THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1927
FACTORY, EFFICIET1GY
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Twenty-Three Majn Lines
Lead From Railroads To
Dodge Brothers Plant
One factor which 'playa an Im
portant part in determining what
the retail selling price of an anto-
mobile shall be ia the cost of han
dling -within the plant the various
raw materials and semi-manufac
tured products that are used. in
building the car. If a factory does
not handle the various materials!
in the most efficient way addition
al labor costs atfd often delays to
production result, with an accom
panying larger total cost of manu
facture. -
Dodge Brothers, Inc.. has been
notably successful In establishing
the most efficient methods of
handling materials after they en
ter the plants, says Mr. Bonesteele,
Bonesteele Motor Co. t "Prom the
railroads main lines there are 23
railroad tracks leading into Dodge
Brothers works to bring in the
raw. material! for manufacture
and to ship out the finished auto
. mobiles. These tracks hare been
located with a view of disposing
of the incoming materials exactly
"w here they cn h v)rt,tjfy-
by electro-magnetic cranes, set:
down on a scale for weighing and
placed in racks in the steel-yard
where at times from to 10 tons
of steel are stored. It is neces
sary to carry large supplies ot: all
these materials to Insure contin
uous production and also to take
advantage of seasonal prices.
; "To provide apace for unloading
cars of purchased materials, such
as tires, . cloth, sheet steel . and
other things huge unloading docks
have been built at each building.
Some of these are as long as 1700
feet and are equipped with over
head cranes and other devices to
unload as quickly, and as cheaply
as possible. ' A large fleet of gaso
line motor trucks are owned and
operated by Dodge Brothers to
bring- in and transport materials
whenever the use of trucks is more
economical than railroad facilities.
"Within the plants 4s a mod
ern Industrial railroad "with four
mites of track and fourteen loco
motives driven by standard Dodge
Brothers engines. Each" locomo
tive is capable ot pulling a train of
cars loaded with 60 tons of ma
terials. ' I "
There is still a seasonal effect, but
the production of low-priced ears
and the clearing of streets v and
highways of snow has minimized
this situation. -
The situation further can be Im
proved, he said, by a repeal ot
the war excise tax. -
i "Leaders in congress hare J for
a long time recognized that It Vas
inequitable to single out a particu
Iar prod act for special federal tax-
at ion, to penalize the purchaser by
making him pay a special war ex-
!"fctA Ut when nrr mnA afuiT All
the other taxes whenever he de
cides to ' buy an ' automobile,"
Chapin said. "Cooperating with
many organizations of motor f ve
hicle owners, executives of the in
dustry have taken their problems
before congress, seeking repeal of
this tax.; Many Jeaders in the
house and; senate have Indicated
their view that this relief should
be granted at the coming session.'
GROWING DEMANDS
SHOW PROSPERITY
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that sound business activity on the
part of all companies is mutually
helpful. . ! -f. ..
, "With this thought in mind the
domestic outlook ; is most favor
able. , The manufacturers who
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LINKS OUTER WORLD
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explosion, one of them blinded.
The dp crossed a 3,000 foot, pass
in me jtsrooKs Mountain range at
night, with the mercury 40 de
'grees below zero, to his master's
cabin at Little Squaw.
Oscar Ottersoniz, a mlner was
awakened at 2:30 in the 'morning
by his dog whining and scratch
ing at his door. A note on the
dog's 1ack"read: "Come. : Both
seriously injured. Explosion," ;
rom the Little Sauaw radio
CHRYSLER ADD80EIV
GARTO "52" HI
De Luxe Coupe with Rumble
Seat Presents Many Uri-V
usual Luxuries .
braces ara used and are exception
ally smart in appearance.
Chrysler color engineers have
bestowed on the new coupe a full
share of the attractive colorings
which distinguish all their 192?
offerings, . ' .
Among the numerous other fea
tures of interest and value In the
new car are the military front.and
cadet visor, which help the sweep
ing streamlines to produce an ex
ceptionally smart ensemble; verti
cal ventilating windshield; auto-
Dodge, the . founders , of the sow
great automobile - business that
bears! their name, many years be
fore the brothers even thought of
venturing into the automobile busi
ness and they have been identified
with the making of Dodge Broth
ers car since No.: 1 was built.
AS the assembly of No. 2,000,-
000 was completed Al Livermore,
the oldest employe In point of, ser
vice, with a record of 3? years of
continuous employment, took the
wheel and with the next three old
matie windshield wiper; rear view est employees. Bill Wohlfeil, Al
A new De Buxe coupe with rum'
ble seat has been added by the
Chrysler corporation to lis ' S 2"
model and is now on display at the
salesrooms of Fitzgerald-Sherwin
Motor Co., local Chrysler dealers.
I This latest Chrysler is usually
distinctive in appearance, and pre
sents a combination of grace, lux
ury and performance ability that,
according to its sponsors', assures
a wide demand from the large
number' ot ; motorists who want
both good transportation and real
style at low price.
Roominess is an impressive fea
ture of the new dir. as of all its
companions in the Chrysler "52"
model. Its capacious front com
partment has ample space for two
and two more passengers can find
easy, seating accommodation in the
rumble seat where the wide re
movable back curtain enables
them to converse readily with the
other occupants of the car.
