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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1926)
2 GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926 Ford Bug Equipped with Cook's Lowering Brackets. J. L. Cook, of T routdale, has obtained a p aten t on b rack ets for m aking an un derslung bug out of any Ford chassis. They are sim ple and may be easily attach ed by anyone. He has m ade several classy bugs at his shop a t T routdale, Old Theory Refuted by Hudson Super-Six lose a ir fa ste r because loss is rea d U ATCll AIK I’RLSSI RE IN BALLOON TIKES ily noticeable. m er p la n t record, and rep resen ted a gain of 51 per cent over October, 1925, Official counts from other states bear out th is reco rd of phenom enal sales, according to rep o rts com ing In M ultnom ah county d u riu g No to Mr. Hessel. T he Illin o is tab u latio n for Octo vem ber C h ry sler car sales m o u n t ed to th ird place of to tal c a r sales, ber show s th a t C h ry sler made the according to Will H essel of the phenom enal gain of 72 per cent H essel Im plem ent com pany, local over th e corresponding m onth in dealers, w ho w atches closely the the preceding year. F acto ry records have been ru n records being m ade for th is fa ning to unprecedented figures for vorite h igh-class car. Some sections or the co ast put production and shipm ents, C hrys th is m ake of autom obile well in ler officials say. In October of this the lead. F o r in stan ce d u rin g S ep year C h ry sler reached th e highest tem ber In S acram ento, official fig shipm ent point in th e com pany’s i u res show, C h ry sler leading all I history, w ith a to tal of 22,124 ca rs j oth er m akes, and far ahead of the shipped. T his is an increase of 19 per cen t oVer th e preceding m onth, second entry. w hich w as th e form er record, and “More C h ry slers w ere sold in i a gain of 51 per cen t over October, S acram ento d u rin g Septem ber th an | 1925. any other m ake of m otor car, w ith W hat the N um bers Mean. o ut exception,” says the rep o rt. “It 1 Public in te rest has been aroused Is indisputable proof of C hrysler by the num bers instead of nam es j m erit, and as S acram ento acknow l- j attach ed to th e four models pro- i edges it so do m otor car buyers duced by th e facto ries of the everyw here." C hrysler co rporation and inquiries C hrysler officials have been r e a re co n stan tly being m ade as to th e ceiving sim ilar rep o rts from m any significance of th e num erals “60", sections th ro u g h o u t th e country "60f, “70”, and “80", now identified and find in them co rroboration of with the C hrysler nam e. The n u m factory figures which reveal an un bers re p re se n t th e capacity in precedented activity in sales, pro m iles per hour of each model. duction and shipm ents d u rin g re C h ry sler engineers have proven ce n t weeks. In October of th is „ th a t the ability of C hrysler c a rs to year C h ry sler reached th e highest m ain tain high speeds is a g u a ra n shipm ent point in the com pany's tee of o u tstan d in g design, m a te r history, 22,124 cars being shipped ials and perform ance a t all norm al from the p lant. This was 19 per speeds. cen t above th e to tal for th e p re ceding m onth, w hich was th e for- J T ake a tip— try th e W ant Ads. W here you used to p u t a ir in "Few m otorists realize the n ec your tire s every m onth you m ust essity of p roperly inflating balloon now have your tire s tested every week, advises Mr. W urtzburg. tire s,” w rites Ft. A. W urtzburg. And In balloon tire s p ressu re is H udson super-six coaches, se president of the Columbia T ire c o r very m uch m ore im p o rtan t th an In dans and brougham s, now at new j low prices due to recent $100 r e poration. The average m otorist, | high p ressu re tires. R unning a bal- duction on all m odels, are proving he says, w onders why his balloon loon tire four to six pounds under the sales leaders of th e season, a c tire s lose air so