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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1928)
T f -3 OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 19. 1928 r 2 inrtf- nnnnnnTinii I AkLi- MM MU UtIIUL I IIUUUUIIUI3 ra 45,000 Automobiles Found To Be Goal oMWarmon Company for 1928 ajj M. William, president of the '. ilarltfon Motor Car company, an nounces a production program, ra tified by the Marmon board of directors, of 45.000 automobiles for 1928. This is by far the lar gest production in the history of the Marmon company. Output at the Marmon factory is rapidly ap proaching the peak required to nfjneet tms anticipated schedule. The Marmon plant, according to President Williams, is already turning out from 200 to 216 cars a day. After the most exhaustive tests of the new Marmon "68" and "7S," both on the Indianapolis mo tor speedway and in smelling transcontinental runs, ttte execu tive of the Marmon company felt confident that in these two cars tiny had evolved something of unusual importance both to auto mobile dealers and consumers. It was not until they had found en thusiastic ratification of their judgment on the part of the pub lic itsolf at both the New York and Chicago shows, as well as at Philadelphia, Cleveland. San Francisco, Detroit and elsewhere, that the decision was definitely arrived at to proceed on a 4 5.000 cars a year basis, and orders for full speed ahead given.. Reception of the new Marmon 6! raight-eights, one of which sells in the low-price field and the oth er in the medium-price class, is evidence of the growth in popu larity of the straight-eight, of which there were more sold in lft 2 7 than in any other year. In fact, the Marmon company en- joyea me greuisei perceaiage ui increase in Bales in 1927 of any company in the Industry, and this year's program will mean tripling Marmon's former record. Features of the two Marmons that have won attention at all shows ,are the straight-eight en gines the extraordinary perform ance of the cars under every var iety of test, the exceptional to de tail structually and in finishing, and the recognition that in the prices $1,395 for the "68" and $1,395 for the "7 8." at the fac tory the company is giving ub usual value. The "78" is the culmfhation of a four-year development in design and perfecting of detail, while the company has been at work three years on the new "58." The en tire Marmon plant, embracing 1,200.000 square feet of floor space, is now used in manufacture of the two lines. Expenditures in the past two years in machinery., tools and equipment to bring the plant capacity to the scheduled to tal of 1928, represented more than 2.000.00Q. Afghan Rug Merchants Transport Thar Wares in Dodge Brothers Automobiles C HANDLER HELPS SAFETY MOVEMENT W e si i n g house Vacuum Brakes Serve Efficiently In All Emergencies "At this time, as never before, the factor of safe driving is being stressed by safety councils and various other organizations throughout the country. Today is an age of speed, when everyone U in a hurry to get here and there, consequently the necessity of greater safety In driving is appar ent," says Mr. MacDonald local Chandler distributor. "Municipalities in the majority of instances have enacted strict traffic regulations; have adopted stop-street laws and are erecting automatic semaphores to cut down speed and regulate traffic in con gested districts. All these steps are pLaylng an Important part, bat a more concentrated effort must be exerted on the part of aatomo-1 bile manufacturers to make It pos sible for the driver to have his or her car under perfect control at all times. . "Picture yourself in congested traffic the car ahead stops sud denly; with the average car the owner must Jam on the brakes to avert a collision. The same is true when a child darts out from a line of automobiles at the curb, or a car shoots out from a parking space without warning. Or Imag ine yourself descending a long. In the rug market of Peshawar City, in the Northwestern Frontier Provinces of India on the border of Afghanistan, one sees many automobiles. The merchants from all parts of the country, as well as many from far distant points, travel to Peshawar with their rugs bought in the interior, to trade. The country a short distance from the trading point t is wild but in Peshawar there are ftotels and other indications of modern times. Although u triesmen are wild, they realize the value of automobiles and own many. The picture shows two Dodge Brothers cars, dust covered, drawn up in front of the rug market which is visited by tourists from all nations. ularly directed at United States prospects. Fourth, Americans have found that the most pleasurable way of seeing Europe is by motor and the American motorist likes to travel onder his own power, provided he can secure motoring service. The A. A. A. statement con tinues: "Our foreign department now makes arrangements for the trans portation of automobiles by eteam er and arranges all customs for- malities with a minimum of trou ble and expense. Port representa tives are maintained at Queens town, Liverpool. Southampton, London, Glasgow, Cherbourg, Harve. Boulogne. Hamburg, Ant werp, Naples, Genoa, Oslo, Gothen burg, Rotterdam and Bergen. They will meet ships on which A. A. A. motoriets are traveling and take complete charge of clearing the car through customs delivery of necessary license plates and driving licenses and such other things as are necessary to launch the car on the road. "Temporary entry of cars into various European countries has been standardized for most coun tries by the Alliance Internationale du Tourisme, under whose aegis a document known as the Carnet de Passages en Douanes is issued. Thla covers Great Britain, the Irish steep hill everyone who driver realizes the necessity of adequate brakes. Ease of Operation Stressed "Sensing the need for a brake that eliminates great muscular strength to provide positive oper ation to avoid mishaps. Chandler is the first car in America to make a concentrated effort to- wara making the car safer to drive, through the adoption of what is termed Westlnghouse Vacuum Brakes." states Mr. Mac Donald, local Chandler distributor "In a recent message on safaty issued by the National