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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1926)
1. ' .: f ' h v Tim OREGON STATESMAN j SAtE iOJtEGON ISFM1 IIDSSF 10 . . . - . . ' . . : : : - ., I GO W O MB ? "Motorized Agriculture" Is Cause of Sharp Decline! in ' Use of Horse on'Farrri - 5- : ! " tip f am Work horse event ually go Jhe' way of the ploneer Jnsoxeain to" oblivion .as an f im portant factor in farm economics? This question is asked, . and an swered by the Sears-Roebuck Ag ricultural Foundation j. in f its monthly surrey on the farm field, mde public today. -j 'I ' The peak of horse production reached in 1920 was maintained for a short time and then began a jjitaarp decline.' which has icon- tiaued to the present. As against a ihorse.-population of 20 million six years? ago, .there are ' in! the "United States today only IT mlll- ioga head.---' Production in 1920 amounting to 1,500,000 foals has annually dwindled to a.' yearly foal of only 600,000. j One colt is now bing born to every thirty-three head over one year old. ,That a further : sharp decline may be expected, indicated by the figures shown in the surrey, which states that of the present horse population 29-- per cent are orer 12 years of age, while only 9.1 of the total Is represented in young animals; under three years of age i fin the face of, a diminished sup ply, a sharp slump ln'tne aemana for work animals is also noted : where the horse price averages toe ay between $60 and $75 head, the high mark of 1920, the peak production year, was $135 ''Prom an economic - standpoint, the motorization of our farms is most significant." the survey de- J clare.r- 1 "Agriculture is' highly i competitive ' from -a- world Btand V point Russia is importing tract- totKbytherihousands and launch ing great manufacturing plants for their: production on a large scale. Farm motorization has de- Weioped 'rapidly in the Argentine, ' South Africa and other large ag - ricultural production units. ' "The trend of agriculture is dls '. tlnctly towards increased produc- i tion per man hour, r Since trac- AUTO TRAGEDIES INCREASE AS OTHER TRAVEL IS MADE SAFER -AUTOS STILL CLIMB1H3 KILL OF DEATH 71 j 19(3 ifMA 1915 t IVt6 I Kwooo ""777; ... ... , . ,.r ... . . . . ..... .. ... While railroad tragedies and street! car accidents in the United States have gradually been diminishing in the last ten years, the annual toll exacted by automobile casualties la steadily . mounting. says the Stewart-Warner Safety council -for the prevention of auto mobile accidents. 1 Railroad accidents hare been cut more than one third, or from 12,520 in 1913 to 8,078 in 1923, the latest govern ment figures available. Street car fatalities also hare been cut down one-third, or from 3.080 in 1913 to 2,006 ten years later. Automobile deaths, on the other hand, have Increased over five fold. Against the 3,822 deaths In 1913 we have 16,452 In 1923, and the score is growing each year. j , Care, more care and still more care. 1b the solution of this na tional problem.- The." pedestrian must be always on the alert and as spry as a kangaroo, it he is to keep out of harm's way. and the driver for his part must never relax bis vigilance for a moment when human lives are at his mercy AUTQ BUYER WANTS COMFORT Cleveland Six? Designed With This Thought in Mind, .. - - Dealer Says :"- gested districts. ; . v , "While driving it is not neces sary for a Cleveland Six owner to continually' adjust spark throttle manually. It is automatic in prin ciple and adjusts Itself to varying spark standards incident to fast and slow speeds of the motor. "Controls hare all been" de signed with a riew to instant ac cessibility for ? the driver. The gear shift lever comes up to the hand. Emergency brake is hand lever-type operating through the tors permit of a reduction in man hours per unit of production as compared to the use of horses, the replacements of horses by motors where they are practicable is in evitable. -"'Tractors are by no means the only factors that have contribut ed to the decrease in the number and value of horses on farms. Automobiles have almost entirely eliminated driving horses, and trucks are gradually replacing horses for transportation of crops to the market and supplies from the market. Registrations of trucks and automobiles from rur al districts are increasing at a rapid rate and it is for transpor tation purposes that we will see the horse replaced most rapidly. Speed is an important factor en tering Into all phases of present day life." Of the 833,000 cars produced and sold in 1925 by General Mo tors, Chevrolet led the list. Cold Reception Now Awaits Yankee Hobo in Mexico City MEXICO CITY The Yankee hobo; who swings south to Mexico