La Grande evening observer., August 13, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 10

4' Saturday. August 13. 1927.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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AUTOMOBILE NEWS
131
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BUS INDUSTRIAL
GIANT OF ROAD
Covers Thousands of
Allies More Than Trains
Features Short Hauls
Hy A. J. .MOVnuMl-:iY
WASHINGTON -.Motor bus line. 4
it tin I 'lilted States now cover
.M-vt'i'itl thousand moru. miles of
route tlian the rail lines.
And It waa less than 10 years
aso that transportation experts
.sagely nodded their heads when the
Inline oT tin- motor Ijuk whs dis
cussed and firmly asserted that the
bus never would be a competitor,
niiH-h less supplant the rail lines.
Today the motor bus as a com
mon carrier has not by any means
supplanted the rail Much but it 1ms
Mjppletm-nled It at every turn and
on short hauls has. in many cases,
been found u quiet: and economical
substitute.
The fuel that are now 270,000
miles of ruote covered by common
earlier bus lines as against :!f7.
ihhi miles of rail line a fact per
haps not very Bene rally known
shows the extent to which the mo
tor lus has entered into the trans
portation problems of the t'nited
States.
The immense sums paid in taxes
by the motor bus companies and
the vast army of passengers and
bulk of freight curried are testi
monials to the fact, that the motor
bus has come to stay and if it has
not revolutionized transportation
problems, at least has given them
a new twist which now is recog
nibed by traffic men of every sua
sion steam and electric.
Has .rmvn In Importance
These hitherto little known facts
and a host of others which shed
surprising light on the extent to
which the motor bus has grown in
importance are gleaned from a new
publication o fthe bus division of
the American Automobile associa
tion, called "llus Facts for i'27."
In this little volume, for the first
lime. In its history, salient facta
about the motor bus industry are
eomniled in a. graphic fashion that
are readily understandable to the i
layman and expert alike.
The bus division of the A. A. A. J
New Type of Refrigerator Car
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GARAGE
GOSSIP
ltu.vs Oldsniohilf
K. If, Hramwell is the owner of
an Oldsmobile Redan which he pur
chased from the Oldsmoblle Kales
company the latter part of this
Week.
Here is Pat Totter, driver-salcsrnan for the Good Humor Ice Cream Co., a national concern, catering to a
thirsty group of customers. On a Chevrolet chassis is mounted a specially-constructed body containing a torn
plete rcfriBeralins unit capable of maintaining a temperature of five to ten degrees above zero. Twenty Chev
rolcts are used by this firm at their Detroit, Mich., company.
Is the national organization of op
erators of motor busses and ils
membership in July. consist
ed l -1 stale and district motor
bus associations and several
dividual member companies, re
senling in excess of IS.ouu motor
busses. The booklet just compiled
contains practically all the statis
tics and facts obtainable from re
liable sources which have any
hearing on the industry and Is pre
sented in such manner that it may
be grasped without tedious grop
ing tli rough columns of figures.
Sonic of the facts portrayed are
startling to those who have not
kept in touch with the rapid prog
ress made by the industry in the
last six to-ten years.
llus Hmnrs tiivr-ii Out
Some of the ousianding
MOTOR OIL
Will Keep Your Motor Young
Hundreds of local car owners have found
this oil to be just a little better than any other
kind those who use it exclusively will tell you
that their motors show pep and power after
many miles of running.
Drive up for free crankcase service we are
so sure of VELTEX that we will refund your
money if it does not give satisfaction.
emphasized are;
There are busses used in
common carrier service.
There are Jf.Sno busses used in
in- (carrying school children back and
forth from home to school.
Total passengers carried by all
busses In IH-'G were I'. 000. mm.
Of the total passengers, '.10i),
ooo, (u(t were transported by com
mon carriers.
Total investment Inu rolling
stock', terminals, garages, etc.,
amounts to approximately 4f5,i
000,000. Total gross revenue of common
carrier bus lines in IKl'ii was nearly
$;o,nmi.Ho.
Taxes paid by motor vehicle op
erators in lifHi are estimated at
$ 7 1 Li . 0 oo.ihio out of total bill of
points about one billion dollars.
in mi! iota: ot mi, 1100 motor
busses in the I'niteil States on Jan
uary 1, lUL'T. 4L040 were engaged
in common carrier operations.
