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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1925)
, " " " , .- - ' .-. '. SecoiOrhree; Pages I to 6 : Automotive Bicycles SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR "SALEM; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER. 1; 1925 ! 6,019 HE IBB 1,018 MILES Records Show Entire Fleets Composed of. 100,000 - Milers O" .! Followlne- the purchase of SO f Mvhite busses ; by, the Cleveland I tailway . Co. a few months' ago e company has just placed an other order for 307: additional White bosses to ' further supple ment rail transportation In the ity of Cleveland. Like the first order the new busses will all be of the city-pay-enter , type with Beating capacity of 29 passengers. If insurance companies were writing policies on the lives 'of high grade motor v. trucks, they would have to worry "along with out any rule." of 'average expect ancy." In -spite of been pational hazards the life of a good truck , I. still : an unknown quantity and probably" will' remain so for who knows bow ong': :fT. 'Because so many veteran trucks keep on working after many years of service it' has'-been found that miles-old; rather thanl years. Is " a better measure of truck longevity. Records annually compiled by the White company, Cleveland, indi cate that 100.000 miles is not only common. performance, for White trucks and busses but almost a Standard unit of life measurement. Today the owners of 6019 Whites oort each one has gone 100.000 limes or mure, ri uuui cus ul diuci. t course, of which the company tXhaa no Accurate records, have ex t-eeaea inai mweage.. . " Seven hundred and fifty-nine Whites have run more iban 200, 000 miles and 336 have achieved 300,000 .miles or more and are still yielding dependable; service, while 38 have ' passed even the 500,000-mIle mark.accordlng to tfie owners' own reports. t Whites in all sections ? of the world all models in all lines of business have contributed to this Tecord. rA large, percentage of them are 3 U and 5-ton trucks OUR RECORD HERE we consider remctrkable but it io being duplicated all over 1 WKSK .BETTER . .GARS. . operating In he kinds of Wort which permit the atUinmeat of long mileage , only by many years of constant service. Many -are 10," 12 or 15 years old . but still going strong long after they have been written off tjie books. ' , ' " ' vThe 100, 000-mile record of the White company this year shows a gain of 1,768 trucks over last year's record.: ' ' -: . - f Some of the owners listed have only a single truck but others re port whole fleets of trucks and busses' that ' have1 covered " over 100.000 miles each. In the service of the Gulf Refining company are 145 Whites that have done It, 42 of them having passed 'the 200.- 000-mile nost r Gimbel Hrothers, New York department' store, ' has 74 in the record, and 20 bf these have exceeded 300.009 miles. The Motor Transit company of Los An geles has 73 Whites i that have turned In more than 100,000 miles apiece three that have passed 300,000 and 24 somewhere on the lap between 200,000 and. 300,000. The -Standard Ou company "of various, states have 72, over : 1 00,- 000 miles the -Bradford- Baking company of Los Angeles, .33;- the White r- Transit comnanv of-Ply mouth, Pa., 32! the Provincial Highway board 6f Nova Scotia, 26, and so on down the long .list that embraces the world and. most -of Us work . ... -..- "No-truck owner," The White company, comments, "will operate a truck loag enough to run 100, 000r miles unless-those miles are money-earning' miles." y ' - " . The names of all ef the owners of the 6.019 White trucks and busses which have made " these mileage records are listed In " booklet Just published : by The White company."1" The booklet will be sent free to anyone on'j-equest EliMETt FIRESTONE DIES V AT iLOS AXQEIJES. HOME 1 LOS ANGELES. Calif. Elmer Frestone. aged . 61, brother .of Harvev S - Firestone, and head of the, Firestone - Tire and Rubber comnanv.' died here - last Week from heart trouble.