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TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, TOKTLAND, foECEMBEIt 12, 1920 CITIES- DIG -USERS nr nuppnunrn ninn HOW THE CITY FOLKS GET THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES. ur rHuuLuuLn unno Five Thousand in Use, and as Many More Trucks. LOS ANGELES IS IN LEAD Motor Vehicles Double Efficlencj of City omcials, Is Declaration. THE UNIVERSAL CA V-...... , - . . vt . .... ... . ... Ten thousand cars and trucks are serving American city governments. Motor equipment is being increasing ly provided for health, police, school and other municipal departments. Governmental efficiency is- thereby doubled in certain lines of work, ac cording to officials in many cities, ac cording to statistics gathered by the National Automobilev Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. R. B. Rankin, mu nicipal librarian of New York, re--ports a total of 295 passenger cars and 438 trucks in use by 13 depart ments of the metropolis. Compiled fgiures from the mayor's offices of cities throughout the union show nearly 6000 passenger cars in use. Less complete, returns indicate an approximately equal number of trucks. Where these are reported the average commercial and passenger vehicles Yuns about the same. California Cities Well Motorized. Los Angeles leads the list of cities owning cars with a total of 370. In this respect she is the banner city of the banner state.' San Francisco boasts 104, Oakland 76, Pasadena 37, Glendale 19. New York is a ranking state with 295 cars in the metropolis, 124 in the Rochester government, 76 In Buffalo and 23 in Yonkers. The "hub of the universe," Boston, is turning on a motorized axle, list ing 119 automobiles, well in the lead tot Springfield with 47, Worcester with 24, Lynn having 28 and six more Bay state cities ranking in the dozen car class. Four cities of Michigan strengthen her claim to be the motor center of the United States. Detroit officials use 315 cars, Grand Rapids 60. Lan sing 25, and Jackson 17. No reports have been received from Flint. An index of the commercial prog ress of the south is seen in the 91 cars owned by the city of Louisville, and in Georgia where Atlanta has 64 municipal cars, Savannah 24, Macon 14, and Agusta 9. Philadelphia Lcidi Pennsylvania Cities. Philadelphia is the bell-wether of its state with 200 passenger cars, but Pittsburg limps along in second place with only 44. From the roll-call of municipalities conducted recently by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce there are only two or three large ab sentees, from which data was not ob tainable upon written request to the mayor's office. In the main, there fore, the roster includes the entire country. The ranking cities in relation to their car ownership are: Uoa Angeles. 370; Detroit. 315; Philadel phia 2'JU; Rochester. 14; Boston. 119; Sau l-'rancisco, KM; LouisviK-e. 91; St. Louis. 7; Akron, 86; Columbus, b2. , Among the large truck owners are New York 438, Detroit 206, Salt Lake Citiy 47, Pasadena 45, Worcester 34, and Galveston 24. Ksuecially important in motorized equipment is the fire apparatus. In practically every city the fire de partment has at least one motorized engine; and a chief's car, either pub licly or privately owned. In some of the cities figures include vehicles for which transportation costs are paid while in the use of the city, though the car may be privately owned. The widespread practice of motor izing city departments is accounted for in the following quotation from the street commissioner of Buffalo: "We have eight roadsters which are used by our superintendents. If we did not have these automobiles it would necessitate practically doubling the number of superintendents and foremen to supervise the work." City governments using passenger cars are as follows: Alabama Birmingham, 41. Arizona Phoenix. 1!1. Arkanya Pine Bluff, 11; Little Bock, 10; Jonesboro. 1. California Lcs Angeles, 37-0; San Fran cisco, 104; Oakland, 76; Pasadena, 37; Glendale, 19; Stockton. 17; Riverside, 15; Fresno, 14; Santa Monica, 7; Paio Alto, 4; Santa Ana. 4; Napa, 3. Colorado Grand Junction, 4; Trini dad. . Honneticut New - Haven, 61; Hartford. 