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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1914.
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BY PARTIES f
CITY OF
GREAT PLANT AT FLINT.
Magnitude of Bulck Work Proves Sur
prise to Visitor From Oregon.
A resident of Portland recently look
ed aver the plant of the Buiek auto
mobile factory at Flint, Michigan, and
this ia the way he describes it in a let
ter to a Portland paper:
While in Flint, Mich., recently, Dr.
A. W. Baird of this city took occasion
to visit the liuick automobile factory
bud writes the Jonrnnl in part as fol
lows "It doesn't sound reasonable to sup
pose that one conlil go really 'gt
eeein;? in a Michigan town of only
4.ri,0U0, far removed from tho nationally
known historical centers of tho en -it
unit west, but he can.
"What you see in Flint is digues,
great, stupendous; inconceivable big
ness, for in tho lluiik, Flint hns one
of the largest autooinbile muimfnetiir
ing concerns in the world. The floor
ice is 58 acres nm the entire grounds
cover something like. 1)10 acres. Tho
output is HI.") motor cars a day, ami
for I i 1 4 the total output is estimated
at .'(-',000 ears.
"A visitor to the niaininonth plant
rnn't digest its bigness in n day.
llo is shown through a labyrinth of
belts, machinery and men, huge forge,
hammers, with men bare to the waist,
gear cutters, stock rooms and ware
houses, llo sees the motor car in vari
ous stages of dshnbille, every part
built from the raw into the finished,
marketable product, in tho company's
own chops.
Every Inch Utilized.
"The first building we went in
liousos whut they cnll the general mi-
chine department. It is a big room,
or it scoins so nt first; hut by the
time you hnve been walking a.Yun.li
the plant n few hom-s you renli.o thnt
it is one' of the smallest in the group, i
Every Inch of floor space in utilized!
n nd utilized in n way, too, thnt show
ingenuity reduced to a science in that
everything is so compact without any
clattering. Every operntor hns nil the
room required, but pot an inch more.
"Of course, factory exploration is
more interesting for a person of l
mechanical turn of mind than it is for
the casual sightseer, but nobody could
take the walk I did and not come awnvl
with something of a realization of the
stupendous immensity., of tho institu
tion, and tho system necessary to run
it. I am told thnt it is a matter of
manufacturing record that tho operat
ing expenses are $111,000 a dtiv, in'li-
ive of course of labor anil material. I
"In tho shipping department are 200
men, and a steady line of cars is kept
rolling from the warehouse into the;
freight empties in writing. Every man
Is nn expert, and they sn.v thnt itl
takes only n minute pud a half to get
a machine into too car, clcateit mil
ready for shipment.
Ponderous Himmora Used,
"There is something exciting nud
thrilling about the drop forge building.
lig, ponderous hammers pound any
thing from n turn biiikle to n ciniil'
tdinft. One Immmcr hns n xtrikins
blow of is.oert pounds. The " little"
b.'inimert strike from (iHOO down to tlllO;
pounds, and turn out nxlcs nnd the'
iii.ual number of small inullcnHIc parts
vhii-n go into automobile iimiiiifuctur.V
Even the brass uud uliimimmi work is
clime in the chops. i
"And tin u there's the motor build
ins;. Imagine, il you can, a building of:
J!7S,l(i0 siptnre- feet, six and n hill
Ucrrs. Imnt.'in. too. hundreds of inol-i
ors, nil in e line, rhuggiug for hours:
in a rigid test before, goinj; to tli:
:liars for road work, !
"I was vurpriseil r.t the iiniiiVer of
women employed. They are in the top
tad upholstery departments, which
have much the sama appearance as i
dressmaking shop. Others ire core
makers, work that would delight tho
small boy, for they mould the smaller
parts from sand. It is interesting
work ami exacting, but the girls seem
to bn a happy lot, and ia many cases
unusually expert.
FADS AND FANCIES
FOE THE MOTORIST
Orange colored Augora sweaters with
wide white borders and white pearl but
tons are new. They come with caps and
tango sashes to match and are worn
under the fashionable capes, which may
be thrown aside in the limousine.
