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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1923)
mmwm TO Car Today Is Rebuilt" of 40 .Years' Experience in Build. k ing Transportation ? The Gardner Pour Is the rej snit of 40 years of experience in the building of personal transpor tation. " Lessons learned by the Gardner Motor company through out these many years of careful building . have . been ' used i to the best advantage on the Gardner vehicle of today - - --rr Back in 1882 Russell E. Gard ner, a young man then engaged in the manufacture of carriage spokes and wheels, decided' ;to enter the vehicle business, " and built the first banner buggy. Sold at a low price made pos sible by the best production and merchandising methods, the Ban ner baggy soon become world fa mous; Prom the very start Ban ner buggies were built with the soundest of material and thd best of ; workmanship.. " C' 1 "World's Largest Rugy Builders In spite of the fact, that there were already numbers of other Inanufacturers in the buggy field. t -ems ' 'Special pain tins effects real ly Increase the pleasure of own lng a, car so painted besides its' increasing resale value ' We're prepared to repaint your ear an original,- aristocra tic; ' refined- color ' scheme or a conventional one and do the work well and economically. .; t. RELIANCE AUTO PAINTING .CO. ; 219 State, Corner FronV Phone 037 ? i i mm EXTRA-HEAVY sidewalls, more contribute to that superiority which rpnables you to drive C-T-C . Cords 1 with lower inflation than , ordinary ( v cords. But ; better matenals ana' compounding are there too. ' -"; Ask the first user you meet ; v , . ' ' What he thinks of C-T-C Cords We want you to place at least one C. T. C." Cord.. Tire on your car on our highest personal recommendation. - This . remarkable - tire will do the rest.. , : .,(-- . , ' ,y ' -. v Columbia Tire Corporation i-;..'. " " ' Factory Branch . ' CAUL E, JIULTEaBKIWJ, BKAXCU SLAN AGKIt, 477 Conrt Street. Smith and WatkJns, Federal Tire Service; Tick Brothers; Ira Jorgenscn; Other Dealers Throughout .the Country. Gardner soon became leader of them all the world's largest; ex clusive .vehicle " builder. - Keen competition forced , the Gardner company'to devise - many short cuts in production which could be taken without In any way affect ing the quality of their product. This quality of finding the best and most economical way of i do ing everything " has characterized the building of Gardner vehicles since the manufacture of the first Banner, buggy. j - - : Came the time when the autc mobile took its place among the leading industries,! and a' certain well known manufacturer of cars of popular price, desiring distri bution in the west and socthweefc; asked - the ' Gardner . company to manufacture ; and sell : their cr from St. Louis, .using Gardner fac tory, organization' and production methods. r I -' "'-' l?T'Vl'. Success From live Start t The success of this project was remarkable from the start. Calls came from dealers all over the country for the St. Louis built car. It was recognized as the most carefully built off this particular make of car. S Not only this, but the Gardner company was producing , the ; car for considerably less money than any other plant making the same automobile. " " y V"- It was then a very natural step for the Gardner company to turn its splendid organization an..! equipment to the manufacture of a car bearing the' Gardner 'name. The success of j this enterprise has been phenomenal, and in a Yew short years Gardner has tak en its place as one of the leading manufacturers of j popular priced cars. ! Dried Fruit .Prices Due? For Rise,- Says Expert Dried fruit prices have hit the bottom and an upward trend will soon be 'noted, in the opinion of J. M. Clifford, of the dried fruit department"of the Oregon1 Grow ers, who has made a study of con' ditions. , . ; . , ; The stock of hold-overs in the larger sizes particularly is nearly depleted,' he said. His prediction for the future., is based upon, the favorable . interest manifested by foreign buyers who : are , reported to be interested, and' the quantity of large size prunes In both Ore gon and California. The dried product will demand , higher prices,' he said. , ' . ..' ... s s J ' Hay Wc97dmara's RVGGKSTIOXS OX THE CAKE OF THE CLUTCH Every motorist should form a thorough acquaintance with the operation of clutch mechanism in his car. 