TITE STJXDAY OTIEGOXTAX. rOKTLAXD, JAXTTATtY 29. 1923
RELICS OF EARLY .MOTORING DAYS IN PORTLAND ARE AUTO SHOW FEATURE.
PROPER IE CURE
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Operations Now Conducted
Annual Bill of World Placed
on Safe and Sane Plane.
at Billion Dollars.
MANY MILLIONS ARE LOST
MOST CUTS AVOIDABLE
Atitomolillc Owner Must Make Up
Overload, - I nder-InflaMon, Over
Speed Infr, Xeglected Cuts Are
Among Common Abuses.
Mind to Say Farewell to Big
Profits of Peak Times.
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USED GAR BUSINESS
LESSON TO DEALERS
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Used cars, the boll weevil of the
automobile induxlry, have been re
ceiving the attention of 35,000 dealers
throughout the United States within
the last 18 months, and while no solu
' tion to the problem has neen reachea,
rapid strides in that direction are dis
cernible, writes Burt Roberts, execu
tive secretary of the Los Angeles Mo
tor Car Dealers' association,. Co-operated
effort on the part of the deal
ers, with the idea of educating the
public in the knowledge that the day
of big profits in trade-ins is past, is
having its effect and. in the opinion of
leaders in the industry, the situation
la gradually righting itself.
The automobile owner who has not
already done so mum make up his
mind to say farewell to these profits.
The conditions that existed in war
times and for two years thereafter,
during which the car owner made a
handsome profit every time he turned
in a used car, have changed, and today
the car offered as a trade-in must be
sound in the strictest sense and the
owner must make up his mind that he
will get only actual cash value when
he begins to bargain.
Original Price Surpassed.
It has been said that more than SO
per cent of the used cars traded in
during peak times got the owner mora
cash value than he paid originally
even though the first deal was on a
strictly cash basis. That percentage
may seem high, but there are dealers
In Los Angeles who will substantiate
the claim.
At all events, thousands and hun
dreds of thousands of cars were ex
changed on that basis, the list prices
advancing so rapidly that the Vehicle
ued a few months could be traded in
or sold for more than it cost new. The
fact that he was being trlmmei did
not weigh heavily with the dealer, for
during that period any used car that
would run was In demand, and the
dealer could sell the trade-in for a
profit in spite of an allowance In
which the real depreciation was not
taken into consideration.
The owners who. In the horse
wapping days, would have controlled
the equine market, made millions
more in profits during this orgy than
the dealers or manufacturers. They
were out nothing for depreciation and
the pleasure and profit derived from
the cars while they used them was a
gift. They made money every time
they traded, they had a bully good
time and, indeed, no censure can be
attached to them, for the clamor for
cars forced dealers to offer unheard
of allowances and ofttimes cash prices
for used cars.
Dealers Tighten Up.
The beginning of the end came when
the depression broke in July, 1920.
Shrewd dealers, the men with their
ears to the ground, saw tha handwrit
ing and tightened up. Others, carried
away by earlier successes, kept up
their heart-breaking pace until sales
rooms and warehouses were filled up
and they found themselves facing fi
nancial disaster.
Then began the period of retrench
ment and the herculean efiorts to re
trieve their losses on the part of the
dealers. Before they could begin to
formulate policies that might help
them over the shoala the break in
prices came and automobile values
went tumbling with such startling
consistency that they soon found
themselves holding used cars taken in
at prices in excess of the current price
of the same cars right out of the fac
tory. The demand for used cars was
gone and the dealer who had laid in
a supply was compelled to hold the
bag during the period of deflation.
The tremendous losses suffered by
dealers during this period were al
most beyond belief Suffice It to eay
millions upon millions of dollars wer
swept away each time the price of
new cars dropped, further reducing
the value of the old cars on hand.
That, of course, was the dealers' af
fair, but the aftermath is one thai
concerns every car owner, for It af
fects him vitally. The owner will dis
cover this quickly when next he goo
to trade In his car. If he has not done
so already, and a few minutes' consid
eration of the situation from every
angle must convince him that the
dealer's attitude is a most reasonable
one.
F.duratlon Is Costly.
