Saturday, February 27, 1926.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Pas
-AUTO DEALER
BREAKS INTO
LOGAL FIELD
A. R. TYachscl Is Now in
Charge of Nash and
: A jax. Distribution
HAS 'SPfcNTMANY
, YEARS IN ALASKA
Gained' Thproligh Knowl
; edge of Motors at Uni
versity Qf Illinois A via-
tion Grounds.
. Ktrulght from, tho rugged lures
of Alusku, came unit of j,a
(irainlu'8 newest automobile . deal
ers, A. It. Trachsel, wlio. (uhu -arly
In January,- has been the
N;inh unU Ajax distributor her.
Mr. Trachsel is now to th auto
mobile business, lint lus known
motors- lu; received t'hut part of
his -education In 12 strenuous
weeks ul the University of HIIiioIm
ground school where lie prepared
fttr service in the aviation corps
and. from his experiences on the
;iKt frontier, hu brings to his new
occupation the pioneer's adapt
ability.' J U was u small boy living at
Kt. 'Joseph,. Mo., when he first
contracted t lie- fever for Alaskan
adventures, the Nana dealer re
members. Koine men from his own
neighborhood ' returning .with ro
mantic accounts of the thrills they
had' met fired him- with a de
termination to follow them,
; ii)sk'(m for (jol(.
The Ituby stampede In 1912 to
Hie gold strikes in the Yukon guve
li 1 1 1 1 the opportunity,. ,
Ond! In tho furthest north,- he
participated in . all the uctlvltleu
that make up tho story-book Idea
of Alaska: driving dog ti urns;
rafting; down treacherous .rivers;
poling bouts along the ley streams:
mining and prospecting for go) .1.
The territory was -thinly settled,
ami most of, the time he saw no
one outside of tile two or ihive
men In his own' parly. The camps
were small,, too, and even the!
towns and cities,
friends In thu community, and I
expect to! place u good many cars
during my first year lu La
Grande." ' ,
- The local ugency works out "of
tho Wentwgrtli &, Irwin, Inc., dis
tributors la Oregon for tho Nash
and Ajax curs. That company
was Incorporated In 103 us the
Columbia Carriage und Wagon
Works, builders of carriages and
wagons, with horseshoeing as an
important line. With the coming
of the automobile, the name was
changed In luio to thn 'Columbia
Wagon and Auto Works. In 191.
the Atterbiry truck was secure-
fop the state, but tho lino, after
being handled for about a year,
went out of existence. Then, In
1!12, -the company got tho fran
chise for t he G. M. C. truck,
which hits been handled continu
ously, making the Wtntworth fc
1 1 win firm the oldest truck dis
tributors in the northwest.
In order - tS Identify tho two
partners in the business, tho name,
was changed again in Jttlfl to
Weutworth &' Irwin, inc.
ICvolvo AJtix Cut.
Th Nash can has been handled
by the Portland state distributors
since 11)23. 'At that time the Nasli
slood twenty-third 1 in volume of
sites In this state. According to
last year's registration, tho make
has risen to twelfth place.
In answer to the Insistent de
mand for a superfliied six-cylinder
autompblle of Nash characteristics,
the makers evolved the car known
as tho Ajax a car, that the dis
tributors 'declare' hus adequately
met the need.
lu introducing' Mr. Trnehsel as
representative of the Nash car 111
La Grande, Mr. Charles W. Wcnt
wortlc of the state distributing
agency said, "Ills ideas toward
service and the treatment of his;
owners fit In exactly with our own
system of doing business, and we j
know that tho Nash and Ajax
owne'H In , I'plon and Wallowa!
counties urn going to
thoroughly Impressed with
fact as time goes on,
A.R. Trachsel
i
' ; ff'.
V . i-M
;m
- 1 ji
MANY YEARS IN
SERVICE IRK
A. II. Truohscl, distributor of
Nasli anil Ajax Cars In tlio l.tl
Crumle U;rrJuirjr.
HIGHWAY SHOP
IS CARING FOR
TEN COUNTIES
(Continued from Pnge One.) '
MORE AUTOISTS
ON HIGHWAY AS
SEASONS PASS
(Continued from Pnffo Onfl.)
roll for Jitmiury amuunloil to $2 !77.
