La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 27, 1926, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextAUTOMOTIVE EDITION SECTION t: PAGES 1 To J VOLUME XXIV. . LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1926. NUMB...1 119 LAKE DRIVE COLORFUL PICTOPSQIILl MORE AUTOISTS ON HIGHWAY AS SEASONS PASS Smooth, Macadamized Roads and Ever-Changing Scenery Exert Powerful Influence on Motor . ists From Over All The Nation. Eastern Oregon .Residents Awakening to Beauties : of Trip to Wonderland; Out-6f -State Visitors De ', . dare DistrictCompares Favorably with the Best America Offers;, Panoramic View of Two Coun tics at Their. Best Afforded by Drive. "'"' : ; v- r, ' Picturesque in the extreme is the drivo from La Grande ',, to Wallowa lake, over the highway that has been completed . l)Ut recently . by the .state highway commission. 'Scenery galore, scenery that stands out so gloriously to the 'motorist from other districts, but which fades into a natural, every . day view for the local man, confronts one at ulmost cvei-' turn of the road.- '..';. '' , ,-' 1 , .It has been said; and; with truth, that residents of Union and Wallowa county cannot comprehend the true bcautios of the drivo. ! Matched with qucc,. those who can appreciate the natural masterpiece as sert that it would rank among the foremost not only for its scenic qualities but also for its ease of travel. .. . Only ..recently have Western Oregon motorists become iieijunintcd with the fact that the Wallowa Wonderland, at the head of the. marvelous drive,' is so easily accessible to the main route of travel and with this discovery, the trend ' of their journeys are increasingly pointed along this route. ' ".Two .and a half hours of easy driving, chock full of vistas that fill the. human brain with ectasy, along a smooth, .'wide road, and then Wallowa lake and its magnificent of- ferings what more can any one want? ' . ' ; Stream of Visitors Increasing in Size. T That question surely is unanswered because the stream of visitors ever increases in size. and all, when time for ' departure comes, leave with regret and with a glowing word of praise to pass along to a neighbor. . No niulliT wli6 Uio driver iimyl ; ; lie. , w1kO.it hn liiiils -from I'ort- ltI to . .. . .. lunil. Wallu Wnllu., Holso. or Halt I-akc. City, ho must puns throiiBh " l.a Oruntli'. ofti.'n termed tho ''ffali'- wiiy flly" lo Wallowa's womlrrlmvl. 'fT 1 CiMUHliir.B'llli VO(inlli.u "tifliiv 1W4mc atvn wrtj-to-n-lrmt land 10.000 lii oiilf and llio hub of Kiwt- unU Uu, 0;i.IU,iimI furm ' IiuiIhvV crn (.ihboii uoihiihitIiiI, ihtlunlrl.il Artur u fuw mlli-s. ali'Plmr ovw a , und usrlcultunil iiuIIvi'Iiii. la 'I'1' j vUiUllct tliut spulia the Grande ' fci BliiniiiB point of .thi- mil. I Hondo river, one drops Into a small .', Leaves Adams Avcioic- The traveler leaves t.11 Griunl' - UJIU mil l iltiu i " " llenlloi'k slreet whlrli. ul tll; i lly r 1... l..cnlllr mm Ilmllf. enlllieels Willi the pnveil !-.) lalnl rlty-l.ii tlnindc. sln leh of th' l,a Crande-Wallowa , I Jill c hliih viiy. Ahout a two. mile Journey, llirouirli k"ll kepi. ' iarnw whleh flnlik the 'roadway on either i.lih lirlngs the. .uutoinul -l.'lst. In 'Isiaiid Clly. noted elihriy tor It" llnurliiK mill Industry, presided over liy inenibeis of Uic wi II ki.own Kiddle v family. '. : - , At Island City Ihe l.lslmay., nuw .ilaendain. turn,, to tlie hT. for u short dlslllllee until, alH cromillli; the Irneks of Ihe II.