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I f II, Auto Section . " - i -- 1 " Motoring News VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1925. TWELVE PAGES? TOL V NUMBER 60 FACTORIES TD RAISE OUTPUT Motor Companies Making Plans for; Enlarged Business During the Coming Year. PKTROIT. Midi. (Special) The yriitf'st year In tho history of tho automobllo industry t & rawing to a elne and factory offi cio In nrp now busy mnklnfr plans for tho eomlmr year. If the nehe duU'H now blng- made nr follow ed. J926 will witncHR a stilt lare vr new production record. . At least 10 of MIchlffan'H lar cvt autonioblle VtantH havo recent ly announced their - attention of running at capacity .throughout tho winter montliH. In doing this, however,. manufacturer, ..nrc anti cipating three factors removal of federal excise taxes, expansion of American's highway program and adequate relh-f for tho automobile d-aler In handling used cars. Although the used car-problem liiis lrsn a merlons one for the last several years, it At expeetod to ho grentnr thun ever before during the early spring months for the coming year.1 Almost every automobile sain. It Is said, will Involv.e the taking- over of the purchascr'H used ear . Output In be JucreAMM The program of tho automobile Industry. 'iw a whole, calls for an expenditure of approximately $100 000.000 foVgpcw machinery.. Muell er this va.st Hum Is now being spent or has already been npent. ; - Additional oionuncturlng facili ties will- .cost the Hudson-Essex 'concern about . $10,000,000. This will Include equipment for lln own body plant. The Dodge Urothers corporation has nearly ' completed an $,000,000. expansion program that will Increase the capacity of .the plant to IKoO ears a day dur ing the coming year. ' The Ilulek plant 'in flint wilt havn completed a $2,000,000 ex pansion program by early spring, -making- possible a production of J 200 cars dally. , ; . ' Another Indication o( next year.- activities in the passenger-' and truck Industry Is the Increase 1 tee orders being placed. The trend toward heavier outputs'- In 1926 has been felt first in - the sleet centers. Hankers claim that -while IMmll factories fnrm the New Record Is Made In The Building of National Roads During Last Fiscal Year. 11,328 Miles of Federal Aid Highways Were Built, Exceeding by 80 Per Cent the Mileage Completed in he Fiscal . " V Year of 1924. the WASHINGTON CUy cUted Tress). A new record for construction of federal hid high ways throughout the nation was announced here with . publication of the annual report of T. II. M' l)onuld, chief of the bureau uf p'ubllc roads. , During thft last fiscal year, he said, U.SHS miles of such roads worn built by federal and slate governments In co-operation, ex ceeding by 30 per cent the mlk ngo completed 'In tho fiscal yfr The total - mileage- -completed since the passage of the first fed eral nid ' road act In 1916 wan placed at 4G.4S5 miles, and at the close of the fiscal year 1925 more than 12,000 miles was under con structlon. Forty-three per cent of, the mileage, completed during Uiy' last year was in the United States, making, up the east and west, south central and mountain groups -Kentucky, Tennessee, A la bium, Mississippi, Arkansas, hou.tlnn t. Oklahoma, Texas. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming. Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Nevada. The total cost of federal ail construction completed last year was $:M2,937,4SS.57. of which the share of the federal government was - S 1 1-1 .304,737,24. Tho total was sprwid over about two years re quired to b.ring the projects to completion, however, actual dis bursements lo the states during tho period amounted to $9.1.749. 9tJ8.ll. This sum was sah.l to be not mom than 10 per cent of the whole annual ' expenditure for highways by nil nulls of govern -J tiw.ii in m-inii f.r t.-u tint in Asso- eral co-operation dow not figure. Sixty-one per cent of tho mile age constructed during the hi::t year was classified as of a "low" type of construction, while 28 per cent was "high type," Including cement concrete, bituminous con crete and biiek. Water-bound and bituminous macadam construction, classified as "intermediate," ac counted for most of the remainder. Motorists, Iu It Now. 1 ROAD SAFETY can dor has thut Have you applied .for cer tificate of title to yoigr motor vehicle? The secretary of stale not honor applications 192C licenses unti tltlo been first secured from official. Do it now! Have you applied for- your 192f, inohir vehicle license? If not, doit now and relieve yourself of worry laier. Have you ascertained whether the. headlights on your cor conform to Uk pres ent law re(iiiemenlH? If not, do It now ;and save yourself liability of arrest. The' light law requires that "when, ope. ruled at night thus