fast. As a m atter recom m ended p ressu res will cut cording to th e M. C. W ebster Mo of fact, It is m ore a m a tte r of air m ileage in half, w hile in high pres- j su re tire s a difference of 15 to 20 to r Co., Hudson-Kssex d ealer at p ressu re than any th in g else. Gresham . They declare a m arked When a car ow ner carried 60 to 65 j Poun<>s wo»M »«^n m ake little dif- sales stim ulus has resulted trraii pounds p ressu re in a clin ch er 3(lx feren ce- the reductions w hich w ere all the 3% for exam ple, and in th e course , So by a11 m ea“ 8 c h a n Ke Tour sys- more surp risin g In view of the fact of tw o weeks say lost 10 pounds of you a re one m aJ°r lty th u t they came shortly afte r the in air, It was scarcely noticeable In I of m otorl8t8 w>>«> have In th e past troduction of new and greatly Im- the riding of his cur or the ap p ear- paid scan t atten tio n to a ir p re s proved H udson models. ance of his tires. When, however, su re in your tires. It is now a vital "H udson certain ly has knocked he uses the corresponding balloon, m a tte r if you expect to receive a into a cocked lint th e old idea th a t 29x4.40, with air p ressu re of 32 to | r, al re tu rn on tire ¡»vestm ent a car had to be expensive to be 36 pounds and he loses 10 pounds Additional Alitos. good,” said Mr. W ebster. "W e now his tire s appear flat and he notices Motor vehicle reg istratio n fig- have the best looking as well as a slu g g ish n ess in his ca r both in tile best made HudHons ever built, steerin g ami rolling. It Is not th at u res still continue th e ir upw ard yet these w onderful bodies on w on the l)a 1 loon loses air faster, it p ro b clim b, according to th e Bureau of derful ('basses a re selling a t the ably loses less, hut a m uch sm aller Public Roafla of the United S tates m ost favorable prices we have ever loss in a balloon is readily n otice d ep artm en t of ag ric u ltu re, which rep o rts 19,697,832 vehicles reg is known. It is no w onder the public ' able. tered in th e first six m onths of Is show ing its appreciation. T he sam e reasoning applies to all 1926. T his is 1,927,141 m ore ve- “In these new H udsons the chief sizes of high p ressu res as related h id e s than were reg istered in the * of many m echanical im provem ents to corresponding balloon sizes, corresponding period of 1925 or an is the greatly im proved system of 1 So don't w onder why your bal- in crease of 10,8 p er cent. carbureflon and m anifolding by |oon t | res a)r „„ fa„t As H which gasoline consum ption has „ la tte r of fact (given stan d ard con- Mention to an ad v e rtise r th a t you been reduced m aterially w ithout j dltlons and equally perfect tubes) saw his ad. in th e Outlook. sacrifice of pickup, pow er or flexl- the balloon tire will not lose as P lease phone or w rite item s Hillty. I m uch air in a given tim e as a high the Outlook—but give your real "H udson’s alw ays b rillian t per- p ressu re tire it m erely seem s to { name. Call G resham 1561. form ance is actually bettered in tile new models. Pow er is g re a te r and pickup quicker. Reliability is increased. Refinem ents and Im- j provem ents centered around the j fumous super-six principle which for 11 years has m ade autom otive history, give m ore sm oothness, freedom from vibration, w hile the j new colors, new lines, new com fort, beauty anil distinction of the c a rs are factors w hich a re having a g reat deal to do w ith th e sp le n did sales response.” “Among the m any advantages possessed by Hudson not com m on ly found in any hut the m ost costly m otor cars, W ebster points out the follow ing: Full counterbalanced cran k sh aft, balanced flywheel, ro lle r tappets, alum inum alloy pistons, nickel babbit bearings for cam shaft, hronze-backed. hahhlt-llned main and connecting rod bearings, a c cessible tim ing chain adjustm ent, minimum cran k sh aft dilution due to Inbuilt features, patented m otor I lubrication control, efficient new Intake m anifold and ca rb u re to