La Grande evening observer., August 18, 1928, Image 7

AUTO SECTION
VOLUME XXVI
LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST IS, 192S.
NUMBER 311
HIGHWAYS COST
$5 PER PERSON
HOW FAST IS TIE FASTEST HUMAN?
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Stapfferinff Sum Is Spent
During 1928 Over Nation
In Road Building
MOTORING NEWS
..-KIT- --.. I
WASHINGTON. J). C. A ii IS.
Krv man, woman and child in
iho I'nited States will have nn fn
vrt"t fivo dollars in America's
roadbuildin:? program for lts.
'Plitu tat 'fli-nt was issued :ii
national . headquarters of ( he
Airi'Tifaii Automobile association
todsiy. Ia'l on the siaiiKerin;? sum
0f ii,:ins,o:'r..TTa to be spent for
histiWity construction this year
jirvl an estimated population of
ov.t 12n.OO0.0M0 people.
-Tills program." says the national
motoring body, "means that at the
eio.-e of lyi'S Ihe surfaced hitfh
vays of the nation will tot;ii more
tlifin tiOO.000 mile and tin federnl
uM .MVMtcin. cotnpi-isinf; over lSf.,
tioo lilies of tin porta nt inter .state
trunlt lima, will ho near the stac
uf half-way completion."
.V A. A. SjKHisorod I'roiiini
Tin A. A. A which sponsored
the federal-aid program, nursed it
through a Stormy childhood ' and
ll;1rf Mlceessfully repelled every mii-
Hirlit against this highway
huihling agency, made pnldic the
ti.llowing stnliing fimir. s:
Then has been a total of 71.
tt)T4.1 Mill'H of federal-aid system
completed. ji or June so. l:L'S.
"Ah 10,771 miles under construc
tion and 3.1 IS. 4 miles approved.
'lite Importance of the f.d'Tsil
;iid program Is strikingly shown by
Ilie fact for construction.
The total mileage of highways
uf all various Mates during lie's to
tal L':.o;;s miles.
i:penditureM for lies for con
struct ion and maintenance re pro
h'-rits an increase of more than
j Mo. 0(1(1.000 over lit I' 7, when
SI.UM,fin7.or.r was spent hy highway-building
ngeiicies.
l'cilcral AM I ton Is miu
The A. A. A. stalenient says that
the estimated cost of federal-aid
roads und'-r construction, n
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' . snsi r fit wa. -'
6l trsiiA
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pM.li I POWER and TRACTION
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I hat niicsiiun was nitsui-rtNl tnt
wiN'k hv h inn-aril Star Kmr nlil.iv
iki'l--lcr mi tin- Lus Aiigf-les i oh
M'lini t-imlciritiith. '1 miol 1
Aiiitidt's spuis critics ami ILnlpU
t hick, iimiutitci of t lu Col vimi
and tho -HMJ nit'irrs h liit--n ami
Star Ixit thr iiianiiui(lc nvord for
ihe IIMI iiirtrr dash four-rifth
uf a S4'4-oml tlm MI iiM-icr mark
lv four antl four-rifth mmiiiiIv
aatul the HM iiM'ters by liltc'ii and
fonr.ftrilt MfiuiiN. 1'lnHos shun;
(I) Awaiting tho staiicr s gun. J
On nn niihank;Ml turn. (.t Itniak
injf the tapi in 1 1 io 1 (Ml meter
'spring- rtMird lor U'liiif timed hv
oi finals ol tlit" i oliwiim.
4-
:;i have already been made avail
laoie ov 4'ougrcss to uie cnu-iii ui .
.hm". 1 Hi's, is $:n;i.7:i4.xmu, orjy,.it,s and .such am lioi izat ions two f
which the federal government is y.-ais in advance are in line; with
paying f l m..i'9 (,y.;n. The estimated the policy of allowing federal and
f the projects approved for: suite agencies ample tiin
f line construction programs.
i A total of 70.4 -'J persons In Zi,-
'Th. re have I.een numerous at- mm.c.i . rier uiue
. . i. utm .,,,.1 national park uj to August 1- this
nonte governmental agencies
.halt the federal-aid program. Kach
of these have heen repel
largely to the agresslvi
eason. rhis was shown in the
, 'monthly report of Supt. ('. O.
jThomsnn. This brooks all previous
attendance records. Last year tn
. 1 1 he same date thero were 4-1,'tS 1
isitors in 1S.5S3 cars.