34; Winchester, 2; Winsted, 2; Orange, 2; Torringlon. 1. Delaware Wilmington. 6. FLORIDA Tallahassee. 5. Georgia Atlanta. 64; Savannah, 24; Slacon, 14; Augusta, 9; Gainesville, 1. Idaho Coeur d Aiene, 1. Illinois Evanston. 21: Rock Island. 12: Oak Park. 9; East St. Louis, 7; Spring- iieia, i; ivewanee, o; streator, 2; Canton, 2; Olney. 1. Indiana Fort Wayne. 27; Evansville. 12: St. Joseph, 3; La Porte, 3; New Castle, 3: Seymour, 1; Elwood, 1: Portland, 1. Iowa Dfs Moines, 33; Davenport. 1I; Cedar Rapids, 15; Waterloo, S; Grinnell, 2; Ames, 1. Kansas Kansas City. S3i Coffeyville, 10; "Wichita. 10; Topeka, 9; Hutchinson, 6; loia. 2; Great Bend, 1. Kentucky Louisville, 91; Covington, 6; Owensboro, 1. Louisiana Morgan City, 1. Maine Houlton, 1. Maryland. Cumberland, 2. Massachusetts Boston, 119: Springfield, 47; Worcester, 24: Lynn. 28; New Bedford. 20; Lowell. 16: Holyoke, 13; Cambridge. 12: Brockton, 12; Beverley, 11: Plymouth. 7; Chleopee, 7; Somerville. 7: Tatfnton, 6; Fall River, 6; Peabody. 6; Watertown, 5; Norwood, 5; Chelsea, 5; Swampscott. 2: Easthampton. 2: Reading. 2: Weileslev. 2: Oloucester. 2; Great Barrington, 1; Mar Tlehead, 1. Michigan Detroit, 315; Grand Rapids, 60; Lansinir, 2S; Jackson, 17; Kalamazoo, ill Battle creek. io: Bay city, 9; Ipsilanti 4: Holland, 3: Ishpening. 1; Port Huron. 1 Minnesota Duluth, 30; SU Paul, 20; Mississippi Port Gihson. 6: Vicksburg. 2: Greenville. 3; Brookhaven. 1. Missouri St. Ln&ls, 87; Kansas City. B.S: St Joseph. IP-; Webster Groves, 3; Chllli cothe. 2; Independence. Montana Anaconda. 2: Bozeman, 2; Butte. 2; T.lving.-ton. 1; Missoula, 1. Nevada Reno, 4. Vew Jersey .Jersey City. To: wa rk 4!S: F'izflheth. 12: Camden, 12: Montclair, 1: Fast Orange, (t: Oranire. 7: Nutlev, fi: Per Amhoy, K ; Westfleld. S: Dover, 2; i.nns. n-ancn. ; Red Bank. 1; Rahway. 1: Mo-ristown. t. New Mexico Albuouerque. 4. N'ew York Xew Tork. 2!S: Rochester. 154: Buffalo 7": Yonkers, ;3: Niagara rH::s, I; watertown. 17: Alltanv 17 T't'ca. 13, Ne- Roche'le. 6: Lockport. 4 .:nestnn. : tJlenns Falls. 3: Osweeo. 2; Lackawanna. 1; White Plains. 1; Platts burch. 1. NVrlh Dakota Grand Forks, 4. obo AVrnn. R: Columbus, 62; Dayton 4 V Snringfie'd, 14: Lima, 9. Oregon Portland. 77. Pennsvlvania Philadelphia. 2oO; Pltts b"rs. 44; Scmnton. 12; Reading li ; Franklin. 9: Harrisburs;, 7: Sharon, n "Rerhlehem. : WIlkes-Barre. 4: Chester 2" "mi. 2: West Chester, 1; New Castle 1; Wm!amsport. 4. - Phode Island Providence, 37; New- Fnuth Carolina Columbia. 5. South Dakota Watertown. 2. Tennessee Memphis, 6; Nashville, 2.1, Cbattanpoea. 13. Texas Saa Antonio. 26; 'El Paso, 20: A 354-TOS FEDERAL' TRUCK WITH A LOAD OP 030 TREES FOR TH E Tl'LETIDB. -When the Portland city dweller orders his Christmas tree from some downtown or neighborhood store ha scarcely gives a thought to how the tree was transported from an Oregon forest to the city. In the old days wagons bearing heavy load-s of the trees were drawn from the country by teams of horses, but nowadays the motor truck does the work. It's just another of the ways in which the motor truck has replaced old Dobbin in many fields. The picture above shows a 3-ton Federal with a load Of 930 trees taken from the woods near Lebanon, Or., for delivery to Portland. The truck is owned by W. V. Hurd of Lebanon. The Christmas tree business in Oregon and Washington 13 larger than most people imagine, and at a number of points trees are cut, hauled and baled for shipment to points as far east as Chicago and New York. In all these activities the trucks play an important part, supplying the missing transportation link between the forest and the freight car and also between the freight car and the ultimate consumer at the other end of the line. Galveston, IS, Houston, 10; Dallas, 9; Cor pus Christl. 5; Port Arthur, 2. Utah Salt Lake City, 47. Vermont Bellows Falls, 1. Virsinia Richmond, 44; Norfolk, 38; Portsmouth, 12; Charlottesville, 1: Bris tol, 1. Washington Tacoma, 27: Spokane, 21 ' Everett, 14; Aberdeen, 4; Hoquiam, 4. West Virginia Huntington, 10; Parkers burg, 2. Wisconsin Milwaukee, 35; Racine, 8: Eau Claire, 0; Wausau, 4; Manitowoc, ft; Fond du Lac, 5; Madison, 2; Oskosh. 