Automotive
CKurches - Bicycles
SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAE
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1925
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All Records for Previous
Sales Are Broken by.
lire Corporation
"With less tfian a month of Its
fiscal year remaining, sales of the
Klf estone Tire & Rubber company
have already exceeded J100.000.
flOO, compared with $85,61ff.004
In 19? and 177583,149 la 1922,'
according to an 'Akron dispatch to
Dow Jones & Co. '
iAdleatfbhr are gross business
for the fiscal year ending October
31 will surpass the -preTious 'rec
ord in 1920, -when sales tdtaled
$115,090,000. Certainly u'n I t
volume of sales will be 'larger, on
the basis of business -in 'the1 past
fleren months. .
Net profits of better -than -S10,-
000, 000 are anticipated thi year,
.:oivaIent to about $30 a share
on the 3,750.p00 shares of $10
ftmraon stock outsiandlng. N'ei
i-amrngs in 1 94 were JS.TTC:68ri
The company has $$,451200 6
per . cent cumulative . preferred
stock outstanding, and JS, 312,800
7 per cent preferred. A general
surplus of $30,247,530, shown. in
the las annual report has' b!ei
further, iullt up. .'
Important developments during
tho year included purchase of the
Ran ford cotton mills at Fal RIvec,
Mass., now operated as a substf
, diary nnder the name of Firestone
irotton Mills, and the beginning
of negotiations for leasing 1,000,
009 acres of rubber growing land
In Liberia. - ; , . ' i
Another source of income which
did not show in the report last
year Is the Firestone Tire ft Rub
ber company of Canada, which has
made splendid progress' and sub
stantial profits. Earnings in 1924
were used to Increase, its capacity
and na dividends were paid to the.
parent company. A. D. N.
REPEAL THE EXISE TAX -
OX ALL AUTOMOBILES!
( Frankly, this Is one of the big
qnestions which the -manufactur
ers of motor cars and, parts are
facing today. It M ot"nb leSa im
portance to the general. public as
welL? Because, after all. the "ex
cise tar in the last analysis ; is
shouldered by the motorists of
America, and in the last year was
paid by some 17,591,981 car own
ers. - v ' - '
"This hoped-for repeal, says
Edward S. Ver Linden, president
, of the Peerless Motor Car com
pany. "is receiving agrtat dea
of thought and attention ly the
manufacturer and hope is express
ed that through the special efforts
of the American automobile asso
ciation some definite results may
be obtained before the year Is ant
- wmin
Young Lady: "I'm having
; trouble with my car. Have yOa a
spare plug?"
Farmer: "Sorry," miss, I don'
chaw, but I got and old cigar ye
kin have. The Automobilist.
Lew' Price. Now you can Have the
handy personal mount yoav way
CktMp UpUtp One gallon of g
takes yoo 70 to TOiiiilesicgaUooof
o3 800 m3es; owe pair of inexpensive
tires 10,000 to 12000 mile, j
to tide. Beginners learn witbJa a
hiock. Coeitroki are nmple and bandy.
Park k anywhere. Little garage space
needed. V :
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FOR YEAB
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HARRY W. SC6TT
: - The Cycle Blan"
3 147 South Commercial
" Telephone 63'
Buys
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The above Wo cars were 'purchased last week by Frank Bligh from the MacDonlad Auto Co.
The Sedan is for Mr. Bligh's mother, Mrs. T. G. Bligh and -the Brougham for Mr. Bligh.
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H udson-Essex People Look
tor Une 01 Most prosper
ous Automobile Years
One of the best automobile sea
sons In year is looked for this
autumn . by Hudson-Essex dealer,
who declares that eery factor) he
can observe points to unusual
prosperity and activity. j
"The most Important of all fac
tors," said Mr. Powell, "Ilea in the
fait thafTfhe ayerage motor "car
buyer 'believes taut right now he
cdn obtain the best values "ever
offered .him.-' The best engineers
and experts agree that this is so
With this firm belief in his -mind.
the motor car bujrer is obeying
his impulse to buy the ear which
he may have been, considering for
months.
"The great nation-wide factors
favoring this activity -are general
ly good crops, good prices, wlde
spread employment at good wages
and a general air of enterprise
and optimism. - When you add to
these underlying, factors the all-
Important favorable opinion of the
man who Js gOlng to buy you have
a situation which means . good
business for all concerned. - - .
