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Auto Section I $& (&tm$& WtttUt (dhSttUW Motoring Nevs m VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1925. TWELVE PAGES TODAY NUMBER 36 4: ROAD PROGRAM The New N ash-Built AjaxSix IS URGE ONE Montana Is Planning to Spend One Million Dol lars on bixteen High way Projects, Tlie t a It) of Moniuna 1h planning to Npind fl.ono.uou on stxtupn htffhway projects in 13 30.. .TIicbh projrctH total 1 15 miles. Financed only by a 15 per cent share of tho two-cent statu tax on j pasoltne the Montana highway com- i nilHHlon's activities Imvu been lltu- :f Ucd fllnce tho beginulne of the present year to tho maintenance of prcnent roatltt, ttdmlnlHtrallon work and supervision in connection with projects financed by counlieH and municipalities 1n connection with federal oeencies. Under govern ment regulations road building contracts must bo made with the Btute. Counties and municipalities cannot participate as principals. Thff government is now assum ing &6 per cent of the construction cost. The remaining 44 per cent is divided among such agencies as counties and cities which have contracted with the state to pay a. portion of tin, cost, liecauso a largu part of tins roud work for next year 1s on Indian lund where the government pays the entire cost, Montana will only have to bear 10 per cent of tho $t,U00tU0O building program. . Trie federal department of agri culture has approved 4700 miles of highway in Montana of which but lioo miles liavo bci'n built. Following is h list of Iho road projects contemplated by this state for tho coming year; i Yellowstone county: 'Custer" and cast, fi miles: HlllingH-Hardln, 13 miles; Itcservatlon line, north, 3 miles: Hillings and east, 1 ml!cs. Pnrk county: J'lno Creek-Kmi-(,i-ant, 1 miles; 'l'lno (.'reek-Krnl-ffrant, 4 miles; Uvlngston-Wllsuil, 6 miles. Glacier county: niuckfoot lilgh wa'y. miles. Itoosevelt county: Wolf 1'olnt UU(J West, 10 miles. ' , - MlHHOiiia county: ,K vitro' Hill, 3 miles; Tura and district, 3 miles: Buckhousu bridge, south, 2 miles. iSiseadp eoiinly: Artuiglni-Man- , , CAR INDUSTRY GAIN ASSURED More New Owners Will Appear; Better Autos Will Be Purchased in 1926. l'ti new Nuifti-built Ajafc si. te .-auw oi it ouitiaine quiniiy it eymnWa &r di.-iinii 'oiiinbuilon 10 the Jiuior cmi ii.1uir It i& quiLpM "ith T'taniiM Tunhshatt for tM "noioi iuort-tiiiun (oui vtiPfi omtcv 'ult -vtiioon ores five list a he f it utomattr m-ant con irol. it ijnes re dntiiietiv nd the rii.ih i Urn a it hi rem view minor itoinaile wtnrlvhieio wip?r nai'onit nuhm row I vemlla tor nnd tn h -eflnn uphnMer oi TnMine niom h mh-ttr lo'h HIn cti:tn arintlim moirtlncsnrt dome Mht 'Ths-r r twvi tyt .pfloc'r fn fnnr sedan and V passenger touring. . . , , 1 -i Motorists A re; Warned On The Use of Air-Cleaners "An effective air-cleaner is an excellent thing for. an nuloinohito, but a word of caution seems to be necessary for Individual owners who are having cleaners installed on cars not so equipped by the makers," according to Harris Krench, local Paige-Jewett dealer.. "The manufacturers of I'aige and Jewel t cars are sending such a warning to all owners, advising Ihi'm strongly not to use any air cleaner that lias not been approved Chester, C miles; Vaughn, north, 6 miles.' ' Kergus county: Lewislown and east, 3 miles. itig Horn county: Crow Agency Wyoming line, in miles. by the fadtory, and tlv samts advice Is good for owners of other niak.es as well. v. -, "A little thought will show why this advice is good, yet thoro arc indications that many owners aro purchasing nir-eloaners .without considering their - adaptability lo their particular engines. ., : "A cleaner that will'' function efficiently on one engine may bt either useless or actually detri mental when installed on an engine I of different characteristics'.. . . "There arc two general '"types of air-cleaners. One., filters1 foreign particles from tho air by means of t'iuo-meshed screens; tho otlier separates the sotld particles front the nir ,ly centrifugal netlon or by inducing