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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1926)
SUNDAY M0UNING, AUGUST 22, 192ci ran o: IT STATESMAN, SALHII, OnilGON ' . . .1 i r M - '" ! s I t - i I General Motors Business in creases 54 Per Cent -.Over-My,-25 - Retail. .. . la julj l.y itneral Motors , 0 if rlhu tors -a nd " dealers totalled J.) 1,5.76 car end -tracks. This comrarea. f Wlth C5.872 in Julr.1325. r and a.SSS to ' July. 1924, as iitcrfiatta of Si per cent ovr the correspond 1b month - a year aso, . ,".-.',.,'-.. ,. t v k. ; it will be noted that retail sales have shown & decline each month since Mayv at which' time the cor poration established ' new record. This decline is ; in line - with the usual trend of sales during these months of the year. The corporation's sales to deal ers for (he month of July reflect the same . ' seasonal ; tendency as manufacturing operations ; Tfre curtailed en account of the intro duction ' of new 'models at this time of the-yearf Also-f or the same " reason,, tbe corporation's sales to dealers la. August arc ex pected to substantially increase , Sales by 'months follow: Dealers Sales to Users 1926 Jan. . 63,698 Feb. . 64.971 Mar. .106,061 Apr. .136.643 May . 141.651 Jun. .117,176 July .101,S7b 1925 25,693 33,578 70.694 97.242 87,488 75.864 65.872 1924 33,674 50.067 57.205 89,583 84.716 65,224 60.836 7. mo .721.766 462.232 441.144 ; Division Sales to Dealers 1926 " Jan. . 76.332 Feb. . 91,313 Mar ill3i341 Aprl 122,742 ' May .1.20.979 : 1925 30,642 49, UC 76.627 85.583 77,223 . 1924' 61.398 78.668 75,484 58.600 45.965 Jurt (Jul lUl;380 ,71.088 . 87.643 , 57Ji58;, 32.984 40.663 7 mo.7J3.730 4.567'. 393.662 These figures Include passenger cars tfad tracks sold in the Unit ed. States,- Domonion of Canada and oversees by the Chevrolet, Pont lac. Oldamobtie, Oakland . Tlulck and Cadillac manufacturing divisions of General Motors. The Atlas Book and Stationery Co.. 465 State street. High class literature , and. tin, stationery implete line; ; Too will appro bate the low prices. . () Picture lima ti here." for your films and kodaki and kodak sup plies see Nelson & Hunt, Drug gists, corner Court and ? Liberty .. streets, -.. Telephone 7. HOWTHE'OAb?? MRE . toDtiauad frpm pg X.) - ami-Srry acros Coos 'bay" i "NorWr'--Bend Marshfield, ; Co- - 'quota.? Turtdz.. tj-ff ' '. - ' CoquUle, Bandon. Port Orford, Eabcre creek Macadam. , . . . Euhcre cfeek, Gold Beach; Nar row mountain road Fair condition.- - . . . Gpld-Beaxh, , Myers cteek: Ma- cadam '.r t - ,. 'r - r ... I Myers : creek, Br6oklngs: . Nar row mountain road. Passable. , ; . Brookings,' California statje line: . CtorraJUs-Xewport Highway . Cervalis. 'Philomath. Wren, , Eddyville, Toledo, Newport: Ma cadam. Roosevelt coast highway " open, north to Otter Rock, . McMlnnvllle Tillamook. Highway ; McMinnville; Sheridan: Paved. ' Sheridan, Willamlna, Grand : iiondeT-' HeboJ" Tillamook: T Part ; paved; balance . macadam. : u . 1 Oiling ' operations under ' way ' between- Grand Roode and Hebo; i , lit, Hood IiOop Highway . ' r: Portland, . Government Camp, 'Hood 'River; Paved" to", Gresham: ' balance macadam. ' v . The "Dalles Calif ornU' Highway ' ' 'The .Dalles.- -' Dufur,1 MaupInj . Criterion.; Madras, ' Redmond; " Bend;-Macadam except 5 miles . dlrtroad at Trail Crossing - of Crooked" River. Under construe tlon.l - . ' i ' ' , - - Bend. Lava: &utte: Under con struct ion i .Use oM road which is cinder surfaced. Fair condition. , Lava. Butte. Lapin'e: Macadam. . Lapine, Crescent:' 14 miles new " grade, rough ' but 1 passable. Bal " ance of 4 miles surfaced. Detour over "old road, new "grade very .rough. --; . ' Crescent, Beaver Marsh, Sand Creek, Fort . KUmath, ' OClimath Falls,- Merrill, California state line: Macadam." ' Oregon-Washington Highway Pendleton, ' Washington' state line:. Paved. . Pendleton," ilot Rock. Vinson, Heppner, Ileppaer Junction: Ma cadamized except between Vinson and ; Lena which is under con struction. : . .. -' Klamath Falls, L&kevlew Highway Klamath Falls, 'Eonaina:' Maca" dam - . - -Bonanza. Drews Valley section: Unimproved road. In fair condi tion. - ; t " Drews; Valley," Lakevlew-: S miles macadam. Balance' fair dirt ... road. - " . Central Orrrn ITIhway r.cni. Hums: rirsf. 12 miles r..