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THE UtftfAY M 0 RN I N G OBSERVER
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Business Outlook Is Very Goo4
n .... a rti
tJlO most OJitillllKlw lltfcnincCS tllilt JlilVC OCCIIlWl
since time tpv'uiv to ft'ar were those of bankers of
On-JfOtl vvlin mot in will vent ion Mwntlv. It v:iS meet-
i . i . ( 1 1 j i of the J'af.fic C(j;Wt Adrin.'n's, Assoc-
jn- where bnuks from all parts ol the slate .were re pre- . ... , V
, i . i i. ii '"'t'1"1. "houul nave u huuntiful supply
.sented and gevurai speakers from the eagt were brought : ;,, kill(1 MnKS sai, him tw hav.
jn to jil the laift of affairs eatt of the locky TiK'nntnins. 'jK brought the iinjiuni convention of
In everv talk the rvnote was better business. "Mer- tlhut "w.nizi.tion to oreKm. .
, (-fruit were wlvi.sed . liny freely Jot fall trade, builders ! .Mr- 'Jl'r ' onc of lho yu"f busi-
i i i i -!, i .,. . i ...i nchs men of Oregon who will be Iieard
. ,wee advised to roni(l .with plans, atid bankers were,, . , , . .. "...
, ... i . i. i , i ii i. fn.i1 often, f''r he is u live one in the
iirpMli(li;iaiu-e l('Kitiinauiilei1akiiisniidlliaveii()lear:fult.Ht sliae ,, a e fclloWi
for future (lisaslerS. . . ! pHKen.scd of the rij,-ht elements to
A liter one listened to the proceedings tlwu-e was 1 1 ii mii--, ke tiling o. .
1;il.-!iin. li.lii.f iliiif tlio V'lii'.Mi.cw ilnlliir w In. i. fn k(:ii- I'nv Any undertaking that he leni; his
a while, at least. 1'he .dollar of today, with its low pur
cha,Mitn power, is f?"i"tf to bold sway and all. work arnl
lueiVIiandi.siiitf" and liuildiir' and ranching will reach a'
Iwtsis set by that dollar.
According 'to this bc'f the real estate ehairfjiii
bands in 1,'u d'raiide and I nion county is coniniandin a
low price. Homes that were thought to be slou' moving
property, and would have to be priced Jolv, cat now lie
priced at ;t fairly high value and yet lie cheap. Kvery
improvement that La (irande has made in the past, in
cluding street paving, sewers, sidewalks, etc., can now
be figured in cash values and a price demanded for the
property that will cover every expenditure with interest
on same.
II, is a nev epoch in business, and then; will be a lot
of blisillcs'ti. '' I'llll ilif.li f Ik. tlll'iiHIi," iw tin. wli.irnii l!nv
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illlll IIIH I K ' 1 1 1 1 . IMIIIII IMIW
ii i mi is not yci in signi;.
Land in the (irande Ifonde valley will sec higher
prices. In fact, everything is on tin; upward trend, so
prepare for the days to come and quit thinking of values
in tlie past.
TREAT TO HEAR BILLY SUNDAY.
Yes, Hilly Sunday is linj,' tn La (Jr-ande. The same
old Hilly Sunday who makes the hijjli ami the nv, the
J'ich and the inv, hit, the sawdust I rail together and lands
on sin, viee anil corrupt ion in his own charaeteristie
manner. . 4
lie will he here .Inly I and will twist the ears of Satan,
revel in the cries of (he sinner,. and hold out his hand to
(he erring ones who wish to n'o and sin no more, lie will
say liiore things in 1'ivc minutes that you want to re
Jiiemher, than you have heard for the past year, lie will
slmw you that Hie wap'sol' sin are death 'and that everv
un-American 'citizen should he handed by "the. neck until
he .is dead.
Not only this, 'Hilly Sunday will out line a future policy
that will he interesting. J,. j,s a man who (ravels much,
who reads everything, who is up to 1 1 i c minute on all
a Hairs of nation and state, besides k"e)iiifr alireast with
baseball rules, so that he can always be-called authority
on the ;amc.
