THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
4
Saturday, November 7, 1025.
Pace Three
ESTS SHOW
HIGH MILEAGE
111 an effort to di'torinlno just
Ihut mileage can be expected from
: uvtrruge Hudson closed cur S.
W. Peters, vico president of the
lortland Motor Car" company; A.
L Stevens, sales manager, and rep
resentatives of the Portland dealer
organization of the company, co.
operated Monday in a real test with
fivo closed Hudson cars, according
to word received by E. L. Lcdbct
ter, local Hmlson-Essi'x distributor.
Tlieso wore sent out In different
directions under varied road condi
tions and ull were driven an aver
ago of 100 miles.
The drivers wcro Instructed not
to do any "trick" driving, to leave
their clutch engaged at all times
und to do no coasting with the en
gine oft.
Under the supervision of news-
Taking Care of
Motorists
We sell gas, oil and accessories but at
the same time we make it a point to
take care of Motorists.. For example:
your wife drives up with a flat tire,
or perhaps only, one under-inflated '
she doesn't have to drag the air-line
around and do the work herself. That .
is just 'one way we take care of mot-',!
prists it pays our sales are increas
ing every day.
Veltex Gas - Oil - Greases .
La Grande Filling Station
Kuhn & Zweifcl
paper men and Captain Krunk Er
vln of tho Portland police depart
ment, the tanks were each drained
and refilled with 10 gallons of Gen
eral gasolino drawn from the regu
lar rilling tunks In uso that day.
Several hours later when tho cars
returned, they were drained of the
remaining fuel, which was meas
ured by tho officiating newspaper
men and the computation made on
all fivo cars. '
The results of tho drives show ed
a total averago gasoline mileage of
20.54 miles, tho total distance run
was 499.3 miles.
- tne Highest mileage made was
JS.44 miles by Harry Eaton, driving
for the Portland Motor Car com
pany on a trip to M.c.tlnnvlllo. G.
u. A'enaergrass was second with
22.92 miles on the run to Kelso.
Jamea willtumson. from Condlt &
Conser was third with 20.16 miles,
on tho trip to Rainier. M. Buck
ley from C. B, Preston made 18.64
lullcs on tho trip to Cascade Locks
and W. B. C'ate with a brougham
returned with a mileugo of 16.16
miles to tho 'gallon, to Salem und
return. - c '- .
Cate'g driver was compelled to
back up a half mile oh a detour at
Oregon City to avoid on accident
and tulB happening cut down his
averago. . - .- -
As the curs drew Into the filling
station, each waa tuken in turn ana
checked. At .the start, Frank Er
vin sealed euoh tank's cap with a
metal clasp which was removed at
the .finish. This made it impossible
for any gas to bo taken trum or
added 'to , the tank en route. .
' Teters, In discussing-the results
after' the tests, expressed himself
as highly satisfied with the' mile,
age obtained..
-. "Wc have'-been seeking some
method for some time of actiualnt
Ing the public with the fact, that
tho .Hudson car is economical In
gas consumption- 'and this '. test
proved our contention. We pur
posely. inade-'the lest under actual
driving conditions . Which ' would
pertain to any Hudson owner and
made ho attempt -to -- obtuin by
trick driving a large mileage which
KNIGHT M S
RECORD
CLIMB
GARAGE
GOSSIP
For tho first time In tho history
of tho European nutomobtlo indus
try, ui. automobile has n hit nil ml
the rushed and steep Incline of
Klausen Pass in Switzerland, says
(tt'ttings und Hunks, uuto distribu
tors. K Unison Pass is ono of the high
est roadways in all Switzerland
which Is Improved in surface. Poi
years foreign automobile repre
sentatives huvc attempted to scale
Its steep lncltno without change of
gears but never han this been of
ficially accomplished until recont
1y when John Ogxouts, attached to
Wlllys-Overland's field orirnnoza
tton abroad, drove a Willys-Knight
six over ino treacherous course
without changing to u lower gear.
To add offlol'il recognition o this
unusual climb, representatives of
the Royal Automobile club of Great
Britain were on hund to attest to
the drive. At the completion a cer
tificate of meritorious ' perform
uneo was given Wlllya-Overland'a
representatives lor tho accomplish
ment.
Klausen Vans is located about 50
miles directly south front Zurich.
Switzerland, und is in that-section
of the Swiss mountains culled the
Glarun ATps. For years automo
bile men have attempted to ascend 0m cars on their new purchases,
this treacherous slopo in high gear. . -
EXPLAINS
Now Irlveay liislallcxl
J he Hudson-Kssex garage, now
located tin the Lottos building
across Adams avenue from The
Observer office, has Installed a I
new concrete driveway at tho front j
entrance. 1 i
Station Located on Adams
The Oregon Tire & JJattery sta
tion, formerly located on Kir, was
recently moved into new nuarters
on Hast Adams avunuo In tho 1600
block.
lluys Willys-Knight
Clarence illanchard of Elgin has
purchased a new Willys-Knight
touring cur from K. O. Gotliugs.
