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rv ts i 0 -t;.::; :.P-pp.!nm OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON ' - ,,- t .... ..... 1 SUNDAT MORNINGTIARCII 29?1925 fcOHOESITOS ; MIL STARS Local Auto Dealer Says That - Cars Are Like Men Who ; .Win Against Odds - Motor cars are like the fcir If ague stars of baseball. So fierce is the competition so serere the Vt of dailj excellence that it is seldom indeed that we see a player who has stood the gaff for ten years In the major leagues. The Ty Cobbs, the Walter John sons, the Ororer Alexanders are outnumbered 100 to 1 by the more fleeting , careers of the aterage performer. : "And that," according to Fred 11. Powell, distributor for Hud- son and Essex, "is just the way , wiin automobiles. ; Nine tenths of the. big league players you will see when the parks open will be men who play fhre, six or "eren years, 'under the biz ton Many of them will slow up even faster than that or be unfortunate enough to meet the competition of some new blazing star from the ousnes. i The men who win against all oaas, wno battle down all comneti uon both from others and from their own increasing age, are the super-men of baseball. it we extend he comparison io loai great othe5 American pas wnie motoring we find I there ioo a severity of competition which only, a; few 0f the 'immor tals can stand against. "Think oter the motor cars of today, and then check on the fin -. nr nno hand the principles of. construc tion wnieh have withstood ten years of competition. . "One of the first you'll think of Is the Hudson Super-Six prin ?P, A Q K A. R D, r Freq The Days of uent par Buying are Passing The public it learning after a 'quarter century of ex perience that true economy in personal transporta tion, as in other necessities, lies in buying the best aflong intervals' rather that! less than the best at more frequent intervals. i Sixty per cent of the cars now being traded in on - Packard Sixes are les than two yeacs old 25 are '; less than one year old. But for these new Packard . owners the days of frequent car buying are past. , Thousands of Packard Six owners are now well on their way toward the 100,000 mile mark and with no loss of the original beauty, distinction and comfort of their cars. They have discovered ttutt economy FRED M. POWELL: I Motor Cars Ferry and Cottage. Phone 2126 ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE J REJECTS ORDER FDR No - Discount Despite i Jemptmg Proposal ciple. It has proved its right to permanent stardom by tiring out its 10 years of consistent useful ness and leadership. The Hudson super-six principle patented and exclusiTe is now in its tenth season. It Is a principle by which the vibration of a motor Is great IV TMllPait onf It. .Ml. ciency increased. Its use results Factory Adheres Rigidly to I mMAt. i i I t I - r m. I-k . r. life, quick pick-up and dependable service. ' "For ten years as the real motor car fan knows this super six principle has been the under lying feature in Hudson and Essex success. The Hudson motor of course has ben altered : in detail whenever desirable to keep fully abreast of the times. But nothing has been found to improve upon the super-six principle which nn denies its construction. In fact the super-six principle today is more popular than ever before in history as shown by the remark ably sales of Hudson and Essex cars." Illil'id CO. IS IH LOCATION Old YMCA Corner Now Mod- . em Display, Koom for Aiitnmnhi pr ? The Kirkwood Motor company, local distributors for, the Hupmo- bile and the, Nash automobiles. win move to their new location in the YMCA "building, which was purchased some time ago by the company and remodeled into a first class automobile sales and service rooms. The Kirkwood Motor company W owned by Fred Kirkwood and lawrence Imlah. Charles Hud kins is head salesman, Ray Bine- gar is the service man and L. L. Thornton is the man in charge of the office. Mr. Kirkwood acts as the manager. ine new location will orier a much better display for the auto mobiles. The show room is large and finished very attractively. BERUX DESIGNS , , . SIDE- DOOR BUSSES , BERLIN, March 28 -Berlin has found that its motor ; busses are topheavy. Since the streets have become congested with the growth in the number of automobiles there has been an increasing num ber of accidents in which the buss es hare figured, and some hare upset with serious consequences. The authorities are now con sidering a lower vehicle, with side instead of rear doors, and a cover ed roof to give shelter in rainy weather. . "Here is an order, duly signed by the proper executives, for 1000 of your cars." ' What salesman wouldn't gulp 1 1 and grab? ' v y Retail orders for motor cars in lots of 1000 eome to the average salesman about as often as ice peddlers visit the Eskimos. There are only a few history, j xet the Incident referred to -I about the signed order for 1000 cars actually happened. And ; what makes it remarkable Is the fact that- the salesman turned It down! C. H. Jennings. Dodge Brothers dealer in New York City, throws some clarifying light on this puss ier. .4 He says: This Dodge Brothers salesman had been working for several years on a large national account a company that operates cars by the thousands, in every part or tne country. The company was buying Dodge Brothers cars reg- uiany, ten, fifteen and twenty and more at a time. On several occasions the chief buyer had made the remark that. if : tou fellows would only grant a dis count, as others do, we might order In larger lots. The salesman, of course. Doint- ea out tne desirability of buying i the 1000 cars anyhow, regardless of Dodge Brothers no-discount policy, but the executive declined to- recede from his position. tThe latter then prepared what he af terwards referred to as his phy- choiogical coup. He knew that the salesman would be calling again so he had an imposing docu ment drawn up calling for the delivery, at a specified date, of 1000 Dodge Brothers Motor cars of various types, at full list price minus 10 per cent. tin a. wnen me salesman called, a few weeks later, the official simp ly banded him the order. Tbat's serious, said the of ficial. 