The year 19:11 marked an expensive
period in the career of the dealer and
he paid dearly for his education. Some
went down with the sinking industrial
ship, but others and these comprise
what today constitutes the realers of
the country Weathered the storm,
counted the cost, analyzed their mis
lakes and resolved to profit thereby.
Kfforts looking to satisfactory solu
tion of the problem were undertaken,
some dealer organizations deciding on
a common ground of reform, of hers
determining unto themselves to ist
steady and work out alone the prob
lem of the trade-in.
Since every owner has been "trad
ing" he has in the true sense been a
dealer, and each of these millions
must make up his mind that he will
hae to operate on a different basis
from now on; that his days of profit
eering at the expense of the recog
nized dealer are gone. And yet the
owner's position today is not nearly
so acute as that which faced the
dealer, for the stabilizing Influence of
the low prices for cars assures him
against any such depreciation losses
as the dealers suffered within the last
year.
The time has come when the depre
ciation of use must be paid for by the
owner. And it is contended it is but
fair for him to assume thlj burden in
return for the value he has received
from his automohlle during the time
It has been in his possession. Insur
ance companies contend that a car
depreoiates 25 per cent the moment it
Is used. I'onstant use for a year will
give it no more depreciation, but that
25 per cent of its value Is gone if It
Is put up for sale the day after it is
purchased from the dealer and used.
Summed up, the dealers today are
stronger than ever before. The light
weights have dropped from sight and
conservative, safe and honest business
men now make the ranks. They are
engaged in selling transportation, not
merely dealing in cars or .rucks, and
they are going to devote earnest ef
forts to seeing that the buyers of mo
tor vehicles get the most miles per
dollar that are possible. But when
the used car trade-ins is brought tip
the owner is going to And that the
time has come when he must reckon
to a penny the value he has derived
from his vehicle while he has been
using it. and must be satisfied to ac
cept that basis of valuation.
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50 CISNTS GIVKX POOIt MAX;
RAFFLE TICKET IX RETl'KX.
Bit of Pasteboard Turns Up Win-
ncr When Shrinors Give Away
Hajnes $-1100 Brougham.
DETROIT, Mich.. Jan. 28. Every
one has heard the stories of the men
who gave panhandlers in.signif leant
sums, received from the ratelul men
tickets on the grand lottery of th
Kingdom of Persia, or something: like
that, and won fortunes. Nobody, of
course, believed them. E. K. Sykes,
830 Alexandrine avenue East, didn't
one morning: recently when he was
working- at a Standard Oil company
station at East Grand boulevard and
Hanover avenue. He does. now.
Sykes was approached by a man
who said he was broke and wanted
some money. He gave the man 60
cents.
Can I do some work around here
to pay for this?" the man asked
Sykes assured him that there wan
nothing to do and that he was wel
come to the money.
' Here, take this." said the man.
"It's all I've sot and it's no good to
me."
Sykes glanced at It, saw it was a
ticket on a Haynes brougham, being
raffled at the Shriners' circus, and
stuck it in a pocket of his overalls.
Then he went to work and forgot it.
The Shriners held their circus, the
drawing was made, but, -strangely
enough, nobody came forward with
the winning number, E-2234-N. A. E.
D. Allan, potentate of the Shrine, was
worried. So was C. H. Potts, of the
Potts Motor company, Haynes distrib
utors, who donated a Haynes
brougham worth $4100. They ina'ti- ,
tuted inquiries to no avail. They i
tried publicity, and ft Is a testimonial
to the honesty of citizens of Detroit i
that this produced only one forged j
ticket and 60 affidavits from per-
sons who swore they had had
K-2234-X but lost it. Mr. Allan and
Mr. Potts, however, wanted the ticket,
and not affidavits.
Sykes. meanwhile, had thrown the
old overalls away and shifted his Job
to a station at John R street and Al
exandrine avenue. A little more than
two weeks ago he saw a story that
the ticket was missing, and remem
bered that he had had such a ticket.
He rcovered the overalls and dug
up the ticket.
It was a fine-looking mess, oil
soaked and worn. The number was
fairly clear. It was either E-2234-N
or K-22MN. He took It to Mr! Allan.
To make sure that this was the miss
ing ticket, Mr. Allan sent it to two
laboratories for microscopic tests.
