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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1932)
THE I LLUSTRATED F E A T U R E SECTION— Ma\ 28. U'.T. $1,250,000 T axi Business! liie r e a re 2 5 0 1\«VH . l u x i o n Fis in iliis P ictu re ; C a n \ cm ('m in t T h e m A ll? This photo was taken at 5 :10 p m., at 1 15th Street and Fifth Avenue, as *250 drivers of the day shift bring in their cabs and make their reports. The vehicle* are greased, oiled, gassed and then turned over to the 250 men working the night shift. j 1630 when th eir grosa buxine»* am ounted t • f l 250 000 m ten m onth* T hey em ployed two sh ift*, day and uight. of 250 drivers each , with nearly 100 e x tra men al «ay* available M e- ‘h aute*, repair m en and office force m ake up an add ition al 40 em ployees with a pa* roll of t l 400 a week. repalnted and srn t out l«A»king like 1KW. I T k p ain ter ls a form at empi»»* re of tire F o n i plani. In D eU ott. aim I a U rye pai*, of th è sm art a|>peatame of th è P and II taxL* 1« due to l«K kdl of hitn atul hi* aAxLxtanta. A -ked to w fiat they c ntilbut««! th elr »uccea*, thè |>a. n rrs salti. H aiti W'lMHKI in ( o m m l« \ io n i work and »ticklng to he Job I.axt year oxer 4670.000 wax paid ill Like all New Y ork com p anle* tire com m s tons urn! salaries to c h a u f P and II Paxl t'o n ip an v rm ploy» feu rs. At 140th S tre e t and F ifth super*Uom . who, drtvlng Ford c a is , Avenue th e ron»|tany m a in ta in * it* tr a *e l wp am i clown th è strret.s «*f Nrw | offices, garag* and repair .shop» T here. York day and n ig h t t i see ttiat th a ! autom obile ¡tarts a re replaced and cab» a ie kepi m ovtng and ’ h at th è ta il» cleaned, pain ted , greased, p ol driver» obey th è rulea i c e d und checked T h e re are gax and If a P and II ta x ic a b I» v» n oil tan k * th ere with a cap acity of 16.000 gallon *. parked in ttie Street at nitfht with iti ligh ts out, a* Infrexpiently luippeti*. A ccident inxuran c* carried by tlu* li ls elid e tti th a t th r d rlxer Ls hot ott ¡p a r tn e r* whch includ x liability and th è job or |»rrha|i* ls talliti« e stiooar. SA M V E L H AM ILTO N S t a y s N eatly C o m b e d P illin e Ihe e'amllv W IL L IA M I! P E T E R S j Empi oyees think him len ien t. A 1st » It Infrequ rn tlv liap|iens th a t m If you w .n t y >ir h a i r to O a r He x a “tig h t” young m an. taxis are sern on th r s t r ic i* in th a ten liWt spun silk ami your head ne wtth th è flag tlown Tl»l* 1 property dam age er»sis then* $10,000 T IR E D F E E L I N C to he free from dryness .«ml itching, mean. * th a t th** n»cter l» n oi regis- Today they are op* ratin g 250 c a b sj a m onth make this sim ple, inexpensive t e s t : t ’se and ad Inv estigati n will sìm > w and a te prop rietors of th eir own A rrari» feelin g th a t hang* on. day L a -Fan -Strait H a i r I>rc*>*ing f o r o n e Accule h L a vary fr m one to three ! m * driver ha* a inem brr of hL* and Light. w h ether you work or n«»t, w«« u. If it «! «- n ( |ivt yoar Mir more is’a i age. a day. fi »r th e m o d part trivia 1. auch own [am lly or. jierh aps. h i* swe t * life. e h *'*, beauty*,health ami «»»'xl looks often goes away follow ing th e uaa O riginally th e p a rtn ers w e r e a * dam age of fende;rs. or am a* hing a hear?. Ur tile for a jau n t or a Jov m ie than an yth in « you h a *e ever used, get y«.nr m«»r.exr back. chau ffeurs but they -aw a fu tu re in o f (Y rd u l. W ith Improved atrrn g th , : bum per T h * Intu1 ran ce con. panie ■ I Mr P e te is ls a wldower alici llvrs Thru i t s e ic lu siv e trip le-so ften in g , th e ta x ic a b business, and Jum ped m onthly period* quit b rin gin g ao give