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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1925)
2 TIIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON LEUES ROOMS i TIEII BY CUFff i - i ii PUBLIC WELL PLEASED WITH NEW OAKLANDS XrMBER OF ORDERS RECEIV ED HAID TO SET RECORD - R. N, MacDonald Company Now Located at Cottage and Ferry Streets The MacDonald Auto Co.. are dow back at their old home at ' the corner of Cottage and Ferry streets. They. j aTe now better equipped than they ever were to take care of ; their customers. Their many . friends are calling and congratulating them i on the Improved apearance of their new home, i The sales room has been ref intoned, and two big electric signs are to be installed. The repair work is in charge of Skiper and f Vincent, experienced repairmen, who formerly did busi ness at 645 Ferry street. They , are as well equipped as any one - to da all kinds, of repair work. The wash rack is in charge ; of ; Tom Leatherwood.s His long ex- ' peri nee in this line has made him one of the best of car washers. The wash rack and repair shop : Is open the i entire twenty-four i hours. , .; '-. . ; - E. A. Donning Js now in charge of sales. He has had many years of experience In California. Mr. McCluskey and Lee Fixmer, : both of whom were formerly with the Wm. Powell Atfto Co., and Bill Ireland are now on the sales : force. They invite their friends to drop in and see them. Besides the Marmon, Chandler, and Cleveland cars, the MacDon ald Auto Co., j also deals in used cars of a high-grade quality. j VIth their well-equipped build !ng the MacDonald Auto Co., , is able fc give the public better ser vice than ever before and that's saying something. Price' Redaction. ; Coupled With ' Improvements, Increase Car Kale SALE OF USED CARS NEW MOON CARS GIVEN HEARTY WELCOME HERE INCREASES STEADILY 11 ENTHUSIASM EXPRESSED B' PIBUC IX ALL STATES I MOTORCYCLE RACES August 23rd there will be mo torcycle races at Independence The track will be reconditioned and there will be riders entering from alt parts of the northwest It is expected! that some fast time records will be seen. Cody Evans riding for HarryScott. local Har ley Davidson dealer will take part In the races, which will have the sanction of the A. M. A. . The earth neems to he shiverinsr a lot la'ely. but it certainlv can' be on account of the weather. I.oo4 Wheels Repaired at MIKE PANEK'S : ! BRAKE STATION' 27.1 Sooth Commercial . Fred M. Powell Reports Ex tent Demand for jbood Used Machines col Order For New 1020 Machines Declared to he Exceeding , , Expectations ; : . Never in the history of the Oakland Motor Car company has such a deluge of orders poured in to the factory during the first week after the showing of a new car as occurred the week follow ing July 25, when theo new Oak land Six with Harmonic Balancer was introduced to the nubile for the first time. The substantial price reductions,: ranging from 70 to $350, which were announc ed by Oakland, ; have caused a near sensaion among automobile buyers, resulting in. a prompt'in crease in retail sales. , 1 As'a result of; the demand for the new cars from every sertnon of the country, the Oakland fac tories at Pontiac, Michigan are go ing at to pspeed to satisfy the requests of. dealers who w ant their allotments doubled. The daily production schedule was at a nigner peaK wnen me cars were announced f this year than at the announcement of any previous Oakland, cars. Produc tion on the new cars was well un der way early irt July. More than 700 cars, were driven away from the factory) just the week before the announcement, 'for dealers in the mid-western states, the far distant dealers having al ready received cars,; In spite of this, three .days af ter the new cars were announced. P 4 The enthusiastic public , recep tion given the new Moon cars for 1328 which were announced la&t OLD TIDES MADE Mil SALEM Reconstruction Process Is Proving to Be Popular. : M Details Given Possibly the most severe test vf motor car" activity and prosperity wek; followed by an unusually servers oiten notice i, tributors and dealers j throughout sons when the new cars; are en- tne country, has nade necessary a joying their greatest activity the drastic revision upward in the used ones are in slow demand present Moon Six production and that is one indication to men schedule according to Frederick who know that all is nut j well. jH. Rengers, general sales mana Tne present Beasuu, uuwct-m. ger or. tne Moon Motor car com- unique in that the publi is buy- pany. Ing good used cars at an unpre cedented rate, according j to Fred M. Powell, who as Hudson-Essex distributor is in touch with hun dreds of sales every month. The Hudson-Essex ne wear business of course is breaking records every month; and Mr. Powell reports an pnnal activity in his used car de- "Never have used cars sold as readily as durding the; present season," according to Mr. Powell. "Right now we could use a good number of high-grade used cars. and in fact would like j to make some trades on Hudstons and Es sex used cars. . j "We are really as proud of the success of ttis part of jour busi ness as in the record we have made sellng new cars.i Anyone could sell Hudson and Essex auto- spontaneous welcome, Btated Mr. Matheaon, president. "And pro bably the most gratifying feature was the large -number of sales made before the cars were shown, proving, that Oakland quality at the new low prices offers a value without parallel. "The- beauty of the new body lines and external features are ap parent, yet most of the 100 im The Capital Tire Manufactur ing company have keen busy this k in thA market for used ears. Ob- K ..