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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1929)
10. , The New Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, February H, 1929 . " . 1 .... i . i mhmmmbwm mmm ii mi n i mi - " . 1 ' - - " " "' " " 1 ' "" " '" "' ' ' " "8 ID E BY EP f i f i f i Year-Old Make Increases ' Output Four Times Over 1928 H - ' ' , A new blah record for sales volume attained by a . new . make of automobile in Its first year was created by the Graham-Parge Mol tor corporation in producing cart ' tofja total 'retail tyalue qt' more" tKan I80.ooo.ooo. m ,19?.. ae ': "cording . toari. an fiotf ircemjen't from. - Lofler, the ; Grnajn-Pai,e-reJrer t' tentative here.' January-of-njj yeiar is nearer ' four 'time ahead of Ijannfy"l928; with KSttf-cari turned 'out lastm6nth'.y " 1; f. . . .t-t the beginning; .of . its second - y,4r,the 'Graham-Pal's factory eiploys 720.0 -workers,' as agaiaat 2M0. one year so. - The main PWit at Detroit, In the last year, wae . Increased . in floor area by Sll. 000 square fee't "and now to taM: 1,03.000.! A new body -plant a Evanstllle, Jndlana, 273.000 adtar feet, was erected during . The year also raw the ac Qajsltlon of a separate plant in Deiroit,. J61.000 square feet,' for ". the export and shipping; depart fnlSnts, whll the body plant at Xliyne, . Michigan, has been en larged to 228,000 square feet. In addition, a lumber mill at Perry. Florida, baring 50,000 square feet of floor area, was acquired during the year to supply hardwoods to! the Graham-Paige body plants. New Challenger Feature O i ' ... : , m ' :';'''"" '' I -' ' S ; is :; s - !m :i. r 1-. : . ..-. ? . ,: - ..... .. I Mi l in r Influx of Kansas Tourists To Coast Sets New Record With S'vontrot haitdie that ran tx operated while the car fa oc cupied, the front Ft ram be adjusted to the comfort of driver and passenjrers in the 102 Essex the CTiallenger. - - - " 1 A most overworked automobile groaned its "weight" into Los An geles recently. It carried what Is called perhaps the largest part of Kan sans ever to migrate from that state. There were but six in the party and they are all mem bers of one family! - J. T. West, Mrs. West and their two sons. Leonard and Bernard, constitute what one might call the bulk of the party. Leonard, 17 years old and still growing, weighs Just slightly more than 400 pounds and is a mite over six feet tall: A five-foot tap falls to circle' hts walet, ' which measures 62 inches or .still T did; as he reached Los Angeles. His thigh measures 44 inches. i 'Bernard. hls 15-year-old broth er, ..also,, is coming- along fairly well, thank you. - He weighed in at ' 312 pounds on arrival and is five feet 11 inches tali. ' ' ' Add Had Good' Start , ' . All the children enjoyed the benefit of a good start. . Father weighs 285 and mother. 8 10., Their older daughter, Jessie - Jeann ", .ia Tisibly well eared for. 1 At years of age she weighs 75 "It la Interesting to speculate how they all got Into their '70 two door sedan, xnueed one of the Chrysler representatives. "There's only one way ivcould be done. Father and mother or tne two boys rode in either the front or rear seata and the, two young sters roamed at large In whatever space. If any. was left. Where they put the luggage, except on the running boards,' is beyond me. The car stood the trip remark ably well. Mr. West said it aver- aged 21 miles per gallon of gaso line and used only four Quarts of oil in crossing half the continent. There were no mishaps despite the; staggering load. Even the tire, came through without puncturing. pounds. That is the weight j of a normal 11-year-old girl, physi cians point out. The baby. Patsy Ann, a year and a half old has not definitely cast her lot; with the family proclivlti but Is giv lag evidence of continuing the good work. She weighs 40. ' That makes a total present family weight of 1822 pounds, 1207 of which la concentrated In its four- oldest members. "We all came through in' the Chrysler,' Mr.' West affirmed. J'lt taxed the car ' a bit but we got along merrily. We were " carrying, three well filled suitcases "top.V . Chrysler, T representatives -r .who greeted the -family, estimated that the total weight ". the ear , carried from .the Westa home in Topek.a was 1772 pounds. This means the car " was ' carrying within ' 228 pounds the weight capacity, of a one-ton truck. Scarcely had , they reached the city when enterprising vaudeville agents were on their trail.'""'' 