t he P and H drivers the :,tg h - ' with h i* two dau gM ers. M ary A , d«-uble*glossing e f f e c t , I-»-Fan-Strait m uch of th o tu ffe rin g th a t women e*»t ratin g for efficiency and m ain tain and K hxabrlh. and hi* ■t<*p-«wjn, F *u - into it. gives you what no oth« r product * n the American m arket can o ffer. It ix |>- si i T h e ir first location wax a t 60 th j dread, and pains due to a rundow n a special m ail a t I* am i II offices > .t cFrani at 319 W IJb lh st» e rt twice a day to Luke report* of accl , Mr H am ilton m arrled Mi-x M arth a t u cly guaranteed to b e b e t t o r than and A m sterdam S tr e e ts a t th e Hud- ro n d l’ lon a re overrom e in a whole d ents. ( ’.»lrrnan of V irginia 22 ye»r» ago an yth in « you have e * c r used. It is ju st I ha • m Uc 'i 31 »’ ■<! • iig h t. Not too h e a v y not too ligh t. >on R iver O arage. In 1923 th ey , som e, n atu ral way. Peter« r i g h t V r u -g r r .iv . W ill not soil th e cloth es. Em ployees xav th at Mr peters, u liam , 15. and a dau gh ter, M arjorte, moved to 15 W est 140th S tr e e t and* • r ifftr e i M Pure white and delig htfu l in fragran ce. little s m a ll r in sta tu re th a n his p art-] purchased th e ir own garage with 20 ( n - l> w th m vrra B ad a 94 alp it h . P r m< tes gi wth o f «king n -r. is a tig h t young m an and take* h air Easy to use. Keep«; the h air neatly cabs. In 1925 they moved to 143rd p l l « . f U A W «*M k • I no f olLshnesa. An em ployer who in place all day Ion« In tin s 25c and S tre e t am i Increased th e num ber o ! • > t time«. It »ffm h as ta r n dismia-sed or laid off few I f»t>c. In j.irx '»no and 11.50. S. hi e *c rv - cabs to 50. » 1 I xvhere F R E E : Send 10c f«»r a 3-f)av Pa. k- som e in fra ctio n of th e company » age «if La Kin S tra it and a 3-I).iy Pack ] In 1930 they moved to th e ir p re s • u r i It. \Vhrii 1 Hai« ‘ filali A h ’ I h rn may I show rule, however, will take h i* tale of woe v . . 1 b a v a la age o f T an talizin g B r< « n Shin Face av you th is wotk on 'M em o ry 11 a li»— to Mr H am ilton wh m. they say. en t location a t 140th S tr e e t and »tanU « n my f*« t Pow der fo r your “ laidv F riend ” will 1 m - n r Ing com p lete 111 tw enty four so l f t •• j Iti w I « \ r r y lx more len ien t and Lx likely F ifth Avenue. enclose«! F r o Ho-Ro-Co Mfg. Co., Desk uto« *■ ? T h e Humorist t a t i I wo il«l «• t I h im a second c h a n c e . A , St. I.nuis, .Nfo. In 1931 th ey becam e a u n it of the »o wrak I | A nother Joke on th e p artn ers i* Parmwlee Sy stem op eratin g all over it t »««ka »«»me- (h a t v ic to r s a«e shown th e P eters tiling. I U d L< j n l ’ he coun try with 5 000 ca rs In New ca r which he uxr* for private p u t* a«» mudi »<f 4‘.ir paxes It's a Line In S tan d in g Y ork alone. T h ey had 450 cabs in li I. I «Ir. , Ir.» ta ¡n e a r it Lx a sm all F rd road ster whirl» th eir unit when w ith P arm a lee. j <i y It. A ftrr tak Ing two U t fir», I ¡th e y »av Mr lla :n i)tn n uses for h i* In Ju n e , 1931, th ey pulled out f i t all right. I I p riv at* purpose*. B o th p artn ers are / V o J Z o r r «an highly rr< «»rn- with th eir origin al 250 cabs. ¡k e p t busy during th e tim e when n • n«l ( ’artltit " — pack#*- FREE 1 s h ift* ch an g e and can ta seen out- All P . and If ca rs are m ade by X f r * . Cr >rt t f i m i t h , I xld- In th e office or in th e \trerts in A uburn.' X I • n t y u m i r y , A U t . C O L LI M MEDIC INE ( O M P W Y th e Auburn Com pany, of • fron t of tlie com p any's building .sup'r- l»V ET. VII. .9 ri. 9N I 4, Cia. Ind iana, powered by L yrom ing en Thmmanilii o f o th rr » o m m b a r « v|.,lng (h r tiiifb. gines and rep resen