'We need cars and we want Dodge Brothers cars, but you can t have the order unless you abide by its terms. You've got to give us the quantity discount. The salesman made the same answer that he had always made I before, but out of deference to the customer and the exceptional size. of the order, promised to talte.it up with the factory. The" subject r-;a,i. ... , ,r., ,.s,...iw1,jwj,tlf?s,,9w,., ,.4t--'r.-' --TVirW3.iiS-w - . - '- ' -L '- -v- r.,- - ' ,.-:. ' m :P '' . ' Mmr&mm ...... To) nTrf llo Matter the Make or Model oS Your Car It Will Pay Yea to Equip Not Recent Records On FullSize Balloon Gum-Dipped Cords The 1,000 mile non-stop economy run at Culver City, California : averaging over 70 miles per hour. New Mt. Wilson Record 24 min utes, 47.04 seconds. Pike's Peak Record 13 minutes, IS seconds. Toledo to Montreal 760 miles in 19 hours and 59 minutes. All without tire change again em phasizes stamina and advantages of Full-Sire Balloon Gum-Dipped , Cords. . You'll find that Gum-Dipped Bal loons save you money. They deliver longer mileage protect your car from road vibrationreduce depreciation increase re-sale or trade-in value. Practically all car makers equip their new models with" Balloon tires. Firestone Gum-Dipping made Balloon tires possible. This special process insulates each fibre of every cord with rubber giving great strength and flexing' endurance to the cords. This makes light, strong side walls of extreme flexibility which avoid punc- tures by yielding to sharp objects that of tefi "cvrj&rough the stifl, bulky tires ot higher air pressure. Firestone Balloons grip the road evan at high speeds-holding the car steady and sure on the dangerous curves. : See the nearest Firestone Dealer. Let him show you how easyit is to equip your car and how inexpensive. Don't put it oft any longer.- Begin now to enjoy the cooifort safety and economy ol thess wonderful tires. MOST MILES JPZR DOLLAR Ira Jorgensen 190 S. High Street Phone 375 rr" i MS - FUEX-SSZE 7 AMERICANS SHOULD PRODUCE THEIR OWN RUBBER large buyers through the quantity discount.- Moreover, he said, the came before us -when I was assisnl company that "buys 1000 ' Dodge c D OD be? Brothers S PCCIAL TYPE- -A; SEDAN The Type-A Sedan has always ranked above its price class in distinction of line and appointment. - This Special Type further advances s that leadership beyond current standards.: j ' : .:; -o - No special feature that could heighten .the carfs beauty, or enhance its com--v y Zfbrtand ' convenience has been : overlooked by the1 builders. tant general sales manager of Dodge Brothers,"., said Mr. Jen nings, "and I distinctly remember how quickly It was settled. There wasn't a moment' quibbling " 'We want to do everything possible to retain this company's business and good will. said Presi dent P. J. Haynes, 'but the policies laid down by John F. and Horace Dodge are still the policies of this institution. we charge only for tne actual Investment represented by the materials and labor that go to make up the car. plus a reason able profit for manufacturer and dealer.. There Is no margin that permits us to sell at a discount.'. Mr. Haynes also pointed, out that it would be entirely unfair to the individual buyer if he were asked to pay a higher price for his car lust to make it possible for Dodge Brothers to attract obvious merit' Brothers cars already has an ad vantage over the Individual who buys one, because the natural ad vantages of Dodge Brothers own ership are' multiplied a thousand times. What happened to the order for. 1000 cars? It Is still in the desk nf the same official and he never fails to show It to any Dodge Brothers salesman who happens to call. But he is still buying Dodge 'Brothers cars buying as he bought before. -. r -r 'Like other nationally known concerns, he realizes that the sav ings effected through the long life and low-cost 1 service of ! Dodee Brothers motor - cars will more than' offset any discount that might be obtained on a car ot less MOTOR TRIPS ABROAD 'At Ann Hathaivay's Cottage -EIGHTH OF A SERIES OF TRAVEL TALKS Five Balloon Ticea - ' I ' $1330 f. o. b. Detroit-$lS05 delivered BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. v 474 S. Commercial. 1 Phone 423 ! :V,:.':; A':" ' '. ' 1:U ...... J IllJffllilll!! k - 5V -V"'" Photo Courtesy ChrytUr Utxwttt llotat Corfontion Legend has it that Will Shakespeare shot & 'deer unlawfully ind laid it on the steps of this cottage, as a love offering to Ann. "ITH each year more ' and mure American tourists go by famous city of Str at ford-on-A von. a delightful ride of 93 miles through some of the most picturesque coun try in the world. To no town has the memory of i one v famous soa brought greater " fame than v that which the memory"" of v William but also Anne Hathaways cottage at Shottery, a mile from Stratford. ' This picturesque thatched cottage in which "Shakespeare's wife was born, was-purchased for the nation in 1892. It has been said that nearly as many "Americans have visited Strat ford and Shottery as have Enelish. This is an exaggeration-to be sure Shakespeare has brought to . Strafe V but America 'thinks of Shakespeare lord. And people who go there not and his home town as a possession odrjM'X Shakespeare' birthplace of the world, not of England, alone. When you buy a used car you want every reason able assurance of value. - r Any Authorized Ford Dealer offers you such assurance. You can safely trust his judgment because he is the best judge of Ford values. He can secure a Ford Car for you at an astonish ingly low price.7 ?And? the car he sells you will? give you thef biggestf value? for your money. ? Talk, to Jiim now. Find out 'how litdeit takes to own a car that will give you real service? and enjoyment this summer. . CEE THE NEAREST AUTIXOXU FOUO DEALEH : ZED 1 f