City .when chill winds begin to sweep the States will be out of luck this winter. A police order has been issued to round up all "foreign vaga bonds" and deport those who can not show they are engaged in honest and industrious life in Mexico. In the past Mexico City has at some seasons been a sort of para dise for tramps and panhandlers from north of the Rio Grande. On warm, sunny days many could be found sprawled upon park bench es, sauntering along the palm-lined paths and pouncing upon ev ery passing American who appear d to be a good prospect for a .'touch." "Years ago when the average buyer went out to choose a new motor car, the primary considera tion was: How does It perform? Of course, even today this is vital. but most all cars perform, so many prospects hare come to take this factor for granted and look for convenience In a motor car,' states R. N. MacDonald, local dls trlbutor for the Cleveland Six. ' "It is because of this change in buying tendency that has prompt ed Cleveland Six engineers to con centrate on greater convenience to the owner in addition to a Batis fylng degree of performance. "Take steering for Instance. It is a great convenience to have a car that handles easily and can be parked without a great deal of effort. In the Cleveland Six this has been achieved by Incor porating a ball bearing steering mechanism. Ii steers without ex ertion and can be turned in very small turning radius in con Buy a Want Ad It Pays Big 0T If Bruns wick and Dunlop TIRES For Sale at Barrett Bros. Garage 1999 North Capitol ii i is a snail for rapid growth as compared - to the jump in patronage Salemites have accorded me because Salem likes t ' SEIBERLINGS and my service. ZOSEL'S TIRE SHOP 198 South Commercial rear axle difefrential. "Ererr automobile ! owner de tests ." the job of manual lubrica tion of the ; chassis. Because of this, and for the conrenlence of the owner drirer, the; Clereland Six, has the One Shot ; lubrication system on the1 chassis which abso lutely does awaywlth the necess ity of an oil can or grease gun. ''AH one has to do to lubricate the entire chassis is to step on the One Shot plunger located near tne driver's heel and on is irU der high air .pressure to every bearing point on the chassis no need to get out and get amid dirt and grime. You can oil the entire ear without getting out - of the driver's seat that's convenience," concludes Mr. MacDonald.' j ariver a ntwi i p , Co. or C.ach . : : . T , , Gone are the Old I Penalties of Lo w Price Until the new Potidac Six was de sloped, it was literally impossible to buy a low priced six without accept- -ing certain admitted penalties those of ordinary beauty, ordinary perC orm ancet ordinary comfort and ordinary stamina. , Now the new Pontiac Six changes all that, developed by engineers who could draw on the almost limitless resources of General Motors it pro-. vides not only the economy of an unexpectedly low price but every characteristic of high quality. It provides the striking beauty of a amartoomr Fisher Body complete ' freedom from - pitching, side-swayt piwl gallop entirely new qualities of Bet-away, speed, smoothness end power? and above all, a stamina and long life that can be achieved only by the strictest standards of design, material, workmanship and in spection. , . !-"''' I And because It gives all that It doe at so low a price, the fiew Pontiac Six has won from the very hour of Ioj public presentation a wildfire ' reception, the like of which no other , new six has ever enjoyed before. V Oakland Six. Compcmiom to tk Putm Sl$97S tm 0129S. AU ptic mt VICK BROTHERS HigK and Trade Streett U !; ' POKTTtt0 CHIEF OF p1 THE SIXES i ' "T ... , ' .. , 1 t ' . ' ' , f J. "" : Winning and Holding Good Will ' ' The car that is outselling everything hear its price class. "Chief of the Sixes" The new Pontiac speaks for itself. A glance ivill tell you it is destined to be a leader in its field. t t H .... " iw :;-;:l:;;':-'r; , I: .. (pjWING to the success we have had with OAKLAND and now with the v companion car ; PONTIAC added to the line, we have voluntarily decided to confine our business to the sales of Oakland and Pontiac exclusively. This action should demonstrate our faith in the future .of these two cars. Both are products of General Motors Corporation, the largest manufacturers of automobiles today. The five counties of Marion, Polk, Linn, Benton and Lincoln is our territory for distribution. ! . Suit , :f . ' . . ' ' i ' ' An item of interest to our car Durchasers is the General Motors Knanre Plan which saves our buyers from $30.00 to $60.00 on the financing of a car bougnt on the payment plan. t -r k .-it High Street at Trade i . - f i - . i . . . I ; I . - Phone 1841 1 ,0;
