The New OSEGOM StatSman, SalenvOregon, Sunday Morning, September
17
MOW CLUBS ,!
GET TOGETHER
Executives to Convene In
San Francisco to Con
sider Problems
Where the Clouds Roll By
Organized motordom of the
vest will be represented at a con.
fere nee of ofifcers and executives
of motoring clubs and associa
tions in ten westren states and
three Canadian provinces to be
held in San Francisco September
20. 21 and 22. Further perfec
tion of routing millions of motor
tourists orer western routes and
greater exploitation -of' western
scenic attractions will be among
the subjects taken up by the con
ference. , "'. '
16 Borden to Attend
Sixteen western motoring or
ganizations will be represented.
Cooperating with its affiliated
clubs in the west, the American
Automobile Association will send
a group , of its executives to the
meeting, headed br, - Ernest N.
Smith, general manager of the nation-wide
motorists organisation.
The A. A. A, club in the Hawaiian
Islands will also be repmeated.
The California State Automobile
Association will be boat to the
delegates and D. E. Watkins, sec
retary and general manager of the
State Association, is in charge of
arrangements.
Oregon Represented
The Oregon State Motor Asso.
elation will be represented at this
meeting by eCorge O. Branden
burg. Walter C. FIndlay and A. E.
Shearer. At the Thursday after
noon session, Mr. Brandeburg will
apeak to the assembled represen
tatives on the subject , of "The
Gyp Motor Club."
Motor Clubs and Associations,
which will be represented at the'
conference are: Oregon State Mo
tor Association, Montana Automo
bile Association, Automobile Club
of Washington. Rocky Mountain
Motorists, Inc., Inland Automobile
Association, Idaho State Auto
mobile Assn.. Utah State Automo
bile Assn.. Automobile Club of
Southern California, California
State Automobile Assn., Automo
bile Club of British Columbia.
Saskatoon Motor. Club. Alberta
Motor, Assn', Nevada State Auto
mobile Assn., Caspar Motor Club.
Arizona Automobile Assn.. and
Arizona Good Roads Association.
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varieties of plants in .Deu-
Hibt of the Dlants and eea nave
been imported from foreign cUJ
triea. while hundreds of pecl-
mcM hare been rathered indiffer
Ant Mrti of the United SUtea.
Rarh T.HAtT has been classified
d & raref nl analTflift la ; being
made of each plant to determine
the quantity and quality of rub
ber it contains.
Seeks Robber Ptat
It is the Inventor's ambition to
find a slant which can be grown
in this country to produce rubber
In commercial quality and quan
tity for emergency purposes. He
reports remarkable success in his
ntoneer exneriments and it Is ex
pected that he will obtain even
more interesting results this win
ter, Mr. Ford and Harvey inre-
tone, tire . manufacturer, are
deeply Interested in the wizard's
work.
The nature of the experiments
which will be made by Mr. Fora
at the Edison laboratories has not
ben disclosed, bnt it is thought
that they will perUin to aviation
problems. Mr. Edison is scnea
uled fo arive here January 13 for
a four or five month stay and It
is thought that Mr. Ford will
leave Detroit before the end of
January for a six weeks "work
ing vacation."
LATEST CADILLACS
PUBLIC
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REPORTS
BI6 TOURIST YFJ
notoriously unpropitious because
of continued rains, indicates that
motor tourists are talcing longer
trips and also bespeaks the grow
ling interest of the car owners of
the two nations in crossing the
border lines." says the A. A. A.
Ottt on the rim of nowhere where tlie jackrabbit plays tag with
the sjila monster is a land of charm for the motorist. It was a district
of death and desolation for the.: pioneers m they toiled across Ue
thirsty plainse. Nowadays, however, in your Chevrolet Sedan you
may traverse the barren wastes of Death Valley without worrying
about the dangers that threatened the pioneers. Good roads traverse
the sandy floor of the desert and cases, even modern hotels rise at
intervals to greet the motorist in his twentieth century chariot.
Ford and Edison to Share
i , Laboratories! In Florida
During Coming Winter
The Albany Democrat-Herald
will have a new home this year.
Work has been started on the
structure, which will be fireproof
and modern in every respect.
Linn county will hold its an
nual fair at Albany September 19
22. TheTe will be the usual ex
tensive exhibits of products but
admission will be free to the gen
eral subtle. 1
Wizard of Electricity and His
Warm Friend Will
Work Together
FORT I MYERS. Fla.
AP Not satisfied with
the fence which separates
Sept. 7
chattinng
over
theih esUte in this city. Thomas
A. Edison, world famed inventor,
and his crony. Henry For'd, mil
lionaire auto' magnate, will work
side by side in the wizard's new
chemical laboratory this winter.
One corner of the new work
shop has ben set aside for Mr.
Ford, at his request, and it is ex
pected that the manufacturer will
spend eight weeks in Fort Myers
this season, delving into experi
mental work, while the wizard of
electricity continues his exten
plants
The new laboratory. fully
equipped with necessary machinn
ery and other fixtures, was com
pleted recently. The main build
ing, 30 by 90 feet, allows 2.700
square feet of floor space and is
considerably larger than the old
workshop which was reeetctly re
moved to Ford's museum at Dear
born, Mich. It is the largest of a
group of buildings on the inven
tor's 10-acre rubber experimental
tract and was erected under the
personal supervision of W. A.
Benny, superintendent of the Ed
ison laboratories.
The experimental plantation,
under the care of a corps of
plant experts, now has more than
4.800 varieties of trees, shrubs,
plants, flowers and weeds which
are closely studied by the wizard
Enthusiasm expressed for the
new Cadillacs. LaSalles and Fleet
woods, number of actual sales,
number of visitors to the show
rooms of distributors and dealers,
and the number who have ridden
in and driven the new cars have
all surpassed all previous records,
according to a statement by Law
rence p. Fisher, president of the
Cadillac Motor Car company.