Head quarters of the American Automo bile Association, the following tatement was made: "Automo bile manufacturers should buildj more safety into their cars in re sard to initial manufacture." The Chandler-Cleveland Motors Cor poration claims the distinction of co-operating fully, with this eng- gestion in instlturag greater safe ty measures witv reference to brakes. x "In discussing this subject with Chandler officials, the point present aay nraices was DroagBi up. Vive President B'lack stated that four-wheel brakes have prov en a big improvement over two- wheel brakes, but now the element to consider is the amount of ef fort required by the average driver o Insure postive braking. Mr. Black went on to mention that with Wesriaghouse brakes One- third the effort is required to op erate them as compared to the average brake today, yet they pro vide three times greater braking effort. In fact you can stop a Chandler with the pressure of two fingers on the brake pedal. "The slightest touch of your toe on the brake pedal pnts into action power derived from the mo tor. This in turn exerts a pull or the braking mechanism. This pul? is proportionate to the average foot pressure on the pedal only many times greater. You operate Chandler brakes In the regular way. All four brakes respond to the pedal as always the only dif ference being that Westlnghouse equipment adds great extra power to the pressure of the toe, enabl ing the driver to stop much quick er with three times the ease. One still has the reliability of "mechani cal brakes in addition to the triple efficiency of Westlnghouse opera tion. "At the various automobile shows that have taken place throughout the United States and Canada, a great deal of Interest has been directed toward this brake innovation which Chandler has adopted. From all Indications it is safe to predict that-this type of brake -will become as popular with automobile manufacturers as have other Important develop ments such as the self-starter and one snot lubrication." MOTOR VEHICLES STATE MICK TAKING cis nmo elm Number Shows Increase of 75 Per Cent During Past Year Says Report Encouraged by the increased fa cilities and services offered for motor touring abroad, more Amer icans took their cars to Europe in 1927 than ever before, according to the American Automobile asso ciation. The number tf Americans who toured .Europe In their own cars In 1927 showed an increase of 75 per cent over 1926, with the probability of a still greater in crease this year, the national mo toring body declares. The A. A. A. estimate of the trans-oceanic movement of Ameri can, automobiles is based on the ;ars handled by its foreign depart ment, which was created to facili tate shipment of cars, handling of triptyques and to extend services hrough the affiliation of the A. A. A. with the International Touring -tlliance, embracing all of the 35 European touring clubs. The A. A. A. survey cites the fol lowing reasons, among others, for the tremendous increase in the number of Americans who now tour Europe under their own power. First, the reciprocal arrange ment between the A. A. A. and the International Touring alliance has facilitated the circulation of for- Motor vehicles registered in alii of Russia totaled 21.035, as or July 1. 1927 according to fig ures furnished the U. S. depart ment of commerce, 78 per cent: being state owned, 7 per cent co operatively owned, and 15 per cent Drivatelr owned. Figures compiled by the American Motor ists association show that this Is one motor vehicle to every 6,723 1 inhabitants In Russia, compared! with one automobile to every five persons In the United States. J Fitzgerald-feherwin Motor Co. Corner Liberty it Chemeketa Telephone 1132 TMB NEIGHBORS HAY! A NEW CM-1 WISH ( iAII I f WWW I COULD 'VI i No reason why TOU should not own a car. A guaranteed Car Low Priced. Terms! Ford Coupes Ford Roadster Chev. Roadsters Maxwell Toartag Good Cars and Very Reasonable tltzgerald-SherwIn Motor Co. Corner Liberty & Chemeketa Telephone 1132 "The House of Courteous Service" Free state. France, Italy, Belgium, Swltserland. Holland, Germany, Austria, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. "As an alternative to the "Car net there is another form of pass sheet, the triptyque, one triptyque being required for each of the above mentioned countries. These are also Issued for Czechoslovakia. Egypt. Finland, Hungary. Poland. Portugal, Rumania, South Africa, Spain and Yugoslavia. "The motorist to whom a Carnet or triptyque Is issued passes the customs without being called uponl to deposit dues at the frontier. This Is made possible through de poeit of security with the A.A.A." used for any business or commerc ial purposes. The following is quoted from a communication from the Commissioner of Cus toms,"Automobiles of foreign manufacture may not be used in Canada for business or commercial purposes without the payment of a duty thereon." Custom regulations in this re spect are 6trictly' enforced and a number of instances have been noted where unsuspecting motor ists ignorant of the law have lost their automobiles because - they used them for business while la Canada duty free under a tourist or temporary permit. ? Rich Women Forty-one per cent of all check ing accounts in the United States are in the names of women. In the eastern states 80 per cent of the savings accounts are those of women. Woman's Home Companion, Motorists Bothered By Custom Regulations Oregon motorists in planning trips into Canada frequently are bothered by various custom regu lations. One of the questions most often asked the Oregon State Motor Association is whether a car taken into Canada can be used for business purposes. This question has created a great deal of trouble between American tour ists and Canadian authorities as the Canadian law states that any automobile taken Into Canada duty free is subject to confiscation if eign cars abroad and simplified customs requirements and the bus Iness of securing triptyques for accredited American motorists. Second, several of the large steamship companies have made special provisions for transporting cars uncrated as baggage and at reasonable prices. Including in surance costa. 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