Thai people of Kastcrn Oregon are to hear this great
man on July Ith In Ha (irande is a rare treat and almost
a blessing. Jle is the most prominent figure in all evan
gelical work today, and a wonderful citizen as well.
Doubtless thf'-ity wi'l not be able to hold the crowd,
but overvoiic will )' i arcd fur in some manner, and when
.Hilly Sunday comes you must come. There is a message
for you', as well as a Seat in the grandstand, and Hilly will
make it worth your while to spend the day here;
Of course the action of l'rincville people when they
passed resolutions asking that the sl.ate capital be re
moved to .Portland, was prom pled by a bitterness again.-,!
. .Marion county for havir voted against the irrigation
bonding act, but ncvcrtlu ';.ss if would not have been bad
j.iii-Imciif years ago tu V removed all slate affairs and
slate i nsl (; ut ions ilow lo.-.ii. d in Salem to Portland. Thai
day is passed, 1iowcer, and f a' loin will he the capital ol
Oregon 1'orcvor and a day. In fact, it showed some sign
of chanyhig when the capital city turned out a fine banc
and -an elegant :': iat J'or (lie Hose C;iriival ..parade hi
Portland a lev das.mo.
that Nalcni see the' error of her ay alid under
l cforniatiuii: . -
. cru .i kcol I (iiuk tl"'
ail' l l.iii -u n I lie in iiiu ma
, he suiili'd and pi'olialiU . !,'iinught that ei Ti ihen tile twiM-
1 1 it 1 tui'ii. erci"t as fnaiiv
of some po!il iriaiis V1iom lie
'haulaii'n;
and I'fi T'ai t"
in the (iraih
be c'nl i! ta iucd by the talij.t
anl sing during the o i t.
, Satciii J-AiH I'fsiiiiiijur nt ;u
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TIm it ;uv ii.iny woiT.- tilings
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ipMiH unity t witness stmu'
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Let us still hae sonic
ii'" - ide down, w hiH the bil l
a inc. ami lieu tic auuiiTi
and as varied as tin all ittn
had kimuti in "his career.
film' Imfon
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tian rumiK'Hiyn
lai'incis. niav How Iwtvc mm
oftlio worry there is uir:ii!-
(l-'i!''ennK (lavs for the wlu;u
!f.,t., e I ver'an. ettiie- tr. tut.l lir.uV , . -. . -y ) W".:' iSXff.y 8k V7 vs ' 1 if
ulu,i, v,i. ,,tu,v, n,l ,j f . Mt 1 .
Charles F. Berg Qegerv&si1
i Brain, of00regon.
InjiiwiiiiiK r?iuml the t;ouI words
'for tiiinif wuii .tonc.othe Observer
,' fceMM, Wmrle. IieiK, prenftlcnt
effort to will nevet fail, for lie works
witli that energy that aiiells- success.
That he happens to do husiness In
Po: tland and is a resident of that city
is decidedly advantageous to Port
land.
A Show -That' Will Be
Free to Everybody.
La (Jrnmlc in to celvhiitu the Fourth
uf July with a Hilly Sunday Kpccch,
iiutoniohil(! riict'.s, u hi parade, aixl
all tho things that go to make a gala
t'Vt'Ilt.
That everything in to he free is
roiiitncmlal'le nti the part oT the city.
The finance roitimittec, which solicits
ll',L l"11'"'11! "liiy "ot exactly appreciate
Is, may not exactly appreciate
hut nevertheless it is wisdom
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to tfive a free show if we are to give
uiy show at nil.
Those who come and enjoy !.a
Ciande'H hospitality thai day would
not object to the cost of things, if ad-
mission were charged, but they would
not exactly appreciate the commercial
spirit, and I .a (irande people always
generous to a fault are quite ready
to thtow down the bars and pity the
exMnse of a big celcbiatinn so that
Ka.slcm Oregon people may come ami i
eujity the day here.