high alr-veloclty that causes the solid partleba to shoot past the inlet because, of their mo mentum. ; . "Kor any engine? the filler typo must have sufficient area of screen to permit enough air lo be. readily drawn - through it- for all engine speeds, and Hits area must not bo reduced by the collection of dust and dirt on tho screen. "Tho problem with the centri fugal or velocity type of cleaners is moro complex. Their efficiency depends on tho speed at which tho air. passes through tho cleaner and, unless the cleaner is designed for ue with the particular nglno oa which It Is Installed, Micro is dan ger that H either will fall to re move tho dust particles or else so .restrict the air passages I hat It will act us a drug on I he motor. ''Kuthor than incur tho lnUnr danger, it. would bo belter to do without the cleaner. If tho cleuner drags on tho air Intake, the result Is just the same as If you run the engine with tho choke partly uioseo, . That is. excess fuel will be. drawn through the carburetor jet snd raw gasoline will enter thn cylinders. This is not only- waste ful of fuel but causes rrankctuw oil dilution, faulty lubrication, ex cess carbon formation and other troubles. "Jt will be readily seen, there-. TOURING CAR Touring . Z90T Runabout 260 Coupe 520 Tudor Sedan 580 Fordor Sedan 660 Clngcd car. In color. Demountable rtm, and starter extra an . open car,. AUerictit.l.h. Detroit JJ , Every ounce of material used in building Ford cars must measure up to Ford standards of quality reinforced by Ford standards of workmanship ; and inspection. That is why Ford cars give such long and satisfactory service. The Touring Car with added beauty and finer riding com forts, is representative of the unusual value available in Ford cars. Ask the nearest Authorized Ford Dealer to show you this car. f5 Detroit, Mich. . . O'onllniii'd tin I'niro 12.) Ail PxeeUeut. a busini'sil your aa 1925, If not a bettor ono, la looked for In 1926 by Benjamin H. Cram, nationally known automotive economist.- In an artlcln In the forth comlng Issuo.oC "Automotive Facta and Factors." publisher In Detroit. Not only will general business be better, employment as widespread und wages better, Cram declares. but ho predicts automobile pro duction nhi sales will bn larger than In this year: morovnew car owners will appear and belter cars will bo bought.- He adds, however, that used car values will bo lower than now and while this will help the used car buyer It will Interfere with the man seeking to trado in his old cur for a new one. "With 1925 drawing to a close, ufter an excellent setting for all things automotive, thought Is dl rected to 1926 nlld IIS potential ities." t;rom declares. "Without iiiit'stlun It will bn an excellent business year, und as such, should 'curry with It another largo vol ume or automomio uuymg. , Mnnry Moro l'lcntiriU. "Money should be moro plenli fill than In the present year, und .wllh more confidence in Iho bust liess structure generally, should bo more extensively employed. This means creation of business oppor tunities, general employment and increased Incomes. I "Thero will bo nn Increased vol ' umo of automotive buying, though possibly not a largely Increased sain of units. Wo menu by this thero will bo an Inclination to buy better cars on the part of those ordluurlly buying in lower ranges. Manufacturers and dealers In the lower priced lines will probably see many of their present owners ascend Into bettor grades many morn than in tho ordlnury business I year. I Slum New Owners. "To compensate for theso they must .develop and sell a new group of owners persons formerly with out cars. More first buyers will buy In belter grades because of Im proved economic atalus, but there should be a groaletr number or first buyers than ever before, tho large perccntuge of whom will bo In the lower grades. "Thero will be a tendency lo uulcken Ihe general uiilomotlvo market through muny buyers com Ing In with ears practically new which Ihcy seek lo trade on bet ter curs. The result of this will "-smiaB i ua-ijj n ami. ' jj-nrTTaTTi Taff-'TB-Tgi?