La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 27, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textk MOTORING NEWS AUTO SECTION VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1929 NUMBER 158 : - AUSTRALIA LIKES AMERICAN CARS United States Paid More Than $35,000,000 Last' Year Is Report , WASHINGTON (AIM In 1U2 AuKlmllnn :iid the I'nlUil MHitr $3.474. 7!t5 for' puKffpiigrr liutolno bllra, IMM.SM for trucks and bumi H and S4.4li4.07G for urU anil ruplHrementiL Aimtrallu 1 the thirtl brsl cus tomer for paHsenKw mm of Amcr Irull llilinuiiicture unit riinkn flint an h tnnrkct for United rJtutvs trttcUa und tnisaes. ; Tllti uVpurtment of contlili'rco Hiiya fully hair of the cura Hhlpprd tu AiiHti'HlIu tiro Hold to the rurul population und Ihut thin him lie. t'oiiio itn important factor In tho voonouiU-ul development .of the vuiiimomvuiilth. . , . 1 . '. Oil Conservationists Willing to Cooperate Iiici-euHlng popularity of Atuerl- i.J i V...,rr ...;..r.Ti NEW VOIIK (AP) The United manuBer of the General Motor, ex-. talcs Svernmenf refusal to give Wort division, with headnuurtcra ln!fu" ""I'Port to the oil .Industry a New York. - jluiKe conservation program has Ituiiiley arrived this wet at Sun ("rouBht the question to the door Kranelseo on the Malson liner Ven- s'el ' icderul courts, turu rrom an extended visit In Aus- At the same timo an llnportitnt trullu. where he Inspected the fivn 'group of -oil producers la disposed General Motora operations in tliul :to accept whatever cooperation the territory. He said: federal oil conservation huard Is "Australia is putting more and iwllilncr to give Instead of ohal nioru wheels on thu street and longing tho untl.trust law. lliey are wheels or proifrein. , "Our Austialiun operations did a liiisinesN last year of better tliun-- in&.ono.oou. ' Wo have .invested 000. OOll In our enterprises tlierci und einploy 2(iou men und women AAsL. I 6i8 'r?S,i''-S ::--Jy( J I RUSSIA 1 w.vl.x Nv.-'v.-v? Trinidad Tr-J r, S7i. (1k fitcurifi vIvIuk rti- Dutch intercsla tn any curtailment prosruin b conUIUoiml on tho uc cet or failure of the Amerlcun program. In any case It la ex pected that Sir Henri Deterdlnv, head of Royal Dutch, would con. fine his cutting of production to Venezuelan und Mexican fields. ThrotiKh the awjoclatlon of Hlr Henri and Kir John Cud man, head of the Anglo-Perota, any plan that might tie HKi'cd upon would uf fect tho AiiKlo'l'ertflan'a holdings ! In I'eialii und Argentina. I ho nuip liiillcut. tho sioh. of th iM'lrultMiin ItiluHiry over tho world, dui'tloii In iiumttoi of barrels. 390 Railroad Grade i Crossings Eliminated WASHINGTON, Apr. 27 (AP)- A total of a y U nil I road giado ciohu luff V(ro report td by the bureau of public roudM to have been ellm- Inuted lunt your from the fcuerul laid highway :tyHt.im. Of thcm 107 were eliminated by the construct (on of underpaiutpH or overpuivtcB, and 383 by relocation of highways. Since 1917, the bu reau said, 4, 2 III croBaings have been excluded from the federal high' ways. j Secretary Wilbur wrote a letter tu the Amerlcun 1'etroleum inall- ' tute Haying the board would seek .the cooperation of . mate govern ments to check drilling up era Hons, The nun. u, in viiwu iiiu on inuuHiry "They euy you can Judge a coun- lu uct iuriy inrougn Htute gov tryS proaperlty by the aeriouaneBM wnmenta.. . . of Ha truffle jums.. . Conservallun la not a new sub- "If that Ib true. AuHtrulla la In Ject. ' : " " ' ' nutlonuti A for un era pf unpuralletcd good titm'M, despite the excellence pf Ita triifflc control systeiiiH." Uumlcy wua accompanied by W. It. llopson, nmnaKor of the J'tirth brunch of General Motora. They arc en route to uttt nd the mun aging directors conference of I he Cieneml Motors export division, tot be held Muy 22 to 30, ut Shawnee on the Delaware The conference will be uttemlcd by the, executive heads of General MotoiH from the lit) different countries overt-cus ,ln which the corporation la operating, through mstrly H.OUO local dlstributura and dealers. -. '.,... "hust yeur General Motors sales" said Itumicy, , "reached approxi mately $aufi,odo,ottOA'---,wt.-.r ilrllHin curtailed rubber, Cuba curtailed sugar, Brazil curtailed coffee, but It has remained fur the oil Industry to try cutting down production on u gigantic, Interna tional scale, t Mergers, consolidations and com binations In banking and Industry are the order of the day and con stitute a basic factor In the present phase of economfcr development The world oil Industry contem plates no merger but has made a "gentlemen's agreement"' to check production. . Walter C. Teagle, president of Standard OH fur New Jersey, Presi dent Keener uf -the Amerlcun spokesmen for the curtailment pro gram believo that overproduction is Injuring the Industry und Indi rectly tho public They dlsclulm any desire to lock Horns with tho government. " itft r . . They propose, to keep produc tion during lUL'S down to the level of 1928 by fixing a dally maximum of 2.400,000 barrels.. Output dur ing the first three months of this year averaged 2,600,000 burets dally. This would bring the total for the. year to approximately 1, 000,000.000 barrels. The United States domfmttes the Industry and must be the final huttlnriftlrl u-Iiai-a Ilia Inroillttr ..f conservation will be decided. Am- ' erica n capital controls 95.16 per cent of production In the United States, 71.02 per cent of Mexican production. 