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AUTOMOBILE SHOW EDITION
EAST OUEGONIAN
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, IMS
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Eastern Orefftory
Local
Ikigade; Many Strong Firms,
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OREGON TilOTOR GARAGE HAS LONG
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Founded in IMS, l-fce Oregon W4SrjrftB) itiihM a ft lurv o it tiaie eale.
iiifM(j', .t mte of the -eldest dwtoniobile, The limit on the sum for a, conditional : this county also.
.m11: hrkMiK in Pendleton- It has ule Is net as highas $63,000.
H t it projoVnt A. M. Fvrgusrm, whil Resides its Hales department, the
l U,. vii '- j.j -Mjii-m 1 J. K- Klkinn. t'ompany makes a feature of
U.;'I O-tllison Is secret ry-trea mechanical part of the establishment.
v.rcr.- jVarhrUS line are kept on hand. The t Pendleton.
on Cottonwood street ts planning to :
hnlld, modern gamp- as soon aj
satisfactory dte can be secured.
Reside the agency here, a sub !
agency lias b-een established at Her ml ',
jttn managed by Philip Lay. who has;
recently been honorably discharged
I after army service, lie has heetvcon-:
j neeted "with the Chevrolet people in
cat Bub-attencies In other pnrla or
FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT TO PENDLETON jINDEPENDENT GARAGE MEN EXPECT
MOTOR SALES CO. SAYS H.C. KREHBIEL 1919 TO BE A HUMMER; FOR SALES
Btenresoiftlirvr the Jtifdan. !&ash and;
While a number of Peerless
Velle cars have been sold In
j Dodct Hrotb'era Motor Vats and frttcUat Wndleton , Motor fates oomi'anyjs In:
and the 1'endleton Motor Sales ComVany is-cbarRe of Mr. Fred Misener, vhu has
'The year THIS itlves promise of be- northwest -automobile men. 'h ule
Ihk a -wtuhMr;" unlit ViiKlt 14. Snavely. furoe ha recenil-' turn SUKmfnteo oy
xalHinutiNKer of the Independent Kar- liudy Tnnnler wa with the Pendln.
aire vim un exIilldtliiK on their fhnw w '1!er. Tnnnler wa with tha Tendlo
room thin year the JJort. Ki'rif.
this anticipating a banner year In the auto j been with the firm for more than
the 'county, this Is the first time that they mobile business. "Things aure look i year. lVfore coiulriK to l'endletoil, j
have been represented bv a firm In'brusht. suld Homer C. Krehblvl. man- Mr. Itisener was connected with eome
,aser.of the company tbla week.
l.J.ia'lldvi tiii Hoick. Cadtlbts. Tud-' automobile repair work t,done by
m and i-;.'3t. thcorceon Motor com-! force of exirf.rt mechanics.
Dort,
i 1 I'ootn. t-oio ana rteo aiuoiiiooui-s.
(of the best and largest m.ichlno shops . Th - ,,.,,. nf ., rril ...... ,ho
record season
iPHIDLETON AUTO COMPANY HAS U.S.
; 'RECORD FOR FRANKLIN CAR SALES
" he oldcsj nutomohtf." firm In Pen-t filled- Sir. Oondale died of Spanish
, i. il'in : the Tendlcton Aiito Com-1 influenza in 'Chicago ast January
founded in 1907 by J. W. Mc-j while on a us'ness trip for his com.
;. mwmitll. president- Mr. McCorm-1 pany. H. It. Mansold is secretary of
, r ;.o h Is the veteran .Franklin dealer , the firm.
this . tty. having been a direct rep-j The position of treasure is held by
,' is predicted.
The. Independent
under tha management of Clyde 2dc Jter.v
r---tentative of the company for the Mtsa K. M
l ;-st 1" yt-.'trs. He has sold more care until recently
j -.-r 1 ooti population than any other J Company, is j
'l-ianlilm dealer, and In one year sold
j. -irly in times as many cars per lrtOa
l.pill.n ion as the next nearest dealer.
As et a vacancy In the firm causeo.
' 1 y the death of K. W, Goodale, vice-
Broom, c- t. Rinehart. .
with the Pacific Grain
new addition to tho
firm. i
While it is the sale of Franklin cars j
which makes the Pendleton Auto Com- I
pany famous, they are agents also for
the Anjerson. Cole and Oldsmobile,
; The company claims for the cnev-: ar. crenoiei una oeen wnn me ien-; on me t-acmc coast, tie is an expenijllMt w.,.,j n ciUBM Hlu
! rolet the fastest time ever made be- melon aioior CMiies l ompany since j on automobiles, tractors ami continue
itweenJ'ortland and Kugene. The trip last June and Is "fimillar -with thai harvesters.
' was mndo last year in three hours and motoring needs of Umatilla'' county. l'earcy M. Johnson has charge of
,J7 minutes by a Chevrolet 490- It warn I He tins had many years experience ln;the sales department and lins assoicat.
la Chevrolet which was used by It. C. jthe business. Krehblel Is said to be ed with him his brother. Laurence ft.
iPurant in winning the races at the demon for work, getting down to the Johnson. Mr. Johnson bus intioduc-
iTacnma stadium last year. j office at an early hour In the morn-
I The Velle sport model is unique In ! lng and usually quitting about 11:30
; that it has the exposed exhaust pipes, 'ai night. "
a popular feature in Velio racing' Associated with Mr.- Krehblel as
models. This is the only car of Its kind : members of the firm are Norman Mlse
i made in the United States. I ner and Itelelgh Misener. The Miso-
i , , ners came to Pendleton last Novem-- ; ,
i V. . n.AX ACClTTr.l) jt'er from Mitchell, Oregon, "where j ' . Survey made by thn government
! PAfUtf. Mach 7. The supreme, they were enaaged in the automobile j of the effects of good road building
war council has accepted the Amerl-j business. Both met) nre reputed to be ! on school attendance In eluht cnun
can proposal that special commissions i expert mechanics and guarantee all ties shows that before lbe,.rods were
be Bsteed to present their reports and i their shop work. Mr. Norman Mise- i Improved the average school atten
conclusions in the form of articles for ner Is In charge of the- repair depart-1 dance was 6.1 pupils to e ach 100 en
' Insertion in the preliminary peace ' meat and RalelKh Misener is assistant ' rolled, as compared w ith 7s after the
treaty, it is officially announced. director of the work.