'r" ' "'- . Get behind the wheel and Get the facts ! DOMESTIC, EXPORT SALES TIE J 1 v a striking gain la domestic. ' Canadian and export sales in Jan ' uafy is noted in a statement made public today by R.. S. Cole7 vice president In charge of sales of the Hifpp " Motor Car corporation. January's sales, according to the statement, totalled 3.687 cars as compared with 3.618 In the cor responding month of 1928, 're flecting an Increase in the popu larly which has greeted the new mtfdel Hupmobiles during the na tional automobile shows. Export sales, both In Canada an$ overseas, reflected domestic popularity in January, according tojtMr. Cole. Canadian business increased 56 percent during the mpsnth as compared with January of'1928. The month Just closed thus becomes the greatest In the' history of the company's Canadian business. 9 Heard Along Auto Row (Continued, from Page 11) in Tillamook Friday In connection with the selling of Chevrolets. Otto Wilson has been handling G. M. C. trucks in what approach es large quantities for cities witlt less than 50,000 population. Nu merous deliveries have been made in the Silver Anniversary Bulck. many of them on orders place! early In the year for delivery af ter the winter passed. Tne interest shown in new cars by residents of western Oregon predicts a good year for automo bile dealers, according to W. S. Ulrey of the Wentworth and Ir win company of Portland, 'wh) has been spending the last weeh In Salem with the W. F. Petty john people, local dealers in Nashes. Mr. Pettyjohn was here Friday from his heaCuarters in Eugene. He says things look es pecially good there. with the company store in Oregon City, has returned to the local branch as salesman. The acces tory business Is beginning to ge( a little of 'the touring season gain. Charles Breckenridge, formerly with the Western Auto Supply company here and more recently NASH RATES 4TH HIGHEST IN U. S. KENOSHA. Wis. Letters and telegrams' of congratulation, birthday cakes and personal re membrances came to Charles W. Nash" from all points of the com pass, recently, when he rounded out his sixty-firth year of active service to a busy world. But. de lighted as this robust and kindly leader of American industry was with these tokens of personal esteem,- they were totally eclipsed by an official business tribute whlhc arrived at about the same time and which brought with It proof of his great industrial suc cess. These official statistics, cover-1 Ing the automobile year which1 runs from July to July, are based, on the dollars and cents business don by the various companies. - - liasiiiiQi? On Your Car Now Will Insure Safe Driving New Tires do Prevent Skidding Scientific Correct Construction Brings Added Mileage at Low Cost SERVICE CALL oio if you OlO have m rut We just love to change a tire Her Tire Service Bo. Commercial at Ferry 'Rns" Smith Phone SIS ASSOCIATE DEALERS 4 Harbison Stations t Capitol at Market West Salem 1005 So. Com'l. St. saws ---now prove to your own satisfaction : miat Buiclt out-performs any other car decide -Drive, Before you You want the finest 7cm want the best you want your next car to meet your highest expectations . . . The only way to be sure is to drive before you decide . . and driving will lead you to Buick as surely as thia dynamic car incorporates an entirely new, revolutionary, order of performance ! Take that drive today! prove to your own satisfaction what scores of thou sands of motorists in all parts of the country are dairy confirming that this dashing car with Masterpiece Bodies by Fisher marks the new peak of performance as well as the new style the vivid new mode of car design that it. delivers fullest measure