r, | gasoline (liter inbuilt In vacuum j lank, exceptionally sturdy fram e , with live cross m em bers, and ru g ged axles front and rear." o "The tru ck line th a t good service built." Ju st give the L undquist T rucking service tim e and money enough anil they'll take you and your household goods to c h in a and back, for they specialize In long distance hauls. Two years ago F A. Lundquist purchased the business and truck equipm ent of Morgan B rothers, who had a well established milk route throughout th e country around Gresham and a good line of patronage b eiu ee n U ie-ham ami P ortland, Mr. Lundquist lias pul In both cash and m uscle Into his business en terp rise. He keeps fwo tru ck s busy every da) with general h au l ing and fu rn itu re moving and has a th ird one for em ergencies. Keith B ertelson Is em ployed as driver on th e reg u lar route and ex tra no •» a re employed us needed. A P ortland office Is m aintained in th e uuli freight ^ rin ln a l and a G resham warehoua< w here fhe tru c k s ure kept when not in use T he g reat increase in use of mo to r ca rs and tru c k s on country roads and city stree ts, with cense quent dem and for paved Ihoiougli (ares, has brought about a grow th of nearly 150 per cent since 1919. In yardage of a sp h a lt paving laid throughout th e country, a p p ro ti mutely I40.UU0.U00 sq uare yards being laid last year. Shipping by Truck Saves Time and Money Loaded a t y o u r door, u n lo ad ed a t p o in t of d e s tin a tio n — ju st one h a n d lin g , tfiereby d o in g a w ay w ith a lot of o v erh ead fo r h a n d lin g . ANY 1 HIM« WE H A IL WOOD COAL i»]iMiiiniiHUiiiiiuinii(>iiiiiiiiiiii()iiiiiiiiiiii(]iiiNiiiiiH()iiiiiiimi(}Hi mu Hii(iiiiiiiiiiiii()iiiiitiiiiii(]iiiiiiui Columbia Highway Service Station EKSTROM TRUCK SERVICE PAI E E. STONE, Manager For. Powell and Maple G resham 1ÓS1 P ortlan d Office Ft. E. T aylor Phone EAst 83*9 ATTENTION! The Unpleasant Details of Motoring Eliminated Here! SHELL UNION G A S G A S Balanced Lines of th e cn w H \ Most Popular Û J U E a ste rn and W estern OILS TIR ES B A T T E R IE S V U L C A N IZ IN G Eight-hour battery charging system u. ami ^GREASES Guaranteed as Labeled , M azda am i E v e r-re a d y A utom obile L ig h t Bulbs cn 1 Tree Crankcase draining service by correct lubrication specialists. E. L. STAFFORD, Prop. C orner Powell and Roberts “ T om wreck 'em, we fix 'em" All W ork G u aran teed E. P. CHRISTENSON w Phone 1701 at Ivy F illing Station C orner R oberts and Powell CH R Y SLER Standardized Quality 66 Great Six 70 Light Six Overland Six The Whippet 5 50 70 K » 80 Hothjné W C oupes C oaches Tourings ./// Models Brakes re-lined by machinery are better. Ask ns why. 60 JK » S « ¡S Sedans I LAHGK LIN K (IF A C C E S S O R IE S £ IS Roadsters A GIFT FOR THE CAR IS I ires IHstrlbiitors of National storage Batteries Phone 1701 1927 W dl Equipped (tarage and Machine Shop N. Automotive Electrical and Tire Accessories • IVY FILLING STATION VF s i'll I >(• li 11 I mi Columbia River Highway lim e your valves and valve seals re re mi it lolled hv our new Precision Meth. od. It |uivs. BRIQUETS WE HIVE A THICK FOR EVER! KIM» OF WORK WILLYS-KNIGHT Kaser’s Filling Station A N Y W H ERE REG U LA R T R IP S TO PO RTLA ND MOTORISTS! G as up at o u r pum p a n d le a rn w hat re a l pow er is. T h a t’s w hy w e h a v e a n in c re a s in g lin e of c u s to m ers w ho buy a ll th e ir g a s a n d oil here. Division ami Main Streets, Gresham Lundquist Trucking Service Extension Chrysler Near Top in Western Sales P R IN C FORD BUGS LL TROUTDALE MAN MAKES UNDERSLUNG A G IF T lubes FO R Chains TH E Spot Lights The best gift is a gift the entire family can enjoy Myers Water Systems W H O LE Mirrors F A M IL Y Bumpers, Etc. Best Wishes for a Bring in your Car for a w inter reconditioning fo r ru n n in g w a te r in th e house Merry Christmas Electric Lights ad a STAR w ith a E-M new type lig h tin g p lan t Happy New Year DEALER? Hessel Implement £ » » a i » «
