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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
SaturdayApril 20, 1929
pW DURANTE
POPULAR MODEL
. ...... . .
p. E. Bragg Tells of llis
Experiences Since Pur
'1 i ' phasinc One
General Motors
Spring Shoeing
Event Of Today
NEW YORK (Special) A u
tmvYie i.ibK dC all General
XIMc ciMSM'Sts'wr cars, during ths
tofistauif: April 20th and
eati.u Ami tta. was an Innovation
4 On of the features of tfce c. , ., -.,.. i
rant automobile about .rh ,dC- K. fn t .xhtMtioa I. to be known
Brae, of this city. bo.Mj. tai tbe oeaermi Motor spring show
"unusually fine eepnee hk te ... , ... ,lr.,d
f r VKMIulr HreH vil-M If M V r .
worth mentioning la ktwif, Mr.
M
1 On of the feature
OtttUned prom wee to be the larg-
: Ml .Mil bmhI mnrhadM thnw.
Bragg stales, in,-to the history of the automotive
I He ha had hU Durant sine. Jan. ml
t and ha. drtwn J0u mile, ta T.eat"r-thre. thousand Oenaral
" " ... .... Motor, dltrs .re to participate
Glenn' Ferry. Ida., where they
ahowed off Its wonder, to the rela
tive whom they visited. The trip
was made during cold weather and
a bad .torin, but "we were a. com
fortable aa you can Imagine all
through It," Mr. Bragg recounts.
On the way to Glenn. Kerry at Ml.
Homo, Ida., they encountered six
inche of mow.
', T) w 11, , tUm a
s J "" " advertising. The corporation's nio-
owner or. a larger car. out now ..a , dlvlalona Cadlllao. BuleR.
duatry hue accomplished during
the telatlvely few year of It ex
latence. Irre.pectlve. however.' of
how General Motor product may
be appraised today, our organlza
Hon ha constantly before It the
General Motor policy of offering
I Increasing value, through evolution,
I aa circumstance, make poaaible.
By striving alway for something
better, something belter will sure
ly result. As a matter of fact. I
think that this spirit has a great
deal to do with the tremeendou
prosperity that this country la en
joying." .
New Equipment
Is Installed By
Ed G. Reisland
Continuing his policy ' of Im
provement, which ha marked his
licular location. Allotting a mini-1 business since it was first estab
mum of five display can for each llshed here in HIS some 17 year
dealer, this will mean that during ago Ed G. Reisland, whose shop
this week more than 125.000 Gen- Is on Adams avenue Just east of
eral Motors cars will be on view the Greenwood Intersection, baa
simultaneously. The event will be added several new pieces of equip
suitably announced by nationwide ment recently. ,
magaslne, newspaper and outdoor! Mr n.i.i.nd h.. in..ii."d mm. I
plete motor reconditioning equip
in the event, each acting aa an In
dividual exhibitor of the line of
cars he merchandises In his par-
NEW CHRYSLER
PLEASES FERRIS
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK FOR THIS CAR
T
$ -i I
says he much prefer the lighter
one.' "It 1 easier to handle, eas
ier to park and easier for my wife
to drive. It also has a high re-sale
value.
i "I bought the Durant after a
lot of thought and comparison with
other cars and X have decided that
1 can get the most service per dol
lar from It than from another cai.
It ho splendid four-wheel brakes
and has the best four-cyllndor
motor on the market. It has more
body room than other cars of Its
class. It Is very economical In
operation,
't "After I had driven It 300 miles
I made a test of It and found It
hiade 28 miles to a gallon and of
rourse. It will do better than that
now.
'1 "It's my opinion that it's the bast
car on the market for the money,
barring none."
Oldsmoulle, Oakland and Chevro
let are co-operating to make this
spring showing a memorable event.
For two year past General Mo
ment, a Htorm reborlng bar, a
Qulckway multi-purpose machine
for valve and piston work, refin
ishlng valve lifters, etc,
Mr. Hclsland also devotes, con-
Zj. ... i. . .7 . I ...,. i slderable time to welding, having
. u .. fc . v"" J 1 bo" electric and acetylene out
automobile show. In New York and flt . t , f Jxptrience
Chicago In which Its entire line of , n , '
products has been represented.!
