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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1927)
SUNDAY MORNING. AITJI; 17, 1027 TIIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON r displayed by the dealers. 'Now all of our dealers feel that business men have gone ahead ao carefully that any danger which may have' existed of a slump ha been averted and that as a result 1927 Is going to be a prosperous year. . r : '"the flood of orders whl s ... have received Is convincing ru dence that they are ready to back up their opinions with the money We have never had so many or ders' from dealers at one tin'ti.. fore." .v "The early breaking up of win Where Sourdoughs Ride in Motor Cars ter has proved an Important fac tor in potting an end to the un certainty which existed for a time late last tall regarding the bust news outlook: for 1927," be states. T ELI:',!; VALUED AT 5t75,H And; Gold Is Where You Find It .Very Little Change Noted ; in Logging Industry in Most Communities Largest Single Delivery of tights unven from ue i troit to Chicago ,i. ii .....ii .... ' i . ii i.. i . i. !'- mi tm, i i .in... ' "' "- " m . . 1 nnmirr nrinT Mn r : ; : r. HUPP CAR S WW i linilL HUb lb 8 1 6 D i M M Pi MI The market daring the past two weeks has reacted faTorably to the inereaaed spring demand and more Fpcially to the almost certainty of curtailment in the flr field dur ing -thft first half or 1927. It really coiumeiu-es to look : a though the majority ot manufac turers are taking the curtailment sentiment very seriously, so much so in fact thfit up and down the coast in Washington and Oregon, mills are already shaping their pol icy to curtaly about 20 per cent up to the first of July. Many! ot the large mills are shutting down if or one full week and then expect tor operaffe lite, days a week. j It 4oes not require argument to convince most operators that they cannot hope to get their prices up to or above the cost of production if they keep cn producing as much lumber as they did last year. Con sequently the curtailment idea seems to be quite spontaneous among manufacturers. Many wholesalers have felt it necessary to raise their buying prices, now offering SI more ob uppers and; in some 'instances 50 cents to f 1 more on common. The California market is likewise stlffer. 1 High freight rates and scarcity of tonnage is making it increasing ly difficult to Increase shipments to the markets served by vessel, The scarcity of steam tonnage; is expected to 'bring back into ser ried some sailing vessels. While the amount of i space thus made available will not be large it neevr thelefls will help some. Atlantic coast demand appears to be heavy, bui with all available tonnage for the immediate future strongly held, and in comparative ly t we hands that market is pretty much in the hands of the whole ; aalers.. r Tnis situation, while distressing to firms anxiouis to engage in the ' Intercostal business, nevertheless tends for steadiness In that direc ' tion. If the manufacturers had the courage to ask a dollar or two ': more they would undoubtedly could get the price. The revolution in China is caus ' was of "good volume. There has been no change in the legging situation. The curtail . meat which, will take olace in the mills has already been anticipated by the loggers. There will be no J overproduction lof logs during the first half of the year. "' T (Reprint from West Coast I Lumberman, April 1, 1927). . J- Hr-r -rr- - - . ; Joo Many Caution Signs ' Cause Serious Disregard : The ever-zealous signing of ' highways is engaging the attention - of state and national authorities J according to Salem Auto Co. local y Star Car dealers. ; They declare: the authorities are realizing the great number of "go i slow" and "danger ahead" signs 5 that line our state and national highways and jwhich are entirely - unnecessary. i "Warning siSgns are invaluable . where danger exists" the local fj company states, "but. In a : great ; number of cases the motorist is ' warned to look out for something ,1 that Is not present.' P The Star Car dealer points out I that through the presence of many false warning signs, many motor- Fists disregard all of them. ! 5 "The automobile driver would 1 be safeguarded to a greater de- i gree it all signs were removed and markers erected only at points (where caution j is necessary," he said. ) . 1 , ., , , , ', " . ,,;,.).,. , . . , .i ,. g I r v ' j ! 