TJio shop carrli'B a atock .valuml
ut $4u,l)liO in . ri'iilaccmovt purls
TltC DllrlH tloufirtllicnr h lintwHixl
by a fyteiu of ncrpctuii! ini-cntury. 1
whereby It Is known at nil tiuti s1 i .i, i. .....ir.,.. ir. ,i .n kin.u
m n.on, ! Just how nuiny of tho viiriou-, kln.ls 1 of eoctrlcal t.'Bllnn work. Olio of
t tun . in UIU Ul BLOCK. nen 11 nil TL ' 4 I 1.1 V ..1...rln
Ih taken out it ,is eheeked. The j generators Is a part of tho oquip
sanio syFlem Is used u the. small mont. This system gives thu public
Kfoil T. Burffpss, proprietor of
the Ilnttery and Klcotricul shop
on Juffcraon nvenuo, has boen spe
ciulislng In work of this nat 1110 for
tho post plght years and during that
time has built-, up a flourishing
business tn Ia Grunde.
Mr. liurgess cumo to Iji Grunde
In 1U16 und for three years ho was
employed by It. W. Jighton
mechanic und oleotrlclan. 1'roviops
to locating hero ho was employed
at Spokane, Washington
Ha starved work us a mcclKintc
during tho year ,Jl 13 at Tho lal
los. Oregon. Ilo was employed
there for two years when lio moved
to Portland ami accepted u position
with tho Studebak'r people doing
battery und mechanical work. lur.
lug-tho year 1114 ho was transfer
red bv that compuny to Hpokanu,
Washington und was employed
thcro until 1015 when he moved to
ui u ran tie. , , ,
Starts ScrTleo Shop.
During tho year 191S Mr. Itur-
gess sturted a buttery service sta
tion of bis own In Ietghton' gar
age, where he was located until a
-ycur ago this March when he jnoved
1 into thu room In the new Ilohnen-
kani-p building at 1308t Jefrerson
avenue, whleh ho now occupies. Mr.
Durgess shop was the first to locate
in tliis building.
Mr.- Burgess lias one employe,
Orion McNown, who hus been In his
service for. tho pust three years.
He fore that timet Karl Roberts was
his assistant for two years.
Tho Iinttery and Klectrlcal Horv-
MOTORING, STYLES
UNDERGO CHANGES
(Continued from On.
ever beckoning, its myriad of ex
plorers. ' j , .'
SiiiMtuei' Sports, ;
, Tho take adapts, Itself to all wa
ter sports. The wa-ters are not too
cold, the fishing is excellent, and
ordinary boating 1. lent tn added
charm. Its romantic tiualitics are
proven by Its lure to honeymoou
ers, who ln.varh-.hly demand chnrms
of the highest. order.. '
tools, which are checked our. and
In.
The fixtures placed In tho build
ing by the. highway department arc
valued at 8U0u. - All motors arj
run lu under power Instead of tho
ordinary method, of being grounJ
in. Tho shop proper whom tho
machinery is handled Is so arrang
ed thut each section of thecar or
piece of Vmlpment Is handled sep
arately, thereby, enabling tho me
chanics to work in a more compact,
manner und to tho best advant
age to snvo time and do their work
more efficiently.
:tilpmcnt Housed in Winter.
AH" trucks, tractors, curs and
other1 ..equipment are brought diita
the shop once a year and are cum.
plelely overhauled and repainted,
work. At present rtght pieces of
Numerous legends Hiirround- the
which there lake with romanea. ' They say that
were possibly 12 or'iri, were not oneo. u, groat monster came irom
populous. Their inhabitants mini- the. deplhs"of the body of water
hwed from 50D to 2.000 apiece, and took an Indian princess and
The whole territory hud a popu- wince thennhe red men have shun- equipment are ut the shuns readv
lutlon of less than So.nnn. ned its inviting expanses. That l to go Into the field us'soon as win
-Mr. Trachsel 'eventually found only one of many-r-a book of bun-Iter is over und weather conditions
his way into the transportation drcds of pugea would bo needed to ! permit highway work to start. Dur-
department of the new Alaskan ,0 full juslicu; to the tnlea brought ; the-summer months business
rilliruiltl, UIIU a Ul n ll.f, i urn-
when ;;;t;lie Ctiited States'- entered
a one-day butlyry service. The.
stntlon aUmys carries a largo aup
. ply of service Jjattorles read' for
use. Uy this method it Is not nec
essary to leave a ear stand Idle, Mr.
Burgess stated.
, Only Genuine l'nrb. 1
, Mt has always been our aim to
carry only genuine parts in clec
tricttl supplies,' Mr. Iturgcns sold.
