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5 MOTORISTS, BEWARE OF GRADE CROSSINGS THE PEDIGREE OF THE AUTOMOBILE B MAKE PLANT ONE OF LARGEST IN WORLD , Tj&x4ttw?rwmvx!miirmmMi im. ik.'Wiw iwi minimum mi s THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30. 1916. AUTOMOBILE MAKERS NEW BUILDINGS WILL NG MATERIALS IN I "1 V ? T V ALL PARTS OF NATION Fallacy of Statement That "Money for Car Goes Out of Country" Shown, OREGON PRODUCTS USED Immuu Quantities of Wool and Kldes Used; Expenditures Total ast Soma. A. H. Prriwn, manrnfer of the local branch of the JStL.obaKer ro' l"ration. has Just re-:elvil Home fiK'Jrs from the factory, whiuh throw a Ultle light on tua variety of material iid the many sections of tho country which benefit from the production of materiU for the auiomoMla industry. "We often hear from s.ime man who aaya thu.t to buy an automubi.e merely mean Bending o much niont-y out of the ecuon for which there n nothing- returned." said Mr. iirown. Tn.a.t man iloes not consider that two very big items In the manufacture of cars come from Oregon. "Th items art wool and mohair ar.d hide. The Industry uses some 4s?.2j6 yards of carpeting i" a ye.ir. That takf a lot of wooi. Then, T,:3: hides Were used last year. The lumber lle.n, which goes into the factory uses al.so Is Immense. Saaaj Industries Profit. "The toiliwing will giw- an Mf-i of the many Industries which contribute to the building of single motor car: More than 700,000 meter vehicles were produced in the I'nlled States during; the fiscal year ended Juue J' 115. The aEgrKate value of these ve hicles was more than $523.'iO0.o0O. The average value of Ihtsu tari was about $860. Shipments of automobiles during the first eight months of 1S15 amounted to lu9.S2l freight carloads. In the four years from 1311 to 1915 the number of cars registered in the nine arain states Illinois. Iowa. Mis souri. Wisconsin, Minnesota. North and South lakota. Kansas and Okla homa increased I rem 'ii.)) to 560. C00, and one-half of them are owned bv farmers who paid a nuarter of a bil lion dollars for tnem. men Paid for Accessories. More tnan AOOu.oQO motor cars were registered In the various tates in July 1S15, as compared with about 10, 000,000 passenger horse vehicles in use in 1910. More than J12.000.000 wers paid Into state treasuries during 1 i 1 4 in auto mobile registration fees, owners' and chauffeurs' licenses. There are 30.000 automobile dealers, garages, repair shops, supply houses and charging stations in the country. These include 19.600 dealers. IT.bOO garages, 6500 repair shops and 1000 stores that make automobile supplies their principal business. Fully 13,000,000 barrels of gasoline and 10,000,000 gallons of lubricating oil are consumed annually in automo bile . Many allied Industries are wholly o. In part dependent upon tne continued prosperity of the automobile manu facturers. 'There are upwards of 1 -) parts and accessories manufacturers who employ several hundred thousand ersons and whose output aggregates lundreds of millions of dollars an nually. The following figures, supplied by a trade authority, show the estimated quantities of various kinds of raw ma terials used in the production of pleas tire cars alone fur the season of 1910: Saw Materials Used. Fabricated steel ( tons i 760.000 Aluminum and alloy (tonsi... 4.0JO Manufactured braxg (tons)... 2,14 1 Manufactured hardwood (board feet) 8.450.000 Carpeting (square yards) 489,356 Leather (hid.S) 67.23: "imitation leather (sq. yds i . . . 3.CbO,o'0 Moss (tons) 2,0i0 X'urled hair (tons) .' 1,069 Top materials and linings (yards) 11.405.250 Ioor hinges (pairs) L24fi,730 lKor catch fittings (pairs) 446,70 Vr-holstery fittings $971,452 Rubber and compound tons. 9,::3S Manufactured cotton (tons).. 7.9.