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.JI..II.-Eas3ett, .president an 3 gia
rral manager of the Buick Motor
Co., who Las just returned from
I ' -w York where he attend?! a
: ;;etl2 cf the General llotcr.3 Co.,
t f which ha i3 vice preside::,' re
: crts that general conditions. I:: li
tzia very, clearly that there are
Z rc.-.-erou3 times in store for the
c xztrj and that next year will see
a' wonderful Improvement la, tmsi-
"The coming year will unai,t
i !y be a prosperous one' far th a
;:alc&," says Mr. Eassett, "and
irly after the first of the year the
J ictoriea will hare to Increase pro-
U-ctlon Etill farther In -order to
f zpply the demand for Buiclc cara
Lien la soon to come witl the
J :irovement ia business,
i "'.Iy deductions are made on the
rctlvitles of the stock market a-'1
tf dactloa of Interest rates, a r"n
tral . increase la prices of "stock
narket securities, and a decrease
Si interest rates are always foi
ls wed ly an improved condition In
1 ,::seE3, and pa the other hand, a
I f serai decrease la prices of secnr
i:Ies and an incresae In interest
i -tcs always foretells a depression
i a .business. For instance, back in
t' 3 fall cf 1919 the prices of the
t icck narket securities fcesan to
fill and Interest rates Increased,
vita the result that several months
liter la 1920, we suffered a de-irr-ssion
of business, with a conse-f.-eat
reductf-i r -heck transac
tors throe 1 tic.
dlcated that thape
ir.S, lea men 7. - Tc
c re' entirely ? differs: :
first of this year 1
- ive bee a on the c .
:s which la-
7 t : a iitions
'.' C'ice the
, rates
-j fai
I raring this there t3 a .z:-.;zi in
crease 'ia' prices -of -s'.ocTc rr-arket
t-curltles, and recently' a'dcciJ:.!
i ".crease - ia cir-ci trar. tactions
through the bar -. ;
: Illness Jlen I . . I - '.'i rttxl
'"With low In::r;:-t'ratt3 bust
teas men .are I :. j-o -I - -, money
frith which to- buy oc to re
banish their -stocks which. ', hive
tscora lew." during th 3 depr.essica.
- 'mu'icturers - are borrowing
money to buy raw materials which
they need to - manufacture the
goods the business men are order
'z. The increase la check trans
ections la an indication that all
this tjlng-la orngon, anct also
the people are buying the things
they need. With a good crop for
I It t.." - r-" I V.-f to-isake
s - -
the record the
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m -? :- - - ft .
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. 1M sw
th 9 CD;:t.iry' at goo ! 'irlcr.3 f r
most farra products there is noth
ing left wanting tobriog about a
very prosperous condition of busi
ness, "i""--' ' '" " "". ':' ;"
v 'As a result cf thesa condltlcni,
the auloni&hlla buslnej.3 look
Zoodktor tha future.. The sale cf
Bulcks during the past year has
held up wonderfully well consider
in; ca.raIondr..!o753 and as us'i
al, Buick' has teea. amoag the very
last to feel the effects of a let-up
la bayiss- ' - .. ..'-'"; :'..;".-Ur
"With the demand the .19 -5
Buick line is meeting and the
prcrperoua; conditions- that? , are
about, hre, we look;farward to a
most satisfactory -busiaes yeaj"
FPnn.i,"cpri.T.
Building Program Carried
Out s nmarkable;.-Better
Equipped .Than Ever ,
DETEQltrJan. 16 The' ex-pansloa-
prosraa cflrr!l eut tjr
the Ford , Motor, company during
the year Just ended,' a ; year in
which busines3"conditions have
beea Eore or. lesv unsettled,." re
jects not only the company's Own.
faith ia the f uture of the automo
bile industry," but also an optlaia-,
tic outlook generally.-' ; It has
tullt ; r.zvr , ir.ar.ufacturicS' units,
new assemhly pTaats and a maci
ricth engineering 'laboratory,; with
here and there a ' few flnLshiL ;
touches re'raainins. - It ha3, carrie d
out extensive development of hy-dro-eltctric
power and has put in
to service its own fleet of boats.