- Burial win take place in the family1 plot in the; cemetery at Columbia, O. Largest sale record in Over 40 Buicks Rsroyiiiff 'ibat country. Sliwdd s Pilrtte Well Auoro rf RictQ and Danger; Harry Hartz Purchases .Dodge Prominent - speedway pilots whose ' daring and skillful, driving thrills thousands ' of 'automobile race fans at the important speed- wayjaces are fully aware of the risk and danger to which the sport constantly subjects them. These men, contrary, to popular , beuer, are- almost invariably careful, thoughtful, considerate drivers in the city and on the highway, v It 13 onlv natural that a driver whose safetv and life depend upon the car which he drives several hundred miles at a speed above two miles a minute." saya Russell Bonesteelnj of : ,Boneste!e . Motor company, local Dodge Brothers dealer; should devote much atten tion to the mechanical condition of his mount. Back of that he is interested In the ability of the axles;" steering, knuckles steering connections; and other vital parts td endure" the severe strains set up by the terrific speeds. " "When a driver buys a car for hi own use or that of his family he is, of course, interested in fhe strength and endurance of the chassis and. in the-safety of the body. "Harry Hartz, who finished second In a Miller eight cylinder car in' the 250 mile Labor day race, on the board oval at Altoona Pennsylvania, bought a Dodge Brothers special business, coupe day before the big event. When he drove this attractive new car to the track his friends began to ask him' where, he got It, why he bought it and what he was going to do with 1t after the race, HarU exnlaine'd. I inted to drive It In stead of ; taking the train to the rest of the sneedway races here In the east and then to drive back to California.' When asked why Via fcoueht the car he renlied. Be- 5 26 of this i number have -the BUICK NewModek: rfl In rfl i " vVv- ' f 1 -i f i f I J ! ; r i i v 5 ' j . , i I . :! . I i I Educators are awaiting with interest outcome of experimehU In conducting college- Instruction by: radio. University of Pittsburgh and Kansas Agrteultural College are broadcasting courses by which students iaay work at home toward degrees. Photo shows aomeof initructors in Kansaa air college, ataUon KSAC J r - i cause there is no coubt as, to its absolute "dependability the all steel bodyi is safer than any wood framed body and it has all the power and more speed than I need on the highway.' ' 'i That Hartz knows motors and motor performance and knows the importance of alloy steel in mak ing a car safe Is, assured,"; Mr.. Bonesteele .continued, "by the ex perience ,he secured with Fred Duesenberg as , mechanic and as driver. Harry and Jimmie Murphy in jfact, took the sixteen cylinder Duesenberg to Florida and groom ed jand tuned it up for the estab lishment of the records which still stand for the kilometer and the : 16 years ' sold since tJla r Vic -Cii Others waiting for cars pedal Buick triple sealed power plant m 60 arid 75 h.p. motor Buick Duco two toned colors 388 North Commercial Telephone 220 ;ARE BUIL1 mile and the distances up to ten miles. For the last two years Hartz has been driving Miller cars in all the prominent, speedway races and has been placing consist ently among the "first 'tew to finish." ' : 1 ; " - FOUR lKTKOIT FIRMS MAY . TRANSPORT CARS BY BOAT ' The United. States.-Shipping board has heard that four, Detroit automobile firms, Chrysler, Hupp, Dodge and Hudson, . may 'soon submit bids for a number of lake type ships for use in'transporting their product , to foreign markets V August 1, BUICK IIS 10 HEW MODELS Original Line Augmented by Addition of Phaeton and . Seven Passenger Close on the recent announce ment j of a new five passenger phaeton model of the 'Diana, new tight straight eight product of the Moon Motor Car company, comes notice to all Diana distributors throughout the country,that after October ,15, Diana Motors will, be ready to make deliveries to their dealers of another new; model the "Seven .Passenger Diana DeLuxe Sedan." , 1 ' i Neither of these models was In cluded in the Diana line, when the car was introduced in June, al though six body '.styles were" offer ed fpr public approval at that time,; including a rbadster. a stan dard two-door sedan, the standard four-door sedan, two-door brough am DeLuxe, cabriolet roadster and a four-door sedan DeLuxe. , , jj The addition of a five passenger open: car and a seven passenger sedan, is an indication of the wide demand this new light straight eight has created in the automo bile market. -' "Not