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THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 1, 1022 E JORDAN "BLUE BOY IS LATEST SPORT MODEL TO ARRIVE HERE. Plans Concluded for Active Campaign. END OF STRIKES BOOST O - ,,.ir- . - j 0 j:, - " "---" . j 1, X . 'wimp'.''"? afelsH h-;: $i 'i-, - .jfrJ. -;; f t ''r,"'i' J Silk, S5?:Bg- mmSJvs1 mSMmwsm -M SBmmsaWkmmmsmm9Mmtmmm9mmBMsmmmmrmsmmsMmtMM'mm'mmmm'' Kverone Itealizes Capacity Pro duction Will Not Be Suffi cient to Meet Demands. DETROIT, Sept. 30. With the va cation season closed, the coal and rail strikes ended, business men and business houses are concluding their plans for an active campaign of business. The busy season is just starting: for the automotive Indus tries. That statement is made In spite of ' the record-breaking busi ness of the first eight months of the year. What has passed over was but a drop in the bucket to what is coming. Every member of the automotive industry realizes that capacity production is not going to be sufficient to meet the demands In the coming years. Such Is the statement of K. Ed Spooner, nationally known authority on the auto industry, who has just com pleted a study of the present situa tion in Detroit. Spooner's observa tions continued: With so favorable an outlook the makers are not plunging as of old. They are not rushing into new buildings and into plans for enor mous expansions. True, a few are adding to thein factories to meet demands, but their actions are con servative and taken only after a very thorough canvass of the field with a look into the future. Kxperlenee Hu Bees Bitter. Some one predicted the other day 30.000,000 automobiles in the United Ktates within a period of years. That is a lot of cars, and replace ments, with that number of cars running, would be far beyond the possible product of the makers to day. Yet that estimate does not stampede the manufacturers. Not . they. For theirs has been a bitter experience and it will be some time before there will be so complete a recovery that the past will be for gotten. Alt are, of course, anxious to take care of all of the business that it is possible to secure, to meet every demand, yet they are not in the state of mind to allow of wild extravagance in building. Con ditions are fine and business is fine an everything looks rosy, yet the utmost in conservation is going to rule for some time. Nor will new companies rush Into the field, for stock must be sold and the public has lost in so ntany com panies throughout the land that automotive stocks are tabooed and stock-selling companies are con fining their attention to more lucra tive fields, such as radio and like new ventures. Failures Are Many. Large companies will undoubtedly start up and succeed, as did Durant and Rickenbacker, but the tendency will be combinations of old and es tablished companies, with increases of output for each unit and combi nation selling. Such combinations are likely to secure finance and are more likely to reach success than the newer organizations. To cite the many organizations which have sprung up in late years, sold stock to thousands and then failed utter ly, losing everything for the stock holders, is not necessary, for the number has been so many that few among the millions of motorists but have taken a flier in some one or other of them and lost. It will be time for enlargement all around when the market is set tled, when affairs In the business world are all set for the general run of prosperity which is now at our doors. Today there is every indication of prosperity at hand. Unemployment has been conquered and prices are going up generally. People buy on a rising market and do not buy on a falling market. Prices of automobiles have not risen, but that is a sure develop ment for the future, although many still predict more cuts with show time. It is said that such cuts will be due to quantity production, but conditions which are daily arising seem to mitigate against further cuts. The increase in the price of Pteel, to meet increases given volun tarily to the workmen, will add to the cost of motor cars, overcoming reductions of cost through Increased production. Business Is Sound. Labor figures show that business Is "sound, that industry is well on the road to normalcy, and when all business reaches that stage motor cars will be wanted more and more; in fact, will become increasingly important, for business today must be carried on by motor power more than ever. As prosperity Increases general business will be taxed to its utmost to care for demands, and motor cars aid in meeting such a crisis. Advertisers today do not put on a hard face. There Is no more talk of a lack of demand, of a buyers' strike, of any