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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1920)
THE SUNDAY ORCCiOMAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 11, 1920 mUlUn Clin rHIutu jzP"1 El TO SURE TO GO UPWARD High Material Costs Make a! Rise Inevitable. SCARCITY ALSO A FACTOR ii Details tr Uonus Plan Whereby Kvcry Ford Employe Got at the Very Lcat $50. DETROIT, Jan. 10. The retail cost of passenger cars and trucks in gen eral is going: up. The' present car shortage, coupled with high material prices. , is almost certain to send prices higher, in the opinion of those close to the situation. -A new schedule Is to become effective in January. Cost experts in -nearly every factory are at work trying to establish new price schedules and keep the increase to the lowest possible figure, but are finding the task a difficult one. Prospective buyers desiring to place crders for spring are obliged to sign a contract which is subject to an in crease in price if it comes to date at delivery. The industry, however, is headed for a most prosperous year. The present increasing demand for automobiles will continue for at least another year, according to Alvan JIacAuley, president of the Packard Motor Car company. "Despite fre quent predictions during the past 10 years that the limit of automobile sales was about to be reached," said Mr. MacAuley. "in my opinion no de velopment of an industrial or finan cial situation can materially curtail automobile production. Rnilillne Quality earn. BThc fact that Packard production will be doubled during the coming year is an indication of the existing demand for motor cars. The greatest trouble the auto manufacturer faces at present is in the quality of goods nd the unskilled Tielp available. "American ingenuity in machine pro duction has done wonders in this. di rection, but it is beyond denial that even with the utmost in machine equipment, skilled men can produce better work than unskilled." Despite a handicap American cars are being manufactured on a basis of quality comparable to any in the world. The foreign car, although it is the more expensive because it is produced largely by hand, is no longer the best. A new phase of automobile finance Is the readiness of bankers through out the country to accept the auto mobile business on even terms with the oldest and most established staple industries. Time was and not very long ago when bankers of national reputation were pursuing the policy of conservatism toward automobile companies. Today, funds in any rea sonable amount are readily available to any recognized automobile com pany. Henry Ford and his son Kdsel Ford, have announced the distribution of $8,000,000 bonus among the 80.000 employes of all branches of the Ford Interests and the inauguration of an investment plan whereby every work er, from the man who wields a broom to the chief executives, may partici pate in the profits of the business. Bonuses paid in cash come in ad dition to the profit-sharing plan which was Inaugurated several years ago and which will be continued. Ir i.s the intention of the Ford organiza tion to make the distribution of these v bonuses an annual event if the earn ings of the company permit. In cash and in the number of men concerned and without countiifg the moral effect on industry as a whole, this act of economic justice surpasses anything in the history of labor. The lowest award paid goes to men who are receiving the minimum pay of $C a day and who have been in the employ of the various companies three months. It amounts to $50. The highest award goes to the skilled workers who have been with the com pany five years and who are receiv ing $10. HO a day. The bonus received by the latter amounts to $270. I.ejiKth of Service t'onnln. Employes who receive a salary will also receive bonuses. Ability and length of service will be the standard on which the awards are based. In. announcing