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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1928)
There Has Been Total of 1055.2 Miles of Fed?! Aid TJlah t?wc CmrJotofi in ilrffrnn nf Total of 2 ft 7 4 Miles Armrovcd to Date Salem Automotive Industry Is Looking- Forward to Increasing- Business, With Late 'Models arid Better Values to Offer the Public SECTION TWO PAGES 1 TO 8 AUTOMOTIVE BETTER HOMES WAY BETTER THAN LAST YEAR SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS BINTHEL FAMOUS RACES GE TS COMPANION CAR New Pontiac Six Sport Phaeton Announced -s..tt. told ey ire . r ' - - . mm BUICK FIRM HIS MANY EMPLOYES FEDERAL AID ROADS i BUILT IN OREGON - Tibetan Formula Has Come To Light In Translation By Professor NEW YORK, March 21 (AP) -A task that een Argiu -with , his impossible has been made easy for one man, thanks to the science of modern electrical engineering. The job is that of supervising the operation of the Holland Tun nel, the new double tube that conducts vehicular traffic under the Hudson between New York and New Jersey. The man is the con trol supervisor who, seated in a little room atop the administra tion building on the New York side reads on three ingenious switch boards the story of what is hap pening in the white-tiled tunnel. Behind the walls of thi3 under water thoroughfare are 30 miles of electric circuits connected with carbon monoxide recorders, traf fic signals, fire alarms, the ven- tilating system and other protec tive devices. These circuits, the nerves of the tunnel, carry their messages to the switchboards which translate into terms Intel ligible to the supervisor the tales borne by the busy wires. So Intricate is this invisible messenger service that the West ingbouse Electric and Manufactur ing company, which built the boards, had to invent several new devices that serve as electrical watchmen safeguarding the motor ist who drives through the tube. Ventilation was perhaps the big gest problem that faced the engi neers. The- carbon monoxide re leased by the stream of cars that could be accommodated in the tubes was the chief bogey, hut they overcame this hazard by in stalling a device that automatical ly records the amount of this deadly gas present in any of the 14 sections of the tunnel at any time. A series of delicate meters set on one of the three control boards rvjrds a continuous graph of the pCttV of the air in each of the ventilation divisions. Chemical 'analyses of samples of the atmos wphere constantly are being made in the big tube and the results are iiatcu UU IUC lilt LCI 3. VY 11 tu IUC concentration reaches a predeter mined maximum, a buzzer on the board rings and the operator knows that a certain section of the tunnel needs more air. He then turns a key on the supervisory board, thus speeding up a ventH ating fan or putting additional fans to work. Hundreds of miniature1 lamps distributed over the 24-foot pan el of the supervisory control board (Continued on paf S) IE Progress Apparent In Pres ent Methods States . Chandler Head HUT01BI , "The automobile body of today D-fa truly a work of art, yet the av erage car buyer does not appreci ate the great advances that have been made in body building meth ods to achieve today's modern au tomobile body." states Sid Black, 'vice president of the Chandler Cleveland Motors corporation. "If it trere possible for the av erage car buyer to take a trip to Cleveland and see the big Chand ler factories, one would not only see the Chandler chassis being built in Us entirety by Chandler, but the beautiful bodies construct ed in a body building plant which Is conceded to be one of the fin est in this country. "The last word in body build ing equipment valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars is install ed in these plants. Hundreds and hundreds of men are employed in this division. Following a body through, the procees of building It, you would first see men construct ing the rugged body skeletons in specially built steel Jigs larger the body Itself to Insure unl Swmtty, without the slightest rar v iation. Only the finest northern woods are used and .these are kiln dried to insure against warping. "All body JolaU are cemented - securely with special . cement A"that absolutely does away with , M itowu iuu joint yuLuuo. . au - dltion . the Joints are ' accurately mortised, - tendoned ; and Joined with screws that have been treat ed with a special solution to lif inate rusting, rryi. .