The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-08-22
AUTOMOBILE HAS
COME TO STAY

zap 'hh 50 SUCCESSFULLY, uemOnstrdt-
ed that the bills around Hood River
were no hindrance whatever to the
use OF the car. At all times OF the
day the cars can be seen travelling up
aud down the hills with the same
ease they travel on level road.
Mr.. Gessling, with his REQ, and DIR.
Jones with his Oldsmobile, and Clar
ence Gilbert, with his Cadillac, are
becoming enthsuiastic automobiijsts.
The matter of frightened horses /,
gradually adjusting itself, as the
greatest care is exercised by the "sho-
fuis", and al are more than willing
to give all the road to any one whose
horses seem at all frightened. There
has been no accident reported as a re.
suit OF meeting an auto for some
time. The badly frightened horse ia
the exception, rather than the rule.
In conversation with Clarence Gil.
bert, who is an enthusiastic Cadiil @
owner, he says: 81 bought the Cadil.
lac, after thoroughly investigating
number of cars, with the object Of
putting 1t on the "sight seeing" trim
around the valley, believing that if 1t
paid its own expenses, the gain would
come in the Advertising of tho town
and country. Numerous people come
into the city every day who want to
see the valley, but only have few
hours to spare. Naturally, they wan.
der PrOund our streets, and leave on
the next train, without the least idea
of what we have here that justif1es
our reputation. The past ten DAYS
has proven that the "sight seeing"
trip Is big hit-even our local peo
pie are glad of chance to see the val
ley flom the car, and are giving the
car their loyal support.
GAS for the Car itself, i. Is a Cadil-
lac, of the single cylinder type, ten
horse power, which is very conser-
vative estimate, and is known In the
automobile world as Cadillac, Model
NJ" This is the first Car which every
made the trip to Cloud Cap inn, and
as various cars have tried from time
to time, unsuccessfully, to reach the
inn, il only proves that what the max.
ers claim for it is not exaggerated.
1t is only a question of short
time, when every farmer who can own
a horse can affo to own an automo
bile. The convenience and ease with
which any trip can be made, as we'll
as the time saved, is no small object.
Many believe an auto is complicated
affair, which can be handled only by
an expert. The last few years has
made many wonderful improvements |
in cars, and the ease with which they |
can be handled, is really surprising.
Two hours spent with person of av.
erage intelligence, and they can take |
the car where they please. OF course,
experience in handling comes Ey act
ual use, same as anything else, and in
side of week an amateur will sur
prise himself. To my knowledge the
Cadillac i, the simplest, and at the
same time the most powerful machine
on the market. 1t Is inexpensive, as
the Car will run i5 miles on single
gallon Of gasoline, as was proven by
ii. M. Covey, of Portland, when he
won the endurance contest, from
Portland to Salem, which was held
early this month. 1t was the Single
Cylinder Cadillac which first demon
strated that thoroughly serviceable,
dependable and economical motor
car WAS possibility.
Before the advent Of the Cadillac,
the motor car was looked upon gener-
ally as a complicated, bothersome ma
chine possessing little practical value,
but the Single Cylinder Cadillac
marked the beginning OF new era in
construction. 1t proved
that the truly meiitorious Car was a
fact and tot merely theory. 1t was
so far in advance of anything that had
been produced, and its efficiency and
commanded such wide
spread recognition that In less than
two years from the beginning of it's
the output Of the Cadil-
lac was the second largest. and the
third year found its production the
largest, in America, and during the
east two years the output OF Single
Cylinder CadillaCs has exceeded the
volume of any three models
of any makes.
1t is most significant fact that the
Single Cylinder Cadillac is the only
automobile in America, il not in the
world, which can truly be accredited
with having successfully withstood the
Test of five successive seasons, which
has been made in continually increas-
ing quantities each succeeding year,
aud which gives promise Of oontlnu-
ing to be made for many years to
come.
There has, during the past year,
been wonderful awakening to the
fact, which is now generally oonoed.
ed, that in moderate priced cars the
single cylinder type that has truly
made good in every sense of the word,
and the position of the Cadillac in
that class Is so preeminent that it is
not even subject for argument.
There are, on the other hand, scores
If cars which have come and gone :
since the first Cadillac was built.
Many of these are now only memo. ,
~.
The factory in which Cadillac cars
are built is the largest, the most ccm-
Dlete, the best equipped and the most
thoroughly organized plant 10 the {
world devoted exclusively to the pro 5
1uctiop of high grade motor cars. 1t ,
Is replete with the most modern and
labor saving machinery
which can be procured. 1t is this cit
nation which enables the Cadillac
to produce mo or cars which
,an be sold to the purchasers at less
,han it would actually cost most max
ers to build them.
The secret of Cadillac success is not
ittribu able exclusively to any one in
1ividual feature but to the combina-
lion of skillfuJ design, careful and in
.elligent selection Of material and
execution OF every min
ute detail.
In its entire design, special atten-
lion has been devoted to the import
,nce of ready accessibility of ell parts !
which may require attention, and the
mechanical construction in general is
10 simple that comprehensive un.
of the principles embod-
ed may easily be acquired, enabling
The possessor to take care of the car
himself, ii be desires to do so, and !
ave the necessity OF incurring an ex-
,ense for maintaining it in satisfac .
;ory running condition.
Whau WON huv Cadillac v0u oh