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MOTORING NEWS
WANT ADS
VOLUME XXV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928.
NUMBER 124
3,530,000 CARS
U.S. 1927 OUTftIT
..National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce,
Makes Survey
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Ann'1-lcuD .motor car and truck
'.iwinuiui-turers liuilt S.MO.OOO Vo
jliiolcn, worth t2.656,75(l.000 wjiolo
fiulo. iluclnff 18S1, the Natlonn.!
Automobile Chamber of ConuacK-c
reported today. Of Uio total 3.
OG6.000 were curs, SO per cent of
them enclosed, and 401.00 were
' trucks. f
(J l'roductlon fell off slightly
from 11128,, when 3,S04.4lT cms
Olid '434,1154 trucks were built.
the decline being attributed large
ly the kox month shut-down of
one of the lurffest pkints, Dssplt
'the decline the production renults
in Increasing to slightly more than
seven the number of cars per mile
; l
t travelling American' highways and
gives the United States tit ner cent
of the total world registrations,
' 3S. 900. 000 vehicles. '.
. The average retail price of cars
was (963 and of tiucka $1,063.
Vlflv-eli-ht nor cent of thte oara
and 56 per cent of the truckii'woro U
purchased on the, Installment plan.
Total taxes paid on motor vehicles
during the year was 1726, 655, S 1 2.
Home 3. 075. 000 persons- were
employed in automotive manufac
ture and allied lines during thn
-f'yeur. The industry bought 84 per
cent of the country's rubber Im
ports. 50 per cent of plato glass
production, 12 per'cent of the
cupper production and 14 per cent
of the Iron and Htecl. output. In,
- addition, motor vehicles-consumed
'9.CJ7.000.000 gallons, or gasoline
nnd 390.ooo.ooo gallons tf motor
oil. Tire 'manufacture alone ro
Miilred 030.ooo.oob pounds of ' rub
bers and 2 1 9,000,000 ; pounds ; Ot
colton. i -
;' Kxporls rrom the Vnltcd States
i ml Ounada totalled 648.000 Ve
lilcl which, with parts and tires,
brought the export trade value to
J5O7.500.O00.
. Some 1 1.500 motor busses wer-
bull!., making 'the number in use
90.000. or these 14.400 were used
by . consolidated schools. -8,600 by
utrei-t ruflwuys and 1,175 by Htenm
.j'ultroudH. .. -
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V Thus It Is shown that 30,Oii4
more persons have diet ua a rt
snlt, of. automobile, accidents dm'
tag t)te past ten years than were
'killed in the American forces dur
".nff tho World War,,.: ;
GOODYEAR
GOODYEAR
the greatest
name in
RUBBER
JUST look at this proof of (ioudycar traction! Sec how the thick, sharp-edged blocks of the ncw
tvpc All-Wcathcr Tread engage the road in a safe and sliplcfis grip! Sec how the heavy ribs
on either side of the tread's center insure smoother going and longer wear. These arc some ot
the worthwhile things that make the new GOODYEAR Balloon.. "THE WORLD'S GREATEST
TIRE"!
THE SPEEDWAY TfT
30x3 CI. Cord
made by Goodyear
W. H. Bohnenkamp Co.
Superior Hardware : ,
THE 1928
Mnrked refluements ro ih.KmI In I lie Wilft Whippet which U bi'lntr pre.sciilotl by Wilt) sOverunul fol
lmvlnir a peeeiit uitiiouneemeiit of new low pru-e. Tho WhlpixM 4-iUxtr sedtni shown jttxtvc presents
tin even more iriiiifful itpK;inince iluin Hh iji-wIii'w, (he Mretunllne Wfeet beliijr enhanced by em
ployment or full crowned fenders ntul u town (iir typu Mini Ytmor tluil Imimris u snuirl mlliUiry ulr.
The Interior Ik uuirked by unusual roominess for driver unci iuimmmikitm.
Engineer Tells
Of 'Safe Brakes';
' Gives Distances
Tlio question in ofti-ii netted an
to what fonstitiirtes a "ufe" brake
performance for a private passen
ger automobile. Kn(jlnec.r lYnnk
lteuss'wiflr of the Oregon Stule Mot-
or ussoelation tuklni? the informu-,
lion furnished by the bureau of
standards eommlttce' says tliut the
foot bruke should stop the vehicle '
from a speed of J0 miles per hour f
within a distance of hi) feet; when
the yehicle. is travelling on a dry, I
hard,- level road, freo from loose
material.
The baud brake should stop thn
vehicle from a speed of 20 miles
per hour within a distance of 7f
feet under thii same conditions.
When Uq vehicle is trnvellnjc t a
rate of speed oilier than 30 intAs
Iter hours, it should stop within a
distance wlUt'h corresponds to tho
performance, just mentioned .for
either foot or band brakes.
