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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1923)
' SECTION 3 SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGONSUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER. 9. 1923 FOUR SECTIONS TODAY t 'J JLL XL MOTORCYCLES BICYCLES ACCESSORIES .1 : . V - -i f Bros. Third AEimial AuitomoEfle Shpw Featuring Enclosed Cairo i ...... fe.7f . .: . Sti 'a : i AU 1" TO Iffs Q AN D RAG : II 1 1 - II F W j frVW 4 t ,1 Vick f - CLOSED SHOW WJrJUAL EVETJT HERE Jick Brothers Will Hold An ; nual Enclosed Car Show Next Week December 18th and 19th, after noon and evenings, are the dates set by Vick Brothers for their an nual Auto show. This is the 3rd annual chow to be presented by this company and they are plan Bins that this one should be the best one of the three. Enclosed cars will be featured which is in keeping with the increasing de mand for enclosed ears. ! This years show will surpass all others from the standpoint of fine cars, decorations and enter tainment. All the enclosed mod els In their complete line will be on hand during the show. This includes Overlands, W i 1 1 y sJ Knights, Oaklands, and Packards. Several new models of these dif ferent lines will be shown here for the first time In Salem. Among these specials are the new type Willys. Knight enclosed cars, the new Oakland Closure, The 6-54 Oakland 3 passenger Busi ness Coupe, and the Oakland Sport Roadster in the Closure type. The Overland Champion will be demonstrated as the ideal lamping and outing car. ' - Local entertainers have been Secured to furnish music and en tertainment for "each-: evening. Watch the papers for announce ments of this feature. Vick Bro thers are Inviting the. public to be their guests. on the above dates. SALES ill TELLS s : . i .. . .. . , . ; ' Cleveland Six Cylinder Motor Car Moderate Size and ' Exceptional Economy The new Cleveland Six Motor Car that is on display at the show rooms of the P. W. Pettyjohn Company, at 219 'North Commer cial street, is a fine mechanical product which has been proven by Its : wonderful performance and durability, according to -J. H. Ma den, isalesmanager. : ''A fine Motor Car is not the re sult of an accident, but it comes as a 'result of highly efficient en gineering coupled with good ma terials, the employment of skilled workers who are trained to do POOR OLD DAD buy it ; By Ben Weathers As Christmas nears We scratch our ears. And wonder what we'll For poor old Dad To make him glad That he's a livin guy. : I - r 1 We think of buys In jazzy ties ""And multicolored socks, Tobacco jars And junk cigars In a fancy colored box. Yeart after year The poor old dear Has never had a change From socks and ties. And when be dies Perhaps he'll think strange' .; ).;;.: . -I . ' That when on earth Around his hearth The folks seemed to agree That: Santa Claus Was not for Dads, But just for such as we. ! We shout with glee Around the tree At sights of gifts we prize, And; Dad comes in And trys to grin. As he draws socks and ties. - - i r : You all know Dad The dear old lad. Is such a cheerful giver Why not go buy . ..' Tho poor old guy , A spotlight for his flivver? Dad likes his car And drives it far And what would there be neater v- : . Than a new tool kit vt .For his old Jit Or" a nice bright Motometer? There's a million things . . That Sarita brings, ' Then why for socks keep plugging? When what Dad lacks r Is new JSm cracks v- -To keep fhis car a chuggin I Automotive ",. News. ; their work within close limits; the factory facilities must be modern and -complete. The Cleveland plant is a modern up to date fac tory, and everything that is nec essary to make it the best, is In stalled," says Mr. Maden. - Oil MEX MEET DECEMBER" 11 ST.; LOUIS, Dec. 8. Various phases of ten oil industry; Euro pean conditions, and the marine and home use of fuel oil will be discussed at the fourth annual con vention of the American Petrol eum Institute here, December 1 1 13. i ,; ; ' ACROSS COUNTRY IN HIGH GEAR if n I ilayor George E.'Cryer of Los Angeles; unsealing the transmission of -the new Oldsmobile Six. which was driven across the country in high gear by "Cannonball" Baker. This car encountered every known road and weather condition and Mayor Cryerjs juat ra bout o unseal the, transmission to remove the letter of New; York newspapermen, certifying that nothing was carried but high gear, or direct drivel What is Ahead for the Automobile Industry ? By WALTER P. CHRYSLER j Chairman, Board of Directors, Maxwell-Chalmers : Motor Corporations Bankers are watching- with in terest business tendencies in the. automotive industry. Of the 112 companies manufacturing motor cars today Henry Ford is doing 55 of the total gross business. General 1 Motors, Dodge. Studeba- ker, Willys-Overland, and Hudson Essex are doing 30. ; These six companies ' have 8Cv of the busi ness and 106 are dividing 15. What Is to be the next develop ment? In 1S 95 the total prod action of motor cars in the United I Slates was but 300. Today at Colum bus Circle in New York City, 50.