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About Albany daily democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-192? | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1919)
CAR PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY AT PRESENT LEVEL Shortage of Matirinl and High WiiKi'M May Pre vent Reductions Willi il la to b expected thnt om make uf rare will b rvdured In price, it m the eoncanaua uf opinion of tha manufacturers who mat in Wnahlnv- ton recently tlmt moat of tha machine, would remain at prreent U'Vrla owlnir to tha hiKh price of material, and wairea and tha fart that prica redur tlona ran route only with Increased voluma f production. Tha indu.try bus ahown that with greater produc tion rum lower price and better ram. Truck production win yrcntly atini ulntrd ly the war and plana for tha cnr ItMH were on a greatly vpndrd basin, hut thru the action uf the wiir industries iHiard. due to the ahortaue of Iron, ateel and other materials, tha trurk manufacturers were limited to practically the eame rat of produr tion for tha In.l half of liut year, when tlie I'Jt niuntha output wua 100,. (KM). Illlllon Hollar. In War Orders I It waa ahown that I lie Automobile imluatry aa a whule contributed more to wlniilnir the war than any other pear imluatry of the country, except ateel. Aa th third largest manufac turing Industry it look on more than 1.000,000 of war orders, Including Lib erty motor for alrp'nnea, many thou sands of motor trucka, officer' cam, trailrra, tanks, ambulnnr bodies, sheila, mln anchora, nil. marine rhns era, irun recoila, helmeta and many other article not related to the motor vehicle Indu.try. In thi war of motor n land, on water ami in the air- th motor In dustry ha been abolutely indi.pen able. It haa contributed more import ant peraonnel to th military program than anv other, Inrludlnir hundred of technical men. auch aa mechanical en gineer, mrtnllurpl.t., chemical enrin rer and production manaeera, many of whom have been commissioned aa colonel, ma fur and lieutenant, and thouaand of chauffeurs, repairmen, etc. Seven thoimand mecbanica ware WAR SHOWS VALUE I OK AUTOMOBILE SAYS LOCAL AGENT STUDEBAKER HAS POPULAR DEALERS 3E Grt'iilent Economic Need Is ; Unanimous Rculy; Orig i iniil Answers Given Th Albany (iaraye, wher Ktude- "Th ailuptubility and utility uf the uutumohilu enabled ua a a nation to apeed up th work that lielied win tha ' war," aaya Mr. Itiilaton of th Itulaton Motor Company, local dlatrlhutor fur Podire llrutlicr. Motor Cars. "This art line performance I bound to ere j ale (le.lre to Iwrom ownera amonir bakera and Oakland or. .ml it.n..l.li thoa peoyl who formerly failed to truck ar aold, la conducted by two rv. I it ho much dependence could well known I.inn county men. G. T. b placed on th automobile. Ilockanamith, aenior member uf th "In th aam way tliromrh th op- firm, waa for many year manaiter eratlnir economy w hav had to prac- of tha irrorery department of th tic, we have learned that th auto- Hamilton department .lore. Follow mobile la fur from belnif expensive In hi retirement from that business to run, but on th contrary ran h h enyajred In th aulomobil buaineaa, operated economically. Thi i e-, handlinif well known machine. But T'clally true of Do.li.-e nrothrra Motor I'1 lov for th Ktudrbaker led him Cara. to t.'iut line and, with Mr, Trmpleton, "Now thnt the dv of reennatrur- pun heard th preaent buaineaa. lion have arrived, it will be nec.-a.ary '' f're tuklnir over the ui-ency he had for earh "ne of ua to continue econ 'vnej four Html linker cars, j omv and 1 cfflrlcn' In our rr.ti-cllve l.!od Teniplcton, the other member iislncsee. ao that tha aervlce which '" i'rm, la from the well known; Fornp rxperta the United Bute to Templelon family in the II. Jury-! render In fiiml.hln aumillea. eouln. Hrownavllle neii-hhornood. Before ".'