In expectation of record de
mand for the new products and
prior to the announcement, the
company had embarked upon the
biggest production schedule in its
history, with all plants running at
full capacity. As a result of the
reception, the original high pro
duction schedules for September
and October havo been revised
upward, with all indications both
from record sales and from the
generally prosperous condition of
the country pointing to an indef
inite continuance of the record
pace. Shipments for the month of
August have established a new
record in the company's history.
The new cars were announced
August 23, and Fisher's statement
is based upon compiled reports of
Cadilla-LaSalle distributors and
field representatives covering ev
ery state in the Union.
Motor tourist travel from the
United States to Canada during
the 1928 season shows an Increase
of 3V per cent, according to a
preliminary survey by the Amer
ican Automobile. Association.
While not discounting the part
played in this increase by a well.
known trend of hospitality dis
pensed by the Dominion, the A. A.
A. believes that the simplification
of Canadian customs regulations
and the tremendous promotional
efforts conducted by the Canadian
Government and by Canadian in
terests has contributed to the tour
ist boom.
The A. A. A. points out that the
number of United States cars en
tering; New Brunswick alone was
72.254 up to June 30, which was
the beginning of the motor vaca
tion season. The most outstanding
gain that has been reported from'
any place of entry is the increase
of almost 100 per cent shown at
Richmond Road, which is the Can
adian, entrance point between
Houlton, Maine, and Woodstock,
New Brunswick.
Prior to the beginning of the
motor touring season, says the na
tional motoring body, the Tress-'
ury removed all customs restric
tions affecting an American mo
torist leaving the UnltM States
for Canada. This made it unnec
essary for the motorist to register
his car upon leaving this country
and state license cards are accept
ed as identification upon the re
turn trip.
The A. A. A. says that tourists
going into Canada must register
oa,a card form, which is filled out
In' duplicate. The original is re
tained by the Canadian customs
officers at the place of entry and
the duplicate is surrendered when
the motorist leaves Canada. This
card is good for sixty days and
may be extended thirty days upon
application to any customs offi
cial. The visitor desiring to re
main longer than ninety days in
Canada must deposit $25 and sign
an approved bond for double the
amount of the estimated duty on
the car.
"The increase in the number of
motorists leaving the United
States for Cinad n
of June, when the weather was
Closing of Road
Effective Today
To enable contractors to com
plete construction work before
the winter snows, the highway
in Rainier National Park leading
to Paradise Inn will be closed be.
tween Longmires and the Inn af
ter September K, according to ad
vices received by the Touring
Bureau of the Oregon State Mo
tor Association. It Is probable that
the road will be kept open cer
tain week-ends after the 16th but
defenite information should be se
cured by motorists from the Asso
ciation Headquarters before leav
ing on the trip.
Dodge Shipments
For August Show
43 Per Cent Gain
August shipments by Dodge Bro
thers from the plants in the Unit
ed States and' Canada, in both the
passenger ear and the truck, and
motor coach divisions, showed an
increase of approximately 43 per
cent over July. The August ship
ments 'were exceeded isjnonly one
month in 1928 in March. They
were greater than any 30 day per
iod during the first eight months
of 1927.
ShiDments of both passenger
DodgeBrothers entered September
cars and trucks are running heavy.
with large banks of carry-over or
ders in all divisions and the flow
of orders from dealers shows no
let up.
August shipments by Dodge Bro.
month. Shipments for the 30-day -period
were the heaviest this year.
Track export shipments were tbH-v 1
greatest in the entire history of .
the corporation. August export
showed better than 67 per cent iBj-v
crease over the same month last 1 ' I
year while export business for taf I "
first eight months of 4923 showsU . k
a gain of approximately 33 per
cent over the same period last'.
Tear. . ft
"Business is showing up except
tionally well and indications are
that the last half of this year will
be one of the beat last halt per-'HU
iods in our history." said H. F
Bonesteele, of the Bonesteele Mo
tor Company, Dodge representa
tives here.
Columbia .county granges ask
what the letters "O. S. C." stand
for and if there is such a place,.
Any student of the Oregon Agri
cultural College in Corvallis would
be glad to explain.
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145,000 expense fighting 110 fires
in the Umatilla national forest
for rubber possibilities. There j this season, according to Lester
sive study of rubber producing are li600 beds with at least three I Moncrief , assistant supervisor.
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In the tremendous success
which Pohttac Six is enjoy
ing in the spectacular
sales which have placed
more than 350,000 Pontiacs on the
road within thirty-two months of its
introduction in these impressive
facts is ample reason for designating
this great General Motors car "Chief
of the Sizes".
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-Never has any new car risen so
rapidly in the estimation of motor car
buyers for during the first six months
of 1928, over 136,000 Pontiacs were
sold the largest volume ever
achieved by any car in the first half
of its third year in production!
This overwhelming public endorse
ment and public approval tells more
of what Pontiac provides for $745
than even the most complete listing
of such features as Fisher bodies, 186
cu. in. engine, the G-M-R cylinder
head, cross-flow radiator, foot-con
trolled headlights.
coincidental lock
etc., etc! Come in
for a ride today and
learn tor yourself why
Pontiac Six sales con
tinue their sensation
al upward sweep!
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All price at factory. Check Oakland-Pontiac delivered price they include lowest handling .
charges. General Motors Tints Payment Plan available at minimum rate.
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gon; Fred T. Bilyen, Sdo, Oregon; Henry C. HoDemon, Harrisbnrg, Oregon; Fred Gooch, Jr., Mill fity,ORC;
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