2, Neenah. 1. Wyoming Cheyenne, 2. Governmental possessions Honolulu Hawaii. 51; San Juan, Porto Rico, 41. Miscellaneous, 110. Total, 4545. Idaho Seeks Aid for Roads. BOISE, Idaho, Dee. 11. (Special.) Idaho will be well represented at the annual convention ,of the American Association of State Highway Build ers at Washington, D. C., for William J. IlalK state commissioner of public works, and D. P. Olson, director of) nignways, are in attendance. rney left the latter part of the week for the national capital. Federal aid matters will be taken up with Wash ington officials by the Idaho repre sentatives. CONVENTION IS SUCCESS IITJXDREDS ATTEND SESSIONS OF CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION. Co-operation Between Auto Trade Men and Oil Industry Is Urged. BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Dec. 11. With hundreds of delegates in attend ance from every district in California, the general meeting of the California Automobile Trade association occurred last week in Bakersfield. Over 300 men were there to near the gospel of co-operation, and to find out what their association had done in the past few months. Reports read by Robert W. Mart land, state secretary of the associa tion, show that the organization is in a more flourishing condition than ever before in its history and that there is more good work beingdone. One of the most important decisions made by the convention was the plan to employ a field secretary, who will be sent throughout the state, telling of the association idea, enrolling new members and making the whole or ganization sounder and knitting its members closer together. G. M. Swindell, secretary of the California Chamber of Oils and Mines, was one of the speakers, and told the delegates that there should be closer co-operation between the automotive Industry and oil industry, in Califor nia, because their interests were iden tical, and he pointed out that the oil men are trying to meet this condition by co-operating with the California Automobile Trade association. Swindell told his large audience about the oil industry, the condition of the trade in California and in all parts of the country. George Haberrelae, state president of the association, was in charge of the convention, and told the members of trade conditions in California and showed them the good that has been done by the organization, in elimi nating unprincipled men from the business. He also pointed out the fact that the insignia of the wheel and radiator, used here first, is now the Insignia for 14 states through out the country, and that the move ment to use it is growing. MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVERHAVE 3EV SALES MANAGER, -imS-.?.:. . - - Wlien A. L. Smith, sates manager for Mitchell, Lewis & Staver, local distributors for the Jordan, Mitchell and Briscoe cars, resigned from his position recently to go to Chicago to enter business for hiielf. the com pany had to grapple wth tlrj problem of selecting a successor fc this re sponsible office. C. H Wer-enberger. who had been on the sale force of the company for the past five years, was tendered thp, poyitio? and took up his new auVi.as a -fays ago. USSBBBM - 1 K 1 II r 1 -a i PORTLAND JN GOOD SHAPE i HARD WORK AND OPTIMISM ALL THAT IS NEEDED. After Trip East C. F. Wright Is of Belief Country Is Rapidly Returning to Normal. . Portland is in better shape today, from a business standpoint, than any other city in the country, according to C. F. Wright of Ballou & Wright, who recently returned from a visit to Chicago and middle western points. Mr. Wright declared that, although some of the middle western cities are experiencing poor business at this time, there is no need whatever for Portland to have hard, times, if the business men and citizens generally remain optimistic and put their noses to the grindstone for a little real work. The purpose of Mr. Wright's visit was to attend the annual session of the Automotive Equipment association at Chicago. The organization includes in its membership the principal Job bers and manufacturers of automo bile supplies in the country. There are two departments, the jobbers hav ing one and the manufacturers an other, but for the annual convention men of both departments meet for a general session, swap views and re port as to business conditions in their respective sections. In this way. Mr. Wright pointed out, a visitor at the session is able to get perhaps as true a view of - the situation 'throughout the country as if he visit ed each section himself. 