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Page Two THE EtmENE GTTABI reh "i ... FLIT J WT.TNT. Mich.. March 81. Cities which owe their development to single Industry ars numerous, but in all tba long lift, there are few each striking Instances as that pre aented by Flint ., The atatement ia baaed upon a comparuon 01 ine Flint of today with that of 2B yean ago, before the automobile Industry had emerged from the experimental stage into a aerloua business. 'There are many cltiea whose growth has resulted principally from automotive manufacture. Flint alone among the manufacturing centera ot the world can point to 1000-per pent growth for which a single In dustry ia virtual! alone responsible, r Cenaua figures Indicate that there were aome 14,854 peraona in Flint in 1004, when the Bulek Motor com pany, wmca zaraisnteu hhtu cayiuu had Influenced, locate here, start ed bperationa. The company oc cupied a aingle small building, and employed, at the outset, about 100 men. The flrat ear waa finished July 1, 1004, and waited mora than three Motorists Go A-Skiing - The monastery of St Bernard la 4800 feet up at the top of the Alpa In Switzerland. So when tourists want to visit It, they take this form of travela Citroen oar, with caterpillar equipment In the rear and akla In front. No slipping or aklddlng here. weeks, until July 27, for a buyer. Total production for the year waa 37 cars a Tery email fraction of a single day' Buick output ,, Today, the Buick Motor company alone employe more than twice as many persona aa all ot Flint boasted !n 1004, and other manufacturers In affiliated lines, mora o? less depen dent upon Buick, awall the total still further. The Fisher Body corpora tion, building Buick bodlea In the magnificent plant on Flint's south ern outskirts, alma at employment of some-12,000 persons, and ia gradual ly enlarging its payroll -toward that goal. The Buick factory In which the first Buick ear waa built could be completely lost in almost any ot the ' jMLarch Vph to April I'd -Inclusive - enwasjsr J weav J W' -w JVV toA&tortstsaftheWestf ices one -12 yean of ntlifaKtur y, appreciated service... 12 years of pleasingly low pri, on highest Quality merchandise . . . si by our steady crowth from o tore in 1916 to more than 150 stores today... An A bv the fact that motorists. last year, made over 7 Million purchases of guaranteed Tires, Accessories, Camp Goods and Radios from our conveniently located stores. Included ia this Gtest Sale are varied ar- Now-Jn appreciation of this loyal friend ship. .."Western Auto" invites car owners of the We to enjoy with us, this ... our 12th Anniversary in the West. To make materially worthwhile your participation moor celebration... we ofier many remark able price reductions. rides. ..all from our regular stock. ..which are sure to be desired by every motorist. The big savings offered make it very much worth your while to fill present needs, and to stock up now for the futute. Mtmy Other Articles on Sole bcsislcs thoge Shown Here festsraAnto Offers Eidia Savings an SALE PRICE $f65 30x34 CL Reg. Sbe S W well Cord Guaranteed 8,000 MOet SALE PRICE 294.40 Weatvwell FuU Balloon Qtsswttnteed 8,000 Mia SALE PRICE 30x3Vi CL Reg. Size Western Giant Cord $6- Guaranteed 10,000 Mia SALE PRICE $-95 29x440 Western " Giant Fmll Balloon Guaranteed ixfioo MHa WmmmJI tares. Moss est 11 sitae 0 Wssaera Gimme mmd Reduced to 79 Wedge Cubisms Reduced Well made, practical driving ivecea- sitiea. bpeciaihy popular with ladies and email persons. Black waterproof covering, filled with wool as-k 1 combings or cotton . . . , UC tufted. Only S ' ' , Fancy Flower Vaae Kan's acirt glasa vasathatwul grace the interior of any car. Vase easily reano-od for ripening, 29 Annivenan , , 'I S.U ' , - "PerfectUm- Pedal Pads They hold foot on chitch or brake pedal, kill vibration and sanre shoes. For any snake of ear . except Futd. Anni- fi t -n7 Sale Price, Set V S r Radiator Caps Reduced Wing Cap fm Ft and Chevrolet Heovfiy nickeled unscrew witnout euro m j JO Very snappy. 914 inch wing apread aaakee easy to unscrew witnout bum fail fingera. Anniversary. Sale I 1 Price.,, Wing Locking Cap A very attractive, theft proof wing cap. neavuy mcaaiM with monogram. a-Up. ,..,.,11J Sport Locking Cap A nifty appearing, poeitreoty thetV woof cap. Well nickeled, with two black BakeliM knobs and mono gram Fits Ford. Chevro Aig let and othei sasell can. imm Rafularlv U.M Bala PrV "Sped!" Interior Mirror A erell aaada Tasxhaatr A C J rot with adjustable s&MC racket. iUduaed lew. TV3r "Cop Spotter Interior Mirror Known everywhere. Heavy bovuled plate glass with adjust- 4Q able nickeled bracket. 7 LZ or 10 wch sue. Only , Spotlight Savings Reduced to 148 The "Leader" A weQ taade attractive black ear aneled epotllght with nickeled crisa sings Beaily reauved $-a 48 rUdueed to., Besliirid fvean $LB8 Se Aatotoadc Wlndahield Cleaner Vacuum operated from intake man ifold ot vacuum tank. With $4 1 fl rubber tubing. As illustrst- I ad. Reduced from SLS8 to . Nationally Advertiaad Vecisum Operated Cleanera, The moot com pact end efficient vacuum operated cleaner made. Reduced to...