In every respect, the" company eaters-
th New Year better-equipped
thaa ever for the production and
distribution of motor cars.
In industrial buildings the com
pany has added 6,000,000 square
feet Infloor space. This Is an in
crease of more than 2S percent
during the year and gives a total
of more than .20,500,000 square
feet ol Clear space- or slightly mere
than 470 acres wader roof In
which to carry on its program f
mass production-.
Most of the additional space
was. added by new assembly and
raanu factoring . building's and ad
ditions completed during the year
at ten of the company's branch
properties. : Chief among these
was the Twin Cities manufactur
ing and assembly .plant at St. Paul
which, like the new Chicago- plant,
will have an assembly capacity of
500 cars and trucks a day.
New plants were erected at
Memrhis Charlette, " Jacksonville,
Dallas and Louisville the produc
tion capacity o the Kansas City
rant was dotitled an additlca
made - to the Oklahoma City
branch to permit the building cf
bodies, a 'new sales and Bervice
tuildins, 'was completed in Salt
Lake City,, and a new branch was
established and assembly plant
constructed at Norfolk V. A.
Development in; northern
Michigan, where the company's
Iron ore mines and lumbering ac
tivities are carreid on, included
erection at Iron Mountain of the
largest wood distillation plant for
tha production of valuable byproducts.'.;-;'
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The -expansion program at the
Illver Kouge, riant near Detroit
has steadily gone forward and"
idd3 ; l,:G0,0cr 'Eqnare feet cf
floor epace'la cewtnildlnsa and
additions, the plant at Hamilton.'
unio,; nas Been enlarged, and tm
prqvements have been made ia the
company's) coal mines in Kentucky
and West Virginia by the Install
ation of new equipment -
Tower' development daring the
year also was a big feature. This
Included completion ' of the great
hydro-electric plsnt at SU Pall
V
pVITST nan h3 e'erta'a rrf;rc
Ve make it easy for't!:a uri
I'ryer to know the character of
us-el car he is 'looklns at. :
cc ..II . K.aLa a rure-coujlsta
t repeal. prcT;itr::-t.cf-a.ncrr
tLa we give to t-e u.-;d car tLo
I T'js result is always 'eatl.
tion. ' .
:ce3
car '
the
. ady
and
car
:?er
..ac-
and a similar but smaller unit at
Iron Mountain, Mich.;, which to
gether added 34,0 00 horse power
to the company's hydro-electric
generator equipment. Plana also
ere competed for a smaller unit
A the satae kind at Ypsilantl,
.lich.' "-
With the launching early ia the
I ,ar of the Henry Ford II and the
euson Ford, giant motorship
freighters, and the. acquisition of
the steamers Oneida and Ononda-
'tha company inaugurated It3
own water transportation on the
Great Lakes. After utilizing the
boats during the summer and fall
months in . transporting iron ore
3d lumber from the north to the
River Rouge plant, the Onondaga
sad the5 Oneida were transferred
to ocean service, carrying manu
factured automobile parts to South
America and domestic branches
yong the- Atlantic Coast.
The expansion program was not
confined 'x to the United States
alcmebui 'extended during the
year to foreign countries as well,
where increasing business de
manded better facilities. A new
branch was- established at Santi
ago, Chile, an addition made to
the' plant at Sao . Paulo, Brazil, a
r ew branch opened at Rotterdam,
Holland, another at Stockholm,
Sweden, and a plant recently com
pleted at Copenhagen, Denmark,
has an assembly capacity of 200
cars and . trucks a day. In all,
about 23500 square feet of floor
space was added to foreign plants
during the last year.
All buildings have teen con
flicted in accordance with the
Ford policy providing the utmost
in light and working conditions.
Equipment is the latest and most
modern, 8 for , the greater part of
Ford design so as to effect the
greatest manufacturing economies
and at the same time insure con
stant improvement In' products, i
ECU:.! EtO ".