-W. brnneli line iiendiiiB Into ' Wallov.a family. It KwlnKH, back to the rinl- main on Its nearly stniitrht course to Im- hcr Hie next slop. l-Ai'lee. anil a half milts Troni lllu -elurllnit point, llelweeii Island Clly and Imliler.wurK the seenerv Is typical or Ihe Cli inde schoollniUHe, Kplck und spun Bcn linnile valley. UolliiiB. prodiiellve erator Or education, furuis, reutlirlllK wheat crops: . Klnnlly the ear teachel 111" top acreliL-e proililelliB sum ' ol I lie HI S' iiolnloes riilwd in the northwest; luliil'li )Ol(d to puslunige purpose by the diili viileii; and In every ease dins, but Korireous and uwi'-lnsplr-IbtS fiirm liouse and buildiilBS arejliiB in Its depth and sheer declines. the brlBhl spot" '" landscape. ,owli. ri iib this route does oil" cc Die old ramslmekle, dwelluiB thai bouses' the riirniersin some U i.. ' r n. i-nlled Slates. ' If the Journey Is-mu iiirlnB of I h rrlciillies stands us a nnmu- vihii summer, uildcil lust re . comes I nienl to the ublllly or lis desiBii wllh the occasions! view-of Ilia 'crx. ' . rtiost beaiitirul of nit Biime. Idrilsl At vlewimliit, a place where Ihe fenpldent In Ihe. valley Ibc many-- canyon Is deepest -from the road. colored, lordly Chinese plieusanl. j on ,.., iHk down hundreds ol " wKleli slulks unarruld over thu f,.c.t llto the caseiulinK WKters or land until Ihe first cruck' bf n-ifun u,,, Minum river, which ulfriiels In fjctober warns him to seek cov-1 fishermen to Us shores during the i.r tohich he doeH unerrinBly- Mar- I sprins. siinimer and full, lis run- hnp liis Industrious, ivsa lusirous maHS will scliny aero i.ik- i" -. cosuiine; u ntinibei' of chicks to surety. . ."S ; ' Into l"rnltlnn'l. . , At Ipiblcr one Kels first view of the extensive orchards thai give the Grande Hondo valley much nH..a)i.... ...a .. renit-raislllB territory within OrcKon. Mlnu.ni join forces, until one reueh"S Auples nre Blown In grenl iiuiin-'qihe broad slrelcbes of the rertile (Hies in and urouild Inibler und the Wallowa valley, the trip la n. ver orehards, stn-tehinB' over iiuiny 'enillnK In lis dellshts. . acres of cultivated lund. with tin Ir mm Wullowa .canyon, several rowii on rows of Beometrleally eor-. miles in lenBth. winds its turtuuus ' reel trees, nresent a sirflt that at- way onward, revealiml lit every i,.viu in il. .llveislfled orodiictlv- Ity of the vulley. illBrissi'llS from Ihe m'uln topic for a. moment what cannot tni-irroin enu 10 enu. ... .. Grand.. Hondo valley produce that ranks a close second to the Gram e can be srown In b mpcrate climate? Hondo district and Its r.-rt li.y As a UilHial ansxver. It Is a fact brousht utiles In tn.y early days that tobacco culture, on a smull from renioto districts, where liny scale, was successfully pracljced fought the Indians many years be ,...i .i niro. fore posM'Sslon was secured. . Inibler. a huieb peaceful Hamlet. Is fed by uBrlcullliro In Renenil anil Its money-rulsliiR orchurds. It feci. Ilmt. with natural growth and development. It has a. great future annul, and ttk that idea, lo the tnaU to uwUtlnj prtparatloua for . - . -. -i - . -the best the country can pro-, More Orchards. As one li'uvi'w linblor. iH'tiilrtl for lOlh'liii some eight mlli'H distant. , ,.,, ,i.i,iLiiln.iri'M.t. ihn vlow. Kin yet beautiful canyon.- nwd In 'a'smull way and Blvllif," promise -fir what L to come. - .. .... . Then Klein. lOlKill.-Willi a pine tree seltlllK. ,t the eKtn'lne end of I he Grande- Konde valley and Ihe trnle. day to the upland route, that ends at Wallowa lake. To get the liesl 'vh'w of the town and Hun-ounillnir valley, one inusi WH.t. imlil ellinliln(? a I'lililyalirupl crude for a backward elnnee.. Then Ihe Hcene unfolds Us Kioen-eiiHt up llt, Imitnu un inipreaslon that win linger lone. - ' l-.dlnB lo Ihe Cnn.ioll. j Then iniies of Bradilal uusellt. ever ehanBinK directions. . and glimpses or many mile or tlll ilile and tilled land stretehinB tribulary to the hluhway. Kntire bills riiriu- imi. reilllllillUB one 01 a i in i iv i board old-fashioned piece- iiillll. -The Utile while . 01 I lie eiev.iuuil anu bi iiii.