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THE SUNDAY OREGONIA PORTLAND, JULY 4, 1920 NEW WALLINGFORD BUILDING THOROUGHLY MODERN AUTOMOTIVE PLANT. PUNT IS OPENED 0,000 Celebrate Start of Mammoth Factories. NVESTMENT $20,000,000 &00-Car Daily Capacity of LI; ht' Siie Is Output Expected to Be Reached. 8 STUDEBAKER SOL'TH BEND, Ind.. July 3. The 3ft.UOO.000 plant of the Studebaker orporation, the newest and declared o - be the most modern automobile .lftory in the world, was officially pened last week, with the city of outh Bend observing a public holi ay in honor of the event. Starting: with a parade of 7000 fa-orkers in the morning; the celebra- ion continued throughout the day nd late into the evening;. At the end f the line of march the employes and heir families. numbering 30.0u, athered at a large amusement park hartered for the occasion, where they ea.sted and joined in more than a .core of field day events. Since these plants have been erect d to produce the new Studehaker itrht six complete, with an eventual capacity of 600 cars a day. a brand ies light six direct from the factory peaded the great parade, followed by he 100-piece Studebaker band. Fresi- lont. A. R. Erskine and other officials ff the company, office and plant em- loyes and leader In political, finan ial, automotive, religious and Indus rial circles from all part of the country. The real festivities began upon reaching the large amusement park. vhere contests were held for em- '.oyei. their wives and the "kias." .ith $1300 worth of prizes for the linnprs. Special features were th'. ward of a ton of hard coal to tne jr?eet family on the grounds, a vapon to the youngest baby and $10 o the heaviest man. Dancing and a even-act circus and vaudeville show Ivere added attractions. Thousand of Hot Dog. Some Idea of the rood consumed by- he 30.000 celebrants is contained in he following figures given out -by H. Vance, in charge of the affair: 0.000 bags each of popcorn and pea- uts; 36.000 rolls, 1250 loaves of bread, 0,000 doughnuts, 40.000 Ice cresm ones, 800 gallons of ice cream. 15,000 ounds of roast beef and pork sau- age, 1500 watermelons, 1000 cases of oft drinks, 500 pounds of coffee. 200 .llons of cream and 1500 pounds of ugar. In the evening a dinner to the Quests who attended was given in he main plant dining-room, with 500 reEent. President Erskine was oastmaster and Rev. John Cavanaugh f Holy Cross college of Brookland. f. C, the principal speaker. The new plants represent the lar cst piece of automobile factory con duction within the past 12 months. fhey are also noteworthy in the musual speed that was ehown in hfcir erection. Ground was broken ti March 19. 1919. and today, 15 nonths later, the plants are in full peration. Experts who went through the new lams referred to them as niodecs n construction from the standpoint f efficiency in motor car production nd the. ideal conditions provided lor he orders. lOtl.TOO Keet of Floor Space. The buildings completed have a otal flor space of 1,206,799 square eet. In their erection and equipment .778,297 pounds ol reinforced an-1 tructural steel were used; 2,000,000 eet of lumber, 0.883 cubic yards of oncrete, 131, SSI square feet of glass, ,350,000 bricks. 120.000 barrels of fment, 153 miles of electric wiring, 640 feet of water mains, 3081 feet f tunnels for carrying steam, water nd electrical transmission lines to nd between the various buildings, 8,080 feet of surface railroad track nd 1528 feet of depressed track for landling materials. The method of assembling cars In be final assembly building Is tha ast word in efficiency. In connection vith the remarkable conveyor system n operation, materials stored on the irmer floors are dropped to .each sta lon along the assembly line, piece y piece, in the number required foi ach individual car. This system not nly increases the speed with which ars may be assembled, but reduces he- cost and confusion of moving ,tock to a minimum. Another instance of the efficiency liat obtains in the new plant is in he sub-assembly building, which has m interior bay open to the roof. This ay is covered with a glass skylight ind is equipped with crane service and anding balconies on all floors for he quick and economic handling of naterials. The bay also has a de- ressed unloading track with accom modations for ten freight cars. Some Idea of the huge proportions rf the new plant may be had from he fallowing dimensions of some of he; larger buildings: Sub-assembly, !)2x52S feet; stamping department. SSXS28 feet; machine shop. 425x576 eet, and forge shop, 161x742 feet. Quantity Production Shown. The buildings are equipped-with II reight elevators, four passenger ele vators and 34 traveling cranes. A ower house, with eight 500-horse ower boilers, fired by mechanical tokers, furnishes heat to all the uildings through a double system of lirect and indirect heating, and also upplles steam for the operation of orging hammers and other mechanl