39.73 per cent of Ven ezuelan, 100 per cent of Colom bian, 81.10 per cent of Peruvian, ft B.l 3 per cent of Cunudlau und scattering percentages In Rumania, Kast Indies, Argentina, Poland and Trlndad. - uny proportion American companies ulso Hold ' . The pinnt, capable of producing Mi.Huiuw.i minus in lermories between 600.000 and 600,000 gal wnere prouuction mis not been ions of tho new fuel annually, in launched on an Important scule. owned by the National Power Al The cooperation of the Hoyut cohol company of Australia. Motor Fuel From Sugar Cane Waste WASHINGTON (AP) Mantl furture of motor fuel from sugar cane waste oy an oil company In Queensland, Austrulla, has been reporter! to the department of com merce I ; hrounh Its trade commis sioner In Sydney. Tho alcoholic product, which Is a component of a new "anti knock" motor fuel, will be manu factured lu a new plant being erected at Queensland. The i pertinents with sugur cune waste resulted tp tho production of a 09 per cent pure alcohol, said to be capublo of mixing with gusollno in Bunting Company . Sells Tractors to Burns Plant The Hunting Tractor company of La Grande. which operates III Kasleru OrcKon and a part of Ida ho, last week delivered to the Ed ward nines, Western l'lno Lumber company at Burns. Ore., an initial order of tractors and tractor-equipment. The first units they have purchased will be used fur the next two ur three months on railroad KrudillK und construction. Thu ucllve luKKlnc operalluns will "ut start until ubout August. Several other sales uro reported by the Bunting company, us fol. lows: Caterpillar "CO" cruiser to tho linker county court. . Caterpillar "20" to C. L. McKln nK of Summerville. Caterpillar "30" cruiser to the Hem Jrrlgutlon district at llullle dule, Ida. Caterpillar "30" to N. K. West. This Is the second purchased by Jlr. West in the last year. B 71 TTh o my on sl &owm.a JiMa We stand behind every Used Car ring the Red Tag with an 0ft that counts SAFETY FIRST IS SLOGAN OF HIGHWAY BODY "Safely Hist" lias been the slo Kan or the stale hiBhway commis sion as roBanls tho replacement of brldBes which either IhrouBh nit" or the growth of traffic have been made unsafe, DurinB the past two years, the lllBliway department has constructed on the stale highway yste.n a total or 48 bridges (many or Hi, Ml lephicemenls) expending for bridge construction work ap proximately J:iiiti.ooo. Kroin infor t illation furnlslied by the Oregon Klato Motor association, the slate has supervised the construction or 22 bridges built by counties on market roads and other county ( roads, (he cost of which bridges up-'-nvliiiiitcil $2im.liil. Probably the two large bridges hunt on the slate highway system, during the past year have been the .bridge over the lest:hules river 111 Maupln on The liulles-Cnllfornla highway and the Willamette river bridge between KJgene and Springfield. The. Mesehulea bridge at Muilplu Is K2& feel long and was built ut a cost of M..Sii. The bridge ul (-piingrleld Is 6j'i fei-l long with 1 Mi feet or v.'aduel on the est end and S4n leet of viadiiet on the easl end. The cost of this brblge waai $127.3110. LOOK at these Outstanding Used Car Values 1924 Dodge Business Coupe A-l shape throughout, mcchaniciiJly. Appearance 75 per cent new. Tire? 70 per cent. 1929 license. 1928-52 Chrysler Deluxe Coupe Just out of the shop, thoroughly reconditioned. New tires, rumble scat, bumpers, front and rear, 1928 license 1926 Ford Coupe ' Uccoiiditioned and new paint job. Extra transmission 3 to 1 ratio. Standard Six Stude. Sedan-1925 Mechanically perfect. Many miles of real service. ' . General apiearance of car above average. Good rublKT Garford Truck 2-Ton Iiecently overhauled. Oversized pistons in reconditioned cylinders. Klat lxdy stake type. IaAh of good . service left in this truck at a reasonable price. OUR used car department is operated under the famous Chevrolet Red O. K. Tag system. Under this plan, We attach a Chevrolet Red O. K. Tag to the radiator cap of every reconditioned car showing exactly what vital units of the car have been checked or reconditioned by our expert mechanics. , We believe that no fairer system of used car mer chandising has ever been worked out for it assures the customer honest value, as well as a dependable, satisfactory car. Due to the great popularity of the new Chevrolet Six, we have on hand at this time a wide selection of "O. K.'d" used cars taken in trade on new cars. Come in and look them over. : Vou are sure to find exactly the car you want at a price that will amaze you. And our terms are exceptionally easy. iirri:x ki.vixw ox fOAST Lieut. Ktlgeue Batten of the army air corps, brother uf the late Nor. man lialten and himself a rel ' lered