"In tho line of accessories, we han
dle only thu standard' makes."-
Tho battery and electrical serv
ivo station turns out an average
cf twenty batteries a day. IHtrlng
t ho y I titer months, when many peo
ple do not use their cars Mr. .Bur
gees provides i storage service.
Last year ho handled 126 batteries
during tho winter, but this year
the number was considerably less.
Tho shops also do their own topjThli was becauso the weather was'
much milder and not so many peo
pie discontinued the uso of their
cars. "More care were In use thu
winter than ever before. I btdtte,"
Mr. Burgess is quoted as s-jying.
Two-County Territory.
Inoddltloirto tho service sla-
Mho war
Hoping to gel into lire aviation
service..' ho came biick to the stab s
and after some delay sueceed-d
In ' his attempt to enlist. That
was when' he took his concentrate 1
down from, generation, to genera-:tnt, tho. shops Is sluck. because prac- "In-
-tion,. '""lUeally all of the-oiiiilpment. Itfcivtr tiuillr.. Bui KVf s Is, distributor for
I At tho rirfsoit ono.-caii find . woik in the field. Most of the re- fl-JxIdo batteries In two counties1
l II1UI1 HIIU VYillllMVIl. I IH'mi IJ11-
bies are made lu I'hlhubdphla.
Pennsylvania. The Kxlde peojtle
neighbors rroiu every part of Hif ( pnlr work .is carriml on during. the . I'
Vailed .Slates. The ever-coming , winter. ;te
tourists hall from every. sta e lp Th(J pWlway shops have oul
the Union, from Molne to Callfor-
grown their present location. ,ho are among the btrgest manufae-
wum when he took his concentrate j . a uni fro , u. (Jmit ljakt.s dis. , j ' "( 1 ' ; ' ' ' " " ' " 1 1 turers of automobile
training in motors at the grounds (Q t, (,lIf .. Around the largest munuf.
SC'IOOI. , .
Iteliirns 10 'Alaka.
"We worked day 'after day from
early morning uiiui iaie ai ihkiu. t ortbLiul.
until when Hie examiniuions were Wjl11oWj. bikn is-the end if the
batteries
Illllfli Inn Hllliill tr l.nn.ll.'. Ill,, I ""U III': ULrjjertl II II I il C I II I Ul Ul
Uic cvcnlnu inini rln s tho M,t.v rorc(.,i , i,,,,,,,,,.. N jt ! b.itl.'i l for all purpose!.. Mr.
from J-oii,- l.slm.,1 fiii.lB much ,, ,,.,, rln1 u bunilK ,. lIlirKuss Hub been uBi nt for lluw
coinnion lo Buy ti the nmn from . L.r..i-lc..l (hut would be mill-ibultiTlcs for the piiHl lx ye.irs.
able o u.lraet of Inn.l will proll-I "",
nbly be nurehusea bv tho IiIkIiwiiv I lrk,Ll wol k "' " "l "" 'mi
commllon and a new i)U(K "lere Ls a llBht le.slliih-de,.artm. nl,
coiiHtrui'led thlB year. Where tin. wh,rh wu" 1,111 """ "l" r""" ,,lst
new loealion will be Is far un. i Sepli-mbiT to meet the require.
mems or un; auiomooue MKixiog
law which went into effect at that
time. Mr. BurgesS' ulso 'has in
stock a full lino of lens and reflec
tors, which are also required "by
shlcrtihle amount, nf miilei-liil. HUB taw.
A building to house the division
office may be built on the same
trail. Tor the motor vehicle but It
need not bo for the driver, if he
has tlmo and ambition to see the
country. Near Wallowa lake are
a mulliludo of spots just a rich
in -scenery. Ice, Steamboat lakes'.
Wallowa- falls. Aneroid falls, and
scores of other lakes may be seen
on trips ranging from one to 10
days lu length. . ' ;
decided. The building will In ull
probability be a steel structure
about (IS by KG feet. A site next
to a railroad spur Is preferable
us It is necessary.' to ship In a con-
over I thought I in-JKt. have for
gotten everything. outside the
course, tiiat 1 ever knew," Mr.
Trtiehsel says.
lie went buck I Alaska in
June, 111 l!i, after he had been
discharged from the service and
resumed his place with the trans-
porlutlon service.
Automobiles are more numer
ous in the territory than most
outsiders would imagine-, Mr.