WM IDE
JohaH. McNary Now Driving
Marmon rurchased rrom :
R. H McDonald
Mr, and Mrs. John H. McNary
have accepted delivery of the five
passenger (1925 model) Marmon
Sedan from Mr. R. M. MacDonald.
This" car has created' quite a sen
sation by its appearance and fin
ish throughout and the easy way
it bandies-, which has always been
a feature of all Marmon cars.' Mr.
MacDonald has Just returned, from
trip to Portland where' the Mar
mon representative Informed him
that .the Marmon. company Intend
displaying all their most recent
t3odel3 with -all up-to-date im
provements at their show rooms
cat fWashtngton at 19th 'Street;
from-January 31st to February
7th,'-1925". - i
This - show will be a spectacle
worth seeing and is open to the
public, who are "cordially Invited
t ! obtain the latest "advice' as to
this high class grade of automo
bile.
rnMnjr
LLkn-.LlLJ
dispi:. id at siidv:
This KsvViCar" Is Meeting
.yilir.PuLiiQ-Approva!
Generally
" More interest wa aroused by
the display of the new Chevrolet
line at the New York automobile
ttovr than has, been accorded anjr
tew car introduction for more
than a decade, according to. vet
eran antomobile "men' who have
teea present at the greater ma
jority, it not all, of the 25 nation
al automotive exhibits held in the
eastern, metropolis. 1
Opinions of both experts and
the general public followed the
same trend first ef ; admiration
and ! then . the puzzled question,
t'llow can th Chevrolet company
do it at the priec." The exhibit
was, visited by practically every
automotive representative present
Triday and Saturday, the two day3
rtservei for the : trade, and 1.
proved the mecca for the general
public through the eight days fol
lowing. - i - ,
TLe general tci'tty of the line
vras.nost connenttJ tzpea.'- The
t- sw:sEil-ellIptlc springs and longer-
frame vied with. 'the new lines
fend I roomier bodies in excitin;:
praise. The Daco f Inl3h In colors
f:r all nci:!-to.3 another feat
ure favorably commented upon.
1 1 fact tha general remarks cf
show visitors clsarly showed that
tve pl-ia f.acL: enaueled automo
1 :ie will not find mtch favor with
tLa tir parei.aser. tf 1325. ;
" ., Chevrolet fac'oriJs are wcrljln:
t'ay and nl;lt to fall-caracity t .
t'-PPly tha dex-nrl for the net.
tars.' -. it tt-a-recertioa' tendered
t'.a first showing cf the line U a
critsrlja." thes Cvrerior node';
'.ill tr'.x tta t!;t reccrJ.3 pre-
r.. TI- j first cf t!
tew Chevrolet cars was on dl:-p!r
la Ealem by .the I.'ewton-Clia vrcl
fr:rany Thursday. TL3 r-"-
".n t-'-'-i a r- : dr-i cf f-urc .
nOLET
a n i n I. in u M , n i n i i n 11 , '" ' ' ...m..
f r -jam r 1 f T f ',. v f
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Dirxcr
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run i ti .-1 rr'i u x SSy-
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Reckless driving, but not brdinarily
, considered as- such. "
t f N LY a very sraall ' "perc ej-.s-V-'
a-je ot th -street and hicV
ay accidents today can b
atributed directly to coristruction
and; iL-eerii3jf defect 4," f declare. -the-OstTiHiitiee
on Engineering and
Construction th KationaW Con
ference, or Street and Highway, .
Safety in a report submitted to Sec
retary Iloovcr, - . ' ' ' . .
The committee . emphaHzes the
need ol providing- right-of-way for-
parking' spaces; for clear I view at ,
intersections and for the future
wideni "before the ' costl ot latl
becomes prohibitive- i
: "Grsda c cossinr . elimbation
through cooperation of municipal--tie.
states and', railroads jtriiwit t
the tsltimate remedy for" the; railroad- v
hih Way" grade-crossing peril,', the
Cbmnilttee' declares, with jthe' con-
; tiau'Insr recoramendativns fiut th
.creatjon of.1 new - grade , crossings .