driver. Is flying bomber on the Pacific coast. He is attached to the air corps squadrons at Uoek well field, Corumlo, Ci'. Larison Chevrolet Go. G. L. LARISON, Prop. Look for the Red Tag "with an OK that counts" fig- T.R.MAXWELL TO HAVE RICHFIELD T. H. Maxwell, Indcpciuleut dta trtbutor In this section fur many yearn, announced todtty that ho huft brought In the well known Htch fleld producu which ho will dla tribute In Union county. Mr. Mux well continues his position us an Independent distributor ' und at present, auys that he expects to lu in a better position to furnish his patrons with quality rus and oil han ever before. His offices are now located at 1606 Jefferson u venue, next door tu the 1' acUta Krult building, and his tanks are at Island City. He regards tho Hlchfleld pro ducts as bo I tig one of the beat un the Pacific coast and within u few days he expects to huvo his distri bution going full bluat, although he la supplying his customers at present. .. ' Htstions dealing In Hlchfleld will be easily Identified by drivers, us In front of each one will bo a plus tered ststuo on an ornamental buse, with a miniature racing car adorn ing the top. , Coincident with Mr. Muxwcll's announcement comes nows from the Hlchfleld Oil company of Cali fornia that It has Just Increased Its production 8.000 burn Is dally In the completion of three wolU at Signal Hill; namely, Meudor No. 2. producing 2,6o barrels of oil from a depth of 7,01! 1 feet; Hut lor No. 1, making 1,900 barrels front a depth of 7,101 feet, and Hnrnsteln No. 4, flowing s.QOO barrels daily from a depth of 7.S35 foot, These wells are somewhat deep er than other producer In the Im mediate vicinity und provo up u Jione of greater saturation than known In wells horetoforn chilled. It Is the bollef or company geolo gists that this producing sand will bo round for an addltlontl depth of 600 feet. In addition, them) three wells are making a combined total of approximately 10.000.000 cubic feet of gus dally from which a recovery of 26.00( gallons of caslnghead gasoline Is being obtained. From a financial standpoint this addltlouul production is of partic ular importance as gathering lines aro already In existence In Hignal Hill where Hlchfield's main refin eries and huh absorption plunts are located, ho that the withdrawals are being handled at a minimum ex pen hc. Hecautiu of the remarkable re sults In these three last comple tions, taking Into consideration tho ' IpuHt enormous output of Signal Hill ! and ho manner in which these new wolls are sustaining 1 production. I Hlchfleld, In view of Ita large hold ! lugs In this urea, feels confident 'that It will not only be able to maintain Its present rate of pro duction for a considerable period but Is In a pout ion to Increase it from u new well standpoint when necessity arise. Amazing New Comfortrom these Tovcfoy Shock Absorbers A new model of the famous I ove joy Hydraulic Shock Absorber is now available for small, light cars. Built by Dclco-Remy.this up-to-the-minute device will out last the car and wilt give unvary ing performance without the an noyance of pet I- For light cars $2 odic adjustment. Come in and learn about this low cost hy draulic shock absorber that gives you pcrma' nent comfort. No other device Y regardless of cost produce such1 an amazing Inv! provementlnthe. riding qualities of your carl ' o .... set ot lour .... for other car 140 . Installed bi ' ! DALE COX TO THE USERS OF r GOODYEAR TIRES fpO you win) have been usinjf Goodyear Tires lor years to you who started to use Goodyear Tires in 1928 and lo new car buyers who, this Spring, will ob tain Goodyear Tires on their cars we address this message. Your judgment, which caused you to select Goodyear Tires, has been echoed throughout the world by the most convincing tribute lo the superior worth of a product that has ever been paid. In 1928, although Goodyear was already building millions more tires than any other company, Goodyear still further increased its lead in sales. ' , Although it has been true siikc 1915 that'morc people ride on Goodyear Tires than tin any oth er kind," a greater number of people swung over to Goo lyear Tires in 1928 tlym in any previ ous year. ' V And for 1929, so fYr, Goodyear is again shattering all records lor sales. Goody car's great leadership is growing greater. These tremendous increases in popularity, year after year, per mit Goodyear to produce, by rea son of lower costs , tho finest quality in tire history at the low est prices on record. You 'may depend, therefore, on getting even more in value for your money this year when you again select Goodyear Tires. We arc proud to offer you these latent 1929 Coodycars Double fJaglc, Heavy Duty All-Wcath-cvs, Regular All-Weathers and I'alhfindcifi. .Whichever type you need, in each of their price tla:sc you will find Goodycars lo be far greater bargains than any other company can afford to Ducked by our helpful, watchful, year-ground ' service, you arc certain to enjoy all the manv TKOUHLE-FRKIi miles built into Goodyear Tires. ; I ! - ! II II