These event have produced a great ' Another feature of the business
Impression and have attracted an Is the maintenance of a tow or
attendance comparable with that wrecking car. A considerable atock
of the national shows themselves, of equipment for motorist Is kent
Big Improvement
In State Highways
Recognizing the public's Interest In
these undertakings, it Is decided
that the various communities all
over the country would appreciate
similar showings in thoir own loca
tions. Thus the Idea of spring
showing week was conceived and
by means of It General Motors will
in effect bring a miniature aulo
mobllo show to every community,
thereby emphasizing the fuct that
within Its own organization thore
1 a car for every purpose.
In commenting upon tills pro
gram, Mr. Hloan said:
"I am sure that General Motors
has every reason to feel proud of
t During 1927-1928 the following
improvements havo been mado to the accomplishment of our organ!- succeeding year.
Oregon's highway system according
to statement recently issued by
the Oregon State Motor association.
A total of 0.8 miles of pavement,
107.6 mile of bituminous macad
am, 619.6 miles of oiled macadam,'
209.) miles of crushed rock or
gravel resurfacing.' 147.7 miles of
grading, and 82.9 miles or grade
-widening. The forest road con
struction as reporttd by the United
Hlates Bureau of Public Roads is
71.1 miles of crushed rock or grav
el surfacing, 41.9 miles of grading
and 21.7 miles of grade widening,
and the Improvement wllhln Crater
Lake national park on state high
way routes totals 12.0 miles of oiled
tnacadam. The, cauntlns. as co-
operatlvo aid on the slate highway"
on hand. Including Gates tires.
. The history of Mr. Reisland's
place Is of much interest. Me was
In business In 1912 in his same lo
cation, with only I.. C. Hmlth and
R. W. Lelghton ahead of liltn. As
a matter of fact Mr. Reisland is
the pioneer In battery and electric
service here, having this service in
operation since 1913.
However, the shop that houses
the business today Is much larger
In size than the first building erect
ed In 1912. Dteady increase In busi
ness has resulted In a constant en
largement and caused the provid
ing of better facilities with each
'And as long as
llshinent progressing," Mr. Hcls
land declares.
satlon as evidenced by the products I can give service that is satisfac-
whlch we are exhibiting In every, tory to the public and aa long as
community of the country as a part automobiles develop troubles that
of our 'Spring Showing Week.' Our , I ean fix I Intend to keep my estab-
orKunizatlon has worked Industri
ously and conscientiously and with
every facility ut Us command, In
the development of the products
presented. They have not been tho
result of a month's or a year's'ef
fort. On tho contrary they rep
resent accumulated experience of a
large staff who have been Inten
sively studying each Individual part
of the problem for a great many
years. It Is only through such ac
cumulated experience or actual
system.Jiave surfaccdiA ml Ins aiuk-i
graaoa a.t
forces.
uutfttnti
miles with their own public receives,
contact with the problem that tho
present result la possible., Kvery I
time 1 look at the modern motor
ttltfcAT CAK
Prospective Purchaser: I don't
exactly like the looks of this car
from the front.
Salesman: But look at the back.
It looks good from that view,
doesn't It7
"Yc, but"
"Well, that's all anybody'll ever
j see or this car." Answers.
MODK.HMZKl)
He heeded not the traffic con
uaiiimai mi i, mo I m- im vamiunilead pell-mell.
I alll always 111). I So the doctor told the uevtnii
pressed with wliiil this great In- And tho sexton lolled the bell
You Can
FORGET MOTORING WORRIES
THIS SPRING
If You Have
A Rebuilt Engine Job
Line Boring Connecting New
, , . . Re-( round
and Rods .Pistons, Rings
Bearings Sen ice and Tins Cylinders
All the performance of a new car wthout the
cost of a new car
Leighton's
Welding & Machine Works
Tells Dealer That He Has
Never Driven a Real
Car Before
1 The great popularity of the
Chryaler made cars Is one of the
strongest things Jn tht motor in
dustry today, reflecting the re
markable rise of. Chrysler Motors,
which has become one of the big
three or four In the entire- world.
As elsewhere the Chryslei Is one
of the most popular cars that are
111 use in this territory.
'In the month I have owned my
Chrysler 86, 1 havo covered a lot
of territory. I have been once to
Portland and once to Kugene. The
first time I drove to Portland I
went at the rate of 3' miles an hour
and averaged 25 inllea an hour to
a gallon of gaa. That Is remark
able. That is evon better than
the factory claims. Going to Eu
gene I stepped on it a bit more
and did the trip on 20 miles to a
gallon. .1 will say for publication
that this automobile can do any
thing it is said to do," says Jack ft.