The Detroit testing laboratory and
the Truscon laboratories both report
ed that the ticket had not been tarn-
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OX STREET TO MASS OF ICIS.
No. the above photo was not taken on the Columbia river highway during
the silver thaw. This is what happened to an automobile left standing beside
a burning buiidinij in Quincy. Mass. The firemen turned their streams on
the building and put out the fire, after a loss of $200,000, but the freezing
weather turned the water which fell from the side of the building onto the
automobile below into Ice the instant it struck, just like a real silver thaw.
A foot or so of solid ice was formed on the street and the auto was nailed
solid lo the ground.
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ttome of Ike winners in the old-timers' parade Tuesday noon. In which a
score of ears anting- mu far back an IKW were entereni Above Cars
pnradlnir before Judges In front of auditorium. The ear shown Is an 1SI7
oldxmoMIr, which won third prize In the parade. Center tUO: Oldsmohile
which formerly belonared to the late ft Henry Wemme and was the first
ear to romt across the continent to Oregon vnder its own power. Helow.
Mrs. Miriam Keelrr beside the 1009 Pullman, which she. entered and
s drove In the parade and which secured sixth prise. Mrs. Keeler was
dressed In a becoming motoring- costume of 1900.
pered with and that it was indeed the
missing: E-2234N.
So the 50 cents cast out on the
world by Sykes. who is 22 years old
and came to Detroit from North Caro
lina only Isst October, has returned
in the shape of a $4100 car. From
now on he believes in fairies or any
thing else you tell him.
New Shock Absorber Patented.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Jan. 28. (Spe
cial.) P. F. Halferty is arranging- a
jortlon of the Veysey building- on
East Market street for manufacture
of a shock absorber for automobiles.
Halferty holds the patent on the de
vice, which, is of his own invention.
Illinois Passes Law.
Under the law. no boy less than IS
years of age is permitted to drive an
automobile or truck for hire in Illinois
Rnd everyone who operates a motor
vehicle for hire or compensation of
any kind must have a chauffeur's li
cense. ARTIFICIAL SILVER THAW.
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HY-VIS DFFICIi HERE
COAST representative; sees
ANNUAL AUTO SHOW.
Visitor, Just Back From East,
Tells of Conditions at Com
pany's Oil Refineries.
J. J. McXerney, Pacific coast rep
resentative of the Fred G. Clark com
pany of Warren, Pa., manufacturers
of HyVis motor oils, was a Portland
visitor during show week and com
plimented the Portland dealers on the
splendid show this year, which he de
clared compared favorably with the
larger chows in the east.
Mr,. McNerney has just returned
from a visit to his firm's refineries
in Pennsylvania and to other points
In the east and was "loaded" with in
teresting information relative to con
ditions in the east for the benefit of
the Wiggins company, HyVls distrib
utors for Oregon. '
"The method of selling motor oils
to dealers and thus to users on the
basis of guaranteed specifications,
wh'ch is the recognized and scientific
basis of measuring the quality of a
motor oil, has been unusually well
received in the east and elswhere
throughout the country,"' said Mc
Nerney. "Our company claims the
distinction of being the first oil re
fners to sell mo-tor oils on this ba
sis. Every drum of HyVls wears a
certificate sealed on it at the refinery
giving and guaranteeing the tests
of the contents. We consider this in
novation the most progressive step
ever taken by any oil refiner in the
marketing of a motor oil."
The HyVis organization operates
two refineries at Warren, Pa., one be
ing devoted exclusively to manufac
ture of HyVis. The refineries are
operated under the name of the Cone
wango Refining company, but are
controlled and owned by the-Fred G.
Clark company of Cleveland, Ohio,
which is the marketing division of
th business. HyVis oil has an inter
esting history, as it was the out
growth of the war. The Pennsyl
vania refineries, which have been
operating for 25 years or more, were
called upon to produce an oil to meet
the exacting demands of war service
and HyVis was the result. After the
war the trade name, a shortening of
"high viscosity," was chosen and the
oil was placed on the market. Colonel
Lyons, president of the refining com
pany, served as head of the oil divi
sion of the fuel and forage depart
ment of the army during the war.
