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I Automobiles, Road Trips and
Northwest Highway News
SECTION SIX
NO. 40
vol. xli -
PORTLAND, OREGON, SIjNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1323
2,225,001! PEOPLE
' IN AUTO INDUSTRY
TRAFFIC OFFICERS
WILL CONFER HERE
Present Demand for Cars
Increases Employment.
Need for Uniform North
west Laws Recognized.
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ABOUT 150 TO ATTEND
Seven Western States and Britlsn
Columbia to Be Represented
t
at Conference.
Motor vehicle administrative off!-"
cer9 and traffic enforcement offi
cials of seven western states anU
the province of British Columbia
will unite in an important two-day
traffic conference at Portland, Mon
day and Tuesday, October 9 and 10.
Meetings will be held at the Mult
nomah hotel. At least 150 officials
having to do with the administra
tion if the motor vehicle Jaws of
California, Oregon, .Washington,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and
British Columbia, are expected to bo
in attendance.
Mr, Kozer Mart Movement.
The Portland conference will be
the outgrowth of a .movement
started by Secretary of State Kozer
of Oregon two years ago, when he
called together traffic officials of
the northwest states. Mr. Kozer
has been assisted throughout by
L. D. McArdle, director of the de
partment of efficiency of Wash
ington find head of the highway
patrol for that state. Under Mr.
McArd'le's leadership a series of
conferences have been held in
Washington this year to study
traffic matters, culminating in a
state-wide - session in Tacoma in
June.
Recently Mr. Kozer issued a call
for a meeting of those interested
in traffic problems from all over
the Pacific coast. .In this move
ment he received the hearty co
operation of the Washington offi
cial, and at a recent meeting of the
two men In, Portland plans for the
forthcoming session were drawn.
MpeedlitK Im Curbed.
In Washington Mr. McArdle has
forwarded steadily a policy of co
operation between enforcement offi
cers of different districts, placing
state men under direction of various
sheriffs and chiefs of police to curb
speeding, reckless driving and other
perils of . the highway as well as
violations of license and light laws.
Oregon and Washington officials
for months have been working in
harmony along these same lines
with good results, hut such work
has brought to the surface the need
of uniformity of traffic laws as
between states so that persons from
one state driving into. a neighboring
state could k now that in operation
of their cars they would be required
to observe the sume laws and rules
elsewhere as at home.
Questions of uniformity of traffic
laws, reciprocity between states in
the enforcement of such laws, treat
ment of different phases of traffic
condition's and utl.tr such Questions
wUl be discussed at the conference.
The sessions this year will be
largely educational, it is expected,
but all working toward the end that
through luyisiative action differ
ences that now ixist in traffic laws
between s la Its may be corrected by
adoption of the -utea ,ure best suited
lo meet the needs vt nil of the state).
Programme Is Anuouuced,
The programme for the conference
had been aiiiuuticed u3 follows:
IiiUuj, oetom-r 1, lO A. 31.
Welcome and inu oductory, Ben W.
Olcott, governor of uregon.
"Traffic l,aw& Why We Have
Them and the .Ntctssity tor Uni
formity," Hubert C Jones, secretary
Of slate of Idaho.
"Co-opei atiou Between Countries,"
William U. j,1jM nn, ' superintendent
division ui' motOi- vehicles, British
Columbia.
'The Need tor and Value of Uni
form Reciprocal ia wa Between
States,'1 Gforgw Biouigan, secretary
of state of Nevada.
'Traffic Conditions in Washington
and Need for Co-operation Between
States and Countries," 1. X). Aic
Ardle, director of the department of
efficiency of Washing ion.
Monday. Alteration $eslon.
"Attitude of the tate Toward the
Tourist and His Obligation," C. . T.
Stewart, secretary of state of Mon
tana. "The Duty the, Public Owes the
State in the Intelligent Use of the
Highways, toi mer state Senator
I. N. Day of Portland; James Allen,
supervisor of highways of Wash
ington, and Herbert. Xunn, state
highway engineer of Oregon.
".Registration of Motor Vehicles
of Non-Residents Its Value t the
Public in the Protection of Their
Persons and Property," Fred J.
Dibble, director of licenses.of Wash
ington, and Charles J. Chenu, divi
sion of motor vehicles of California,
"Traffic Conditions in Oruoa
Need for Local and State Co-operation
Problems of he Traffic am
eer," T. J. Raffety, chief traffic
officer, department of state and
state highway commission of Ore&on.
Traffic Control." Fred G. Stickles,
sheriff of Lane county. Oregon, and
A. H. Brown, president of the Port
land Motor Vehicle Dealers asso
ciation, Portland.
Tuesday, October 10, 10 A. M.