The luxurious , appointments
which characterfze the .entire
range of the Chrysler "52" model
are carried into the new De Luxe
inuning the front compartment
d the cushion springs are of the
fortable form-fitting saddle
The rumble seat-is trimmed
oleskin imitation leather to
h the front' compartment in
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top of the car is ot two bow
iry type, covered with dur
ather-like fabric. , Landau
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mirror; narrow; corner pillars;
Butler finish interior hardware;
door pocket; molded runner draft
plates around pedal and hand con
trol; bullet type , headlights; long
springs; balloon tires; air cleaner,
and Febco anti-theft numbering
plates
BUILDS 2,Q00,000TH
AUTO; SETS RECORD
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Andrich and Otto Graul as passen
gers, drove the car to the loading
docks where they were greeted by
President. E. G. "Wilmer, Vice
presidents A. X. Mitchell, H. H.
Sprlngford and A. T. Waterfall
and : other company officials and
congratulated on their remarkable
records. '
- Mr. Wilmer ; pointed out that
Dodge Brothers has been able to
make 2,000,000 cars only through
the joyalty . ot , its . thousands of
bill of all motor car and.employees whose careful workman-
in the United
wage
truck factories
States in 19245. .
"Dodge Brothers, which last
year was third in the production
of cam and trucks," said Mr. Wil
mer, "has been undergoing an ex
tensive transition during the, past
18 months and has been engaged
almost exclusively in- a readjust
ment of manufacturing facilities.
We have been getting our dealers
in' a position to offer- their cus
tomers a complete line of fours
and sixes' in passenger cars and
trueks and Dodge Brothers wilt be
prepared to enjoy in 1928 the big
gest business in Its history."
A; bit' of the romance of the. 5550 miles, he says
automobile industry .characterized
the final steps In the assembly of
the 2.000,000th car as fqur men
who have been fdentlf led with the
Dodge interests over 3 5 years
were given the honor of tighten
ing the last nuts, testing the mo
tor and making the final Inspec-j
tion tests. These men were as
sociated with John and Horace
ship ' has enabled- Dodge cars to
attain a name for sturdiness and
dependability wherever automo
biles are driven, j
An : interesting statistician has
figured that the 2,000, 000 cars
which: Dodge Brothers have built
and Bold in the past 12 years must
have traveled a total distance
equal to 600,000 trips from the
earth to the moon. He estimates
their total mileage at 150,000,
000,000. If placed end to end
they would make a line that would
ektetfd -f retar "New Ybrk City to
San Francisco and back as far as
Indianapolis, - a total distance of
Chinese Flappers Use
Water Bottle For Muff
The Seiberling Rubber Co., of
Canada has received air order for
60,000 small: hot water bottles
from China. Recently 20,000
were shipped to the Orient andJt
la believed that this is the largest
single shipment of hot water
bottles from . either ? the " United
States or Canada to ;the Orient.
Ever since this order was ' re
ceived there has been: a great deal
of discussion as to why the Chin
ese should adopt such a modern
American made product as .a hot
water bottle. ' The only answer
which has been found as yet to
this "ask me another" ' puzzle is
that the Chinese girls carry thesa
hot water-bottles in their sleeves
in the winter time, as it is a com
mon Chinese habit for
man to put her hands into her
sleeves. The men do this top, as
a matter of fact, because' the Chin.
ese wear fur lined coats and do
not wear gloves. The girls, how
ever, have discovered that a small
hot water bottle' tucked in th
sleeve makes the finest kind ot
muff.
HOLD AXUAL SALE
,:The second semi-annual ''Week
of : Special Values' sale is being
held at all Western Auto stores
during the week of November 12-
19.
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It seems the weather funishes
ample potection against air at
tacks from the eastern part of the
world.- Toledo Blade.
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' and Priced Right!
When w recondition a icy k your assurance that
need car, we do a thor- you pay only for what
each Job. All work is done you get when you buy a
bv efficient expert me- used car from us and
cnanica, using genuine that your car will give
parts for all replacements, thousands of miles of de
Then we price it right, pendable service,
This aauare-deal rem- 'lxokforouTred''OJC."tar
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Temporary 'Address 487 Center St., Tel. 745
j ' ASSOCIATE DEALERS
Dallas Chevrolet Co., Dallas Geo. Dorr, Woodburn
Haliadays Garage, Mmniouth Ball Bros., Turner
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-.f-SVw I'aBTthe mn operating!
tha'fJrst machine takes his stock
directly out of the boxes. A fleet
ot 74 electric trucks and 1 lec
tric tractors are constantly moTlng
ciateriala.
;d "Other raw materials such" as
sand. coal, coke, 'scrap, etc., are
" handled by six yard cranes, each
' having a capacity of from, 20 to
30 tons. Steel is taken from car
transport
is now a great factor in all coan
trles in the movement of men Ba-i
goods.:. i '
"Another strengthening factor
in the present situation in Ameri
ca is the actiTe enow removal pro
grams .which are being organized
in all the northern states and In
most of the municipalities. Win
ker used to mark a very heavy
'tailing off in the motor trade.
MONROE S. CHEEK
Complete Automotive Lubrication ;
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