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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, POIfcTH. AND , JANUARY 23, 1920
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PRODUCT ON OF GARS
USED
But the Big Trouble Now Is to
Get Rail Shipments.
FACTORIES UP AGAINST IT
1 2'4?K
Slore Sew Models at tlie Xew York
Auto Sliovv, but Fewer Special
Jobs, Says F. V. Vogler.
"Automobile production is increasing-
rapidly, but the big difficulty
now is to eet freight cars. For the
past two or three years the factories
seem always to nave a new alibi for
beine unable to give us more cars.
Sometimes their reasons are more
consistent than at other times, but
now when they place responsibility
on the railroads and can show hun
dreds of finished cars awaiting ship
ment, we simply have to acknowledge
that the problem is beyond their con
trol." So declared F. W. Vogler, presi
dent of the Northwest Auto company,
on his return last week from visit
ins various factories represented by
the Northwest Auto company, and
taking in tho New York automobile
and truck shows. He doesn't see
much prospect of improvement in the
way of help from the railroads in
overcoming the freight car shortage,
to judge from the following:
"I could get very little encourage
ment from railroad officials as to
when we might expect Improvement
In freight car conditions. I suggest
ed to one or two that when the roads
are returned to private ownership on
March 1 there should be Improvement
because of the return of competition.
They pointed out, however, that very
littla new rolling stock has been add
to anv road for the past three
years, and that it takes thousands of
cars annually to replace tnose iosi in
wrecks and those that die natural
deaths and find their way to the
scrap heap, let alone provide for any
increase.
More Models Than Laftt Year.
"The late James J Hill foresaw this
condition several years ago ana re
peatedly warned that railroads were
not increasing their rolling stock
fast enough to take care of the in
creased demands that wouia inevii
ablv be made upon them. Present
conditions more than sustain his fore
casts."
Of the New York automobile show.
Mr. Voirler savs that whereas last
year there were 57 different makes
of cars on exhibition this year the
number totaled 81. an increase of 24.
Iast year the show was conducted by
the automobile dealers or iew lear,
while this one was staged by the
manufacturers. It is altogether like
ly that all future New York shows
will be under the auspices of the Na
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce. he declares The reason tor"
this is that the manufacturers have
always taken advantage of the New
Vnrk Khow to introduce their new
models an invited all their distrib
ulnrs an d dealers to come to the
show?
As a. conseauence the New York
iiaaiora founii that thev were con
riuctinar the show for the benefit of
manufacturers rather than for them-
selves, so thi3 year they arranged
with the factories to conduct the
whole show as in the past.
Mr. Vogler commented on the ab
sence of freak designs and special
paint jobs. Very little change, if any,
was noticeable in tody construction,
but there were some chassis changes.
The absence of brightly-colored cars,
he says, was undoubtedly due to the
fact that the manufacturers con
trolled the show, andthey discourage
the demand for specially-painted cars.
Most factories establish a standard
color, generally dark blue or black,
ar.d any variation from that means
upsettirg the routine of their fac
tories. Special Paint Job Costly.
"Orders are piled up so high now
adays," said Mr. Vogler, "that the
whole effort is centered on quantity
production. Further, I am told, the
difference in cost of turning out a
Epecially-painted car over the regular
color is greater than the average per
son realizes. If a purchaser were
asked to pay the actual difference he
would imagine he was on the scent
of a profiteer, and to avoid this the
lob is always quoted at a loss. An
other noticeable feature of the show
was that practically all cars selling
around $1400 and over were six-cylinder.
"There was also an increase in the
number of eight-cylinder cars shown
this year. The Lafayette, an eight,
made by Messrs. White and Howard,
formerly with the Cadillac factory.
caused much favorable comment and
was a big center of attraction for
dealers and distributors. There was
also a much larger display of ac
cessories than in former years and
tho opinion was expressed that the
day will soon come wnen mere win
be exclusive automobile accessory
shows.
"I could not help noticing the dif
ferent atmosphere among manufac
turers and distributors. It may be an
Indication of a permanent change of
conditions. At all former New York
shows factory representatives were
solicitous of the distributors, but in
those days the factories had to hustle
for business. This year, with their
output sold for months ahead, their
attitude was entirely different. They
seemed to assume a free and inde
pendent air, and It was a case of the
distributors paying court to the manufacturers."
FIVE-MILE ROAD TO BE BUILT
Lcvl9 County Commissioners Call
for Bids for Concrete Pavement.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Jan. 24. (Spe
cial.) Monday. February 16, at 2
P. M., the Lewis county commission
ers will open bids for the construction
of five miles of concrete pave
ment between Winlock and Cow
litz nrairie to be built under the
Donahoe road law. The pavement will
be 18 feet in width and will connect
the metropolis of southern Lewis
county with the Pacific highway. J
E. Price & Co. of Seattle recently pur
chased the bonds amounting to
$138,000 to provide funds for thi
work.
Construction of this job will be the
first in Lewis county under the Dona
hoe law, but other neighborhoods are
making plans to avail themselves of
the plan.
Bucoda Wants Highway.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 24. (Spe
cial.) Bucoda citizens in the near
future plan to send a big delegation
to Olympia to place before Governor
L. F. Hart and State Highway Com
missioner James -Allen the matter
of routing the Pacific highway, be
t-tv-een Centralia and Tenino. through
Bucoda Instead of Urand Mound, as at
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MACK CHIEF HERE TELLS
ITS ADVANTAGES.