1 4. fcv- The picture shows America's latest gold camp Weepah, Neva da, as it looked ten days after the "strike" was made. The group of miners and would-be miners" in the foreground Is clustered around Frank Horton's famous badger hole where the boy first discover ed gold. Across the "street" is Weepah's gambling house (circle), where t stud, faro, roulette are being dealt in true Wild West fashion. From time to time clouds of dust rise in the distance, heralding the arrival of treasure seekers from distant parts. "Seldom Seen Slim, noted des ert character, (inset) is shown panning a little gbld from earth taken front beneath the famous Dodge Brothers Scout Car. "Old 1.500,000." The car: was sent to Weepah by the Dodge Brothers representative in Los Angeles with a party of newspaper men s and company officials. Sweeping over the hundreds of miles of billy and mountainous country "6ld 1.500,- 000" journeyed over four moun tain ranges and passed hundreds of loaded cars and trucks toiling up passes on their way to the "diggings." j "Seldom Seen Smith" has struck it rich. He chants: "Sel dom Seen? has nary a machine dame to Weepah witnout a bean But now he's struck it very rich and soon he'll be riding in a lim ousine." T RY ROAD COURTESY IT COSTS ill Generally Understood That Sunday Produces More Automobile Accidents By Erwin Greer It is generally understood that Sunday is the1 day that produces the greatest number of mishaps in which the motor car takes a prim inent part. ? Another observation is that more accidents occur at 4 o'clock in the afternoon than at any earlier or later hour. The first fact Is, of course, easily ex plained on the ground that Sun day is largely deveted to sightsee ing add holiday-making. The sec ond fact is made plausible by the statement that 4 o'clock marks the peak of fatigue for many driv ers, who, having driven the great er part of the day, are tired out and less a lea rt than they are at other times. l,h The accidents due to the use of automobiles are reaching numbers that make it certain that some thing will and must be done about them very soon, r The question isi : Shall it be done from within or from without; will the motorists themselves set their house in or der or shall ontside fnrces Impose limitations which In iheir conse quences will curtail the motorists' rights and the utility of motoring itself? We need a change In our men- .tal attitude toward such things. We must begin to see the reckless and incapable driver not only a person who cares nothing for the law, nut one whose actions con stitute a grave danger to the rights of the rest of .us. The soon er we purge ourselves of the dan gerous five per cent, the sooner will the death -and accident rate take the drop which it will and mnst take either as the result of our own doings or in consequence of outside action which, like most such action. Is likely to overstep the lines of reason and expedi ency. Nothing no psychological test of character analysis reveals one's true inwardness more quick ly and with greater certainty than tne motor car. What a difference it makes! And how few survive the trial which proclaims gentlemen or roaming inconsiderate who, en throned behind the steering wheel and feeling an eager engine be neath their feet, become inebriat ed with speed, poisoned with the. mania of haste, stripped of the thin veneer of everyday courtesy and civilized conduct! Nothing will make the fool driv er a more sincere convert to the Golden Rule than the exhibition of uniform courtesy on the part of his brother motorist. This, more than anything else, will re duce automobile slaughter to a minimum. Let's try it. anyhow. It costs nothings Horses Take Maximum Space; Least Service Rendering a minimum of ser vice, horses take up a maximum of space, according to The Motor iTuek. Tne average horse-drawn vehicle of five-tons caDaeitv occu pies about 275 square feet, while a motor truck of like capacity takes up only 175 square feet; and the horse-drawn vehicle moves slowly and therefore inten eifies conerestion. A short time ago in New York City the Amer ican Railway Express company re placed 138 wagons and 330 horses witn 8 4 electric trucks. They saved 48,000 square feet of flor space in a location where a con servative estimate of the value of floor space Is 1 2 a square foot per year, or $96,000 worth of space. And this change by the company saved equivalent street space. In 1917 there. were 108.036 horses in New York City, with 50.000 at the present time and they add greatly to traffic congestion. Mo tor Chat. Total of 209 miles of telephone line was built in national