The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-09-03
HIGH GRADE AUTO
CAR FOR $l,4OO

For a number of years the man of
average means has been waiting to see
high-class automobile placed on the
market for moderate price and at
last his wish is about to be glatitied.
The new Ger is known as the Il. NJ. +,
and represents the combined skill of
three OF the most expert automobile
mechanics IN America. The letters Il.
M. +. represent the names of these
men who compose the Everett. Metz
Flanders Automobile company.
Every part of the new car is made in
theiI splendidly equipped Wayne
plant situated in Detroit and In their
two other big Northern factories, one
situated in Detroit and the other at
Port Huron, Mich. This company has
also associated with them In this en-
telprise the Studebaker Bros. com
pany, making one of the largest and
strongest concerns of this kind in the
world
1t is admitted by automobile experts
that in the new E. NJ f. they have
succeeded in building the best car
ever put out at this low cost. Tie
combination OF improvements, equip
ment, durability and general high
quality of the new Car is said to be
superior to any five passenger machine
ever manufactured for less than 81, 500
and by many it is claimed not to be
exceeded in general utility and all
around good points by any Car manu-
factured at any price
Iha H. Al H. miU ba cold On N kon;,
OF 81 400 delivered (. o. b. Portland
and is the only five passenger car OF
this type with 106-inch wheel base
that has e"er been offered for any
thing approaching this amount.
Some of its main features are its pow
er apparatus, which consist of four
vertical cylinder motors cast in pairs
and developing liberal 30 horsepow-
eI; double ignition system. including
quadruple coil, commuuator and bat
terry and magnetic, The latter not in
cluded In the equipment of any other
machine not costing at least 81, 600
to 81, 800 more than the u. M. f.
Several types of the new car are being
placed on sale and comprise besides
the five passenger touring car with
roomy tonneau, the runabout, road
steI, single or double rumble, and an
innovation of the E. Nj. L. company
known as the demi-tonneau, in which
the latter can be detached leaving
room for trunks and touring outfit.
The weight OF the car is l,S00 pounds
and its equipment includes two acety-
lsne gas lamps, with generator, three
oil lamps, horn and kit of tools. In
fact it is in every way a complete,
high quality machine ready tor use
with all its parts direct from the fac
tory for 81, 400.
Realizing the superior qualities of
the Il. NJ. f. Car and that it is in a
class by itself, the well-known Stude-
baker Bros. company has joined with
the Everett MetZger islanders COM
pany in its manufacture and will
handle the sale of the machine west
of the Mississippi river. To cover
tue big demand for this high-quality,
low priced car the Studebaker COM
pany, through it's Portland office, has
made G. r. Bone, of Hood River, spec
ial agent for the territory comprising
Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Morrow
and Gillian counties During trip
which Mr.. Bone recently made in the
east he visited the factory of the
Everett M etzger- Flanders company at
Detroit, Mich, and made thorough
examination of the new car. He IL SC
thoroughly satisfied that it is every
thing that combines to make the ideal
Car at a moderate cost that he has or
dered carload OF six of the new ma
chimes. these were bought on spot
cash order and will be shipped so as
to reach a point in the new territory
where the most cars ale sold about the
10Th Of October and will be exhibited
bo'h here and ia the surrounding
counties. AS they are the first cars
of this type to be introduced not only
in this section but in the United
States, their coming is being awaited
with interest. In appearance this lat
est production in the automobile
wurld has all the beauty of line anC
smoothness OF finish of the standard
cars, and with it's great combination
of improvements, good workmanship
and low price seems destined to hl
the long standing demand for higl
grade car at moderate price. A feat
uIe that will be much appreciated b!
purchasers of the E. NJ. f. is the fac
that complete supply of all parts o
the machine will be kept CONSTANT.
on hand at the Portland warerooms o
the Studebaker Co., thus doing ava.
with the long delay in ordering from
the factory.
Any one desiring further informtioI
in regard to the new car can obtaiI
it by writing G. r. Bone, Hoo
River, Ore.