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TWO REMARKABLE
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"Tills shown Hint tho Maxwell In
not only n Uopttlar car with tlio lov
ers of 'high art' in automobiles, but
In somo racer" as well," snlil J, 0.
Power, nt tlio l'rtwnll Audi mlnnniiW
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i., n. a H.I.I.L'. .i.. I-... iwiMopni agents lor t nose cnrs in .mou-i
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STOCK OVERLAND
CAR VS. RACER
jiOU'inlle nuio race nt Venice, Cal., ,foru
both Harney Oltlflohl, who won first
in 4:24:00 2m), without a stop, and
Hllllo Carlson, who won second In
4:24243 Jl-fi, without a stop, ilrovo
Maxwoll cnrs.
Olilsflcld who won second In tlio
Thnnksglvlng 300 mllo rnco nt Cor
ona, without a stop, drove n Mnxwoll
making an averago of 8G 1-4 miles
per hour.
llllllo Cnrlson also drovo n Mnx
woll In tho SOS mllo Panama-Pacific
exposition road rnco Jnnunry 0 nuk
ing nn average of 05 3-10 miles with
out n stop.
I "One of tho most Interesting foa-
"I nlfin ilPAlrn In rnll ntlentlnn in
tho fnct thnt in tho St. Patrick's day'lim;s ot tho ,ccel,t Vnndorblll cup
Grand Prix rnco nnd In tho Coron.
rond rnco tho Mnxwoll driven by Har
ney Oldflold was equipped with Flro
stono tires nnd that ho hnd no tiro
troubles nt nil. We do not know
whether CnrlsOn's Maxwell was anulm
pud with Flrcstono'or not," said Mr,,nuto ,nnn
Power. "Records like theso three. ' "Tll Overland company has ncv
300 miles ench. without a stop cor- or wfrcd Into tho racing Kamo.
tnlnly proves tho ondurnnco of both T1,e-V hav ml rrUl tholr "tfml
nnd 11 rami Prix races was tho man
ner In which a stock Ovorlnud, model
SI, plugged nlong with the hlRhor
priced, specially prepnVed racing
machines mnnncd by piofetislonnl
races," said Mr. tlntcs, the Medford
Maxwell cars and Firestone tires, n
combination that wc arc very proud
to represent."
THE BRISCOE CAR
Price f. o. b. Medford $885
An Amcricnii-built car on French lines. All parts
of this car are carried in stock at Portland, Ore.
Electric started and lighted; honeycombed radiator
with single light in center; engine, dynamo and
brakes are all securely enclosed, thereby making
them perfectly dust and dirt proof. Either right or
left-hand drive; wood or steel wheels. Only car made
in United States under $2000 containing all bronze
bearings. Sec this car on display at the Valley
Oarage.
A. W. Walker
AGENT t. .
build a serviceable family car, pro
vldtng the maximum of style and
comfort. Tho car entered In tho
Vauderbllt cup and (3 rand Prix races
was a stock Overland driven by an
amateur driver, who had never en
gaged in tho racing game. No extra
preparations of any kind were made.
The ear was not fitted with a high
power motor, such as all racing ears
are, but went on to tho course fitted
just as every Overland car Is fitted.
In both races the Overland, while not
finishing first, gavo the most con
sistent peiformancc of auy car on tho
course."
It Is the possibility of a consistent
running car winning ngatnst great
speed that causes the smaller cars In
automobile tests to bo watched. Tho
San Francisco Examiner in speaking
of tho Vanderbllt cup race describes
tho performanco of tho Oerland, ao
follews:
"The little Overland was much In
the limelight again. Not more than
ten days ngo. Just beforo tho first big
race its chances weren't oven con- ,,
sldered In a serious voln by men who J
follow racing events. Traditions rt-
colved a severe setback when this llt-J X
tie car not only finished the race, but t J
accomplished tho feat of boating out
many of the higher powered cars
manned by drivers of considerable ex
perience, in tho Vanderbllt rnco tho
Overland duplicated its first showing
in even more pronounced fashion and
won for Itself merited entries. Tho
car Is of small horse power and was
not presumed capable of a creditable
I'l'riui muuii'. jv tan iiftv u biuivu y
jack rabbit, and kept running. It .