-v Burlap, etc (yards) 6.560,000 The first cost of a car Is only a part Of the ajnount spent on It bv the mo torist daring the several years he op erates it. Kadi, year he spends a fair eum according to extent the car is Used, to operate and maintain it. and most of this amount Is spent locally. Supplies to run the car and accessories are bought locally. These include gas oline, oil, tires, rain coats, duaters. gloves, robes, tools, etc. XtOcal People Profit. Every automobile that is not stored in a public garage Is either housed in barn or in a small private garage. Many of these garages are built of ma terial bought from the local dealer and all are erected by local labor. The $12.n.H,0'j0 to $15,000,000 paid for automobile registration, driving li censes, etc.. is spent on road repairs . and constructions which are local lm- rrovementa made largely by local abor. It Is. estimated that not less than S000 tourist cars made the trip from east of the Mississippi to California last summer. They aeraged thrte per sons to the car, spent $20 per day on the average and averaged 3a days for the trip making a total of $4,200,000 expended alone the routes. Two-thirds of this amount was spent in hotels and from 25 per cent to 30 per cert in garages, repair shops and accessory shops. Most of the money spent for the pur chase of automobiles is paid out hy the manufacturer for parts, materials, ac cessories and to pay for the labor' em ployed to convert these into the com pleted motor car. Practically all parts of th country are drawn on to supply these mater ials and parts. Ore for the manufact ure of Iron and steel comes from Ouch! Pain, Pain. Rub Rheumatic, Aching Joints Rub pain right out with small trial bottle of old "St. Jacob's Oil." Rheumatism ls "pain only." Not one case In fifty requires internal treatment. Stop drugging. Rub sooth. $ng. penetrating "St. Jacob's Oil" right Into your sore,,stiff, aching Joints and muscles, and relief comes instantly. '"St Jacobs OH" Is a harmless rheu matism cure which never disappoints and can not burn the skin. Umber up! Quit complaining! Get a amall trial bottle of old, honest "St. Jaqobs Oil" at any drug store, and in Just a moment you'll be free from " i rheumatic Dain soreness. flffn, I swelling. Don't suffer! Relief. nwoit, Jyou. "St. Jacobs Oil" has cured m.l- lions of rheumatism sufferers in -the iasi naii a century, and is Just as good for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago back ache, sprains. f y j f (Adv.) vb. ' r - wm jyis s z.' si -jpvsb a t rhsjl si assBBBBa. v Approach of Motoring Sea son Leads to Word of Caution, With the toirlnjr season approach ing and the prospect of a greater tour ing year than ever before, a word of caution about the deadly railway trade crossing m r.r.t Hnns. Statist!- s show that during the yesr 1514. 1147 persons were killed and 2935 were injured by bring stru-.k Or run over by cars or locomotives at highway crossings on railways in the United States. Mere thhn a m-ore of such accidents occurred in Oregon last year in which automobiles were in volved. This Is an increasing number, whkh automobile societies and railroads are trying- to minimize. Safety devices help some but the most effective pre ventive is caution on the part of the motorist. The railroads have declared a plan of safety and say that the next move Ls up to the tnan who drives A. C. I,cttig. secretary of the entrsl committee of safety of' the o-W. H. :l N. com r any has grouped son.e of the important features in connection with J his plan of education in the following paragraphs: A passenger trnin traveling at 40 miles per iiour. under general condi tions, by applying the air brakes in I northern Michigan, Minnesota, Tennes see and Alabama; aluminum is mined and smelted in the Carolinas; nickel romes from Colorado; copper from the Lake Superior regions and western mountain states, and lead and zinc from Illinois and Missouri. Oregon Sells Wool Cotton used in tire fabric and for trimming is raised In the south and wool for upholstery cloth is grown in Montana, Idaho, Oregon and other states. Hard and soft woods used for body work are cut and milled in various parts of the country. Hides used for seat coverings come from the middle states, w&st and southwest. Various parts of the country are drawn upon for asbestos, glass, cellu loid, curled hair. moss. mica, indurated fibre and other materials used exten sively in motor cars. Many manufacturers of complete component farts, such as engines, axlfts. springs and accessories, such as horns, speedometers, rarrairetors. etc , are located in the middlerwest includ ings Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, In diana and Ohio. The good wages enjoyed by the hun dreds of thousands of meohanics em ployed in the automobile and parts fac tories find their way in large part to the agriculturists of the west and far west in the increased purchase of meats, breadstuffs. fruits, etc., con sumed by the factory workers and their families. Knormoug purchases of raw mate- WHO'S WHO IN M0T0RD0M Charles Ballon. Down at the