The addict of .Mm K, tiratke to
Portland Ml Us recently is something
tha' sh'ttild he driven Imme to every
citi.en. Mr. (Iralke lives in Astoria
where a heavy foreign population reside:-,;
l.e has M'en the danger of this
country permitting men loyal to other
nations to come here aiwL bcvoinu rich,
permitting them to foster their ideas
brought with tliem;permitting them to
cherish another flag, at the same
time calling this country their home.
Me gave forth infoi mat inn that was
both si a i tling an I 1 1 tie and pleaded
with the people to deport any man
who would have the red flag displace
the Stars and Stripes. Astoria has
been an example for some time, and
why the United States government ,
riies not deal with the foreign element i
there with a sterner hand is more i
than can well be understood.
The Salvation Army drive, while
worthy in every way, tomes to Union
county in rather an awkward position.
Ii is no fault of the Salvation Army
leaders, neither is it "the fault of the
people of this count y. The fact is,
When the war was still on the War,
Client idea prevailed here and when
the canvas was made for funds a
pledge was given the pcopte that .no ,
more niihseriptions would be asked for
anything ei raining to war work for.!
one year from -that elate, wljvh was in j
ovemluM-. Kvcryone is for the Sal j
vation Army, and doubtless the quota
will be' easily raised, but' it is regret-!
iible that good int'enlions on both sides
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EDJTQRI A L. P
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should have conflictejas they have,
Very few addrHi. Cffien in fla'
Grand((Jiave (fone to hea.i1 as did
the address of Judge Kmntfleiiit the
Elks' Flag Oay celebvutiyn. Cvery
worti wawel choseiP'and every illus
tVation act the Mflud tinKlintf in rile
veins of feal Avieiieans. While die
devices, as a whole, were ej-eptionul-
lyoK(od, the speech of Judge Knowles
is outstanding and wiJMc rBit-mbereii
hy tHe present as a henrt-spoktn
mesjflge from a true American.
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. Tendjeton has a preacher by the
name of Gornall who can utter more
words in a minute than any expert
woinnn at a sewiu circle. Recently
he was asked to spfeak on Pendleton,
and. the flow of words that followed
heat the spantaneous guh of a natur
al gas well. If he would- train with
Hilly Sunday for a season hi.? butting
average Vould be hard to beat.
Secretitry Daniels U as chaneahle
as the Ciramle Rontle wind in March.
Not. low; ago he pro'ndly posed nd
said, "We must huild the biKKt navy
in the world.". Then he heard from
j'Woodrotv Wilson, for now the secre
tary says, ''iWe must set the example
for other nations- in the league and
build no more battleships.
The Kast Orego'niatt discovered that
Ifnintill.a county women on the farms
work fourteen hours a day, and work
hard. Kven the high price of wheat
will not attract the feminine gender
as it might have done. Probably the
Kast Oregonion erred in printing the
truth during these. times when labor is
, scarce,
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The British made a clean-cut flight
when they undertook to f!y over the
Atlantic, but at that they were a lit
tle late, for an American had done it
first.
Put the highway up along the hill
side, hoys, for the many tourists who
chance this way are entitled to see
I,a (irande and the valley. VoU know
what the first impression of any coun
try means.
The Pioneers were as welcome as
the flowers in June. Their lanks are
i0t thinning nearly as fast, as .some
might think, and he it said with all
candor, there are some mighty spry
old lieltlers among them.
No, the good roads program has not
been overloked, neither is it sleeping,
for the intention is to ask the people
to vote a bond issue of sufficient u.e
to build mads that are roads and to
build enough of them to do some good.
With strawberries around $-1 and $"i
a ctate, the usual jam which mot tier
used to make will come mighty high
by the time it is on the pantry sm-if.
Senator ltorah has shown that he is
willing to go on record for once, at
least, in advocating publicity of
treaties.
An, yv t1(l m,n wl0 hl,u, Uj) Uw
l,ank8 jm. free.
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What does the Sandridgc want now'
;vnrso lhnn anything else in the world
-nK-iitv of rain.
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Cucss these days make you think
oi summer..
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Oil, for a good rain.