the plan which per mits employes to invest up to one third of their pay in the organization and share in the prosperity of the company, the allied interests of Henry I-'ord are carrying out the ideal of Ulr. Ford that labor has a right to participation in the benefits of the prosperity which it helps to create and. in the words of Henry Ford himself, -"should have a share as well as a job." When the complete ownership of the Ford Motor company was acquired by Henry Ford and his son last sum mer stens were immediately taken to work out the details of the bonus and investment plans announced today. It always has- been, the Ford policy to discourage big dividends to non producing stockholders and to use profits in rewarding labor and in ex panding industry. This policy, as Henry Ford regards It, means not- only good pay and a (share in the profits for the workers, but the employment of more and more people as the business grows. 1K VXKC.M.VriCS OX DESIOUT Trucks Travel Over Oltl AB-lie and Tonlo Trails. The old Apache and Tonto traffs of Arizona are no better now than in the past, but today a motor truck on pneumatic tires is making prompt hauls over these rocky defiles for a trio of ranches, totaling 70.000 acres, owned by the Harbour brothers, near Koosevelt. Formerly the trip on trucks equipped' with solid tires, to Phoenix and return, involving 127 miles, required 13 hours, but now on Goodyear cord tires this has been cut to 10 hours, ami a gallon of gasoline which formerly propelled the truck 3i to four miles, now allows it to travel seven miles, and the pneumatic tires have now delivered twice as much mileage as the discarded solids. DO.VT Oil; THK COMMUTATOR If It's Uougli. Smooth It OTr Willi fine 'Sandpaper. A generator commutator in good condition shows a smooth, glossy sur face of dark, purple hue. If it is dull and rough, it should be smoothed by passing a strip of fine sandpaper the width of the commutator under the brushes, but do not hold the sand paper on .the part with fingers or block of wood, as th's tends to make an uneven surface. Never put oil on the commutator. If it appears dirty elean it with a little kerosene on a cloth and wipe it dry with a c!-- rlotl Mppiiy Throws Entire Stock on Sale to the Public FORCED TO VACATE Great Stock Will Be Sold Thousands upon thousands of, dollars' worth of all kinds of auto supplies, accessories, etc.; everything from spark plugs to complete engines, tires, tools, jacks, pumps, bumpers, spotlights, greases, oils. Complete line of supplies and accessories for both autos and trucks. Absolutely on Sale Reg. Standard Auburn $1 Spark Plugs 60 Set of four. . .$2 Reg. 75c Spark Plugs 39d Reg. 90c Spark Plugs 49 Regular 50c Spark Plugs, four for $1 $1.50 Gas Gauges for Fords and Chev...85 $1.00 Grease Guns.45 Ford Radiator Cap 22 $7.50 Chime Horns, com plete set . . .4.85 $2 Single Action Tire Pumps at only $1.45 $3.75 Double Ac tion Tire Pumps at only . . .2.85 $4 Extra Big Single Ac tion Tire Pumps 2.90 We are forced to vacate-just 12 selling days of this great sale-a whirlwind while it lasts As an Idea of Prices Only a Few Are Quoted Triple-O each . Double-0 each . Grease Cups, 4 Grease Cups. 56 Big Reduction on All Tools 50c Tire Irons .... 25 75c Rim Lug Brace 39 $1.25 Rim Lug Brace for 75 $1.50 Tire Gauge $1.10 $1.00 Machinist Ham mer 75 f 75c Machinist Hammer for 55 65c Machinist Hammer for 45 35c Pliers 17 50c Pliers 35 35c Steel Wrenches 25 $2.25 set Open End Wrenches 1.65 $2.50 set of S Wrenches for 1.65 Ford Front Radius Rods, list price $3.00, sale price S1.95 $2.50 Foi'd Auxiliary Rods, sale price SI. 25 40c, Ford Cylinder Head Gaskets 27 d Reg. $6 Steward Speedom eter Heads S2.45 Body Sponges, big sizes, worth 35c to 50c, on sale at 15 Ford Nickel Hub Caps.l7 Channel Bumpers, spe cial S5.85 50c Grease Tubes 39 Big reduction on all Greases and Oils. $57 Bosch Magneto. . -S45 Heco High Tension Mag neto S27.00 Special Size E Presto Tank, fully charged.