ul equipment. The new light six Is produced In hree body styles the five-passenger ouring car, the sedan and the lan tau roadster. Now that the new lant is officially opened Studebaker itficiala expect to get into quantity ironuction shortly. The other two Studebaker models, he special six and big six, will con- inue to be produced in the Detroit factories, with a scheduled output .or this year of 50,000 cars. Th omhined floor space of all th Stu iebaker factories in South Bend, De- reft and Walkerville, Canada, is now i,750,000 square feet and they repre sent an investment of $30,000,000. PI.rM.BER. TAKES HIS TOOLS rhLs One Carries 'Em With Him In Ilia Dodge Car. A Chattanooga plumber has effect ually served notice on the public that the standing Joke about plumbers charging $1 and more an hour "to go back after their tools" does not apply lo him. He carries his complete plumbing shop with him to every job in a. Dodge business car. The interior of the panel body is so arranged that There is a place for every tool and every part. There are no return trips : and no delays. The owner James H. Llpp. is aware of the ad vantage he enjoys with this equip ment and uses it in his advertising The. car Is painted purple, tinted in ma.ro on. and. lettered in gold leaf. y Vv f u-VH ' i 1 . I 0 '! t ' - '"-fk s- - if t'vl - 2'Ky '- si, i -- T 'li' I , - My?te in Z I'jTll jLnMMnMMMnMMn t K:l F. !J GOODRICH LOSES WMFOHD .iSifX . . ' XORTnWEST AD CHIEF TEX- i , . DKRS HIS RESIGNATION'. -W' ! - ' T'tf i I Li. E. Warfortl Made Name for Ham st'lf During Iong Service ith Goodrich Company. A surprise in automobile circles came yesterday when announcement was made by W. D. Albright, district manager for the B. F. Goodrich Rub ber company, with neadouarters in Seattle, of the discontinuance of ad vertising departments in the coast branches; together with the resig nation of L. E. Warford. who has had charge of the department and its activities in this territory under Mr. Albright's supervision. Elimination of the department is part of a change in Goodrich policy. looking towards centralization of ad vertising and publicity activities at the Akron factory. faeveral of the men in the different coast branches accepted positions at the factory in the advertising department, but War- ford prefers to remain in the west and is taking up other work. Much regret was expressed by Mr. Albright at the decision of Mr. War ford and he spoke In the highest terms of his retiring advertising manager. Except for the time he was in the United States aviation service Warford has been continuous ly at the head of northwest advertis ing activities for Goodrich, building; up a wide and favorable acquaintance ship and furthering civic and good roads movements. He has not as yet announced definite plans for his fu ture, but "believes there is work fo htm to do In the west, where his in terests center. His study and efforts in behalf of good roads and his ability in organizing and directing state and community campaigns have been big factors in the success of Goodrich 'n this territory and in good roads de velopment. In California, as in Oregon and Washington. Warford has made a rec ord along these lines. One of the first big tasks he performed was organiza tion and publicity work in connection with the first big bond issue for good roads in California, which resulted in $30,000,000 for the state highway commission of that state. His work attracted the attention of exposition officials and he was commandeered to serve as secretary to the chief of transportation exhibits at the Pan- ma-Pacific International exposition. It was his Important assignment to take care of automobile, steamship railroad and other transportation ex ecutives who attended the world's exposition. He was highly successful and received one of the few gold med als presented to employes for meri orious servises performed. From this work the Lincoln High way association secured him as field secretary for the western division the national body. In organizing and enlisting community support and backing for this highway he was largely responsible for its completion west of Salt Lake City and particn larly across the desert of "bad sec tions of Utah and Nevada. On the completion of this work b went with the Goodrich organization in California ana was orougnt to tne northwest by Mr. Albright. One of his first efforts was to aid in launch ing the Pacific Northwest Tourist as sociation, having for its purpose ex ploitation of the scenic attractions and resources of the United Interna tional Pacific northwest country. TRAVELING MAN MAKES C. li. Smith of Seattle makes a vacation of his business. The picture aaows Mr, Smith, his wife and niece, wbo accompany him In the car on bin selllns; trips through Oregon. Washington, Idaho and Montana. He carries his ample cases In a rack, attached to the running board. rssi?. ;;0" . VA ! New structure at Fifteenth. Bnraslde occupied by W. H. Wallfnffford company. Liberty and Briscoe distributor, one of bcst-rqulppcd plants In Pacific northwest. It has many features taken from the mot up-to-date eastern automobile building's. The pic tures shows 1 Motor-driven lathes and drill presses la the well equipped shop. 3 W. H. Walllnsford. president of the company. 