. etc. -ill be e-et fiillv and com- comlnir to Albany he waa en-a-cd in rlet-lv Th automobile will tie one fermlrie and m.ide a aucce in that' t th- fnremn.t means of oT meet"" '' 1 '' 'n automobile. LaCrosse Tractor The Perfect Kerosene Burner l- the. Increaaed demanda in my opinion." On 'of Trmplrtun'a fad. ia trap ehootinir and h '.civ!j hih amonjt the hiifh j-une of th date in recent table l-.ucd by the national traprhoot- inif aaaociation. Kvery autumn finda Vi.lla IW.lt.es Welter Jeffrie, of llcrrlnirton. Wn . nephew of Mr. W. II. Bowman, of n,m WHn "' "un rM " ou" ll.yon .treet. left Friday for hi ,h,rn , lnn uunty "' --ttinK th lim- ' horn. Mr. Jeffrie, i. a retired farm-' !' t""f .r .f'",'1lv? "?"' pheaaant I . i . , t'" t all for him. jer and haa tin aprmlinK th winter) In California. I - I A Georgian from up In the moun- !aent to Franc, by June laat, to aerv '" fm to ,own on h' nnual trip in th iv-nal corp.. Kven In th avla- "h " lo', ' corn po' 'tion field th pcr.onm-1 waa drawn ' "m1 olh"' P""" chamr for lnrt-ely from the automobile !:;.!.:,!-y. """"e.. . n. neareo tne cny ne , Incluilinif th leading Amc "can ace, ! Kddie Klrkenliacher, who wi i o prom inent automobile raring m:"i. I'rac- jllcally all th Liberty and other air plane motora and airplane fr. - ta have tn-en produced in automobile fiirtorlr., which were the only plant, in the country po..e..inir aunVirnt nianufac- ' turi'ijr euipmrnt to prmluce auch en irinea and part, in the nerciuary vol ume. j With reconveraion to peace produc tion of automohilca and tnic' a, it is rttitii Ipated thnt export wilt h great ly increaaed, a it haa lieen impoaxihle to fill the foreign onler. durinir the , ta.t year, owintr to the Inrk of .hip nlnir and hnrtai.-e of material.. .n-n, "hpeed limit 15 mile an hour." Proddinir hi oxen, frantically h muttered, "Fly irollyl I don't be lieve w ran make It." A Thinly Camouliaced Antique The railroada were tied up with the worat freight -rlut in hiatory. The train wna t7 hours late, and he wh wearieil. "(Jet mo aomethina ao thut I can firure out when I will (ret to New York," he commanded the colored por ter. "Ye., .ah, I'll pet you m timetable, .nh." replied the porter. "Tim-table? Timetable? What I want i. a cnlendnr." Kxrhanire. In actual use in Linn County the picture shows Peter Zehr's 13-year-old son efficiently opercting the LaCrosse Tractor. Its remarkably low price, the simplicity of its construction, economy of operation and the ease with which it can be handled are the main factors w hich make the Happy Farm er rh: L'nivcr:.-.! Trr.ctor. IT WILL BF IN THE FOREMOST OF Tl 1 'i TRACTORS at :he SHOW I Earl B. Day Motor Co. 118 West Urst Street jS2SEES2S Power and Durability, Light Weight, Flexi bility and Economy AUTOMATIC TRACTION BY PULL INSTEAD OF IJY WEIGHT 7 . v::v' V a. r4..', I.,. ..--rv-:;-i fi. f -a. vV---: t ' ' ,.."V,. ' -'Xv P . -.. ' ':, ' '', - . - ;,.--'.v-- ; The NILSON docs the same work as a machine of twice its weight and wastes no power hauling unnecessary weight. NILSON TRACTORS weigh less per drawbar horse-power. NILSON TRACTORS give wider and better contact surface between driving wheels and ground than any other tractors of the same power. NILSON TRACTORS, therefore, can be used for Spring work, where other tractors fail because of their excessive v eight and lack of grip on the ground. To have diHCovcrcd a way to reduce the wcijrht one-half or more in building a tractor without decreasing the traction and sfro of the lond it will pull is the big gest thing thnt hns happened since tractors were invented. MOLINE ONE MAN Universal TRAC TOR for all your work. All your implements. One man on the tractor operates them all. The most practical tract or on the market' today. Call and see how it operates. International Leverless Tractor Disc Harrow NO LEVERS YOU SET THE ANGLE REGULATE DEPTH STRAIGHTEN THE GANGS BACKUP WITHOUT LEAVING THE TRACTOR SEAT The first genuine tractor designtd tool since the power lift plow. Built strong and durable to be used exclusively with your tractor. Better work in half the time than you can do with a horse-drawn harrow. See the International lever less harrow before your Spring work starts. See it operate. You will want one. BARRETT. BROTHERS Dealers in All Kinds of Agricultural Implements ua ifauMAir I it In. if i .iti ,mmm iujum