' should. be v aToided wherevier possi-.
bte even to the rxteot of relocating
highways to avoid" such, difficulties."
'. i i
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. Standard rules governing the con- "
Exit Vcctblo Peddler
Vejietablo
Mere!ond Slotor Truck- CompanyuNow Manufacturers FkeC
; - of KoUins Stores;
In thlse age' of kef n eoiipetitloa
when "time- I; money' iand - the
words "bygenic" and "sanitary"
are the -passwordsi th Vegetable
peddler, who uses, an open horse
cart - or" an- 14 - fashioned epea
motoe truckL for . selling i - wares
is ' fast - becoming cbso Jet e ;, the
closedi highspeed vending; ; van or
"stbr at your door" lathe vogue
The Mareland Motor Track com
pany ha recently manufactured a
fleet t theser "Rolling Stores' for
the Motor Stores, Inc. of Los An
geles. The Interior has helves to
accommodate a number of. regular
size vegetable boxes in kdditnion
to ! cempartmenta, : 'sufficient to
house-a yariety of sixty vegetables
and other eatables. A Ice . bets
in the rear keeps the, perishable
foods, at the desired, temperature.
The i vending van; body was
built In the body department of
the Moreland'Trnck'company and
Is' mounted' on" one of . the More?
land low frame chasslsl It has
a special spring suspension and Is J
equipped with pneumatic tires. It
is1 comfortable, " powerful I and
speedy.' T!y 'means, of "onief of these
stores on wheels the vegetable
merchant (he haa, evolved from
the name of peddler): can see a
far greater number jot "customers
daily, he caa Increase the radiu3
oP tl3. deliverfesand. consequently
he can forge ahead of ht compet
itorg who are not sov iequipped.
The-eost -of operation" an npkeep-
of these tmcks. ia very lpw and it
sattsfles the demand of the dis
criminating housewife who wants
cleanliness, and ' havo' vegetables
and other foods protected from
flies, du3t, etc. . ' J ,
.Electrl)? Ilsht 'are provided to
enable j tlie- rowing1 'storB 'to
"do
boslnesRyver; j r r r -as w el? as
In
II LY
PACKAnD CAN
L'cir-, rL'VJ3n-jy-LHiy3'-. z ears
VcT-&:cM-izzliz of C CZZ.?SZ?i
V:..zs.l L-j'Lcia llllz
cz icZ tl;2 rt cy.'-JltY fcr
l.zt portlca cf tle, puLTilc
ti t dezaands the "be it at
; . - ':,;! ; - .
Tv 27 t"rcx ths rs-ca. of
I Jrslbip tl:tfhi$- beea to
C ZTOVLslytccztCzl, Packard
;brate Ita C.'Ivr-? Anni-
wcraca
cctc ;crczns.
it
I" :vr, for'tL;
rriy buy etr-
one
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Taclard f : t;1, T. ard T' '.
cf a I'aclw ; Lair cut
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r:
a l
KKCXLESS DUIVIG
dact of travelers oa the l.Tchway:
uniform spcevl TCguUlLn aiot-d- pri
marily at reckless driving; and ex
amination and licensing of all motor
vehicle operators, with a bai on the
mentally or -physically, unfit "as welL
4s persons under 16 years of age oc ,
-wha cannot real English, are
amor g the outstanding recommenda
tion made by the Commi'.tt on
Traiac Control of the National Con
ference cn ' Street and ' Highway
Safety to Secretary' Hoover. '
Oilier important recofwmendations.
include: '
Th;it speed regulations should be;
directed primarily at reckless driv
kg and should1 be uniform through-:,
out the country. ' That, communities
should be empovvered to fix speed
limit zones. bu should be required
to.' mark , the ' boundaries, of such
zones, plainly ;; and should- be pro
bitited front establishing, a speed
limit lowes than 15 .miles per hour'
' That bvectaking moving vehicles
oni sharp curves, approaching- hill
crests, at intersections -or at railroad
crossings should be" prohibited,
t
Another fort reckless driving
- not-gtHtrallf- st considered.
and Enter ...
