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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1925)
Saturday, November 7, 1025. Page Two THE LA GRANDE EVENING OI1SERVER Traffic and -Tourist ' News Highway and Auto Dope NEW LINCOLN much mm One of the niftiest things Imaginable In uutomobllea rolb-d , into ha (3 ran tin Htiodny with V. ; t'. Perkins, of the IVrklns Motor! company, behind the wheel- and lolled out of the city Thursday, j headed for Holse, Maho. wild !. H. Fletcher, president of the, Kleteher Oil company of the Oe:ul Htaits taptttil, In tin role, of new owner. Thai la thn story. of the arrival ami d purtuni of a new four-puu-enger. three-window type J.lnco.n fcilnn the firnt of itu kind to e viewed In Kust-rn Oregon unl ihe lut-t- product of lli-my l ord's Muff of engineers In Itc lioil. The Lincoln, beautiful In lines rt tid equl ppetl wit h every con 't-a bmre, from overst'if fed cushions to back-scut foot rests, was tin subject of general mini initio) while U was luing shown hen-. The. model Ih a grey-green de.p color liody, made on a standard Mi -Inch . chassis. The lioily was made hy !.nHarron; maker of the highest class uutumohllc hod 1 en. The upholstery Is of Imported. lingllHh broadcloth, overstuffed, Kxtm- cushions arc, filled with; down, . - " , . 1 A one-piece straight windshield,! Inset and giving the. driver n great j range of vision through fluwlcus glass, is one of the features. A gasoline gauge on (he dash adiht to the driver's convenience. j A trunk Is placed at the rear) and bum pee fittings arc built In Ine frame. . . j Only a short time after' Mr. Perkins returned from Portland j with the cur, 1uiulrif bKn( coming in, which resiltt'il in I he B ile to Mr. Kb tchcr. Mr. IV Mns expects to receive a dupll- cute of thlff model in about thr-e Weeks . . AITO TOI'IUHT THAVI.I, K IT Q R K K, Ore. (Hpeclnl ) Whether due to the fine weather or the Increased publicity Riven to the attractions of Oregon has not been explained, but the fact re mains that there has been a lnrrn Increase In the number of lourists nt the Ktigene chamber of com meree durlntf October us compared with October of a year ago, Tho,Kww,ire, JKI "foreign" enrs reglwtered here last month, while In October, i'Jii, there were HH ears registered. The total number of cars reg istered here for the first la mouths of the present year Is 2lni;, July was the best monlh, with AAi. "It's dangerous to drive with one hand." -"That's why I always park." ' comfort fyyi . Cott.li. Sio,i : .Sfdan, li Hj Iftt-lw f.Mii-wh .'ttkri ol ilujSi mt. 'CHRYSLER JlX-PWm. ,,; CWV . f ,.J., I,.,., s,Ja. KV. R.C... I, ijrt'-- ; t,wi ',MV 1-Htul, fLxfl Id PiUt I all Or.ll- fiK M. mitllll. All mo.'rif MxltKl wtifc htll nm plnwd to fi.tvl th. ranvntlinr. el hit. Irrm.ni. Atk .Kiit ChrWt iniKthi p',n h-lrt d.l.i.i.J iupcihj, chrttli nm ti litr All Chmltrmnd.Uar. piwnnj tntn tilth b, ihi TrdcO p.l,ntrd r.i mtmhtilri. t.M.nt. rackiitv. . till I hrr.l.r, whkhiBnnoi bf (iunlHrlltd .itu i .iiiiki of l.tnperin LEO J. FRENCH, I J E WETT-PAIGE GARAGE TO BE MOVED MONDAY Ily Monday morning. Harris Kieaclv expects to huve his gurugc, now located next door to the I Murk Cut. facing on l-V street,, moved into the quarter on Adams now occupied by the Jlulck Karate, which will n:od into tie new Koe.ich building. Mr. l-'ieiich. iwwis.'cd by Al Bsrth, will I'ldbably begin the moving of his husiucis Hunduy. The new location will afford Jilin much more room for handling the Jewtt and Pulge cars and also the line of unci) (um which he has to offer. t'ortiplete gurugc wrvlep, repair service, gas, oil and Moriigc will be given his pulions In his new loca tion. B phone Location of Iheir hunlness In new quart era, in the Julius Koesch bulldlnK across AOums from their prHnt local ion. Is t he tusk Just now confronting the llulck dis tributors here, J. K. Shumate niui Vernon Jennings. Jienioval of the smulbr artlch'S Into the new building was started today nut the. job