( overly cae8 for men are the proper
thing this ytnr. They are very full be
low the shoulders nnl have n rolling
collar, Leather buttons and straps hold
the cape at the front. They come in
all of the good-toned tweeds.
Huedo toilet rolls aro very convenient
for use with one's own simple traveling
fitting, and they take up far h s roor.i j
in the bag than the more elaborate I
caes.
Tho shepherdess hat, for limousino
wear with the white orte. crepe tail
ored suit, is quite a dainty confection'
of white chip faced with ceil blue vol-:
vet. It, is fitted to one side of the head i
and trimmed with two bunches of
Presllen china pink ;'c.es. j
The rainproof rub'ierized black satin
hat has a stitched brim that may be
turned nt a proper and becoming angle,'
and it is trimmed with rubber roses
and leaves of piuk, rod, white or yel
low as the case may bo. Tho raincoat
is of satin to match. !
A new fad is tho taking of the Indian I
poncho, grass pillow and Navaio coats j
on the outing trip.
Water-tight army canteens and pail
of brown canvas fold flat when not in
use. j
Men's canvas caw, with v"ry witbr
drooping green-lined visors shield and
protect the eyes better than any other
sort. They aro light, in weight, and fit'
well iiown over the head.
Rompers of Heoteli linen in dark tan '
will be worn by little girl travelers up.
to six years old. Over them the linen!
beach coats are worn, so when tho
luncheon halt is mule they may play
in the woods without tear of tearing or
soiling dainty dresses.
Folding army tables are gaining
favor for out of door use1. They taka
but little room and may bo opened out
to accommndato six persons.
Men's silk or pongee dust coats aro
made in raglun model but with unusual
ly full skirts. They nro full threo
quarler length, and the convertible col
lar keeps tho dust from collar and shirt
front.
CARES TO VALUE OF
Machines Are Exclusive of Motorcycles
Which Register Under Separate Se
rles. ,
FIGURES ARE ACCURATE
Many Dealers Declare Trade Has Been
Even Better Than Registration
Would Indtcato.
MOTORCYCLE WINS
FAVOR OF FAT MEN
Veteran Hoavjrwoight Rider and Com
pamon Average 4,000 Miles in Year's
Time.
What is tho limit of weight a motor
cycle will carry f Tho wiy that fat
men are taking to tho motorcyclo it
would seem that there is no limit. So
rapidly hns. the motorcycle increased in
favor with fat men d.ning the past two
years thnt the. day seems near when
l'nt men's motorcycle clubs will be or
gnin.ed in nianv ppices.
Harry ("Putih") l'etri of Allen
town, I'll., is oiio ( the veteran fat
men motorcyclists. Although he weighs
:I7- pounds, "Dutch" nnd his pal. Al
vi ti lioih, nvoiago with a Hurley-Davidson
motorcycle more than d,0U0 miles
n year. Hiding double they have no
'.rouble making any of the steepest
grades, for which Pennsylvania la note. I.
And despite tho load of eOH pounds
their machine has had mi" upkeep ex
pense since its purchase in May, liU l.
Now is the Time
to Purchase Your
Fishing Tackle
Our leader and bait books AU maUs ot ,inM f,,r R"
oil now goods. No chance to m,U of 'W,in Wb k,,ow
lose the big one,. ',uv,, wlmt yu wa,,t-
Rods of all kinds from 75c We tnkt' ?eeM Prid 1,1 Hllr
to $25.00. IStcel rods, $2.00 up. to,'k of fl,M' 50 diff"""
patterns,
REELS. Spinner and artificial bait
Large assortment to choose la our hobby; tho largest
from .85c to $0.00 showing ia the city.
Don't consider yourself equipped until you see our complete lino.
Our tackle is right Our prices are right.
According to the registration boo'ts
in the secretary of state's office St
Salem, the good people of the state of
Oregon spent approximately $500,000
for automobiles from February 27 to
March 31, inclusive. This docs not reg
cludo motorcycles, which are being reg
istered under separate numbers for tho
year 1914.
Tho records at Salem show that 500
1014 automobiles have been registered
during the period mentioned; 2$i, or
more than fit) per cent of the total
number registered, were Fords. The
other Overland, Hudson and Reo in the
order named.