'I There is a whole, lot more to know . than just simply pushing the . pedal down to shift gears.' . . . . . , .The various clutch designs in different makes of cars have their own "peculiarities - and character istics. In each make of car the application ' and mounting varies slightly or sufficiently so that no one .specific set of rules will cov er them all. It is therefore nec essary-that every car owner study the car instruction book on this point during the first 200 miles of service on the new car, and consult tte' agents service experts. on points bat are not clear in the book. By starting out in this way the life of the clutch is very often doubled, while a. little neglect or ignorance ofcorrect operation and treatment, good clutches can be destroyed; during the jfirst a 00 miles of service. f i f The following points should be remembered at all times: 1. Always make sure that ped al does not make contact with toe-board. The amount of clear ance recommended at this point varies slightly, in some makes to 2 Inch ;is , called : for. This means that the pedal will. travel this distance from . toe-board be fore Clutch starts to release.' 2. Frequently on new car a due to initial wearing in of friction surfaces, tipfclearance 1 taken up ratldly In the first few hnccl- red miles, or due to oversight In I'm . t' J'HE new Ford cars are now ready for your inspection, introducing changes that im prove the appearance of the various body types and increases their comfort and utility. ! - ' , ' i ... 1 f . ' " . They offer you not only economical and de pendable transportation, but also-a more attract" ive style and a greater share of motoring conven ience, a combination that makes the outstanding value of Ford cars more impressive than ever.. See them on display in our showrooms. -. . 260 N. High St. adjusting the pedals with proper clearance, the pedal may rest on the floor board. This condition will , cause excessive slippage which in turn will generate heat. outcausing excessive . wear. -; I have I known new clutches to , be worn out on this account during the . first few. hundred . miles of service, necessitating new . fric tion surfaces and other parts dam aged by high temperatures. . '. 3l Another cause for . failures is loose body bolts, or toe-board screws, this . condition sometimes causes body or toe-board to shift on' frame, thus making contact with pedal holding it out slightly; This trouble developes , on long tours sometimes, now with a little knowledge' of your clutch opera-; tion and - pedal adjustments, you can help yourself in a pinch."-'-,' ! 4. There are several differ ent .types of dry and oil disc' clut ches and some dry and oil - cone clutches. This Is another very good reason for, knowing what your instruction book recommends about your ; particular clutch. If your clutch is designed to operate dry and through misinformation or guess on your part you use oil. you are bound to experience trou bled ; "j . v, ; .:. .. j 5. As a result of wear, or oil leaks from motor, and guess leaks from transmission, dry, clutches sometimes ' develop a chattering of .grabby condition. Usually the service - station or Instruction book recommends a special treat ment or wash, to remedy same, or in the case - of oil clatcbee overoiling as result of leakage past rear main motor bearing, or oil too heavy resulting' from leaks IT T O' u livers Authorized Ford Dealer -. ..... ' . '. t- ' i .... . ai f from transmission, often causes slippage. Sometimes through clutch oil .leaking out of clutch housing, oil clutches chatter and krab. The remedy for this should" be sought through experts at rfer- vlco station or consult your in struction book.' Treat your clutch always" as recommended by ser vice' instruction book of car in struction book. ; 1 P. Riding with .foot' on 'clutch pedal is !bad practice except in tongested traffic. The main tea sons are that this puts a thrust on clutch Telease bearings all the time. This applies to practically fill "carsand In some designs when She clutch is released or held out hls''puts an - end thrust on' the iualn bearings