Saturday, April 2.", 1025.
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Traffic
and
Tourist
News
i
; Highway
and
Auto
Dope .
ITBR AGE
APPROACHING
SAYS ISDN
Majority of Travel in the
Future to Be by Bus
and Airplane Routes,
Predicts Statistician.
we i.iue unlimited franchise a in is far !! r lo dig a channel uml
the motor bun IfiHB. uml if j wlm r.otlir,, thin ir.:un wi:l.;u Muf- tfm-
Out on your vacation tour, will your luitriraKc e in
good shape? Will .Von need lidinjr boots or filoves
when you pack back in "the mountains for part of
the trip?
We can be of sent; to you in repairing bngtrage
and any kind of leather work. I!oot;t and gloves
of fine quality roady fur your inaction.
Come in when you plan your trip.
shall operate them?" I'Iituuiia of it than to attempt to dam Ha flow,
widespread diHt-UBsion iIiIn one- Jf Holland hod not followed thlh
lion iin uflked. today, lo JUwr W. Volley tt would today be a barren
litihaou, Ihe MtiiMmlr'Uin, who nullH inarnh in hi end of a fortltn gurd n.
attention to in vnO vital pointn in "Thin does not mean tlint rail
the 1 future of o'tr iriMi!portalirn road or mreet rullwayn will rene
Myttf citiH. to funrtlon. Am the electric lljjlif
"Without douhl )nif.H hnv.e rome dM not put the gn com nan tea out
lo tay." ays Mr. ll:ib:an. "The of huftinosN, so the motor couch will
motor coach 1 fast becoming ft not iieeeRHurily make rhe meant
definite and logical link In oi roads or tin- mreet fatlwayH value
traiiapoilation HyxU-um. both urban I'-si. I ay 'iteeewuirily' because
and lnt.ru)'lit:i. l-'or rnllroudt-. there may not la- much hope for
Mrcel railway or arifil ocrntie ruin- Ihe street railway company whirl)
rtiunitii'H lo attempt to r.Uip the does not adopt motor roarh trans
deveiopnu in of motor coach travel, portnilon. I am bullish on steam
in like ulteinplltiK li we.p bark railroads because they arc the pa
liw oeean wiii a broom. Kfticlcncy. 'tnral transporters of freight, which
comfort and up." d are all fn favor J has always been thdr great source
or Hie r.M.ior roaeh has. as It H j of income. In fan. It Is now sort
commonly called, and Hie soonerjof a I-ut It bed repentance to see
communities reaiir.f ii, the better j i hese stwtm railroads fiKhtlnfC for
lor nil erutcerne.l. When a si ream t passe nt;' r service which (hey have
of u.iNv in dualling down a bill ItiKialed ull along was carried at a
Iocs. The railroads nave nothlyg
to worry about If they will tend lo
their freight . business and develop
lit and K'- h proper rhartce for car
IryliiK It on. Many tnternrban and
j other sireit railways will ultimate
ly become an adjunct of the steam
jfr iKlit. tlivinft lo the Kreat coimes-
Hon In Die freight yards of the
ifi n in nilli n.'iilN It If much more
t practical to lake fruit, vegetables
. meats and other perHhahle KOOds
by trolb y, which is practically
I door-to-door delivery, I han by
' nteain roads. Tli street railway
tracks in many of our cities will
be used to shunt fricRht cars from
the steam roads Into the. factories,
department stores, and oilier build
itiKS throughout the city. Hoth
steam roads and tip-to-datc electric
rouds vn continue to exist, hut it
lulll be throtiKh ro-operatlon In Ih
(levvlopnuiit of freight -uch han-
Idling what It can best handle and
jKettlntr puld a rate HHUlel.-nt
take care of the Investment.
"When it romeR to passnffer
t business." continued Mr. Babson,
l"wihln the next twenty-five yearB
When You Start
Snyder Si McKennon
Tiivs and Tubes Aiito Top Repair
DODGE BROS.