The results of the tests made by
the bureau of standards are listed
in the "Safety - Code for Hrake
and llraicn Testing" issued by the
Hurcau of standards May 16, 1927.
l Traffic of today seems td be
'.Jitor miss Uffatr.
WHIPPET FOUR-DOOR SEDAN
95 Per Cent of
Cars Made in U. S.
I A recent census taUm by the
! depitrtiiMint oft commerce showed
I that more than KB per 'cent af the
, rare In tho "world had either been
i manufactured-in the United States
or assembled, in -foreign branches
! of American plants'. This inTor
l mat ion is release by the enifineer
1 Imr department of tho State Motor
association who estimate . that 97
per cent of all paasouffer curs in
use wero made by Auimican coin-
panics: more than1 73 per cent of
the Ihissch had American chassis
and more than Kfi per cent of the
I trucks wero built in tile United
I States. , V :
Do not use tight clastic for , leg
bands on children's rompers or
bloomers. If the legs are short and
nor ioi i hh. nii-y. win ij niunii'-"
too full
with cloth bands or straight hems
that do not restrict cirouiatlon. )'
the full type of leg is used, a knit
ted li g-baiid may take the placu of
the elastic- band. .' V -'V ,
Jelly which is .not-; firm, enough
to use on the table'.niay be put
into fruit cake. ; It limy also--le
used to sweeten and flavor, holi
day punch and fruit drinks. ;
3281-Mile Trip
In Ninety Hours
New Car Record
Leaving Dearborn at 10:05 a. in.
December- 2 in a new Model A
Kord car. It ay Dablinger. manager
of Henry Kord Karma at Dearborn,
arrived in I, oh Angeles. California,
at 1 :12 a. m- Tuesday, Decern. be r
ft. completing the run In 80 hours
and 57 minutes. This constitutes
the longest cross-country run made
by one of the new cars up to the
present time, proving its ability to
stand up under trying conditions.
No difficulty was experienced en
route, although the cur was driven
at high speed most of the way.
The car used by Mr. Dahllnger
was a standard stock model Tudor
sedun taken directly from the as-
in lily line at Kordson. No addi
tional testing or Inspection was
given it other than that which all
cars mcoive during their construc
tion.! ten ry Kord a ccoin pa n led Mr.
Dablinger for tin,' first 33 miles,
lo Saline, Michigan.
Motor vehicle accident account
od'for ln,:f!iu .deaths In the United
Stati-s between January l,
and December 111, 1U26,
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ECONOMY RESTS .
WITH MOTORIST
If Car Isn't Living Up to
Manufacturer's Claim,
Driving Usually Fulty
' Ily Isinel Klein
Sehiuce Kditor. NKA Service
That automobile that wus sup
posed to ko SO miles on a pal km
of kos and didn't, despito iti
perfect behavior otherwise must
have aomethliifr wrong with it or
t he manufacturer Is selling his
goods under false pretenses, .
Unvl Hk-nlv lit u nttltilllir
H wronsr with the ear and the maker
is perfectly truthful in his. con
tention of so great a milcugo fur
his product.
'"
Kconomy depends on . how a
cur is driven. A parson may bo
in a terrible hurry one day and
muko a worse showing for the
ear's performance than tho next,
when ho drives at a uniform rate
without overtaxing the motor.
. THw difference in fuel consump
tion Is tliat between, a nervous,
hasly driver and ono who is.con
bldcruto of the car.
Tho same car driven' on the
same day. over the same route by
i two different drivers may perform
as dirfereiitly as it would on two
occasions by the samu driver In
two opposing moods.
The man In a hurry accelerates
in low gear to the maximum in
order to' make a quick getaway,
racing the enuln Inordinately to
achieve Ills purpose. He slams on
his hrukt-s for oulck stops, and
shifts into lower gvur going up
hills ad soon as he feels 'tho
slightest inclination of tho car to
lag. Jin goes inlo second for rail
road 'crossings, fl' he's at all call-
lumm. ready lor a quick shift 1ulo
. luh once across. " .
In fact, such a driver depend
on the tower gears for iwer and
acceleration and thus ruses up
enough extra gas (o lower the ad
vertised mileage of the cur con
si d rably.
Another man, driving the same
car under the same conditions,
takes his time at the getaway.
He gets into first just enough to
give the ear a start. He proceeds
in s cond at a moderale rate ami
he gets into high, as soon .as pos
sible, going on at a modi' rale ruto
of speed.
Such a driver looking for econ
omy In fuel consumption has his
eyes far ahead of 1 ho traffic.
. waichin.ii.J'OT-iuiujiiiiis oxpcciin
ti-ahlc signals beforeluuid . and
gauging his speed accordingly.
Thus, anticipating the movement
or frnffie. he is able to keep go
ing steadily In high, slowing up
belorn n traffic tie-up ami accel
erating slill In hih as soon us his
way is clear.
doing up hill be accelerates
enough to make the grade in high,
even t hough tin; car slows dow n
noticeably. And when at t he top,
he may uveii shut off the motor
and const down the oilier side, re
engiucuig t lie motor with the
eliitt h when its power is needed.