Vcndins Yan and Store
Used in Los Angeles
the ! day time. , Unquestionably
this type of store for vegetables
groceries, meats, and otner itnes:
will play an important part in th
future, hot -only In outlying dis
trict where farms and small com
rnunities are some distance apart
bat even in the thousands of elty
streets l which! are . not In close-
proximity to the markets and
where the peddler now does.-a
thriving business.": 1
From Farm to the Consumer
"By the aid of these high speed
roUinft stores, vegetables can be
picked' and brought tt the cities
f rdm the country and sold" the
same day. i It meanathat "really
f resh'f "vegetables."can be had every
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Greasier and Tvwlnt 1
' : - t" L.l 'I 1 1 ' ' k i 'I l- y
W GIt Yott: Trtir : n !
Mner' Worth, '
,Tixc3'andji! ;
'i'-y J .0 ; 1 4..
TiiXAS GfiTuiGE
Gnrmiite Expert Repairing
- Fords and' CheTroleta,
; a Specialty :
1999 N.' Capitol St. nona 52"
Sales, Oregon t & . -
BUILD A PACKARD
tnodili cf biIiett q::;!rty tl
actual cpia car prices.
t ' - - 1
Revieed'price jnt$ an-
rcw-cllca cf $750 ca t.12 crv-
clszd codilj of tlift Packard
ZL-zZzt cxzxrtrl?, tl:s pries
cf t!:s Czxzn Pass-cr r.,r : n
is reduced C 34 3.
Lczlx err is iimtl lin crcry
t-7 r. lilt t -:a Vz z" -'1 1 s
- :a- hzz, zi lz z d
; A fc. . . iu.C ,wi i. -4 CIGw.vJ
. I; ft -
cf i i.- -- 1 ci C".
Ci acr rcrry f - 1 Cttsa
'y i.:. I it f t!.n ct of ( xtri
iandling,':;pa.clcing ,ana suiipi
Hence. U$ aid to tne uousewi
who shou'. l be enabled to purchase
food stuffs ' fresher, and cheaper
than heretofore. .
It i the-most-modern and san
itary method for" delivering food
stuffs direct from the farni to tue
consumer.' : ' I .
Interested in-Rad.o
i ....
One o !- the most powerful
broadcastiss stations In the coun
try is maintained by Earle C. An
thony, Pacific . Coast . distributors
for the Packard Motor Car com-
Danv. Anthony was one of the
pioneers-In radio- broadcasting and
hi name has become internation
ally famous. The station i known
as'KFI and located in the Pack
ard building In Los Angeles. An
thony hasjjust installed a 5,000
watt-statlpn, the first of Its' kind
to be installed. KFI, with . the
new equipment is one j of the
world's four Buper-broadcasting
stations. . i . ; -
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" I DuHng thoU days when you ahiver just to thinlc cf c J c :t ycu can
make your car warm, comfortable and aafe. ,
i Jiiit tiep xnto:tbe ''Western Auto' store have t!io salsis: i-icvr 'yr;v the
many ?Svu;tef ndce&wla that maUb dHvia2 a pleasure tha cert u nejlule
compared wilh the service and, pleasure yoivyriU receive, ,
j
ii
II,
!",loore,, Car
r
Warmer
Gives solid comfort in winter.
Simple, practical, safe. Heats
the pure fresh air as it passes
through the exhaust manifold.
Uas regulating valve. C
For; Fords only. UvwW
'"Waller" Heater
For - comfort1 and satisfaction.:
It not only radiates beat, but
Circulates and beats all the
air lin the car. There Is no
e-l-; Very- eamily : installed.
Including- dash control. Three
tvpes " '"-!'- " '-'-!--' .-
r.i 7-1
ivWiLwt I Ws I w
. I according to car.
t "
.VdsIieTd Vipr
An! antoaatli -wldjshield
cleaner will pay for itself In
safety. The vision is just as
' rood as on a clear day. This
cleaner works from tha intake -vncuum.
Both " toaw r re- ''
ths whel at alt 4 . A f '
times. Prices . , .