MOTOR CARS
Prices f. o. h. La Cirandc
TOURING : $10f,:
ROADSTER $102-",
COUPE $1190
SEDA'N $1313
COACH .,,...$131.)
Smith's Garage
Sto pit rent of th' pajuitinjfer, or
this country will b carried ellhiT
hy motor roarh or hy ftlr. W r
insh npproarhlnK thf lime when
jwr will rrarh n poak In tho num
jbrr of ppoplr carrird on rallM. When
jthld peak Id finally rraohed, thr do
I cllno will lii vi-ry rapid.
I "Now thr moior roach buslnrris
b"lonif!i to Ihi! nrwl railways and
inot to thr niram rnllwuya. Thr
fltum roads hunt private rlghti of
way and should lie prolrrt.d on
thi s private rlKhts of way. hut thr
Hlrnt railways spi'lit money on
(stmt wldinliiK. pavlnK. and an
jintilril to Ihi- motor roarh busi
ness. Kor the railroads to attempt
to say that th public should not
lulve the line of motor roarhrs be
tween two rifles Itkr Lowell and
ltoHlnn seems to me to lie absolute,
ly redlrulous. Kurt hermore. If sueh
it motor roarh biisiniBs Is to be de
veloped, the street railways whirl!
heretofore operated electric rain on
aurh rqutes should have the fran
chise to do the motor coach busi
ness. Any other decision would be
absolutely unfair, and I believe the
conns would look -upon the same
as a confiscation of the street rail
way cospany's business. If our
sienm railroads, arc wise, they will
build up their frelKht business and
study the possibilities of air trans
portation Instead of fusslnR with
such motor roaeh transportation us
logtrally belongs to the street rail-,
ways.
1 "I always hesitate to odvlce In
these columns the purchase of any
security, especially vcurlilis In a
new field. I'sually the first people
to bo Into a new line of buslneaa
loso money. Rome 80 per cent of
You
$255GQ0 Invested To Insure
Fine Machine Work
A welding mid irmchine shop is tint properly equipped lo produce
the finest qtmlity of work until it lui all the modem mnchinery and
equipment tli... nmirnte, painstaking service requires.
That's why our equipment represent nn investment of $25.000
the finest and best machinery that modern methods and expert know
ledK? demands. And that's why your job whether casting a benrinu',
leKiuiuinj: cylinders, or rebuilding an engine is certain to be finished
lis it should be done.
Such nn investment is large but it is eminently worth while because
it permits production of quality that you have a right to demand. Thei 'h
no doubl about the quality of a Leighton job.
Leijjhfon's Welding & Machine Works
TVII Vmir .Mie Mn In Haw I.rljrtitnn Do n.
1.111 WASHINl.TOX AM:. I'HONi: MAIN 737
LEIGHTON 15
STILL GRINDING
Machine Shop Installs
Ne.w E q u i p ni ent to
Give Improved Bearing
Service to Customers.
When :t-ke for ih wr itottert
IiKliton, owner of Kelf-iiion's
Welitintr tun! M arii hie Works.
mi hi. "We are ke)ilriff rlht on
Ki liKlinfT e lin'ii-i H uiul pi.slon-a.
inuklnt; ronneetiiR' ro.ls mid dnitu;
wehllllK."
J'hl)t Htalenient praetirnlly Httnift
ilt l ho poliey i." liie I.eihton in
sl it lit. un of roiHi lining to i;ivr
rttNtOItlt-rS tile Ileal jO.slMf .servlet-
itay after day alotitf tin- lines fur
whieh it Ih nraHy eiiiipMl,
Due fhonhi not pa her lite iin
ItreHHion from ththe f4tal-menls
that LeiKhiori H is not strieily
tnoilern oltup. To Hie contrary n w
nmehinei - l.i com inually )eiiiK
added.
A new net of machines for mak
ing connecting rod bear limn w.is
neenlly in.Htnlled In the shop. This
method pOUlM thv liahhit dlreetly
Into (lie rod and eliminates the
use of Herews to liold tin- metal in
plaee thus making tin- jol a imnii
more permanent one.
