GRANEVENINOBSERVER
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Saturday, March 6,-1926.
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DODGE SALES
MARKBROKEN
- Itotall dtHvrirs of 4416 pasi
cnrr. cars and trucks by Iodge
Brothers dealers in tho United
Htatc durln-f t)o. week ending
J'Ybruary 13. .1926," as shown by
officii I flffuros just released at
iJotrolt, establish .another record
vurpasstng' all prnvlou- February
weeks In the history of tho com
pany. The fftiln over tho corresponding
week last year ts 1143 curs. J)r
11 ye rig during the first seven
Pads -- Storage
LA GRANDE
WRECKING CO.
Adams Ave.
weeks of this yeur have shown'
un Increase of 17,026 -or 64 per
cent over tho corresponding seven
weeks of lust year.
Hiffned, unfilled orders for fu
ture delivery held by iodgo Broth
ers dealers havo Increased from
0320 at tho first of thu year, o
14,244 on February 13, a train .of
125 per cent. 1
- "These retail delivery fifjun;a
show clearly," said 1j. C. Hmltn,
local Dodge Brothers dealer,' "tho
quickness with which the automo
bile buying public recognized thc
exceptions- values now offered by
Uodeo Jl roth ore, Inc. and Graham
Brothers, Greutlyrcduced prices
havo been mado by tho comple
tion of a 110.000,000 plant .ex
pansion program. Production now
Is in excess of 1500 ours a .day
and it seems absolutely certain
that before warm weather lodgo
Brothers, Inc., wilt bo under the
necessity of muklng still' further
Incrcuses." ; '
Always park alongside - a new
and shiny cur. It will back -out
without tfcruplne you. ...-,.-
RACERS CHOSE
CHRYSLER CAR
KoruV'tlic- cor that muda-'tho
nlckul ruinous.
"Evor. tho pronounced tavorlK
of .racing drivers and . thojie re
sponsible, (or tho holding of the
country's luadlng speedway events,
Chrysler cars were chosen as tho
official mounts of four of tho of
ficials at tho opcnlnir of tho Kul
ford speedway, Fultoril. Florida,
February 22," aays L. W. Weeks,
local distributor. ' ,. j- .'. .
"According ' to a communication
received at tho - Chrysler factory
In lietrott, Eddlo Edenburn, 'Dick
Ncnncrdell, Top Myers and Bar
ney Oldflold 'all used. Chrysler
roadsters. Messrs. Kdenburs sjyj
KenncrdcIT arc representatives of
tho American. .Automobile assofU. -
tlon. and Mr. Myers Is one of tlr
principal -financial backers of. tho
Kulford track.- ' lie 'Is also nroini-
neatly connected with, the Jndlan
apolls speedway. . , Oldfield, in
whoso'' behalf no. Introduction' Is
needed, niade.'hls; Inspection tour
6f-'.tho"traek In-a: Chrysler. '. ,ti ".'
"It is1 felt by Chrysler officials
that the .selection of Chrysler curs
was a': distinct compliment to their
speed .and performance ability."
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The tapping of the (asolinb tank
should not be polished. A motorist
who Includes It In his polishing
program may find that some duy
bis car will sot start until a me
chanic bas cleaned out tho polish
which has collected la the pinhole
sir vent of the cup, showing uut
there are some things about a car
that aro better off .- unpolished,
particularly where It may Inter
fere with the vacumn system.
One of. tho frequent dangers of
tiro developing In u car la static
electricity while1. engaged in filling
4 gasoline, tank, pee that the metal
ooiile of ,tb hone, Is kept in con
tinuous . contact with the , mouth . Of
the. tank, thus preventing a spark
tiinjjjiur ,frow tlio ,uole,to the
tank , s i i r ,
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To Know The- Facts
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20,000,000 motor vehicles
now travel the American
highways.
50,000,000 Americans ride in
these cars every day in the
year: ,
For even a child knows that
. steel is stronger than . wood
that steel will not splinter,
or ; burn and that all steel.
bodies will stand up under."
impacts that would crush
ordinary bodies to bits. '
Safety for this vast army of -That is why Dodge Brothers
travelers is a national issue?. , pioneered ih-introdudfnghC'
and where safety is involved - - the all steel body pioneered
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plain speaking is a public duty.
It is high time the public real
izedas experts have long
realized that automobile
bodies should be made of steel
not of wood or any other
fragile material. .
Indeed it is one of the myster
ies of this usually progressive
industry that the all steel
body is not already in uni
versal use.