-. ".- ' cut that leads lliruuKb the enli ven niiijislie, sometimes forbid- tub roan acre. it .-nh .... yiasslve fences ut the edi,--. wii uue of the Breal.-sl. eiiBlneerhiB prniiieiim i.ie .... u , I lust the ronil. but the-woi klliB oul yon tr,.tches rr tnto the uisi-ine seemingly primeval to the iivemse spectator. Is heavily wooded and demands a Bieul deal or applause from tho nature seeker. : Mhiain mill llio Wallona lilicr. l'"riim lluse on, throiiuli Ihe iiilliberlnir center. , culled Minimi ..,,.,,. (iH. Wallnwa river and I II turn new wonders it possesses. Abruptly comes the enlrnnee U Wallowa valley, doited Willi farms A trip through the eutlre valley is intenstlnir and worthwhile but most must follow the hlRhwuy on into Wallowa, a progressive, Brow. ing town which derives I s life blood not only from the cultivated laud but alto from a aaw-uilllitig ' i . - AT THE END OF THE ATTRACTIVE LA GRANDE- WALLOWA LAKE TRIP ' Beautiful "Wallowa ' lake - Grande -Waliowa lake drive. location, for a hontci site, is the richest of hfitural wonders wnicn nave gainea lor it ..' .-,..!-.. iv u;..lli,.u l.,bn ,y I9. IrfclUnrinvo ' Wnllnwn the hotel.' (I!) ftlinw lake, ' ' ' ' " " ' ','T ' ' I Industry of no nieaii proportions. Knterprlsc. the County Seal. lCiK-litcen miles further nloiig. Uiroiigh- Losllne, and lllilerprise. the lieailtlful county seat, collies in to view. Ilarely does one see fl. town or its size with such well kepi slrcels, lawns, such attractive liulldlnKs both residential and business struclures--uiid business activity. To the-: ono who expects to find l-Inlerprise -fjir I'rom the hustle and bustle or a fur away world, Its modernity is a pleiisunt surprise. .Near Knterprlse' one K''ts, a first view of the. Wcillowu mountains. snow-cupped Kiiardiatis of one or the luusl colorful Meutlons of the west. i ' J The- next sfop ig til Joseph, the final town before reul(lilnjr the end or Hie highway In fact, II Is the end of the inaciidiiml.ed highway ullhoiiKh a good dirt roud leads Motoring Styles Undergo Many Changes; - . , L ' ' ' .: - 'V' Modern Apparel Replaces Dusters, Veils Tint priKi-aiitry of inolorhij,- Ik u th In it ul' Hi'- Nowa'litys, If y,ni w'lijit to lakf ' t)wir Ih-uMh, a.ceorllM(t to Ihn .lic a rhlf yon (fi't In your vav uml o.,'tHh' nr.llni hour. Tliw Ioiik fnu- I tut not ho h'Ihmi utitomobll -.vi-rtit In their ' prliiml glory. In thow ihiyH. a triji ivuh nn trnnt, MVii if u !.( no fnrtlu-r thanl.'iv lfi Jo'"h placf vwn mif out In tin- country. It tvu mi aJv'ritnn: not td ltt HwhUy anlMnit Into. nl on for which you drrxmd with nn imii'li punctlllouniiffiK 'tin if you vx-jM-i.-ifd lo i-nrounLi-r th kln-j nn 1 In IiIrIi way. I allien dtiHicrH ni'-n and woim-n both wore thorn, vohunlnouH ift-x k'.sn traruit'iitM that full to Heir feet ami buttoned up (o their chins. . The men Wore wide-vittored cap-i, und for further protetiion. Icuilicr- frannd pocsrleB. The . better to they drew trreat Kuuullclcd. gloVes over their hands. Itfon for a ride find one unprepar- Kven more plctun mine was llm'ed. appearance of the ladies. Tlietr I Many Type of Veil dururcDCQ 'tv tUu pwVatjtoa tovkf TU'.Tu tw. varigm Hi It ul , . - ,r---- -vv Tr-rvJ. . and nearby scenes, founci at the emi of tho ' iamoiui La .This region, once, elected by Chief Joseph as the idea now enjoyed by modern mrsn one of the many beautiful spots in "Paradise valley, ay.:. 'i '-'.: : - . . ' II, ,. M.,..i.ltil,,.. flu,, tiillou l,t II, n head of the-lake. Joseph derives itsrn-ime from the fiinious Chief JoKeph, S"7. I'rrcc leader who inade such heroic efforts lo retain a por- lion of his heritage for his red brethren. First View of Km Lake. A mile or so on und the cur sweeps around a curve, Klving one njlrsl glimpse of 'Wallowa hike. largest Ecm of a collection of wui'iu rii ,r in .