"Attttttde of the Courts With
Reference to Traffic Violations,"
S. A. Mann, municipal judge, Spo
kane; John B. Gordon, municipal
Judge, SeatUv; V, A. kwalL munic-.
lillllilll
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DIG for a moment into the mem
ory for a picture of the first
railroad train. It was a funny
little affair, in the light of modern
equipment, crawling its majestic
way along: at 10 or 12 "miles an
hour, and carrying its passengers
in open carriages, entirely unpro
tected from any unwelcome offering
of th weather man. Compare that
equipment with the luxurious
coaches and Pullman cars of the
present day in which the passengers
ride in all kinds of weather in es
perfect comfort and safety as in
their own homes.
There is a parallel to this picture
ipal judge, Portland; G. E. Unruh,
justice of the p"eace,- Salem, Or.
The Province of the State Legal
Department in Its Construction and
Interpretation of the Traffic Laws,"
Willis S. Moore of Salem, ana M. H.
Wight, assistant attorney-general of
Washington. -
"The Province and Accomplish
ments of the Press in Connection
.WiUl Xr.aIiti BeguUtipor . bylhe.
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in the development of the automo
bile from the open and exposed ve
hicle of a few years ago to the
modern and luxurious closed, car of
today. Within the' span of but a
few months, practically .since the
end of, the war, in' fact, the develop-,
ment of the closed car has been so
marked that that type of automo
bile has passed rapidly from the
luxury to the necessity (Haw. tNo
longer is the open model the all
year knock-about car for utility use
and the closed car fhe luxury for
the great dames of the land. Nowa
days it is recognized that the closed
?ar is the real utility car, the car
automobile " editors of . Portland.
Seattle and Spokane -newspapers. ...
"Relation of Automobile Clubs to
the State Licensing and Traffic
Departments," Guy Flenner, Idaho
Automotive ' Trades : association:
Douglas A. Shelor. manager,. Auto
club of .western. Washington, and
A. H. Lea. president, Oregon State
Motor association, Portland.:
. rt'oiXorui -Reports onAcsidents
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of all seasons and all needs, while
the open-car is rapidly becoming the
; seasonal car only. -. 1
No;- other subject in the entire
automobile" industry has attracted
so much interest and study during
the past year as that of closed car
development, 1 and the result has
been ffner and most useful models
of closed cars at costs cheaper than
Would have been dreamed possible
a few years ago- At the present time
there is a closed car to fit every
need," and,1 through the Aladdin
touch of quantity production, their
prices have 'been reduced until they
are but slightly higher than those
and Traffic "Violations Their Neces
sity and How They May Be Ob
tained." Fred J.. Dibble, director of
licenses of Washington, and Oren
Leidy, supervisor of the Washington
state highway patrol. '
Tuesday. Aftrrnno. Se.sion.
"Automobile Thefts." L. V. Jenk
.in.5 ciiisf -opoUve,Portand,an d
I. ills. l'i
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for the open models , of the same
cars. , .... , -
Are " -ou a traveling salesman
seeking, a car in which to cover your
territory with utmost ease and com
fort, and to carry, along sufficient
of your sampl-s to show to your
customers? . : Are you the head of a.
family seeking a car '.hat will serve
best for all around driving, with,
perhaps,- a summer trip to some
mountain or beaijji resort? Are you
a sporting enthusiast, perhaps a
golfer, ' seeking the car that will
suit you best in all weathers and
in all needs, a car of comfort with
a bit of dash and snap thrown, in.
Charles J. Chenu, division of motor
vehicles, California. .
"Hand and Arm and Mechanical
Signals, Operators, Drivers and
Chauffeurs, and Their Regulation,"
L. D. McArdle, director of the " de
partment of efficiency . of Wash
ington, and Sam A. Kozer, secretary
of state of Oregon.
"Motor Vehicle Lights and Need
for ..UliiXorm . Requirements.- H- U
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as befits jour personality? Are
you the quiet and mature lady of
the household, looking for the car
et utmost comfort in which your
chauffeur can .hie you here, and
there over th city? . -
If you are any of these or any
other kind of motorist that may be
imagined there is a closed car to
fit your needs, and to fit it better,
automobile men contend, than will
the open models. While. the closed
car is as welcoma to keep out the
summer heat and dust as to combat
the" winter cold, it is particularly
desirable as the rainy season of the
fall closes upon us. and now, if at
Crockett, secretary of state of-Utah,
and Charles J. Chenu, division of
motor vehicles of California." - -
"Advertising Signs Along High
ways and Possible Consequences to
Motor Vehicle Operators," L. D.