Another -Home-Cominsr
A'G E
CUtTPATIpN NEEDED !
s IN CORN PRODUCTION
Cbjcct h ta Promote EarTy
e Growtd anrj Development
CMtio4 Will Vary to Met Fteqult
rents of Planting Prevent Weds
' from Robbing Soil of Wois
, e ture and Fertility.
CPrfparc by the UnlteJ States depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Approximately 100.000,000 acres of
corn In the United Suites are annually
given two or more cultivations. Culti
vation is considered essential In the
corn production. The gtjjieral purpose
tf cultivation is to promote the early
growth and later development if- the
corn plant. The usual type of culti
vation is KomotlriH'g modi 111 to meet
special conditions, nueh as retarding
the vegetative growth of the plant by
cutting the corn rootH In early cultiva
tion. The kind of cultivation will also
vary to Home extent to meet the re
rpdrcmonLs of different methods of
planting.
Koine of tire most successful corn
growers begin their cultivation before
they plant their crop. They claim
that a deep- cultlvntlon of the will at
thin time U of as much value as Inter
cultivations. It causes the soil to
warm more quickly, destroys early
weed growth, and Incorporates the veg
etable matter more thoroughly Into the
soil.
Corn Is cultivated to prevent weeds
from nibbing the corn of soli moisture
rind fertility, to put the surface tn the
best condition to absorb rainfall, to
warm the soil by drying Its surface
quickly, nnd to huv moisture by check
ing the capillary' rise to the soil sur
face. Corn should be cultlvntcd often
eniuigh (o keep down the weeiTs and to
maintain' n loose sol) mulch until the
cmplias attained Its growth. To sat
isfy this end n greater number of cul
tivations will be necessary when rains
nt intervals of a week or so eauso
the surf:ice soli to run together and
crut. Tills crust must be broken and
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Cultivation Is Essential in the Produc
tion of Corn.
the soil mulch restored or excessive
run-off and eviiporathm wl!1 son rob
tlo crop of mueh-needed moisture.
Promptness in restoring the soil mulch
after each rain Is of great Importance.
This work can be rapidly rind less ex
pensively performed by use of double
cultivators widened, and by driving
nMride e:ich alternate row, as by this
practice the mulch Is restored In h:ilf
tht time necessary to drive astride of
every row.
Corn should not be cnltivntcd, so
long ns the soli mulch is lit good condi
tion and free of weeds.- Corn should
not bo cultivated wJien the soil turns
up In cNhIs, . breaking' the- corn roots
and perinHiing the soil to' dry out !o
a renter depth than It would If not
cultivated:
Observer nla nre vitH'?y read.
TREND SEEMS TO BE TOWARD MOTORIZED -.
FARMS, ELIMINATING ALL HORSE POWER
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Plowing With a
(Prepared by the United Btatca Depart- 1
ment of Asilculture.)
Srnnnfnetitre of tractors for nprlml-
tnrul use has grown greatly In n com
pnratively few years, but ft big (Wld Is
still open tn manufacturers In the
small farmers' business, which can be
gained only by the Introduction of all
purpose tractors that can be used eco
nomlcnlly on farms of under 100 till
able ncres.
Prior to-lIWVi prncticnlly nil power
plowing was done by steam. If there
was any mnchlne in use at that time
employing tin internal-combustion en
gine ns Its source of power, the case
apparently lias never become a matter
of record. Steam plowing has been
In vogue for a number of years, espe
cially In regions such as the Pakotas,
Montana, nnd the Cnnadlan provinces
of the Northwest. Here were found
bonanza farms consisting of thousands
of acres, one crop of wheat sometimes
paying .for the entire farm. These
large tracts, stretching nwiiy for miles
In a level and unbroken plain, offered
conditions which were nultable for
these mammoth steam outfits weighing
many tons.
Several fact firs had n bearing on the
elimination of strain as a source of
power for plowing and the substitu
tion of the Internal-combustiou en
gine. The fuel was bulky for the power
transmitted, and the storage spnee on
the engine was small. Severn 1 men
were required. The stoma endne as
then constructed could not stand the
constant strain nnd romrh usage neces
sary In plowing. II w'as necessary to
spend considerable time In cure and re
pair, Just ns is required by the rail
road locnmotlve after a live or six
hour run.