Hand rnrnd
CUansrs.
toe ; I v- w.
4
-4-
T
X. rood atrta robe; will prevent
"jroose Tiesh and "chattering
teeth" tbes'4 winter days. Our
stock includes pure: woof and
three -quart era wool robes.
IMced freta ; i :
e3.G3v.oic.co:
: T.Iatcrial3" '
Eow . Cbvcrias
Felt Dow Pads
r-
! Ccxiila Failed ;r
.4. ii..
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r .
cni Every
,!.t ia your
i v L-l It i i--d
lit. -iff it
j v. 3 v;a:t u.:lU y-u t J7 it end
tr-
vr trr ' t ia
.'iTEj?ytir'-i;
.-"v tne c wiis' mwricy," eaya
UOE VILLIALIS
- . ' i.;t:r "Tlie Katterj4 JIanM
ATjTOMoniLi: i:Li:CTiiic.vror.ic or ai.t, kinds
531 COUI1T ST.
W2
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T7 iV
r
Radiator' and
Hood Covers
These covers - are made . of
heavy' water-proof Imitation
leather with a ipadded and
quilted lialngrof fine felt and
asbestos conter. V carry Ilk
totk covers for Fords. Chev-rolets,-
Iodsre$. Maxwells,
Stars. ttudebakerst Jwtts,
Xashes, Buicks ;
810.00
; according-; t- car.
RADIATOR COVERS ONLY
Wind Wihrjs
"Nifty" Wixifjs
Crvstal clats glass:' nickel -
pUted : ;
brackets , ....... 4 .
s
Utility"! Win
Or-
011.5a
The wlnsr illustrated, the
"Kas-a-jufst is of the finest
11 quality and of beveled French
plate glass. ,jTh nickel -plated
hracketa are adjustable
to any position. ( 4 p mf
, Priced at.... i. . "
Glovies
and g-ua ntlets are very nec- "
essary. We carry a complete
line, of various styles in black,
tan and fray leathers, ; rang
ing from . -
" -. - It ' '
c
Wethfr-rro
ft pop- m 4
ln' i -
. matcrlala. TT-e- (. it
f tr tovpr Rua "K
I
Willi I 1."
for tia f ma.
l-'orri. cnevro
! cr
r
Pr - "1
V i
I.
i-rio' cn isir.es Ir
, : M.xwfil e 1
n! " n car.
All Over C.z
- ,
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0 7c -1 C -r-
I'OIt AM. ;
car as
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It t .en.
the wole
1
.Nil I'.'l
i EATTrrJZ3 j
j e e", "'- ' I
p-
ft
IK
A,
Kincr-ton
- Heaters
This heater Is equally adapt
ed for touring cars, roadsters,
sedans or coupes. 11 Immedi
ately warms the ent. e car
wttn pure fre- !i air. t vol
ume of which can-e- -lv be
refrulatsd. O 7ft
Fords .'.. 1 O
Dodg-e and Over- Cf C f
land models...,:..vWiu J
Chevrolet C"7
model. ...... .. . 4)1 iuJ
U.S.Ch-ins
A set of the we'l-kn ?n Mc
Kay IT. S. Chalni f juld be
co.rrle I in every . fcJi a r-re-ciuticaary'
rrv -re f;-iinst
bidding' in sh -ry ther.
liiesd chalxxs ..h a tw ofold
purpose they can also be -used
for towlr.r; also adapta
ble for use in pullinj a car
out of the mud.
set, accordlug- ta size of
tire.
t., -. : Mcr.::::;. '.;
vr -'V' l i
, . vvin'
.--'-"
Give closed car comfort to the
folTis who rids In th rear seat.
The. Aik-Au,,: ( .
price installed f '' '
is
s . .
Junior ?rodel3 ( '
for ma"r cars" , .
Othtr Tonnsau Chie!
:Cl!icr Tc;- T.zz3y:
Ford Teurin- O--' "
(all raodelsj r - '
at s
Fcrd r.oa-:' - f
1923-24 no,:us). .
H i w . ...
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