lack of buying. The merchants realize that continuance of improvement depends upon lib eral advertising and are making their preparations accordingly. This is evident more and mpre every day. As Indicating the real strength of the automotive business, the effect of the motor price reductions of the summer was of small consequence. Cuts stimulated trade for those who made them, and with those who did not business went right along, ap parently at record gait, as total production figures show. There was no falling off in demand with those who maintained their prices. The seasonable slump looked for during the summer amounted to but little, and price changes did not influence the showing to be made for the full year. It is said that many who did not meet the price cuts of the sum mer will make important announce ments at show time, but their action then may be checked by increases brought about by the rise in prices of raw materials and increases in the prices paid to help it in the face of Increases In salaries paid tn other fields. HANDSOME! CAR RECEIVED I.AST WEEK BT MITCHELL, LEWIS STATER COMPAJfY, JORDAN ASD MITCHELL DISTRIBUTORS. One of the snappiest sport types of automobiles which has appeared In the city this year is the new Jor dan "Blue Boy," finished in what the Jordan company has dubbed "blue devil blue," a deep rich tone of blue which sets off the car in a striking way. The car is built on. a chassis of 121 -inch wheelbase, and is slightly larger and roomier than the Jordan "play boy;" to which it is companion. Sport equipment too numerous to list, but making the car the last word in a sport model, is included. The car is swung low, with deep seats, which both gives It an extremely racy appearance and makes it unusually restful to passengers. DURANT MOTORISTS HERE INTERESTING JOURNEY MADE FROM BROOKLYN, N. Y. Tennessee Building Roads. Tennessee, which is soon to vote on a $75,000,000 bond issue, has spent 983.000 on repairs and maintenance in the last few months. Alabama has expended about $3,000,000 in highway improvements the past summer; Georgia has increased its funds for repairs and extensions of the state systems to (780.000; Ken tucky has contracts estimated at around $900,000; Louisiana, $932, 00; Mississippi, $844,000; North Carolina, J7.7S0.000, and South Caro line $1,104,000. G. S. Tourtellotte and Party Com plete 3500-Mile Trip When ' They Roll Into Portland.' Despite the fact that the usual summer touring season has passed, transcontinental motorists continu-j to tour into Portland almost as reg ularly aa the passenger trains. Most of those arriving now, however, are coming to locate here or to spend the winter here or in California and do not intend to attempt the return journey this fall. Among the arrivals in the city last week after an interesting tour was George S. Tourtellotte of Brook lyn, N. Y., who made the run west ward with his wife and sister in a Durant "four." Tourtellotte rolled into this city after a 3500-mile Jour ney and had his car given an in spection by the Pacific Motor com pany, local Durant distributors. The machine was in excellent shape, it waa stated, and Tourtellotte re ported no car difficulty of any kind, except two punctured tires, on the entire run. Mrs. Tourtellottee was brought up in this ity, so the ar rival here is like returning home to her. They will locate in Portland permanently. The Durant motorists started their journey on August 18 from New York, driving the first day to Washington, D. C, 242 miles, all paved. From there they followed the National Old Trails road to Columbus, O., paved all the way, and through the interesting oil and coal regions of Pennsylvania. From Columbus they followed the Pikes Peak-Ocean-to-Ocean Highway to Indianapolis, where the pavement ended. From Indianapolis their route led to Decatur, III., and on to. Hannibal, Mo., where the worst roads of the entire trip were encountered. They then crossed Missouri and Kansas, coming into Colorado at Limon and driving southward to Colorado Springs. "I was warned not to drive across Missouri in rainy weather," said Tourtellotte. "The first day In that state it rained, but I did not heed the warning and started out any way. We plowed along in the adobe road for several miles until we came to a pair of mules and a light wagon stuck in the mud. Then and there I decided it was time to stop, so we drew off the road and camped a day until it had dried up. I had plenty of faith in my Durant car, but decided if the . mules couldn't get out with the light wagon it was no place for us." From Colorado Springs the motor ists drove to Denver, thence to Fort Collins, Colo.; and through Laramie, Green River, Ogden, Poca tello, Boise and Weiser to Oregon at Huntington. Thence they came to Portland via the Old Oregon trail to Pendleton and the Columbia river highway the rest of the way. Many stops were made on the way of from one to three days' duration to see the country and visit ac quaintances, Tourtellotte stated. The total distance on the speedometer was 3500 miles. They covered an average of 170 miles per day and averaged 17 miles per gallon of gas oline with the car. BRIDGE WIIL BE OPENED Structure Near Kennewick to Be Dedicated October 21. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Sept. SO. (Special.) Interest in this section is now centered on the new Benton Franklin fntercounty bridge across the Columbia river between Pasco and Kennewick, as this will elim inate all ferries between Walla Walla and the coast. The steel work on the bridge has been completed and the bridge will be opened for use by tourists and travelers on October 7. The formal dedication will be held October SI and arrange ments are being made to make it a state-wide function. A meeting of the Yellowstone trail association will be held at Kennewick on October 20. This hrtric-A In nn thA YAllnwstnne trail. All the state hfphways in this I section of the state are now grav eled or paved, making travel much easier. Swedish Peasants Use Transport. All but one participant in a re cent farmers' festival at Kalmar, Sweden, attended the event in motor cars. "Iri that particular section of Sweden." says a consular report to the United States department of commerce, "ox carts not long ago were the only-means of communica tion. Peasants and small village functionaries, who formerly looked upon the auto with marked dis favor, have changed their attitude and view it as a sign of their coun try's prosperity and are now doing their part In keeping the roads in some kind of order." A total of 3230 passenger cars and 798 motor trucks were brought to Sweden from for eign countries during the first six months of 1922 as compared with 2634 cars and 548 trucks for the corresponding period in 1921. PAVED HIGHWAYS OPEN ROADS HARD-SURFACED THIS YEAR IN USE. 1 9 Paving Contracts In Washing ton State to Be Completed by November 1. FUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle, Wash., Sept. 30. Traffic is already passing over many of the roads of this state that have been hard-surfaced this year. All of these roads, and everalyet to be completed, will be open for the use of winter traf fic Nineteen paving contracts awarded by the etate -highway di vision this year will ha.ve been com pleted by November 1. Paving already completed unaer this year's contracts and to be fin ished by November 1, includes: Pacific highway Teiuno - Grand Mound. 8.55 miles; LaCenter-Wood land, 4.81 miles; Kalama-Woodland, 8.61 miles: Renton-Earlington, .35 mile; Seattle-Lake Forest park, 4.78 miles; Island school house, 1.9 miles; Plum under-crossing, .27 mile. Inland Empire highway Walts- burg outh, 5.43 miles; Da.rtmoth Denison. two contraots, 7.21 miles; Buena-Dalton, 6.55 miles. Olympic highway Montesano Bradly, 4.02 miles; KamUoh-ie-Mlll creek, E.38 miles; McOleary-Thurs-ton county line, 3.71 miles. National park highway Peterson- La Grande, 4.24 miles.; Ethel west. 3.40 miles. Sunset highway Sunnyside-East Cashmere, 4.18 miles. Ocean Beach hiffhway Chehalis- Adna, 4.47 miles. North Bank highway Ellaworta- Caimvs, 1.40 ml lea. , CANADA'S TRAFFIC MOUNTS Number of Visiting Touring Cars Increased 600 Per Cent. Returns compiled by - the Cana dian department of customs indicate a 600 per cent increase of motor traffic into Canada. Automobiles entering Canada for touring pur poses during the last calendar year totaled 617,285, compared with 93, 300 for the previous calendar year. Of the total number of cars reg istered in the last calendar year 615,074 remained in the dominion for less than one month and 2211 for more than one but less than six months. The parks branch of the department of the interior has calculated that this motor traffic represents an expenditure in Canada of more than $108,400,000 and it is estimated by the same authority that on a basis of 5 per cent "im proved roads are worth over $2,000, 000,000 without taking into account the service they render Canadians themselves." TOTALS GREATLY INCREASED IN PAST YEAR. Look for Lost Parts. When a sound is' heard as if some thing has fallen off, the car, it is best to stop and go back and inves tigate. Tools and other parts axe sometimes left on the running board. Tires, license plates, lamps, and many other parts of the car eas ily work loose and fall off. ( y MOTOR DIRECT FACTORY BALES AND SKRVICH INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. f America, CORKER BELBfOlfT AKD EAST WATER