-iiii.iv iu,mIs. sd hit her mill von in ihe rncaeil Inlunii Km-1 h- nun. ... . . ...... ,M,er i. e ,, ,,.., mih .u.v,,,. ; mountainous 'charaeler or th In nil- scupr iiKKiinicH a imirn (U-niiiti nintr muiHinaimt 10 unu nw au chnpc ami on Ui m.irv.jl vr ntuics' anl fxptollri each day, no al Ibu-'revrftitluiiB or Kraiidt nr. i ni.ittip tr 1h ntuy ho montlm In On-Ji'l vrunlti. prvikx, liriintr tli.-lr j l,'nw"'-' T1, r"lon ,l, 0,,nd Wu lofly h alH hlKh Into tin- akh s and lowa Iultu -a ivcroily that in ci-nliThtK1 around' Malti-rlioni and KufrlD i-up, Ihe iv6 ttilh-Hl moiin' rConlfnitod on Vuko FIvo) Iih im In v i I k ii ml prarfH jiithiy chlffoii ItnKon.i that wound uhniilj ends flouli-d juuiifly hihlnd IIirih an tiny ttt-r" whirled down .'the iiv'DiH'ii ut thi' dlw-ylnw npced from Id to 15 inili-it an hour. It wan llkn a fdo day In Venter. wh fc two or three earn. Inilllni: KaiiKy hunT.s, whet'h-d. ulniu; AdiiJtiH av-tiU'. Ivflly creen. early luulorhiiH iy-iiinnh'-r uas a popular color. The more - darhtL? vrn uffert.-d rTlw. that Itnlder ulnifr ot American lHatly. IEil tho majority, neutral j toncp of chanipaKiir und xrny, with poKriihly here and there a. hlu1 plnU. .weiit conriidertd t;wteluj ami j bccoitiiufi. Of courc, not. ery one' thai. . owned a warr hal u ear. Hut one . had to' he irr pared, ami It would never do lo let n. frh-nd'a invttJi an a piaygrounn, steeped m me name, ine owitzcnanti Inkp. itist. nn liniip's hikft fivim la lis in -KilKlerii f 11-eirnli-l.nlli lipn,, the to.uuii-root mark -- greet Ihn eye. And they merely screen many .ur the wonders to be viewed if the. i pleusurc seeker Ji.ns lime to iruk , buck Into the territory around Wal. I Iowa lake. y I At the licud or the. lake the high. uy comes to un end, al Wallowa I Luke Wonderland resort, which Is being dcveloiied by a group of lo- cnl men. Mere resls a modern, yet nisi Ic. hotel: cabins, tents, mid e.iiiiiiliiir sixices: a 'bowling alley und' dunce bull: i.lavirroiiiuls for the kiddles and what not. .. ; - t li f'Hort miy thnt il is thu ciuhcmL vt ojii injf tuuior VcilH. tlifin HolM'tillH-H n turlmn tlit Kit Ik .Itrtuml fi'shlon wlili onn ctid ilrupvii ourc IfMHly Ovr Him left ohonldiT. . Th' intlllneiH ((iitckly took ti ( hint and. coiK-ort.d ruvlhlnf lltthi hohnriH ei(ulpi'M with flaps aero as the turned-hack htiins to hold th rtcarfH b way from thu face whiii J tli. y were not In uue. Tle-n came the automobile cap, a wor! of uiiidnor version of the hoiidoir cap. Women called ' all Heir lulentH and Imagination Into the iiiuktiif? of (hem. There were silk tipH. K nil ted eapH, crmrheted cap.-. talt;d eapM. They came In oil hhapcH, coiorH, und inaterlatH. And nctdentally, they were called all j khll8 of namc, from dtit-capM to mad-eupN. Tim 'DlKiiifieil KuecewirV Their more dkKiffd ueeersorn were Inhered iiata with vellH. They Were conKtdered extreimiy amurt. . rinlly tho noHe-vellu. which cuiiKht the wearers-just above the iiujui.to a a -J cut fuccu tuto Highway Shop Is Caring For Tenr Counties State Vehicles from All Eastern Oregon Parte Serviced in La Grande Headquarters. Tho statu highway shop hero until' about a. year ago ono of only two aliopa of this kind in the en tire state, anil tho second largest in Oregon at pretent cjnploya 16 mm,' nil of whom mctko Ixi Grande their borne. When the shop start ed to oporate hero Junu ::, 111:2, only eight-' men . were employed. 