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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1920)
"SATURDAY, AT! amsden Aquires Agency Here For Goodyear Tires i v Ramsden company, 387 -,t. "Home ol the Dayton.' v tnofc tie agency Here lor hit irear Tires and Goodyear acces- f .d expects to be able to render FL.. tire service by the first of pooaj- romDlet, una of Good- L,, tires "d accessories ma Lmctired bv Mr. Karowen i"" handlers of one of the most com- 5 .... una of Urea, ! Few persons know of the progress a enterprise of Lloyd E. Ramsden mnany, and for that reason cannot JTi.t. the creditable business It is doing. ne known S lnB ' Lay. In 191' Uoyd K Ramden tought mi"" hum in Munnlpt mn nd nas "" f rviHonoe in the volume of business ianisden is handling. 100 bicycles iere tola "J Lmsden expects to greatly exceed this msiness aunns Union Depots For Trucks Are Being Erected in East Farther evidence of the proven prac- hility of the motor truck express Is ivlosed in the establishment in To-; jpdo, Ohio, if a union depot solely for fcotor truck freignt. 1 organization of independent tucking concerns, founded a year ago lir the development of inter-city mo- i,r transportation, is responsible fr tiii Innovation. Business has grown so Lpidlr within the course of the year hit the building oi a station in me Icart of the city was made necessary i, facilitate shipping. This building is a modern structure two floors and basement. The eq- rwr.ent will include electric elevators ini other machinery which will aid In he speedy handling of freight. More Depots Seen. According to E. A. Williams, Jr., resident of The Garford Motor Truck mpany, who some time ago urged lie systematic organization of motor ruck Interests, sucn aepois soon win p established in all trade centers. "The rapid development of the mo r truck express In various communi ty Wni result shortly in a net-work of antes extending over the country," lys Mr. Williams. ; "With the amalgamation of trucking iterests and the improvement of the ighways, this system will soon become great factor In the nation's transpor ition. I "Without a unity of purpose there is 1 certatin waste in transportation Jjss of tonnage hauled. Naturally this. suits in Increased costs. The creation a highway transportation commisions ji various states and the organization if transportation bureaus in cities has I suited in the elimination of much of ill capacity waste. "These latter associations, compris g the leading motur haulage concern the community ,are centralizing the licking activities. OfNccs Maintained. "The Toledo association, for Instance raintains for the mutual benefit of uck-owning members and those f horn they serve, a central office and a fpcretary-manager. In this office an fccurate check of trucks is kept on a fcrge blackboard. The moment a mem f'r has a truck not in use he notifies pe secretary and the truck Is immed iately posted as Idle. "Another member, whose trucks are fi operation, may receive a request pom a shipper. He notifies the secre eiry of this request and the idle truck thonging to the first member is plac id In service. I "In the inter city hauling trucks are fperated so systematically that they re assured cargoes both wnvs. Rate hedules are based unnn tho ivW.nl, , lan and the association provides for "embers a course of instruction whlrh ache the proper way to determine I "i me operation. All cargoes are Insured by the as sociation from the Ume they are placed poard the truck at the shipper's t'lace of business until they are doliv re at their destination. "Detroit, Cleveland, Akron, Pitts rg and other cities in the Central 4 " recently have established similar pureaus and all are hot t 3 . iiitcinvvcii f ont system. The varions as- Republic Nothing is more bitter than to discover that your neighbor drove a better bargain for his truck of the same make than you did. Republic prices are low and standard with good service a feature. No discounts are offered. ' You have heard "yovj'ie a good fellow so we will give you 5 per cent or 10 per cent ff depending on your shrewdness. You never find the real price on that basis. They are all good fellows with us. All deals are alike. By a Truck that will have a home this year and next IV. H. Mdebrandt & Co. MARION COUNTY O'Wk... serving territory - i-mne raaius of their res pectlve cities. "With the organisation of these as sociations in several more of the large centers as now contemplated, the mo tor truck express system in the Central States will be practically complete There seems little doubt thai it .in then spread rapidly to other sectoins ana- eventually throughout the eoun try." Trucks Bringing Farm Closer To Town Daily, me miles between farm and city Is becoming one of the most popu tax occupations of the motor truck in those sections of the United State wnere good roads are the rule. Two farm communities near Balti more, for example, are operating