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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1921)
"tfEST V 0 W PAGES NEW MODEL FRANKLINWILL BE DISPLAYED AT AUTO SH0W ilillllli!!!!!!!!!!!! lH!!!'!!',!'!!'!!!""I!'nTi!!''!!''l'1''!'''"'!! - s , t - ' , ,,.iy,t'if' ' f IT fYli- . '- 'w- I" 3 Pendleton Auto Company Has : - Unique : Record ' With Big Automobile - Organization. '; .: I-V I 1' -I -:( '11''. - ...iMHm'nt!'e f' I ' 1 1 3 I '..) II 1 . MINI STAB . , A unique position It) the automobile world la ""accupled ' by the I'endleton Auto Co.,' for not only U the company the firm motor riirorganlintlon foiind cd In the city,' Hut It hm tho largest territory of any Franklin dealership In the United Statea. . me uumttuif founded In 1907, has for It terr.ltpry all of Kaslern Oregon, BoutheaUril Washington and WcHtern Idaho, Hcsldes tho local agency there - are aub-doulcrs In Jiukor, and Lu Grande, Oregon; Ne I'erce and Lewis ton, Idaho; and Walla Wulla, C'olfnx and I 'u 1 1 man, Washington.: MufurinnuU'h In IVtJdont - Vf. H. McCormitiach Is president of the company.-'fthd Stanley 8. Hayres Is vlce-prcsidcntr Miue Kmlly McBroom la treasurer and H. R. Manifold secre tary. J. Jackson In assistant manager. The sales farce consists of I J. BrtiH lln who sella the Franklin car, whlla C, H. Merlol la 'the Salesman for the Hepubllc and luplex- trucks handled by the company. Mr. Breslln has un available': record as a salesman and i whs recently presented with a hand Borne solid gold Hamilton wutch by the Franklin factory at Syracuse The watch wa flven In recognition of Mr. . Dreslln's Bales .effort between Christ ma and New Years, usually consid ered the dullest time of the your It. the automobile trade.' Mr. Hreslln Boh; two new Franklin cars during- the week. , "' " '. ' ' " ' '. Haa Vr (tplia Itexurd - The J'endloton Auto Co. In 1811 es tablished for the territory the - per capita record for Franklin cars, the figures being- one -car to every 1200 jtcople. The past three yeara have not dimmed this record of achievement. ! The Interest In Franklin cars, which in strong; In Umatilla county, la evi- " denied all over the United Htutes, Buy " is. ' , According to statutes Just compiled by the Franklin Automobile Company, th number of Interested people In evi dence at the national automobile shows ', was never greater than this year. At lyew Tork nearly 900 Individual re quests for further Information were made upon the official In charge of the Franklin display booth. On one day as .high aa 16G people left their cards for this purpose. In fhleago, the totut for the week numbered 1050. Industry Htrong 'These figures coming from tho two most representative denters In ' the country, supply additional evidence of the strength of the automobile Indus try and the hold which the motor car has on the public. They lndl(e. clear- ly that the volume of automobile buy- - -:l : . : ' - : ; . 1 . V'-V" ' 'J '' '' '- l' r ? 4- x Tholr first exhibitions Fendieton of the new model Franklin with tho at .ractivo new hnod.'wlll be made at the I'endleton Automotive Hhow, , March '0, 11 nnd IS, 'by the Pendleton Auto Co. The new Frnnklin .was first Intro luced to the public at the New York Vuto show, nnd lati-r at tho Chicago ihow, and waa easily one of the fea uta sttrHetions at both ulaces. 'Wher- ver shown It has created a great deal f comment. Tho new hood Is simplv tn pvtotiHinn nf the old sloninr hood. ilthougtr It Wmewhat resemblea the 'Ines of the water-cooled car. Flven though th new hood does ar' rescmblajice to -the conventional tng from noy on will be on the In crease, with every reasonable expec tation that business will be of sails ."aotory proportions for those makes well established in the field. Reports received by the Franklin people from local' automobile shows now being held generally also show this same upward trend In business, Layoffs at tho Franklin plant during the so-called readjustment period wer comparatively light, only 14 BO men be ing affected. Since the price reduc tion action In feptember, which mark ed the beginning of rapid business re sumption for Franklin, 800 wrkert hove been taken back and within a week or so the number of ro-cmploycd will reach 1030. - i Or Make Itocord " Another feature claimed by the"! Franklin I'n U thn small amount of I repairs lli-eueu lor wiw ium.-iini.