- 000 cars pass every 24 hours. - In 1905 the total production of mo tor cars was 25,000. Last year the production was 2,659,064. In the first six months of 1923 there were registered more motor ira than in the entire year of 1932. Not until 1913 were there mo.a than 1,000,000 registered -A csrs throughout the United States. To day there are more than 13.000, 000. In the last 10; years the number of registered cars in the United States has increased at an average rate greater than 1,000, 000 a year. if l-v. The city dweller has the l.'ea that most of the automobiles man ufactured throughout the United States must be shipped to this par tlcular city. But what are the facts? Seventy-five ; per cent of all the motor cars registered are in cities and towns of less : than 50,000. Thirty-fiv per cent are In towns of less than 1000: In the north 30 are on Oie farms. , In the south, where th n1 are the most farms Texas has the largest ; number of - farms, with Georgia second, Kentucky third and ICorth Carolina fourth there are 40 of the cafs ' on farms. ; y ; t Only 9 of all the registered cars are in cities of more than 500,000. i v ! In our great cities the country visitor is so Impressed by the'num ber of high priced cars on the streets that he gets the impression there mnst be more : better cars being manufactured than he Ima gined. But the truth Is that' 64 companies manufacturing oars which sell for $1500 or less are doing 94 of the business, the 16 companies making cars which "Bell from $1500 to $3500 have 5 of the business and the 12 manufac turers who produce cars which sell for more than $3500 are compet ing tor Just 1 of the business.- ' '. One of the best answers to the question whether or not the auto motive Industry is building sound ly Is to study iincome tax return and car ownership, all the r-time keeping in mind that it Is cheap and medium-priced cars, selling for less than $1500. which are le Ing purchased principally today.; The states with the highest; in comes have the most cars. .There Is a relationship between the' two. New York has the greatest total income and the largest number of motor vehicles. Nevada has the smallest ' income ; and also the smallest number of automobiles: Facts are available to show' that car ownership ; promotes i home ownership. Those states l which have the most automobiles in -pro portion to population also f have1 the highest percentage of homes owned by their J occupants. Con versely, where rented homes 'are most common; the'suppry of motor transportation Is relatively ' less. Tho states with the fewest cars In ratio to population have the larg est 'percentage of rented homes. , , The automotive Industry Is' so large that it Is difficult to 'Com prehend its size. ' ' As a manufac turing industry it Is larger than the steel business and is exceeded only by slaughtering and meat packing and by petroleum. H And where could the petrbleum Indus try be without the ;' motor car? With its allied industries, petro" eum, road building and steel, . the automotive industry Is the largest of all industries, and employs 12 of the population of the t United States. ? It . has, been responsible for the development and growth of the largest .'of all construction industries road building The motor industry is- thev third largest rail shipper of mannfactnred arti cles.- Petroleum and its prod nets are first. The industry absorbs 4To of all the iron and steel, 25 of the aluminum, 10.7 of the copper, 36 of the plate glass and 54 of the upholstery leather. The ramifications-of the automo tive industry are ' Innumerable. The health of any business which is related to so -many industries and which has such a direct bear ing upon economic conditions generally, should be of national concern. x . There is no question but that in the years to come new cars will be seen, but there will be a fewer makers of cars and large compan ies making those cars. . The larg er companies will continue to find ways of eliminating waste and of reducing costs by standardization and the result will be cheaper cars Continued on page 3) "3" .1 , T . .. .. ' ... - ' -. . f 1 MAKE OREGON HIGHWAYS SAFE FOR TRAVEL. Is the slogan adopted by the Oregon State Trafnc Department, of which Mr. T. A. Rafferty is chief ; traffic inspector. Above is a picture" of ths entire state traffic force taken on the state house grounds. Chief Rafferty is standing on the left. 1 -ft ft ' illi ml Hit H-ntit ,' -' . .i' .it . - ' ; I 1st I il j -rsiCTB irnsir r v... , v mm si Vick Brothiers Annonnce Their i mmm THIRD ANNUAL AUTOMOEILE S10W Afternoons and Evenings Tuesday, Dec. 18. and Dec: 19 tWednesday, Jiillililllllj, Closed Cars Will Be Featured Good Program and Rfiusio : ; H Evenings VICK BRO High Street at Trade s ltMllllBrlll)!ll!!ll!l.yi!l!,!ll!ffl!l?l!llll!l!lilllllill!liliin ilnlilillllttMllliliiiiilliliilllltillii ft. t: ..Z:s m -. . t - E :. - 1 iA iililHIIWlllHWilHHlll y MM ! - iW.....-1!:l'V , ,L . , . rJT ; , , ;.. ' ..... .v. rz iiniiiimnnniniiiiiiiiliiffilimiiiiifiiniiiiiiMiniM llllllllllHllllllllllllllIH!l"ll!HIi;i!lin!i 1