3 An other view of the bis? shop, with workmen at Individual work benches. 4 The "shadowless" showroom, so called because Its Indirect Hshtlnar system has eliminated all' shadows. Opening of Snoqualmie pass the year around was his next big campaign. Organization of the automobile clubs of western Washington into a single effective co-operative body was an other achievement. In connection with aviation he suc ceeded in bringing Governor Ben W. Olcott of Oregon to fly from Salem. Or., to Seattle and thence to Blaine, after which he flew down the Pacific highway to Stockton. Cal to attend the Paclftc Coast Advertising clubs' association annual convention. Later he interested Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell to fly to Portland to attend the recent Imperial council of the Shrine. He was active in organization of the Ad-men's caravan of automobiles to Stockton. As vice-chairman of the executive committee of the publicity and advertising bureau of the Seattle chamber, he was chosen vice-president of the Pacific Coast assiciatlon during the recent Stockton convention, bring ing the 1921 meeting to Tacoma and Mt. Rainier national park. STEWART STATION HAS MOVED Larger Quarters Obtained at Cor ner of Broadway and Flanders. Removal of the Stewart Products service station from its former loca tion at 333 Ankeny street to much larger quarters in the new brick building at Broadway and Flanders streets was accomplished last week. The service station has a lease for five years on the new quarters. Thomas Hart is manager of the sta tion. In its new location it has the advantage of a drive-in service for customers, who include all owners of automobiles equipped with Stewart speedometers and other accessories. HIS ROUNDS BY COLE EIGHT l1 it - If? Wll w - WiaP - and Washington streets, recently THIS PLANT IS COMPLETE -NEW V A LLI X G FOR D BTJILDIXG OXE OF BEST OX COAST. jiany uisiincuve x ea lures such as Shadowless Sales Room and Modern Repair Shop. The W. H. Wallingford company, distributor for Liberty and Briscoe cars, recently removed into a new building at Fifteenth and Washing ton streets that is one of the hand somest and best equipped automotive plants on the Pacific coast. The building occupies a little more than a quarter block and is of two BtorieB On the first floor is a large "shadowless" sales room, so called because of Its artistically arranged Indirect lighting system. Though well lighted at all times, the lighting is so arranged that no shadows fall any where in the large room. Off this sales room are offices, and a women's rest room, equipped with every con venience and handsomely furnished and decorated for women patrons. On the first floor is also the serv ice department, with entrance from Fifteenth street. Courteous service is one of the mottoes of the Wallingford organization. On the second floor is a very com pletely equipped repair shop with in dividual benches encircling a wall 200 feet over all. In one end are modern machines, including lathes, punches and drills seldom seen in shop of this kind and purchased espe dally by Mr. Wallingford. and in the other end is a modern tinning Bhop where lenders, radiators and even bodies are built at less cost than the ordinary repairing. v At the nortlf end of the second floot is a large store room for automobile parts. The parts department consists of a number of long narrow aisle with bins lining both sides up to th I ceiling. Every bin contains a differ ent article, and there are thousand of bins. This supply of parts Include parts for all the automobiles, truck and tractor lines handled by th Wallingford company. On the same floor is a washroom for the workmen employed in th shop. Each has his individual towel a steel locker, hot and cold water an even a shower bath.' Nearby is also a chemical tank for cleaning parts. large vat containing a cleaning prep aration which removes every trace of grease and dirt from any metal im mersed therein. An interesting feature at one en of the shadowless sales room on th first floor is a painting 6H feet by 3(i feet in size, depicting western E ssex Not QDO scenery and called ""Liberty Lake" by Mr. Wallingford. The painting is by Count Theo. Leldbury of Norway, now living in PortlanM. REGRIXD1XG AXI REBORIXG Here Is the Distinction Between the Two Processes. We are frequently asked the ques tion as to the distinction between, re- rlnding and reborlng cylinders, and ow one is to know which process should be used in the event it be comes necessary to true-up worn cyl inders, says Motor Life. Engines that have been in service for a considerable time are apt to de velop