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Paige-Detroit Sales Manager
Sees Good in Curtailment.
Announcing
: New Series "R. "
UNCERTAINTY IS REMOVED
Henry Krolin, Here In Course ot Trip
Over Country, Says One Effect
Will Be to Eliminate Small
Manufacturer and Dealer.
TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 25, 19i7.
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Henry Krohn, salesmanager for the
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, be
lieves the voumtary agreement by auto
mobile manufacturers to .curtail the
production or passenger cars 40 per
cent, making that proportion of the
capacity of each plant" immediately
available to the Government for war
Industries, wjll have the effect of clear
ing the atmosphere wonderfully In the
automobile world.
(Mr. Krohn was In Portland. Friday.
While here he visited the sales rooms
of the Cook & Gill Company, Oregon
distributors for the Paige car, and went
out the. Columbia River Highway with
H. W. L,yon, manager of that com
pany, and with Charles B. Harris, dis
trict manager in the Northwest for
the Paige-Detroit company.
The automobile industry was in a
state of much uncertainty before this
40 per cent reduction agreement was
made, explained Mr. Krohn. but now all
is clear sailing. The Government will
have greater manufacturing capacity
at its disposal than it can use, at least
for the present, and the motorcar in
dustry has been put on a basis that can
be reckoned on with certainty.
Standard Cam Only.
But one effect of the reduction in
output, Mr. Kohn declare, will be a
tendency toward the elimination of
both the small manufacturer and the
small dealer. Only standard cars will
continue to be manufactured, he be
lieves, and only dealers who can handle
them in volume, and who can be thor
oughly relied upon to make good in
their territories, will get the cars.
Such dealers, he declares, will not
suffer a great reduction in the num
ber of cars they receive for distribu
tion. "Where the slack of the 40 per
cent curtailment will be taken in will
be from the distributors who have been
d,oing too small a business to warrant
their retention in the sales organiza
tion under the conditions that must
now be met.
That all the manufacturers are anx
ious to retain their sales organizations,
he emphasized. But weak links in the
organizations will have to be made
strong.
Cash Basis Predicted.
(Another effect he sees In the situa
tion will be the placing of the manu
facturing end of the autom.obile indus
try on a strictly cash basis during the
period of reduced output. In the past,
he says, many new companies have
sprung up in the manufacturing field
that have been able to make ends meet
by virtue of almost unlimited credit.
But now all concerns will be obliged
to meet their material and other bills
with cash. This in itself, he believes,
will tend to reduce the number of man
ufacturers. Now that the autompblle Industry has
a definite programme ahead of it and
the manufacturers know what to ex
pect, there will be no more uncertainty
and the situation will be greatly Im
proved. Mr. Krohn was In Portland after hav
ing previously visited every section of
the United States except the Pacific
Northwest. He declared that business
conditions are fine, and that with so
much money being put Into circulation
through the purchase of war supplies
for the "United States and the allies,
and the fact that none of the war loans
made to the allies will take money out
of the country, business will con
tinue so.
Heavy Demand Expected.
He sees an especially active future
In the demand for automobiles, which
he believes will greatly exceed the sup
ply under the reduced output. There
will be no difficulty in selling all the
cars that can be manufactured, he
rpints out. The real problem will be
that of delivering them by rail.
The country normally consumes 1,
600,000 passenger cars a year, he says,
and it will be able easily to absorb that
many cars now.
He said that the Paige-Detroit Motor
Car Company is well protected in the
way of materials. It has contracts for
steel enough to last it for many
months.
Accpmpanied by Mr. Harris, Mr.
Krohn went to Seattle late Friday
night.
FUXJJ TRUCKS LOADS ADVISED
Detroit Conference Takes Steps to
Increase Efficiency.
To exchange ideas on the efficient
operation of motor trucks. National and
local truck owners recently met in two
days' conference at the Hotel Statler,
In Detroit. Engineers, accountants and
representatives from leading truck and
tire manufacturers took part in the
conference. How truck owners can
assist in the prosecution ot the war
was discussed. Proper routing so as
to deliver the most goods with least
truck mileage and endeavoring to haul
full instead of part loads are, it was
decided, important aids to highest truck
efficiency and the owner who estab
lishes his hauling on this basis not only
helps the great cause of the country,
but accomplishes a material increase in
his own profits.
Among the large owners represented
at the conference were Armour & Co.,
Swift & Co.. Texas Company, Joseph
T. Ryerson & Son, Timken-Detroit Axle
Company and United Fuel & Supply
Company. It is planned to hold the
next session in Washington, D. C. in
January.
National Auto Show Favored.
William Fulton Melhuish, president
of the Fulton Motor Truck Company,
of Farmingdale, Long Island, has come
out with an unqualified indorsement of
the agitation looking to the creation
of interest in a proposed National mo
tor truck show to be held once yearly.
The Fulton Company made its first ex
hibits last year during the National au
tomobile shows at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, In New York, and the Congress
Hotel, in Chicago, and at many other
shows, and scored very decided re
sults. The company is preparing for
like exhibits during the coming show
season and feels that were National
ehows held each year the same results
would be obtained at much less ex
pense and with a very considerable
Increase in the business done and the
general good established.
Roy S. Marsh, in charge of the Elgin
Six National all trails scout car, is en
route through Michigan, and the car is
being displayed at various points in
Indiana and Michigan. Delegations
are meeting the scouts and receptions
are being arranged for them. After a
brief stay at several Michigan points,
including Grand Rapids, the car will
return to Chicago to resume Its journey.
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K. E. COHEN SEES HUGE DEMAND
AFTER. "WAR.