STREETS. ' Condition of Country Declared to Be Improving and Is Re . fleeted in Securities. NEW YORK, Sept. 30. (Special.) That the country has so far re turned to a prosperous condition that public bond Issues proposed, vijted and sold in August, 1922, by far exceeded those proposed, voted and sold In August, 1921, is shown in statistics just compiled from reports to the Aephalt association, this city. The reports also, show conclusively that the construction of public roads, instead of having reached Its peak, 4s- becoming more extensive in. all sections of the country. Bond issues for road construction reported sold in August, 1922. amounted to $16,(31, 5L compared with $15,583,413 for August last year. Bond Issues reported, as pro posed totaled $59,372,973 compared to the $56,590,700 reported, in Au gust, 1921. Proposed bond Issues for August, 1922, increased $48,159,97 3 over the $11,213,000 reported in July, 1922, and $46.4M,973 over the- $12,- 882,000 reported in June. The reports are from states, counties, parishes, townships and road districts throughout the country and are plainly indicative of the steady growth of the good roads movement. The Asphalt .association- established- its 'department of economics on August 1, 1921. Its reports show that from that date to August 1, this year, a total of $748,563,000 was reported in road bond issues pro posed. Of this amount the sum of $541,724,780 was actually voted and $368,966,593 worth of road bonds were sold to finance construction. New Jersey led all the states with $91,455,000 in bonds proposed, Georgia being second at $77,040,000 and South Carolina third at $72,850, 000. Pennsylvania, with $69,039,000, was fourth and Kentucky witn $52, -450,600 ranked fifth. The reports on road bond elections put Missouri first with $71,782,000 voted. Texas, with $57,634,500, was second and North Carolina, with $44,308,365, was third. Next in order came Pennsylvania, with $33. 964,387 And Alabama with $38, 320.2SO. Reports on the sale of bonds showed that North Carolina with $50,472,850 led all states in the dis posal of road, bonds, while Texas was second with $30,023,000. Three 9tate9 almost tied for third place, Michigan selling $19,966,125 worth of bonds, Oregon $19,917,190 worth and West Virginia $19,741,000. Rickenbacker Visits Europe. Captain E. V. Rlckenbacher and his bride, who were wed in Green wich, Conn., two weeks ago, have arrived at Cherbourg, France, on the .first stage, of their honeymoon journey, which will take in numer ous countries in Europe. The fa mous birdman and automobile man ufacturer will go immediately to the Berlin automobile show, where he will view the latest creations of the Germans. After the Berlin show Rickenbacher will return to Paris to be prevent at the French auto mobile show October 4 to 15. Later he will attend the London exhibit. "MECO" RING COMBINATION "bung m miiaatman 64-66'iroadway distributors tor Auto Accessories, Equipment and Parts croUDECOMPOonb!' TJRES Across From the Artisans' Building and One Door North What It Is -What It Does How It Does It Call or write for copy of this Real Piston Ring. Informa tion, describing also the fa mous DALL PISTON. Motor Equipment Co. 72 Broadway at Oak Portland Oregon Broadway 3327 MAXWELL Demonstrators SPECIAL PRICES Covey Motor Car Co. Slat at Washington. Bdwy. 344 MOHAWK Little Chief Non-Skid CORDS are tires that are tried and proven. Not only have they won thousands of customers because of their guarantee of 10,000 miles, but because of their sur prising excess mileage and dependability. That is one reason why we sell 'em as fast as they're stocked" the other is the dependable service we render. 30x3y2 32x3y2 32x4 33x4 34x4 32x412 Cli ..... . $11.00 33x4 SS $26.35 SS $17.05 34x4i2 SS $26.97 SS $20.93 35x4V2 SS , $28.29 SS ...... . $21.97 36x4y2 SS $30.23 SS $22.48 33x5 r SS . . . , . $34.10 SS $25.58 35x5 SS . , , $35.65 37x5 SS ..... . $37.20 And with it all, you pay no more for MOHAWKS than you would fomny other tire; in fact, less, quality, mileage and dependability considered. 3 in BROADWAY ft OAK) ST. 0ca 2 Phones Broadway 0180 and 2300 THIS year's annual list of White Trucks which have gone 100,000200,000300,000 miles and more includes 1437 trucks, every record cer tified to by the individual owners. Unless White Trucks were unusually econom ical and dependable, owners would not continue to operate them long enough to record such mileages. Summary of the List .No. Trucks Mileage of each 69 300,000 and more 184 200,000 to 300,000 264 150,000 to 200,000 920 100,000 to 150000 1437 100,000 and more The compute list wiU is stmt Is mmyns up rtqiujt. THE WHITE COMPANY, Portland Flint and Hancock Sts. . Factory and General Offices, Cleveland TRUCK