Xorthwest Auto com pany's room on Broadway Auto row can be found one of the old-timers of the auto business in PnrtlanH n Charles Ballou. whose emerien. in the auto business runs through the salesrooms or some or the largest and some of the smallest cars which have come to Portland. He has been on the floor of tht Northwest Auto company for a year and before than time was with the rora. ills talents in a motor way are as varied as the number of cars that he has been with. If anyone in the northwest force feels a need of taking a week off. from VrMont Viri down, Ballou Is the man who steps In. i (Tfl lik The existence of railroad prade crcssing demands extreme care ou the part of the driver. emergency ran stop in a distance o 1 ' feet, or approximately one-fourth of a mile A freight train traveling at 2." miles per hour, under general conditions, ran make an emergency stop in llU'j feet or about one-fifth of a mile. An automobile traveling 2 miles per hour can slop In a distance of j.r feet. Train traveling 50 miles per hour covers 44"0 feet per minute. The lics dependent on an engineer's vigilance, in the majority of case", are people who are total strangers to him. On the other hand the lives de- rials for the manufacture of automo biles have increased the prices of these materials and the producers of them are thereby made more prosperous. The maohine tools required by the automobile manufacturers have provid ed an enormous market for Iron and steel products and skilled labor all over the country. The erection of hundreds of large factories required by the industry has recjuired great quantities of brick, cement. Iron and steel, lumber, glass and other building materials produced in different parts of the country. The net profit to the manufacturers I on automobiles in general is not large. I'robably 90 per cent of the manufac turers' price of the cars is paid out for materials and labor and is prompt ly distributed throughout the country in ways mentioned. In general, it is not an unwarranted assertion to say that the disastrous panic of 1907 and the serious Industrial depression of 1913 and 1914 would have been much more revere and prolonged if the country had not had the support of the economically sound and pros perous automobile industry. Right to Tax City For County Raised The question as to whether city property can be taxed for county- Auto Owners! EDWARD T. KOLLOFSKI Formerly of the Multnomah Garage and Auto Co., is now at The Cotillion Garage FOURTEENTH AND BURNS IDE WHICH IS NOW UNDER HIS MANAGEMENT STORAGE, AUTO ACCESSORIES, TIRES AND REPAIRING PREST-O-LITE STORAGE BATTERIES Starting Lighting Ignition Backed by Prest-o-Lite Service. Sold on an "open-faced' price list. IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE Archer and Wiggins Company Distributor of High-Grade Motor Car Accessories SIXTH STREET AT OAK License Brackets FOR FRpNT AND REAR Attach Your New Number Neatly Ballou & Wright Broadway at Oak Phones: Broadway 307, A-6638 AUTOMOBILE AND SHOP SUPPLIES Spark Plugs TOOLS Brake-Limn MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES Preer Tool and Supply Co. 74 Sixth aad 311 Pa 8ts. Phones ICaU 1632. A-1683 Di A Yalcamanj aad RdreaSnj. R. L I pendent on an automobi'e driver, when not those of loved ones, are at least; I friends. j ! To take a chance, to run an auto- i 1 moiule past warning signals at a rail road crossing, to tru-t to Iuck to get a ross is worse than foolhardy; is criminal. it Is til" automobile driver who does not know tbe country who should ex ercise the most caution on approach ing grade crossings. Remember that accidents to automo bilists at grade crossings happen to those who run risks, and when ap proaching railroad trncks slow down. roads has been raised at Pallas In a suit brought by Mayor Kirkpatrlck to enjoin the county from collecting a five mill assesment for roads The city of Dallas Is a separate road dis trict and in its levy this year a special tax of three and one-half mills for road purposes was included. If the three mill levy stands Dallas property will pay a tax of 8 and one-half mills for roads. Lower House Passes The Shackelford Bill Act Pro Tides Money be Apportioned Amour States According to Area, Population and Mileage. The houpe of represetatl ves has passed the Shackelford bill appropriat ing $25,(oo,u00 as federal aid to good roads. The bill provides that the money be apportioned among the states according