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THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 30. 1921
C. L BOSS IS HOME
I NEW MODEL CADILLAC CAR AND PORTLAND-MADE DISC WHEELS LOOK WELL TOGETHER.
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Hudson-Essex Distributor in
Hurry Because of Strike.
HUDSON VOLUME LARGER
In Face of Coming Winter, Pro
duction Greatest in 18 Months,
While Essex Climbs, Too.
C. L. Boss returned Thursday from
a lightning ten-day trip to the Hudson-Essex
factory at . Detroit. He
wasted no time anywhere on his route
because he was taking no chances of
being marooned by the railroad strike.
"The hottest competition In the his
tory of the automobile business is in
progress right now," said Mr. Boss.
"It is deadly. One of its results is
bound to be the elimination of more
than one line of cars before next
spring, and the weaker lines will be
the sufferers. That is inevitable be
cause quantity purchasing is now
playing an important part in motor
car manufacture. Consequently some
makers can't keep pace with the
general reduction in automobile
prices.
"The recent dramatic reduction of
Hudson prices certainly made things
hum at the Hudson factory. Never
have I seen it busier. Such a reduc
tion could only be justified by big
volume production. The company
figured it would Bet this volume pro
duction by making the price drop, and
the result bag been exactly as figured.
Mont lludaons In 1ft Months.
'For September Hudson production
was the largest it has been in 18
months, with the factory greatly over
sold and working at full speed to
catch up on orders. And for October,
up to the time I left, the volume of
business had been even greater. That,
mind you, in the face of approaching
winter. It Is a remarkable tribute to
the wisdom of the factory policy in
putting Hudson prices down to an
absolute bed-rock basis and reiving on
volume production to make the new
price possible.
"This great success at attaining
volume production with the Hudson
has led the factory to pursue the same
policy with regard to the Essex. The
last price drop put the list price of the
Essex to a point actually $200 lower
than the pre-war price set In 1917.
- "For the past year the Essex has
been built in the Hudson factory, be
cause production of the two cars in
the numbers being manufactured
could be done at less cost in one fac
tory than by spreading the overhead
over two. But now the wonderful in
crease in Hudson volume has crowded
Essex out again, and it is being manu
factured in Its own factory.
Essex Production Increases.
"The purpose of the company is, of
course, by the new low price so to in
crease the volume of the. Essex that
Its own factory can be operated at
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Handutmr touring model Cadillac, equipped with Paragon disc wheels, manufactured by the Paragon Dtsc Wheel
company of 2.V Hawthorne avenue, sold last week by the Covej- Motor Car company to Mr. and Mrs. Fred J
Honers of The Palles. The photograph shows Mr. and Mrs. Bowers already in possession.
capacity and overhead thus reduced to
a minimum.
"This policy seems certain to bring
up Essex production, Just as it has
brought up Hudson production. De
mand for the Essex already is very,
heavy.
"The motor car business is said at
the factories to be quite good for cars
listing under J1000. but not so good
for those listing above that figure.
In fact, only a few companies are do
ing any large volume of business in
the more than (1000 class, and the
competition is very, very keen.
"Business men in the east, naturally
enough, want the railroad strike
threat settled and out of the way. but
nobody seems to be really worrying
about It in the least. There is no
longer any fear that a strike would tie
up indefinitely the w-hole country's
transportation system, or that if it
were tied up, the situation, at worst,
would be bad only for a few days.
"The effect of the strike on busi
ness already has been discounted. No
serious effects are feared."
REDWOODS WILL BE SAVED
Important Purchases Announced
by Forestry Board.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Oct. 29. At a
meeting in Oakland the ctate board
of forestry determined to close the
deal for the purchase of 391 acres
of redwoods along the Eel river in
Humboldt county as part of the save-the-redwoods
programme. v
The land will be purchased at a cost
of $60,000 from the Sage Land &
Improvement company of Albany,
N. V. The deal will be closed through
E. J. Jameg of Santa Rosa, repre
sentee of the Improvement company.
According to members of the for
estry board, the property consists of
13 pieces of land heavily covered with
giant redwoods and immediately ad
joins the state highway.
The purchase of the land will be
made out of the $300,000 appropriated
by the last legislature for the pur
pose of preserving the redwoods of
Humboldt and Mendicino counties.
GEORGE GRAHAM QUITS
VICE-PRESIDENT OF PIERCE
ARROW FIRM RESIGNS.
