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THE OIIEGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OltEGOIl
i - i SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1923 "
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,75,000 POEDS OF
; SALES SUPS USED
Student' Sends in Stati? tics
. of Interest to Western
Auto Supply
In recent advertisement, the
Western Auto Supply Company
made the statement that during
the year of 1924, more than flTe
million sales slips -were used in
their chain of stores.
Evidently some statistics bug
rouldn't resist; the temptation to
figure it all out and the following
Information was . received a few
days later at the Western Auto
Supply company.
"If ail the sales slips used were
placed , end to - end the; result
would be a strip opaper that
would reach fcom San Diego to
Seattle, with enough remaining to
run down to Spokane. If the paper
was rolled toward the East it
would reach from Los Angeles to
Kansas City and still hare a hun
dred miles of the paper left over.
73,000 .pounds .of paper was
U9ed in making the sales slips and
if placed - flat, one. on top the
other they;,. . would make ; four
stacks the, size of the Wool worth
building. U
Supposing- one . salesman could
write the entire fire million tic
kets; If he worked eight hours a
day, six days a week, allowing one
minute to each ticket, it would
take thirty-three years and fire
months of continuous writing; to
finish the Job.; Orer 70 grossjof
lead pencils ' would - be consumed
in the operation J i.
Who knows but that the student
who ' compiled the, above informa
may hare started a new fad called
, "Statistics" that may even replace
the cross word puzzle craze.
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WALCOLM HIE DRIVE IM
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FEDERAL CORDS
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COMMERCIAL AND COURT STREETS, SALEM
ANNOUNCEMENT
Our plant is now fully equipped with a modern Bake-Oven
and we 'are ready to
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an enamel coat on your entire
. . With the BAKALL System
We are able to save you both time and money by delivering
your car fn from one to six days with a more durable finish
than you can get from an ordinary paint job. r r
. The only system in the state which bakes an enamel coat on
the entire car." . i r,
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I bftAKg Specialist!
Are You Taking Advantage
of Our !
FEBRUARY SALE?
Here arc a few sample prices on relining
service brakes
. , . ., Reg. - Sale
' . " Price i Price ;.
. Buirk 6-lt wheel brakes. .fSl.TH 916.10 ;
DocLre 1 1.30 SSiti -
' Rvtrx 10.40
Maxwell 9.S0
Oakland 1 wheel brakes., IflO
Overland . IJiH
Studebaker ....... ...... 11.44
Tkese prices Include labor, rivets and Raybestos
'- 'Drake Lining. - Guaranteed for a year.
; ; . . Mike Panck's ! . :
Raybestos Braise Station
275 SOUTH COMSIERCIAL V
. , Oa the corner by the S. P.. Freight Depot '
See Mike Tanek and Avoid Panic
Large Amount of Blue
Print Used By Packard
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In an automobile factory where,
to preserve the quality of the fin
ished article, nearly everything
that goes intotthe car is manufac
tured rather lhan bought, many
miles of bine prints are used an
nually. In i the factory of the
Packard Motor Car company It
was discovered that during a year
1,215,738 square feet- of blue
print paper i are used. This rep
resents 434,100 running feet, or
$2.2 miles of paper ranging from
30 to 42 inches in width.
TOO MUCH LEGISLATION
That prevention of undesirable
motoring . legislation has become
the outstanding automobile prob
lem of 1925 is the belief of Thos.
P. Henry, president of the Ameri
can Automobile association.-' -
t In Mr. ; Henry's -opinion' there
will be more legislation, during
the present year that will need to
be killed rather than enacted. -
Conditions, he says, have reach
ed a point where it is easier to
put through an adverse motor law
than, a: helpful one, and with the
motorists carrying about as much
taxation burden as he is able to
shoulder, failure to defeat a num
ber of questionable bills now pen
ding, or about to be introduced,
will be a serious handicap to the
further progress of motoring and
motor transportation.'
With forty-five state legisla
tures convening- this year the
A.A.A. legislative, board is said
to have good reason for issuing a
warning to motorists through the
organization's 700 affiliated motor
clubs.;,- - -; ; ; .