How Use of Gas Engine Began.
There was n demand by operators
for a mnchlne whieh would do nwny
with these disadvantages. Interest
was slnwn by various ?ii:inufnenirers
and their attention was directed to-
j ward tie- devolnpme-it of a nuohlne
using the Intern:. 1 combustion engine,
j Apparently l'.w." was the tlrst your
that a gas tractor advertised as a
I source of power was placed . on
j the market. This machine employed
I a double-cylinder engine, using gaso-
line for pow'er'and oil for cooling. It
hud a rating of m-mlnnl and 4'
actual brake horsepower and was
capable of pulling six to ek'ht VJ-ineh
plows, depending on the soil. The
weight- was practically the same as
that of the steam engine, itfiout nine
and one-half tons. While operators
"Were not satisfied with the stenm tract
ors on the market, there was then
considerable prejudice against the gas
tractor, so that machines were built
whieh looked as much like n stenm
en tripe as possible. Perhaps this fact,
to some extent, tended to overcome the
prejudice and make for the popularity
of the outfit.
Ity 1WS so much Interest was mani
fest throughout the Northwest in the
gas tractor that it was. decided to hold
n motor competition In connection with
.the industrial exhibition at Winnipeg.
Canada. Paring the, week of July 13
17, l!w, this contest was held, the
tlrst of its kind on the American con
tinent. ' Machines were exhlbjted- by
Hve companies; two other companies
entered, tun wl
the contest limit
nud -one-half to
, rigs. This n
ithdrew. The rules of
limited the. weight fo seven
tops'-to keep out steotn
rigs. This rule barred vino gns
tractor. n It erchetl nlno nnd one
half tons.
' Carly Tests Unsatisfactory.
The test upon which final nrd
wn t.ased consisted of hauling. plo
tig and .Ttianlpulatloti, 'Nomr.of tlie
nil vondiflofi were not Mrnl, M u
hml Impression ;ts ut.vrn tu ttie stt
.rnu tevt. The tiatre-! Mnclilne tUt
on o (irlfcute 1.-iiiontr;itlon rind Made
n H''el!ent l'hoiin:', tt4ltl hToeTif,
t-Xl' '1 M af tn ut tin motor.j't the
f-ti inning. i"h. n'nlficanco f ttii
ivii'i r ' v an :, tht" p-dn
n.rr ,.. v n eni r4it. ff tnre1 tfie
ditch'pmtf'.t vf I'ictjVnl fnof.tr for
Tiiiill f;irtr. ' '
In mniiiiir ft k-h hrT. nf
AVlnr'Hii a, 1 t r-'r-pani-n tl.tn.-ti-Hr,t,
,f r.twrbifitn. T1 cfr Ui
U.bfed int. i frmr ?!. : j;t Ir,;rnuiT
coni-::Jb-n r.ors.rnev an1 ii!.f,
(b) i'Wii ."ir'n.r ( )
fc. rwpou- ' r.ni i ) t i irV r.4inr
This "rtiiV'. trt-at.-jj pntch ir,.r.f itk
mam.-f icturitig f if'bm Hum? r.mifr 1
tlfsicturs wct J : t t ob' r it
fnl pfortnatl.-n, ft hic" s..--.! i...t
T w ill i V
f', hf.nc the d.
fu! tnct.tr. o
f tV f'illtb nt- i U-4 epplttf niTx- nwrt.,,,, Tn tft-'lopt,-nt
of succet " I"-T fieri, ati-h . 4.i.-.i
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m-i-, c r.o n-tn. or
Muririi idei which has d..n, n
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t the tr:i.-t.t ln-
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Th4ten were the
:-;eruvA:N of others m various j.,
,il-.u of ,h. United States 9nJ Canada
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OBSERVER ADVERTISING wia bring rults. "
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Small Tractor.
that he Riven fcrmers the opportu
olty of seeing the.se nuiehluea at work
and .deciding on the merits of the Id-
dividual Iradors. ,
Tractor Shows Develop.
