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13 . THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY IIOUNING, DKUKMBKK 1, 1813. ttHfvsrWr USCH M. ROMBEHaOr, EDITOR : An Automotive Christmas . ' - - : - TETVER before, at this season of the yur his It been so apparent that 11 the motor car is the object about wrhlch groups many of the pleasures peculiar w tMrm.mmmt V . ' . ' ' ' ": a automobile ha become something that people bar for Christmas, either, as treat for themselves, or. as gifts for others. , " It is no longer the irtlcie ihkt my. be admired, but left off the list as a probable' purchase. The universal . chsfaoer of the automobile Is becoming note apparent every da' -- The wofor eaf , a Man it tfafilJSeftatlw. Jigs rwlotioit4 ths distribution Christmas preeenta. Oreat department stores operate fleet otjrtteks tt the sole purpose of jwadlng jaroels of merchant to. their patrons. J&tfring the Christmas season the volume of merchanr diss shipped reaches unbelievable tantltiee, ''- freduco from farms, articles of food that cheer-mahy a city table en the great Jay ar nearer to the consumer because of the truck. Country " people jsreearer to the Christmas pleasures of the city because , of the passenger car. ',' . ' - - " " . ;:, . Our; Christmas activities, both of a business and a social character; are mad! easier and mere enjoyable beoausa of the automobile. It has , become a ceflty4 something to be developed so that it may be used with out interruption throughout the 12 months of the year. "i The popular eonceptiOh of the necessity of the motor ear is due-to the cahVpsifa i education that bad been carried on .by the automotive , men. The automotive men of the local row have spent time and money In spreading th story ! the motor car. The people of Oregon owa a . great deal to the men who have raised the industry to its present aleva ; tlon of fommerclal importance and educational value, ' , It Is these men that The Journal, through its automotive department, takes this Opportunity to congratulate upon their performance, 'and to whom is eatsnded the best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Tesr. v Tht Rigi d tht Automotive Industry B cashier of a prominent Portland bank, at a banquet of 4utomotlve .men,, paid a very marked tribute to the automotive industry as an ' attractive investment from a nankins' standpoint. v "Certain.' Classes of automotive paper," he declared, "are welcome Its 6 banking clrolea The bankers are, recognising the industry as being in its rightful place; third in the list of great Industries." . There is no other one thing that has a greater effect on the standing of 4n industry than the attitude of the people who handle the credit of the) community and of the nation. The banking houses are becoming . more and more aware that the automotive industry is getting out of the ''game"; cities,, and has been but for some time. They are becoming ' familiarised with automotive hfen as man who are representatives of an iaduitry in which there are millions of, dollars invested!, and In whose ' hands at tlm rests in goodly proportion the prosperity of a oommunlty. Whoie cities have been given ever to factories, "and the inhabitants of these c(t)ss have become, Almost to a man,, workers in the employ of automotive manufacturers, or closely allied industries. Names of certain cities have been associated In name and in fact with the motor car. ;' The war did a great deal toward awakening the nation to the lmpbr tanoe of the motor oar. - Before this country went to war thoughtful men had vlsjoned he -effect transportation would have on victory. Speed and economy became the watchwords in transportation circles, and the truck and passenger car, .in carrying out the ideas bf the warring nations,3. built for the (ras-driven machine a foundation upon; which to build the Credit of , the industry ih time at peace, ;, , ... ., . As a result Of the activities of the last three years,, the automotive . industry has found its place in the sun. v A Step in the Right Direction ' AT THEIR meeting last Wednesday night, the Portland Oarage ahd JUpairmen'S association went on record as being In favor of the dis missal o? the men jo their employ who are not oltigens of the United States and replacing them with ex-servioe men, many of whom are out Of work. ' - ; ' Tha association also voted as being solidly behind the movement to decrease the number of automobile accidents by the education of automo bile owners and drivers in their duties and responsibilities whin driving- a car. Thy also voted to carry on their campaign