According to a recent A. A. A.
bulletin the nation will be swam
ped with adverse motor laws un
less the motorist recognizes the.
problems and takes steps to com
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HISTORIC PORK; w .
'. , LANDS IX MUSEUM
LONDON.' : Feb: 5. The first
EngTish silver table fork, made in
1632. has been bought by the Vic
toria and Albert Museum. South
Kensington.! The fork is engraved
with the crests of the Manners and
Montague families.
BALIXXXS
KEfiULAK
TRUCK
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automobile In any color desired
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SOLO BY DEALERS
Smith & Watkins, Stromberg
Oistributorst Sell 560 Car
buretors in 1924 . i
Mr. Smith of the Smith & Wat
kins company, local distributors
for the Stromberg carburetor., of
fer us as positive evidence of their
smooth performance and gasoline
economy their sales record for
the year of 1924. Having sold
five hundred and sixty Stromberg
carburetors to satisfied owners in
the year of 1924. .,
The" efforts put forth in the
manufacture of the. Stromberg car
buretor is an education id itself.
.. The engineering staff of the
Stromberg company have develop
ed considerable special apparatus
for testing carburetors and which
eliminates all guess work in con
nection with mixtures which are
suited best for each individual
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Their original plan of building
special carburetor equipments for
all makes of cars has reached
such proportions that " they have
recently organized a special de
partment to carry on that class
of work. ' ;
This special corps of engineers
prescribes carburetors, heaters
and hot spots as they , are called
to a car, precisely the same ; as
a doctor prescribes medicine to a
patient to cure his ills. : When
the Stromberg engineers have .de
cided that they have- a carburetor
equipment for any certain car that
shows a- noticeable improvement
over the regular equipment that
is furnished on the cax. they ira
mediately - dispatch several f of
these equipments to their various
branches and distributors through
out the United. States who in turn
test them out and sent r reports
back to the factory. In this way
they can get a check on the opera
tion of the carburetor in all clim
ates and altitudes.' fc!
Mr. Smith tells us we would be
very much impressed with one of
the tests made by Stromberg fac
tory "the cold box" where the
engineer drives a car in and bring
the. temperature down to twenty
degrees below zero while the car
Is put through all the test under
winter conditions.
PORTLAND AJTXUAL " , .
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
By W, C. CONNER
, The 16ttL.an.uaI,motor show at
Portland came to a close last even
ing and. was one of ', the greatest
automobile shows ever held in the
Pacific Northwest. The attend
ance and interest Increased with
each of the eight days exhibit and
many entertaining features were
on the program from day to day.
Manager Ralph Staehll, is receiv
ing congratulations on every hand
upon the success ot this big show
and he merits "it for he) worked
untiringly to make this show big
ger and better 1 than any former
show of its kind held in Portland.
On Wednesday and Thursday
nights - style show was held,
which brought out the ladies in
large numbers who are always in
terested In the latest wearing ap
parel. A draping contest was a
feature of the style show and spe
cial music was provided. Musical
and vaudeville numbers added to
the interest of this big show every
evening. :. ; . . . : 5 i-
After viewing the many new
models of automobiles one could
but realize that the outstanding
feature is the great length to
which the designers have gone to
increase the comfort ot riders, to
make both the cars and the occu
pants safer aud to promote the
convenience of the. owner. Al
though It cannot by any' means be
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Now is the Time to Begin
Tire Economy
McCLAREN CORD
A' Perfect
NONSKID ;
Smith d WctHna
Unapry Cenrloe.
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said that the engineering advance
ba reached the ultimate, the au
tomobile Industry for a time at
least, has attained a period of sta
bility, , : "; i- . ;V-. L J
No really great changes have
been made In design or construc
tion during the past 12 months.
There have been many small. but
nevertheless, important improve
ments in practically every car on
the market. They: have to : do
with things that cannot be seen
and are not thought of often.!