the worn cyllrtder disease. hich manifests Itself In loss or power. The reason te mat me cylin ders, due to the side thrust of the pistons, get slightly more wear in the crosswise direction than they do in the fore-and-aft direction. This results in a slightly eliptical shape, which Us the more pronounced the older the engine and hence the gases have a chance to leak past the worn sections. ' . If the wear is only a few thou sandths of an inch, the bore of the cylinder can be trued up merely by grinding, but tr tne cyiinaer is uauiy out of round, it is sometimes neces sary to rebore it before the grinding is done. The point i m grinains cannot be expected to make a very deep cut or correct a badly mis shapen cylinder. Where a deep cut is neeaea ine surplus metal should be removed by the boring process, after which a very accurate surface can be secured with the grinder. From the fore- eoine it will be obvious that to se cure accurate results ana m onus dimensions to very close limits gnna- ng Is necessary, for boring win not admit of such accuracy. It snouia further be clear that grinding will nmduM a much smoother surface than boring alone. HUM MS HMD NEW YORK-CHICAGO TIME CTJT BY BAKER, Wray Jubilant Over Performance AVhich Clips Honrs From Existing Standard. A Temnlar car driven by Cannon ball Baker, famous automobile road Hriv.r his set a new -record from New York to Chicago, according to word received last week by W. W. Wray of the Wray Motor Car com pany. Templar distributors here. Mr. Wray received this telegram Now Is the Time to Paint Your Automobile PHONE OR CALL FOR ESTIMATE Robinson-Smith Co. Sixth at Madison. Main 1100. R eveals Limited to But One Advantage The question of motor car economy is not limited to gas oline mileage. It includes oil, tires and particularly repair costs. The Essex consumes no more gasoline than other cars of similar capacity. And it is a common remark of all owners that it requires hardly any oil. As for its tire economy, many reports are so remarkable that we repeat them only with the explanation that they are exceptional rather than average. One owner has a record of 29,600 miles on one set of tires that appear good for several thousand more miles of use. The repair requirements are so slight that it has given Essex a distinctive position among all cars. . C. L. Boss Automobile Co. Distributors 615-17 Washington Street from the Templar factory: "Templar has set another record. Driven by Cannonball Baker, it has just low ered the time from New York to Chicago. His elapsed time was 26 hours 50 minutes, lowering the record by 6 hours 10 minutes. The run was a grueling one and extremely hard on the driver, with 230 miles of it through rain. 200 miles through fog and 110 miles of detours. Total mileage was 932, an average of 36.9 miles per hour. "Baker says the run was the worst he has ever driven and the car the finest.'.' BIG IROX PLAXT IS LEASED General Motors Acquire Another Large Industry. WAUKESHA. Wis.. July 3. C. A. Haertel. president of the Waukesha Malleable Iron company, announced today that the plant had been leased to the General Motors company. The plant is valued at $1,000,000. Leaving Washington 'about June 14 for Los Angeles, over the Bankhead National highway, traveling through the southern states, another motor convoy is to be despatched by the Mo tor Transport corps. The trip will end about September 17, and an aver age of 44.5 miles a day is planned to be covered on the 3fi00-mlle Journey. Lome to this Branch of the Bearings Ser vice Company for genuine, new Timken, Hyatt, and New Departure Bearings. Our service is authorized by the manu facturers of these bearings. Portland Branch 24 North Broadway. Broadway 1708. a- nl c : it fc " b .1 - m ii i j !' I r l True Economy IP5 Features Exclusively in Mack Trucks Braking System on AC Models Efficient brakes are a positive essen tial for the safe operation of a motor truck. MACK truck designers have provided the AC models, the heavy burden bearers of the MACK line, with the best braking system that is known. There are two sets of brakes one on the jackshafts and the other on the wheels. One set retards propulsion t the seat of the power and the other at the point of application. Both sets are easily, adjustable by hand.' The jackshaft brakes are of the ex ternal locomotive type, the shoes being rigid steel castings deeply finned for air cooling. The brake drums are affixed to the wheels by a bolt through each spoke. This saves strain on the wheel by apply ing the strain close to the periphery and causesthe drum to act as reinforce ment of the wheel. The brakes are equalized and the pull rods so laid out that the axle movement has practically no effect on brake action. Setting of the brakes by work ing of the rods on rough roads is made impossible. Next: The Mack Truck Frame MACK-INTERNATIONAL Motor Truck Corporation Tenth and Davis Streets 4 Broadway 691 PERFORMANCE COUNTS You Get "S3 Sj i