From AuUw to liOgs
I'aul Kayre has resigned his po
sition as salesman for the l'Drklus
Motor company to join the Mt.
Kmlly Timber company as time
keeper, located ut tho camp above
Hilgurd.
Officers Like t'hcxrolets .
County officers must llko Chev-
rolets, according to Avery llurrl
.sou. Hit reports that Sheriff Jesse
Urea hours hus just purchased i
new sedan from tho Liluu Moun
lain garage and G. 31. l'ierco has
acquired a new touring car. Both
men have been driving ChevrolcU
for seveiul years, turning In tho
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PROFIT PLAN
'If the buyer of every automo
bile had to make just ono car he
would understand thoroughly how
much tho term 'one-profit manu
facture' Introduced to tho Industry
during the eu miner, means to each
purchaser,' declares M. J. Goss,
Htudebaker distributor.
In other words, if he had to buy
tho engine from ono maker, the
body from another, und from dif
ferent makers had to i purchase
axles, transmissions, springs mw
being unsuccessful until accom
plished by the Willys-Knight six,
attesting tho unusual flexibility and
power performance of its engine.
the average owner could not get
except uder like favorable con
ditions. Any .test of that nature
would naturally react in that own
ers would coinpluln if their cars
did not do likewise."
lor
s the
one
The best sales talk ever made for the
Overland Standard Sedan was this remark
made by the owner of another make of
light ear to his wife who came m to visit a
Urge Willys-Overland Sales room.
Think these facts over!
The price of the Overland Standard
Sedan is only $15 higher than the
price of t lie lowest cost sedan it is
$ 1 00 lower than the price of the next
nearest enclosed car. The $15 buys a
standard sliding gear transmission,
honeycomb radiator, full size brakes,
more room than in any other- light car
built, big car frame and drive system
and many other features of construc
tion (hat go to build up long and sat
isfactory service.
The SI 00 you save is that much
money in your pocket a study of
Overland specifications will quickly
prove this to you.
Here is what you get
A full size sedan plenty of room for
5 K'own people a trim, smartly de
signed car with up-to-the-minute linos
polished lacquer finish with nick-,
tied trimmings beautiful and dur
able upholstery heavy fenders a
quality cat from stem to stern. -
Unusual convenience
is afforded by the wide doors it's
easy to get into the front or rear seats
and the doors arc sturdily hung on
four hinges they'll never sag nor
stick.
fob. Toledo '' ' :4!
Another N'ew Car Owner '
Archie J. AlUlcr, pressman for
The Observer, lias Joined the ranks
of ear owners. lie is driving
new Htar car litis week. -
llns New Setliui-;- ; '
Mr. and Atrs. Sherwood Williams
have a new Velio sedan, purchased
from Charles AlcOrnry, local dls
trlbutor. '
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A I.lllle Incitement
Things sometimes get nlonir
motor row except for an occa
sional bll of excitement to liven
up the situation. An explosion at
the lilue .Mountain garage last Sat
urday night filled tho bill. The
blast came when the floor man
turned on the switch for tho light
on the gasoline pump and got
moru than he ordered. No damug
was done except that most of the
plaster wus blown from one sidu
of the wntl where the switch was.
It Is supposed that escaping gas
was between the walls where the
electric wire to the switch was lo
cated and Hie spark touched it off.
The men at work first thought the
gas pump hud blown up becuuso
of the noise, 1 . ,
Accepts 1'osltlon
M. J. Daly has accepted a posi
tion us salesman ut the illuo
Mountain gurage,
50.1)00 Can .Monthly ,
Announcement has Just been
made to Avery Harrison thut Chevr
rolet will maintain a production of
50.000 cars monthly from now un
til the Inventory period in Decem
ber. "All factories have been run
ning at capacity stneu last Jan
uary," Mr. Harrison states.
In seven weeks the price was announced
Sept. Overland Sedan has upset all
motor car tradition. To-day it is the greatest
popular favorite the country has ever known.
Clear riding and driving vision
the result of big window and
the latest type one-piece windshield.
There are 20 quare feet of window
space it's like riding in an open car
with all the snug protection of en
closed car construction.
Wondcrfut power
is always available in the 27-horse-power
motor Overland ability in
rough going has always been one re
markable feature of its performance
large valves in the L-head motor
give smooth power and more of it
and there are fewer parts than in any
other type of motor construction.
Sturdy drive system
from clutch to axle shaft, the drive
system is the finest that can be put into
any car Borg B Beck type clutch,
one of the finest clutches ever made,
selective sliding transmission. Molyb
denum steel axle shafts, the toughest
steel known, and the axle shaft is as
large as that used in many cars of
double the weight.