It wxibe before long. Public
opinion will demand it as
it now demands that railway
'sleeping cars be all steel. ' ' ,
again recently, in improving
and perfecting it pioneer, ;
now, in urging its adoption
by every automobile . Guilder
in the world. ' '
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The issue is plain
Manufacturers must build
safely if the automobile
industry is to hold its pres
ent high place in public use
fulness and esteem, v .
And the all steel body as ex
emplified in Dodge Brothers
Motor Car is the greatest
single advance in motoring
safety made in the last fifteen
years.
The car wilt, continue to be a "four. " No reasoning bufer wil he ejfaw
traded from the iiau of QUAHTY by Mere CYLINDER propaganda.
Touring Car $970
Roadster - - $965
Coupe $1023
Sedan $1085
Delivered
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Sec the Dodge Steel Body on Display in Our Showroom
Excise lax reduction effective now. io need to delay your purcha.
L. G. SMITH
LA GRANDE . : .
be Broth
SvlDTDR CAR-5
Cpinpleting Us tour of tho luo
Iflo Count ltcgton ut Los Angolcs,
tho group of C'huvrolets execut
ives now muklng tho annuul visit
to various Bectlons of tho United
Mlutes, left behind them with deal
ers and loeul officluls many now
Ideas and a much wider conception
of Chevrolet plans and methods.
Meetings and banquets wore
hold at l'ortland, houdiiuarfors for
tho Northwest; ut Uuklund, cover
ing northern and contrul Cultfornta
und Nevndn, ud fLt- I.oh Angeles.
heudquurters for Southern Califor
nia. uud ArlionUj ..
Th" (aelory parly opijued ' Its
tour with u luuetlng und. banquet
In connection with tho Now lorlt
uutomobilo show-curly In January
ut wlilch Inoro thuil lsUO were 'In
allcuduiice. other .guthurlngs oc
curred . ut Chicago. : .Minneapolis
und l'urtlund. A meeting ' will be
held next week' In Ios Angeles,
alter which tho - party wilt Jiead
toward the oust, completing its eia
borutu schedule about April -16th.
This program covers tho Chevrolet
organizutloti of thirty ' sonul dis
tricts uud six regions. . with, some
six thousand dealers. , ..
llecuuse of his prouiinenco In the
autopioltivu World and his kenu
Ibilgment on mutters ut reeling the
Jhd'isti'"- H- .Orunt.i. sules .lieud
of the great Chi'.vrolet iirgiuilziillon
IS always sure of un liitonuded.Uli
tlleueo when ho chouses td speak un
matters reluting to his own. firm
or to the industry as a whole,..
Asked his opinion on foreign trade
conditions us they afreet the auto
mobile market. Mr. Uraut sal(l:.-':
"Tho united. males, win. toniniue
to domluutn tha foreign market us
long us other countries ura unnblu
to caiiieti with us In . selentllle
volumo production of a quullty
product, at a price within reason
able, range, of our own. . ,
. "Citroen, u small t rench . ear,
collies nearest to us In price, but
It probably will be. u long tlimv, U
ever, before Citroen sales will efteul
our own even in 1' rauee. i here, ol
course. the home product ldeu.nnd
the resistance to an American car
because of Its foreign origin are
factors to bu considered., but this
situation Is not nt.all Herlous and
probably never will be, ; . .
'VAs a result or the lmprovument
In four cylinder cats. tho. Held for
tho smaller curs Is so strong Ihut
the tendency toward light slN-ey-Under
cars will nut result . In dls
Placing the belter quality light
fours, i This Is even inure definitely
I liu ease 111 tllu Lulled '.Mutes thun
overseas. . .
"Wo feel that. Willi the Sllluotb
operating cur we ure now building
a cur that has given satisfaction of
tens of thousands of owners ut
Prlcu within the ruich of large
numburs of buyers, the light four
cylinder will always leud In vol.
ume of sules.... ...... ; t. .
"The light six market bus a.
r.jiily hit lis peak and is now. de
ellning. and we reel that the ecuii-omy-
powt.r aand Increased durabi
lity togi'lher with the smoulh-rld.
ing (iiialltles of thu new chcivrolol
will continue our present, strong
market, necessllatlng the operatjon
or all our factories at full cupa-
clly from now on until fall, lu
fact our production sehedulu . fur
tho ni'Xt three inont lis has, within
the last few days, been boosted rar
beyond our most sungulno ullllcl
natiuns ot sixty days ago."
Grant also outlined on tluboruto
program tenfdlng toward u solution
of tho so-culled used-cur problem.