'From now on I can see no reason why business should not be good." said Mr. Wright, "but it will be the kind of business that a man has to go out and get and n.ot the kind that seeks him out. The fellow that sits back in his office chair waiting for someone to come in and take his goods away from him will wake up some morning with a padlock on the door. This applies in all industries, and all the way up from the workman to the high-priced executive. "There will be no more of ttiis late arriving and early leaving at the of fice. The man who gets down to his office at 11 o'clock and leaves at 2 ' of golf will soon have nothing to do ! but play golf and not money enough to do that. "I see no reason why Portland should experience any unusual depres sion. If everyone keeps pounding away and conscientiously trying to help in the movement to -bring the world back to normal? conditions will soon right themselves. But if we all become pessimists, say business Is rotten and make no effort to go after it, Portland will soon feel like the fellow felt after all his friends for a couple of days told him how sick he was. About the third day he really was sick. . "The time of fictitious prices has passed. If merchants would take their losses quietly, as they took their gains on the rising market, follow the markets downward and not bolster prices as long as possible and then let the bottom fall out, an. if the public generally would strive to keep money in circulation, all fear of any extreme depression would soon be passed." While in the middle west Mr. Wright visited the big tire factory of the Racine Rubber company at Racine. Wis! Ballou? & Wright is the local distributor for this tire. The Racine company gradually contract ed with the falling market, he said, and now is running on a conservative basis. The company does not have any large stocks on hand, however, and, as a result, is ready to increase business when the demand picks up, as it is expected to do in the spring. FORD LIMITS REMOVED XEW RULIXG DOES AWAY WITH TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS. Ford Dealers and Salesmen Here after May Stnfi. Prospets 27 where They Choose. 1 Ford deters and salesmen through out the country are out in the field with no territory limits, free to -find prospects where they will. Such wa the word received by the local branch of the Ford Motor com- i pany last week from headquarters In Detroit. Similar word was also re 1 ceived by the six authorized Ford dealers of Portland. - The new ruling does away with all restrictions which have hitherto been ! placed on the dealer regarding the I territory which he was authorized to cover, and gives him the opportunity of going over occasionally into neigh boring pastures, if they look greener. The ruling is expected to create a good-sized turmoil among the Ford dealers at first and to increase the activity of the dealers and salesmen in their . respective territories to pre vent outside salesmen from getting their prospects. Heretofore there was one or more authorized Ford dealer In each dis trict and no dealer was allowed to work outside his district. Thus Port land has had six authorized dealers who confined their activities to this district, while other cities had their 1 quotas. Under the new arrangement a Portland dealer could send a repre sentative to Medford, for instance, to work that district, or the Medford dealer might invade Portland. A Se attle dealer might show up here bright and early some morning to go after prospects here, or a Portland Ford representative might spend a vacation in Spokane selling cars out side his