t a n investm ent raid th a t C ardut helped them . In -co m in g ta x i drivers rej¥»rt !o a of $1 890 per cab . Build up your atreuKth with th a | ch eck er and m ark down on th eir re h arn i!e*a I P °rt* num ber of gallons of gas ! P and H. r a t a p ain ted yellow asaiiitaiK e o f C'ardul, consum ed, m ileage covered a n d J r I»- i t ii -1 • k ? » tu |h I« h at* ■ trim m ed in red a re seen moving in«*di« Inal tonic th a t w«»nien have am ount tak en In . Ik • I n I I»n in » a ltm e tO . )•••( I r » about th e en tire c ity looking for tak en for over fifty years. l* la i.fr»i • « A « ' n r lO a« k I ■•••Mira Itullet P roof I .las» t« - n f fc«i » r a r « o f u < r Ifn iii-a tiila buxine..s. New Y ork ha.s no sm arteri Carriul Is aoM at <lr\ig atoraa. ic «» I *: • I » «-»I I • * f I ii g r a m i la . !*•«•. t T h is report is placed in a draw er la ! cl I « 4 r a « « lt i » I II (latti Uta Oot« » n k r « looking ta xis. B o th colored and ) «» ' N o itifirr p a in f u l iir lu a ll n n N« mi | and pushed th io u g h a b u llet-proof • .1 ( l i a a i l n i p i i l f l i a l a a f Mia I m i f on » white m en a re em ployed ax drivers glass wind w in to a M/’el cubical • f » " r < o «iilllln n H I* T o m a a tf «>f | T ire s for th ese ta x ica b s cost $43.000 I m i I li» r».itn a u n ,lil • I « I •>r I m i , « i m p l r where l i t * th e bookkeeper. • :«n I lin aiclna llm « nint > t f u t » r l l - f T h e average driver m ay cover from a year. T h e G en eral T ir e Com pany i l « a * . . U t # ranip«1» w i ll i h r »««i • mM l f i I " «a u*a«l llirit» (•« I l ' I a n - 20 to 80 miles a clay. Ills reports to rents tires to th e p a rtn ers a t 40 ( r l i • ( ' A 41 o r ViI«■ k l ap«»»la« nnw F o r W lA K , nuN -D oW N W u M lN th e com pany vary from $3 to $20 to I ... li f<>r II»* ( r a i l . m a r k . .1 la l-al na cen ts a cab per day and keeps all III»- Fallu»* I mi « a m i I m * aura » m i r a $25. T h e d river th en tu rn s In the l’ r t f i i i t f I h # t « - a t A I jo u r «In igilat tires In rep air and renew s them Jack and t h j w rench, tools which he o r a rint i n . fo r a t r i a l l u i ¡when they a re worn out. Is allotted when he g'.e* out, receives Il P I . A N T I N * SON INC i l H t n r y R tra a l, B i»a h l» a . N V. an okry on h is work and com m ission I G aso lin e Is purchased from th e _________ii- mi . M n » l ‘tm. V h Imi l a , ___________ on h is receip ts and is free to go u n RR««*»«».»I I S ta n d a rd Oil C om pan y. 'The gas b ill’ ■ '.tty m u t t , . ■ M O I ' Q m Uk **••<<• tttntg » • M IN E S *— I til th e n ext s h ift. last, year wax $161,000 T h e average j l.tfmml r*U »i I **4 \.f 4 - * «'■*• M -.«'» '•♦«« I P l a n t e r s WANTS 94.»NTS •■mg » ..I « » » "W iM n*. Ml« ««» I' t r r lw r t n t f i n I R e p a ir S h o p price is ten cen ts per gallon T h is ! « M m I J U ti.f « -« km » To »ell LUCK Y VI*} JO I i i » i m » A IZV> 1 .«».«1 Lucky flood* M»ka im »a n * t h a t t h e O l V ^ » r 1 t f « I Proud est ar * th e p artn ers o i tlielr n m p any used 16,100 r t C . » B LAC 9 *fi » « k W r l i * »«»s* W#« fi» . , « i A m » ! < •«•« l i « « » I N . I n t . 4 Sotatf F r »« « N h I rep air nh«p w ltere a baclly -.m a»had . to i» ,. I .« I »IU.1W durili-: last y>*r •*4*« r t T O N K 4 0 . 1*9» I « r 8« L«V.« H * I C AP SU L E S ta x b o b Is piovuteci with new part.». U w Ay chHM« in Tin- company*« b * s t year was In By D A M U RPH Y NEW Y O R K — W illiam H P eters and Sam u el H am ilton sta rte d in th e ir p a rtn ersh ip of th e P and H T a x ica b Com pany w ith th re e cabs HAIR WEAKNESS M EN! SWELLING REDUCED O u tr a n from it l \ tin f it WLAKIXiriS CARDUI /vrY im m o/ilt/ \ *