only have our Diana deal ers been crowding , the factory on production of displayed in a dels of the Diana," sayfactory officials, "but; they have called! insistently for the open touring and the larger sedan bodies; so, that we. have made special effort to add these models as speedily as facilities would permit, in order to meet a very; obvious demand. "With these two additional models the Diana now offer a choice in body design to meet every motoring requirement and within a price range that will ap peal to the -average larger six, motor car purchaser. In line wii.ii the aesthetic appeal which is an outstanding feature of all body designs s of, thla newest of the light straight eights, the 1925 V;r'? 'j- it'? ? , , ' olbJLn to arrive from Factory Buick two and four doyor sedans Buick sealed chassis WILL new phaeton and seven passenger sedan 1 models 'are decidedly ar tistic creations. . The touring body is character ized as the "Diana Arrow - Head Phaetoff,";due to Its .unique arrow head design which is anentlrely original idea in raised panel ef fect. " ' The "Seven Passenger DeLuxe Sedan," being a special in closed car design in naturally the beauty of the line. . .. Such features as a 135 inch wheelbase, -. special springs un usually rich interior fittings, in cluding vanity case and smoking set; and a beautifully toned gray. broadcloth upholstery. Insure the acme of .riding comfort' and fin finish. ( Brewster green duco below the belt contrasted with black .above, is .the standard color combination of this model, i "J ' . ; f - T't 1- ! " " . . ,t " J Otto J. Wilson,' Local Buick Dealer, Sells 40 Cars ;. : Since August 1 ; Kenneth Wilson, publicity man for Otto J. Wilson, local Buick dealer, reports that orders .have been taken for over 40 Buicks sine the new models came out the first of August. Twenty-six of this number have been deliv ered-and the rest of the purchas ers are awaiting the arrival of cars from thte factory. s Otto ' J Wilson has been the Buick' deal er here since 1909, and Kenneth Wilson reports iJthat the record es tablished during .the ;past three months is far above any - other like period. "The demand -for Buicks is not only here. We V hear that ' . the same demand exists throughout all the. country, it oniy proves to us that this . new Improved Buick is . what: the public 'is ' de manding," s said Mr. Wilson. A J ' cT7,cr ccx t,9 "tf'l f :,:Stf.1 1 BUILD till I UP 1PlinilT IP W LLIO'MI bn 10 PUT TO HARD TEST Endurance Run Over Moun tain Roads Proves Car r stands Up Perfectly ,U A standard stock model Willys- Knight touring car In a recent 9 C-. hour non-stop. endurance contest in Southern California set a record of 1557 miles of mountain travel. averaging better than 15 miles to' the gallon of fuel, 200 miles to the quart of oil and used but four quarts of .water in t the . radiator during the trip. . ' .7, v The run traversed the Big Bear country in the mountains east of San Bernardino, the famous Rim of the .world route at elevations ranging from 1000 feet 40 8.000 teeti above sea ievei,;over 7;per cent of. the road being , crushed rock and: dirt, grades and. there being approximately 2400; sharp turns in earn pf the 97 mile loop over which the run was raade s ' Night and day the Tun con- ' tinued, the. route going from Red- lands to.-Waterman , Canyon,? to Crestline,- Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear lake. Summit. Clark's grade, Santa Ana river control and Har vey's control. - ; ., . , j j , "-Xo attempt was made to estab lish high gear records, endurance and stamina -and economy vera the records sought for. ? t . . This is the second of a series of similar tests, the flret being the run to Tosemite made from San Francisco a few weeks ago An which' motor cooling and lubrica tion were the two .features check ed. . In.the.Yosemite run, : the Willy-Knight .used- was feur cylinder sedan and the maximum temperature .of the water in the radiator was 204 degrees, while, the oil never ran over 184 de grees. In , the i Tosemite run, which covered. 42S .milea in ap proximately fifteen hours. better than 97 per cent of the. distance -was covered in high gear. ; These-two tests show "that the Willys-Knight combines itsjwert known stamina - with , a remark able poyer development, I over THEM r v.