Traelisel observes. - Including
trucks, -there probably are around
a thousand ears.
l-'alrbauks. with a poptilalion
or iiMih. hasaboul 4'M( uiitoniouiies. -packing is through in preparation Tj. f()r( lin,..teiier told me I was
The roads from town lo the en;eks for the ht.n.eward ride, the motor- (m a journ(,v aft( wo1,(, n)(l(.t
herethemlnl..Kcampsare local-M SVV3 the drive from an entirely. 0(, rorll; r TO .HhQ
Ml are ueuur man ine aveniKe mi .1 m.w -angif coming ouch. 10 JA:m(,1M
a number of tars are operated i (;n,mjt.. The, neennry presents u.1OPPl
as siages.
Trip lia-k .lust itf Inviting. -
Voe 01 me oiiiuiuuiii(? 1 1 1 ract of land thereby consolidating
iu cqnnecllon with the !,u Grande- t)0 (UvKion offlr(! U()(, h(J h
Wallowa lake drive Is the fact that. umJ alHo (1,iiniMut(. mUa, vxvvtMVt
liter me nip in iuiiirn-un tutu u. .
to-
I. idle Sunshine Their. ,
lint own me best hlKliway.s In
Alaska are only dirt roads. 1le
added, except In the winter when
tury ai-e paved .with iee and snow.
However, the temperature eaus.'M
nniio difllelllly for the moliulsls
Ihlm the Bliow does. The Iher
liuiuiiTtrr always drops lo f de
1,'ress below r.ero lu the winter,
and suiuelilries Rets as low as 7f.
The sun shines only about three
and a half hours u day, nevi-r
risinit hiKlier than a low arc in
thcr south.
Mr. Tiaehsel kept Ills position
Willi the Alaskan railroad until
last November, when he and Mia.
Traehsil coneluded that If they
were Ktring to S'VO thT-lr foil
youngsters the kind of edueullun
they wamted them to have, tin J
luid bettjjr return lo the stules.
I,a iiniiiili- Sliils Tbilll.
(IriBon. they decided. ptes..nte.l
I lie adviintaces they desired. Kant-
rn Oretfon was their pieferelu I
pur ellinale. And since Ul l.ran.ic
had some of the finest schools in
Ihe state, as well as other appeal
tiiK advunta?es. they were Klu.l
when an opportunity offered wi'.i
the Nash people here.
l''or the present, the Nash sales
'oiun oii-uples a part of- U"
Holmes biiildinir. ut the corner of
Klin street and Jefferson avenii .
Ilollister'-and Kccney take ca i
f Ihe nierliulilcal work. Hut tile-
''oinpnny plans lo provide a com-1
Plele Nash-and Ajax- service, wimi
en up-to.date mechanical ilepar'
luent lis soon as plans can l
perfectod. '
Nash cars wir handled litre b
a represenlativc of the II. I'. Ham
ilton company of Maker Tor a
xhoit lime before Mr. Tnichs I
c.ilabllshe.1 nn Independent atteno
l'liiils Nash ITIcmls.
"It If a little early to prcdiit
ihi. future of our biflliusii liere.''
' ild the' new dealer a few days
'io, 'bjut 1 find a host of I'aiU
new aspect, it cannot .help but dol
that, because not one In a hundred1
driving- to the ako has. time or in
clination to look around to nee the
siKhts behind when such a g-lorlous
vista Is openini? lip ahead.
Ijist ear thousands of cars en
tered Wallowa lake during all sea
sons of tin'
are that the number may be dou
bled this year, t'nlon and Wallowa
county people, declare.
ow 1 will find a place to park
iny car. .
AI the present rate or production,
It will soon be almost impossible
for a pedestrian to ford the Kords.
Home day some Renins will put
ir and the prospecta ' bajloon ttre on rocking chairs.
Taxia or tuxes, they cost a lot
without going very fur.
Many people are ufteuipllng to
lirt a morlgage while riding around
in It. .
'J!as the evolution theory caused
any of your flock to drop out?"
Inquired a fiend of ltev. .Moses
Uotls. ' -
"No, sah. No, Hah. None Jo
speak of. He main eonl raptlou oh
the dehfl whut causes deiu to back
slide Is slruRKlIn' wld second-hand
caraj"
When you Bee a tree torn down
these (layH. you' never know if II
was lightning or un uulo. '
My lilll-cllinblng jllney.
Js Itself a paradox
lffl ulways boosting hardest.
Just when It hardest knocks.