-.ca'dam: balance fair dirt road open to travel. " ' - -TIarna. Crane:" T.I&cadamlzed. Crar, Vs.!:: r.er.h bnt "szs i. :.A IT!,!.way Tvi;.Ii OrfCOn Catch Kfrby, iCreaoent ,1 read la good con- 4 Connrrf ! , s Grar.f a CJty: Cri. fill Ion. . ' ''fr - Or : i Cave":: CrriTeled road la good condition. McJCenite Highway- " -Eugene, Belknap sprints. SIs- tera,.Iiedmond, Bend; Macadam. Alsea ITIjway , . ' - CorrallLs, PLUomatk. Alsr a Lincoln 'county-line! Macadam. Lincoln county line. Tidewater: Passable when. dry. "... Under", con struction. , 1 - "... ' - Tidewater, .Walport: ' Macadam. ,- n- ' "Thanks for tne Ccggy- Hide," yras never Inspired by a ride In, an ambulance, . avers tbe - National Safety - Council. , ;-' Javy's Most ValuaSte : - f.!an Is Humbla Yecman l)3 ANG EL,ESfc (API Leo Ricbman and - tbe rest of tbe nary. That's the way the 1438 officers and men of the US3 West Virginia speak ' of their second class yeoman "Rlchy" la sea-going Journalists poet, composer, playiight, , steno grapher, athletic coach, 'spiritual ad riser and fighting man on Uncle Sam's most formidable fighting ship. ,.'.- Also as editor-ln-chlef of tbe Mountaineer, 'ship's newspaper, this versatile sailor la. the entire reportorl&l staff ad editorial writer, - In addition he is assis tant to Lieutenant-Commander Al fred G. Lanphiery; - . ; ; r RIcb man's composition - "West Virginia," written as tbe ship's song, has been published." Richy" likewise composed the lyrics and wrote, i "Squegee , Isle," -a musical comedy. : . ' During battle practice, "Rlchy V u on decs: noiamg an instrument through which' he . peers to deter miae tbe roll of the ship; and each salvo rushes him across deck. lies Heck says: -Any, kind o vlttles is a banquet to a atarvin' man." 1 1 TIIE.MAN - z VVHOOWKS i A. U. - ..... ... ....... II. I - III . - I a S '"'AlS 1 - " ' '-t' - ' t f" : . ' 1 I -. : the . . : 1' r , a hi Jf '"'-Xtz. 6ut ' I . ....p " - - ; '-' S" I'llDDOECJ. BBL'ScS SLIES Although Lumber Market Is Slow There Is. Much De- 5 . ." mand for Hardwood Hardwood consumers fof the past two-weeks hav gntten' into the market with gusto at the dull est season !of the year, with the resQlt that the decline. In prlcea has been checked abruptly and orders have mounted to 7 per cent mbre than "production, according to 'statistics of the Hardwood Manufactures' Institute. i ' Mill operators 'throughout 'the South .are operating on reduced 50 hour a week schedule, and oth ers are closing down - for two weeks for. repairs. .Usually there la considerable surplus stock on hand at this season of the year. ' Automobile manufacturers, fur 'niture manufacturers and the building, trades, which: .are - the three ma jor 1 consumers of 'hard - L woods, are taking active parts in the buying movement. Probably not in , years has- the hardwood barometer, as published by the In stitute, been as equally balanced on orders, shipments and produc tion at this season as it Is no. Four-quarter, common .sap gum is leading ' the way In : the upward movement. The demand, for this lumber ia so great that many large producers are oversold, t ' Lumbermen 'say that such ac tivity at this season is Indicative of an active season in the fall and winter. ; " - " Statistics Issued by. the Hard wood Manufacturers' Institute for rr IS most fittlns In this, Packard's second Quarter century of fine motor car buildine. that Packard announce iTfte Crafsf Car ver Bai'f. 1 You may expect the improved Packard Bight to out-perform any. stock car. in the world in everything from agility to top. speed on the open road.; This s the conservative statement of a conservative company. - t Today's Packard Eight, is the supreme combination of beaut;', of brawn, and 'of fleetness. - v - . - : - ' t It is the fulfillment of an unchanging and uninterrupted ambition a generation-old ideal to be the first to build a motor car balanced in every attribute. : - v - In the improved Packard EiM no one thin: has been developed at the expense . of any other. . - .everything from-rough -road cemfort to GAPITOL T.ZOTGRSIiic. (.Uiddy) Bishop v . . ; . t' . . .-. S50 Nor tbe past week, based on 173 saw mill - n alts. show that orders amounted to ,30.662,000, .feet, or 105 per cent of. normal produc tion; shipments 27,442,000 -feet, or 94 per cent of normal, and pro duction 28.627.000 feet, or 98 per cent of normal. r i ( ' Gabriel Powder Jfc Supply Co.', lumber, building materials, paints and varnishes, roofing paper. Get prices there and make a big sav ing. Office, 176 S. Com'L l) FJEVV PACKARD NOW , ON DISPLAY HERE known custom .body builders ' In America. ' In t be - stap'dard types of bodies, there, are several choic es of'palnting combinations. -Due to the vogue for smart opetr cars, a sport phaeton and a roadster are Included la the body types with several color combinations as in the enclosed types. Tbe Capitol Motors. Inc., are the Packard' deal era In Salem. ; -! .. Aj. . 