for the Improvement of the condition of the city streets by eliminating trash that would be dam v agfog to automobile tires. - .' Thu action of the .association in regard to - unnaturalized foreigners places that organisation . at one I in the - public mind as "being whole lieartedly in any move to improve the citizenship of this country. .The - United 8tates shall not be the'-dumping ground for other nations,' they , declare, and money made 'by their employes shall be made by American ... eltlsenf.';.; ' . The association impresses upon its members that service means caus ing the automobile owner to come again to the same place for his repairs. - "If prices are too high," says the president of the association, "let's reduce them." . The spirit of the association is worthy of being imbued into the garage business of the whole state. ( i. " '. . - fTiREaONlAN3 Motor All th Year," says some chap who claims to " . know what he is talking about.' Seems to be the case, and the , habit has grown so in past years that even the recent snow was not able " t chili the ardor of most of them. Where is the agitation for a Northwest Chamber of Transportation, or : wiiifr it voina to no caiieaT uown unaer tne snows with the spring ..flowers, 'm41 -'":v:-.i . - With the snow piled high in front of their doors, one can appreciate the humor of the automobile dealers and tire men who put "No Parking" , signs oh the tops of the drifts. " 4. ' ' e o e ' . Among other things that we would like to have. w mlrftt mnntiin a tenth part of the money needlessly expended by motor car owners' to have their radiators repaired and their pumps fixed. Thera are always great many people who seem to have a great sympathy- for the repair ., mm.' t- "' '. 'y. .1 (Speaklna of optimists, the man who used a couple of gallons of t.it w vu uw vivui Bituuiu uttve nis name at uie top oi mo list. t Some people leave a hole in the pocket wherethey keep their small change, and there leae their cars stuck in snowdrifts. . a One of the stories we like to listen to is the tale of snowdrift bucking : a told by the man who starts off "Back where I came from" The people of Paris may have -nothing on the people of Oregon one of these daya They used pieces of ooal for jewelry, but if the law calling .for. a ll degree tast gasoline remains in, force, there is a strong indication - that we may use that precious fuel as a shaving lotion or for the purpose - of perfuftaery. , I j TRUCK IS STILL ON JOB j S V S S & ' w 1 a. .c ? ting Hi feJr slice cf th big melon. And in addition to tlA opposition, develop tag In the axtreme norta and : extreme sotjth parts of me county, Pomona grange met and passed resolution op posing any kind of a bond issue. The farmers want to build , roads by the levying ot taaas, claiming that bond toone7 : is not v spent as carefully - as money raised by taxes, ' - -This proposed bond Issue of I,0b 000 for the eonstnictien of 460 Miles of hard surfaced roads In Lane, county ts probably tae moat amblUouo prorram attempted by any county in the state outside of Multnomah. Union . county wea i.BOO.000 koa Clackamas ,700,000. . IS f ' It li ftlr guess that this road In Southern Oregon has changed a btt with the reeent snows, But reports come In that the Federal Vt ton track, whleh is used for hauling ore front Blui Ledf emlhe to Isaksoavllla, is suil on me jod. known boiling point for traffic oops. - Double," "This seems to be a double funeral,"' said the drlvsr of the hoarse, as the en gine went dead Jin the middle of the hllL Two Garage Deals Closed at Ashland .Ashland, Xee. 80.Two ; important garage deals were made this past week. The Harrison Brothers garage closed a deal with a R. Morris and. Perry Ash craft whereby these two expert' me chanics take full charge of the repair worK the Park garage has been old to Mark Hamaker. and Alfred Morris by the former owner, 0. B. Hatfield, and the new firm is making a number' of im provements. ' - v-, ' Lane County Plan -For Road Bonds Is ; Meeting Opposition Zhigeno, Dec. SO. Although the com mittee appointed by the cOuftty . court and county budget ' committee reported almost unanimously in favor of bonding the county for $3,006,000 for road hn-. provement and of presenting the mes sure to thft voters of the county for their approval, opposition to the measure le developing. Junction City members of the committee refused . to, support the plan as they wanted 1100,000. to con struct a seven mile roao over tne moun tain known as High Pass, to bring the retail trade of the Lake creek country into Junction City, Ths committee re fused to consider it And now cottage Grove is not quite sure that it is get- If you saw an Alter bur y: being built you'd know . Who- do Attorbury motor trucks firm such uniformly per fect service youH find the enswer at the Atterbury factory Before we took the 'Atterbury Af ency, wc went to the Atterbury factory st Buffalo ' . And there ws found the reason for the almost unbelievable service records of Atterbury trucks. , There Is am ileal In that factory, .shared by own ess and workmen alike -an unwritten jaw that says- 1. ' Nothing but the very best obtainable units and ma-'i. , terials shall go into the Atterbury. 