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PlanslLong Tour in Chrys
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'The cry "gold has, been discov
ered" seldom fails to prove a
magnet strong enough to draw
seekers after the precious metal
from' all corners of the globe.
Klondike, California in the day
of '49. are names synonymous
with stampedes by all classes of
men and by all manner of means,
each bent on making his stake.
That the gold fever lies but lat
ent awaiting the oportunity to ex
ercise its influence on Its victim
was forcibly brought tonight when
the cry went forth recently that
::old had been discovered at Wee
yjh, Nevada.
News of the gold strike travel
ed fast and from north, south,
eaJ-H:w west the trek
was on.
But where tlie miner of the Klon
dike and of 49 depended on his
faithful burro to get his supplies
to the scene of activities, his coun
terpart of today use the automo
bile: At the vanguard of this armv
of seekers after gold went the
Union Oil company. Establishing
a distributing depot at Weepah,
prospectors were assured of gas
and oil supplies without the need
pf giving thought to their require
ments in advance.
Weepah is truly a 20th century
gold boom town. Dust-covered
high powered cars mix with dil
apidated smaller makes to entire
ly replace the prospectors burros
of other days. The country is a
swarm of caxrs, more than 3000
people being i camped on the dry
Pass along the base of the snow
banked Mt. Whiitney range.
The trip was. taken via Saugas,
hillsides wherei the discovery was
made. f
A visit to Weepah can be made
in comparative iase in a three day
trip from- Lks (Angeles that in
cludes, in addition to the . golfl
strike town, al the varieties of
scenic attractions that California
has to offer.
Last week. a .Packard fueled
with Union Ethyl gas and lubri
cated with Aristc motor oil made
the trip, a. sunijmary of which
shows that the party enjoyed the
wonder of the Red Rock canyon,
the Mojave desert, forbidding
Death valley with its ghost town
of Rhyolite, xjl grim Teminder of
another grold stfike; the mining
towns of Goldfield and Tonopah,
Nevada; and oni the return trip,
the wodded beauties of Westgard
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SELECTS CHRYSLER
Governor Al Smith of New
York to Ride in Wonder
ful New Phaeton
one of the notable sales made
py i he Chrysler dealer organiza
tion, according to the factory
Siiles Department, has just been
reported by the Uerkshire Motor
Company, of Albany, New Y'ork.
Lewis F. Jarrett. vice-uresident of
i his company, is credited with
losing a sale to the state of New
York for fifteen seven-passenger
h'edans of the Imperial "80" model
.mil one seven-pascenger Imperial
Phaeton.
The Sendans are for the use of
he Division Engineers employed
i the Department of Highways
.mhI Canals, and are in constant
ii throughout the district in
which each Division Engineer op
i i. lies. The duties of these mefu
i Muire continual travel over their
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territories, "and the trips of inspec
tion and occasional emergency
calls must be answered, regard
less of weather or road conditions.
Therefore, it is regarded as no
smll compliment to Chrysler that
the Imperial "80" should have
been selected ih competition with
the most highly regarded motor
cars obtainable, many of them,
cars of higher price: and further
more that these Imperial "80"
Sedans will replace cars of more
expensive makes, even though
price was a consideration second
ary to quality, reliability, etc.
The Imperial "80" Phaeton pur
chased by this department will be
employed for the personal use of
Governor ;AI' Smith. The Gover
nor is known to have an' iutense
interest, in the transportation fa
cilities of his state, and notably
in highway development, concern
ing which he is remarkably well
informed. The explanation of his
intimate, personal knowledge is,
of course, found In his frequent
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and first-hand investigations. The
Governor is said vto show. a great
preference for the motor car for
his travels throughout the state,
and also to tavor an open car,
which may offer at Jeast a partial
explanation of his ruddy health
and the famous gubernational
smile. Incidentally, rdie Governor
was recently guest at the im
mense Detroit factorfes bf jthe
Chrysler Corporation and was- an
interested observer of, Chrysler
manufacturing methods. While
in the state, trip to thte City of
Holland, Michigan, was (made by
him in a Chrysler Imperial Eighty.
The engineering department of
the Oregon State Motor associa
tion has been authorized by the
board of directors to make a com
plete survey of highways through
out the state and to confirm with
county courts of the various cqun
ties in an effort to obtain guide
posts and highway signs on high
"ways not now marked.
Mojave and up the Owens valley
route to the Death valley cut-off
at Olanche. Here a halt was cal
led and the next morning the
Union Ethyl powered Packard
ho3ed its way across Death "Valley,
on through Beatty, another small
town which is a bustle of excite
ment from placer mining activi
ties, Goldfied, and then some thir
ty miles of winding road past Ton
opah to Weepah.