; "We dealers who handle the
tiuason-Kssex line or cars ; are
gratified to see the increasing
emphasis which is placed Yipou
value in motor cars.? Value Is
made up of no one", thing Jnf
Eui BY DEALER
f : NOW .
Two Locomobiles
5 Passenger Junior Eight Locbmobile Brougham
& raSsenger Junior Eight Locomobile
motor car nor even a combination
of special features, but . rather Is
the whole total of the usefulness
and reliability of the whole car.
The motorist thinks to himself,"
What will this car do1' for me?
What'service will it" give, and is
that service In proportion to the
sum which I am asked to pay for
t? This state of mind, in the
buyer is commendable Indeed, and
incidentally tt is one" which Hudson-Essex
has been seeking to
create over a period of many
months. 'Value for the money
offered' has been the very key
note of the Hudson-Essex story.
"The sale of Hudson and Essex
cars continues active. In part this
is undoubtedly due to general con
ditions, but there is behind it also
particular demand for our line
of cars. At the present time, as
foraereral Tnonths; HudsonEssey
la the largest i manufacturer of
sixcyllnder 'cars in he world. It
is this volume indeed which makes
opr values possible."
NEW FACTOttY MANAGER
I. J. Renter, president and gen
eral manager of the Olds Motor
Works, has just announced the
appointment of J. J. Carter to the
position of factory manager. Mr.
Carter. joined the Oldsmobile staff
last Mkreh as assistant- factory
manager, coming from the Remy
Electric company, another General
Motors unit, where during his
thirteen years association with
Remy he had been superintendent
of the tool room.-master mechanic,
and manufacturing engineer. He
succeeds John Scottvwho 'recently
resigned-as factory manager at the
Olds plant. Mr. Scott and family
Will sail in November for an ex
, tensive trip abroad.
NEW
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K1RKWOOD MOTdR CO.
i" ' 1 . 311 North Confmertia1TeItfloltf3li .
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Sedan
mm. will
BUILD NEW PLANT
Large Spring Factory Will
Cost $300,000, Man
ufacturers State
Building operations will be
started in a few days for a new
spring plant for the Studebaker
, .
v,ui,iuu, lo cost auu.wuu. n.
was announced here today.
ine most modern equipment
will be installed in the new spring
plant, which is intended to take
the place of the present spring
department "KoUsed in one of the
company's older buildings. The
new building will have 112,500
square feet of floor space.
The corporation has contem
plated ' the building of the new
spring1 plant for some time, said
A. R. Erskine, president. He add
ed that it will be another step in
the expansion of the Studebaker
factory here, which in his opinion
will rate It as one of the finest
and most complete in the world.
A. D. N.
A KARA AVIS
A prospective buyer walked into
a garage and said to the prop
rietor: "I would like to see a
first-class second-hand car."
The proprietor looked at him
and smiled as he replied: "So
would I, brother." The Automo
bile Journal.
STUD
enii Buns
'swfeiGiis
Truck Production Is Greatly
Increased; Factories Are
Rapidly Expanding
Official figures disclose the fact
that production of trucks by the
entire industry during the first
eight months of 1325 exceeded
the figures for the correspjonding
of 1924 by 23 per cent, according
to Russell Bonesteele, of Bone
steele Motor company, local Dodge
Brothers dealer.,
"Compared with this sound.
healthy gain made by the industry
as a whole," explained Mr. Bone
steele, "Graham Brothers sales In
crease of 105 per cent for the
arst eigM months of this year
over sales for the same months
last year Is convincing evidence of
public recognition of the merit of
their product
"An annual increase in sales of
over 100 percent is not unusual
with Graham Brothers," Mr. Bone
Steele eontinued. "Their sales, in
1922 exceeded their 1921 sales by
154 per cent, 1923 exceeded 1922
by 105 per cent, and 1924 ex
ceeded 1923 by 54 per cent. The
1925 growth would logically be.
expected by anyone who is fa
miliar -with their policy of giving
the greatest possible -truck value
at the lowest possible cost.
