THETOREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. 1- PORTL. AND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1820.
AUTO INDUSTRY IS
WOVEN CLOSELY IN
FABRIC OF NATION
Influence on Good Roads and Up
building of Country Cited by
prominent Tire Manufacturers.
' fh automobile business is one
Of ihm keystones in our arch of bus
iness stability and so Ions; as it is
rot; seriously affected, it will g-o a
. ton? ways toward sustaining: the
economic structure," Bald a promi
nent tire manufacturer recently.
' l ?"fhe automobile industry is so lnter-a-ovien
with the business and habits of
the (American people that, its continued
progress is one of the most vital factors
la American " life today. The automo-
f bile: ranks second only to the railroad.
- Every mile checked off on the automo
bile speedometer helps to boost business
and! Increase values. Every car in oper
ation is helping to pay for itself by in
creasing property values and promoting:
business. The automobile is firmly and
irrevocably entrenched in every phase
of business and every walk of life.
ftoil BtJILDIKO AIDED
I fThe motor car in 10 years has done
. more to promote highway building: than
'all other agencies combined during the
-previous 80 years. Better roads mean
better transportation and transportation
intimately concerns every, man, woman
and) child in America. ! Practically every
commodity produced must pass over our
"hignways in the process of distribution.
More than 90 per cent of the tonnage of
rail! and water lines Is transported over
high way before reaching the consumer.
l'4fot many, years agd the radius of
profitable farming , was not more than
10 Or It miles from a railroad. Imprpyed
roads and the motor car now make it
-possible to successfully cultivate farms
at a far greater distance from railway
shipping points and automobiles j and
good roads are today saving a i vast
quantity of farm produce which here
tofore rotted for lack of trsnsportatlon.
RAPID TRANSIT AIM
i "jrhe whole mechanism of Industrial
and social life is built upon the more
rapid transit of the motor car. To thmk
of (stemming the enormous . stream of
mofor traffic would be the climax of eco
nomlc folly. To go back to the horse
as la means of transportation would be
impossible as well as impractical. . We
cannot move backwards. We must move
on and we have got to move by way of
the) automobile. This is a practical and
occinomtcai fact. No amount of .logic
rtaii firrllA if aaav i
I lAmerica is' spending this year. more
thufn half a billion dollars in new high
way construction, to 'say nothing about
the million for hiehway upkeep.
MQXEY WEU SPE3TT
S Every dollar of this money being spent
is bound to add to the ultimate prosper
ity? of the country, and the automobile
industry stands as sponsor for this co-s
loseal road improvement program,
i TThe passenger car alone, to say noth
ing of the Incalculable, and increasing
benefits of the motor truck, has .gone
farther and done "more to; promote the
tusiness prosperity and the economic ad
vancement of America than any other
klnjgle agency excepting the railroad
alone. . :
t fAn Industry which has been found in
great measure the most remarkable part
in the development in the world's hts
cy. surely represents a formidable en
trenchment, which If properly supported,
wijl help the whole nation withstand the
force of almost any economic shock. .And
sontrarywise, whatever attempts to in
terfere with such an industry, seriously
tampers with the ' delicate balance of
bulsiness economics as a whole. !
VjUfTS UNFILLED : ::: - i ' i .
fWe are in a situation today which
comes almost logically after a great orgy
of I spending. In a large sense we are
experiencing the feelings of the morning
j afer The consumer, for the time- being,
ha put on the brakes. But he is by no
means going to stop and Just i as soon
asj he readjusts himself he Is going to
assume a firmer stride than ever. Be
cause he still -has gaping wants and
. needs which production has not begun
- to;fill. ,
fLet us not for a moment lose sight
of this latter fact, namely : That produc
tion, excepting in a very few commod
ities, is far in arrears of the wants of
thi consumer. Herein lies the funda
mental ground work of supreme confi
dence. It should sound the key-note for
the highest optimism. It is a solid foun
dation upon which everybody can safely
stand and truthfully assure himself that
, American business has In store a sound
and promising future."
TIRES!
Standard Makes
GordTires
. 8000 and 10,000 Mil
30x3 X Non Skid . $23.95
3x3 lA Non Skid $27.30
32x4 Non Skid . . ... . .$41.70
33x4 Non Skid .$42.90
34x4 Non Skldi ......$44.50
Jx4y3 Non Skiii ..: S53.00
; j '- All 'Factory Firsts j '.i:-
FabricTires
36x3
30x3 yi
34x3 JS
31x4
32x4
33x4
34x4
6000 Mil
Non Skid
Non Skid
es
513.30
16.35
Non Skid ......MAte
M, IYA. - $23;30
iwu iKia: ...... .$26 40
Non Skid .... I27I70
Non Skid .-..JffclS
Mail Orders Given Prompt
.Attention' '
MALCOM
TIRE CO,
Broecne-ay and Everett Su.
, Portland. Oregon
Ona of a Chain of Stores
A NICE PRESENT FOR 2 ANY WIFE . TO : GET
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Mrs. J. C. Stille, wife of the manager of the Rivoll and the new Liberty, a present from her husband
CONVENTION WAS
AFFAIR'
Isaac; Brunn Returns Home After
Visit to Connersvijje, - Where
Everything Was Free.