( ost
Von st ruction is $C
,v. hie h tin' government's shar
jj:..7ii.io:t.
The A. A. A. stalcnu-nl
linues:
"ne of the significant U aturi-s ! mul
o1' the federal-aid program Is the d tin
Htjige' eoiistrUClton. This refers U till.tili. In Ihe hn-ire. vision V
to ndditional worl; done, on pro-'of congress that it always has In-en ' 1
Kfctji previously improved a nd ton - ( iiihU to 1m d ore alt ticks on this pro- ' l'ACK AltO IllCAH lU-THII'-S ' "t
sists "I" a higher tvne than was ltiiiii and hv ovei-whelmlmr ma- J'KTI'.OIT, Aug. IS. (AP) lr
proviiled in the original im iirove- iorlt ies sustained a national policy il. Kills, vice, presltient of th
lo-'iit. w hieh is doing so much to advance 'orka i 1 .Motor Car I'ompany. in
"The Importance of the federal- the transportation needs. to pro- ; charge of sales, service, export,
nid program is strikingly shown by imoti- the development of our re-' branch and advertising activities
tin fact that the slates, with this sources, to further soc ial well-be- i for ninn yeaVs, lias resigned lo re
work as nn Incentive, an- building jnKi t eliminate sectionalism aud!,il''' ieriminently from commercial
m arly I wo miles (f highway for encourage national solidarity." jl'f
inrli mile built with federal co-op-;
ciatlon. ; ( You can tell a port mode at a
Appropriations Now Available ' -Motto for motorists: I'ed.-strians glance. It has nine colors instead
"Appropriations for liiso and should seen nnd not buit. (of seven. ! i k'M
7nnnn irnnrce runvcirn nnnrr
THIRD LARGtbl
South China Needs
More Automobiles
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out- Ml:i-l.llt!, Ore. Aue. 1 1. CAI') I
I IION(illN(S, Auir. 1. (A I')
,CISC Oil till! Iks'Is uf tho KH'llt.'Sl
niii.l-li!ii.iiii; tiiiniKilt'ii til tin! liin-
New Mcrpcr Gives Auto- iry ot smmi i imm niitiim.ii.iii-1-
JKil'ts tnroilKIl JIOI1KK.H1K inn,
j.slnrli'il a lout; sti-mly I'ltlnl..
. nilliilHT (if ttM motor i-iirs. Tti. ro
now In oiMTiilioii l.'J.Ml iilnl
nuitoroyrli'S. Th.' lli'i'iiKii flKiircH
a uiii.iH. sltiliitlou. with ttio
liluhrr iirl.'.'.l curn nut riinUIni,' lig
cticji off tviicy.
Jlil.'. l. ilown tn tin' lilKtory or the jKi0,.'s .st..,., ,1.-Ilvilli ji nro
-1 ' 1 .i.'.".. M()t (.0iililci n to wl.li. usn or tun
Tlio lioilci- lnt.-r..t wi.ri' lit rh-Kt ir,lii,.t al-
iilnnlini.il with thr Kor.l "rKanlzii- ,,,,.,, ,,, ,,w mn,,.a ,.,. tlmuKlit
tion. l.ul II yi.nrs UK". t ovi-rioini. tin- iliflii nllv.
wli.-n tin- firm of ll.i.lit.. ltrotl,i-r ,..r)i or j-,,,,,.,, l:lt,.H lininllfar
wiik forin.Ml. Thf fhrvslir Corp. ( , , . ,.u,. im.s, monopoly ,.
was forin.-.l an sni-ci ssor lo tin; hl, I , . ,, u .,, K Is a
Maxw-i-ll Motor Co.. whl.-h as th.- ,.,,, ,., ,olony. Tliorc aro
Maxw.-M Motor .. lnr.. Minr-.Tli-.l ,,,,., i,,,,,,,,!'.! rroui Kiiclan.l
tlic olil I "11 i Slat. s Motor Co. 1 .. I .llv fl,jm ,,,r colI11.
y.-ai-K into. MaMvi'll ai'.lllriil all . ..