In 1HW five tractors were exhibited
nt the Omaha land show. It was In
tended to make the exhibition o per-
manent feature, but failure to find suit
able land for plowing caused the Idea
to be abandoned. Not until 1018 was
anything on a large mule attempted In .
the United Stntes. Then u demonstra
tion was held nt Fremont, Neb., In :
which 23 innnufacturerB exhibited 39
tractors. ' From this time on a na
tional tract or demonstration has been
held each summer, with an ever-Increasing
number of manufacturers ex
hibiting until at the last show, held '
In Sallnn, Kan., In 1018, over 300 nm-
chines were entered, nnd 53 manufac
turers were represented. A winter
meeting Is held ench year nt which
manufacturers of tractors and ac
cessories exhibit. This show has been
held In Kansas City, Mo., for tW past
four years. Various local shows nre
put on each summer, and since liUfl
these have continued throughout the
summer, beginning In Texas and con
tinuing northward. In March, 1IH0. the
first large demonstration of the year
was held In the South nt Macon, fin.,
which shows that the South Is alive to
the possibilities of tractor fnnnlng.
The following production figures
show the enormous growth of tho
trnctor Industry in the compara
tively short time it has been In exist
ence :
'FARM MACTTTNEHY FATtM POWER,
MARCH 13, 11H5.
1913 11.500
in ir.o"o
'. 21,000
FAliM KtJIMl'MKNT POXTHOTj, UNIT
: Kl STATKS niil'AllTMENT UK AG
HK'UIrrKK. ll'lti ' 77. fi7fl
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IS
MANtTACTritKHS" KSTIM ATK L MtO
DtirTIOX. 314,936
As previously stntert, there was es(l
mateil to be between 4 and "0 firms
or Individuals makine or attempting
to make tractors in It (00. The otllce
iff farm management, fatted States
department of nm-fcultnre. has always
kept In close tmieh with the tractor In
dustry, and the files show that In l!0t
there were 10J firms actively engaged
in manufacturing tractors ami ltl'J
firms and Individuals planning to be- (
gin hi the near future.
Character of Tractor Changed.
In the beginning the trnctor was con
structed to simulate the steam engine '
In nppearance. As time parsed and
prejudice disappeared many refine
ments took place until today It Is a
compact, well-built machine capable
of performing a multitude of opera
tions. The first machines wen heavy,
rough alTalrs. capable of pulling eight,
teii, or more bottoms. It was soon rec
ognized, that if the Industry were to,
prosper a mnchtn would have tir .he
built wliieh would be practical for or-dlimry-Rlsed
fnrms. ' The result was
that small machines came on the mar- ,
ket, built to pull two nnd three plows,
this typo of trnctor oppealeO to the
small fnrmeK
Th ere n re n a- moro t wo nnd
three plow machines built than of nil
other sizes combined. There nre. how
ever, n number of companies still mak
ing u Inrpe-size trutor, which Is still
used on the big farms of the North
west nr.d the Pacific const.
How Tractor Was Transformed
From tht rough machines -of lfTi$
nnd liX with ethglp 'cylinders, chain
drive, r:i.t ';;rs, rxccMve. w.Mcht. e
post-d working pans, nnd poop. nr.
'ibllity- tiitvf been developed tna
chlnrs of tljfht weight. Mth 1nclnne
working fnrfs.-. friction ftnd Tarlon
ireur clflrrsj, tirctrlc' f ttur'. radiator
cooling sysTrms c? nnl , 1uirde'iiM
tnra. riultlpl ryMndn, nir e!nmrr
kroMTn carlmr.-tnrs, -ne-mnn rontt'd.
nn1 nn rasy acn'sihllity all f hi fit
ft prlfp if nri-haf to i-ne fourth of thrt
earTy nim filr.rtl
ar fi tj; if mai-tiK eu th Ttmr-
f At rr.-nt tti tii!r iid ttr '
ti.i,j t4. 7V firfH. ti fh;
i-rabr ! t-i rrvtT.t riiirir,? ti
'V Tb. J,rt;i,-TpU wn.-
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