- week making new tires out of old sen molds which they have re cently installed at their place of business at 215-245 Center street. The tlr?s are not merely re treaded but are remolded, the pro cess giving to the tire a new tread, new; sidewalls and a new name. They have all the appearance of new: tiros wnen mounted on me rims. Mr. Leo Jacobsen, the Inventer of the tire mold, has been in Sa lem the past week assisting Mr. H. Steinbock with the work get ting started here. The process of making a new tire from an old one includes the following steps: First, the old rubber is taken off the old tire; then the carcass is thoroughly washed and a new interlining is placed on the inside of the carcass. One coat of pure rubber cement is then given the tire and this is followed by one thickness of curing gum. ' Then comes one thickness of cushion stock and then a breaker strip is applied. Next comes the thread stock and the carcass is then placed on a large machine and rolled to eliminate all possibility of air causing blisters. . The car cass Is then placed In the Jacob sen mold weighing from 1000 to 1800 pounds. The tire is heated in this mold to a j degree that causes the rubber and cement to run together and into the carcass. The tire is then turned out com plete .and ready for use. Iron in the price of Oldsmobile. Such action will be in line with the policy of three other automo bile companies in the General Mo tors group which have announced lower prices within the hist week. It is learned from unofficial source that if a downward price revision of Ollsmobile eventuates, It will be made in spite of mater ial Improvements In the car. These Improvements are said to Include mechanical changes that will re sult in quicker acceleration, more power and smoother operation. In addition it is practically cer tain that the bodies will be given additional grace and beauty by changes of line and finish. It H likely that two color effects In Duco will be used on some, if not all, of the models. Rengers further said "This un precedented demand for the new Moon cars for 1926 Is unequalled by any previous record of this or ganization and it means day and night work at our plant at full capacity in order to take care of the rush of orders on the new Moon 1926 models. "VVe are dally receiving by wire, phone and mail urgent requests from our distribu tors and dealers all over the coun try to have their orders filled, many of them stating ; that their stocks on hand are exhaused even now one week after the introduc tion of the new Moon cars for 1926. Many of our dealers in an ticipation of the big demand for the new Moon cars for 1926 had previously stocked extra cars on these new models but In a large number of cases ! this' j precaution hag failed to take care ot the de- mobiles th's year while iused cars it was found necessary to Increase tor years naves Deen me oane ollmand. During the past week we have bad at the plant an unusuall ly large number of dealers, nearly L: h )..! ..AH GRANTS PASS. Ore., Aug. 8, A Chrysler automobile agency has been established in Grants Pass In the building formerly occupied by the V. S. Maxwell company. E. L. Churchill has secured the Grants Pass territory which includes the city and vicinity. Dunlap Mc Adams will be associated with Churchill In the enterprise. j 1 August 8, the Lone Star Service Station No. 2, located ' at 2035 Fairgrourfds road at the intersection of Capitol street, will open for business, and on Saturday arid Sunday, Augrust 8 and 9, by buying $1 worth or more you will receive a coupon good for 2 gallons of gas free, and on Sunday in addition to this the first fifty lady drivers purchasing $1 worth will receive a lb. box of chocolates. Come early and avoid the rush. Station opens at 5 a.m. the dailv schedule. dealers everywhere, we nanaie oitinnt h Innar nnuinrai a used cars a bit dltlerenuy nere. car which has received sucn in me ursi piace. o uuj umj w tain kinds which we know from experience will stand up. VEachcar is given a! thorough inspection when it first comes in. Somet'mes we decide to thorough ly ioverhaul italways In case of a Hudson or Essex. Again we feel that the expense of a complete re pair Job would not be justified, and then only the most necessary renairs are made. Often some provements and refinements are4m'cnaj,,cal minded man likes to in the vital parts of the chassis. The Harmonic Balancer, oil filter and air cleaner are mechanical features that caused much com ment. We believe that the Har-' monic Balancer will stand out as the great engineering develop ment of the year, comparable to such automotive achievements as four wheel brakes and . balloon tires." i SALEM MOTORCYCLE IllIIERS TO SILVER CREEK FALLS . About thirty Salem' motorcycle riders left this morning for a days outing at Silver Creek- Falls. nick ud a car like this at a low price and do the needed work him self. ': - ' j !'When needed we put In a new battery or replace other parts. In cluding tires. "We can buy these things