The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 14, 1913, Page 3

T = wm cr |THE BOYS | TO PURCHASE the motor cars— VAN BRUNT Motor Car Co. 1722-4 Broadway PATHFINDER & ng “The boys buy tutes, gicerr Sabet i iti . the men pay for them,” is tho state TRACTIC Distributors for Washington and British Columbia. | ‘D* ¥'°2, \) {or ‘hems in the wwe. pres wide nt nd general manager of the ‘artercar Co. No one but an experienced MOTOR CAR CO, || motor car satenman can any ) * Titdea of the great influence of the Phone Elliott boy in the ily when the ques rf 3093 tion of buying a m ear comes Oo Xp, Mr. Rad r 307-309 East Pike St N. J. Morehouse, District Distributor. | tis gclesman ean sell the is golng to have a very hard tim ¢ in » ng the father Of course, STUTZ MOTOR CAR co. this is not an infallible rule, but ye . it is true in nine cases out of ten. oe ra oe The boy {s naturally Inte 4 in Northwest Distributors. motor cara, because his syes are , Phene East @2t open to every new kind of pleasure, and nothing else offers such enjoy THE CAR THAT MADE GOOD IN A DAY. ae Panne O00. lee See ST catalo * and reads them from F to cover, He knows just how different cars are ma and Thre ' Arthur Bunker Motor |) consequently when the heau of the —— — a house {s ready to make the pur p Car Company chase he looks to the boy because | BUICK HAS » he is going to get a “THE CAR WITH A CONSCIENCE” ' Eltiott 1063. 1708-10 Broadway. East 313 of his buying know! Just the other day one of our NEW TRUCK salesmen went out to call on a Motor Car Co 907 E. Pike Phone East prospect, and when he got there he found the representatives of two other cars ot the ground. There was nothing to do but walt his turn. Finally the young son came home jfrom school, and the Cartercar salesman immediately got him into} ON DISPLAY The Bulek Automobile Co, of Home ot the famous APPERSON *: the car and drove out to a wide s e, unloaded thelr first Buick | |boulevard where the young fellow | delivery wagon last week. This was taught how to drive, When returned the boy was still at| Particular delivery wagon is the one that the Buick company have | spent two years in designing and/ testing A feature of construction is the mounting of the engine ani trans mission on a subframe, making possible the removal of both sep arately, or as a unit, by the draw jing of four bolts, The motor is | eampant engineering expertne: Kee manufacturing skill can ma) it t ithe wheel, and as he drove up he |shouted to his father, ‘buy the Car. tercar for me, dad, ause I can |drive {t already.’ This chap was | only 9 years oldy his +equest was enough to cause the father to buy a Cartercar, even before he |had given {t @ trial himself.” MITCHELL CAR .s MILLER AUTO CO. M. A. MILLER, Manager. the crank case are in one unit | the motor walls are 20 inches in depth, securing such absolute rigid-| | ity that repeated severe tests have |fatled to spring crank case or bear lings. The speed is automatically governed as required, dependent jonly upon road conditions and the HUGE SUCCESS | AS BEAR KILLER -2.2cuintaert For resourcefulness in paints the rear axle, through @ heavy alloy his automobile to a game Killing | steel construction. enterprise, first prize undoubtedly | belongs to Judge W. A. Masters, of| Chisholm, who recently, when con fronted with the dilemma of a big black bear in the roadway, utilized his Mitchell 5-4 model car as a ram to bring down the bear, wounding him so severely that it a com- | paratively easy matter subse- quently for Mra. Ed. Davis, wife of a neighboring homesteader, to fol- low the animal into the brush and bring him down with a well-directed rifle bullet sent crashing into the bear's left eye But for the animal making a quick jump just as the car came }down upon him, Bruin might have OLYMPIC | Motor Car Co. CHALMERS DANSIE, Manager. $500 “Special” METZ “22” $550 Fully equipped, f. 0. b. Seattle. Most economical car on earth to operate, METZ CAR DISTRIBUTORS, 706 East Pike St. Phone East 455. Motor Trucks W. HH. Barnes & Son Mets: Tec, Guaranteed Continuous Service. Covers Every Truck Sold, Phone Main 6504. DISTRIBUTERS 1401 Broadway. Garage and Salesroom 610 Seneca St. CARTERCAR Imperial | Five ditterent models, priced from 91,286 been knocked under the motor, As it was, the machine struck him WASHINGTON CAR- squarely in the side, both wheels TERCAR CO. 1515 BROADWAY PHONE EAST 467. of the left side of the car passing over his body. The bear was un able to show fight, and the party proceeded to the near-by homestead where the serv of Mrs. Davis were volunteered to shoot the in jured animal TRAIL CAR _ MAKES GOOD | TRIAL TRIP Imperial Automobile Agency Messrs. Waller & S‘rattcn Distributors Sit Bast Pike 4. Phone Bast 4204 © Db Seattle The Ideal Light Delivery Car For the Grocerman to $2,800, ¢. Pacific Car Co. Robert Atkinson, Mgr. Hudson - Paige 903 Eas il The “trail car,” an attachment | t Pike St. for any make of motorcycle, and Confectioner Phone East 1413 which is being manufactured by \the Rainier Cycle Works, was put demonstration and made Laundryman Caterer a severe Wednesday | through trip last good, One of the ordinary stock makes was attached to a Thor motorcycle, | driven by Iph Lindgreen, and with T. H aber, a member of} the Rainier Cycle Works, and Oll-| ver Anderson, formerly police Judge | lot Georgetown, in the trailer be-| hind. The trip was made tc Kent Waterhouse Trading Co. Auto Dept. 1514 Broadway Phone East 1171 | Studebaker | 625" —“35” Florist Dry Goods Merchant, Etc. ony’ © iin forty minutes | ‘el mr = The trail car was the subject of for Washington ||much interest all along the route, o_o and amply proved its practicability || Has the ample carrying 1408 Bro as a means of conveyance or deliv-| ) space so necessary for the Phone ery either for the small retail’ store or for the farmer of The space back of the seat above lines business. Auto Editor, Seattle Star, City: Heing the owner of a Ford car, Mercury Motor and, lke every automobile enthu |I js 48 inches long, 44 inche alls siast, anxious to conserve for my Lf hes 801-308 East Pike ee Oe © BROKERAGE CO. 14.09 Second Hand car all of its power possible, I am| taking the Hberty of calling your attention to what I think is a great improvement which I have made on my machine | I believe that the ignition system | of any Ford car may be improved by the installation of a Remy mag: neto, such as 1s used on Oakland, Buick and several other makes in the local market wide and 52 inches high. KR AUTO Price, Fully Equipped, $1,000, f. 0. b. Seattle Mercury Motor Car The magneto Is readily set in Cars Bought and Sold BROADWAY place, the necessary parts being | provided #o that the change can 0 Nc 1 be quickly made, and ignition 9 ° Fifteen dollars flat for a rash trip|to J. D. Fulrath, a Butck dealer, in |troyples are over. The engines will at start Jily on the magnoto, but rei if a battery is desired, same can be from Savanna to Morrison, Iil., 38|the same town, The order cam miles, and a dollar a minute for/8:30 a. m. At 4:45 they were on every minute he beat 10 o'clock,|the road, and at 9:43 they arrived the proposition made by ajat the Morrison court house, Mr | ‘bustths young lawyer of Savanna,|Fulrath got $32 for the trip. | 301-3 East Pike Phone Elliott 1582, used, A car so equipped will be found greatly improved, as positive ignition means greater power. 4 READER, rt HE STAR—SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1913. Lincoin Trucks Just arrived in Seattle—Distributed by the Imperial Metor ¢ Car Co. The cylinders and upper half | T ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES BALLOU & WRIGHT Automobile Supplies, G. & J, Tires and Tubes—a Safe Buy. ras oD (Uy A eee ee ntnal “HUGH A. BAIRD MOTOR SUPPLY CO. Nassau Tires are the best—proven #o by every test. | Elliott 600. 10 Union St. Vins MILLER “QUALITY” TIRES K TIRE COMPANY LAST Loxonet | AUTO PAINTERS H. POYNTER & SON Krams and Lettering 782 Broodway Phone Kast 7408 <D AR” Y COMPANY East Pike St. BVERYTHI HIS ¢ THE WASHINGTON AUTO SUPPL Phone Kant #18-820 BALLOU & WRIGHT — MOTOKCYCLES AND BICYCLDS Northwest Distribut blem Motorcycles __SIT East Pike Street Phone East 471. Motorcycle and “Bicycle REPAIRING Side Cars Made to Order. Everything in the Motor Line. RAINIER CYCLE CO., 1112 PIKE ST. Phone Main 2967. — HOW TO 60 ‘HINTS FOR ABOUT BUYING | MOTORCYCLE AN OLD GAR) = ENTHUSIASTS The purchaser of a second od Don't take a new machine out| auto should observe a cortain DUM|on the road and see how fast it| | of precautions befo | perfectly legitimate reasofs why a to have trouble. Wear it in first, | man must dispose of his machine, /then if you want to “scorch” go to/ os if a prospective purchaser can {t, but be sure you use your hand hold of such a party he can of] pump—that’s what it {s for. make a much more judicious| When a machine is used in racing Investment than by purchasing ait is supplied with of] at the rate new car, even of two pumps full per mile, so you However, it is up to the buyer to'can readily see what an aid this| tain the facts and history, so little pump is to the good care of 8 possible, of the car he antic }your machine. buying. There are many Don't forget to look your machine Y ons” placed on the markets over once in a while, clean it thor- aaiiy. @ great many cars no better oughly and tighten the nuts, for it |than junk are offered for sale, and | will pay you to do so. lit in up to the purchaser of a sec-| Also look after your cylinder oit| |ond-hand car to watch out and study |and be sure you use good oll; don't | carefully think that any gas engine oil is| | Primarily, of course, comes the | good for a motorcycle, for a motor-| question as to whether the com-|cycle {s an air cooled motor and pany manufacturing the car are needs an ofl with a good body. | atill in business; whether they are| Don't blame the carburetor for! represented in your locality by a all your trouble, as the chances are | reliable agent who can supply all it is somewhere else, and wit and whether this agent has little thinking and hunting y |Otte itratton, distributers in Seattle bo | territory for Imperial Automobiles and Lincoln Motor Trucks. Thi Messrs. J. B. Waller