-i.. What Is thought to be an unusual - il l -or if I i " m . -, sr1- j -i St i: . hood type, it is neverihelesM distinctive of the Frnnklin. It brings with it a Franklin namo plate something the car has never carried before, but which o-.ll cf.. I... lit m Via nniiulirv IIM tl means of Identifying the car. The pun .!. l i I.. .... V... tt.a I'll HIP IHMIU Ultll l luncil 1J radiator on water-cooled automobilec does not come out flush with the hot-) torn of the forward end, and has a slight slant The front end is narrow r with slim, sloping lines that Rive a decidely arislrocratic air to the hood. knA ..f ttiA rualnra. r.f fit nr-u. h.xifl Ms that It is interchanseuble with the later models now in use. j ne rraiiK lin company In manufacturing the hoods separately, and will supply deal ers so that owners of the old style record In the way of repairs for a mo tor car Is clalmedbyJohn T. Chancy oi Coloumbla. 8. O. The car a Model G Franklin was purchased on June 24, 1910. and has been In constant use ever clnce. It has been driven approxi mately 150,000 miles, yet it has never been in a service station for repairs of any kind. ; The total amount of money spent on parts' haa aggregated only 15 during the ten-year period and all these parts were installed by the owner himself. The car, affectionately dubbed "Old Betsy," still haa Its original top, which is still In a fairly good Btiito.of pre servation. Officials of the Franklin Automo bile Company of 8yracus announce that during the Inst quarter of 1920 the Company advanced from nine tcenth'to seventh A:ke in value of rales among American automobile manufacturers, and from tyenty-sec- en-Kni warn "Why Caterpillar?" Because like the caterpillar, it reaches out and grips the road, lets "o without friction, and on release puts behind the point of road contact the full resilient force of its massive rubber segments, which thus actually help to propel the wheel forward. On hundreds of heavy duty trucks, operating under all sorts of condi tions, it has proven itself easier on engine and chassis, and more economical from every stand point than any tire ever before offered to the truck owner. Meet me at the Auto Show, March-10, 11 and 12. Truly Yours, . . "LOTTA MILES" '4 4 ' Vranklin, muy by inircluiHlnjf one of the new hoods, and Installing It, have a car that Is In every way similar to the latent , "Franklin, man'ufacturec. Tho new cars now being produced, are all equipped with the new hood. Tho change tho factory has made does not conwitute a change In model, but it does make a considerable chango in the appearance of the Franklin. It has been a Franklin policy to stlc'i to the one general dostgn, and to ad I refinements from time to time as ej pciionte dictates the chango now a justified in that Franklin owners ly buying one of the new hoods will have a car that is very similar In appear ance to the newest cars put out by the factory. ond to tenth place In number of cars produced. All automobile companies, 'including Ford, were, taken Into con sideration in this calculation. GAG l"K TO I.MHCATi: . 11.iy IX TANK Tho simplest' form of gagtie for In dicating the level of fluids in a tank consists of a cord flout to which Is attached a brass strip Blotted for the guides and also for the twisted pro peller strip. The whole is secured to the filler cap of the tank. The action s: When the tank ts empty the float is at the bottom of the guides. This Indicating pointer it ut the empty posl- tym on the outuide of the cap, and as tfie float ripes the propeller strip Is rotated, causing the pointer to move nrrrfmr tn Iho full nOMiiOIl. The fHC- Ujon should be reduced to a minimum j ana a Biass whu is ihh-u .....w... bearing to ttss'.st in overcoming this. , I rr 0 We liave installed a 250 ton solid tire press and can , give you service on ; ' I i 1 MtLD I II II I I I lli-.Ml i I Pendleton m 305 E. Court St. !!!i!!i!!!E!!Il!ll!ii!! IP!!iII!!!l!I!lI!!I!!ai:ili!llli!iii!i!!l!!l!l ght'Gb.Jnc.'fi): For Any BARNEY 0LDFIELD PENNSYLVANIA VACUUM CUP GOODRICH BRUNSWICK If the tires we sell don't make good WE DO. Vulcanizing and retreading. Every thing in accessories for automobiles. Oiles and lubricating. Gasoline 'station at our curb. Free air and water. ( ; Rubber & Supply Co. Tiolesale and Retail Wm. Dunn, aigr. , ' --3 I i -3 II -3 M -3 '-.--3 Show .11 1-3 IP! 3 1 rr."3 Phone 135 ,y mmmmuiintiiiminniimmnn'niinnntimillin - Ilk