will not be "m ph ted for a day or two. It In , lleved..' The new garage hna been pre. pared for Jennings and Hhumate along t)i(. most modern llm s, with the latent thing In lighting rixtureji to Insure a, "daytlghl glow" in th evening. Thn-. hundred ' watt lights illuminate the interior ami amber-glass ebwtrlc lanterns show the way In from the front. The show room Is 2H by 55 feet In dimensions, thus tumirltiff ade quate room for housing the Hulcka. and the offices will be located at one end of the room. ' ' Pouring of concrete for entrance drlvewavs was started a d.iy or so ago, and has sufficiently set so that Ull but heavier trucks can be moved over it today safely. No formal re-opening will be held In- the new garage, according to Jennings ami Hhumate, who an nounce that they will "go uheud with business as uiiual,' 21,'itm T.nu ists visit A1K0 rump PKVOI.KAIN. Ore. (Special) The tourists registered at the IVn dlelon nuto ramp during the period from April 1 to Oct oh. -r 31 totah-d 2 4 .3 di. says a report made today. The receipts were $4IU.ru, prac tlculty the saute as hst year. July, Aiigtmt and Septctubvr wre Ihn hettvlest monllis for tnurl.Mt trnfftc. IK HE TBI id "plains Its puianw A tingle ride prove why trie Chrysler Four luntly merits the tremendous popularity it has built up In a few short months. In sustained hih speeds in pli ability of power in economy in durability and in freedom from mechanical attention which re. suit from high quality of design, materials and workmanship in case of handling and most em. phatically in riding steadiness and the Chrysler Four gives Cor Jefferson & Elm, Phone 499-W AM IS ED TROUBLE FREE The average owner of a good cu tomobile whos? car, entirely free from troubb', glides smoothly over the highways, month In and mouth . out, murveis at its unfailing 'Je-pi-ndnbility, unaware, perhaps, of the eluliorato and painstaking sys tem employed by the munutuclitrer to insure that character of per- I formaucc. In no other Industry Is I Inspection more rigid or are safe guards more t Irmly adhered to. i' "No other factor In our entire programme of manufacture Is a more vilal part, of the production programme than our system of in j kpertlnriB ami tcgis." s-iys l. .M. f Avcrlll, vice president and general ' mnnuger of the Ajux Motors com pany. "II Is only by constant, in sistent and repeated testing that n manufacturer is In a position to know definitely, before n motor tar Is shipped. Ihat Its performance In the hands of thf ultlrnace owner will bf! entirely satlsfiu lory. ' Ite ports received by us from Aja owners, many of whom hnve driven . thi It cars lltouKunds of miles, snow plainly that the character of per formance fully JUMtlfb'H our policy 'of rigid Inspnrtlon and tests." I Visitors' at tljo Ajux factory fre quently express amaacinenl ut the (lengths to which tlte company has ! gone to assure perfect workman jslilp und materials. This work he ights with the raw materials which I are not unloaded from the freight tears until definite tests havt 'shown that they measure up to specifications und requirements In every particular. Then as each ol .(ho numerous operations is p"r i formed in the various departments, inspectors must pass on them. Thus the possibility of trouble is elimin ated at the very outset: finished units not only are closely inspect ed hut nre thoroughly tested before going Into the chassis, j Motors nre run on their own i power for hours before, they finally are placed on hoists and swun? In to position In the frame: crank- -shafts, when finished. Instead cf passing on Immediately to the mo- j tor assembly : depurtmeiit, are j (checked on a balancing device, to ( .'assure ubsolute balance.' Connect-, Ing rods und all reciprocating partf ! jare tinted for perfect balance. Def. I iiiite reports ure made und kept on each - Inspection of the multi tude of operations entailed in the manufacture of the ear but even when t h n Ajax, rrtmpletcly unsem