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TH OREGON STATESMAN, SAIQIQ9Ht;IffAYj lOjiNOf Gf PROBER. 9y 1927 '::
betweTr the railroadi mod the ptii-
efforts toward Increased efficiency-
In ' the maintenance '.and protec
Hon at Wftnrajr, crosabirs. and in
the manner of train operation: as
it applies to accidents of this char
acteiC OneVeryact":in the dis
charge of our duties in this regard
must carry a 'sincerity of purpose
of such pjositire character as will
convince the' public' of our" real
devotion to a most worthy cause.
- The immediate remedy lies In1
a' constructive campaign of : educa
tion. We must And some;, means
Ito'curS the reckless motorist) and
at the same time make', driving
ate for the great majority 'of mot
orists who ari careful.
"As a farther' aid to this plan,
the' following'' suggestions are , of
"First, see that" advance warn
ing signs are properly maintained.
. : "Second, require school busses
and trucks carrying explosives or
-Inflammable liquids to stop before
passing over railroad tracks at
grade, the same as Is required of
revenue operated motor vehicles.,
Third, prevent the building of
unnecessary highway crossing rail
raod tracks. . . " .
"Fourth, eliminate crossings
through the re-routing of high
ways whenever possible.
"Fifth, eliminate obstructions to
WHEN -THE AEOHA ARRIVED IN: HONOLULU
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When the "Aloha" arrived in Honolulu it was greeted py hundreds of Americans. In this scene
the photographer caught two exclusive American girls and their Nash Sedan.
view" on die; highwayvwithlttr 600
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. "Sixth, epact uniform and sCrla
gent Jaws. 4n the .various etates re
quiring a proper standard of 'quail-
fications so that operators of mot
or" vehicles wiH b,e required to
meet a mental and physical' test,
including penalties for violations,
that have a real effectiveness.
"The "carrying, out or the latter
suggestion, alone, would result in
a marked decrease, not only in
crossing accidents,' but also in oth
er accidents "in which automobiles
are' involved. ' " :
'It is our hope that' all organiza
tions.and agencies, civic;, political;
and- otherwise thatt are '; in l any
manner concerned in the conserva
tion of life and limb, and: whose
aid is so essential to the success
Df this movement; will unite In a
common enterprise, and that as a
result our co-operation will become
more extensive, bo, "much so, itT will
assume force of such magnitude
and power as will serve to wipe
out this needless slaughter' of - hu
man life." . .
Greater- safety, and.' comfort in
day or night automobile "driving : is
afforded by an' adjustable celluloid
shade; attached - to ' theV windshield
and easily, regulated vaccordlng to
the i tirfverTs'; needs, says'Popular
Mechanics 'Magazine. When not
wanted' if is readily swung, en
tlrelyout- df the line' of vision.
BILLIOuS PA1Q OUT
BMORD COMPIjf
Staggering: Figures Quoted
In-dstirig Results of
fraction of the iaaome- which ; tha
Alodel - created , 'I of workers
Maintenance and service employes
of dealers, S6,467,614.17t.2,' aj
iruiy Siaggenns nra. out wen it
does- notnrepresent all that should
be 'attrihuted t thia car. :
The total purchase, made, by the
company in connection, with the
manufacture" of? the" Model' T. as
well as by the Canadian company
aid by the'vlorelgn ' and Amerleanr
branches, were $4,868,427,012.32.
Statisticians have figured that'be-
bn toDeylDSr the firsl
Models TFord.-' car) was , manufac
tured by the, Ford -ilbtor company.
Seven f years later; on - December
1 (W? 1 9 1 5, Motor No. 1 ,0 00,0 0 0 was
built. The-five 'millionth car was
com pleted MayL 11,1921; and No
ia.000,000 was produced- Juna. 4,
1 9 2 4. : On May 2 dill 92 7 the Fif
teen' Millionth Model'- T war at-
talhed climaxing a record of .pro
duction and sales without parallel
in .history, 1 Vx t ' ' ry: ;
ipuring the period of this man
ufacture, the - wages, paid by : the
company, plus sajaries, totaled
1,970,4X4,I72.29. This was ex
elusive of the entire year of 1918.
when . the company engaged.' large
ly in war-work.
This represents an average pay
roll of $100,000,000 per annum
for nineteen years,
v But these figures are only a
Uween 33 13 and. 40 per centrof
LiXia o u, )u icyicouvo vi, par
aries paid to employes. ' Using tha
lower - figure as a basis,' the: sum
of l,6fl,80-9,0r4.10 Is-obtained,
wuicu vriata in iuua iui iu
the Model T- i U. I .t.t I it
Such" Bu'm of money is 'aitfl- "
cult to , visualise, s ;it. ia greater i
than the estimated wealth of tUri i
tyftve- ot the! forty-eighs states 1A
the Union: -This would mean a
payroll of 1373,180.167.18. each
year for ninejteen yearK' ; J.--
Even this does not include the
train-workers the rubber and. oil
worsen ana countless omersiMor
does it Include the great influence 1
exerted by the increase' of ' the
minimum- wage' of Ford employes.
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great librarjfr the1 Blblicrthque 'in
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Matarlii built for It, andiU ddU
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DjCDEIUDIT PURCHASES
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LAST MODEL T CARS
333 Sold to City Constituted
final-Big Order of Old
Ford Series
order1 were equipped with dump
bodies for garbage collection, a
type of work for which one-ton
unit is. well fittde, owing to the
fact that ''the planetary transmis
sion can be . operated from the
running board, , this arrangement
eliminatiny an j extra 'man from
the crew.
CARELESS DRIVERS
ONLY 5 PER CENT
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with a keenness. He" is ao 1 alert
that he s, in fact, a part of the7 lo
comotive being operated under his
guidance.
"There Is a Joint responsibility
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Last among- the large; orders for
Model .T Ford cars, 23 i-units were
recently sold to the City : of Dfr
trojt. This order included some of
t lie last of the.fifteenxnillion cars
ci?is model manufactured by the
f Iiid Motor (;ompTr.th&ti:ly ta-
kick advantage of it final, oppor
tunity to purchase-a-RUppiy of
cars which for many years past
had "rendered -valuable Bervlce.'r;
Ford cars' liave" been'ln- use by'
tlie various city .dppartmerts
x nee the company has been in
business, giving economical er
vire. Of 1,164 units now in use,
imluding car.s, trucks, and trac
tors. 52 per cent consist of -Ford
n Ml nets. ' . t
Of the last order of-S3 units.
1 u-t touring, cars aie to be used
1-y the police department .ass cout
and pa trol ca rsJ The balan ce,' con-
; iftinpc of 100 trucks, 1 4 pick-ups
;s coupes. 51 Tudors, and 3 run
abouts are for use in various city
diepartments. j
Scout cars have proved of ines
timable value to-the police depart
ment in its work. Such cars are
naturally subjected to the hardest
usage where the service conditions
are unusually severe. However,
for easy handling in traffic, all
nmnd flexibility and economy un;
der such usage the Model T Is
' nx-ogniped' as without a peer
.sm-h cars being the leaders for
. this class of 'work. ;
The 100 trucks Included in this
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Miller tires provide the necessary resil
iency and absorption of road shocks
Thus assuring 'longer wear.
Old Tires Skid Easy
Why not trade in your old slick tires and have new
ones that will prevent skidding ? We will make yon" ;
liberal allowance.
MILLERTIRE
SERVICE
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Never befbre has a low-priced car provided so many
fine car fektures-ra
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