: A feature for making cars safer
and easier to ride In is the increas
ing use of balloon tires and four I
wheel brakes. Though they are!
an old story to motorists by now,
their general adoption stood f out
at the 1925 show. ; f
Lubrication has come In for a
great deal of attention, and right
ly, too, for at the end of a couple
of years service j its valuej in
the used car market depends, j Its
trade-in value is dependent upon
how little the dealer accepting it
has to spend on it to put it in
first class condition for resale.
Better lubrication means less wear.
Hence the adoption of systems
that supply lubricant under pres
sure to all moving parts has be
come almost universal, and several
manufacturers have carried: such
development : to even greater
lengths. V
' It is In the little things, though,
that engineers have striven hard
est. Motor vibration, for 'exam
ple, has been practically elimin
ated. Some of the modern four
cylinder motors run as silently
and as sweetly as did the sixes ot
a short, time ago. ' New methods
of balancing reciprocating parts,
pistons and connecting rods.! the
elimination of surplus material
and the reduction of ' necessary
metal to the minimum consistent
with required strength and wear
have brought very noticeable im
provements in smoothness of op
eration. In one case the adapta
tion to. a moderate priced four cy
linder car of a special balancing
medium heretofore used, only- in
high priced cars has worked won
ders. . Incidentally, the factory equip
ment of both open and closed mo
dels with a variety of accessories
which hitherto have been consider
ed "extras is another of the ways
in which makers have increased
the comfort, safety and conveni
ence of their products. There is
scarcely any excuse now for a pur
chaser buying anything but gaso
line and oil when he takes deliv
ery of his new car and even that
is supplied by quite a few dealers.
There were however, a few new
ones which afforded surprises to
the automobile public, among
which was the new Gardiner
straight eight, the j Willys six and
the new overland six cylinder line
as well as the new steel frame
Overland fours in : closed models.
The Jewetts, Hups, Clevelands.
Maxwells and . many others came
out with distinctive new lines and
features, including .the Chevrolets.
; Sidelines at the show that at
tracted considerable attention
were the motor boat section, the
motor truck exhibit and the auto
mobile accessories departments,
all being of more 1 than usual in
terest. " J ;
Every , visitor commented most
favorably upon the beauty of the
decorations and lighting effects,
the entire show room, being done
In Spanish, style, the young! lady
ushers also .wearing Spanish, cos
tumes. ...All this blended very1 har
monously ' with ' the new color
schemes adopted by the automo
bile manufacturers who have dip
ped in pastel shades for their
192$ models including suburban
blue. Buckingham blue, Canter
bury blue, Collins blue, Dorothy
blue, ' ultra-marine blue, Marine
blue, robin"s egg blue, Algerian
blue, bamboline thistle ;: green,
sage green.5 Boiling green, Buck
ingham gray, French gray, torpe
do gray, moleskin gray, Dundee
gray, chipmunk brown, Orrtf ord
Lake and Derby red. Even the old
masters would have found inspir
ations in such ft vaiety of new
color schemes'.
The gradual trend towards the
closed type of body has recent
ly, been given decided impetus
through the .introduction of the
coach by some1 of the largest pro-
FREES
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HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
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This booklet tells, in detail, the things you want to know
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takes all of the guess work out of used car buying. - By follow
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First Ocean i Voyage of ; Ford
-reignier nows reasiDii-
ity of New Methods i
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DETROIT, Michigan, Feb; 7i
Demonstrating; the feasibilitiy and
economy of shipping automobile
parts from Detroit to southern and
southwestern points by rail and
water rather
routes, the; S.
than by ! all-rail
S. "Oneida'r Ford-
owned freighter, successfully com
pleted her maiden, voyage around
the coast of the Atlantic and' Gulf
of -Mexico, arriving at Houston.
Texas, the terminus of herjo'ute,
December 13. ; The "Oneida"s
cargo, loaded at the River ; Rouge
plant and Norfolk. Virginia, to be
delivered to Ford assembly! plants
in Jackonsonville, Florida:,. New
Orleans. Louisiana; and Houston,
was stowed . and unloaded ! by
methods new to this class, of ship-:
ping, which showed marked econo
mies in time and labor. Schedules
were closely met, motors tarried
on the "Oneida" to the ewj);
leans plant being assembled into
Cars on the day ! shej arrived!, j. f jj
j Unloading methods ' first ! pat
into effect at the Jacksonville
plant when the "Oneida"1 iied up
at the recently completed! ; Ford
docks' there proved unusually -ef f i
Cient, so' that arriving :at, X p. m.