$9.50 Special Offer 6-volt Starting and Light ing Batteries $22.50 12-Volt Batteries .$31.75 Medium size Lighting Bat teries S 15.75 Large size Lighting Bat teries S17.95 $3.00 Ford Combination Oil and Electric S1.90 $2.50 Mirrors S1.45 $1.75 Mirrors 95d 25c Pet. Cock Wrenches at 15c 50c Tire Irons 25c 30 by 3 and 3' Tire Patches 29d 4 and 41'' sizes, Tire Patch at T 39d $1.25 Outside Boots, 3-inch, at 69 $1.50 Outside Boots, 34- inch 75e $1.75 Outside Boots, 4- inch .89 $3.75 Special Heatometer for all radiators. . -SI. 75 Reg. Ford Piston Rings 7 Other Rings to 4-inch, 15 Above 4-inch Piston Rings at . . .23 Great big reductions on all tool kits. Sets of all kinds at wonderful bar gains. Inner Tubes List Price. 30x3 $3.50 Tubes 1.95 30x3'. $4.10 Tubes for only 2.45 32x3' $4.60 Tubes for only 2.85 33x4 $5.65 Tubes 3.20 34x4 $5.85 Tubes $1.50 Jacks for only $3.50 only $2.25 only .ou BIG HONEST REDUC TION ON ALL TIRES $15 Gas Spot Light and Search Light for Trucks at . ...9.60 $7.50 New Tone Electric Horn 4.85 95 Jacks at . . . 2.65 Jacks at ...1.45 $5 Truck Jacks at 3.75 Ford Cast Iron Brake Shoes, set 75 Assorted Cotter Pins, 100 in box 15c 75c Wind Shield Clean ers 39c4 Ford Timer, reg. list price $1.50, sale price only 75 $7.50 Beam Lights Silver (SJ spot xr .5.45 g Hundreds, yes, thousands, of other wonderful bargains entire stock marked in accordance with prices quoted above. By a' very fortunate purchase, we have obtained 2 carloads of the splendid Maxfer Attach ment,. which can make a truck of any used car. These regu larly sell at $350, but because we made a special purchase, we are able to sell them at this sale, '$175-o SPECIFICATIONS. Axle Heat treated. 2xl in. section. Bnrlim Roller, 4 on rear axle; rated for 7000-lb. load. . Brake 2xl2 In. internal expanding on rear wheels. Capacity 2000 lbs. in addition to body. Chalnn Baldwin. in. roller. fc in. wide. I in. pitch; guaranteed for 40(i0-lb. load. I rant r 4 in. steel channel, heavily rein lurced in four places.' imr Ratio 7.1 to 1 on high speed; 18.1 to 1 on low speed. I.oadinx Space 9 to 1 1 feet back of driv er's seat; 4 to 6 feet wide, according to body. Kadina Rod Special analysis, heavy steel, adjustable. Spi-tnita Side Springs. 42 in. half elliptic. 10 leaves; relief spring; 32 in. special, 6 leaves. Sprocket Baldwin special analysis steel, heat treated. Tlrea 32x3'4 In. solid standard equipment; 32x4 in. special equipment. Any stand ard make. '"read Standard. 56 in. front and rear. SO in. when specified. Wrlgat Chassis, including Ford car. 2100 lbs. Whcelhnae 125 in. Wbfflu Arl illry type. 2 in. spokes, sec ond growth hickory guaranteed. Make a Truck .of any Make or Obsolete Model Passenger Car If you want a truck for little money, you can make one without any trouble or delay no matter what the make of your car with the Maxf er Attachment. One half of your truck is right at your door get the other half in the form of a Maxf er Perfected Universal Attachment. It makes a perfect truck of Fords and can easily be adjusted to any make of car. There is not another attachment like the Maxfer on the market. If you want a truck at a very small cost, th 3 attachment we offer at this price will solve the problem. BE SURE TO LOOK INTO IT AT ONCE Every car owner, every truck owner or any man interested in either car, truck attachment or trailer should make it a point to attend this great sale Thousands of Wonderful Bargains SALE STARTS TOMORROW Monday, Jan. 12 Promptly at 9 A. M. Original Price at Factory, $350 PRICE NOW CUT TO $175 F.O.B. PORTLAND J'A, ff If5 in sh aLJL iLd MVID MODES Entire Stock Going on Sale 0Tf The Home of a Million Parts Corner Broadway and Flanders NOTICE Just 12 days of selling on this great sale, after which time we will be at our new location of parts, .dismantling . and auto wrecking, at 105-107 North Eleventh, near FlandersTHE HOME OF A MILLION PARTS w m V