In the field of trackless, freely mo
bile transportation, rubber tires In
the period of one generation have al
most completely replaced tires made
from. all other more durable materials
on bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles
and trucks. The demand has' been
more and more for speed and traction,
for greater comfort in riding and for
savins .of tho vehicle and the road,
and in response to this demand tire
construction has changed and prog
ressed so rapidly that equipment
which four years ago averaged 4000
miles, as constructed at present will
render more than double that mile
age, says an article on proper care of
tires, by the technical service depart
ment of the United States Tire com
pany. In spite of these marked manu
facturing improvements in tire de
velopment and In quantity production.
Improvements that have given a
standard product and at the same
time reduced Its cost 100 per cent to
the consumer, the motorist himself
has not been made to realize how
much additional saving he can add by
giving his tires the same intelligent
care that he gives to his motor or
other parts. The motorist has failed
to appreciate that 80 per cent of the
materials that go into a high-grade
pneumatic tire are of a vegetable
nature, and consequently perishable,
and that the rapidity of perlshable
ness depends to a considerable de
gree on the extent of unnecessary ex
posure of the tire to deteriorating
combinations of moisture, light and
heat as well as avoidable destructive
abuses such as cuts, abrasions and
ruptures.
Annual Tire Bill Huge.
Steel tires are practically Immune
from human abuse, but rubber tires
are not and their careless destruction
becomes a world wide econon.ic loss
with an annual tire bill of consider
ably more than Jl. 000.000. 000. By
proper care 10 per cent additional tire
mileage could be obtained which,
translated, means a yearly upkeep
saving of over $100,000,000. Early
failure of tire equipment can be
checkeTJ and correctiu by persistent
publicity methods.
Keeping In mind then that without
rubber tires the motor vehicle as we
know it today could not exist: that
the rubber and cotton in tires are of
a perishable nature, and have limits
in withstanding abuse; and that by
observing some simple precautions,
easily within the ability of anyone,
tire life can be prolonged 10 per cent
is it not worth while to review the
essentials of the carel and upkeep of
rubber tires?
A majority of pneumatic tire fail
ures take the form of a puncture or a
blowout. Punctures are generally
pasily understandable since they re
sult Irom a sharp substance piercing
both casing and tube. Well con
structed tires of proper size for the car
do not puncture easily or frequently.
Because or their flexibility cord con
structed casings puncture less easily
than the square woven fabric type.
Cnuftea of Blowouts Many.
Blowouts, on the other hand, may
be traceable to a long list of causes.
A blowout may occasionally affect
only the tube. More often, however,
Itinvolves both tube and casing. A
blowout or rapid leak in the tube
alone is more often the result of a
tube pinch--caused by mounting on
improper size or dirty rims, by lack
of soapstone lubricant, by dirt or
rough spots or rupture In the casing,
by Improperly fitting valve, by folded
flap or by catching the tube under
the bead.
Reasonable insurance 'against tube
pinching and resulting leak or blow
out, is to exercise Intelligence and se
lecting the proper size tube and flap
for the casing, keeping the rim in
good condition and using care in the
assembly and mounting of these units.
Ordinary blowouts that effect both
casing and tube are the result of a
weakening in the fabric of the tire
carcass. All tires blow out if used
long enough, but such natural failures
come late in tire life. It is the blow
out resulting from tire abuse that is
costly and that must be avoided if
the tire is to render its full service.
The most flagrant tire abuses, re-
uiting in premature blowouts In cas
ings, are: Overload, underinflation.
overspeeding. misalignment of
wheels, driving in car tracks and
ruts, neglected cuts and improper use
of anti-skid devices. A brief detailed
discussion of each of these major
abuses follows:
All tires have a load limit. Constant,
slight or occasional heavy overloads
shorten tire life. To determine accu
rately the load carried on a vehicle
tire, weigh separately the front and
rear wheels, and divide each weight
by two for the tire load. To this can
be added, weight figures correspond
ing to the average front or rear pas
senger load. The maximum actual
tire load should not exceed the max
imum load carrying capacity adver-
J. J. Mcrney, Pacific roast
representative of HyVls company.
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Distributed by CHANSLOR & LYON CO.,
BRANCHES Seattle, 'Wash.;
tised by responsible tire manufac
turers.