-'.j: :,irr' s "Am you move along the body building line, you would notice a 'V C.t,V - "" .. v ? " i'vv v tr f, - - ' Captain Malcolm Campbell of England, who recently set a new world record at Daytona Beach by achieving the astounding speed of 206.95 miles per hour, used the Napier "Bluebird shown above In bis daring feat. For his personal use he selected E A System Assures Owners Un iformity and Economy In Service Needs With the annual output of au tomobiles at the high, peaks it . is now reaching, the matter of serv-, ice for cars in owners' hands is coming steadily to be regarded as of more and more importance by manufacturers. Chrysler executives, who have always ranked service as a factor of first magnitude in their pro gram, point out that since the great majority of new car sales are now made to people already own ing cars, satisfied owners are to day the. best prospects for new business. Proper service is there fore classed by Chrysler as a sales function and an administrative iuty as well as a mechanical func tion. As a result of this factory pol cy, practically all Chrysler distrib utors and a large and growing per centage of the countrywide "Chrys ler dealer organization are oper ating their service departments un der a plan devised by the company and known as the Chrysler Stand ardised Maintenance system. A natural supplement of the com pany's famous Standardized Qual ity manufacturing policy, the Standardized Maintenance system was evolved by a series of ex haustive studies of every repair md service operation on a Chrys ler car. Uniformity and thoroughness in atisfying service needs are incul cated throughout the organization jy the teachings of a Factory Serv ice school, held at Detroit and at tended for prescribed periods by ervlce heads of Chrysler distribu tor and dealer establishments in every part Qf the country. "This new plan." explains J. W. Frazer, Chrysler sales manager, 'is an improved flat rate system, enabling the car owner to have his :ar trouble diagnosed and to know n advance exactly the nature, ex ent and cost of the work neces jary to remedy it. It avoids the misunderstandings which some times arise, not because service station operators knowingly over .harge forworu it because own ers may not be wholly familiar with the true condition of their cars before repairs are effected. "The Chrysler Standardized Maintenance system is the result of thousands of Intensive studies of every repair and service opera- ion on a. Chrysler car. Under this plan the standardized schedule of charges not only enables the mot orist to know Just what his bill will be but assures him of a fair charge . for the service rendered Another Important benefit. Is that he service practice itself is stand ardlzed. assuring the owner 'that everything to make certain ofa thorough and satisfactory repair Job will be done. ' "Furthermore Chrysler service stations are supplied at frequent Intervals with definite Instructions on the proper procedure for all Chrysler maintenance and repair operations. They are thus enabled to perform these operations with a greater degree of accuracy and In much less time than Is possible where this- information Is not available. "Naturally the large amount of study, work, care and mnoey in volved in this service benefits our selves as well as owners.. - For the great majority of new car sales to day are made to people already owning cars. The service angle whether or not. the owner is as sured of low cost and thoroughly sn BEING SH the Chevrolet coupe, pictured on the lower right as it stood bide- the mile post on the track. Both race car and Chevrolet are equipped with Dun lop tires. Lower left inset shows a dose-up of the speed kins. Kirkwood Resumes Agency for Hupmobile In Salem Fred W. Kirkwood, who has been out of the automobile busi ness in Salem for the past few months, is resuming the Hunmo- bfle agency and opening a sales- room on Chemeketa street Just west of his former location, which is now occupied by the Thrift gro cery store. The Hupmobile company is now operating at the highest rate ever attained in Its factory, according to reports received here. Dodge Brothers Set Record for February Export of 3.801 units ot Dodge Brothers cars and Graham Bro thers trucks and commercial cars during February set a record for all time for that month, for the company, according to official fig- r ures Just compiled by the com pany. . t . The total of 3.801 units sold compares to 3,013 for February 1927. and 3,472 for February 1926. The factory export output for February this year represents a 'gain of more than 26 per cent over February a year ago. Dodge Brothers, Inc., views the increased sales volume as a re flection of improved business con ditions and increased buying pow er in the foreign field. Dealers of Europ and the British Isles placed large orders during the month for trucks and the Victor' Six models. "i In anticipation of a record breaking business- this spring production of cars and trucks ir j ail plants of