Medford mail tribune., March 05, 1917, Page 15, Image 15

MEDFOUD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORKCJOX, MONDAY. MAltC'lf r. 1017
Marvelous Growth of the Gates Automobile Co.
Wlihln a few tfuys Incornorntlon. "Pan" Cnfps says, "we used to have
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DOBIE TO COACH
DETROIT TEAM !
SEAtVi.E.'' Wash., March 3.--011-mour
Dobie, former footbull coach nt
iho University of Washington will
coach football at the University of-Dey
trolt at Detroit, Mich., next season, he
announced hero today. His salary as
coach will' be $3,001) a year, and he
will be Riven an ontion to teach at
$1,000 additional. Oobie's salary as
coach at the University of Washington
was $3,100 a year.
Ohio Wheat nt 2
TOLEDO, Ohio, Jlar. 3. For the
first time Bince the Civil war cash
wheat sold here today at two dollars
a bushel.
GREATEST RECORD
OF HUDSON
Slnco Its Introduction last year the
H ml sun "super-six" has won practically
every stock car recoiil in the country.
Perhaps the greatest of these is Its
round trip across the continent, nmtle
ill 10 tluya 21 bourn. A seven-passen-Ker
touring car which, with baggage
and passengers, weighed 8,000 pounds,
waa driven from San Francisco to
Xew York City hi 5 days, 3 hours, Itl
minutes. It beat the best previous
record by. Hi hourH, 59 minutes. It beat
the best time held to within a month
cf the time the Hudson made its run
by 2 1-3 days. At the end of the trip
the Hudson was going so well that it
was decided to turn her ubout and try
f for a record noing back. The return
trip was made tu 0 days, 21 hours, or a
t total for the entire round trip of 10
I days, 21 horns. Heavy rains were en
countered In the Sierra Nevada moun
! taisu on ihe way hack, which delayed
I the time fifteen hours.
A 1'OIXTKK
kThe state road tax Is one-quarter
of u mill. The automobile license tax,
fur the ordinary car, formerly rang
ing from $3 to $10. according to horse
power is now doubled. The new taxes
will therefore run from $6 to $20 per
annum.
The slate mad plan utilizes these
fixed sources of revenue quarter of a
mill and automobile license to euro
for the $0,000,000 bond issue and also
the bonds authorized under the lieim
Harrett law. They will be adequate to
pay the annual Interest and mainte
nance and to create a sinking fund so
as to pay off the principal of both
issues In twenty years, without a dol
lar additional burden ujxm the lax
payer.
The sole question as to the bonds, to
be decided by the voter, Is as to wheth
er through the bonds he desires to
provide Immediate funds to build cer
tain needed highways now, or at the
earliest practicable time; or whether
it shall bo done by the slower process
I of sectional and county construction,
lusting through many years.
So far as the bonds are concerned.
not a dollar in' additional taxes is in
volved or contemplated, the quarter
in 1 11 tax and the automobile license lax
must be paid, whether the bonds carry
or not. Oregonian.
The IilllliiKH Auto and Carriage
Works makes a specialty of building
auto bodies, being splendidly equipped
for that class of work and guarantees
satisfaction.
Whhln a few days incornorntlon
papers of the C. E. Gates Anto coin
uaiiy will be filed with the secretary
T of state. The growth of this Insiliu
Y4tion is nothing short of marvelous.
J Five years ago, tho 3rd of February,
I 1913 "Pop" Gates, the founder of the
business, came to Medford with a car
load of automobiles, locating on South
Riverside. (The business soon out
grew the place and on September 1,
1913, it was moved into the Sparta
building.
A line of auto supplies has been
gradually added to meet the Increasing
demands. The room accomodated the
business very nicely until June, 191-1,
when the addition of a garage on
Itivei-slde avenue was necessary.
In the fall of 1915 when Mr. Gates
realized that the business was getting
j tqo big for one person to give every de
partment the necessary personal su
pervision, which had contributed so
largely to its success, and he induced
ia brother, W. A. .Gates, to become as
sociated with him, taking charge of
the supply end of the business. In
'bringing him to Medford, be had a
jjtwjfc fold purpose in view, one to re
iuo him of part of the load of con
ducting the business and tho other to
Itcombat the mail order evil, which was
jbeginntng to be felt. Realizing that
fthc best way to whip a man is to fight
hiim at his own game, he selected his
-brother, who had spent 11 years with
jthe world's second largest mail order
house.
"Pop" Gales says, "we used to have
some fears of the mail order houses
hurting our business, but we have
tnken good care of that. We can safely
say that there is less money going to
mail order houses from Medford for
automobile supplies than from any
town of its size on the coast. There is
only one solution to the mail order
problem and that Is: Give the cus
omer Just as much for the money as ho
can get from the mall order house und
at the same time give the very best
personal service. We have a number of
mail order catalogues in our store and
if a customer becomes skeptical, we
bring them out, put the goods on the
counter and convince him in a Jiffy
that he should buy at home."
Further growth of the business ne
cessitated building an addition to the
garage for a repair shop and a new
departure from all established methods
was made. This applies to Ford own
ers only. When the owner of a Ford
brings his car to the shop for work
he is told in advance exactly what the
job will cost. That it is appreciated by
car owners Is clearly shown by the
fact that Bix mechanics have been
steadily employed throughout the dull
winter months.
On March 1st ail the remaining floor
space on the ground floor of the Sparta
building was added and within the next
thirty days a complete and up-to-date
storage battery station will be put in
operation in the room on Riverside,
vacated by the motorcycle shop.
"Wo still have a big job ahead of
us," said Mr. Gates, "and that is the
reason wo are incorporating. We be
lieve that with George, Hill, and my
self interested, the business will re
ceive closer personal attention than
could otherwise be given it. 1)111 will!
handle the supplies, while I will handle i
the car business In the city and George '
will handle it outside. It is our aim to;
give Jackson County nutolsis as com
plete an institution an can bo found
on the Pacific Coast."
BIG ED WALSH TO
BE A MANAGER
CHICAGO March 3 "Dig Ed' Walsh,
veteran pitcher of the Chicago Ameri
cans, will not be taken on tho spring
training trip, Charles A-1 Comlsky,
owner of the club, aunoulfted tonight.
Walsh, he said, has been given per
mission to arrange a deal for the pur
chase of or managership of a minor
league club. Urban Faber, pitcher,
signed a contract tonight, the last of
tho regular members of tho club to
come to terms. The players will leave
tomorrow for Mineral Wells, Texas.
WITH MEDFORD TRASS
TS MEDFORD MADE
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edford Auto Co
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