over and upon a wet hard surface highway and meeting an approaching motor vehicle, the driver of a motor' ve shall dim his headlights. Ho it nowj trade, the steel thills, are Its baro meter. Sahs arv. Stimulated A careful survey has . brought out the fact that at the end of the current year carry over will unm ount' to perhaps half a million curs,-which Is about IS. per Cent, of the total production v for J the year. Stimulation of automobile sales by-price cuts and new mod els during the months of August and September by practically all manufactures. to niet. tho'deutand. Good. Roads Convention Plans to Thoroughly In vestigate Conditions of Highways. NEW YOIlK tHpeclal) Ways ami means of making American high ways imfer for motorists through the wldeplng of pave ments, elimination of grade cross ings, reduction of the crown In roads, elevation of curves, remov al of highway signs, elimination of hlow-ups, cracks and corrugations in road pavements and PvMons, who ( 9MM to Motorists to Endorse Program for Road Aid . Says A. A. A. President PKTHOIT (Special) America's, motorists will give their whole-1 hearted support to any proposal for more highways stretching from tho Atlantic to tho Pacific count i and will gladly cooperate with any agency, governmental or private,! which seeks the construction of new ribbons of pavement across this continent. This, In a word. Is an attitude of Thomas I. Henry, of Petrolt, president of tho American Auto mobile osnochitlon. the organiza tion of tho country'" automobile owners and drivers, toward the suggestion of ' William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper publisher, that tlireo new transcontinental highways be constructed. "Tho United Slates can never have too many roads," said Mr. AITO IIVSINUSS PAYS. The automobile btmlness pays five, times as much In war excise taxes as the total of - war ' excise taxes paid by all other Industries, fays the National Aulupioblle chamber of commerce. : ! CHICAGO'S ALTO SHOW. Chicago will hold Us next Na Honal Automobile nhow February l to fi. -I'lSii. for clearer views In all directions '.at road Intersections will be among1 the ninny subjects to be discusser! at the great Good Hoads t'onven- ,tlon and Kx position to be held In Chicago January 11 to 15 next In clusive. The meeting will be un der the auspices of tho American Road nullders association. The matter of constructing safer highways Is now engrossing the road building industry, lately be come the third largest Industry of the nation, and the discussion at Chicago- Is expected to develop more practical methods by which. In so fnr as I he road itself on It fault, accidents on the highways of the country can be reduced Among tho other subjects that will reeelva serious consideration, also, are. those of continuing fed eral aid funds for road building, salvaging old roads, the gasoline tax, tests for road building ma terials, detours, traffic regulation, highway finance and accounting, reseurcti. design, beautlflcntton, put roll ng and policing, repair : und maintenance, snow removal and the latest methods entering Into the construction of unsurfaced wort- land cement concrete, brick, gran ite block, WOOd 11PCU, Sheet MH- phalt, sand asphalt, asphalt Ic con crete, asphalt penetration, tar macadam, waterhound macadam, gravel, earth and sand clay roods. The program will cover every phase of activity In road construc tion and maintenance, from' tho floating of the bond 1hmu! to laying the last slrlp of pavement, open ing thu road to traffic, and main taining the road . throughout Us life. OUT N EUROPE European automobile, manufac turers aro following the lead of American engineers and body de slgnera according to W. S. Knud son, president of an American au tomobile company, who recently spent six weeks abroad. Mr llsh, lreneh and Italian outomo- ever, still use a relatively small bile manufacturers aro Intensely motor with a low gear ratio and atlvo to American progress In mod-four speed transmission. This re Ificatlon and simplification of chas- suits In gasoline economy which sla lines," ho said. "It also is evl- la important In Europe because of dent that during tho last few year a high cost of motor fuel. It also re they have followed American In- suits in low taxes In n gland, be ltlatlvc in tho 'Improvement of uu-' cause taxes thero are based on tomobllc bodies both as to comfort horse power. But these ad van t nnd appearance In fact one of ages aro obtained only at the ex- of tho largest automobile maker penso of frequent gear changing procures from thu United States all j Whlch is necessary even on very of the tools and machinery used In building tho bodies for his ears. "Tho. very small 'bug typo or car apparently is losing favor in lCurope. A great majority of the light automobiles mndo In