Dodge Brothers ha been adjusted to keep pace wit! domestic and foreign orders. DOWN THE ROAD SEMITES LEAVE Oil LONG AUTO TRIP P-zicars and Jacobsons To Go To Pontiac, Michigan, By Automobile Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lzicar, in company with Mr. and Jdrs. Roy Jacobson left Salenythis morning In an All American Oakland Lan dau sedan for Pontiac, Michigan, where they will spend several days at the Oakland-Pbntlac factory. They will go as far south as Los Angeles and then to Kansas City before going to Michigan. Calls will be made on various automo bile dealers en route In the in terest of Oakland-Pontlac buajt ness. Thus they will combine a business and pleasure trip. While at the factory the Jacob sons will purchase a Pontiac sport sedan and on their return trip spend some time in Mineeota and Illinois visiting with relatives. They pian to return to Oregon ear ly In June. The Lzicars will visit with friends and relatives in Iowa and Nebraska on their return trip. Mr. Lxicar is the manager of the used car department at Vlck Bro thers in this city and Mr. Jacob son is in charge of the parts roqm. This trip will enable them to see first hand how other dealers han dle these departments and bring back new ideas for even better service than they have given in the past. A REAL JOB The woman who shops all day in crowded stores actually work harder than a farmer who plongniJ a ten acre field. American Mag azine. i nrn w r-w. t. m. - m mm m - - ir a, wm. mm 1 L Mr r A-w .. i ri 1 1 1 , ' - - i i iiframrin v ' . i i Y -. 1 11 riT f I f lit fli .id "TT ' r--;T. fU.T-Oir?rrl . I Flint Presents Striking Ex ample of City's Growth with Industry FLINT. M?ch., March 24. Cit ies which owe their development to a single industry are numerous; but in all the long list, there are few such striking Instances as that presented, by Flint. The statement is based upon a comparison of the Flint of today with that of 25 years ago, before the automobile Industry had'emerged from the ex perimental stage into a serious business. There are many cities whose growth has . resulted principally from automotive manufacture. Flint alone among the manufac turing centers of the world can point to a 1000-per cent growth for which a single industry is vir tually alone responsible.' Census figures Indicate that there were some 14,884 persons in Flint in 1904, when the Buick Motor company? wh'oh fars?h, local capital had influenced to lo cate here, started operations. i ue company occupied a single small building, and employed, at the out set, about 100 men. The first car was finished July 1, 1904, and!used on all bearing support webs waited more than three weeks, until July 27, for a buyer. Total production for the year was 37 cars, a very small fraction of a single day's Buick output. , Today, the Buick Motor com pany alone employs more than twice as many persons as all of Flint boasted in 1904, and other manufacturers in affiliated lines, more or less dependent upon Buick, swell the total still furth er. The Fisher Bddy corporation building Bu,ick bodies in the mag nificent plant on Flint's southern outskirts, aims at employment of some 12,000 persons, and is grad ually enlarging Its payroll toward that goal. The Buick factory in which the first Buick car was built could be completely lost In almost any of the 70 plants comprising the Buick factory of today. Land which was meadow and swamp in 1904 has been leveled off, and upon it has risen building after building, foundries, machine shops,' metal working plants, and offices, served by miles of railway siding and paved street. The Buick fac tory of today occupies a site of 102 acres in extent, one and a half miles long and two to five blocks wide, with more than 205 acres of floor space. It Is the largest self contained motor car factory in the world. One who knew Flint as it was 25 years ago would find few famil iar landmarks were he to return today. Tall buildings have risen, housing business firms which a growing population called into ex istence. Smooth paved streets stretch in every direction. The hitching posts are gone, and life and activity are everywhere. For Flint has grown from a town of 14,884 persons to a irsfrr 160,000 and It is still growing steadily. (Continued on pI 3) t i" o New Five-Pawenger Sport Phaeton Body on Pontiac Six Chassis ENGINEERS BORROW SKYSCRAPER IDEAS Strength and Rigidity Given To Crankcase By Use of Beam Oldsmobile engineers borrowed an idea from skyscraper designers when they developed the engine for the new Oldsmobile. It gave a strength and rigidity to the crankcase never before attained and eliminated a possible vibration area. The innovation consists of a double ribbing extending the length of the engine on