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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY IIOUNING, DKUKMBKK 1, 1813.
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USCH M. ROMBEHaOr, EDITOR
: An Automotive Christmas . ' - - : -
TETVER before, at this season of the yur his It been so apparent that
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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. (
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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,
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- 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.
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. 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
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"' '. '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
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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. .
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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 $3,006,000 for road hn-.
provement and of presenting the mes
sure to thft voters of the county for their
approval, opposition to the measure le
developing. Junction City members of
the committee refused . to, support the
plan as they wanted 1100,000. to con
struct a seven mile roao over tne moun
tain known as High Pass, to bring the
retail trade of the Lake creek country
into Junction City, Ths committee re
fused to consider it And now cottage
Grove is not quite sure that it is get-
If you saw an Alter bur y:
being built you'd know
. Who- do Attorbury motor trucks firm such uniformly per
fect service youH find the enswer at the Atterbury factory
Before we took the 'Atterbury Af ency, wc went to the Atterbury
factory st Buffalo ' .
And there ws found the reason for the almost unbelievable service
records of Atterbury trucks. ,
There Is am ileal In that factory, .shared by own ess and workmen
alike -an unwritten jaw that says-
1. ' Nothing but the very best obtainable units and ma-'i. ,
terials shall go into the Atterbury.
1. -No workman snairWIesnnairhts very best to keep
the Atterbury's good name supreme.
Investigate the Atterbury before you buy
Atterbury Truck Sales Company
343 OAK. NEAR BROADWAY
Cottmanv Organizes
To Make Oar Axles
Well authenticated rumors are afloat
eonesrnlftg the organisation by the strong
New York and Cleveland capitals ts and
manufacturers of a hew and very large
company for the production of truck and
paasengr caf axlea The operations of
the new organisation will, it is said, be
second only In slse to the Ttmkcn com
pany. Announcement of tht personnel
and location of the company is expected
aunost unmeaiateiy. -
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Autos For Hire
With or Without
DRIVERS
Large Selection of.;
Late ModelXars ;
FASHION GARAGE
U SVLLfYAlT, Prep."
Tenth at Yamhill
Marshall 232
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M hirty-
ono ycaro r a$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
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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,
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- , 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
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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 ',
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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
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TAt? Slogan thai every motorist in the
Northwest should know:
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"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
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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
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