-T, I A Complete Service For Battery Work Electrical Work Generator Work Starter Work 15y Skilled Workmen who arc interested in giving every motorist the benefit of their skill. We believe that the Willard Storage llattcry is unequalled in the storage battery field. If jou need a new bat tery let us explain the merits of this famous battery to you. Wc repair and .service all makes of batteries. 1 Wc carry a complete set of paiis for the electrical apparatus of all cars equipped with Hosch or Rcmy sys tems. Let us put your car in shape for winter driving. ' BATTERY & ELECTRIC SERVICE CO. Use of Motor Bus in Nation Shows Marked Increase During 1925 Of marked significance In con nection with the growth of high way transportation haa been the enormous Increaso In tho iiso of motor busses during tho present year. This increunn has been shown not only In the establishment of many new independent bus Hues In various purls of the country but also in the very wide recognition by steam and electric rail lines of the nocessity for using busses und trucks for satisfactory p'jbllo serv ice. Tho old style "jUncy" bus prac tically disappeared and in Us place has cotno the motor coach, often styled, for wunt or a better name, tho de luxo or purlor car motor bus. In connection with Iho impor tant part It is playing In modern transportation, Vico President Conrad E. Speus, of the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy railroad, has the following to say: "Tho motor vehicle as a factor in trans porta tlon will stay until superseded by the airplane, or something like 1;, and the only recourse for rail roads is to adopt it and work it into existing lines." fkrZcoJiomical Trantportttfom bn a general loworlng of used car valuations and prices. 80 many cars of one to thrco years' use will bo offered on tho used cur market thero will bn practically no market for tho cars older than this ox- cept in tho ht'ttiT grades. sclicutiKti Aw increase!.. -riuns of manufacturers aro for largely Increased schedules, but unless buying develops on a scale which permits deuters to move thesn increased numbers at a prof it, the present announced schedules will be curtailed. This moans that dealers need not anticipate the ne cessity of excosslvo allowances to niovo tholr , Increased now car quotas. 'Lines which cannot bn moved without excessive allowances will not bn made in largo numbers and dealers will bo fully justified in switching to lines for which thero Is ready dmnand ol fair tnrms." WW Tbitweck marks the dote of the greatert tales contest ever conducted by any automobile manufacturer. Our salesmen, as well as thousands of other Chevrolet sales men, are itriving to win! . . One of our men has probably explained to you why over 2,000,000 buyers have chosen Chevrolet, and has shown you Chevrolet feature after feature found only on the finest quality cars. Give him your order tbie ' week and help him win a valued prize.' Chevrolet gives you fine performance, beautiful appear ance and long life. Here is a quality car at a price yea can well afford. Let us show you how easy it Ja to be come the owner of a new Chevrolet. . , 1 Touring $525 Coupe 675 Koaaster 343 oeaan 4 (j fick Alt PRICES 1. 0. & FLINT, MICHIGAN Chu.li . , Coach $69S Flint, MldUen 11 HI ' ' . . : 1 Blue Mountain Garage M. A. HARRISON, Mgr. Opposite Postoftii. i Bill NASH-BUILT V f. o. b. factory jer Touring, S865 ss" , You naturally want the biggest value your money will buy and the Ajax is the ONLY car in the $1000 field offering, in combina tion, ALL these features 1311 Wash. Ave. Dale Cox, Prop. Five Disc Wheel Duco Finish Cowl Ventilator Cowl Llghti Rcar-vislon Mirror Silken Curtain Transmission Lock. Full Balloon Tires Automatic Windshield Wiper TOU CET ALL OF THESE IN THE AJAX AND IT'S NASH BUILT! 4-Door Sedan Six-Cylinder Motor Force-Feed Lubrication To all main bearing, connecting rod bearings and camshaft beaiinga 7-Bearing Crankshaft 6-Bearing Camshaft Four-Wheel Brakes b. C. HAMILTON MOTOR CO., H0U1ES BLDG. "''. 1 1 aOiXi:- 9
