The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Page Thre
General Interest to People of Willamette Valley
Satanby, April 2, 1921
Zar Output
)f 19211s
ToBeLarge
Eduction To Equal
Or Exceed Former
Years, Is Reeves'
Prediction.
By Alfred Reevas
eneral jnanuger of 1 lie Nation
al Automobile Chamber of
W Commerce)
Ul signs point to conservative
. active business conditions in
11.
inyone who says this of the
omobile industry is looking in
the future with scientifically
istructed field glasses and not
rely gating into a crystal.
Jo one can predict how many
s or trucks will be produced,
the careful observer and his
lan can say that the 1921 total
1 approximate and very proh
y exceed the output of preced-
years.
I "here has never been a year in
automob'le industry when the
. duction lei I), hind that of any
coding year with the sole ex
tlon of 1 il S, when all fae
ces were going full blast on
business
Forecasters See Good Spring
, 'here fcave been conditions in
""'past too, such as in 11107 and
14 when the outlook was far
e serious than it is today. In
, many of the more conserva
, financial men and business
casters are saying that the
e'ng will h ad to general rise in
10l'ie which will be of benefit to
iutindustrii s
dot, does not take economists or
lsticians to foresee the contin
growth of the automobile
ness or lo be aware of why
tand trucks have come by
rapid stages of I heir present
ee of d elopment.
rvery Car Owner a Director
'e nave a ! tt a s I bout lit of t lie
oads and the merchant fleets
he won 1 1 as creators of eivil-
eaders of intelligence
ers of wealth. Rut he-
motor car and trucks
iucbSmall units, because Jim
Tom Robinson can af-
on. st)
ford a car, we are not so likely to
think of Hie automobile in such
far reaching terms. Few of us
can own railroads or ocean liners,
but that does not alter the fact
that each automobile owner
throug possession of his car is
thereby a director in the major
transportation development of
the present century.
Automobile a Democratizer
In fact, the automobile has
done more than any other factor
in modern civilization to give to
the common man an assurance
of his democratic rights. This
statement may sound a trifle over
enthusiastic, but let us examine
the facts. The railroads carried
civilization along main arteries,
across and up and down the
country. Those who had lands
near the railroads benefited great
ly and others gained somwhat
indirectly. The railroads neces
sarily because of a large capital
investment have been controlled
by a few and it is quite obvious
that in the interest of efficiency
they could not meet the diverse
interests of thousands of citizens.
The consequence has been that
numerous individual interests
have suffered because the railroad
has been located at distant points,
because preferential rates were
given in one territory over an
other and on one commodity over
another. But with the coming of
the motor car each owner was put
into sole control of his own trans
portation system which made him
independent of whether or not the
railroad came to his door. He was
placed in a position where he
could link up with trunk lines
even though they were one nun- j
di ed miles away. He does not
depend today on the schedules of I
some traction company or upon
other outside forces to connect
him with civilization. The auto
mobile consequently is a unit
which has given economic inde
pendence to the two and one-half
millian farmer owners and to all
whose livelihood depends on get
ting from point to point with
maximum ease.
People" Will Yield Freedom
That is why the automobile
business will go forward. People
will give up recreation, people
will sacrifice profits, but they will
not give up freedom. The man
or woman who has once learned
what it means to go or come as
his need demands will not go
back to a system where he or she
is dependent upon the schedules
of a railway company or the un
certain services of a traction line.
Dealers Should Be
First In Teaching
Of Motor Manners
"Motoring Manners" is a sub
ject in which all responsible car
owners are interested and drivers
probably will be gratified to learn
that some of the leading automo
bile manufacturers of the United
States are endeavoring to promote
politeness among American mo
torists. The need for a thorough ob
servance of the primary rules of
motoring courtesy is well known
to all who drive. And while there
have been many effectual efforts
on the part of motor clubs, police
and others to create a regard for
pedestrians' rights, it is only
recently that the urgent need of
more politeness among motorists
themselves has been given atten
tion. Vick Bros, has received from
the Oakland Motor Car company
of Pontiac, Michigan, a letter in
which "driving manners" are dis
cussed. Salem car owners prob
ably will be gratified to learn
that a company of Oakland's
prominence is lending its weight
toward a national observance of
motoring etiquette. This letter
says, in part:
"We are all familiar with the
'road hog,' of boulevard and
country highway, who refuses to
give way to the right to permit
overtaking cars to pass. In many
states today there are strict laws
that cover this point. It is your
duty to call the violator's atten
tion to his refusal to observe such
laws.
"In this respect, as in all oth
ers, you dealers have a commun
ity prestige that should assist you
in spreading this doctrine of 'fair
play' and good manners. It is not
necessary for you to be obbicious
or blatant about it. Cultivate
good manners by admiring them.
Do not be afraid to compliment
or thank a driver who has done
any of the little things that good
driving etiquette demands. These
include stopping to permit anoth
er car to turn, slowing down at
bad corners, warning of bad or
impassable roads ahead and the
like.
"Dealers should, by their own
driving, set a standard for others.