forests of state. WE DON'T KEEP YOU WAITING We Give You REAL Service ? Service With a Smile Autos Wanbed, Polished and Lubricated , ! , at a Minimum Charge 1 , FIREPROOF STORAGE GARAGE , 252 South Liberty Street : DAY STORAGE BY MONTHLY RATES One trial will convince you that our work is thorough May we have the trial? Monroe S. f Cheek Complete Automotive Lubrication Court at Capitol Phone 2295 i )0dFM hours Leads the World in AUlor Car Value You Can Have Your Gar Refinished Without A Long Lay-Up . Spring Time TIME now to plan for that trip. No matter if it is a Ion? trip or a short trip your car should be properly lubricated before you start so that you may enjoy a good time without any trouoie. . 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It will be a pleasure to give you information whether you intend finishing now or later. , - ; Evidence of the rapidly Increas ing sales volume of eight cylinder cars was recently displayed In a shipment which included 79 Hup-' mobile Straight Kigh.ta, driven from Detroit to Chicago by the sales organization of the Gamblll Motor Company, Hupmohile dis tributors for the Chicago territory. This shipment valued at $175,000 is part of the $3,278,680 order placed by Cambill at .the time of the Chicago Automobile Show. The procession of new cars which .included all models from sport roadsters to limousines in various color combinations were driven through the Detroit busi ness district with police escort. The group of Chicago dealers were guests of the Hupp Motor Car Corporation at lunch where they were addressed by DuBois Young, president and R. S. Cole,, general sales manager. "This drive-away of straight eights indicates the train of our prediction made several months leo," Mr. Young told the gather ing.' "Sales of eights are increas ing each month while the Hupmo-. bile Eight retains the leadership amongj straight eights It has en joyed since Its introduction. Tti'e change in buying which has made a decided swing to eights has ne-. essitated price reduction in the high priced six cylinder field and it will continue to do so. "We anticipate the greatest year Hupmobile has ever known. We see a continued strong growth in both the six and eight cylinder fields and believe our dealers are bound to receive a greater portion of business in toth ' fields than ever before." . Federal authorities will do much dredging and Improvement of Willamette river this year. OAKLAND'S OUTPUT SCHEDULE GOES UP (Continued from page 1.) with 5,200 men employed as against approximately 4,000 at this time a year ago. Mr. Tracy returned from trips among the Oakland-Pontiac deal ers and dealers' meetings in the large centers and is in high spirits as a, result of the optimism oil tlhe. 1 The illustration shows two Nash Advanced Six engines hooked together in the great ' Nash testing room. One of these motors is driving the other, to limber it up. After a few hours of this, the motor now being driven will limber up another. Then, after 8 to 10 hours on its own power, it will be taken apart. Bearings, connect ing rods and pistons carefully inspected. Valves ground and reseated. Next, the trained ear of an engine ex pert will listen to the operation of this motor. When he is sure it is absolutely SH motor righti it will' be. mounted on its . chassis. Then another rigid examination, in the car, out on the road. 15 extra hoars in all are consumed before the motors shown above axe ready for their owners. How easily Nash could save this time and expense. You would never be able to sec the difference, r - But every Nosh owner knows there is a difference! . There are extra hours of extra care in every Nash, to lift it above the level of the aver age carto be certain Nash performance leads the world! " n r . f ; 26 Different Nash Models at from $1030 to $2370 f. o. b. Salem , F. W. Pettyjohn Co. 365 North Commercial Telephone 1260 "AFTER WE SELL WE SERVE" .EXTRA HOURS OF EXTRA CARE IN EVERY NASH, - : . ! i The Most Biilli'ant or six-eyiinae perio need cost no mbre thaiiTOi s Mice S Every Wrtb While .Feature ' tbe Modern Car : . Should Have Oear Vision Bodies Color Options, Mohair Upholstery-Instrument Panel Under Glass, Indirectly Lighted Vision-Ventilating Windshield Tilting Beam Headlights Headlight Control on Steer ing Wheel . Both Manifold and .Thermostatic Heat Con trol v Dash Gasoline Gauge Gasoline Filter v Force Feed Lubrication Oil Filter Special Vibration Damper 4-Wheel Brakes. BalloonTires 4 . 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