both sides " " I and on the front and rear walls of the erankcase. This latter prac- tice has been used heretofore, but the addition of side ribbing is an innovation introduced by Oldsmo bile. The use of the I and T beams of steel in construction work have made possible the gigantic struc tures which have created a new and typically American form of architecture. These type beams give the greatest strength with the least weight. The secret of the great strength of these beams is that they resist stresses from all sides, following the well known principle that it is practically impossible to bend a flat piece of metal by pressing against the edges instead of against the broad side. These two heavy ribs cast into each side of the Oldsmobile crank case perform the same function as does the right-angled flanges of the I or T beam. When stresses caused by road shocks or vibratory points strain at the side walls of the crankcase these are success fully resisted by the added strength given by the flanges or ribs. The slightest weaving of the crankcase structure, due to shocks encountered In rough or fast driv ing, exert a harmful influence on various vital parts of the engine This new type of crankcase con struction results in added quiet ness by eliminating vibration and gives additional wear and life to the entire engine assembly. Excise Taxes Paid Purchasers of new automobiles during January, paid an excise tax of $1,901,436.77, the U. S. Inter nal Revenue announces. Accord ing to figures of the American Motorists Association, this is a re luctlon of S760.429.72 compared vith the amount of excise taxes aid by purchasers of new automo biles in January, 1927. By FRANK BECK r " t 1 Complying with an insistent de mand for a sport type body of lar ger seating capacity on the new eries Pontiac six chassis, the Oak land Motor Car company is now building a smart five-passenger Sport Phaeton. This latest Pontiac Six model embodies the same rakish swank of line and contrasting color which has brought the Sport roadster in to such high favor, particularly with the younger generation. The low, graceful sweep of the new body reflects the artistry of the Fisher craffsmen. Extending :ack from the high narrow radia tors, the hood line drops to a long panel of Micanopy cream, contrast ing effectively against the Paquot blue of the body. The hood louvres are edged with the same cream tint, while the black mouldings above and below the color panel also are relieved by cream strip ing. The same treatment is follow ed on the Paquot blue wheel ".oiJoKes. me Deauiy or tne new model Is enhanced further by bril- liant nirtcel fittings and Spanish leather upholstery. Nickel plating also is used on the rim and side arm supports of the one-piece windshield. A convenient pocket is placed behind the rear seat for storing the Pyralin curtains and a boot cover contributes smooth lines to the folded top. With the top raised and the snug curtains in place. the Sport Phaeton affords secure comfort in any weather Motor Companies Entering Year With Wonderful Sales Ahead mere is no room for mo nopoly in the automobile Indus try." said G. M. Williams, presi dent of the Marmon Motor Car company. "An analysis of indus trial conditions will bear me out In this statement. miok Dacit a generation ago and see what apparent monopolies were being built up In ol. steel and other industries. According to the pessimist of those days all the independents were to be put out of business. Note how many Independent companies are func tioning and making money today "There can be no monopoly in the automotive industry, because it Is built on distinctiveness. There are millions of AjmeriCans who like to get something a bit different. We have "not yet merged our people into any mass unit. They have different way? and babits of speech in various sections of the country. So the independent automotive company will live and prosper as Ions as It gives value and individuality such as Marmon does, plus. This is a good time to kill the bugaboo. . "Never in all motor history did motor companies enter a year with such wonderful sales possi bilities. At New York. Chicago Philadelphia, Detroit and other cities where shows have been held our reports show that buying has been on a greater scale than ever. When international economists agree that 1928 Is going to be a good year "generally for business. and particularly the motor car In dustry, that means more pros perity. "General production was off In 1927 because makers realized that last fall people were not buying motor cars. They slowed down the plants. I gave opportunity to work out the wonderful values In corporated In the cars that were displayed at the shows this year. It left no obsolete models In the hands of dealers.