didn't have time to stop for water,
gasoline or any of tho other necessi
ties attached to tho operation, and
through the entire raco responded to
tho driver's every wish. At tho fin
ish of the contest the motor was run
ning as smoothly as when It started
had consumed only one pint of water
and looked none tho worse for the
long hard grind."
lug, starting bis rnr on high gear and
carrying as observers tltu men, who
In tho evening, paid tho Miger
Tho ear was first driven to lllvor
sldo. encountering deep mud on a
rough road over which tlio car wii
throttled down to ten mtlcj an hour,
A short stop wait undo at Uivonildo
and tho car went on to Kodlnnds,
San Uernnrdtno and Anowliund,
whero lunch was had. From Anow-
head to Stoddard's camp tho road was
poor because of recent rains. U) 3
In tho afternoou tho party was back
In I .os Angeles, with tho speedometer
reading UK! miles.
Just to show you what tlio ear
will do, Hollow took the Laurel enn
yon route to tho state highway. So
far as road conditions aro concerned,
this was tho most difficult part of
tho trip. Tho canyon route is gener
ally avoided by automobiles, becauso
of Its bad grades and sharp turns.
Tho Cadillac, however, went tho
route with ease.
When tho party again returned to
U)s Angeles another and longer road,
the distance cohered was well over
250 miles. Tho gears had not been
out of high speed all day long, In
spite of hills and sand and mud, and
the ono-tlmd doubters ncKnowiongou
their error of Judgment as gracefully
as they could and paid the wager.
A WORLD'S PORO
for mmm
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load of tho shipment. Tills Is tho
'second tralulond shipment of Hulrltn
I for tho coast thin year. Nineteen
trnlnloatlH of llulckn wore lorontly
shipped to different parts of tho coun
try In at days."
Tlio local dealers predict Hint tho
year 1 1)1 il will excoll nil othors In tho
tmlo of automolilloH In Motlfnnl and
tlu Hoaun river valley
Tho llulck ractory at l-'llnt, Midi ,
becauso of on creased business In the
years past woro forced to Incroaso tho
capacity of lliolr nia'nufacturliig plant
this year which consequently allowed
tlitjm to Increiiuo their output, The
inauufncturern of this car stato that
their Increased manufnrtiiiliiK facili
ties liuvo given them tin Increase of !
at least 33 per cent on their product i
of ID 15 ciH-n, unit that cOuscquuntty
they have been able to uinNo a reduc
tion in the price of their new models,
Th'e Improvuntenta for tho now mod
els are In the way of refinement,
beauty of line, convenience of con
trol, Increased power and added
comfort for both passenger and driv
er. One of their strong features Is
the valvc-ln-head motor., .devel
oping more power for Its slxo than
any other stylo of motor made.
.Fred Powell, one of the proprietors
of the Powell Auto company, of this
city, tho local llulck agents, sas:
"The train load shipment of lot
doublo-dcck cars that was shipped
from tho factory February 20 for Pa
cific const distribution Is tho largest
anil most valuable shipment of auto-,
I mobiles ever made In the world's his.
With Medford trsdr. m ;witonl nisrt Itory and that they received ono cor'
Mnrshfleld black sand tests )3.P0
a ton In gold nnd 32 cents platinum.
EVENTUALLY
WHY NOT NOW?
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hiring your work lo a firm Hint you
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Icuo wwill do you fli'sl-Hnss work and
'giniraiiti'o satisfaction, tlmite.lho
VALLEY AUTO CO,
Ask Any Auto Owners Who, Have Been
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F. O. B. MEDFORD
Now on Exhibition at
Crater Lake
Motor Car Co.