or crankshaft and tn 'the coarse' of time, will devel op excessive and play In crank-' shaft' Ihrust bearings. -' '7. It is characteristic of some Clutches to rattle' inore than oth ers "with motor Idling or' when 4lutcht is held I out." Ordinarily Oils condition does no harnT aside from annoyances. However, can lfe'elim mated in some cases' by ad- tastment.' ! " - 18." Excessive' wear and ' slip yige Often" developes from con tinuous starting on high and sec ond gear.4 In ' some cars - second gear starts are 'not harmful with light loads on paved roads. How ever,, on hills, in sand, and soft roads or . on level paved roads with heavy loads always; start on low gear to prolong life of clutch; ;f .9. Back lash noises sometimes develop In - clutches' at very low speed, after a great many miles of sfcrylce, 'due to wear of : splines and slots Incorporated in the me cnanlsm.' This condition becomes excessive' at times when motors LEE GORDS Anrt PctuirerProof Tires . HEEtIRE & RUBBER CO. 184 8. Coumercu Phona 1349 ilk III Gar PK 1995 one run irregular through improper adjustment of carburetor, leaky valves and ? pistons or faulty- Ig nition. In the' case of one plus being faulty :a decided metallic clatter or back 'lash noise -would be heard in clutch, at real : low speed. A' condition 1 of this kind can only be' corrected by clean ing the plug or correcting discrep ancies in the motor.-1 have known cases, however, where : sliopmen who do not have a thorough un derstanding of car performance have attempted remedy oil the trouble by working on the clutch. One particular case that comes to my mind was -at Oakland, Calif ornia, ; several years ago. A' me chanic had removed the clutcn a third time and' gave up, when it was only - necessary to change a spark plug. Last Week: Proceed Cautious ly On . Strange Roads.. f Next jWeek: Adjusting Motor .Valves. : ' ' . i i ii . . ....I.. -. . t ' ' i i i ' m i i ii i ji i.i w yffjrwwwrT wi wnni .m wiiuimhf mtT w iuipi n i man mm. j . i m . i' ' f f--' i tVifiriin n mmm II riintini'i-i 'I'Vin i L in i i r ' irr' T H-il., .1 , - - - n r r i i i 07 4 1 1 cri a To) Tn") MW w- I :;; U V , : , r.:"' f. !! HI '-mi ri "J- II Ii"' r '--- -'" i i 1 1 40 ID 8 TO HAVE 1 ACTIVE WINTER Visiting and Local Members .Getting Ready f o r ' Things, to Come . V Visiting 'and' local members of Les?SocIete; des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux , are, getting ready1 .for an active winter, a meeting having been set. for Monday night at the armory while ' tentative plans ' for a ceremonial to be held in Dallas in! about two weeks have been re ceived ; by ; Robin Day, chef de gare.i While the "40 fi g'.' is' consid ml i i i M nnouncin II ' "Ion ii j A New Sedan and I v x t ; ; tBiiiess -Goupe THIS new Gardner Sedan and Business Coupe embody that happy combination i of abundant powers absence of vibration, flex- v i ibility of performance, speed, economy,- and , genuine comfort those desirable 'a uahties .so .- necessary to real satisfaction in closed cars, '; ' ' jet seldom found or even expected in cars . ' . , .selling at such moderate prices. ' Their unusualyalue can be fully appreciated '- only by a point-for-point comparison with" other closed cars at any price. This compaii son we invite. - F. W. Pettyjohn Co. 219N.Com'lSt. Full Stock of Parts and Repairs ered the playground of the Ameri can Legion., corresponding greatly to the Mystic Shrine and the Do fe lt les, still it has Us serious side. The -"4 & 8" members are se lected from those taking an ac tive part and Interest in the Am erican Legion and are pledged to attend post meetings. Lack of interest 1 In the legion -ultimately results in a member being drop ped f roni the playground order. The order is not a clique nor does it attempt to run or dictate to the legion.- It works in tie clos est, harmony 'with the legion, al though .the most active members are generally voyageers Is the "40 & 8." ,', - ; - A little tab. worn beneath the' legion emblem, with a, "40" aboWt a figure -8.rt appearing as a frac tion. Is the insignia "of the orgaul- zation. French overseas caps, a bluish-gray-. In color, are worn at all called meetings and ceremoni als. ' ,) : .7 i O Columbia Tire Corporation SKT3 N , Open Evenings and Sundays ;