McArdle, director of efficiency of
Washington; H. E. Crockett, secre
tary., of state, of Utah; . and T. E.
any particular time, it may be said
that closed car season is at hand.
The above photograph shows ths
closed car in one of its many Ideal
settings., Tfc car,. a handsome Wills
Saints Claire four-passenger coupe,
possesses all the comforts of the
conventional closed car types, and
in additien the smartness and dash
which go so well with the game.
The picture was posed by Miss Mary
Copeland sft and Miss Alycs
Kamsdell. through the courtesy of
Meier & Frank company, and the
car for the occasion was supplied
from the show room of the C. C.
-Fagan company, Wilis taints Clalrs
and Plerce-Arrow distributors.
Kaffe'ty. chief traffic officer of
Oregon.
Thousands Own G-M Shares. '
General Motors corporation had, at
the end of August, 48,554 common
shareholders.' There . wre 41.144
common' stockholders owning 1
shares or less, while oaly 7410 own
more than 100 chares. .
LC'-VER RENTS FORECAST
l'utnre of Bnitlnps Is Asnurcd
nnrauM of Its Creatlre
Power In All Lines.
SIGNIFICANT FACTS ON
AITO ISDHTR1.
Ths current demand for mo
tor cars and motor trurks Is
giving Jobs to 1, 550. 000 work
er .
The manufacture of the
completed vehicle requires
labor In accessory, plate glans.
fabric, metal and other mills,
also In mines, farms snd for
ests.' ...
Competition Is developing
cars snd trurks more com
pletely equipped than ever be
fore. A motor-wise puhllc
wants the latest improve
ments. Mors value for the mony
Is being given today In mo
tor vehicles thsn at any pre
vious time ill the bunlnfss.
The motor vehicle In sd
ditlon to creating a demand
for labor i educes the cost of
living through saving time.
...
One hundred snd thirty-five
thousand suburban homt-s are
dependent chiefly on motor
transportation for communi
cation with the city.
Three million cars snd
trucks are owned on f.irms.
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The opening of new resl
dentlsl artaa through use of
the car and truck gives prom
ise of lower rents.
Production this yesr will
exceed S.000,000. of which 10
per cent trucks. Next year
probably 2.250.000.
BUFFALO. X. Y, Sept. 30. "The
present prosperity In the sutomo
bfle business means emploinent fr
2.225,000 persons," said Alfred
Jieeves. general manager of ths na
tional automobile chamber of com
merce, speaking before the conven
tion of the Motor and Accessory
Manufacturers" attsorifttion here this
week.
"In addition to tho 200,000 men
working In the automobile plants,
to the hundreds of thousands of
professional chauffeurs and drivers
and of retail garage employes, there
are about 250.000 accessory factory
workers, 150,000 tire dealers and
talesmen and thousands more In
allied retail trades.
Mine Markers Affected.
"One can realise also the effect
on other. Industries by the fact that
22 per cent of the aluminum supply.
4 per cent of the annual production
of Iron and steel, 20 per c.-nt of tin,
16 per cent of the couper output and
0 per cent of plate glass manufac
ture are used In the making ut
motor cars and motor trucks.
"This effect of the public demand
for Increased modern transporta
tion naturally Is a very prompt
stimulus to the business of tho.s
factories making parts and acces
sories. Sales for the pnst four
months have been the largest for
any similar period on record, due to
the kteli competition on the part of
manufacturers, each endeavoring lo
get a large amount of business by
giving the most value for th
money. In fact, i:ioro value for the
money is being given today In motor
vehicles than any previous time In
ths business.
"This is reflected in ths sccessory
market by the Increase In the
equipment and appointments sup
plied with ths finished product and
the creation of a public desire to
get the -lust word la motor improve
ment. Twe Millies Meter Vehicles.
"This year's production should ex
ceed 2,000,000 cars and trucks. I
believe it is safe to say that next
ysari with export demands Increas
ing, more than 2,250,000 motor vehi
cles will be sold.
"In this year's production about
10 per cent are trucks, but ths truck
production will keep on Increasing
as general business gets better. ,
"Of the cars produced this year,
probably 70 per cent will sell at
11000 or less.
"Shipments from the factories
during August were the biggest in
ths history of the Industry, prelim
inary reports ind cats a production
in August of 270,000 vehicles, of
which 22,000 were trucks. This Is
20 per cent more than July and only
25.000 less than June, the blgge.t
month in the history of our Indus
try. "During the first eight months the
industry has made 1.654,000 motor
vehicles, which Is practically equal
to thd full year's production of 1J1,
when the figures were l,66.OO0.
"Of the production this year, about
30 per cent were closed cars snd this
proportion I expect to wee lncr-ai" d
(ConcluiU-d a Column i.