bled. Is run on Its own power there is still one of the most important tests of ull to he made. This final test, the actual performance of the car under all driving speeds, is con ducted on a brick track built and maintained for that purpose alone. This track lies Just outside or the final iiHeHinhly and the curs cs th'-y results not found combined la cars of any type even beyond It In price. As distinctive as its performance Is a beauty so advanced that popu lar desire sweeps towards it Inevitably. Your nearest Chrysler dealer Is ' eager to give you this ride that proves why the Chrvsler is the Favored Four among tens of thousands of owners. roin off the line, arc filled with km so' Inn and turned over to drivers long trained In motor car consirue tlcn and performance i ; vVhen he car, In actual perform- t a nee, measures up to standard In every particular. It Is finally run to t he loading; dock and tagged Tor, shipment. I MOTOH ,UI-:i'I-:ilTK K'C,632 RAI.KM. Ore, Receipts of the state motor vehicle department for the month of October aggregated 'a.ti,iZ.2'J, according to a report prepared by the secretary of stutc. Thus fur this year the reccipm have totaled i.216.r.;'5.1S. Vmm January I to October 31 of this year a total of 1 1 -4 , 6 7 & pauuen ger automobiles were regis tenu. Aviator's inechanlc "T-',rep n fellow going down In a parucnme." Avlalor "I'll H' if I can hit him. It isn't often we have a chance at a p"d-Htrliin."- the same Improved Road Mileage In U.S. Not Far From' 740,000 The menge of surfaced roads In the 1'nltvd Ktutes is nearing the 5oo.tHM) mark according to the hu rt an of public roads ot thr railed Htates dqurtment of agriculture. Komi weeks ago the state reports indicated that there were 1U.V317 milt's of surfaced road on the slate systems at the end of 10-4 und m llur substxiuont rfporls from the Htute Indicate that mileage of sur faced country roads was maMng a total of 4f?,!o5 inlhs. W.'tile tt in proliuble (hat thn esti mate of county roads is not so ac curate us that of the. state roads, the above figure Is probably not too large. Since :it,Ml niiles of mod wo- 6 w 011 Chris the 4th Texaco Quality a quality that is maintained winter and summer-all seasons--to stand the highest test of engine efficiency and maximum motor power and that's the only quality worth buying Playle Oil Company PLAYLE SERVICE STATION HIGHWAY SERVICE STATION surfaced In 1!'?4 by the states und counties and it is known that j progress has been equally us good !in It Is probuble that the ! construction season now drawing to n close will Increase the sur faced mil age to "more than 45, 000, Iii this estimate allowance was made for a portion ol the yeur's work being resurfacing oi higher Improvement of roads pre viously reported us surruted. In addition to surfaced roads a considerable mtlcugu has been graded und drain-d according to engineering standards. Ther were 2llC,'i'j4 mihOi of such road at the end of 1024, and of this 13.USS miles had been constructed during n or of tmas Day .that year. These figures indicate hut the improved road milcuxe of ull rlusseb Is not far frum T4n.Uiie, The following tuble giws tae status of road improvement in the far weetciu slates at the eiul of tttule Total rural mileage. Oregon 4H.770 i Washington Idaho f'ulifornta .. ( Montana .. . ' Nevada ... ... W.tM t 84.KIG 75.6 is C7.I76 32.778 23.881 I'tah ... Total for flitted States 3t.IHi2.9t4 I State. Surfaced state roads. a.ST ; 2.X 1 8 ; 1.4!'S 3.2:11 720 iilt't 040 Oregon .. I Washington Idaho ; California Montana ; Nevuda .. .,'. I'tah Total for raited Krntcn -118,347 State Surfaced stal rnnds. July! 9 Oregon Washington - 14 2ui Idaho f.4iu iVtlifondu .. 1 2, an i Montana - 1 " Nevada- 315 I'tah .. - 2.H Total for L'nlted States ...;i3:,5oK John: "I she a good driver?" Aleck: "Yep; she just drive- me era Used Parts For all makes of ears. We. buy used ears for cash. La Grande Wrecking Co; Cot; Jeff, nnU Jtcmlmk ' i! "iniaiii