The tot ail number of Ann-Wean
soldiers, sailors and marines killed
-in action during the World Wa r
and dying from sickness, sulcldi s,
etc., was J;t0,:t2fi.
I Don't criticize the lowly black
sbeep He Is only a poor fellow
of the flock who dfcsn't know any
way to go but wrong.
JUDAH IN CUBA
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I'ol'HiH NmIiIp llraiiiloii Jft'ltih,
tinr now ntiili-iaJur lo I'ului.
In ntiapix-U hPre oli'tul tn wit.T
his huU'l-hunio uii'in arriving at
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Promise of Healthy Year Seen For
Automotive Industry During 1928
By tawrciiee I. Fisher
(1 'resident and General Manager
Cadillac Motor Car Company)
The business world enters I'JL'S
in a spirit of healthy confidence,
ror me raciors winch urrect busi
ness conditions arc aa near a nor
mal level 'as can bo expected.
Therw will no fairy wand waved
over all business assuring univer
sal prosperity. Diligent attention
to business, constant attempts to
reduce costs, vigorous sales efforts
and the giving of a better service
factors which are fundamentals
of success at all times will bring
morn than average success to some
concerns In 1928.
With no outstanding abnormal
rendition on tho business horizon.
Ifl28 should bo a year when each
concern can largely write its own
history.
In the nutomohllo industry, with
fewer manufacturers than ever In
the race for business, every Indica
tion is for the largest production
in history. Many conservative
forecasts Indicate five million cars.
The 1127 production was not suf
ficient to take care of even tho
norniKl growl h hi the use of cars.
Ttmro Is a pent-up demand which
wilt naturally .break forth during
the. coming twelve months.
Jn actual percentages, the great
est growth of the business will he
in tho export field. A billion and
a half of dollars wilt be spent in
foreign lauds this year for good
roads. Tho use of automobiles
there should occeleruto . more
rapidly than It did In tho early
years of motor car use at home.
The export of products from our
Cadillac plant In 125 showed an
lncreaito over 1924 of 28 per cent,
Down
And
In l!i-G II was ;I3 percent greater
than In U'jr, and In 1U27 wus TJ
per cent greater than In l'lfi.
In their judgment of automo
bile design and style, motorists In
) (V
very land are becoming world-
minded. Wp talk a common lan
guage. Tho body designs which
have 'attracted most attention In
our American style salons have
drawn high honors In London.
I'arls, Kerlin, Vienna, - J n Kgypt
and throughout South Autrrica.
Tho year 1U28 will give atitomo-
bile buyers the greatest vatue for
the dollar Invested of any year
since tho beginning of tho Indus- J
try. The year 192S will be ono In
which manufacturing efficiency
will bo of utmost Importance, j
Many organizations have . been I
making preparation by plant rear
rangement, by Installing new labor-saving
and morn accuratn ma
chinery, tools and fixtures.
At Cadillac, the use of tho most
modern equipment and manufac
turing methods has made It pos
sible for us to give In tho new
Cadillac such an unusual value at
the present low price, and to Intro- '
duco such a high quality car
tho LaSalle at a popular price.
AITO OWMlltN AY $21,527
1X)U lilCUNNKS 11 KINU
ltVl'KltX. Idaho Car owners
In ;Mlnlloka county paid $24,527
In tho year lit 2 7 for HciHises, ac
cording to the records of the an
nual report of County Assessor L.
(. Hayues.
in this amount, the sale of the
new licenses, for 1D2S Ut not ln-
eluded. The new license plates,
have been moving steadily, no-
2C
To Zero
Below!
That's where you appreciate easy-flowing. Texaco
oil and quick-starling Texaco gas.
Go out to the garage some zero morning. Throw
the switch step on the starter. U--r--r- -
oil's congealed too heavy in hulk too lacking
in lubrication.
Turn it over with the. crank. That's a poor job
for anything except a strong back and a w6ak mind.
It's not worth it.
What you need is Texaco. The starter really
starts -the Texaco dry gas shoots 'er off almost
at once and a cold winter morning h conquered.
Stop at the next Texaco sign. Have Golden Tex
aco put in the crankcase. Winter Summer Spring
Fall it's alwa.ys the best bet.
THE
TEXAS
Go.
i'layle Oil Co., Agents
cording to Miss, I-outso Koefor,
deputy luwosaor, whoso records
show 00 plates, representing
421.45 purchased, at tho close
I offico hours December 31.
It Is alwuya tun
good follows get
there Is apt tit bo
they get home.
weather when
together, but
a storm when
We Repair It
Quickly,
Cheaply
DON'T hesitate to
come here, for
that new windshield
plass or sedan win
dow. Drive right over
and let us fit in a new;
piece of heavy glass
speedily and at low'-'
cost. ,
La Grande
Construction &
Supply Co.
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