December 1, she was 1 ready ' to
leave at 2:30 p. m. December 2,
With parts stowed "lbose'4 iri the
hold, classified in vertical implies"
the unloading simply consisted in
removing a- horizontal layer of
parts to secure the needed 1 Quota
for the ! Jacksonville j branch,
Motors were ,run directly into the
new assembly plant stockj rpota on
trucks, drawn by Fordson traitors
while the smaller parts, were taken
from the hold in large pais. jTbis
is practically an1 appllcatjort to
marine shipping of the Ford prin
ciples of loadinr freight cars with
parts unit assembles.
I Arriving at New Orleans.
Deer
ember 7, the "Oneida" ubldaded
at Chalmette pier less thaii la
from the asemblr plant, the parts'
being transferred by freight jcamj
i With two-thirds of her brfginial
cargo discharged, the "Oneida"j
Was loaded with 80 Ford! closed
car bod?es for the Houston 'branch.
f New Orleans assembles these for!
Houston. ; Commercial ) ! iargoj
for Houston was also! ; taken
aboard. - ! "": ' . I 1 I l " - tjlH
j Leaving New Orleans 'j Decern-:
ber 9 the "Oneida" reached Hons-'
tr,n- 4a- tUp- frd-mile-lonr
eonHostoh ship channel and wa
the first boat' to tie I up
td the
hew Municipal pier No. 1 2.
The cargo, including prts for;
approximately 3,000 r autoim(jbiles
Was equivalent to approxiniatelfi
125 carloads. 17 per cent of which;
jwas unloaded at Jacksonville.
per cent at New Orleans, arid SO,
per cent at Houston. ' j i'!1!
j The "Oneida" carrying l.50;
jtone of' sugar as a conimercdat
cargo began her return tripj Deci
ember 13. bound for New York
Arriving December 26,
OPERATING COST HIGH j
Financially speaking.! teany
American car owners are; motor-!
Ing on thin ice. The manufac
turers have gone the limit in of-:
fering exceptional values ;ln; nev
cars at; exceptionally owj prlceSJ
But operating costs are mounting.
If motor vehicle taxes continue to
increase, motoring may be badly
crippled, for thousands of persons
who now motor." and who support
business in general as a conse
quence, will be obliged to! cut
down. They cannot burn the can
dle at both ends." says Thos. P.
Henry, president of the A- A. A
ducers in the industry. . The price
of this closed style of car is. on
an average, not a great deal high
er than the open type. As a re
suit, the closed body type is
bound to predominate and this
mendous increase in good roads.
particularly in the rural sections,
means that, more and more the
closed motor car will be used for
winter driving.
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Every Day in the Month
Twelve Months in the iear
More motorists every day come to the conclusion
that for year 'round utility there is no more
practical or convenient car than a Ford.
The Fordor Sedan is roomy, comfortable), and
attractive in appearance inside and out. ,
In city traffic it handles and parks so easily that
thousands drive it who could readily afford
costlier cars. , . : -':
On country roads it comes through where heavier
cars frequently cannot. Such qualities as these
have brought the Ford its well-deserved reputa
tion as the u Universal Car."
Detroit
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Toaring Car - 290 Ftdor Sedan - - 660
Coapm - ' 520 All print f. . I. Dmtnit
On Open Can Starter and Demountable rims arm 985 extra
Gee the Nearest
Authorized Ford Dealer
ALWAYS WELCOME AT
DODBB JQROTHERS
COM M ER CIAL CAR
Thousands of these cars are used by
government employees and by the
government itself.
Their exceptional dependability -particularly
where driving condi
are not the best has long been
matter of official record.
Screen Commercial Car $010, f. o. b.
. $10o3 delivered
BONESTEELE MOTOR
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