$Z.25 PU-Safe Closed Car Side Mirror Fastens to front door hinge, and gives wonderful!) deer view of left side and real The safest dosed cat asitrot. Sale price) , ww n 111 .1- T"jLL Reduced VUj 122 Big Flashlight Bargain A nationally known brand Strong fibre case with nickel tnmaamga Complete with bettenee and bulb Reduced " , , 78 Antomadc Cigar Lighter Hady-Clam-On Style Makes driving tefet and helps pre vent fires aempeoodseb enthouc drilling and hes loos, 41m eelf winding cord. 1 Z Soeciel at Ja. Pair nvUllsmg-Jr. Spotlight Nationally popular... Several distinctive Matures Attentively finished in nickel and black ens awl Anai gv2g Mew fhan 150 Stralndsfj1Dt MfestskAMto Supply Co. 608 Willamette Courtesy Lamps Red lighten left and reen oa right run ning boards are great protection isgeinat collisions at intereec tione and while park sag. Regularly S3J5 Ker- 7 Sale Pries 70 plants comprising the Buick fac tory of today. Land which - waa meadow and swamp .in 1904 haa been leveled off, and upon It has risen building after building foundries, machine shops, metalworklng plants, and officeeeerred by miles ot rail. way aiding and paved street. The Buick factory of today occupies a site 103 acres In extent, one and a half miles long and two to tire blocks wide, with more than 205 acres of floor space. It Is the larg est self-contained motor car fac tory In the world. ; One who knew Flint as It was 25 years ago would find few familiar landmarks were he to return today. Tall bnlldlnga have risen, housing business firms which a growing pop ulation called into existence. Smooth pared streets stretch In every direc tion. The hitching ports are gone, and life and activity are everywhere. For Flint has grown from a town of 14,881 persons to a metropolis of nearly 160,000 and it la still growing steadily. All of thia development haa paral leled closely that of Buick. The five years subsequent to 1004 saw pro duction ot 80,207 Buick cars,, and established Flint definitely aa an automobile manufacturing center This production was more than quadrupled during the next fire-year period, when 123,281 Bulcks were made. The output for 1015 to 1019 Inclusive waa 481,048, and for the ensuing five years, 683,241. And the past three years have exceeded even this total, more than 700,000 Buicka having been built with two years of the five atni to go. The past two years have seen completion ot one of the most Im portant expansion steps in the his' tory of Buick, a step involving the expenditure of millions of dollars to Insure production which would keep pace with the growing demand for Buick cars, ; The decision to In augurate the unified assembly line, to erect a new and model 'foundry, and to provide centralised head quarters for the entire engineering staff; all of which are now realised, waa reached after long study ot the automotive needs, not only of this country but of the entire world. Tear after year Bulek has regis. tared normal and healthy gain In its sales. Distribution of Buicks abroad baa begun to pick up as domestic distribution quickened twen- ty yean ago. Many, ot the first million Buicks went to foreign lands! more of the second million were sold abroad, and a far greater proportion of the third million which Buick now la building, are destined for export It is the conviction of Buick of ficials that even the banner year 1927, which aaw the greatest busi- nea8 volume In Buick history, will be exceeded in the year now under way. Production is Set at over 19, 000 cars a month for thia month, April, and the rest of the apring season, with every indication that it will reach plant capacity of 1,200 care a .day by midsummer. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) evening will hare dinner at Eugene Thursday noon Cottage Grove will be host to the delegation, and that evening Roseburg will learn about southwest Washington St dinner. Friday noon Grants Pass will be the luncheon stop, doubly Important be. cause it is the junction for the Red wood highway and the Pacific high way. Friday afternoon the caravan will go its farthest south in a visit to Ashland, and will return for a dinner Friday evening at Medford. Plana for thia caravan were first discussed at the recent monthly meeting of the Southwest Hotel Men's association with the chambers of commerce secretaries atLongview, and since word went out through Oregon that such a caravan waa planned, President Morck haa been flooded with lettera and telrgrama asking that thti parties stop with various civic organisations enroute. In addition to the regular luncheon clubs, the chambers of commerce are cooperating to assure the success of the undertaking. Such community or ganisations as the Berrians, Cher riant, and the Craterlons, have sent word that they are eager to meet the tourist boats of tVashlntton. That the tour will prove of great benefit to the communities of south' weet Washington is the prediction ot President Morck, and the com munltlea desiring representation on the caravan art asked to Indicate their desire aa soon ss possible. City officials, chamber of com merce president and secretaries, newspaper men, and hotel and resort proprietors ore urged to carefully consider the matter ot having their communities and Institutions