Especially is this true when driv
ing a demonstrator that bears a
'Dealer's License.' Rude, illman
nered or careless driving of a
dealer's car is certain to create a
strong resentment in the com
munity for the car and the deal
er. Be careful that your drivers
are well-mannered. Your demon
strators are good advertisements.
Make them even better."
Veliram Enters
500-Mile Race
Indianapolis, April 2. Louis
Disbrow, veteran of the auto rac
ing game, wants to drive in the
ninth international 500-mile race
to be held on the Indianapolis
motor speedway on Monday, May
30. He has already applied for
re-instatement in the A. A. A.,
under whose ruling the Indianapo
lis event is staged. Disbrow has
been racing for the International
Contest association, competing on
dirt tracks at state fairs.
Disbrow drove in 250 events in
the season just closed, competing
in more races than any other driv
er. In a single month he drove
at 19 fairs, traveling 1200 miles
on railroad trains and spending
but four nights in honest-to-good-ness
beds.
In a few short hours hurtling
over the bricks of the Indianapo
lis saucer he will have his chance
at nearly $100,000. A successful
drive in the Indianapolis event
would be rich picking for Louis.
Maybe that's the reason he decid
ed to return to the Indianapolis
race.
Disbrow has been racing for 20
years.
Speed Cops
Prove Good
Investment
A report just filed with the su
pervisors of Los Angeles county,
Cal., shows that from March 4th to
December 31st, 1920, the county's
motorcycle squad of nine men (not
including the city of Los Angeles)
made 4971 arrests for traffic vio
lations and collected a total of
$31,700 in fines. The expendi
tures of the squad amounted to
$19,801.76, which left the tidy
balance of $11,898.24 a. net profit
to the county. With such figures
at hand it is not difficult to dem
onstrate that investment in a few
motorcycles for traffic control is
not only a great promoter of pub
lic safety but actually proves prof
itable from a dollars and cer.ts
standpoint.
Koad Work Planned.
Hood River, Or., April 2. The
county court has planed to expend
$9080, remaining from the $2G,
000 market road fund of last year,
in constructing additional con
crete paving near Odell station,
where there is heavy motor truck
traffic during the apple harvest.
The court will expend the county's
entire market road fund for this
year on construction of a concrete
pavement on a county road in the
Van Horn section, where apple
shipping is heavy.
A medical detachment of the
Oregon national guard will be
formed in Albany. The detach
ment will consist of one sergeant,
one corporal and seven first-class
privates.
Pan Belt Often
Cause of Heating
One common cause of engine
over-heating is the poor operating
condition of the fan, due to the
belt driving it being too loose and
slipping on the pulleys, thus driv
ing the fan at a much slower
speed than is intended. Most en
gines have provision for adjusting
the belt fonsion by setting the fan
shaft slightly higher, which
lengthens the distance between
pulley centers and takes up the
belt slack. Sometimes the belt is
badly soaked with oil or coated
with grease to such an extent that
abnormal slipping cannot he pre
vented. Such a belt should he
cleaned. There should, of course,
be a slight slippage of the belt bt
cause one which is too tight will
be subject to undue wear, but
there is a happy medium tension
which common sense will dictate.
Settling Fills
Cause Damage
Hood River, April 2. Settling
of hillside fills has caused severe
damage to the paving on the Co-
sAMSDn
Close Coupled
Seat
One-third More Loading Space
Look at this picture of the
SAMSON Truck. Note how
the seat is placed forward
near to the hood instead of
back of it. This gives one
third more loading space for
SAMSON truck users than
is possible in other trucks of
same rated size and capacity.
Built for Farm Work
The Samson Truck is not just an ordinary truck for
average hauling on good roads. It is a practical, proven
mechanical unit and is built especially for farm haul
ing in the hard-going fields, as well as on the worst
roads. You can use it in soft, slushy fields. You can
use it on heavy, muddy highways. The Samson makes
its own road. This is important to farmers in this com
munity because in bad weather, when the roads are
muddy and the fields are soft, the owners of Samson
Trucks do not have their trucks idle at busy times.
They can go right along with all their hauling. The
special and exclusive Samson Truck features, explained
opposite, make this possible.
We have Samson Trucks on our floor now and we will be glad
to show them to you and give you the full details of their
Extension Bases
Demountable Cleat Bands
Cannot Sink in Soft Ground
This is one of the newest
truck inventions which you
will find on the SAMSON.
The wheels carry extension
bases, and the rear wheels are
equipped with demountable
cleat bands and grouters.
This provides sure traction in
any weather on any road, or
in any field. Mud, snow,
slush or soft ground hold no
terrors for SAMSON
truck users.
lumbia River highway between elsen says, the fills placed on the No damage has occurred where the
here and the Multnomah county outer rim of a rock canyon, where fills have settled evenly across ra-
line, according to J. R. Nickelsen, the inner side of the road is built vines.
in charge of maintenance of the on solid foundation the fill has -
route. In some places, Mr. Nick- slipped down as much as a too:.. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
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