their own motor truck lines into that c'itv on regular schedule. They are using me truck not only In sending an aver age of 1800 gallons of milk and a large supply of other products of the farms into the city daily, but also in bringing back to the farms consignments of foodstuffs, farm implements, grocer ies and furniture purchased in the city by the farmers' co-operative so cieties at reduced rates. Both of these co-operative truck lines have been in operation more than two years long enough to demonstra te the value and practlbility of the plan under which they are conducted. I Many of the persons they serve state mat witnout mem tneir rarm com mi.rities would lose much of the con tentment that now prevails. The in crease in earnings and the savings they make possible go a long way, these farmers say, in helping them meet the increased costs of farming. Without truck transportation dairy herds would be reduced seventy-five per cent, they stata. The organization of both associa tions and their manner of doing busi ness has been made the subject of a booklet whfeh has recently been issued by the Firestone Ship by Truck bureau L. J. Sparks, manager of the Portland district, whose office is at 65 North Park street, said yesterday that he has a limited supply of the booklets for distribution locally to those interested. Do not carry your tubes In the orig inal tube boxes. These boxes are for shipping purposes only and on pur chasing a tube the owner's first act should be to remove it from the box and place In in a tube bag, which can be obtained at any supply store. THE whole appearance of the BIG-' SIX gives, unmistakably, an idea of the beauty and strength that have been put into it, and the well-nigh unlimited power it is ready to pro duce at command. 6f-H. P. detachable-head motor; intermediate transmiuion; 126 -inch wheelbase, providing mple room for seven adults. - I All StudWbakr can wrm quipped with Cord TirM aBOtbar Studobaiier prcdnt "ThU it a Studebaher Year" MARION AUTOMOBILE CO. Balem, Ore. Distributors 279 N. Commercial Street Elgin Sedan Has High Quality In Correct Design Aside from the usual eariosJtv uni ed by a debut of a few makes of en tirely new companies and a number of radical model departures by some of the other builders, comment on com parative car values expressed at the re cent automobile show here will most likely be centered en two well estab- uanea types of vehicles which have been gathering much impetus to )helr popularity during the past two or tnree years. These are the 5 passenger, all-seasons' enclosed Job, and the 4 passenger open sport model. Representative of these, and especial ly noteworthy because of the distinc uon wnicn they hold as being "high quality brand" in the moderate price category, are the Elgin Six Sedan and Victory Scoot models. " One source of distinction enjoyed by an Elgin Sedan comes from the fact that it expresses, admirably a very modern version of correct design. In view of this the Elgin has Influenced the choice of some of the most dis criminating buyers. who, in many intsaonees could well have afforded much more expensive cars. Yet, it is because of its sensible and commodi ous arrangement, and the substantial assemblage of it carriage work, which meets so well the less conventional family requirements at a comparative ly moderate Initial cost and mainten ance that its popularity is particularly noticeable throughout the gamut of medium prioed car buyers. Tire Makers Buy Food By Pool Plan The Goodyear Tire and Rubber com pany believes in protecting its 31,000 employes in Akron as far from possi ble profiteering,, so a committee of its Industrial Assembly,, the congress wor kers that runs the huge plant is buy ing food for distribution. Three carloads of sugar and one of ham were bought .recently and sold to employes at a price close to cost. Dur ing the winter all kinds of food was distributed at reasonable prices even made-to-measure clothes. Other Akronites, including restaur ant keepers, were so keen to partici pate in these food sales that identifi cation cards are now necessary so that only genuine Goodyenrites will benefit POLK COUNTY II Trucks I TH2 CATITAL JOURNAL Motorcycle And Bicycle Grow In Favor Steadily Higher fares ana poor transporta tion service in the cities are combining with better roads in the country in giving; the motorcycle and the bicycle an ever growing popularity in both congested and thinly settled sections throughout the United States, accord ing to close observers in the business world. When street car lares were increas ed in Boston recently to ten cents, the surface lines were collecting 800,900 fares daily, according ot local newspa per estimates. It was estimated this to tal fell to eOO.00 fares at the Ume of the Increase. At the same time there was noted a stimulated demand for bi cycles and bicycle tires. It is said that at Rome, N. T re cently 1206 passing bicycles and mo