"To produce sufficient trucks to
supply the constantly growing de
mand has necessitated repeated
and extensive enlargements in
manufacturing facilities. When
Graham Brothers moved into their
new Detroit factory. July 1 this
Vear. thetr flftn smnra faaf
represented a 19-fold increase in
lioor space in Detroit in a little
over four years. In addition to
this modern steel and concrete
building, ideally laid out for econ
omical manufacture of highgrade
trucks, and to their Immense
fiant ivansvine, ina., oraham
Brtbe ve i a plant, opened this
summer, m Stockton, California.
to manufacture trucks required by
thei dpaw. in th paHf, ,n9s
ft iM. yn i u "" jj.gjjiu - ' ?VerUcal-8-Superfine, . I
Jf0g"'''X'!U''ym " l""'..-"'rir iTi' iw-jj5" ' Brougham:-;."'' j
, l '-i i. , W' If ; t - - t. o. b. factory, plus war tea v
Never before since the first automobile was
built, has the buyer been offered so much
for his money.
And of all the cars offered, this new! Ricken
backer 'rVertical-8" Brougham, at iU new
reduced price, is the most amazing value.
Two years ago only two years back you
could not have possessed so beautiful a car
as this for several thousand dollars more
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than its present price. M
This 4-door Brougham mounted j on that
wonderful eight-cylinder ; chassis how lists
at $1,935 V. o. b. factory. : j
Did yeni not know its price, you would, on see-
mi i m
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Radio On Radiator
Tbe arrow point! to the
smaller
factory-built radio et
It is the
one-tube Crotley "pup", only 3 1-4
inches high. Its size rosy be com
pared with the radiator of the new
auto.,""" j !
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and the Rocky Maulntaini states.
"Within the few! months since
the Stockton plant was ojpened the
rapidly increasing tlemahd in the
far western states h.as fir exceed
ed expectations and it jis under
stood that plans are already being
made to increase its size.
Oregon eggs being -shipped in
cold storage to exclusive English
market. ! '
MOLYDITE
Auto and Furniture; Polish
Cleans and Polisiiea
$1.00 a Bottle
Bine Ribbon Wfnmy
at State Fair
Barrett Bros. Garage
19 N. Capitol
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F. W, PETTYJOHN COMPANY
365 North
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NEW PLUGS NECESSARY
REXEWAIi OF; SPARK PLUGS
I SAD GREAT ECXJXOMY
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Local dealers automotive
equipment -are Uniting with , the
Champion Spark Plug company in
urging all motorists who did not
renew their spark plugs earlier in
the year to install new sets now
so that they will be ready for
winter driving. )
During -Champion- National
Change Wreek last May literally
millions of car owners put in new
Bpark plugs as recommended.
Their reports tv the dealers
have been so enthusiastic that the
trade has gotten together to urge
YOUR
BICYCLE
is like
AN AUTO
JT VEENS
Repairing
at frequent intervals to
assure the best service.
We do expert repairing
at reasonable prices... Let
us overhaul your bike.
New Bicycles
Sold on easy terms
Lloyd E.
Ramsden
387 Court Street
Headqnarters . for -. scooters
wagons and all kinds of child
ren's wheel goods.
III ren's wheel goods. - t II n US7
ing it expect to pay more nearly $5000.
In performance, it' is ,'1S27' no such per- ,
f ormance was obtainable at any price two
years ago, or even one year back. v
Two years hence, other cars will be as this
Vertical-8" is now. ... ,
Unless you Have seen unless you have actually
ridden in this car you cannot appreciate
how great is this value.
Arid, until you have held the wheel with your
own hands and sensed the thrill of this
beautiful silent thing in action you can
have no adequate idea of what we mean hf
thai word Perf ormance" as achieved in
this Rickenbacker Eight. r - - -
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Commercial
ITS
all those who did not act earlier
in the year to do' so n'ow.
It is generally agreed by auto
motive experts that present day
engines are so hard on spark
plugs that it is desirable to in
stall4 new ' plugs -every 10,000
miles and this is mora than ever
necessary in cold weather as new
spark plugs make starting very
much easier and improve car op
eration materially. ,
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-this week
-or .
-next iriorith
when you're
buying your
Tires
FOR YOU CANT TIE
MY TIRE
SO T-I-E your
finger and remember
Salem's best
tire buy ,
is at Ferry and
Commercial
ZOSEL'STIRE
SHOP
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