The return trip from Weepah is
easily made in one day and does(
ont double up on the route to the
gold town. A good gravel road
winds west past Silver peak and
into California at Aasis. Here the
highway which runs through
Westgard Pass to Lone Pine and
along the Owens valley to Mojave
is met. ,
Taking advantage of the "long
est gangplank in the world" Rob
ert MacGill, of Seattle, prominent
on the Pacific coast as a shipping
man, is now touring Europe in a
Chrysler "GO" roadster.
The "gangplank" is the service
opened to American tourists by
which one may run his automobile
down to the wharf in New York, ,
check it like the rest of his bag
gage and find it on the pier ready
for him to take the steering wheel
and drive away to see Europe in
comfort.
Mr. MacGill will drive his
Chrysler 6000 miles on the con
tinent. His itinerary includes
landing at La Havre, going south,
to the' Riviera, Rome and Naples
and returning by way of Austria,
Germany, Holland and Belgium.
Although his plans were work
ed out to the last detail Mr. Mac
Gill did not see his Chrysler be
fore leaving America. His first
opportunity to Inspect it was when
it was taken ashore from the hold
of his steamship. The roadster
wa.s brought through Chrysler
dealers in Portland, Oregon, and
shipped directly to New York
from Detroit.
"I wanted . to see Europe thor
oughly and yet without the dis
comfort of railroad traveling at
breakneck speed with endless
changes of trains. The 'longest
gangplank in the world' gave me
the way to do it.'' said Mr. Mac-
GUI In discussing his plans before
leaving New York. "I , selected
a Chrysler for very definite rea
sons. . In the first place. I have
always admired the beauty of line
in Chrysler design and I wanted
a car that an American could
drive in Europe with real pride.
Besides, I know the reputation of1
the Chrysler for leliabillty. com
fort, speed, and economy and
when you plan a 4oir ;of Europe, ;
where you. inust" figure on paying
50 , cents a gallon for gasoline,
economy of operation becomes a
decidedly important point in your
calculations.
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- "Another matter that had much
Influence inr my .chciceijwas the
unusual Chrysler, Berriee equip
ment on the continent. I consult
ed friends in Europe ..before de
ciding and they wrote me that
facilities for servicing Chryslers
are unusually good both in Eng
land and on the continent.
"To cover the important centers
of the continent in the three short
months I can give for the trip,
especially when it is desirable to
spend some time at points of spe
cial interest, would have kept me
going so hard on trains that
would have three months hard la
bor instead of a vacation, but with
this Chrysler car of mine I count
on coming back home feeling as
if I had had a real holiday."
constantly improred. . It would
lake a' courageous prophet to pre
dict a'jimK to the final Influence
of the motor" car In taa life'of oat
nation i - " - . i.
"VVith the work! at large only; be
ginning to realize the ecoiromie
status of the automobile, even
greater possibilities for American
manufacturers of cars present
themselves. , The increasing use
of the automobile in foreign coun-
f tries will have an. important effect
on. the industry In this country.
Our, exports . rank third la valuej
giving way only to raw cotton and
to refined mineral oils. The grad
ual increase of our . shipments
abroad during the last yew years
will no doubt be eclipsed by a
much more rapid Increase in the
near future.
The older nations,, bound by
traditions and class distinctions
less open to' new-method's and de
velopments, have been slow to re
cognize the growing importance of
motor . car ; .transportation., v .Taa- 4
change Is. Its way. American "
JncTf stry ad 'progress xatterHhaa
American capital are becoming re
cognired abroad as the fundamen ' t
tal source of -American wealth.
(Each year sees a large Increase
in the numbers or industrial lead- -ers,
niaeers "and" students com ,
lag to this countr? to stady-Amer-
lean jmanufactruTingf iaethods and; ?
much' of their study is concen
t rated In 'motor , car plants. ; -
- There t are aim In oar 6wn
country many states where rich,
natural resources .await 4 develop
ment. In these we find that pro
gressive citizens are Inviting de
velopment by providing" In advance
the highways for motor car tra
vel. The method. is sound; and
both at heme and abroad we find
motor roads and moor qars as the
forerunners and creators of new
weatlth and increased well-being.
BUILDING OF MOTOR .
CARS BIG INDUSTRY
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an important.; reason for. he ex
ceedingly prosperous condition of
our country as compared to that
of the rest of the world.
The United States Is a land of
producers. We want much in the
way of improved living but we
are willing to .give much to, pro
duce much to get it. The part of
our yearly - investment in motor
car transportation which finds its
way into- the pay envelopes of in
dustrial workers and road build
ers is stupendous. The construc
tive value attaching to the. provi
sion of a safe, dependable and
even luxurious mode or transpor
tation is past calculation. The de
velopment, pf. '.'suburban property
is made possible thrpugh the auto
mob le as a business and family as
set; and all In all, living has been
made more enjoyable.
Notwithstanding its present
high state of development, the in
dustry isv still young. New uses
for individual transportation arise
daily. Vehicles and highways are
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