81oce then the ahopliaa employed as many, aa twenty-four men at one time. .' . S - v . ' At present the shop are located in tho building known as the old sugar beet, warehouse, near River side park, which is Owned by the county. The.' county, shops are housed In a part of the building, the state shops, occupying a tract of land SO by 510 feet, including the land whore tho building Blonds. Tho building is a . brick structure 60' by Hi rect. There is a small tract of 'land behind ihe , building used to - store equipment. . The ground, to tho front is 0 feet In width and 140 feqt from the road. Since the highway shops' havo oc. cuplod tho grounds there, has been constructed, a long shed - on one side of Ibis piece of land running from the road up to the building, which is used to house, cars and equipment.. '.. ' , ; ' . ' . , Cares for Hi Oounllo. , , llghway . ciiulpmrnt from , ton counties in tho statu la taken care of "here, Including . oiore than one hundradi , pieces -of niHchlnery. Thirty-sevf'n light Vars, 67 trucks. 86 graders,;-3 snow plows (both truck and tractor plows), and six teen truotora arc serviced ere; ul so a number of other state oars such, as those belonging to traftlo officers working In .this territory and cars from tho bureau 'of public roads, ; All state, equipment carries a state highway 'rtlgn' end equip mont number by which It is. listed In tho sops., :rirnawsrot Wghway niiox ts located ut tllilenl Mid about a . year luro ono was opened .'at Klamath Falls. . When the state found it necessary to have a shop pf Its own n. small building waa!rented at Ba lem und work started on a smell scale.. Tiito wH In t and It wad only a few months lator tlmt.lt was realised ijhat a largor building' was needed so the present' shops there were conwroeted..- -vwm w? R ,igi,wuy division office both at l'midieton and Bauer.; wneu tu" office , at ' J'ondleton'. was disconi 'jf C" were ulso moved here,. considering -11.1b n ...nm nntfiitlt. irieuletl tiolnt. iHW V -""U.".' - . It. A. r'aniam (i Chargr. , II. A. 1'rnam, shop superlnturt dent hero now, was placed In charge of Iho Pendlctoq shops wh'in they were first located there. Irn vlous to thut time lie was employ id ly the stale highway ih'iai I iiient at Kalem. lie was llansierinu to j.a Grande when thu simps were moved d baa been m cnai'HO inro since, H. II. Whlttedj M. W. lleuncy and V. K. Krlie. employes of the shops. wero also transferred to l.a Oratuls from i'endleton and have been etn ployed here during Iho four years m La Oranile. 1'ractlcnlly all nf tho other men , fmploycd nt the Hhopjf at prtwnt Irnvo hen thvro for tho punt four yeani. Th'! monthly payroll of thu Hliop avRKiKff about 2it. Homo montlif 11 goi'H over thut ainouht i und otlit r mont hi und' i . Tli; puy Continued rn Pmrirtv,) ffrotesqtie iimmitcheii halves. Truly lliern wan mor need .for protection from the dual In t hone days, Tho early automohlleH had neither topa nor windBhlelda, nor even doom to keep out tho flying nrhne. And the roads, ono recalls were no motorists' paradirv. TIiiich Hare Changed Itul In thin era of coupes and llmoUHlnett, one's motoring ward roe la nothing; to worry about. The ahopper by automobllo wears the tame afreet clothes she would chose wen; aim walking all tho way. Similarly, he dons her most fruKil" evciilnff gown without a IhouKht Ton. dust or rainy weather. On u croMB-country tour or a ino lorlng vuviillon, tho , modem wo man tiKUally adoptri Iho KnlcUer Miill as the moHt pructlcul und com fortable ftnrb. With only a few exceptions, and thoHf In the direction of simplicity, the lourlHt wardrobes huvo remain ed tho suino.for five or six yeurs. (Cvullauta ou Page Flve'l EXPERTS SEEK BETTER FOR MOTOR CAR New Methods Are Being , At a Reasonable Lost May Be Made to Success of New Movement Depends : Entirely on ,Uwner Cooperation Drivers Must View Service Stations as Maintenance Quarters Rather Than Trouble Stations Long Neglect of Car a Big, Hindrance. ' ; r : . From Tho New , (By FREDERICK New models in service are of the new models in cars for of the new cars rests very larcely with the care