repre sented. Already the Hoqnlam and Aber deen chambers of commerce have arranged to aend Secretaries F. W. Mathlaa and Bollis B. Fults, and the Hotel Morck at Aberdeen, and Hotel Gmeraoa at Hoquiam, will each have a ear in the caravan. It la sipected that the Olympic penin sula wta have a strong representa tion as on urgent Invitation has been sent out by Secretary W, Ia Spalding ot the Hotel Mea'a assoeistton to all hotel and resort owners in south west Washington, Including those along Hood canal and take Cresent. made by the eouthwest Washington communities, it Is expected that 20 or mors cars can be secured and any community desiring information In regard to details Is asked to have their local commercial organization get In touch with President Carl Morck at Aberdeen, Hot Shots (CONTINUED FB0M PAGE I) removed. Folks are glad to ses Art in the doorway of the gss station sgaln. . . NEW CARS KEEP PEOPLE -AUTO-1 INTERESTED JEW automobiles and now atyles, Just like the changes in the mode of dress for men and women, keep people, interested in automobiles, ac cording to H. W. Bryden of the Eu gene Motor company, dealer in Oak land and Pontiac cars. The new Pon tiac, especially, he states, is attracting a lot of attention right now, and the fame of this car as a reliable, steady performing machine is rapidly spread ing. THI3 COACH IS SCHOOL MAN ANYHOW Q ; A. HARNDEN of the Hatha way Motor company, Dodge Brothers dealers, Is also one ot the coaches of the Y. M. C. A. sales manship conteBt, for boys. Mr. Harn den is In an element be has par ticular weakness for boys and teach ing. He is a member of the school board in the River Road district. P. E. CALKINS INVITES ATTENTION TO RADIO P B. CALKINS, local Oldsmobile ' dealer, extends an invitation to the radio public to listen In on the program of the national Oldsmobile hour, to be broadcast next week, calling attention to an artical on this radio program, which appears In-another column of this paper, j Coats Less than Owning : Car Rent a Car U-DRIVE-IT Phone 8185 TAYLOR'S Car Storage and ' Auto Livery 857 Pearl ; Open Day and Night inning NATIONAL NewAcclaim WILKS-KNIGH tandardSix mm Willys-Knight superiorities . available to added . thousands From the moment of its first intro duction at the New York Auto, mobile Show, the new Willys Knight Standard Six has definitely achieved the position of being one of the very few outstanding new cars of thti year. Its price the lowest in Willys Knight history brings this qual ity car into a great new market Thousands more may now enjoy Willys-Knight's velvet smooth ness, silent power, flashing activ ity, quick starting, ease of control, , simple, trouble-free design and marked operating economy, Wmvs-Knirht 8te from sIHB to SMS, m the Standard Six, Special Six aad Great Six divisions, ' Prices tab. factory and speclflcattaas subject to chanse with qui ootlee. WUtre-Ovattssvd, Important advantages of the new Standard Six Patented high compression tleevewtve erurinm 43-hot sepower Heavy, 7-bearbig crankshaft .. Positive, mechanical-type, 4-tvheel brakes Wide, deeply cushioned form-fitting seats , light control for dimming, on toe board at left Adjustable steering post on uii models Thermostat air cleaner oil rectifier Narrow body posts for clearer vision 8 Ttinken bearings in front axle assembh lap , free running and easiest steering HvlandM otorCb i B.L.Hylnnd Broadway Pearl Phone 592 afiaaas SBChMfeassfeaa9 - - - - - - ajWSarSjVSjTsWPsjfWV J naTOVpVsTOsWvMs1 rn i ' . Overwhelming Endorsement ' - - a O uar teip Jlfi 1 lion New Chevrolets on the Road since Jan. The COACH 585 The Ton ring 9AQ C or Roadster . f y J The- ISQC Coup) e e JZJ J Sedan ... J ( D The Sport SsCiC f Cabriolet . OUJ The Imperial $7 " C Utflltv Truck $AQC tdwaabOaJv) tJ Wit Delivery f7 Z Oaisr) A8 saigas Latb.MaaVJh Check Chevrolet Delivered Prices Tfcav include Ihs Unreal haanV Ifcnj and Aikncins ahaaaes Sfasce its srnnoancctnerrt on January first, , the Bigger and Better Chevrolet has beeja awarded a public endorsement of spec tacular proportions! Nines million peopla crowded Chevrolet salesrooms the first three days following its presentation! , Thousands of retail deliveries, have been rnade every day since! A quarter million of those new cars are now on the road! And If von tee and drive this great new car you can quickly sense why its tremen dous popularity is increasing every day. It is smoother and Wore powerful because its improved valve-in-head motor Incorporates numerous engineering achievemf ma. It is mora beautiful more comfortabltr becaose the) bAit ably styled new Ftsher bodies are loo lower and supported on scroiUip springs 84 as long u the wheettawwB is easier to drive-because the worm aod gear steering mechanism is fitted with bB bearings throughout. And it sells torM low price, made possible by mies of tremendous vohrmei prodix which last year made Chevrolet ft world's large builder of auiooobut Come in today. Get a A"1? this sensational new car. I " everywhere hailed as the world luxurious low-priced autouaooilsU Gannett Motor Co. 942 OLIVE PHONE 627 Q U A L I T Y A T L O W C O S T Because it is one ot the largest publicity gestures that has ever been