Proper Inflation Is as Important as
proper loads. Tlree are not built to
take the place of steel springs or or
shock absorbers. Underlnflation re
sults in an unnatural flexing of the
layers of fabric, which causes sepa
ration and early destruction of the
tire carcass. If easier riding is de
sired, oversize tires may be used, and
such tires, in addition to furnishing
extra resiliency, give more traction on
rear wheels and supply greater mile
age. However, oversizing tires . re
quires a readjustment of the speed
ometer. Otherwise the recorded dis
tance will be less than that actually
traveled.
Do not change inflation pressure
with changes In atmospheric tempera
ture, since more damage results from
endeavoring to compensate ror an in
crease in the tire temperature than is
caused by the increase In temperature
itself. Avoid running on flat tire.
Such practice ruins the tube and
breaks the casing at the bead or side
wall. If you collect automobile racing
statistics you will find that the aver
age life of a high-grade tire on a
racing car is under BOO miles, which
Is about one-twentieth of the life
of a tire operated under ordinary con
ditions. This difference In tire serv
ice Is due directly to a difference in
heat developed.
Speeding Heats Tires.
Heat exerts a deteriorating effect
on vulcanized rubber in proportion to
the intensity and length of time the
rubber is exposed to It. The source of
heat that does most damage is that
produced at high running speed by
the Internal friction of the tire car
casss. The heat developed by fric
tional contact with the road when
traveling rapidly also has some In
fluence. Tires are o designed as to.
resist the effects of heat produced by
ordinary every-day car operation. But
tires cannot long remain Intact when
highly heated by continuous or even
intermittent speeding, and the results
of such practice are rapid loss of elas
ticity and flexibility, which lead to
complete tire carcass breakdown.
From the standpoint of tire life, me
chanical, upkeep, and gasoline econ
omy, car epeeds should be kept within
prescribed limits.
Among the factors which have an
intimate relation to tire mileage Is
wheel alignment. The free rolling
motion of a tire is affected by a small
wheel misalignment and the result
is excessive tread wear. When the
two opposite wheels are not parallel
there is a diagonal grind at the point
where the tires come in contact with
the road surface, which wears off the
rubber almost as fast as if in con
tact with an emery wheel.
Adjustments Are Needed.
Front wheels may be out of align
ment due to cross rod, axle or steer
ing knuckle becoming bent by contact
with a curb or some other obstruc
tion, or tho cross road or knuckle
may be Improperly adjusted. Also the
tire alone or the tire and rim may be
improperly mounted on the wheel.
Because of the tendency of front
wheels to spread during driving, car
manufacturers set the wheels at a
toe-In of from three-eighths to one
half Inch, and when thus adjusted
the wheels are properly aligned. The
measurements showing these differ
ences should be made between the
felloes of the two front wheels at
points Inside and on a level with the
axle. Alignment or the toe-in of the
wheels should not be confused with
dish, which is setting the wheels far
ther apart at the top than at the bot
tom. Frequent cecklng wheel align
ment saves tire wear. It is a factor
that should not be neglected. .
Rough pavements and crossings
tempt the motorist to drive on street
car tracks. While it is admittedly
true that the occasional use or car
tracks where road conditions are al
most impassable is Justified. It is
also true that the strain on certain
parts of the tire due to continuous
running on car tracks will not only
quickly wear a depression In the tread
rubber all around the tire, but the
sharp bending action and overload on
fabric directly under this depression
will produce eventually an Inside fab
ric break. Running on car tracks
Is an expensive habit and should be
WINTKER TRUCKS
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P. H. BUCHKOLZ
State Distributor.
627 Wanhlnrlon btrees.
Phons Broadway 4232.
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nest cliance yos'tfe
You're on your way to the sta
tion your car stops. She doesn't
seem to be getting gas. Trains
leave on time they don't wait .
you're late. You'll never make it
AStrombergGasolineFilterelim
inates all such delays. It cleans
the gas absolutely removes ev
ery partical of dirt, every drop
of water. Filters the fuel iust be
fore it enters carburetor. Cuts
down repair bills because dirt
Dealers this is a fast selling necessity that you should not overlook.
Write for complete facts about territory and sales discounts.
STROMBERG MOTOR DEVICES COMPANY
Mmmfisinirtii of thm Stromburg Carburetor
64 East 25 On Street Chicago. Illinois
Spokane. Wnsh.t I.os Angeles, fal.l San
J.'resno, cau
Indulged in only. In extreme neces
sity. Most Cots Avoidable.