In which Chevrolet Ueulers ure. to
be universally equipped to refln
Ish used cars In genulnfi Uul'oitt
"Duco." und to renew t lib 'cure nnd
give I hem a deflnlted guarantee
that will relieve the purchaser of
tho necessity for buying "a pig in
u poke" and will bring lilin buck
to buy another Chevrolet when he
gi ts reody for his now cur. .
Manv Do Not Know How
To Crank An Automobile
Thoiisnnds of motorist whoso
miiiimnlilles do not havo self start
ers aro Injured every year becauso
they do not know how to crank
the machine. Drivers of commercial
eai-s, delivery trucks, tail cnbs, etc.,
who aro professional chauffeurs,
constitute u largo number of tho
peoplo hurt In this manner, strange
as It mny seem for ono would as
sume that men who arc engaged In
this occupation would know how to
avoid Biich' hurls. , Following uro
sumo precautions to bo observed
when cranking:
: Always pull tho crank up, not
down, and don't spin it unless abso
lutely necessary. When grasping
the ernnk, place thumb on tho samo
side ot the handle with the fingers;
then If thoro ls a kick-back, han
dle will slip from hand. Keep tho
spark retarded until tho engine
hus started,
M'lw.n nvlln,!,, Itxtiil fftmketM fire
replaced without thoroughly clean
Inir li fhe iriiMkelM anil the, sur
faces on which they aro fitted or
tr they uro not drawn down tight
utter tho enginu Is warmed up
(second tightening), a compression
leak Is likely to occur.
To all men who own cars other
than Chrysler in the $1000 class-
C L. L..L. ....
' I but Cfarrtler "58 within
I the pmM half year, we be
J lieve vou did o for one .
M two reuoai y ,; ';
Either you could not get Chrysler -delivery
it otwei or you were
not fully informed on Chrysler
performance, quality and value.
InekhercuctheresultlitheMmc.
You hire been deprived of Chry- .
lert tuperior value and perform. .
ance, andof the others uperioritiefl
. which are distinctively Chrysler.
Let these Chrysler "58" facta con
firm what we tt:',''z:.;U-,-,:Kr
SB mile per' hour - 25 miles to '
the gallon 5 to'25'milea in 8
ecoadi Finest of alloy ateela
. Chrysler advanced engineering
Finrtt of precUion uanufao
ture Closed bodies by Fisher
. Insulated power plant Finest
equipment Exclusive Chrysler
beauty ofdelgn--Hydraulic foor-
wheel brake at slight extra coat
Balloon tire 1 Beautiful new
color combinadona.
.AnyChrytler dealer iieagerfortha
" opportunity to demonstrate all tha
Chryiler"58''uperioritlef-toyou.
Select the body style you like beat.
Ride in it and drive it yourself in a
demonstration of your' own
making., 1 1
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Arail Ov. BrwtlmH. Royal JMsn. HS;,Omm Uf, ;
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'. UtVR IMPKRtAt "SO" PKxtm. K!m. tMrf ynii Kmnim! '
.'.'..-.. .' ; sfUismml; msm( sAmj tfwfensf.) $2Mf: Caifr.Jnv-fwnifr. $lt99: tdm.Ji '
l.llW:SlmnMK-ta4Mni,)9l;San-linUiir.)ltrl. . . .
Alt tikatj. o. i. Drtl, tukjKt M currml Fttrml itctM 1J ','
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WcsfrJsrtos?itthtcisitilf'rftlwrHynt. Adt shout
Chrysler i stirKUva plan. UiriU-r dwkn and uperkir Chryilar'' '
:-';,', p.. : strvice everywhere ., . , . :.'
.... -.. All Chfydf mode h ure pmtected aftlrMC tht by the prdoe, petentrd .
. . ' csr number; lyuem, exclusive wiirt Ovyder, tvhlch cennnc he - '
,. V . onunterfelied snd cennot be altered or removed without condusivs "
44q ' 'svmenee m Mopennfc . .. . .
T. W- Wefiks
Telephone 180-J.
Holmes IMg. on Jefferson Ave.
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Co-operate With Nature
DO YOUR WORK IN SEASON.
The dependable, tireless power of the
"CATERPILLAR" Tractor means more
and better work each day. It is the task
Well done at the proper time that counts.
There is a "CATERPILLAR" of the
right size for your job. Ask us about it.
Bunting Tractor Company
Dealer "Caterpillar"' Tractors
Jcffci-Hon & Kim Sis.
La Grande, Ore.
Hwecl You n if Thing Wliy you
mii'f nrrent: me. ThiM lnn't mv
auto uud I uiu ilrlvlus witkout a
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