torcycles were counted at a down town street corner during the noon hour. Factories, schools and business buil dings are adding facilities for storing bicycles during working hours. Bicycles and motorcycle tire sales last year almost doubled those of the year before, the Firestone Tire and Rubber company, of Akron, O., re ports. The factory found it necessary to increase its facilities to a large ex tent in an attempt to keep pace with growing demand. The motorcycle already well estab lished in business wherever speed is essential, is said to be finding its great est increase in popularity today in af- i fording opportunities for healthful ex ercise and recreation. It is finding its The H. C. L. is raising Well, It's raising quite a rumpus. It comes. to pass the cost of "gas" Once more is gonna' bump us. It gets your goat to see the "boat" A-rusting in the "garridge." To make it worse you wanta curse The day you sold the carriage. lBut, stay 1 Old man, I've got a plan; We still can use the pike. Forget the flivver, spare your liver, Well ride a "Dayton" bike. Lloyd E. Ramsden 387 Court Street. F. G. Delano range extended constantly with the er increasing mileage ot hard surfaced highways. Because of it the golfer is getting more time on the course, the swimmer is finding "the old swimmin' hole" the sooner, the fisherman is making mon,mott modern ,nBUon -0 miik, p. ... . . . " 1 . the trout call, and the hunter is able1 at any season to search out the places where his farerits sport abounds. Future Of Public Market Is Made j , Sure By Trucks Nearly every day last week, papers have contained news Items of the op ening of a public market in some large town. "And yet few people rea lixe," says Dan Burns, local represen tative of the GMC, "the part that the motor truck is playing in the develop ment ot these markets. For years be fore the great war," according to Mr. Burns, "visitors to Europe Invariably wondered why American cities had no public markets like those in the old world. There every morning the peas ants are seen with their carts laden high with produce wending their way to the city stalls. In our country we have nothing of the kind. 'Why not?' the tourists asked. "Yet the reason -was not far to seek. Cities in America are far apart. In few cases do the farmers live within walk ing distance of a large town. To go to business center Is (or rather was) a day's journey. But the motor truck Is changing all of that. Farmers who used to have to rise at 3 o'clock, feed and curry their horses, ana tnen make a long, tedious trip to town, now find You are paying from 28 to 30 cents per gallon for gasoline now. In a very few days you will be paying an advance of 2 cents per gallon. HOW MANY ADVANCES YOU WILL PAY WITHIN THE NEXT 90 DAYS IS A QUESTION. THE FELLOW WITH A BIG HEAVY CAR IS BEGIN NING TO FEEL THIS GASOLINE EXPENSE. THE SAME PROPOSITION APPPLIES TO TIRES. prices going up-up-upi . . a chevrolet 490 car will run from 20 to 28 miles on a gallon of gas. you can buy a full set (4 ) good tires for a 490 CHEVROLET FOR $72.00. THE CHEVROLET 490 IS THE SOLUTION OF YOUR GASOLINE AND TIRE EXPENSE. The automobile has come to stayf but to be practicable it must be economical. To be economical it must be light. The Chevrolet 490 weighs 1890 pounds and is the an swer to low operating costs. alem Rutomobile Salem-Dallas ev-that they can arrive in time by arising at T o clock. Vegetables that used to arrive wilted and poked new arrive in excellent conditon, the dewstUl n them. "Queer isn't it that It has taken our 1 oie in America aa old world custom that is centuries old. With the advent of the motor truck Public Markets are beginning to flourish." POLICE GET MOTORCYCLES. Everybody has heard of the Penn sylvania State Constabulary. The deeds ot this wonderfully disciplined body of men in dealing The High Cost of Street Car Riding is nothing in the life of the bicyclist. Nor is he or she forced to suffer the inconvenience of the crowded, stuffy, germ-laden street car. Why should bicyclists worry about the increasing price of fares when they have their own private conveyance ready to take them where they want to go at any time. jOnce you're a bicyclist you will never go back to the sport of strap hanging. (;We have a bicycle for you it's a Harley-Davidson HARRY W. SCOTT 147 South Commercial Street 'A. page Txmru with lawlessness in individual rami rank with exploits of the Northwest Mounted Police. Heretofore they hava been mount ed on horses but tfcis to changing because of the modern demand tor chased TO Goodyear equipped Harlej Davldsoa uuxorcyrlet for these era stables, to use in riot staty and to make speed in getting to the scene of crimes. Road tax, which is imposed open every male inhabitant in Bulgaria 11 to Si years of age, is bo less than 31.(0 per year, or five days' work. Two days work is accepted from thee who use their own teams. I. E off ""Z..' ! '.! JJW ' t. 'V .tf I Co