The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 22, 1919, Page 17

99° 22, 1919 EPARTMENT I{TRAILERS AND TRACTOR Ts, ——————— SSS THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, NOV PAGE 19 UTOMOBILE | AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS, ACCESSORIES DRIVE BUICK p|Palmer Gets Geronimo and werent) ‘Texan for This Territory Jers is to drive all the year ‘round and for this reason Buick cars have . . abet ; ~, been equipped with every cotd-| C. A. Palmer, president of the Motors Distributing Com- weather convenience necessary to/ pany, returned last week from a trip through Oklahoma, porte t driving comfort. met there | Texans and California, and brought with him contracts for no cellancous rules w ; , . f : " *, which not all drivers are femiiar,| tHe distribution of the Geronimo Six and Texan Four for but the observance of which witt| three states, These cars, together with the agency for often simplify driving even under the Anderson Six and McFarlan Ninety, place the Motors Moat trying conditions.” says! Distributing Company in possession of one of the most| ; ‘enton © ne dridge uick ry ifi mpar ” complete lines of cars represented on the Pacific coast. When driving in snow and sleet After having landed the MeFar-| the Sound country. “lL was very much surprieed to| magnificent automobile | and even in heavy rain, it course necessary to have the side jcurtaina closed for comfort To this m a country of which com case, vision thru the wingishiea j, | cure the agency for two other! paratively little in known to us in often seriously obstructed by the | Medium priced makes we could de-| this state, ‘They have been in opera- pend upon to meet the demands of| tion for years and thelr cara domin Jate their field because they are snow or rain on the glass ‘ are some patented —windshle cleaners on the market that julie to meet thet parceatnety ett greatly in overcoming this condi- |" road conditions led me to be! cuit road probleme—problema al tion, but if your car does not hap: mposalble to moat other cars, pon gg ah tt Mc girs of Their outputs have been contract Tait sk eke Gee aiiand ‘the Ot ed for months ahead, and it was fleaity by adjusting the windshield : only by chance I secured the agen. we the lower half entirety closed |! Visited the Geronimo factory at | clon for the Nerthweat. At Wert and adjust the upper half so that) trip thru) Worth, the home of the Texan, be- cause of the oll excitement, I paid $15 a night for a room, and in order it slants out enough to give you clear vision between the upper and of cost figures our company to secure it I had to wire a reserva tion two days in advance. The oil lowe’ lassee—an inch or two will y necessary bee © iat it oe ares nen cont |suttice. In this way the snow (on aiggllb-nat By ree i.{fain that beats in will not bother tement thruout that country ex a |= aw oo in “wide open” and d@othing and furniture tn | anything more than a 25 per cent rise ‘ate tn pe jemoee oe, it would certainly appear that ‘in price is absolute profiteering.” mos SHOW SMALL RAISE Automobile manufacturers of try are a bit indignant at ‘of profits made in other iat business,” sald the president big automodilo manufacturing recently The automobile wrer is A cost expert, be. he ie the buyer of & great vas lg materials used Dy shoo, cloth furniture manufacturers, We textile work new ne operators, leather workers ma-|¢ {hemiths and a dozen other ‘Our purchases cover leather We used in shoes, the cloth ja clothing, hair, and spring material such as furniture are og ma cutters: - Dlacksmiths lan Ninety as an exclusive car Mr. Palmer, “it was my desire to se. in of maid | 1 such | factors a Ww s gekt Seattle hills and country roads. Okla assist qeata that shoe, clothing and manufacturer © paying have come to the conclusion Gare is absolutely profiteering lines. Nearly every item Duy and wear has ad 100 per cent or more. This hoes, hats, gloves, clothing After making a close eve that a ear built expressly for] mpst a> a that country certainly must be built | along the lines I desired, and when | one THE UNIVERSAL CAR Enid and took a two-day the dobey roads into which we sank | hub deep thru: without apparent extra effort on the part of and pulled The Ford Sedan te the favorite family car, Seats five comfortably. While an enclosed car with a permanent top it may in a minute be changed to « most delightful open car with always a top protecting against the sun. In inclement weather it te a closed car, dust-proof, water-proof, cold-proof. Finely upholstered. Equipped with demountable rime with 3}-Inch tires, tire carrier