k 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.
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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.
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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. ;
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