Big car chassis
unusually strong, rigid frame with
plenty of bracingr-Chrome Vana
dium steel springs Timken roller
bearings in the front wheels New
Departure ball bearings in the rear
whecrs Molybdenum steel steering
knuckles only 27 points to lubricate
as against 35-60 on other cars.
How Overland can build this car
simply by advanced manufacturing
methods weeding out overhead here
and there planning and studying
every factory procedure. In this Over
land Sedan you get every essential of
big car performance big car equip
ment big car appearance and com
fort and convenience. And with it you
get the most surprising economy ever
known in-thc light-car field. There
are years of trouble free service in the
motor there arc thousands of miles
of trouble free service in the chassis.
There is everything you arc looking
for in this tradition smashing sedan.
The terms are very easy
a small down payment and 18
months on the balance your old car
in part payment. Come in. See what
you can really buy in this car priced
at $595.
other Important component parts,
then fit them together to make the
car run, these things would bo ap-
parent to him ut onco.
"Tim necessity for revising hU
original plans to accomodate the
size, shapo and power of tho en
gine; to malto the body fit and pre
sent a neat appearance; to arrange
all component parts so they func
tion with each other.
"Tho profits paid each separate
manufacturer for tho part which
ho produced would add up to n re
spectable total In tho entire cost.
"Now if this buyer wero to sell
his product adding his profit to tho
entire cost to him, he would real
ise what a proportion of his selling
prlco was represented by no actual
value in tho cur, having gone to
pay these profits.
"Studebakor lays no claim to
having originated the thought, hav-
Ing found it already taking strong
hold of tho car-buying, public,
mind. Hut a survey of tho field;
demonstrated that just us Ford was'
the only manufacturer of low-'
priced cars having sufficient plant
equipment to manufacture oars',
complete and avoid filling his price
with parts-makers profits, so 8tu
debaker with 100.00U,OUU In assets
enjoyed that distinction alono , In
the fino car Held. Probably no
phraso has been as much talked of
during tho past season in, tho In:
dustry, and tho result has been a. .
continuation of sales through 192G,
considerably In excess of those dur
ing 1924." . -. ..:
Tho supremo penalty Is 'called
for, when tho car carries no head
lights and the driver la all Ut up,
Standard
Gettings & Hanks
Sedan
D. COX EXPLAINS
WHAT AUTHORIZED
SERVICE MEANS
"Quite a change hns taken place
In n-ecnt years in the automotive
srrvlen fh-ld wllh tho development
of authorized service. Hut there Is
ti iiH'Htlon whether or not car own
ers apprcciato jiml what 'author
ized service actually means," lule
Cox stated today.
"Kormerly," stated Mr. Cox, "(he
particular mechanic UKHlgned to u
job had only his own loeut cxperl
eiiee to guide him. A charge was
made, at an hourly ratu and the
parts he used were charged for.
The sum of tho two wus the
amount to be paid by tho cur own
er. "Authorized service Includes
leehntcal rocortls and information
that mukes 11, sale for the car own
er to luive any one of a number of
nieehfinirs In the service station
bundle the job without making tt
a mutter of good or bad fortune as
to just which mechanic happens to
do the work. How to proceed with
Uin work, tho amount of time It
should take to do the job, and just
which parts to use lire all results
of time studies passed on to the
authorized service station.
"It is our aim to have our au
thorized service station work to a
point where it will operate JuhI the
name as a slioeinuker. J tits w ouui
mean thut the car owner need only
b0 Interested In the two very Im
portant points of 'How nitieh will
It cost and 'when ciin J call for It.'
Hiinly this plun will entirely elim
inate the qui t Ion that sometimes
arises as to the net mil time it has
taken to complete tho job and
whether or not only such parts
were used thut wero uctually
needed."
Mr. Cox operates the official
faetory srvieo station for JMco,
Klaxon and Jt my electrical equip
mnt, authorized by l.'nlled Motors
Herviee and Is ulso the local fartorj
representative for a number of oth
er Hues.
"Mil
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Satisfaction
There's satisfaction in doing a job well, ,'
in earning a just profit,' in avoiding needless
labor and expense. It's such satisfaction v '
that the "Caterpillar" user feels, and it's
satisfaction not only in his own accomplish- . .
mcnt but also in the tractor that, makes
these results possible. , Ask us for "Cater
pillar" folders and catalogs. '
Bunting Tractor
Dealer Northeastern Oregon
and Southern Idaho ;
'Jefferson and Elm Streets ;
. . : Phone Main 534 . -
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On n Ih'iiHinstrallufi IMtli.
Iliilluun Iruuiw-rH unfl balloon
Mr-n up: ull right. It's kulluull
ln;uU that aro ull wronif.
If Mr. Konl Hlioillcl Ihjjt tlH'Min
llojt ua juuk hi oulil K-'lvts III.
cuuatry. , ...
A One-Profit Car
Unit-Built Construction
Drive In Comfort
This Winter!
In A New
STUDEBAKER
Closed Car
or Duplex Phaeton
M. J. GOSS
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