and an electric starting and lighting system. A real family car. Anybody can safely drive it. It has all the conveniences of an electric car with the economy which goes with Ford cars, low cost of purchase price, small cost of oper- ation and maintenance. Leave your osder with any of the dealers listed below, or a the powerful six, I signed up for as much territory as I obtain and for as long a period as they would allow. It’s a wonderful car and will sell for leas than $2,000 | “In the Texan Four I found} similar me: It is in the 800 WILL BUILD | price class, but develops more power | Jroed any other four I have ever BIG B riven, During our twoday demon RANCH stration trip we traveled over the worst roads I ever saw. 1 didn't im agine a car could negotiate such pads, Between the clay in some }wections and deep sand in others, we |were able to give the car ‘a test and up.” ALFRED G. AYERST INC., 1830 Broadway, corner Denny Way East 126 MYERS & BAIRD, 601 Fourth Avenue. CENTRAL AGENCY, INC., Broadway and Pike St., East 320 Elliott 750 10 years ago” GOLD CREEK, Wash., October 23, 1919. Company, Seattle, Wash. oe S 5 RUE Deep ark eee, cycle, and like to know if you have a same or where I get one. The it was 10 years ago. Diidge Buck ‘ours truly, (Signed) H. W. STRACK. FOR USED BUICKS GO TO - HEADQUARTERS DRIDGE p54 COMPANY 802 East Pike. bees would be impossible to pull in —— INVESTIGATE MAXOTIRES PRnst HARDWARE st. serene van Build now the National, State and County Roads that are needed. Gordon Prentice, president of the Sunset Electric company, ts back at his desk after 10 strenuous days in| Portland, where final plans were | drawn and leases wigned for a pach home for the Rose City branch oe the Bunset company In six months the Portland branch | has entirely outgrown its present quarters and this exceptional growth jis due in great measure to the man- | agement of W. J. Albritton, who| haa many friends in Seattle thru| his connection with the main store | here. The new building will be on | Glisan st, between Ninth and 10th, | and will be of brick and reinforced concrete, It will be the largest structure of this type in the coun-| try, as far as is known, covering an entire half block, 100x200. | The design of the building ts the! |result of careful planning on the | Part of Mr. Prentice and Mr. Albrit ton, and will enable them to carry out thelr advanced ideas of service | to the motorist in battery and elec- trical equipment lines. Sales on the U. & L. battery have quadrupled since the openin: Portland store, and the su the line has been as marked in the tle, Mr. Prentice brought back with him Ralph Whitcomb, who will take | the position of floor manager at the be bat - rvice station of the Sunset company. WHOLESALE. MAN NAMED) southern city as it has been in Seat: | K nt ty Seattio Tacoma Hightine RoadThru Des Moines—-Gravel section south of Des Moines, rough. Paved séetion vu. K. —Gravel road on east side of Keet-Auburn—New pavement from Kent to Auburn, on @ast side of ¥ open; 20-foot concrete road extends from Auburn 6% miles northerly thru Kent, en route to Kenton. Good. Auburn-Biack Diamond—Good over both foos creek and Green river roads. Renton-Maple Valley—Palr, row road. Maple Valley-Black Diamond—Fatr Sunset Highway--No snow, Condition of road very good. McClellan Pase—In good condition, No 1y wood-Redmond—-Poor, Rough. i" Woeodin vilie-Duvall Duvall Rough Tob GERMANY MUST GIVE BENZOL TO FRANCE Under the peace treaty Germany has to supply France annually 35,- 000 tons of benzol. The govern- ment petroleum committee proposes that this quantity of benzol shall be employed to form a 60 per cent mixture of alcohol-benzol, thus constituting a cheap national fuel for automobile, truck and tractor use. The price of gasoline was fixed July 1 as follows, for mini- mum quantities of 13 gallons sup- plied at Rouen: First grade gaso- line, 75 cents per gallon; second grade gasoline, 66 cents per gallon; kerosene, 30 cen r gallon, —$S$—$— Kirkiand-Befleree—Continuous pavement from Seattle to Bellevue, via north side Lake Washington, 28 miles Kirkiand-Fall City — Fair over Yetlow- stone trail. Newport-Iseaquah—Via Lake Sammamish hood Newport-Rentem—Good except in Renton. Bellevue-Newport—Fair Seattle-Renton—Via Rainier Vailey—City section now under contract between Rainier Reach and county ling, closed Rough detour Rainier Beach to Tay- lors mili, New pavement south of Bryn Mawr open to Renton. Vashon Island Ferry-——The ferry from Dea Moines to Portage has been tem- porartly discontinued. The irland can Be reached by the new Seattie-Vashon chte-Harper ferry, three round