« Thursday, June 23, 1927 VERNONIA LAGLE factured at the Oakland factor; Move of Automobile where it was born a little more Factory Effected With out Loi, Of Production E.'. pared so proper facilities might be the- ■! units, a big milling machine, Addition of water is not general it likely to cause intestinal disor provided to handle each unit. He wei ha 55 tons. The moving crews ly .squired, but if serious loss oc der if fed. ascertained from the foreman n. pre er large machines to small ones, curs enough is required to put the various production departments hat exp aining that the satisfaction of material back into its frcsn-cui con- The story of how 375 huge ma- However^- as the demand for the each had sufficient stock on b nd see lg a big hole compensates for I dit n. It needs to be well tramped chines, all of them weighing more “Chief of the Sixes” increased, to supply the assembly lines waile the effort involved in creating that to exclude the air so the silage . .. than 1000 pounds, were disconnect more and nXore space was required the move was in progress. .From spa«. . . 1 does not became mouldy or slick. ed, hauled almost a mile to their for the machinery to manufacture the traffic department he obtained “Today 375 machines uprooted Even spreading and packing are new locations and reinstalled there it, as well as to meet Oakland's freight cars, a locomotive, and a from the Oakland factory are per essential to exclude air pockets dear track from the Oakland fac forming their accustomed operations around which spoilage is likely to without the slightest interruption growing demand. of production has juât been re-! I “So thoroughly did Oakland and tory siding to the covered spur in he new Pontiac plant, and there occur. ceived here by R. Hornbeck, man Pontiac production machinery fill within the Pontiac plant. are hundreds of new ones, necessi The packed material heats rapid* ager of the Gilby Motor company, the factory that a. visitor would “Three crews of six men each tati d by the vastly increased de- ly and remains hot for about two the local Oakland-Pontiac dealer. have thought it impossible to ex were appointed for the day shift ipai d for the ‘Chief of the Sires.’ weeks after the silo is filled, dur This unusual feat was accom tricate a single p ece without shut and a like number for the night, Th< space they vacated will be fill ing which time some stockmen think plished when the Pontiac Six pro ting down the entire plant, but Each man was instructed just what ed with new machinery for Oakland duction machinery was removed scientific planning enabled engln- to do, so no time would be lost Six production.“ from the Oakland factory to the eers to carry out their task with- in duplicated motion when the ac new $10,200,000 plant at Pontiac out interfering with the productlon tual move started. Tractors, hoists Vetch and Oat Mixture and specially designed ‘dollies* on Michigan. “This feat is merely an schedules of either car. Gains Favor For Silage other vivid illustration of the length “When the date for the move which to trundle the huge ma to which efficiency has been de was set*, A. A. Miller of the Maln- chines were ready far in advance. The vetch and oat crop for sil- veloped in the automotive industry,’» tenance department carefully plot “When the signal to start was age is gaining favor in the vetch Mr. Hornbeck. ted every detail in advance. Special received an electrician cut the wires districts of western Oregon, and “Until the completion of the new charts listing every machine and of the first machine scheduled to Weshington, says H. A. Schoth of Measure No. 302 on the ballot for the special el plant the Pontiac Six was manu-1 stating its specifications were pre- go. Then a pipefitter disconnected the Oregon experiment station. ection to be held Jane 28 is a constitutional amend water and oil lines of that unit, The mixture is said to be partic Almost before the wondering op- ularly adapted to summer silage ment which provides that the 6 per cent limitation erator could grasp what was go- provision of the Oregon Constitution may apply use, though it likewise makes a, ,ing on, his machine was jacked-up goed winter feed. It is to the Portland School district as it now applies to considered onto the waiting dolly and towed , by many dairymen as being the all other school districts throughout the state. off by a tractor to the waiting ‘ eqt al of corn when it is rightly I flatcars. The first intimation some handled. of the operators received that the | move was under way was the sud-1 '.'he mixture is harvested for stl- This measure affects no other district in Oregon 4en stopping of their machines in ag< at the hay stage, when the vetch has nearly full sized seeas than the Portland School district and Portland mid-operation as electricians snlpp-'. in the lower pods while the oats ed the wires. residents will appreciate your support. VOTE 302 are in the medium to hard dough « YES. “Loading of freight' cars went on (sta;e. Both crops are at about the rapidly, with three crews working. i msxium yield at this time, and The short haul to the new plant, use ally fresh and green throughout. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF and re-installation of the machines Thi yield is from 10 to 15 tons EDUCATION COMMITTEE there, completed the job. This was of silage material per acre. Charles A. Rice, city superintenden. Portland schools. comparatively simple, due to ade 'rhe crop is best put into the quate space and lighting, the pres F. S. Pickering, chairman school board. ence of facilities for handling the' silo while fresh and, not allowed Mrs. W. R. Gabriel, state president of Oregon congress of par heavy equipment. Removal from j to lie in the field after cutting, as' ents and teachers. the Oakland plant grew easier as I this practice causes loss of weight an I deterioration in keeping qual- Walter S. Asher, representing central council of Daddies dubs it progressed, for the crews opera of Portland. ted inward from the edges, con I ity In its best condition the ma- stantly gaining space in which to I tei ial is heavy and needs sharp j kn ves for cutting and plenty of work. 1 power for elevating it. “Two days’ work proved crews could keep well ahead of schedule laid down for them, ¿he end of that time they moved 11 carloads, totalling tons, the amount of work prescrib ed for 90 hours instead of 48. “Included in the moving job a rearrangement of machinery the Oakland plant itself. One Measure No. 302 c a e 7,/Aronite 'em dead ?LY SPRAY flies, mosqu itoes, washes &mofhs, etc. THERE’S HEALTH IN Classified Advertising FOR SALE DUPLEX HOUSE for sale, ti__ three-roomed apartments, $1900, any - reasonable terms. Inquire hotel Vista. 461 ......................... *................................. i FOR SALE OR TRADE—for small!* house or lot close in—one acre on' Second avenue. 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