New Duties as Head of Chandler
Motor Car Company to Be
Assumed November 1.
BUFFALO, Oct. 29. George XI. Gra
ham, one of the most prominent fig
ures in the automotive industry, has
resigned as vice-president of the
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. to be
come vice-president of the Chandler
Motor Car Co. in charge of sales,
service and advertising. He will as
sume his new duties November 1. Gra
ham, who formerly was a newspaper
man, has been the spokesman of the
industry on many occasions because
of his ability as an orator. He also
is an analyst and economist of note.
During the war Graham served as
chairman of the motor truck commit
tee, making his headquarters in
Washington. He appeared frequently
before various divisions of the war
department, committees of congress
and the war industries board, obtain
ing recognition and concessions for
the automotive industry.
Graham has addressed meetings of
automobile dealers throughout the
country, telling them of the achieve
ments of their Industry. Thousands of
copies of his address on motor vehicle
regulation before the national high
ways convention were distributed
throughout the country. He has spok
en before the chamber of commerce
of the United States and numerous
other national organizations.
Graham is a member of the high
ways, motor truck and taxation com
mittees of the National Automobile
chamber of commerce. He was one of
the two spokesmen who discussed
problems of the industry with Presi
dent Hardinir last spring and he re
cently has appeared in Washington
several times in connection with
hearings on pending automotive legis
lation. After leaving the newspaper busi
ness, Graham was- associated with
publicity, advertising and promotion
campaigns for such companies as
White. Packard, Pierce-Arrow and
Mitchell. When he decided to devote
all of his time to the automotive in
dustry he Joined the Willys-Overland
company and from there went to
Pierce-Arrow five years ago. He ex
plains that a desire to associate him
self with a quantity production com
pany producing popular priced and
high grade cars prompted him to join
the Chandler company.
ROBERTS IN NEW QUARTERS
Well-Known Firm Takes Corner at
Broadway and Flanders.
The Roberts . Motor Car company.
Republic truck distributors, which
recently became associate city dealers
for the Overland and Willys-Knight,
has leased the entire building at the
corner of Broadway and Flanders
streats, formerly occupied by the
Willamette Motors company, and will
occupy the quarters as a new and
enlarged home.
The show room will be enlarged
and redecorated, and will be used to
display new and used cars, and an
active campaign for sale of Overland
and Willys-Knight cars will be con
ducted by the company. To that end
it has been announced that the show
room will te kept open evenings and
on Sundays.
This step, enlarging the quarters
and- securing a more central location
for this well known firm, was taken,
according to H. W. Roberts, because
of the conviction that the next sev
eral years will be ones of unusual
activity in the automobile field. From
now until the exposition in 1925 busi
ness will be excellent, according to
Mr. Roberts, and his firm intends to
place itself In a position to handle Its
Khare of business.
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UPPER HIGHWAY CLOSED
NO SHORT DETOI RS POSSIBLE
ON ROWEN'A SECTION.
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Regular Price 1545
Never before in the history of motor cars, and it is
is safe to say that never again in the present decade, will
it be possible to buy a refined six-cylinder . automobile
so far below the prevailing market price.
These Scripps-Booth cars are brand new and latest
models. Each car is serviced before leaving our sales
rooms; and the regular factory guarantee goes with
each one. Without doubt this is the biggest opportunity
awaiting automobile buyers. Out-of-town customers
may phone or telegraph orders at our expense.
No Cars Sold to Dealers
A Sale for the Public
Standard Eight Motors Co
Park and Couch St. Phone: Broadway 788
During Working Hours Motorists
Will Have to Wait or to
Use Old Hill Road.
Paving work on the Columbia river
highway on the stretch between The
Dalles and Mosler has now reached
,a point a little more than a mile
east of Rowena. the paving crew
working toward that point from
The Dalles, according to K. B. Kumpe.
superintendent of paving for the
Hauser Construction company, which
has the contract. Work on the- pav
ing in the vicinity of Rowena will
continue until late in November, ac
cording to Kumpe and from now un
til the work is concluded it will be
Impossible to provide Bhort detours,
as has- been done thus far. and the
road will be closed entirely during
working hours. .
With the recent completion of the
paving from Hood River eastward by
the A. D. Kern company and with
the work thus far completed- by the
Hauser company, the upper high
way is now paved from Hood. River
eastward to a point 3.8 miles east
of Mosier, and from The Dalles west
ward for approximately six miles.