These were divided into 111.500 in
trastate carriers: 2, ft 0 0 interstate
carriers: electric railways and ,
j subsidiaries; 75(5 steam railroads )
I and subsidiaries. There were US,- j
I 000 non-common carrier operations '
"divided as" follow?' TTotel " blisses, j
l.tifio; sightseeing and tour com- j
panics, ' 2,ti'(); industrial use's,
l.loo; sefiools (public and private),
: :I-.mmi; miscellaneous, including
railroad terminal companies. 4oo,
I ("onwys School Children
; One of the most interesting fea
tures brought out in "Itus Facts'
. is the extent to which motor busses
! contribute to education. Gone are
, the days when the scholars in rural
'communities had to gel up at break
of dawn and trudge many miles to
; tin schoolhouse. Now the pupils
get up at the same time as the rest
of th" family, have time to eat a
good breakfast and Hfroll down to
i 1 lm main highway where, u com
. forlnble bus picks
I conveys them to
hours the bus d
transported. However the North
east spent the most money on this
transportation, the total being $fi,.
IGi'.os'.i, as against $ii,ti5ti,13tf spent
by the Southeast.
For individual states Indiana
took the palm for the greatest
number of busses operated, the
greatest lol.il expense. Jn this
state 4,ouo busses carried 100,000
children over 44,uoi miles of ruoto
at a total expense of $3,000,000. .
The steam railroads, not long
since scoffers at the utility of the
motor bus as a common carrier no
longer see things in the same light.
There are now iiu steam roads us
ing 7iti motor busses, either di
rectly or tli 10 ugh subsidiaries.
Klectrie railways are using 7.2S4
busses, whereas In I'.-L'H they only
used 1,200. And there were many
electric railway men who had little
iaith in the future of the bus.
Cadillac And
" La Salle Place
First, Second
LA GRANDE FILLING STATION
KUHN & ZWEIFEL '
J At an international automobile
contest for efficiency and beauty
ot appearance held recently in
s Merlin, Germany, with Oii entries
j from many countries, first prize,
iwas awarded to a Cadillac special
(sport phaeton and second prize to
the l.a.Salle. Jn a similar contest
held in Vienna in ti field of one
hundred contestants, second prize
also went to the Cadillac. The
honors were doubly valuable be
cause they were awarded to Am
erican cars in rivalry with Kuro
: pean cars in contests held in J-Ju-1
ropean cities.
The special Cadillac sport phae-
them mid i'011 winch won tirst place was U'
school After ! 'ie w hich proved the sensation of
oosi's them at ',Ih- l'1 New York automobile sa-
home. It is estimated that at the '
beginning of this year the 3H.77S (
busses engaged hi this transpor-
tatiou carried S75,4'i2 children ove
;i 1 (!,0 4 ' miles of roads to 1 ;,S7
whools at a total cost of $23,4:10,-
Looking over the figures as re
late. 1 to school child reii by geo
graphical divisions, f he Soul Inast
is shown to h-ad in this means of
t ra usportn t ion wit h ?:. I 'i'i I ehli-df-if
carried, while the Northeast
was a close second with 2S4,5l3
Ion and the New York national
show. It has also captivated critics
of design in London, 1'aHs. and
other cities of Kurope and South
I America.
STILL A
Better Buick
FOR
I HIS TjAKT KIHK
!"An undertaker was run over
by 1111 auto and died."
"lie didn't make much on that
1 funeral, did he'."'
"No. In fact, he went In the
' hole." Stevens Tech, Stone. Mill.
J le may no have
A little fairy
H I In his home
! lint he has p
j A little inisfi
In his engine, and
! A littb: made
j In his cellar.
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ASK FOR A
emonstraiioo
today
Jennings k Shumate
RUSCO sojs quicker
"PUT OX YOUR
' I5RAKKS"
Prevent accidents
by having brakes
that hold! Rusco
IJrakc Lining will
do it.
Jack Brandt
Auto Repair Shop
1.102 Jeff. Ave.
ltttv III Country
V. C. IVrklns, Kord, Lincoln and
Kordson dealer of this city, has
been in the country most of the
wpek opening harvest with the
Gleaner combine harvesters.
Wins Star IHe
Jn the contest held by the More
lock -Service Motor company In
which u prize was offered for the
nearest guess to tho number of
miles which the Star car driven
by Klmer Steel in his endurance
contest was driven wus won by
F. C. Apling who guessed 1250.
Seoond prize went to Hay Milligan
at 1265 while Harry Holland won
third at 1245. Mr. Steel drove the
full six days and nights, breaking
his former world's record. He
used a Stur car In the endurance
test.
Nash .Man tint,
L. K. Nicholas, Nash territory
man, was here during the. past
week from 1'orl land transact ing
business with A. A. Traehsel, Nash
dealer here.
Trucks Hauling Grain
A number of Chevrolet trucks
have been sold to Tanners for haul
ing grain. They are, reported to
be giving fine service.