1. -No workman snairWIesnnairhts very best to keep the Atterbury's good name supreme. Investigate the Atterbury before you buy Atterbury Truck Sales Company 343 OAK. NEAR BROADWAY Cottmanv Organizes To Make Oar Axles Well authenticated rumors are afloat eonesrnlftg the organisation by the strong New York and Cleveland capitals ts and manufacturers of a hew and very large company for the production of truck and paasengr caf axlea The operations of the new organisation will, it is said, be second only In slse to the Ttmkcn com pany. Announcement of tht personnel and location of the company is expected aunost unmeaiateiy. - Pin , mi, 1 ii 'ii 1 1 i .'I 1 Autos For Hire With or Without DRIVERS Large Selection of.; Late ModelXars ; FASHION GARAGE U SVLLfYAlT, Prep." Tenth at Yamhill Marshall 232 v. --s a) I oi ADD M hirty- ono ycaro r a$o ' tb nam lleiboca wes Cxit kutzptd dx . tht aiU cf a fine) crric- Tcr yrri cc - this aeal, which, through thsj yiarl ts4 ' . . coma to tneata buainets integrity and nn ' form worth of product, mad guurtbar isV , . . prettioa-thit tkna oa a motor ext. 'Vet' ovtr quartet enter Wnlbdhn - , stood far the aceptkiwi dri-a,iIUi4 . ' tosunifactura and univtmiYthU Its faattf .f car of today ttanda pravamiacnt aa t!;? r ." - tnswtcc&leea of agucomfui ; -' . A. M. BEAVER MOTOR CO. ' I 384 East Broadway , - - J waxbohm motors' Confml . SANDUSKY ' t-?yr a -Iff- 1L . -! Pratcrnai SOME of us seem to feel that we have a ? great coal In common, it It, is only that - w own the - same : make . of automobile. " -x ' Fascinating ( VisStoiN-Tou have a very, tine view ' from. here."; ' - - Host'Toa bet we have, We can sit here on Sundays and see more iutomo , . . han wa an count-" , T Ws eemettmes wonder who's the coiar- These dsys that make all shiver The man ho owns the big six car, v Or he who owns the flivver? 4 -t ""'-Stumped 7 , v'Af . .That caused Senator Cam tf" cut short his talk' on " the specific gravity test, tor gasoline o abruptlyr' "Someone asked him whst he meant by specific gravity." 1 -K Tld Bits . Our lid is off m ' To Arthur Beah. ivi'-. Who runs his ar On kerosene, i i -p - , Our knife ts out . - For Chauncey Cooster, - WhoM twin-six slew r Our Leghorn rooster. To Farmer Jones . - We make our bow. tie s put a tatuisht . mm On. i Being a dry snow, the recent fall did not dampen our motoring ardor... "Now. I've started something. mut- terea tne motorist when the car began to r.um aner nve minuter cranking. " ; ' '': Boflittg :ff Few motorists understand about the boiling point of gasoline, but any cum ber can talk long and well upon . the Dependable Reliable Serviceable ASK ANY OWNER A STJ6OZ6TI0X ', . ASK r BLAKE, McF ALL CO. MStTON CHASSIS SOUU TIRES. . . v . .$1685 1-1-TON CHASSIS; 35x5 CORD TIRES $1810, 1 a -2-TON CHASSIS, 36x6 CORD TIRES $2050 F. O. a PORTLAND McGraclieh: Motor Co. STATE DISTRIBUTORS - : 4S0 BURNSIDE STREET ; BROADWAY 93 r i i" mm 1 1 ; ' ' v ". li n me ;Tii)Iii)v.f , ii w -m - m im. . r- sjbsw a sv : ..mars sr- a i a i ( V vi'Hiuyi iv. Jrv-y ii LiviW .UV, ) wiSk ir '-sBSBasaaK. t TAt? Slogan thai every motorist in the Northwest should know: .'. . m - "Remember You Break a It brings to mind the (act that Laher Storings. afcso13 ' - ' f with a written guarantee for one. year against?,break--r;: " age and settling. . ''''X It impresses the automobile owner, with ihefwfll; known truth that Laher Springs are : manufactured frorhithe highest quality steel, bushed and reamed "to ;N LAHER liiD ilslXli iJL Osiaisv . , ! -1 '-. ,5. '.A " It gives the idea of almost instant service, ;as ; 15,000 Lahef Sprihgs are carried in' stock tb meet any re quirement of the motorist ' .V . It drives home the fact that theLaher, Spring is a Northwest prcduct, b u i 1 1 6 n h on o r by rheri of. the Northwest, for the people of the Northwest. . . , New Factories Just Completed Both at . Portland and Seattle - PORTLAND, OREGON, and SEATTLE, WASHINGTON N-' i-- - CC CLjA ; -i- V'' 1 t 4. ,1 1 4 1 t 1 ft l ,v. I i i