This leaves a gap of about six miles
and a half, centering at Rowena.
The HauseT paving crew is now
working a little over a mile west
of Rowena. coming westward, and
expects to make Rowena by Novem
ber 10. Operations will then be
transferred to the -west of Rowena.
where the Kern contract ended, and
the work will be carried eastward
for as long as weather permits, but
not to exceed two miles.
Provided weather allows this two
miles to be completed, a gap of 3.3
miles west of Rowena and centering
at the Rowena loops will be left,
this to be the only unpaved section
remaining at the close of this sea
son's work between Hood River and
The Dalles. These loops are to be
worked- over to provide super-elevation,
and it is the desire of the high
way commission that the grade here
be allowed to settle anothsr winter
before hard surfacing.
There are no short detours what
ever available for the remainder of
the work, according to Mr. Kumpe.
and the highway is therefore closed
from 7 A. M. to 12:15 P. M. and from
12:45 to 5:15 P. M.. except on Sun
days. The opening point at noon is
based on Rowena and eastbound
traffic should leave Mosier at least
half an hour earlier in order to get
through the work daring the pro
scribed time. Those desiring to
make the Mosier-The Dalles trip dur
ing working hours will have to use
the old road over the hill, which is
In poor shape, although passable.- If
operations are continued after No
vember 10, which will be the case if
weather permits, the road will con
tinue to be closed during working
hours, but the closing time will be
slightly modified to conform witn
an eight-hour working day, which the
company will then make effective,
instead of the ten-hour day as at the
present time.
Warns of Lubrication Lack.
Blown by suction from the intak
manifold, a whistle has been Invented
to warn a motorist that the circula
tion of lubricating oil in his car has
stopped.
The federal government provides
automobiles for the department of
state, interior, labor and the attorney-general.
L RUN IS MADE
LEXINGTON AVERAGES
MILES AN HOUR.
32.52
Distance Between Los Angeles and
Sun Diego Covered in Remark
ably Short Time.
Adding another to its already long
list of performance records, a Lex
ington "Minute-Man" six. with its
transmission sealed in second gear,
recently made an unusual run be
tween Los Angeles and San Diego, ac
cording to word received by Manager
Splllane of the Oregon-Lexington
company here.
The "Minute-Man" six left Los An
geles at 4:17 A. M. on Friday, arriving
at the Automobile club in San Diego
at 8:16 A. M. The remarkable record
of the Lexington In this instance, as
In most of the others of recent origin,
was due to the Ansted engine. To
make this second gear record, the
motor was compelled to turn up to
3800 revolutions per minute.
The Lexington carried four passen
gers. It was a strictly stock car. The
average for the entire distance was
32.52 miles per hour. Local newspa
per men who went along as observers,
attest to the authenticity of the
record.
The run w-as made under the most
trying conditions of second-gear
work. A circumstance that greatly
Increased the gruelling nature of the
test was the loss of a fan belt near
Santa Ana. The remainder of the
Journey had to be completed -with an
Idle fan.
Racing against time, the Lexington
could not be stopped for a new belt.
much less a hat the wind carried from
the head of one of the passengers.
No water was added to the radiator
during the entire trip and the greter
part of the distance was coveretij
without the cooling deemed necessary
from the- fan. The Ansted Kngine wa J
not oui etui going weu wnen me ruu
ended. i
Harry K. Tarkington, of the Lex
ington Los Angeles company, piloted,1
the car the entire distance, uespiti
the fact that the motor was seem-,
ingly endangered by the absencs cf
the cooling supplied by the fan. ir.
vestigatlon disclosed it undamaged, t
and the passengers made the retura
trip In the same car, said the reportj
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The questions below are simple ex
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over and see how many you ran
solve. If you c:n't answer them, lt':
time to brush up on the A. B, C ol
innlnp rw As-ti a n 4 .
What is the firing- order of cylin
ders.
Number of points of lubrication or.
Give three reasons for overheating
the engine.
What is the purpose of the various
speeds of transmission?
Gasoline and oil consumption per
mner t
Road s-peed in miles per Jiour at
which engine will perform most effi
ciently ana economically.
On average road, driving; at
itnoprl nf fA mil rter hnnr n-hnt dis
tance is required to bring- your ca,r
10 a aeaa iop ;
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