mobile Finn Complete
Line Of Cars
HKTISOIT. AllK. IS. (AIM Tho I
now I'lirysli-r-lio.lKo ronilitnation, i s)ln
tillril inr(ri-Hi. niiioiiiooin. miiiiiiia.'- ;
tiiror In the worlil. has Its rootH :
I IB
looonarDuus as
m WV B im m
much as a PS q mouth dollar
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Plymouth 4'Door Srdan, $711
f 11 11 Y s L E
On'y in Plymouth of all cars in the lowest priced field can you
get the distinctive new Chrysler style and beauty which all the
world is admiring. ,
Nowhere else in the lowest-priced field can you get a fulUizrd
ear, with ample room for adult passengers.
And, above all, you get smooth power and speed of true high-
compression performance with new Silver Dome engine,
using any gasoline and the safety of internal-expanding hv
dratilic four-wheel brakes, widi squcaklcss moulded brake lin
ings, unaffected by weather londitions. 1OT
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the propertieH of the Chalmers Mo i
tor Corp. in 1
(hisl' i' ;ufn j
liealers in holh Hongkong unrl
Cjinttni are preparimr for (,'i'eatly
tocro.'iscd s:iles in the Hear f tit II In.
The Chrysler Corp.. formed oiilyTh,.n. an. r,rt.a.sliml siuns of po-
tliree years ago, has forkf"l alieudlifi ,,, nuffc-ssni-ss hot foreiLTll
ohsi rvers are not apprehensive of
an immediate, collapsu of National-
35-MILE SPEED
LEGAL LIMIT
IN CITY PARK
mih s an hour, u hh-h
d as a Mjlelda!
1 est.'ihl)sh''l a
a lec.il limit tn portions of tin. Lin
coln I'ark houlevaid system. Lin
coln pa rk coin m issiotiers 1n-live
this is the fir.st lime sueh a sp" d
has lc. n h-L'jilized within the cor
pora te limits of a hi r'e A in erica u
notably, ranking as the third larg
est passenger car. maker in I h
country on me nasis oi uoiiar saien aulhoi'ity.
volume last yenr. I'ougn nrouiers.
Inc.. was formed in 1 when
Chin nce Uilton. New York hanker,
purchased the l.iodge concern from,
the uldous of the founders for;
$ 1 I'l.i'iMt.O'iO cash. Kroni Ihird lar-
inn mifaet lircl'. Ill Imiiit of till- I
its. in Ktl'i; it dropp'-il to filth or,
sixth place In )!-" when the com- Thtrty-fjv
pony radically changed its output used lo he regard
ly entering the six-cylinder field, (city sped, has he
ChryshT iarni 1 S..0(Mi net.
last year, or per shar' of
common slock, against $ I IS.ftou,
or t."7 per share of common
in I 1 odge e:irnf d a n t in
come of i:'"0 in lUifl. or
M "l P'-r share of common dotal
of hoth i.-ssucs), hut. in I'J'il net in
come fell to I i.'i'mi, or ti.r.t;
share. I ho decline ;jh ex
plained as reflecting the cost of
t ransit ion to siv-cyliuder models,
Complete Line
Acquisition of 1 orle Mrothers,
i which Is lo he operated as an Inde-
pendent unit, gives t he 'hryshT
Corp. a complete line of passenger
Ic'its, and, with th" (iraham llroth
; ers division of bodge, a large mo
.tor t njej-; I oi si 1 1 ess. The r;i nge of
.firs begin with the Chrysler
i l'l moot li four cylinder models.
Is. Ilinc froiii jr.K.'. to $7:;:.: rovers
! Chrysler's n"W ly announced I 'e So
lo Ktvrs. In th" l.'.i" fi'dd: Includes
the three lines of 1 lodge sixes, sell
ing from ST'p to l,770. and ts
tnppei ith the three Chrysler six
( . selling from fl.Mn to f :(..".'i0.
I The new ent"rp' ise will ha ve a
iMioled debt of ; 1 . 0 M.J 0 f nnd
I. I.'d.iioii pimrc.s of common ytoek
!iih'a market value of about
t j; 1 Mfi.anfijMiip. Its inanuliicturing
ioapaeltv will be about Ton.fi.'O ears
and liiieki arinuully atxl gross bus
iness about K.nii.!(itli,iM)0 a year.
d and less digger"
liv. s the hoaid hopes
tr ailaln. Tralfie n.siug the toiler
' ihive from the loop the 4'ifil
bloc); north will be peiinilte. to
t ra ve ;t .i in ile.s an hour. M ol oris
Who pl'i'ler a Slow T tjpeerl may I ol -'low
the inner drive through the
park, where L'. miles an hour will
1 bo enforced.