A barefoot boy appreciates the need
of quick attention to his surface cuts
and bruises, which, given temporary
protection, are self-healing. Tire tread
cuts are also self-healing If promptly
treated with heal-a-cut material. If
not thus treated the elasticity of the
rubber allows the cut to expand under
load compression with every turn of
the wheel. Dirt, glass, sand and peb
bles wear and tear away the rubber
until the cut has reached the first
layer of tire fabric, where the foreign
material creeps along and piles up
between the tread rubber and car
cass, forming sand lumps.
Most cuts are avoidable, and the
result of tire contact with sharp
edges of railway tracks and cross
ings, with worn horseshoes, broken
glass, wheels spinning on wet pave
ments and In mudholes, and by skid
ding the tire by sudden brake appli
cation. The remedy is to examine the
tires at regular intervals, with the
object of removing all penetrating ob
jects, such as nails and tacks, to wash
out the holes and cuts and close them
by properly prepared healing prepa
rations. Investment in tires does not
end with the original purchase. To the
first payment should be added a rela
tively much smaller but Important
care Investment.
The use of chains or other anti
skid devices is advisable under cer
tain conditions. While a well-designed
non-skid tread is. where care
in driving is exercised, generally suf
ficient Insurance against slipping on
wet pavements and hard-surfaced
roads, yet there are conditions of Ice.
mud or deep snow when chains ore
a necessity, and for such occasions
they should bo carried as regular
equipment.
Anti-skid devices .that are station
ary on the tire and wheel are tns
cause of a good deal of the unsatisfac
tory service rendered by tires. A loose
device, particularly one that will
creep around the tire and consequent
ly distribute the strain and wear, is
much to be preferred. But the best of
devices, even though mounted with
the greatAst care, should be used onlv
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Change of
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Keystone Tire Sales Co.
No. 3, Inc.
M. A. Wnrzweiler, Manager
Kxclusive
Distributor
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distributors for
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Accessories,
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TJRE&
accumulating in theorburetor
means repair bills.
Can be attached to any make or
model car to bottom of vacuum
tank, on carburetor or directly
to gas line.
A necessity selling at $3 that
will outlast car. Prevents theft
locks the car. Your car is in
complete without one see your
dealer today. State name and
model of your car.
Park and Flanders
Francisco, Cnl.i Oakland. Csl.l
when and as long as is absolutely
necessary.
TAXICAH IS rCHLIC SKI tV ANT
Xcw York "For-Hire" HiimIiickn In
of Tremendous MiirhIUhIo.
The greatest value of the taxicab
lies in the fact that It Is a public
servant. It serves the Interests of
the individual and of business with
equal efficiency. And the course of
its service is not all one of smooth
and unobstructed payvements. The
New York City taxicab encounters
traffic conditions equal In difficulty
and variety to any in the world. It
is frequently called upon to make
trips into the suburbs and outlying
country, often apart from the main
arteries of traffic, where road condi
tions are as bad as anywhere.
Kven In the heart of the city where
streets are out of repair, or have
not graduated from the cobblestone
days, even worse conditions are
found.
Added to these considerations are
the congestion of the city's trafflo
and the rigid traffic regulations that
make the motorist's responsibility
greater here than in any other city.
The taxicab- has always reflected
the progress of motor transportation.
The first of these vehicles wore ths
discarded motor cars of private In
dividuals. They were cumbersome to
handle, vagabond In appearance, ex
travagant of fuel and In general
maintenance costs. Accordingly their,
use was regarded as an extravagance.
But today these cars are efficient
in every way. The bodies are espe
cially designed, built and equipped.
These, in turn, arc mounted on
chassis of the most modern make.
In this field, as in every other, the
most efficient car has proved to he
the one of lighter and average
weight, mechanically sturdy and eco
nomical In gasoline and tire cost as
well as general upkeep. Chevrolet
Review.
An oil-burning Diesel type of en
gine has been Invented for automobile
use that is said to run on butter, lard
or even powdered coal.
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Broadway and
Glisan Street
Telephone
Broadway 2841 g
Across From
the Artisans'
Building
and One Door
North