Ferris, of the Union Mortgage and
Investment company, when Inter
viewed by a reporter as to his opin
ion of tho new Chrysltr car.
"When tho dealer told -me
about the Chrysler I put down a
lot of things he said to sales talk." :
Mr. Ferris continued. "He sa(d, In
a month you'll come back and
tell me you had never driven a
car before.' I
'Bo yesterday.?, went back and!
told U W. Weeks Unit 1 had never,
driven a car before.
I AA& of IV p '
'I have driven many klnda of
cars to Portland, but never one
which handled as easily and hail
such pep and plrk-np on the IiHIh.
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i
Jack Uiui-hIoii, mull carrier of Glacier, Wali., and life OldsmoMlo loaded with 27 mail Mirks
htartlng ou IiIh dully trip. Thurston Iism driven hU- OMNmobllo more llian I20.00O. mile In
Im )'um and fight inontlu. T1hmj cum ure handled lu !u (.rum If by tit Oldsmobilo Kale Co.
It drives as easily from Hood Itfver
on the highway curves as it doea
on the straight stretches.
"Before, after making a steady
trip to Portland I have been tired
but In the Chryslnr 66 I drove to
Portland in seven and a half hours
and wasn't a bit tired. ' I arrived
there at 2:80 o'clock In the morn
lug. Usually long drives make the
back of the driver's neck stiff and
tired, but that isn't the case In the
Chrysler, due partly to the com
fort of the especially built cushions."
Another of the many customers
jthat Mr. Weeks, of the Chryslei
I garage, has pleased Is the Itev. J.
George Walz, of the Presbyterian
church. Mr. Walz says, "For tho
time we have possessed the car and
the mileage we have. driven it we
are very well pleased with It." Mr.
f - Heal des tho Chryslers, Mr. Weeks
also has a ready market for Ply
j mouth cars, made by the Chrysler
j corporation.
I Kpeaklng of the Plymouth car.
Lowell WltlluinKon, realtor in tho
La Grande Nationul Rank building,
says that one of the features which
accounts for his liking of the new
car ia tho ability it gives the driver
to .negotiate turns in small areas,
w h it-lu makes it an especially con
venient car for use In town, i
"Welare very pleased with It.
Tt has uod pick-up and especially
In traffic. The brakes are especial
ly good. It turns easily. Last
week I made a trip Into the Snake
river hills near Itobtnette and the
sheepmen thero thought the Ply
mouth was some car." -
Care of Brakes
Important; Urges
. Regular T e s ts
"Urakos uru soiiivthliiK ' tliat a
(treat many mulorists neglect, part
ly due to the fuct that wo ljave
no legislation ut present concern
ing brukes ulthouKli automobile
headlights, etc., ure more or less
under stuto supervision," Arleigh
Jennings, of the Lm Grande Brake
station in the new Hurris building
ou Greenwood sti-eet, said the other
dur in discussing brakes. He added
that motorists, in order to be sure
of performance of thuir brakes,
should have tests taken regularly,
"Brakes cause numerous accidents,
soma mine? und some cosily, and a
little precaution often prevents a
heavy loss," he said. f
Mr. Jennings huu u modern, well
equipped stutlon in roojuy quar
ters und in udilftlon to the brake
business, lie is the. authorized Gra-lium-l'ulge
servicer und also doea
general repairing. . '..
He handles itusco brake lining
and believes this to bo the best
that can be purchused today, Tho
Itusco lining stops quicker, rain
or hin4wet or dry. he declares.
AiolHfrr feuture he offers Is tho
Duruk brake shoo liner for any
Internal brake uhd trucks, which
he says is guaranteed to give dou
ble service. "In fuct, 1 guurunteo
everything that goes' out of tha
shop," ho said.
His shop equipment included an
Kzell brake testing niucliinc, tha
only one of its kind between Pen
dleton, Ore., und Weiser, Ida.,-
which gives an absolute test on all
four wheels, doing uwuy with guess
work.
M. K. Prof, (after lecture): Are
there any questions?
Krosli: Yes, sir. How do you
calculate tho horso power In
donkey engine?
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La Grande Motor Co,
Hull Jlotor Co.
1119 Adams Ave.
Enteiprise, Oregun
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