they re ceive, so the success of the new developments in service hiuges on the buyer's cooperation. , , , ; ; Service experts point out important factor than ever before because bf a number of recent improvements in car desigrn which, in eliminating: much of the drudgery of car care,' have at the same time put the average car owner himself out of practice. Service stations are bemsr which the average motorist formerly did for himself, and the new situation is calling for a new type of cooperation. In addition, many of the conveniences now offered with the new cara have developed new average owner is in no position to cope with individually. There is also the financial service has never been a profitable business. At this late erne many or tncmost progressive dealers are actively engaged in analyzing and revising their elaborate systems with a view to make them pay, while at the. same time making it more economical for the motorist to have his car serviced regularly where ho bought.it..;.; . Flat rate service systems havo been- a subject of natlonul discus sion in the automobllo btiHlness, and no solution is In sight until tho American car owner realises tho part ho must play In tho suc cess of such plans. ' Tho flat 'ruto Idea Is based upon volume. F.very one lins witnessed ' what volitino prbili'icUbiv aVia so)is iiav'd ctbuo foV motordoni. . This Idoit Is now to be applied to service -. ' X large distributor in New Eng land Jios come to tho conclusion that service cannot bo profitable, either for dealer or customer, un less tho 'volunw of work is at u maximum . and'- kept coiiBtunt. Viewing tho slttfatton from the other angle, it Is evident that car owners are- not enjoying the ad vantages of systeinuUscd scrvlco at minimum rates becausa they do not thko their cars to tho scrvlco station' regularly. . , It bus been estlniatod that If all our . ownora during- tho pout ten yearn naa ocen sausnea 10 Keep tlielr open cura, forego tho new in- novation In design and patch up their cars as best they could to set along, tho 1926 car would bo double tho pUco and not nearly so at- ment. however' he ean risk lower tractive. Car owners, however, mlc8 and BraftUop pro1u. The at still seem satisfied to risk mis-, t tomobllo dealer U In very much takes in llnkorlntr with their own ,ho Bttme position. If anything oars .and feel that they are efcon- tho dettior.fl position la even, more omizliiffwhcn they turn their cars prccnrloua becauao ho l sellin r over to back alley repairmen whet th0 tlmo and ,abor of niB mechau are scarcely auallflua to chungo a lu8 father than hia own poraonal lire. A number of innovations In scrv lco methods ure impending, but they aro awaiting the fluunclal suc cess of tho averago survlco station. I'luns are under way for unit re. placements whereby a motorist In V(, K,a so much tor cvory Job tney trouble would bo enabled to use:,,,, Thb stlmunte8 ,peed an4 6t. his car with a substltuto generator, ,,,...,. Mllrllt.v h., fiMurcrt aUtrter, cylinder head und vulve, , gear, tranmnlsslon and bo on, -while' the ailing- unit waa being- repulrcd. All nlitht aervico whereby tho cur will ha repulred "whllo you sleep" la another of tho novoltlea In store for tho inotoriut when hn awaken ! to tho Importance of volume In service, Littlo i)rogres, however, can bo mado until service stutloim aro put on a paylntr basis. Owner's Cooperation Met led. - Tho car owner'a rolo In this con nectlon Involves some Interesting features. Even paychology Is In-1 volved. Ono service rnanayer con- , tends tlKit It in depresalug and dc ftiorallzlng to tho aervico business tho way many car owuera exafiger alo their trotiblen. JIo fee that this Ih largely (he reoull of Ihu mlalaken Idea oh to what a service Htatlon exlwta for. Owners view service stations tm trouble stutloim rather tlutn us iiiulntenunco quar ter". 