- 'I have talked with men I know outside my own organiza tion, and they told me that sales so far this year have surprised them by their . volume. - Having looked over the new lines, buyers are selecting their cars." DTJNN NAMED AS MANAGER P. H. Draa lias been appointed manager for- the local branch of i the Alfred Billlngsley Motor com pany with' headquarters at - SSS Center street , v rV ' Mr.' Duan comes ' here from Portland and - he -has -had many years ' of' experience to the auto mobile business. He holds the-dls junction of selling the first Wllly MONOPOLY I TO INDUS nil do I Knight la Oregon and that was a Improvement In Automobiles and Highways Indicate ? Great Advance I There ha3 been a total of 1055.2 j milca of Federal-Aid highways completed in Oregon as of JunoJ 30, 1927, of a total of 2814 miles) approved to that date, according to Dr. E. B. McDaniel, president -of the Oregon State Motor asso elation, one of the 958 motor-? clubs affiliated under the emblem ; of the American Automobile asso- i elation. Dr. McDaniel said there was a t" total of 93.6 miles completed duri ing the fiscal year ended June 30, , 1927. j The Federal-Aid highway sjs- tern now includes 185,772.2 miles ! of roade selected by the constl- , tuted state and federal highway i officials as of primary importance J for the accommodation of inter state highway traffic. Dr. McDaniel continued: "Compared -with the three mil- i lion miles of other highways In tut t United States, they are the most j important of the nation's high-j ways and their improvement as t expeditiously as possible Is an eco- nomic necessity of the highest lm- ; portance. The A. A. A. Is solidly behind the federal-aid program, j having sponsored It from the time j it was first brought before con- j gress, and only recently made a ' determined stand for tt, contln- i uation of the program on an un- f diminished scale. ! "Approximately a third of the j system has already been improved with federal assistance, and, with the exception of 7,4 69 miles, the 64,209.7 miles now reported as completed have been built since 1921. To this mileage the roads at present under construction and definitely planned will add nearly 12,600 miles." Two aspects of the prophecy that 1928 will mark the greatest advance In street and highway safety that are not generally recog nized in their full importance are those relating to the improvement In both automobiles and highways, in the opinion of Frank Reusswig, director of public safety of the Oregon State Motor association, j The year, now new, already haa seen the remarkable advance re- I corded in making the automobile 'li inherently safer, and the end of j the winter period will mark the J start of equally great progress in j street and highway construction, ' Mr. Reusswig believes. "There is no question that the intensive concentration of the Na tion's intelligent thought on the subject of safety, reflected in what will be a nation-wide, year- (Continued on pace S) FLIESfflM WEST TO BUlf CHRYSLER Engineer Uses Air Mail Plane In Hurry Up Trip From Coast A striking. Illustration of tne lime-saving Influence of modern inventions in business transactions was given recently, when the pur chase of an automobile was star ted In California and completed in Detroit while the buyer was making a four day trip from Los Angeles to New York according - to advices just received by the.: Fitzgerald Sherwln Agency. $ The buyer was Fred A. Church; mechanical engineer, designer and builder of amusement devices' , - which attract throngs of amuse- - ment parks In many American;? cities. Speed has always been,' ,' one of his hobbles. - When hurried t cal's summoned him from one part of the country to another Jn f the past, nothing but extra fare t trains and llmlteds measures up . to his Idea of rapid travel. - v' Despite hfs reliance on fast raif- 1 1 road schedules, Mr. Church has j been Impressed by the fact that business associates who bade him goodbye as he boarded! a train ; 1 would frequently be waiting for him at his destination in another city. One of his associates took ( him for a drive In the Chrysler r one day, and he found the answer to this; mystery. Thereupon he t made up his mind that he would " have a Chrysler for himself. ! He was In Los Angeles when 1 htha decision was reached. A call on. tne .ureer-Roboins company. Chrysler distributors for Southern California, enabled him to select the' model and-hody type, he jp. trlhutort', to' Detroit assured -Alts dellTery as 'soon as be could reach the factory' He had an Important appointment In New "York on 'I K . WHEN COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUS (0omtlam4 sa yage ) few years ago. n (Ooatlaatd e ptg t)