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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1924)
r iJfc Pages 1 to 4 mmmmm Part Tfc - S 'r t - f 5 t k - A i t I VEinr-FOURTH YEAR aw i i 3 . lis. !v. 1EITIIPTT0 f DODECOK Most Every Make of Car as Well as Motorcycle Will . H Be Shown Salem . automobile dealers hare been busy all week preparing their , exhibits for Ihe ' Oregon State Fair and ' from all indica tions there will be a larger auto motive, exhibit- than ever before. , The Salem Automobile Dealers association hare been given charge of the decorations for the automobile department and they nave turned this work over to C. F! Breithau'pt, local florist. The florist's crew are on the job and iWhen : the gates swing' open for t this year's fair the automobile : department will look its. best. Harry Scott, Salem's cycle man is also preparing a display of the Hajley-Davidson machines. ? The new 1325 model equipped with baboon tires will be shown; ;, j Amen the cars , shown this year ty Salem dealers will be found the Chevrolet, Star, Du rant, Flint, Overland, Oakland, -" Willys-Inlsht, ' Packard Hupmo i bile, I: Cliamobile, Rlckenbackerj Dcige. Chrysler, Maxwell, Buick, Etudelaker, Franklin, Ford, Rol ll.i, z-1 the Gardner. :T-: -atrial .? Ilssion to Mexico i Ar: rl:aa industrial mission to I'-.xico, specially invited by the tvayor of Mexico City to, visit the v ' , . . . . '-. V' ' - i as I. : ' , . M 1 Roadster . Sport Uoadttar Sport Touring F. 0 mi jemus neighboring republic and encour age: exchange of j friendship and business relations, will J include George F. Bauer, as representative of the National Automobile Cham ber of Commerce.' :;s- The mission will be accompan ied by a committee of welcome to Mexico City Immediately upon ar rival at the, border. . Special ar rangements for! entertainment are being made by! the Mexican gov ernment and will include & recep tion given by President Obregon at bis place. l " -l : j " j , Bauer will confer with automo tive representatives ' in Mexico with a view towards providing Closer relations between i the dis tributors f and; manufacturers in the. general -development of motor trade and; transport. f i CHEAP ENOUGH j f'l followed him for six blocks at 5.0 miles an hour, your honor. He cut , two corners, turned four times without signaling, knocked down a traffic stand, crossed four intersections without slowing up, and parked headed the wrong way when he got to the Union Station' "My mother-in-law was leaving us, your honor, and I only . had IS minutes to make the train. If she missed it ! she was going ' to stay another week." ; - ' I "Did she catch the train?" ' "Yes, sir.'? : r l. "Every rose has Its thorn. $100 or 30 days." ' j : i American Motorist ; There .are, about .43?,Q0O..cars now registered in England; a lit tle mere, than ,200.000 motor trucks and almost half a million motorcycles. ; ' r ' r-TMIQUSANDS of owners hsveproved itl 11 They've driven it nearly a year notar, over all kinds of roads and in every climate. There's siinply; no question aboit to power, economy or rued, cidurancQl So why should we change it? Instead, we have done the more logical thing wovo refined it, added a newer grccc rbeautifid it with enduring Duco Satin finish instead of paint. .- , It's the Refined Oldsxnqbile Six! Npta new car but an improved cne A Proved car K.IKIOVED. You should see itt Stop at an Oldsmobil showrpomrsoqq! $ 875 2-Pos Easiness 875 Coup - ; 985 Sedan - 1015 Sedan Detox TV Q. 1.LA.C, extended papntemt plan mala myinay. AU pnf..b. Lining. Ta mnd tpmrm torn mdtUdmmal W. ; Pettyjohn 219 N. Commercial Si. X f j i A J i i ) !Ti;iMi mm SEVERE TEST IS Tract of 1 , T46 Acres Used to Test General Motors Product : Paul Revere's ride was a verita ble canter of jpy compared to the ride given the 23 zone sales pro motion, representatives of , the Chevrolet Motor company on the General Motors testing 'grounds near Mllford. Michigan, last week. The ride was the final feature of their meeting at the headquarters of the company in Detroit, "; . Bad aa the roads, seemed, to in the. various, sectipns. of the coun try represented, by these men, thr.y all admitted that human ingenuity even went nature one better in de vising the hills with grades from 12 to 24 per cent, tortuous gravel roads, rock-rib bed meadow driv e ways and sharp turns on concrete roads, with all the obstacles of bridges anc culverts that might be encountered on the most dan gerous of roadbeds all of which are Included In these great testing grounds. ':'...' These General Motors proving grounds, where all the cars of the various General Motors units will be tested, included, an immense tract , of 1,146 acres. ..... -;: . On these grounds, .'Chevrolet cars are often driven continuously for