OF
Mack Truck Cylinder Castings Are
Put Through Special Heat
Treatment Processes.
Many inquiries are made daily by
visitors to the salesroom of the International-Mack
corporation who are
interested in inspecting the special
display chassis. This chassis is of an
AC model Mack truck with all moving
parts exposed and electrically
operated. One of the questions almost
Invariably asked, according to F. C.
Atwell, general manager, is: "What
do you mean when you say the
cylinders and pistons of the Mack
truck are annealed?"
lt is because the sylinders and
pistons of Mack trucks are annealed
that the cylinders are cast in pairs.
explains Mr. Atwell. "The annealing
process takes place after they are
bored, following which they are
finished. Annealing is for the pur
pose of relieving casting strains.
When iron is poured and cools in the
mold, it shrinks. This shrinkage is
uniform all over the surface. Owing
to the intricate shape of a cylinder
casting, this causes unequal stresses
within the metal which cannot entire
ly be obviated even by the most care
ful shaping of the patterns to equalize
these strains. By annealing, which is
simply heating to a cherry red and
holding it there for several hours, the
iron is made soft enough to stretch
inside, thus relieving the stresses.
"Annealing, furthermore, acts on
cast iron in the same way as heat
treatment improves steel. It takes
out the hard spots and makes te
metal of even and homogeneous
texture. This permits the cylinders
being finished by the reaming process,
more accurate than grinding. Those
who do not anneal the cylinders must
grind them because the metal is of
uneven texture and a tool will spring
over the hard spots.
"If the cylinders and pistons were
not annealed, which in practically all
other engines they are not, a partial
annealing process will take place
after being put into service, due to
the heat of combustion while run
ning. As annealing always changes
the shape of a casting somewhat, this
results in distortion so that the cylin
ders or pistons get out of round. By
annealing Just before finishing and
then reaming to- perfect form, we
relieve these strains and subsequent
heat has no tendency to .distort the
cylinders or pistons."
BRISCOE GETS BODY PLAXT
John Bohnet Company Reported to
Have Been Absorbed.
The Briscoe Motor corporation is
reported to have acquired the John
Bohnet company of Lansing. The
Bohnet company is one of the largest
manufacturers of closed automobile
bodies, and in taking over this plant
every facility for building all the
bodies for Briscoe closed models is
assured. Several changes and im
provements to the present plant will
be made to take care of 1920 Briscoe
production.
REPAIRS BOX'T WORRY HIM
Hudson Owner Goes 126,000 Miles
at Repair Cost of $28.27.
Driving 126.216 miles with a total
repair expense of $28.27 is the proud
record of G. T. Carlisle of Pomona,
Cal. Mr. Carlisle is with the Amer
ican Beet Sugar Co., at Chino. Two
years ago they bought a Hudson
Super-Six, according to Mr. Carlisle,
had 126.216 Hudson miles to Novem
ber 1 with only one expense, occa
sioned when super-six was bumped by
another car, entailing an outlay of
less than $30.
Gasoline Weights.
Car owners may be interested to
know that 64 test gasoline, which is
about what we get now, weighs half
an ounce over six pounds to the gal
lon. On the other hand, the 74 test
gas that we once got weighs five
pounds and 12 ounces to the gallon.
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YOU can count on the storm
battling ability of White
Trucks. Deep snows may impede
but cannot stall them. After the
great blizzard in Philadelphia winter
before last, the city's transportation
facilities were practically halted
with the exception of White
Trucks. This was also true in
other cities.
. Whenever road conditions are
adverse and few wheels are turn
ing, the sustained performance
of White Trucks is always in
evidence.
In White 3-3& and 5-ton trucks
with Double Reduction Gear
Drive this ability to conquer
severe conditions has been still
further developed.
All the driving force of a motor
whichgets full power from every
atom of fuel is applied to the wheels
near Ae rim; highest leverage is
secured. The gears roll in oil, dust
proof. There is no sliding contact.
The factor of friction is very low.
White Trucks not only do the
hardest work. They do it for the
least money.
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Portland, 33-35 North Park Street
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30x3 Non Skid 13.75
32x3 Non Skid 14.50
34x3 Non Skid
31x4
32x4
33x4
34x4
36x4
31.75
Non Skid 19.85
23.00
24.25
24.75
Non Skid
Non Skid
Non Skid
Non Skid 32.00
32x4 Non Skid 27.80
33x4 Non Skid 29.50
34x4 Non Skid 31.60
35x4 Non Skid 29.75
36x4 Non Skid 33.50
37x4 Non Skid 43.50
32x3 Vt CORD $31.75
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Do You Know the" New
Do You Give an
Unmistakable Signal
Plainly Visible to the Rear
When Yon Turn
or Stop
Law Says You Must Do So!
Blame for Accident Rests With the Leading Vehicle
The Hand or Arm Signal Is Frequently Misunderstood
The Kobzy Semaphore Signal
Is Absolutely UNMISTAKABLE and Positively Complies With New Law
Law?
YOU HAD BETTER OR
DER IT AT ONCE, as De
liveries can only be made in
regular turn, as per receipt
of order.
If
Get It From
YourDealer
or
Edw. D. Birkholz
911 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
tpresent.
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