"Talk I about Western hospitlity."
said Isaac Brunn,' president of the
Brunn Motor company, local Lex
ington! distributors, "but the con
vention at the factory, in Conners
ville. lnd., was 8. regular affair."
Brunn recently' west East to attend
tne distributors" convention at the motor
city of Connersville, and on his arrival
discovered that it wail nearly impossible
to spend as much as a dime for any
thing. The fare of one distributor from
each city where the Lexington is: repre
sented was paid by! the factory. Boy
Scouts met the visitors at the trains,
escorted them to a young city of canvas
erected near the town, and from than
on. life was just one banquet after an
other. J ' v 1
Brunn says that, aside from thei actual
convention, which was a success in every
way, the entertainment proffered by factory-
officials had anything he had ever
seen previous to that time lashed be
hind in the dust. Tents were provided
for the men, eats were free, with every
meal a banquet. I .'.'. m, - ; i
' Long trips were made through the fac
tory, motion picture were shown, de
scribing every detail of the work i neces
sary to turn out a car, and with the fac
tory in full operation, Brunn declares it
was a mechanical education to watch the
neatness and dispatch) with which motor
cars were started out! on the chains and
finally to be driven bt onto the plat
forms as gleaming examples of j skilled
workmanship. i I 1
Brunn reports the east to be prosper
ous, with- little ill-effects visible of a
money shortage or uncertain labor con
ditions. He learned from dealers and
distributors from all parts-' of the coun
try that crops were in splendid shape,
with prospects of a good year in every
line of business. From everything the
local man was able to learn, next year
will be a bumper year for the motor car
business, with promise of ready money
and an abundance of material. -
Before returning home, Brunn visited
his mother and friends in Louisville, Ky.
Dodge City Classic
Won by I Jim Davis
The big American championship 300
mile motorcycle race, held at Dodge City,
Kan.,! was won by Ulipi Davis, piloting a
Hafley-Davidson. His time was 3 hours
40 minutes 4 4-5 seconds, an average of
81.82 miles an hour. The Dodge City
event is considered a classic in the mo
torcycle world and was this year wit
nessed by over 25.000 people from all
over the United States. Fifteen riders
started in the gruelling race and thou
sands of dollars were split up in prizes
for the winners.
NATIONAL TRAFFIC
OFFICERS SOON TO
HOLD CONVENTION
Model Systems of -'Handling Big
Traffic in New York and in
Chicago to Feature Exposition.
The national traffic -officers con
vention and exposition to be held at
San Francisco August 23 to 27 prom
ises to be one of the biggest events
of Its kind ever held In the country.
it is said, and reporte-comlng from
Manager C De Witt De Mar Indi
cate that traffic bureaus all over the
country will ; be represented there, j
r Preparations . sire being ; made with
film companies to take pictures of the
convention and ; of the exposition, when
various safety devices,' such -vaa air
brakes, non-skid trrea. headlights and
police ; signal systems will v be tested.
r.n i ri.a him airnified their
willingness to have-men and equipment
on nana to give aemonsirmon uwut
Ores, lighting firms have similarly ex
n.B.H thaiir annmni of the conven
tion and more than a dosen makers of
other safety equipment will have repre
sentatives at the Gate City. , - 1 1
GOYX&ffORS IITVITBD I
On the recommendation of Charles J.
Hnt of the California
motor', vehicle department, many : offi
cials higher tnan nre ana pouca enww
are being invited to the powwow, and
Chief of Police White of San Francisco
hopes to have the governors of many
states together with ; prominent city of
ficials in attendance when the confab
starts. Engraved and embossed invita
tions. Suitable for a wedding of the first
water, have gone the rounds, and every
public official of note from San Diego
to Sandy Hook has received his through
the mail. Lieutenant Dan Sylvester of
the San Francisco bureau of police and
president of the National Traffic Of
ficers' association has left no stone un
turned, it is reported, to make the gath'
ering as representative as possible.
One of the features of the exposition
will be the working of the model sys
tem in use in the Fifth avenue district
of New York city. The New York con
tingent is expected to bring the model
with them and demonstrations of its op
eration may precede the convention's
recommendation that similar systems be
NEW
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CONSIDERED BY MANY MOTORISTS
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THE BEST! FABRIC TIRC ON THE AMERICAN MARKET
'" TOUGH TREAD
Have your eyes, 0 Motorists, taketii note of fh utapped tread
method used by my people in building our "D' Type tire? 'Many are
the methods-of curing tires, but this is much the greatest in cost; yet
with our single cure process it permits a tougher tread to be applied
to our tire than is possible by any other method.
Our tread stock is sKaped in a mighty pre before it i applied to 'the tire,5
: making it a compact piece of rubber. Our open steam cure vulcanizes it into tough,
wear-resisting tread tougher than is possible on molded tires where the rubber must
be soft enough to ftotv and shape to the contour of the mold tuhfle being vulcanized.