to area, population and mileage of rural post roads. Under this plan Oregon would receive about $250,000. The bill has not yet passed the senate. A sprlnaT controlled roller In tho base of a new desk telephone takes up the slack Jn the receiver wire. J XI IRES BLODGETT, aM1,n.14J J Automobile Comply Has Jumped to Front-'H Short Space of One Yefrn- New buildings under ccdtstjurtlon at the plant of Dodge Broftj5Ji" Detroit, will bring the total amojjnfi of floor rpace to approximately'! acres. This will make the esta&llspment one of the largest motor cartWVs In the world. . ' The buildings are of , concrete and brick and constructed ong latest engineering plans with an light and - ntllatlon. Few people have real 1 the Im mensity of the institute of !odge Brothers. Although the, Jrst Podge Brothers oar was turned -ut only a year ago IVcerrrtMer, and v'ytua.1 dellv- 1 eiles to owners started January . the concern now ranks amy 4g the first six in automobile productm. More than $35,000,000 Vth of cars have already been dell .tv-d and a large production Is schedi isd for next year. Some idea of the magn lude of the business can be gaircd fi' m the fol lowlng figures: An average of 100 carlnads of ma terial and supplies are received dally. More than 400 tons of tfoal are re quired In generating the.sUam used in the plant and 15,000 gaMpns of fuel oil are used In the heat creating and Irop forge departments. .About 226. Ooo pounds of steel are fabricated Into parts tuch day and the foundries han dle Z't tons of pig iron. 30,000 pounds of brass and 1000 pounds of aluminum A striking feature of this Immense enterprise ls that the buslnes ls owned entirely by John F. and Horace E. Dodge. This ls very Impressive when it is known that only 14 years ago Podge Brothers opened their first ma chine shop In Detroit In which they employed 11 men and both worked at machine and bench themselves. They early established a reputation for quality work. In the making of au tomobile parts, and built up a wonder ful business In this line. In 1914 they brought all their contracts for parts to a termination and turned their fa cilities to the making of Dodge Broth ers motor caro. V -1 K S v i in rs vn A Htudeb&ker Six and a diagram which illustrates the industries which helped to build it. Company to Handle ' New Six Cylinder Organisation W1U Begin to Make Da llTeriee of Detroit Made Machine on May 1. Detroit. Mich., Jan. 29 .1. (i. Bayer line and W. L. Paly, formely president and general manager and general sales When you rode a bicycle-- the secret of its easy running lay in the way the bearings were adjusted if the cone was a little too tight it was just like pedaling up hill or a little too loose and it rattled. All working parts of the INCOMPAR ABLE REO are more accessible than in any other car even your wife can do the adjusting. This is but one of the many ex clusive features that appealed to the satisfied users over seventy thousand who are usisng REOS. With REO Accessibility your car need not "climb hill" all the time and it is always free from rattle. You can get at the adjustments easily, any time and any place, more so than in any other. Be it for service or for style, for com fort or for low first cost and econ omy of maintenance You simply CAN'T go wrong in a REO ! Northwest Auto Com pany of Portland, Ore. Broadway, at Couch W. TOOX.Z President. We are an i ii ii i ii mi .. .... . . and advertising manager respectively of the King Motor Car company, have completed a manufacturing and sail ing organization to market a new Detroit-made six cylinder automobile. Deliveries of the car are to begin next May 1. The men who are to head the new company have a background of exper ience in the iiwtklng and marketing of automobiles which is declared to be without parallel in the Industry. Mr. Hayerllne took hold of the King company after that company had c. x. xmm. ales Manager. integral part of your nation-wide ' Jr g struggled for some years to gain foothold with the public. Jn two and one-half years 6e orig inated for the company entirely nsw methods of manufacturing and market ing, and gave the King Its initial fol lowing with the motoring worM. Ills first lieutenant In the achieve ment was Mr. Paly, who now Is to be associated with him In the new firm. A Cuban has Invented a material made of palm fibre to be used as a substitute for cedar In cigar boxes. V S 1 in REO Service t t n . v. . e - if - 1