1 RAIN MAKES WASTE FOR AUTOS . W ax -aow in posltien u equip yon'r ear with nw top, cnrtalns and 'upholstery quickly. With-th comiB( ef raiay weather, appreciating- aa Ton de th 4aaaf rain 4om your car, - a "aa regardlac tola work wall wm aa it, quickly, ". . i , , , , ."BAKO PEFIES RUST" O. J. HULL AUTO TOP & PAINT CO. "We Piant for Less" 267 South Commercial - Phone 878 , closed -car miles (h less than '45 seconds is in. perfect acccrd. -- ' 1 - ' ,. And in grace, the eleven-time wL'jier ol , International Car Beauty Contests, now . ' presents even more alluring lines. . The standard mcdels ' are slender and symmetrical, divan-like in luxurious comfort, and may be had in a multitude ' of color and upholstery selections, v ; For .those who want the utmost in indi v viduality, a distinguished line cf custom bodies is available each . the genuine : creation of a famous builder.' f. : ' And now, another conservative state- ment no matter ' what you have hopetl ' for in a motor car, your hopes, Individ- , ually and collectively, will be found sur passed in today's Packard Eight . . Do of the -Road and B?uty Of the Boulevard. You are cordially invited to view and ' , , nae in . The Qreatest Car in the World v A. J. Rousseau th High FisaoeBi co. 'FiacifLeoiiT Balance - A f t e r Dividend Charges- for Nine Months - Was $3.06 Share 1 . President H. T. Dunn of the Pisk Rubber Co., states that net sales for the third fiscal . quarter, ended July-31, .were approximate ly $21,500,000 and compared with 824.500.000i In the third quarter of 1925. Adding In the 828.417, 000 sales for the first half year. the total volume of tbe first nine months of the fiscal year . which ends October 31 19 26 was $49,- 417.000 sales for the first half year, the total volume of the first nine months of the fiscal year j .J which ends October 31, 1926, was $49,917,000. as against $54,300, 000 for the same period last' year. The net profits after all charges for the third quarter ended July 31 were approximately $l,r00,000, equivalent after all dividend charges to $1.37 a share upon the 811.827 shares of common stork outstanding. ' Adding the net pro fits after all charges of $ 2,1 24, 593 the net profits after all charg es for the first nfhe months were $3,624,593. ; , The balance after dividend charges "for the . nine months was equivalent to; $3.06 ra share upon the common j lock." Most of us-have all the money we need; but, bless me, not all we want,' " ' ',' i ' ' . Associated Oil Co. Products More Miles to the Gallon" Miller Tires " , la. -. s .. '-, .. .. . .. l ..- .t : ' ,.J ; Tourists Service Station ' . CKas- W. Brant ; 494 South Winter Street ' . . Phone 1555-W Free .Crank Caee Service Repair Shop fit Con nctloa BALKM j-" ' . OHECOItf . Drive Pdver Into Your Auto With the change from sun to rain it is probable that your ignition and lighting needs adjustment: Take advantage of our service to save you -heavier costs, later. ' REMEMBER: We-are; authorized representative for the great electrical '. auto unit manufacturers for Salem " "Genuine PrfVts Are Better Ask the Man With the Wooden Leg" E. H, BURREi 238 North High A rolled bead along; tfie aide and sweeping line give the newly designed sidecar a graceful, low ' swung: -appearance Afore lugsage space, too. See It at . ; - ' ' . .. ' ' 2Jm. . lJsJJl:jL-, The C"cIj r. Tr ill Ccuth Ccmncrcbl Street - ' Ic Ac Good Ac Expert retreading and vulcanizing vill add many miles to your tires. . Come in and let ' Walt" Zosel examine your tires. U- . , J : Walter H, 1 98 S. Commercial : Street " . I Lt w.j AL TjHE greatest Harley-Davidson of all at . a new and lower price! Improved rc uned in many details but np radical; depr- tures from the time-tried Ilarley-X5avidscn desisru Old timers and beginners alllic will recogmie in the 1927 Twin the last wcrd i:i engineering achievement. Powerful frpecu ."""built to hug the road the most depcndL! j and satisfactory mount that ever split the v. Ir. J. Come in and see thenew 1927 features absolutely waterproof ignition -r- patcr.tc d angle tooth, sprockets ventilated in!:; housing .caps improved sidecar Lul) L,.:r ings newly designed sidecar body. Come in early and 'sec this powerful ti : j r i ;. -I J - k 4i u - Li SHOP Zosel, Prop. . Telephone 47 1 . :f n :- 'if 1 1 J Telephone 20 -7 i. 7 u a X L J 4