days and nights at a time and are subjected in a two or three Qottpe $1045 - 1175 - 1ZSO Go. Ml ULET 1 J . .. A .Ml ,1 SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER weeks to the actual, usage a car , might encqunte in two or throe years under normal drixicg condi tions, f ' . ' : j. Eight miles ot concrete and gra vel roads constitute 'part of tae proving grounds. There are ap proximately, two miles of concrete roadways, 20. feet wide; one mile a perfectly level straigbt-away course, Ith. 20 iQt gravel turns; and the'othei mile, built wjth vary ing grades, up, to, 12 per cent. All of the concrete, construction, has been installed in accordance with the specifications of the Michigan state highway - department. Six miles of 20-foot gravel road has also been built, with culverts and hills. There is a wide variety of grade in this road, reaching a max imum of 24 per cent,;. . : The sone sales promotion repre' sentatives not only rode In Chevro-. let cars oyer these testing grounds but also in other makes of cars ir. the.- Chevrolet price class. .They stated, alter the tests. lhar the. next time. they, are asked- to Hde in cars over . this testing ground, they want Chevrolet. Growing Business Figures indicate that radio is a growing business. If you don't be lieve it kindly glance at the foli lowing table compiled by the Cop per and Brats Research associa tion. , . 1920 ' 2,000,000 1921 .5,000,000 1922 : 60.000,000 1923 ........ .420,000,000 1924 .......... 350,'(OQ,000 The last amount Is computed ot the showing of the industry In the first eight months of the year. . I I II NewectjAefopJanG Bgqqti t " T7-" f - - , .JX.',;.-.-.l.. .v ,' ... Win. ... 11, I. , i v TChis ne"W: Sperrjr Beacon, has 500,000,000 candlepo.w,er. and -its- lense measures $ feet across. With : ita carraige, it geisha ' ton an a i I . X .A 1 aa l. K UU1. AUU jei, flWIUt ,W Ul TOfl- struction, it can be1 operated' and ' swung: in any, direction by one man. A special generator set was installed to provide the current, as. it. requires. 150 anineres at 78 volte. . Germany wants our cars and wa,nts.jthem . badly. JThey. have 1 1900, dealers, 0 which 150 handle American cars. Their dealer or? . Fleet nsra everywhere find Chevrolet costs less to, matain and pperate than any car, and that its good anpara;r and generally better atmosphere is reflected by their salesmen in better, sales records. Chevrolet is the largest , producer of loiqpriced quality automobiles in the world In all f eatures tta,t count toward econ omical trunsportation, comfort and con tinuously satisfactory .service, Chevrolet delivers the utmost value pep dollar of price. 21, 1924 IViuQs to izutde Night Vbyagoro -.TIT' ganization is. strong and doing an effective work. , I American cars have been going into Germany under a permit and are In great demand. j They have some severe, handiqaps on the ure iVVAMMMlteMMN Ma k $ Pq 1 Because, ot these tremendous, resources a manuf ajturning facilities, it is possi ble' for. Chevrolet to put fine quality and .workmanship into tjhe construction and equipment of its cars and still sell them at prices weBL' within the reach of the average family. ' The Chevrolet organization itself in pjud.es aeyen great manufacturing and assembly, plants, employing 26,000 people and 23 allied organizations strategically located throughout . America-... Thee plants are housed in 167 buildings, occu pying approximately 5,623,073 . jsquare feet of floor space. NBYTON-CHE VR OLET CQ . j Caty Corner from City Ball Telrphone 1000 . Corner Cliehiekcta tind High Throws i?ay :f ..of cars such as Jack of parking space, high registration fees and the law which prevents more than three cars being stored in one gar age. Public garages have to have a separate compartment for. each car. ,WWV( ssible Quality Cdrh At a Law Cant , 1 V TELLEO FIB Performa'nco of Nsvv Star ! I Coupe Equal to That of ' .Any Light. Six T. H. Gallaway, teller at t 9 LadA and, Bushubink. atxocipa ed by SJrs. Gallaway, tas Just 1 turned. fr9m a trip to' vaneouv and Victoria, B. C. Mr. Gallav drove one-of the new. 11' 25 "mc Star coupe which Is equipped v balppn tires. , He stat i that t y 1 !i e car performedk .wonderfully. "It r. is. equal to any light -Bald ; Gallaway. VVe covered ner t200 miles and did, not see e one. accident. ; The v tfaer warm and the country seer very dry. Prices seemed high j We: were treated royally, esper ly in Victoria," , continued : Callaway.' 1 1 it obstruct Think of almost $23 a r tax on a small car; . " j three months on a mc" 1 j car, -a ul you will, t :t' r 1 Mftnfrwhy the Englih S : ; . held Lack. The English makers prod.; about -70,000 cars and true' year. There are" about 12, C; dealers In Great Britain. i Easy to ! Pay For Chevrolet ;W ' .,::.' Pur. Plan