Oiven tiie sie of the crank Mia ft
the expert workmen In the l.ei;:h
ton tihop will rust the hearing in
the rod, Nn.ooth it out, and lit it
to allow proper clearance to the
thoiiHandth of an Inch.
The varliiift pn-clMlon maelilnery
in the l tuhton .shup n fascinating'
to one mechanically Inclined. The
huKe latins cut the hardest metal
with apparently nn much cam-, us
one whittles wood. The ahop Is
o coinpli'tely etiulpp'd thut tie
workmen can dnill('utu practically
any part of a car.
FORI) ENROLLMENT
PLAN IS PROVING
WIDELY. POPULAR
liKTtlOlT, Mich. One- of the
most Interentini; fwtlurid of the
March nales reports of the Kord
Motor company, ns iven out at the
company oft'leeK In ltrott, Ih the
f:irK" nnmher of people who enroll-
'd cars unih r the ensy nn-lhoif
of the -'ord Weekly I'llrciume I'lan.
The report hhow l hat plan en
lolltni'tiitf averai;eil more than 1
a day for the'motith, the total for
th- twenty-aiv nnrl;in days of
March iteiiiK -ti.-'I. 'i'hi?i Is a pain
of ahota :( a dny over the rn
rolluient riK'ir.-H fir the last few
days of l-'t-hruary.
A.shle from (lie larne enrollmentfi
i:nd'-r the plan, Fah-s for M-tirch
wre 17;J.1SJ I'ord ears and trmJ.H
of this iiiimher (ioiiHHtie reiull d -liv.Ti.
M totaled l f:t. J i, an h-cn-as
of 41.4el ov.-r I'tliriiary, indicat
ing i in jrovl n lt conditions evry
wlifiv throughout Hie eonnti-y. lie
port; cov'ei'iiifT dealers rttiire
im-titH for tii" prt'Ht'iit itioitlh also
show the ileinant) for cars am)
trucks rapidly moving upward.
Another healthy condition, fit
least so far as agricultural inter
nal s :ir --onct'rned. is r"f l-cied in
thf tlomtstic retail s:tls of U.'J-?
I'ordf-on Tract ur?t during March
This is an increase of 3,311 more
than were delivered in l-vhruary.
Domestic ami foreign wtles o
I'ortlsoiiH reaelit-d a .total of 10. Sua
in March.
IEC1
US
TO.
SAMMY SPARK
"PLUG
Says:
In order to provide extra room
for hummus expansion, Itert tom
inwer, iiiitnaKer of the I .a (Irande
Wrecking compatiy, has leased the
Uogej-s Ham in the Hnii hlock on
Adams avenue and will make that
lits headquarters, ctnmencitif: the
first of the week.
The old location of the wrecking
company on the corner of Island
and Jeffi-rson avenues Is to he re
tained and will de us d prineipally
as a. storage plant. .Mr. ltominger'r-hroth'-r,
l'rank liominger, arrivee
here recently and is now assisting
in the. Ekuuiagcmcnt of the husinesR.
Hi aides the regular wreeklnc
huainess f urnisliing second hanl
parts to car owners the l,a Ornnde
Wrecking company will handt-1
used cars in the new location.
These ari. to In handled on a sclos
i a margin as nrvauible. and will give
.the Imyer m::ny real bargains in
used automobile;; to choose from.
A number of cars lor wrecking
have already been bought by the
company. The pans obtained from
These are to be handled on ;im close
Will Rogers ha a new traffic
rflh f plan. "Abolish all turns.' lie
proposes. "Cio straight to where
you want to go."
new corporations go through ti re
organization. Although the early
Investors perform a real service in
breaking the trail, they usually get
experience rather thmi dividends.
On the oilier hand. I do feel that
clients may he justified in going
Into certain companies with friends,
whom I hey know as honest nu n 1
and who know the motor coach ;
business. The companies which I
control thn great motor conch
transportation business "In New
York, Chicago, Rt, Louis and oihe
cltlfa should have a bright future.