Hnys NhsIi
Mrs. Frank Hike is the owner
of a Nash special two-door sedan
purchased from the Nash garage.
Sells 'OIlMIOltJI
C. Apling. manager of the
Oldsmobile Sales company, reports
the sale of an Oldsmobile sedan
to L. L. Douglas.
ash Sale
Mrs. liuth Jackson is driving an
advanced five-passenger Nash se
dan which she purchased from the
Nash garage.
To OiM'ii New Field
.lack (lOiiuan, of Los Angeles,
superintendent of agencies for the
Hacific Finance Corporation an
auto contract company, and Ltcrt
Gerard, of Pendleton, newly ap
pointed district manager for tho
company, are spending several days
here, opening up the new territory.
Mr. Gorman, in explaining the
companies' organisation declared
t hat since organization fourteen
years ugo the corporation has been
growing rapidly until it has reach
ed a capital of $:t.ooo,o'm. About,
three years ago the organization
spread Into Oregon and has been
extending over much of Western
Oregon since then. "Our opening
into Kastern Oregon fields is
prompted by our confidence in the
future of Kastern. Oregon," de
clared Mr. Gorman, this morning.
Mr. Gerard, who has been con
nected for some time with insur
ance work will regularly visit La
Grande in connection with his
company.
Accepts New Position
liert Hanson has accepted a
position in the shop end of the
Studebaker garage.
I toys WltippW Sl
K. K. ilarman, of Klgin, hns pur
chased a Whippet six coach from
Gcltings & Hanks, Willys-Overland
dealers. Mr. Hamum is the owner
of a furniture store at Klgin.
Chevrolet Man Here
W. 1 1. Thomas. of Pendleton,
Chevrolet territory man. Is in town
this week looking after business in
connection with the Mlue Mountain
garage.
Kecclvo Carload of Chevrolet
The Itlim Mountain garage re
ports a new Mhipinent of Chevro
lets received tills week. The car
load included an 1 in m-rial sedan,
a cabriolet, a standard coupe and
a landeau sedan.
Utiys Chevrolet
Grant Tucker Is driving a Chev
rolet coach purchased from 11. A
Harrison, local dealer.
Accessory Man Here
William Hut-knell. IMm-r-Wright
accessory man, transacted busi
ness1 here this week tit I ho Mine
Mountain parage. M r. Hue knell
makes his hondojiurtcrii ut Pendleton.
Called to lto McvHltu
W. O. Hanks, of this city and I'I.
c. Getting, of Klgin, Willys-Overland
dealers, leave tomorrow for
Itoise where they will attend a dis
trict meeting of WIII s-Overland
oVulers.
DIAUV OP A P.WIILV CAIt
Monday: Father took inc. to re
pair shop.
Tuesday: Mother drove mi to
bridge club.
Wednesday: Daughter drove- mo
to country club.
Thursday; Sou drove me to boys'
camp.
Friday: Father took me to have
blow-outs fixed.
Saturday; Father washed and
iuhrh ated iim-.
Sunday; Father drove me out
to Grandpa's with tlinyj in
the front neat and Mother and
Aunt Mil tie giving in.it rut; lions
Horn the rear.
"I can't gel any t-peed out of
this car you hold me. Voti told
me you bad been summoned time
tun-h w hile driving it,"
"Hm 1 af, old chap; for nbidruc
Jing ti;v high ' ay. "- L..- Imiij;..
Nowbaclts up everyTVhippet claim
120,000 owners have tested Whippet perform
ance in 400,000,000 miles of driving
It is important to remember Whippet's proved superiority at
this time. Such characteristic advantages as greater gasoline
mileage, 4-wheel brakes, low center of gravity, increased roomi
ness and higher speed, that so definitely keep the Whippet
far in the lead in light car design, have been put to the test of
more than 400,000,000 miles of driving by Whippet owners.
Superior Quality New Low Prices
H'A.ro.! Whipixt 6
Coach 625 '793
Touring 625 765
Roaditer 695 825
Whipptt Whippet 9
Coupe 625 795
Sedan 725 875
Landau 755 925
Pricti f.t.h. factory and iptcificaUiint suhject to change
without notice. H'itlyi'Overland, Inc., Toledo, Ohio,
GETTINGS &TIANKS
Corner Fir and Jcfierson
You Can Reduce Costs
by using a "CATERPILLAR" tractor
The versatile "CATERPILLAR" buckles down to any farm
task accomplishing: its job IJETTER, QUICKER and
CHEAPER.
Lowered costs finally result in increased profits.
Do it the "CATERPILLAR" way.
BUNTING TRACTOR COMPANY
La Grande, Oregon
Uianch Offices at
, ' Poise, Idaho Pocatello, Idaho