'arl , hu m, sei fi tai y
board, said Up- hurlo ,- w
tS fl e.-d lo reduce I lie
of park aeebletits, which now av
age. 1 nff h ni'Uil h.
Oil Company Will
Jluild New Station ;
Poiditrr (vi:h turn He trnt), '
99); 2I)oor Sedn( f70j
reflux Coup tumllr
if), $7.15; -4-Door Sfd-n
AUpTtcnf, o. b. Dttrntt.
ri-Mnouth Jffrrt are in a oni n
fxtrni tkt convenient t of timt
fmf mentu
L. W. WEEKS
' Involving an expenditure Coat
Will eree J0o,(p'.f the I'nfon '"I
; Company lias tiPinoed plans fur
the eon.rueitnn Of y l(eW- Sabs dfi
Itrtbutmg st a I ion and fifth-e build
I ing for its i mpl'iyei s nt OaUland
I a ceo i ding t o a n a n noui leemi-n t i.s .
! sued ycniefrlfiy by .1. M. fieyry.
manager of sales.
' Tlie new .Males plant will eovi r an
entire city block, and . ill be creel .
Oppose Price Wars VLZZ'VZrZ S"
. s- nt dlr-t rihut ing siaiiou whi'h hu.'i
H'lvid the I'nion ml company in
ter. Ms in (laMal'd Tor ihe p;is
Ifo'nti.n v-ars, hm which no.v
' eoiiiidMr d inad'o.ua'o (or the pre.
i..ht iioiW of the Oil company In
thai locality.
'I h" loo.-i .modem e'fTjipjucnt and
idea. in in.irk'-tltig' fii'ilili'j w1.'l
le 'lieoepnr.it d ilJ l H fon;' r U'f lo U .
and the, htati"n. vu rftinplf'"d.
w HI be van of thr I tiif-jt o( it: t l-
Oasoline Dealers
l-OHTLAM'. ore. Aug IV A I
- Mining price wyrs, In'l
'idei:t g i-oi,nc deyb rs ha-
or on d a n organ i.at U, pl-'dging
heii..v !es to discontinue purchase
fill V. hoeh;,lerH '. h o deliver to.
p. i.jior.i h'ihng at cut pri'i p. ,t (
n." ting li I'll ( lot inner u n 1 1
it-r midnight :;i d-al-rs nut of
7 at t r nduig signed tip.
Th-
i-
no
to
fllolmei
Bldg.
on Jefferson
Telephone 180-J
r-i'i.iiii ni
HI wilo pnys'
i.ur Wiu.li.-1 !,
.'ind 1-1.') en til') rou:.t.
I ht;.Ir't t-vt. Ill to : I
j Jii.iiu lor Ki'UiliK HI" i-iir iu.li. .l ".Mure cnu lire 1lrn.11 l,y in. n
i winie I;in wlt.i ts cltiu family tlmn l.y w.iit.n." W'.ll. ir y.i.i
J aili nl kvuiv. . . . Ui'.uu r.1'.!!K hvM:n; tU .!:
The l()n, wide tracks oi the "Caterpillar" Tractor ride over the
had .spots they conquer sand and mud in the road builder's path
they bridge the swales and gullies on the farm they glide
safely down steep slopes where logs are dragged from mountain
forests they climb sand dunes they give sure footing pn ice
and snow.
Remember the "Caterpillar" track-type tractor for
generous power, sure traction and amazing endurance.
ZIP-
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BUNTING TRACTOR COMPANY
t La Grande, Oregon Uoise, Idaho Pocatello, Idaho f "S
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Delivered Prices
i In La Grande
tiaaa .4:9 9
:,f nir w jl J? J? Lva , w fej csj a
number , u
3 Scries 16 Enclosed Models 4 Whcclbase Lengths
Nothing more to buy
Fully Equipped Including Spare Tire
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McKennon Xasli Motor Co.
S0(i Adams Au'nue