Of course, the great opportunity Is
to purchase the securities of street
rullwny companies which are now
Numbering as street railways, hut
which Btlll hove a chance lo acquire
or Inherit this grnt Induntry.
'Money is still pit ni ifnl nn 1
r liea p. Willi general business a
leeted hy the H.i bsonehart at a
per cent bove normal, ami funda
mental conditions sound, there is
no good reason why bus transpor
tation should not develop r.nptdly.
WE SPECIALIZE
ON
Generator
Starting
Ignition
All Electrical Repairs
To Your Car
Guaranteed
Service
Full Line of
Service Trta
Battery Electric
Service
1311 Wash.
i
M-753 ll
I J
fo.l.Ttk
large stock carrh d on hand make
it possible to obtain parts for
nearly any make of c:r.
Itcrliii to Top i:iffi"l inuer
HKItfJN' (AD Two broadcast
ing towers are now under con
struction in fjermnny thht will ex
c'ed in height jill ot hers in 1 he
country. lioih will he provided
wiih clcvaior. and will he us 1 its I
observatories us well. One, to be
located in a suburb of Iterlin, will
be HH! fet t high, topping Ihe t:i
fi'ei tower at Pariy. , '
HI Louis wife blower got only
which Is poor pay for an expert.
Exide Batteries
f.-ntOMiu:it; CAKiiritirioiis
R. Jk M. RnntllL'liln
Psekaril Wire ull tiie
Ofncrnlor Stltrttr
Mclit ;iobm all bIkki
Lnmp Sockets
Cfnufnn ICcmy anil Jllco
Colin, I'olnls, rlo.
FRED T. BURGESS
MATIf ISt
Hluxtill Horn
Sliip MbIiW
IColirrt (Iiim'Ii and C'ltanipkm
SpBI'k
C!iliH-r TllhluK
(.arlirli'l liLiililx
ItliH Jcttvrmm Jtva.
IX)0K OVER OUR WANT ADS FOR BARGAINS
icUh Sliding G;r Tr&xsmissiox
All-Steel Body.. .Big Power... Disc
Type Clutch . . . Extreme Economy
. Great Reliability . . . Easy Terms
Sc Your Local Willvs-Overlarul Dealer.
WILLYS-OVERLAND
FINE
MOTOR - CARS
Bowei'
rial
ana r ic.
ce live
The tremendous success of the
more powerful new Willys
Knight has abundantly borne
out the prediction made in
January that this great car
would make history in 1925.
The vastly increased power and
flashing pick-up of the new
Willys-Knight give this fine car
a place all its own in the es
teem of the public. Its sleeve-
imp raai
u . ur "9
rveooy imivu
V tsf
valve engine is free from noisy
tappets ... it is the only type
of automobile engine that ac
tually improves with we ... no
carbon trouble ... no valves to
grind... and the celebrated
Lanchester Balancer prevents
vibration at any engine speed.
The sanest automobile invest
ment on the market. Easy
terms small down payment.
UeT
icith an Engine You'll SVever Wear Out
Touring, S125; Coupt. lIWi; Coupe-Sedan. ?14US: Sedan, $17S; Brcnigham, t. o. h. 1 oleic
Gettings & Hanks
1312-14 JEFFKKSON ST.
Mil. IlUil.lWI,,
Complete Car Service
At Your Beck And Call
There's lots of satisfaction to a car owner in knowing that
you can pet such a complete service as we offer constantly.
Cas and oil, yes! world-famous Texaco IVoducts hut
much more than that. Grease and Crankcase Service, Car Wash
ing done in the careful way you want it done, Quick Tire Re
pairing and Vulcanizing. And then there is our large stock
of new Tires every one protected for one year against anv
repair expense. '
If it's not convenient, you don't have to drive down. Thone
us we'll get your car and return it quickly with expert service
rendered.
Playle Oil Company