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Portland Oldsmohlle Distributor Also
Points Out That Car Is Invest
ment at Thts Time.
"It Is next to Impossible to predict
what after-war conditions will do to
business, but it is almost safe to con
jecture the steady growth of the auto
mobile Industry. !
"The world-wide Importance of the
United States in the production of au
tomobiles Is not realized by Americans,"
says E. E. Cohen, of the Oldsmobile
Company of Oregon, local distributors
of Oldsmobiles.
"To carry on the war all govern
ments have found the automobile of in
estimable value. During the war"s con
tinuation, automobile manufacturers
will be called upon for machines for
various uses. In the transportation of
troops, ammunition, supplies and in the
ambulance and hospital service the
automobile stands without an equal.
"On account of its war need, it la not
likely that the Government will com
mandeer the automobile factories for
war materials except as a last resort.
Our Government is so situated that it
may not have to take the factories off
automobile production at alL
"Recent reports show that the
United States has about six times more
automobiles that all the other parts of
the globe put togeher. In January,
1916. New York was the only state
recorded with 200.000 cars. Now there
are seven states so recorded. The first
six months of 1917 saw an Increase of
700.000 automebiles in the United
States alone. (
"These figures will give you an idea
of the importance of the automobile in
our own country. This Increase, too, at
a time when our country faced war and
when our people were serious in all
their investments.
"If the automobile serves well during
the war, how much more will be its de
mand with the rebuilding from the ef
fects of the war. On the scenes of
battle there will be fields to prepare
again for habitation, towns, to be re
built, railroads to be made; In fact, land
that has been practically made waste
land will have to be reclaimed. Tract
ors, trucks and touring cars for trans
portation of working men will be
needed In quantities. The foreign au
tomobile factories are practically all
engaged in the manufacture of war
materials. The need f automobiles
will be so urgent th the United
States, wit - automobile lactories ready
and able . mam facture without any
delay, will be expected to fill this need.
"There will be other demands, too, for
material of all kinds to be sent abroad.
And, with a true American spirit, our
own business is to be kept prosperous
during the war and after more busi
ness. "The Oldsmobile Company are rush
ing to completion the two large addi
tions to their factory. With a demand
that now taxes their output, they
anticipate a great impetus tb the auto
mobile. world with the close of the war."
drawing a steel tape measure from the
felloe on one wheel to the inside of the
felloe on the opposite wheel. After not
ing the exact measurement, move the
wheels one-thiPd or one-fourth turn
and repeat the operation. The same
method of measuring rear wheels will
answer the purpose, except that the
measurements can be more convenient
ly taken directly" back of the axle. If
three or four measurements do not show
a variation of more than one-fourth
inch, the wheels are in good alignment.
A difference of three-eighths inch is al
lowable by car manufacturers, but as a
general thing the wheels are seldom
this far out of line, unless damaged.
Do not be confused, wnen taking
measurements, if it is found that the
front wheels are from one-fourth to
one-half inch wider than the rear
wheels. This has no real hearing on
the alignment.
Excessive wear to the tire may be
caused by other faults than irregular
alignment. A bent axle, a loose or
worn hub disk, a defective steering rod
or a connecting rod too long or too
short will cause trouble. Loose bear
ings or tight brakes are -other difficul
ties. If the clamping brackets of the
demountable rims are not tightened
evenly the rims may wobble, though
the wheel is straight.
If you are in doubt as to the true
running of your whels. get someone
else to drive the car, first away from
you and then towards you for some
distance at a speed of about 15 miles
an hour.
Thomas Heads Motorcyclists.
For years the Federation of Ameri
can Motorcyclists has been the official
organization of motrcycle riders. Its
main activities have covered the super
intendance of all sanctioned motorcycle
races and the securing of legislation
and traffic regulations favorable to the
continuance of the industry and the
protection of the riders. T. R. Thomas,
of the Goodyear Tire A Rubber Com
pany, who has had much experience in
motorcycle affairs and Is well known
in motorcycle circles, has lust been ap
pointed secretary of the association.
witn oinces at Akron, O.
Carburetor Leaks.
Carburetor leaks are fairly common
today. In many cases the gasoline
continues to drip after the motor is
stopped. If such leaking is not con
tinuous It may be assumed that It Is
due to condensation. The heavy grade
of gasoline in use today makes it al
most Imperative to heat the carburetor
in some way to prevent condensation
after the engine has stopped. Owners
who sutler from this trouble should
get water-Jacketed carburetors or take
some means of introducing heat to the
Instrument.
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AMGXMEXT TEST SIMPLE ONE
Wheels Out of Line Cause Tires to
"Wear Out Quickly.
Keep watch of your tires and if you
notice excessive wear on the tread, de
termine the cause immediately. The
chances are that the cause is a wheel
out of . alignment. Tires cannot last
long on wobbly wheels, says Milestones.
To test the alignment of wheels stand
the car in line as nearly as possible by
having the same distance between the
hubs of the front and rear wheels, on
both sides of car. Measure the front
wheels directly in front of the axle by
has become a remarkably frequent ut
terance wherever the efficiency of opera
tion of haulage equipment is the topic
under discussion.
The frequency with which this ex
pression is made by FEDERAL users?
may best be judged by the unusual per
centage of repeat orders received over
62 of our business.
FEDERALge
your present haulage equipment and you
add a means for more profits. Our Traf
fic engineers will gladly show you how
upon request.
The Pacific KisselKar Branch
Broadvray and Da via Street. Portland, Oregon.
"W. I.,. Hughaon, President.
Largest Motor Car Organisation on the Pacific.
Seattle, San Francfneo, Low Angeles,
San Diego, Oakland, Fresno.
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