customary territory. In fact, there seems no limit under the new arrangement, a free-for-all scramble on the part of Ford dealers having ben instituted. ' That the ruling will make, a more Intense rivalry among the dealers and will instill more "pep" into the salesmen Svas the belief in Ford cir cles. It was said that one reason for the new ruling was the fact that dealers some times left portions of their territories unworked, which, un der possibility of competition from some other Ford delaer, would be betcer looked after. Frequent dis cussions and disputes have also arisen between dealers over boundary lines, which will come to an end by the new ruling. PROPER WAY TO DRAIN MOTOR Rocking Front of Car- Advised to Get All Water Out. When draining the water system of the car, it is well to make certain that no water remains in the pipes and Jackets by rocking the front of the car. This will throw the water out of bends and pockets. The ma jority of thermo-sy phon cooling systems-drain off easily enough, but in the pump system it is necessary "to use care. It is a good plan in drain-, ing off the 'water to let it run into some receptacle, a large can or pail, so that it can be used again. The reason is that in all water there is a certain proportion of foreign matter that forms deposits on the cylinder jackets and radiator. In the water already used this deposit may be sup posedly already to have been made, whereas with fresh water a new de posit will be precipitated. By using the same water over and over again this furring up of the water spaces may be minimized. i WORK ON TUNNEL, IS BEGUN Crew Starts to Build Concrete Portals at Entrance. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 11. (Spe cial.)1 A crew began Wednesday to build concrete portals at the twin tunnels between here and Mosier, Or on the Columbia river highway. The concrete will be faced with cut stone. A. Camello, who had charge of the artistic stone and concrete work at Shell Rock mountain, has been su pervising the work east of here. Angus McDonald, In charge of main tenance of the stretch of highway be tween here and Mosier. stated that all loose rock on the outside of tun nels and overhanging foot paths cut around the cliff sides there would be removed. On completion of the work engineers will determine if it is nec essary to construct a concrete awn ing over the foot paths. . Seattle Agency Opened. Walter Hesse, manager of the Oakland branch of the W. L. Hugh- son company, has been sent to Seattle to open the Ford depot in that city for the Hughson company. The Oakland Hughson Ford agency, which Hesse directed, was, considered one of the most successful in the Hughson chain of branches and many of the systems put into effect there will be applied in the conduct of the northern branch. Dim your light when approaching another automobile on the -road. NEW ASSISTANT SALES HEAD FOR APEX MOTORS. Robert T. Walsh has been appointed assistant sales and advertising mana ger of the Apex Motor corporation, Ypsilanti, Mich. The company man ufactures the "Ace" car. Walsh was at on time first assistant advertising , manager for Ford and recently was I publicity and advertising manager of the King Motor Car company. - '? - - K - ' I r. 7 1 A Christmas Gift for Your Family You owe it to yourself to your wife and to your children to get out of the city. Mount Hood, the Columbia Highway, all the streams and woods of Oregon are brought close to your home if you own a Ford Sedan. Friends who live at a distance can be visited quickly and comfortably. It broadens your horizon, increases your happiness and promotes good health every day. No other investment brings so much pleasure and satisfaction and saves so much time at so small a cost as a Ford Sedan. The amount you are planning to spend"f or-Christmas gifts for the family can be used as your first payment on a Ford Sedan. The balance may be paid in small amounts through the coming year. Take advantage of Henry Ford's Christmas gift to you. He has made the price below present cost of manufacture for your benefit at this time. Chassis $360.00 Touring (With Starter) $510.00 Runabout (Regular) $395.00 Coupe (With, Starter) $745.00 Runabout (With Starter) . . $465.00 Sedan (With Starter) $795.00 Touring (Regular) .... . .