor com pany, w hich will W illys-K night 70 line w ill also ab re a st of th e tim es by sh iftin g his | hy his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Sm ith fo rtab le and provide a p opular > give quicker and m ore efficient ser be com plete. of conveyance betw een business to include re p a irs to tile have made m any friends during mode vice and also assu re th e ir custom T he W illys-K night g re a t six is fabric p a rt of an auto. He still th e ir y ea r's sta y in G A 'shani and G resham ami the city. M ore M iles, M ore P ow er, N o K nocks e rs of an absolutely perfect fit and now com plete in all m odels and does h a rn e ss w ork, how ever, but it exp ress them selves as much assem bly of th e u n its overhauled. w ith all m odels com plete for 1927. is now only a sm all p a rt of the pleased w ith th e tow n and its c iti Quinby Garage Has Sold in Gresham only hy T h ey rep o rt th a t it ta k es eight ex zens. “T he dem and for th e se u n business. Choice Location perienced Ford m echanics to take equalled ca rs 'is steadily in c re a s Mr. P alm q u ist ow ns the building j ca re of th e w ork th a t com es into ing." say th e H essel b ro th ers, W ill E. S. Quinby and his son, R. W. on Main St. in w hich he w orks and , Rent ley Keeps Autos th e shop daily. They have a to tal and John, and a g rea t y ear of sales Quinby, com prise th e firm which Going on All Fours has occupied it d u rin g the past 14 of 19 em ployes on th e ir payroll. cam e to G resham in March of th is is anticipated in 1927. y ears w ith th e exception of the | DELL SMITH, Prop. "L ots of business in a sm all year and p urchased th e garag e and They have recen tly installed two y ears im m ediately follow ing space" m ight fit the descrip tio n of autom obile rep airin g equipm ent of I his wonderful motor fuel will give your old equipm ent and secured an expert Ivy Filling Station the big fire of 1915. D. F. B entley’s tire and vulcanizing Botkin it Johnston. T heir locution p ain ter to reflnish used ca rs and Hus more power than it had when it was new. Put Popular Place I shop on Main street. W hile the is Ideal on w est Pow ell stree t, near cu sto m e rs’ c a rs w ith the new in a clean inoto/ it will never make carbon. Lee Dimmick Has ! building is ra th e r sm all, Mr. Bent- Main, and they feel well satisfied P yroxelene finish in colors the E. L. Stafford p urchased the Ivy Popular Gas Station ! ley enjoys a good steady p atro n ag e with G resham and business condi sam e as th e finish on c u rre n t F illing statio n in October of th is Put your car on our covered rack to have your from h'is serv ice in tires, ac cesso r tions frere. T heir line is the usual m odels. year from T R. H ow itt. T he s ta crankcase drained and refilled with the best Lee Dimmick. p ro p rieto r of Lee’s ies, oils and gasoline. A djacent to one of gas, oil and accessories and T ra cto r sales haVe been excep tion is located at the co rn er of east grades of oils, also a complete greasing service. Service statio n located th ree- his building he c a rrie s a good se in addition they have a w ell-equip tio n a lly good, and w ith the addi Powell stre e t and R oberts avenue fo u rth s of a m ile east of G resham I lection of sta n d ard autom obile oils. ped rep a ir shop w here they sp ecial tion of Roy Nelson to the sales and and is adm irably situ ated to catch I carry a good assortment of sizes in the high on th e Mt. Hood Loop highw ay, Mr. B entley began business in ize in the expert rep a irin g of the service force they w ill be enabled both local and tra n sie n t trade. The p urchased th e place about a y ear i G resham five and a h alf y ea rs ago. H udson anil Essex m achines. pressure and Balloon Goodrich Tires. to give b etter service on tra c to rs usual line of gas, oils and ac cesso r ago and has a n eat little business ! th a n ever before. Mr. Nelson has ies is ca rrie d and as soon as the W hat you w ant, when you w ant Don’t lay down the paper till you which is in creasin g in p atro n ag e I it. as you w an t it—W ant Ad. it. had nine y e a rs’ experience selling w eather is favorable Mr. Stafford is have read th e W ant Ads. g radually. The statio n is located and servicing F ordson tra c to rs planning to put in a greasing and on th e form er L ena Crum p roperty » i £ ! S £ S K ä S £ ä S e i S i £ S S ä K i « S g S i g i K ä S g i ! « i S g S K 2 5 g i S K a g S and equipm ent. H is ca r has been cra n k case system . He has re c e n t • /¿ Ä s ." - . and is very convenient for to u rists i finished in tra c to r colors and will ly installed a b attery of M erit lu who visit Mt. Hood or w ish to ] be in the te rrito ry every day next b ricating ta n k s and pum ps. Be m ake th e p opular Mt. Hood loop. y ear. T he R ak ers wra n t every fore sta rtin g in business for him A fea tu re of the Lee Service sta- j tr a c to r ow ner to feel a t liberty to self th e proprieto r was em ployed ca ll on Mr. Nelson at any tim e and as a bookkeeper by th e S tan d ard tion is the ease w ith w hich m a ask for any service th a t he can Oil com pany for n early th ree chines can get in and out ,as th e re ' is am ple room for tu rn in g and also No m a tte r « h a t kind give, reg