of all the qualities that motorists desire ... and that this is the vital reason why more than twice as many people purchase Buicks as any other automobile listing over J 1200! Buick Motor Company, Flint, Michigan Division of Gtnerml Motor 1 Corporation Coupes, m95 to J 1875 Sedans, 1220 to $2145 Sport Cars, S 122 5 to J1550. These prices f. o. b. Buick Factory. Convenient terms can be arranged on the liberal G. M. A. C. Time Payment Plan. Bmiick WITH MASTERPIECE BODIES BY FISHER OTTO J. WILSON 8S8 torth Commercial Street WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARB BUILT BUICK WILL Telephone 220 BUILD THEM ' " 1 1 T.H E H E C O H D - D II EARING NEW STA'S.H:. 400" J I DWUDU r.rt i4 iky J0 ' . i - . o o mill A crmi eV n dDimttllns i WN DOLLARS AND CENTS "VOLUME, ACCORDING TO oWlCIAL FIGURES x (ThN July 1, 1928, Nash stood ninth in dot lars and cents volume of sales, exclusive of Ford, according to the official figures for the year ending at that date. i .' On January l, 1929,' just six months later, according to the same official figures, Nash stood fourth. " . ; , ' ; In this very brief period the new Nash M400M has completely changed the automobile picture of America. . With . unmistakable enthusiasm, motorists everywhere have placed their stamp of ap proval upon this 1 new Nash--making it, by a tremendous margin, the outstanding motor car success of modern automobilehistory. . ,- , . ' . .Why?. Because Nash gives them the Twin Ignition motor . . . gives them cars equipped t with the Bijur ceatralized chassis lubrication system ."y . with hydraulic shock absorbers 'with bumpers front and rear ... spare tire - lock . . . cars completely, luxuriously equipped ; .at no extra cost. , Ninth to fourth place in just six months, because the new Nash "400" is the only car of all the new cars with ever j new and pro gressive featuret 00 Ia&9 the World in .TZotor Car Ylaiue IMPORTANT 400" FEATUIXES.VO O Til Ell CJtll IMS TMIEJfT MWs ' Twia-Ignition motor Hoodaille and Lovejoy shock 4 : : 'Salon Bodies , Longer wbeelbases 12 Aircrafo-rrpe spark plafs absorbers (mtMmMm -n-fiiij) . Torsional vibration damper ' Nash Special Design front aifjicoairioo rrr - I .. . : t - j . TJMn'Bmnlr.k.Cr ti-. . - Exterior metalwar chrome J : : plaied over nickel p 11 O piece Salon fendera v. BJjar centraliaed chassis lubrkarion 'Short taming radlaa r C3earvisionroat pillar poata iMWSMIMMfM: .;-v f &0 i:p: SyNortV. Ofmaiercial 'Street ''h ?-t.' -;-."J:: ''-Telephone 1260 u-.-ri , , -v. . -r afito ;Wraui ww menr- . ; .' 7(5) HWice now. .in 3 days.. production has had to be increased Essex the Challenger sweeps aside the barriers of price class. It challenges the performance, the style, the luxurious roomy com fort of any car at any price, on the basis that no other car gives you back so much for every dollar you put in. ADVANCED FEATURES INCLUDE: . Power Increased 24 Above 70 miles an hour Four hy- " draulic shock absorbers New type double action four-wheel brakes Large, fine bod ies Easier steering Greater economy. A glance at its 76 advanced features reveals at once why Essex excepts no car in its challenge. For point after point in fine car construction, performance and detail, brings you directly to costliest cars to find comparison. With above 70 miles an hour top speed, Essex the Challenger, in thousands of demonstrations, is proving the endurance and ability to do 60 miles an hour all day long. It is the finest, largest, roomiest, most brilliantly performing Essex ever "built, and the price the low est for which Essex ever sold but little above the lowest priced cars on the market. That is why the acceptance of Essex the Challenger is the talk of motordom. Join the van of 1,000,000 Super-Six owners who are demonstrating its right and ability to challenge the best that motordom offers. Hrar the radio program of the "Hudson-Essex Challengers" every , Friday evening A BIG, FIIHE, SUPER:SIX 17-1011 i r3 -J in r . . - . . j . m . - . ' v . ... - . . XZra -t!? yJ." 'sirif neKiiewi t . 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