$440,00 Truck (Pneumatic Tires) . .$545.00 The Prices Listed Above Are F. 0. B. Detroit. For Sale by the Following Authorized Ford Dealers Francis Motor Car Co. Grand Avenue ?X Hawthorne Palace Garage Co. 12th Street at Stark SAFE CROSSINGS URGED CAMPAIGN FOR PASSAGE I LAWS ARE PLAXXED. OF Between Fonr and Five Thousand Killed Each Year Trent Tres passing on Railroad Land. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 11. A campaign for the passage of laws in aJ states requiring better protection of railroad grade crossings is to be carried on by members of the .Associ ation of State Railway and Utility commissions, which recently held its annual convention here. A special committee appointed o investigate the whole subject said the elimination of all grade cross ings in the United States "would prtfbably cost as much as all the rail roads are worth." It recommended laws requiring that every grade crossing be protected by an approach warning sign placed in the highway at a distance not less than 300 feet on each sid of the railroad tracks. The sign should be a circular disc not less than 24 inches in diameter, and properly lighted at nigtit if deemed necessary. Railroad companies would be re quired to maintain within the limits of their rights of way proper cau tionary signs, to be equipped with a ren light at night where necessary. Other provisions of the proposed law include: Crossing flagmen to use during the day a uniform disc 16 inches in di ameter painted white with a black border and the word "St'op" painted thereon in black letters about five inches high. Crossing gates to be painted with alternate, diagonal stripes of black and white. Railroad property at grade cross ings to be maintained free from ob t r. :jrniiifTln-iomi jii . ' '' fiji RrTfiisfl pfar- tiisuf POPULARITY!! 198 car manufacturers are now using WILLARD BATTERIES as standard equipment and 168 of these are installing as regular equipment our THREADED RUBBER INSULATED BATTERY. This is one of the many reasons why you should investigate our "battery before replacing your edd one. HARPER-BURG, INC. WILLARD BATTERY SERVICE NINTH AND EVERETT fX3 mi IK?. WAY STATION NO.-3 . K. 17th and Bnnulde St. BELMONT HATTER Y STATION Belmont and Grand CLATSKANIE AITTO CO. Clatskanie, Or. . is " A new Ford Sedan delivered to your home Christmas morn ing will be the supreme gift for the day and throughout the coming year. You will drive it every day all winter in comfort. Just as much fresh air as you want and no more. Just as much warmth as you need and no more. Wherever you wish to go, the whole family even the babies will be as comfortable as if at home by the fireside. Wm. L. Hughson Co. Broadway at Davis Rushlight & Penney East Third at Broadway "Have a Ford Sedan Delivered Christmas Morning' structions to vision, and highway ap proaches to be graded so as to permit free passage of vehicles. Automobile drivers to come to a futl stop at crossings not protected by gates or a flagman. Between 4000 and 5000 persons are killed each year from trespassing upon railroad property and as many more Injured, the committee said in urging passage of laws making such trespassing a misdemeanor punish able by fine or imprisonment. TIRES REPLACE SKELETONS Transcontinental Trails Now Busy With Motor Traffic. ! REDLANDS, Cal.. Dec 11. Andrew Lewis, who has arrived in Redlands after a cross-country trip, says that there is an immense movement west ward over the roads, so large that the skeletons1 of humans and horses that formerly marked the trails have been supplanted entirely by. wornout automobile tires, tops and camping equipment. Bodies of humans and horses dotted the roads in 1849 when there was such a great transcontinental move ment westward. But times have changed and mode of travel, and now, Lewis says, every few hundred yards one sees an old automobile casing, worn out and thrown away. Instead of gold the travelers are seeking health and recreation. Mr. Lewis says that one day he