Look It Over
$885
F. 0. B. MEDFORD
A CADILLAC 250
Over all sorts of roads with a Cad
illac Eight, uphill and down, through
sand and mud, for 250 miles on high
gear without a single gear change,
oven In starting Is tho record set
by Jack Uellew, of Los Angeles, Cal.
This feut was tne outcome of a
wager between Mr. Bcllcw and some
friends, (following bis recital of somo
of tho things bis now Cadillac Klght
had dono on high gear.) Bellow loft
Los Angeles at 7 o'clock In tho morn-
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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
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I'NIT POWKU PLANT Aluminum C'ono
Clutch Leather-faced.
MOTOIt Four-cylinder, cast en bloc with
removable head. Z Inch bore by I Vj
Inch stroke, nO-Sfi II. P. Water Cooled.
Centrifugal Pump.
IlADIATOlt Tubular Type.
Lt'IlItlCATiON Splash and forco feed.
IIIOM-TKNSION .MAONKTO Wutcrproof.
Elsemann.
OASOL1NB SYSTEM Pressuro feed. 1C
gallon tank hung on rear.
INSTRUMENT UOAIID Carries full
equipment of oil pressure guuge, gaso
line pressure gunge and pump, battery
gunge, ' switches nnd speedometer.
Speedometer driven from transmission.
IHtlVi: Left side; center control,
STAItTKIt (1KNKUATOK Single unit, U'
volt 10-amp. Willard Mattery.
TUANS.MISSION Selective sliding gear
typo-three speeds forward and re-heat-treated.
Chronic-Vanadium steel
gears, heat-treated,
ItnAU AXLE Full-floating. lleuiovablo
cover plain to give access to differen
tial. S. It. O. HALL UEAItlNCS in clutch and
transmlsklon.
STHEItlNO OEAIt Irreversible, of worm,
nut and sector tjpo fitted with ItMuch
wheel,
SPIllNOtl All Chromc-Vaundlum steel,
self lubricating.
FENDKHS Exceptionally hnuilsnmo oval
design.
ItL'NNINH IIOAItDS AND FOOT IIOAKDH
Wood. Ilucolum covered and nliiml
niim bound.
WHEELS Hickory, domountablo rims, 32
by 3 M Inches
TIKES Straight side type Non-skid rear.
HODY Ileal five-passenger, comfortably
upliolntered In genuine leather with
deep springs mid natural hnlr.
WIIHIJLIIASE 110 Inahes.
WIXDSIIICI.n Kiiiii vision, cluar vision
and ventilating.
TOP Ono-miiti typo. Mohair cover with
Jiffy curtains and boot.
LK1IITS Electric; two head lights with
dimmer, tall lamp and dash light.
ICQl'l I'M KNT-
Electrl Horn Kobe Kail
License rackets Foot Itall Tools.
Drmoiiutnblo rim mounted on rear.
WKIfSHT Approximately 2200 ppnnils.
PKICi:--$7St f. o. b. Detroit.
JSSS.OO Mmlford, Oregon,
BERNARD (& HALL
Demonstration by Appointment ( Medford, Oregon
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Car Co.
MEDFORD
$2,200.00
F. O. B. Medford
The Cadillac
Has always been regarded as a class by itself. Today,
with its eight cylinder engine, it is in a world allits own.
It neither rides nor drives like any other car.
Goodyear
Tires
For Service and Economy.
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16 SOUTH FIR STREET
Republic
Tires
High Class and Durability
Gasoline, Oils, Greases, Spark Plugs
Modern, efficient, machine shop equipment. Expert mechanics,
OFFICIAL BUSH MAGNETO REP AIR AND SUPPLY STATION
HUPMOBILE
The Car of tho American Family
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F. O. B. Medford
Ask any or all persons who drivo a Hupmobile tho per
son who pays tho bills, and you will find an enthusiast.
That is the best argument we can offer for tho Hup.
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