'Little progress will IjO made In scrvlco until owners grasp thu Idea that progressive dealers are sell ing maintenance systems," he ex plains. "Tho custom lo neglect the cur until It develop some seri ous complulnls and then seek the service Htatlon when MiexperlenciU roadside mechanics) havu taken a shot at It without a vestige of buc cch. t'oniparatlvely few moion.its tako tho uttltude that they are brlntr In their cars to prevent trouble," Ono of the reanons why so mm.y automobllo dtalem havo fulled 10 muko progreim wlh flat rate la becuiuo car owners havo overlook ed tho maintenance thought in modern service. It Is a compivru tl.tly aiuiplt luuUui- lo XUii lUu SERVICE Adopted to Insure Repairs Legitimate Service v Pay a Profit York Times.' Vv '.'' C. RUSSELL) v . ; leinir devised . to take care 1926, and just as the success that service will be a mora in a position where he finds ; ; i ; called UDon to handle work. service nroblems which the consideration. - Legitimate avcruge cost of grinding in vulv or of rellning brakes, and an equal ly slm nle matter. to add a porcunt ago tor profit and arrive at a 'flat rate. . But If tho car owner falls to ward oft serious troubles by giv ing tl)olr( ciiro, t , advantage . of ivmuW malnieuaiioa. ik aaprlfe , stations become, overrun wtth spe cial work which upasta th care fully prearranged plans. DeaMra who havo tried to put everything on a flat rate basis have met with immediate failure while those who do not carry the flat rate Idea, to. extremes find that very often ape clal work more than offsets- thu udvuntaees of the flat rate. . All this is the result' of a wrong attitude toward service. The. den tist can estimate In advance the cost of cleaning the teeth, or pho tographing them or of filling cav. lnte .u.ti,. MMnAt k determined. tfales h la amsj- nKy accurate in aUmatlnfr ho wl ' )lftV0 to loa1 hli 0hara aomewhero 1 1 ttl0Uff the Un In-order td como nh-Bfl. un inn- nf : Dat.onts taUa the nreventlve treat- skill. -.. r-" K--'- - '. - 'v.-- v Benefits Of Piecework. With a view of simplifying this reatute of the problem one pro gressive dealer has put all of his mechanics on a piocowork basis. through an arrangement whereby each mechanic guarantees his work. Here ugnln the mattor of volume in service is directly dependent upon tho car bwnor. Mechanics ixi it, make more money on this basis, and favor it. provided tho volume of work keeps up. So Ions us tho volume is maintained the cur owner enjoy the advantage) of speedy and ooJ work. Service systems are. getting to tho point where the motorist can not compete successfully with the aid of a self-service plan. This ap plies to greasing as well as to work of a moro mechanical nature. At one service station a complete car la lubricated In forty-five minutes. The much an 1 0 who greases cars In the . shop does nothing else. The in on) cars he greases each day the more money ho mokes and the clpkapcr the work can bo done. Tho ownera of the curs do not pay for loafing or forgetfulness. The me chanic knows thu particular make of, car and has discovered many catty ways to do what would be a difficult job for mechanics less fa miliar with the situation. '. . In this same shop the mechanics 011 tho particular typo of work run Krlnd In valves and clean out cr hon in three and one-half liours. Thl", of course. Is record work, but in the majority of Instances the mu. torlst can have the work done In a morning or an afternoon. I'utting the mechanics on a piece work bn.-Ua resulted in having them. turn out two hruko Jobs per day as against one when working on a straight Umo or salary basis. This is a tremendous saving to tho mo- CouUuuJ ou Turoe) -:. X '':