tot Auto Company sales forja previous
to h it entering the wrvtcc of Unu!
ram. -
1 h garage ho Installed a new
- la.cs'oom this sn'ln-( and are display
carage hus been livt Coles, Doris. tftrlpps-Uotnh and
ed a' clever innovation itv puhlhin.
a monthly pamphlet for the , company
entitled, "Cream of the Field-"
iliOtH) ROADS AI1 T
SCHOOL ATTF.X lA VCE
Kay and .N'orris West since January 1,
McKay has been In pendieton and cjiu
rcctod with the automobile game for
several jiears. This fa Mr. West's Ini
tial entry lulu the business. Mr. Sna
veley, tho Company's salesman, has
been in the motor tame here nnd at
Walla Walla for the. past four ytars
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In connection Ith the r-p.t'r flpb
( IlK- gartiRo the r n.pnny lint a ided
one of the best p unt shops In tin wst.
Tl-e shop Is under he dlre.n nap'fv:
s! .n of Mr- McKi y who Is Jid to bo
one ui the finest aut niobli-s painters
In tho west. Thi shop boa us cf ac'nn
afc'c to turn out hotter work thin .
roads wo
improvefl.
HERE IS THE NEW COLES
and Is well and favota lv known al. nj done in Portland.
BOO SIMPSON HAS STRONG COMPANY
HANDLING FORD FOR THIS DISTRICT
McKidi-nt and manafrer, has not been as well as Dupiex aid Republic trucks.
EASTERN OREGON MOTOR CO. HAS
IG BACKING-e PREBLE IS MANAGER:
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Ttfb Kastern , Oregort Motor Comj business circles.. Dr. OeLay is known'
a new addition to Pendleton. ! throughout the vtate through Itls con-:
;ntmohile companies, which will dis
Hril-me the Peerleisa, Velie and Che
vn.lot line.s. has for its president W- R.
lu iM?. head of the D, C. Warren Mo
i r Osir Company of Portland. Other
t ffioers are J. W. Latimer, a director
f the Westerir Bnd and Mortgage
ci.mpanv. of Portland. Ted Preble. t
t his c-Uy. secretary-treasurer, as well
ni$ manager, and Claude Miles. p!o
'f IVendleton, s-nles mannger.
All the ni n conected with tho new
ir inipany are well known In Oregon
Car Conuny. Mr. Latimer has a wide
acouafmence. while Mr. Preble was en
eased in the automobile business in
Poitland until he" retired to fly for
Uncle Sam. He was recently mustered
out of the .w-rvlce. Mr. Miles was a
snccessf id salesman In Med ford and
Portland before he came to this city.
The compan?, which at present has
a '-alesroom on the corner of Main and
Water streets and a service station un
der the direction of William Miller.
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i Great chanKes In the Ford Car and
; the Fonl oruuiii.i. t lm huve taken
; place since Unbcrt Simpson, president
; and mamiKer of th SimpMon Auio
Company fiit associated hiniMelf with
- the Ford coiiipniiy seven years ko,
Mr. Simpson came to Pendleton three
; years ajfo ttf handle Ford autonumllcs
In the clly. In May 1117 he moved
; into 1i1m present modern bulldinx at th
.corner of Water and Johnson t reels.
I'revinus to cominir to I'endleton Mr.
Ktmpson was a travelhifr representa
tive, if the Ford company. During his
years with the company he has seen
I the Ford orfjanlxat ton grow Into on.
01' the most formidable In the world.
,! Tom Tobhi, a rercm returned sol
dier, has resumed his position as book
keeper for thi fimpson Auto Company
and Heniy C'hiMs Is In charge of tha
stork room. ( h:iiH Una received an
honorable dlHcnnr;;c frtoo the navy
' recem y.
The shop is under the ilireftton of
Th.irinun .Mortimer a Fonl motor
, Fpeciatii, who has b-en with the
: Sinir 'Mm Auto company for three
; yen it. A-:-foc!ntcd with Mo-rt inter in
'the shop urn Jack Chllds, Ira DcWiU.
Frank Hadles' and Charfra'! Sowera.
The shop repairs rmthing tint Forda.
A full Hue of Rename Ford parti !
curried In Htock and Ford service and
Ford prices prevail throughout. Tho
Pendleton company has in addition to
the local trade the towns of Weston.
Pilot Rock. Adams und Helix
The boys who went from the Simp
son Auto company Into the service of
the country are. Joe Ttardy and Ed
ward Hall. They are not discharged
yet but Mr. Plmpson has assured them
that their jobs are awaiting them upon
their return to Pendleton. Hall was
foreman of the shop at the-time he
enlisted.
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ritoM motou
.iCEXsrc
The total grow motor vehicle regis,
tint on and license revenues for 1917
wtre 137.fiai.xSi.nl. of this sum
'..23r..97.K was available for road
work by or under the several state d
pijitmcntH. S 1 1.452.705,1)3 tinder the
'.reetlmi of local authorities, and tha
ti-mamder was diverted In other de
partmcnts of government.
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Stock Consisting of $15,000 Worth of
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latest improved methods, with perfect bal
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