Ice Lake, In Wallowa Wonderland
I , -
Ice Lake, a veritable gem in .the natural collection in the Wallowa Wonderland,
is only a short distance from Wallowa Lake and each summer many parties vis.it
its banks.. . i ' ,
according to the 'clerks In. the
Teady-to-weur departments. 1
- Soino women prefer khaki suits,
with, bats of thu same material.
Others like, tweed knickers, with
broadcloth shirts, made n'lan-style,
and iBtnart hats, , Kor footwear,
they usually choose oxforils ( or
KngtlBh walking shoes, with funcy
toppeil wool speks.
Wool sweaters und blast rs 1umo
replaced coats (o a great extent.
Kor n really trip outfit suttahlo
to be worn on u honeymoon trip,
Tor tnstunee there la. tho now
t'hrce-plece motoring suit, consist
Ing of suit, shirt and knickers,
with a pongee or flate'repe blouse
ami u tailored He, The skirt, ex
pains tho clerk, Is to bo slipped
on for town stops.
fiuch n provision Is recommend
ed by the writer to evehy woman
who oontemplutes un automobllo
trlp to IUxleland.
The Kentucky View
; -.About eighteen months. ago, she
and three women friends drove lo
Kentucky. Anticipating the tlie
ehnngea and the filling of grease
mips that would punctuate . the
long Journey, they decidVd on
knleker suits, un a matter of
course;
There . appeared to bu nothing
wrong wilh their choice until they!
arrived at lntulsvlllc, where they i
stored their ear and cheeked their
luggage, all but one small travel-1
Ing bag, lo Join an excursion of 00
business und .professional women
to Mamouth eaves, viu the littbi
branch train that runs to Kltwibeth
town. , And then they learned of
their nilstuke.
Children followed them down the
street .screaming, "There go the
pants ladles!" Colored girls called
their companions' attention to
Mho Vomen weurln men'H' clot li
es," And .even nn old-fushloned
medicine show In tho court house
sq uarq u t Kllxa bet lit own, lost It s
fascination while the natives turn-
d to stare at what one fellow
drawllngly remarked must he wild
wojncn.
Kraxxled with tho unpleasant at
tention by the time they had got
back lo l.uulKvltle, the fourHunio
appealed tp the Viatel cleric Tor a
reason wh clothes that hadn't at
tracted u second glance ut Kronel)
hick-or In Chicago should have
proved such a curiosity tn Keni
tucky.
Hilt They'iv Sensible
'Well, you see, our women don't
wear Unlekers much," he begun
uncomfortably. "The only time 1
ver (miw them here beforo was
lust, month when u crowd of west-
ern girls came down for some kind
of a cumpmeetlng. . ,
"Hut I think tney're mighty ;
-tenslbh," he added reussurlngly.
Thcro in u town in liouishina
that urresis kuicKeivrt women,
even though they never get out of
their cars, lint tho state motor
lub has erected highway signs r
directing tourists around II J
Service
DOES
i '' . ' ' V' ' ' - - ; - . . ' - ' "; ".- i ' ' -
Make A Difference
There's no half-way about it good
SERVICE does make a big difference
when , you are buying gas and oil. To
have your needs filled quickly, courteously,
and with a knowledge of what your car
requires that's the efficient service you
can expect here. ,
Wc have always prided ourselves on
being a little' better in service than you
would ordinarily expect. Combined with
' this is the excellence of Veltex Gas which
. we provide because of the extra miles and
' . extra engine service you are sure to en-
' joy. Experience this service next time
v stop here at the sign.of , ,
MILLER
TIRES
VELTEX
RACINE
TIRES
La Grande Filling Co.
RACINE TIRES ,
READ THE OBSEUVEB CLASSIFIED ADS
His Job
99
That's the conclusion drawn by motorists when a job is turned
out 'of this shop. Whether it is adjusting lighting equipment
or putting w ater in a battery, you can be assured that the work
will be done by an expert. There will be no cheap replacement -parts
everything we use is standard and genuine.
You will find a complete battery and electrical service for
, every make of car, in this shop. Wc have an 8-hour battery re
charging outfit which is attended by an experienced man. Our
. other equipment is complete and up-to-date.. Accessories such
as spark plugs, fuses, headlight Ijulbs, lenses, spotlights arc al
ways carried in stock. -
If you have not already acquainted yourself with our service 1
wc ask lor a trial wc want to prove to you that "he knows
his job."
Fred T Biir gess
1308 JEFFERSON
EXIDE DISTRIBUTOR
MAIN 125
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