Kurope today aro modeled its closely Knudson's tour of Europe included !poasiblo to match tho seating cu virits to several automobile shows. PUy of American "KM " Man "it Is very evident . jjjmtOiejjnKj .. !of tho European car builders, liow- sllght grades. Such a . gear ar rangement invariably has Its dis advantage, particularly In moun tainous districts. I found our Amer ican cars with their greater power reservo very much in favor.' When you turn a corner, slow down. Blow your horn. Don't make Gabriel blow his for you. as chlof executive of the A. A,' A., jjs president of thu Detroit Automo bile club. . - This Is particularly truo of transcontinental highways.' con tinued Mr. Henry. "Iong-dlstance motoring Is becoming tho ruk now, rather than tho exception. ,ontc distance facilities as well us mechanically perfect machines and careful drivers. , "Manufacturers aro presenting to tho. people better and better cars every year. At the samn time the public Is becoming better edu cated in the use of the motor car. As a parallel to the trends there must bo added a third better, broaded, safer .roads,' VThe Fordor Sedn is an ideal Christmas gift for. k : , - i? 51 '''u ' ' the whole family an attractive and practical f jtfjl'r. .all-year car.- It is finished in deep Windsor TLjJri! (f '-V ' 'Maroon, with interior upholstery to harmonize. mrmj fVJJ ' , .jfSj, Nickeled radiator, low, deep J )kJ! : jTrqL seats", wide doors, hooded sun 1 tfijgS Jffi visor and large fenders. Sec s. VvSS this good-looking, car at the (V " rVir ' salesroom" of the nearest Au- Xf tSnN (f - ' thorized Fotd Dealer. Easy x ( r r) "' ' terms gladly arranged. W - fX2 D.troll.Mlch. ', s Touring Cor 290 ' Tudor Solan S8o ; UII U UUlf Clo.fd cart in color. 0mouittril rim tnd I nartrr txtn on eptn tr. II , All pritU I. 0rt M , . . .ALWAYS BU CAItlilTL. Kvnry nrliool clillil In cliioicn will l: Klvi n un A. n. sonit liook cfintiiiiilixr "Alwiiyn lln Oiiri-rul" Hoitci and colored 8a(Vty-rirnt II lUHlrulioitH. ' The Prices to Go Up Forty Per Cent Soon DETIIOIT (Kpoclal)' Ttrn prlc- arc ROlnir lilllnir. If Jour car will roqutro n(-n- rubber this winter buy it now. Thin Is tho tip that comes from the Akron tire Industry, whc.ro reliable Information has it that wholesale prices of .tires to the autotAnblln manufacturers will be approximately 40 per crnt, ef-' fcctlvn January 1. One large tire manufacturer lins already went out a confidential notice lo this effect. Thin firnleelefl increaRo' would be tho sixth price Jump In the laaV clKht' months. ' . ' l'l.ANS. VM'HANOLn. N10W VOItK (Special) Harvey l-restonc Jr. will continue his plans to creato rubber plantations In LI berla. It' waH announood hero. -Irestone on Ills return from I-oh-. dun stated his company will pro reod with ' Ita plans resurdless of whether the, . Hteifenson taclcnu? ceases lo oyernlo or not. . .r- AITOS AII;AI) OI-' I'HO.VIS There nrc more automolitles In America toduy than thero aro tele phones. i '' , Laugh In the Face of Old Man Winter The Better Buick The Gift of Gifts No gift could possibly be more accept able, or provide more happiness for Ixith giver and receiver, than a Better lluick. The cot in small when balanced against the pleasure this better motor car will bring to those you love. If you arc thinking of giving a Iktter liuick for Christmas, it Mould be a good idea to make your selection soon. We will have it waiting at your door when the sun comes up, on Christmas morning. Jennings & Shumate LET this oltl man with .his frosty breath and icicle beard blow his chilling drafts in your direction. Howover low ho pushes the mercury In tho thermometer, you can drive your car without a care or worry if you aro using Vcltex Winter. Gasoline. This new gasolino is a new Voltex Product. It is specially refined to give you belter service in winter weather. Voltex Winter Gasoline will make your car start quicker on oold morn ings. It will do awny with sputtering and back-firing and givo you more miles lo the gallon. And, it costs no moro than ordinary gas. .,, . Try a Tankful Today Ijjff Look for ths Vltw j SJmf. ' Winter Qasolln 8ign VWt VViy. for this full-size passenger OVERLAND 4 'Standard Sedan Bio car body dimensions make this car a real I-'ive Passenger Sedan. Iwcnty square feet of vi ndow space give it the open vision of a touringcar... Three forward specdsmake it asafecarto handle under all driving conditions.. .Big, effi cient brakes make it an easy car tocontrol. Completely furnished with all necesiary Itindird equipment its delivered price rcpresenta iti final cost to rou. . .Investigate ; are how little it really coiU vou lo buy this car even on the most extended terms. 4799 W -livcrcd Ih-re COMPLETE: billnon'tires; speedometer; one.piece wind shield; cel ventilators 87 other big csr featurev. Gettings & Hanks