much cheaper j than the driver, and thus save him a little money, j His satisfaction is worth the extra effort required. j"Such a general policy enables us to handle used cars on a "real business basis, and to make hun dreds of new friends through our used car department." i' : Earthquakes re-establish Cali fornia in the public limelight but send more tourists .to Florida Dodge Brothers ' SP&CIAL TYPE -A S i i N Its beauty is particularly appealing because it distinguishes a vehicle of sturdy worth. , " ; ; -.:r ;''"-'" " - : -. " You are afforded; the satisfaction of driving a car that actually lives up to its smart appearance. . Five Balloon Tirea $i:n f. . b. Detroit, 91570 delivered' all of whom urgently requested us to fill their orders so thst they could drive the cars out at once. Our production schedule has been Bteped up so that ; we will do every thing humanly possible to take care of all' orders as quickly j as possible. i : Following closely upon the Dia na 8 tho Introduction of the new Moon cars for 1925 has simply taxfcd the factory's ability to pro duce enough cars and at the nre- sent time there are a1 large num ber of unfilled orders on band for both the Diana 8 and the new Moon cars for. 1926.' There are seven body styles in the nev Moon cars for 1926 and featured among these models is the new .Moon' Coach DeLuxe priced at $1495.00 at St. Louis. In bringing out this new Moon Coach De L,uxe for 1928 the Moon Motor Car company has entered the Coach field with a Coach De Luxe having the equipment i usually found in cars of a much higher price. ; ;. ; 1 1 , . TLe equipment of the new Moon Coach De ; Luxe 'includes four wheel hydraulic j brakes, balloon tires, new patented steering gear of the cam .and ! lever type, one piece vertical' ventilating j wind shield with a nickel regular . just above the steering wheel within easy reach of the driver, lisht con trol lever located on the steering wheel, luxurious tan corduroy up holstery, hardware of a special de sign. The new j Moon cars for 926 are available In the follow ing models: : touring, coach De luxe, Sport roadster, Standard se dan. Cabriolet roadster, De Luxe Brougham and DeLuxe sedan. BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. li'.Mir h ':-' U -::-',',.,.-... .; i.-:.,-.. rr .-. ,i .j. t..-. F 471 SOUTH COMMERCTAL STREET S" . ! ''I !.:! U V : I PHOXE 423 .. . JQ ,! " j I1! w ' : . . , -:'r: J . y OLDS WILL CUT PRICES R-iniCAL AXXOUXCEMEXT TO RE MADE SOOX, REPOUT LANSING. Mich.i Aug. S A radical announcement concerning the Oldsmobile will soon be made, according fo reports which indi cate a sharp reduction in prices together with numerous engineer ing and body improvements. Offi cials of the Olds Motor Works de cline at this time to confirm re ports of new prices. ' Both the Olds Motor Works and the Fisher Body Corporation plant which adjoins, the Olds factory ajid manufactures all Oldsmobile closed bodies, havo been working at top speed recently. I There seems to be no doubt that p-- there will be a substantial reduc-1 Starter Generators Ignition Systems i i Overhauled by men who know how. ' ' . ; ! We give authorized electrical senice on ' 19 different makes of cars ' ! ! ' i We are now an , Official Light Testing Station And can adjust 'the headlights of your car so they will comply with the new Oregon law, effective September 1. - ; Come in this week! Avoid the last of the month rush i i E. H. BURRELL i " i Battery and Electrical Service 23G North High Street Phone 203 J I 7(4 A WA AW), IE REDt'CTION XOW EFFECTI"K OX CLOSED MODELS i DETROIT, Mich.i Aug. 8 An nouncement of a price reduction effective August 1 on Chevrolet closed models was made today by R. H. Grant, general sales mana ger of the Chevrolet Motor com pany. The coupe reduced S40, coach reduced $40 and the sedan reduced $50. 1 ' : : "The record production and phenomenal sale of Chevrolets during recent months enables the company to reduce prices at an earlier date than at first had! been contemplated," said Mr. i Grant It Is the result of quantity -pro duction permitting quality manu facture at lower cost." Mr. Grant pointed to the fact that the Chevrolet Motor company 111 have exceeded by August 20 Its total' production for the year of 1924 after having established production records for three suc cessive months. The comnanv will make Its two millionth car early this fall, and will be the first manufacturer of three-speed gear-shift cars -to reach that nro- aucuon mark. ! - . f,The largest producers gain an advantage by effecting substan nai savings mrougn enormous purchasing power, continued Mr, urant. "The Chevrolet Motor company Is passing thii advantage on to the car buyer."; SPECIATj OFFER MADE LONE STAR STATION AT The first, SO ladies purchasing $1 of gasoline at the new Lone Star Service Station No. 2, 2035 Fairgrounds at the Intersection at Capitol, will receive a quarter- pound box of chocolates as a sou venlr of the opening the station. The new station was open for business Saturday and is open af ter 5 o'clock In the morning. It is one of the largest of Its kind in the city and four kinds of gaso line are available, Those purchasing $1 or more of gasoline yesterday and today are receiving a coupon good for two gallons of gasoline free. . i AI SnumtsF JOY! 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