a rd le ss of w here they p u r years. Buy your accessor- for parking. Mr. Dimmick en- ' '»I a c a r you have or chased th e ir trac to rs. les, tlres and tulies w li a t Its tro u b le C om paratively few auto d riv ers deavors to give a high g rad e of troni iis. S tandard take decent ca re of th e ir c a rs yet q uality and service co n sisten t with ; may be— « e can re m akes, gnnrantoed Ekstrom Truck Hauls p air o r lix It. We the ca r usually gets th e blame reaso n ab le prices. quality and ju st ns Anything, Anywhere when know engines and it fails to respond. lon prieed as cheap we can m ake them P aul E. Stone and O scar H. brauds. G lie us a p u rr like happy k it S tone are p a rtn e rs in the E kstrom tria l o rd er and he tens. T ru c k service, th e nam e w hich has convinced. been retained since the purch ase of th e business by th e Stone b ro th ers tw o y ears ago la st June. If a tra n sfe r m an would succeed in th ese days of keen com petition, he m ust be w illing to adopt the m otto, "T ru ck s A nyw here,” w hich ou will find in our stock of accessories just the present to please that motorist friend of yours. th e m em bers of th is firm have p a s Our stock includes cigar lighters, hand and automatic rain swipes, tire extinguishers, see-back mirrors, te d in the lining of th e ir h ats. T h s spot lights, etc., etc. • com pany has tw o tru c k s w hich are k ep t busy w ith re g u la r tru ck in g and th e handling of fuel. T he m en say th a t business has loosened up d uring th e p ast year an d they a re pleased w ith futu re prospects. T heir office and sheds HAMLIN & BOSS, Props. G a ra g e P h o n e 2391 a re located a t Pow ell and Maple Gresham N ite P h o n e 70G stre e ts, in the F ra n k Staffenson building, form erly ow ned by A lbert E kstrom . Y ou’ll be s u rp rise d a t th e m iles of sm iles Many business firm s in G resham c re a te d by o u r g a s a n d oils. and vicinity patronize th ese “husky h u stle rs.” ETHYL THE NEW GAS GRESHAM SERVICE STATION T ry O ur A u to m o b ile R e p a ir S e rv ic e GAS—OIL—ACCESSORIES G resh a m G a ra g e You get quality, service and price, when you patronize M. C. Webster W ins as Successful Dealer M. C. W ebster rep o rts a very s a t isfactory year in the sales of the H udson and Essex m achines for w hich he is the authorized agent in G resham and vicinity. He is one of th e m ost e n terp risin g autom o bile d ealers in ea stern M ultnomah co unty and has built up a well de veloped p atronage in his te rrito ry . Mr. W ebster cam e to G resham n early two y ears ago. It was th o u g h t hy m any at th e tim e th a t he was a little too venturesom e in placing a new ca r before the peo ple in a locality th a t already seem ed well supplied w ith agen cies. However, his ability has led to acknow ledge success in the u n d ertak ing, and the H udson and Essex cars, w hich had up to th a t tim e been u n rep resen ted here, are now favorites w ith many. Mr. W ebster has q u a rte rs in the Quinby garage in the L atourell building and is ably assisted in salesm anship by A. L. Smiley. He is also th e agent for the King radio, one of the big stan d ard m akes of the day. LEE’S SER V IC E S T A T IO N ON OUR WAY TO 15 MILLION FORDS m ile e a s t of G re sh am on Mt. Hood Loop Treat your car to a Christmas gift of New United States Tires and Tubes. T h e nu m b er of cars delivered since Jan. I , as co m p ared with the year before show s that “business is good with F ord.” Jan. 1, 1925 to Dec. 31, 1925 330 cars Jan. 1, 1926 to Nov. 30, 1926 449 cars We wish our many friends and patrons ^M O VING ' A ¿Merry (¡Christinas anil A ttjappy anil prosperous New TJvar H AULING No job is too la rg e o r too sm all a n d no h a u l too long o r s h o rt, because m o v in g — h a u lin g —e x p re s s in g is o u r business. W e do it p ro m p tly , quickly an d w ith th e u tm o st care. Gresham Garage Hamlin & Hoss The tw o hu stlin g p ro p rie to rs of th e G resham garage. F ra n k H am lin and Fred Hoss, spend a good p art of th ^ ir tim e assistin g h um an ity out of the ditch by m eans of th e ir service cran e w hich is a p art of th e ir tow ing equipm ent. T hey have been in business at th e ir p resent location on east Pow ell stre e t for th e past th re e years, £ and In March of 1925 bought the 40 x 60 building of Mrs. J. S. C arl- | son. The G resham G arage is th e a u thorized service statio n for the Dodge B ro th ers' autom obile and It I also c a rrie s Dodge p arts. In addi tion to the Dodge service all m akes of m achines are repaired. Weld- ing and lathe w ork a re ably taken care of by m eans of m odern m a M chine equipm ent. T he m achine shop is located in the basem ent w hich is reached by m eans of a hydraulic M elevator. | | « F ra g ile , b re a k a b le o r p e rish a b le goods can be e n tru s te d in to o u r e x p e rt h an d s. H ousehold goods a p d m e rc h a n d ise m oved. Lincoln Our rate* are m od reasonable— let u* do the job for you. I THE U N I V E R S A L CAR Long Distance Hauling A Specialty CARS — TRUCKS — TRACTORS LUNDQUIST TRUCK SERVICE G re» hum Raker & Si Auto Freight Terminal, Portland TELEPHONE 1201 P h on e 1301 «!«!< Authorized Sales and Service I y