trips y fro Beattie, 8:30 a m., 1:46 p. m. and 6:80 p. m., 45 autor For further information regarding King county ri I Main 6900, local 38. We've Spent a Lot of Money— HIGGINS & MATTHEWS, 315 Nickerson St. Queen Anne 74 L. M. CLD E MOTOR CO., 1102 E. 45th. Kenwood 31 CLARK-BAKER CO., 3806 Ferdinand. Rainier 56 STOLEN CAR BILL IS FEDERAL LAW The Dyer bill, providing a $5,000 fine or five years’ imprisonment, or | both, for taking stolen cars or trucks from one state to another has be- come a federal law. That this law will materially less- en the evil of interstate traffic in provided automobile dealers and own- other, but with officers of the law as well as the judges before whom the criminals are tried. It will not take many fmprison- ments of offenders to show that the & motor car is as bad a crime as stealing any other article, necessary or otherwise, USES OF PETCOCK When it is not possible to get at the air valve of the carburetor to pour water into it to remove carbon, it is a good idea to have a petcock fitted into the intake manifold. This also serves when it is necessary to prime the engine in cold weather. stolen cars is a foregone conclusion, | ers co-operate not only with each | public is in earnest, and that stealing | 2 \OnyF | use of telephones by unauthorized persons has been invented by a New York man, $2.00 DOWN And You Ride an 5-Year Written Guarantee Excelsior Motorcycle & Bicycle Co., Inc. 301 EB. Pine St, Elliott 992 “Speed Wagon” The Traffic answers the truck question for those who figure transportation costs with care and consider economy in hauling as vital as profits in relationship to business ‘The Traffic is proving its economy by daily performance every- where. Ask a user, This means something. Snohomish, h., Livengood Motor Co., Seattle, Wash. Gentlemen: Answering your inquiry about the two Traffic 4,000- Ib. capacity trucks T am using in my business, hased my first ‘Fraffic Motor Truck from the Traffic Truck ett, on June 10, and its performance and a0" watintac that we immediat & second Traffic, Truck, which Truck dealer on July 20. Tre are so pleased with the way the Traffic Truck operates that we do not hesitate to recommend the Traffic 4,000-1b. capnc- ity truck to fuel dealers or others who are hauling loads of the raffic capacity. Trt te miready considering the purchase of a third truck and iM be a Traffic. it wi to Trattic Prucks are used under all load and road condi- tions that the fuel business it subjected to and we would be pleased to have you refer to us any one who is considering the Purchase of a truck a# we are sure we can convince them of the periér features of the Traffic Ghascis Delivered Yakima and ne lime Traffic Features Seal Continental Motor; Covert ; multiple Developing an organization and installing equipment to care for the electrical equip- ment on your car. It means that you get instant atten- tion and warranted work- THIS REO “SPEED WAGON” was the first Motor Truck to be equip- ped with electric starter and elec- tric lights. AND IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST vehicle designed exclusively for trucking—not a converted touring car, but especially designed for commercial use only—to be equip- ped with pneumatic tires. SUFFICE IT TO SAY then, that when you have decided you need a spoedy, sturdy, economical truck for your own use, prudence dic- tates that you insist on an original —not an imitation. FURTHER INFORMATION can _ be gained from the 200 users of Reo “Speed Wagons” in Seattle. United Motors Co. A. F. Hawkinson, Mgr. Pine at Bellevue W. A. Pettingill Wm, M. Hartford, general sales ager of the Shields-Li neood Motor company, has announced the appointment of W. A. Pettingill as wholesale salesman for Traffic trucks and National, Liberty and Lexington cars. | Mr. Pettingill's experience tn au- | tome and machinery Mnes dates bach o the days when he was with the International Harvester jcompany the Boston district |From this position he went with the Kentucky Wagon Manufactur- ing company, and then took charge of the Northwestern territory for the Studebaker corporation on their lines of municipal equipment | Familiarity with the trade ond the territory make Mr. Pettingill a particularly valuable man for the Shields-Livengood organization, and his past record of service to the dealer is. valuable asset, Mr. Hartford, general sales man- ing especial attention at o the building up of a strong Traffic truck selling or ization, and his efforts are succe ing—if the increasing amount of| Traffic sales is any criterion, it Sept, 6, 1919. 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