de cided to count the tires and he counted just 169 in a stretch of less than 150 miles and that was across the desert, where the travel was scattered. The following day 1S5 tires were counted in about 160 miles. Aibuuy Auto Sho-.v Decided Upon. ALBANY, Or., Dec 11. (Special.) Albany's third automobile show will be held next month. At a meeting held yesterday the Albany Automo bile Dealers' association decided to stage the event. The exact date of the show and where it will be held will be announced later. BRANCHES AND SUB-AGENTS UNION AVE. TIRE A BATTERY STATION Union Are. and Sacramento ST. JOHNS AUTO ELEC. SERVICE St. Johns - 1 1. . r.-i:... -. Talbot & Casey, Inc. East Ankeny at Grand Robinson-Smith Co. . Sixth at Madison THREE YEARS TO PUN CUR FIRST 100 MOTORS COST STU DEBAKER $10,000 APIECE. Millions Spent In Bringing Out Light Six and In Building Plants to Manufacture It. ' There are few people who realize the work that bringing out a new automobile entails. When the aver age motorist reads the announcement of a new motor car he seldom gives it second thought. If he is Interested in that particular make of car he may be more or less enthusiastic about the new arrival. But there's probably not one person in 10,000 who knows the labor, planning and sweat ing that goes into an automobile be fore it Is allowed to get out in the puhLic view. Three years ago the Studehaker corporation started work on a small six-cylinder car. One model was con structed by hand and sent out on the road. It was driven across the con tinent and pounded over many moun tain roads in California. It returned to the factory and the engineering staff took a look at it. 'A few months later a hundred similar cars were turned out, much of the work being done by hand, as the necessary ma chinery had not been installed. v These machines were sent out to various parts of the country for the most strenuous sort of tests and a careful check was kept on their performance. It is estimated that this first" hun dred cars cost the Studebaker factory over $10,000 apiece. While these high priced beginners were being tested the Studebaker corporation was busy erecting a new plant for the manufac ture of this product. Millions of dol lars were spent in bringing out this Studebaker "light six" and more m!l- MUJUU! U J ll-l'-'l ! M iiTYj:.af iVftrrii-irui STORAGES 75 C. E. OSBURN CO. Oreibam, Or. COFELAND AUTO CO. . St. Helens, Or. G. E. RINRIE Rainier. Or. IV!'!!" .Ai.'IjjO.ijMi lions in the plant to build it. The car was recently put on the market . and was very favorably received here. Bureau for Trucks Favored. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11. The pro--prietary members of the Motor Truck association of Philadelphia held a" meeting recently to discuss the pro posed dealers' appraisal bureau for trucks taken on trade-in. There were 55 proprietary memrjers in attendance," who listened to an explanation of the . appraising of dealers' trucks as done by bureaus in New York and Chicago.' It was decided to hold a meeting on Tuesday next to discuss the matter more fully. There seemed to be con--siderable favorable sentiment toward, tha project. Automotive Trades to Convene. BOISE, Idaho. Dec. 11. (Special.), The first convention of the automo-' tive trades of Idaho is to be held In . thi3 city December 14. The Idaho Automotive Trades association will be acted upon, and a programme -ef.. needed legislation outlined. A num ber of prominent speakers are ex pected, including Governor Davi9 ana. ' Frank H. Ooodirtg, penator-elect. ijEt Keaton. pTsZ Non-Skid ULJJ CORD MAKE WINTER DRIVING SAFE "I do a great deal of driving in all kinds of weather and I find I have no use whatever for chains or other non-skid protection since using Keaton Non-Skid tires." JOHN D. STITES, County Board of Kelief, Portland, Or. KEATON TIRE & RUBBER CO. Sixth and Main Streets Portland, Oregon New 1921 BUICK 7-Pass. Car perfect in every way. Never been run. All United States cord tires. Best spring bumper. "Will sacrifice $300. Hd the car ten days. Wave bought Packard. Call Tabor 1)1 1 for appointment. Ore. COD City 361 to are car.