Our hearts are filed with a great pride in the fact that the "Savage" tread is
;. noted and classed as one of the best wearing treads on the highways of America.
. Ky people have built our "Savage" "V Type to excel all ether fabric tires on
j the market . It is the big, handsome, flexible, over-size, hand-built casing that has
caused so many of you to lift up your -voices and proclaim it FTThe.best fabric tire in
" "Little Heap" as a character is symbotic of The
SpreckeU "Savage" Tire Company. By birth he is a
"Savaae; by adoption, a member of The House of
SpreckeU. 4 Wise for his years, educated in modem
ways and imbued with the spirit ef the organisation
he represents, the little "chief i an authority on the
construction of "Saveee" tires and tubes. 4 It is fit
ting that the sterling qualities and the stutdincs ef .
his race arc characteristic, too. of the products tuith
which he is associated.
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES
APPEAR IN THIS SERIES
A New Depsitsre i
Fa
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America"- , Its tough tread is but one of many
giving to satisfied users throuohout the
I SALUTE YOt MOTORISTS! . - i
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OUR BEST ASSET
reasons for the wonderful service it is
LITTLE HEAP HAS SPOKEN.
Tee Ceo.
I SUcHiS Raw MatwmW.
mi fi mi Pa M
Hud Ekah. L ;
Wrapped Treed. SacJe 1
(Wext asd Extra Ply.
Spacial Braalnr. '
Extra Braaltar Cover.
Taucb Teaad.
Boat le Exeat
A Product of tko Hease
of Sprorlrahi
THE SPREC1CELS "SAVAG E; T I R.E CO .
IS THE SATISFIED CUSTOMER
ACXTJEVEYWlUJtS
WHOLESALE-OISTRIBUTORS
EflVME
. ; TIRES AND TUBES ' "
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SAM
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DIEGO . CALIF
Agents everywhesi
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PORTLAJSu TIRE CO.
Sixth and Bumsiae, Portland : Vnone Jiroddwav 2275
Installed in other large cities of the
country. The chief of police of Chlcaco
Is expected to be present and make a
talk on the finer points of traffio
handlinc as experienced there.
TJJUrORJI SIGlfAXa SOTJGHT
It Is expected that the convention win
take action on the former recommenda
tion, bjr the Traffic Officers, association
that a national code of rules of the road
and arm ' signals be adopted by every
state In the ' Union subject to outside
traveL The recent meetinrs of the as
sociation in Washington and 8eattle saw
this phase 'f accident - prevention dis
cussed In detail, but to date no definite
action has been taken on such a pro
gram of standardisation. -
Little Valve Cap
flas Big Work Even
If It Is! so Small
Few people realise the Importance of
the little valve cap Used on their tire.
When air is put in. the cap la handled
carelessly, thrown anywhere, and some
times Is left off the tire entirely. And
then there la trouble for Mr. Motorist-
When the cap is not used, dirt Is sure
to work down Into the valve, and though
little harm Is done while the tire Is In
flated, once pressure Is relieved, or when
new air Is put into the tire, along v Itn
the air goea the dirt, and then there Is
the deuce and the tire man to pay. An
air-tight connection then Is no longer
possible.
But aside from the Importance of the
cap as a warder off of dirt, it is really
an excellent air reslster. ; As a seeond
line of defense ugalnat a leaky valve,
when screwed on tight it will retsist 600
pounds of air pressure. Remember the
cap and It will remember you.
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i Tires One Third '
Tires form one-third of the business
done by the United States Rubber com
pany. Footwear and mechanical good 3
form the other two thirds.
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Outperforms Higher Priced Cars
The sturdy construction of Elgin Six
motor cars has macie it possible for
them to outperform and outlast not
. only cars in their own. but in the
higher priced class as well.
Thus has Elgin earned its title
"World's Champion Light Six'
Weller Motor Company
Distributors
Washington at 15th
Broadway 2656
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: Sales
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Service
Efficiency
Special Features of the
New Scripps-Booth Light 6
BEAUTY
Full stream lines.
Low rakish semi-sport model
design.
New straight front radiator.
Outside nickel door handles.'
Side curtains on steel frames--
compartment for same in back
of front . seat
Colors Dark blue or maroon.
DURABILITY
7 inch chassis frame. .
Steel felloed wheels. - - .
Double crown fenders. '
Double lined' Pantasote one-man
top. . ' -'V.
Valve in head motor. ; . ; '
COMFORT
Extra deep upholstery, full
leather.
High form fitting backs wide
seats.
- 54 inch rear, springs.
Tools carried in special compart-
ment in left-hand front door.
Tonneau light 8 ft. extension
cord.. ,
Alemite greasing system through
out. , Glove compartment in natural
. wood instrument board. ;
llinch wheel base. .
Economy
Small bore cylinders, long stroke.
Very small gasoline consumption
- 32x4 tires, average 8000 miles.
'' Moderate price and low upkeep.
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All of the above features when taken into consideration with our liberal service
policy are well worth the attention; and! investigation j of the prospective auto
mobile purchaser. A demonstration will convince you of the great value of the
Scripps-Booth v " -
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S22 Alder Street
Broadway 3169
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