and H. D. & reputation for service to owners |find it yourself. of his particular car. These ques. It is very hard on a machine t la new firm, but recently organized. Mr. Waller was formerly in yes |tions being answered favorably,/run {t on the stand, therefore re-| brokerage line, with extensive interests in West Seattle, while Mr. Strat- because it| ton was formerly traffic manager of the Seattle Brewing and Malting car. needs motion to keep it cool, | Co. if thrift, industry and aggressiveness are the watchword for suc But the prospective buyer! The clutch, brake, forks, mag-| cess, the future of this concern Is assured, for both Messrs. Waller should go further. He should then | neto and the chafn need ofling occa-| and Stratton bring with them into their new business all of these abill- get at the history of the particular sionally | ties, which are combined with the well wishes and boosts of a host oe, car in question. Was this particu- —— friends. lar mode! a success, or is It one of| The first carload of Maxwell 4-| the lemons which are occasionally cylinder, 35 h. p. roadster and tour-| thrown on the market by even |{ne cars will arrive in Seattle Mon- some of the better manufacturers, day. The agency for this car is jin the nature of experiments. with the Van Brunt Motor Car Co. | Ascertain how far this car has|This same concern has also taken |™ent Co., of Bellingham. ln auniry. Od of this city, been driven, if possible, and what over the agency for the Lozier car. | % ‘ usage it has been subjected to, and With agencies for the Maxwell,| The city lighting department) remember, the matter of usage is a Lozier and Pathfinder cars the Van have received delivery of two Krit)| | give a good recommendation for the /frain from doing s80, — 7 The Mercury Motor Car Co. have! The Rambler agency have com | delivered Krit cars to Dr. Davis, of tracted for the delivery of a 1,500- Kirkland, and the Bauman Imple-|1, errery truck to the Supply, M. D. Baker has purchased a Krit most important point, for some cars|runt people have one of the/|light delivery cars for use in/|touring car from the Mercury Motor may be almost ruined in a few hun-| strongest lines in the North Seattle. dred miles by a driver who bas not used ordinary precautions, while another car of the same make and model will be good for thousands of miles if run in the hands of a capable driver who cares for his | machine Have a demonstration of the car and this demonstration, if properly conducted, will bring forth «ny or dinary defects or faults very quickly, But make this demonstra tion, not on city paved streets, but at —lImportant News for The Butcher The Baker The Groceryman The Plumber andall Small Merchants OU wish to improve your business. It is to your own interest to do so. You wish to giv ur many different customers of one kind or another the best delivery service possible. You want to do this in the most economical way. The delivery problem is the small merchant's greatest trouble. in the country and over hills both fast and slow speed T pn should follow a close tn- spection of the car itself, preferably by a capable mechanician, who will jexamine the bearings, valves, cylin |ders, engine, accessories, gears and bearings, etc, By following a line of investigation such as the above the ordinary man may purchase a second-hand car with good results, | jfor he will be very apt to find any | defects which would tend to dis- otic the purchase, 6, d, JENKINS SELLS INTEREST IN CARTERCAR G. J. Jenkins, of the Washington |Cartercar Co., has disposed of his interest in the concern to William Kersten, of Seattle, and D. B, Hull, of California, The new concern will officered with L. B. Peek as presi- dent and treasurer; Mr. Kersten, | vice president and secretary, while |Mr, Hull will remain with the firm Jas Western representative of the Cartercar Co. of California, Mr. Kersten, while well known locally, is making his first venture into the automobile industry through his con jon with the Washington Cartercar Co, He has made a host of friends if Seattle and the Northwest, and his past reputation for business integrity will undoubtedly prove a valuable asset to his concern The Carterear has been well re. ived in Seattle and Northwest y, and has proven its ability |to stand up to the representations | |made for it by the agents, who | maintain that they have a car “eas- |tly sold and @ car which stays sold,” The Lincoln One-Half Ton Truck Will Positively Solve This Problem for You. Prices Range from $710 to $860, Depending On Style of Body Wanted. The Prices F. O. B. Seattle. now be! Regarding Our Service Department We absolutely guésantee continuous uninterrupted service, THINK WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU Should anything happen that interrupts your service, a ’phone call is-all that is necessary to bring you another truck, with absolutely no cost to you, YOU CAN BUY THIS MOST EFFICIENT LIGHT’ DELIVERY TRUCK ON VERY EASY TERMS. » You owe it to yourself to make an investigation. Lincoln Motor Sales Company Phone Elliott 4304 312 East Pike Street | \¢