Three hundred and eight of tho
cars registered were figured at an av
erugo price of $51)0 each; ISO at $1500
each, nnd 12 at $:i0ii0 euch making a
grand total of $400,000.
Healthy Condition Shown.
Many of the dealers in Portland
claim they have done even a greater
business during the period than shown
by tho registration figures. Of course
one has to take into consideration the
fact that many owners do not havj
their cars registered as sooa as thny
aro purchased, in some cases several
weeks elapse before they apply for
numers.
However, the figures as quoted are
carefully compiled by M. O. Wilkins,
a local attorney, who is keeping a most
complute record of nil autoinbiles and
motorcycles registered in the state. Mr.
Wilkins has from threo to five check
on his figures and they aro as nearly
correct as it is possible to obtain them.'
The records show that up to April 1,'
19M, there had been registered in the
stnto 10,742 nutomobiles and trucks,
ami 1700 motorcycles. For the samo
period during the year 1013 tho reeonlj
show 80:!7 automobiles, trucks anl
motorcycles combined.
Growth Fifty Per Cent.
From this it will be seen that for
1014 the state of Oregon has 2705 moro
automobiles and trucks on April 1
than it had automobiles, trucks and
motorcycles combined in 1013, or n
grand total of 4tS4 more motor driven
vehicles this year on April 1 than last.
This is a growth of practically 50 per
cent and from figures obtainable from
other states shows that Oregon hni
ni'ido as large a percentage of gain
for tho first three mouths of 1014 ns
any ether state in the union using the
same method of registration. Those in
closo touch with the nutomnirilo situa
tion estniinte there are now about 2001".
automobiles in the stnte of hp 101.!
list that have not 'as yet made applica
tion for 101 1 license tags.
N'ow thnt the litigation over the
right of the Mate to levy a registra
tion tax on nuonioliiles hns been dij
posed of in favor of tho state there i
should be little delay- in the rogistr.v'
tien of tho balance of the 1013 cars. I
Including the allotment of nutomo !
biles contracted for by the Portland,
di.-lrilnitors, 1011 tdiould show between i
I4.000 and 15,000 nutomobiles on Jn.v
nary 1, IPl.'i. Add to this approxim
ers estimate will be in the state by
ntely ISrtOO motorcycles, which the deni
crease of nearly 45 per cent over 101:'.
FRESNO CONCERN WINS
FAME FOR OVERLANDS
Out in Fresno, Calif omia. there is an
automobile marketing concern which
has puned considerable fame through
racing automobiles. And this in spite
of the fact that the cars they handle
and own were never intended for rn.
ing vehicles. The firm is the Cobb
F.vuns Auto company, ilenlers in Over
laud ears, and the office of the concern
resembles a jeweler's store because of
the large number of valuable trophies
won in various races, which are on dis
play. The latest victory of the present con
cern came a few days ago when their
Overland car won a valuable silver cup
and i 500 in cash as first priie in a hue-dred-milo
race on the Fresno fair
grounds track. The time made was 1
hour, 45 minutes, 16 seconds unusual
speed when it is considered that tlit
car driven was strictly a stock nio.b-l,
prepared only for the race by the sub
stitution of a special body for the reg
ular touring body.
Although tho Willys-Overland com
pany of Toledo, makers of the Over
land car, have never railed their prod
uct a racing vehicle, and in fact have,
never encouraged racing, the Cobb
Kvans company has repeatedly show.i
that its confidence in tlie speeti produc
ing kbilities of the car is not micplaeod.
MOTORCYCLE BUSINESS BOOMINO
Hauser Bro., the local Harley-Dav-iilsou.
dealers, report that the motor
cycle business ia taking: on quite a boom
with the advent of the spring weather.
Amonn other recent galea are IIrlj
Davitbtoa tw-apd iwin to the follow
ing: Clareac Bown of Aunaville,
Hardy Bellinger at St Paul, Clarane
Phillip of Jeifersoa, mni JaoM Brows
Many Expect to Visit San Francisco
World's Fair by
. . Auto,
FOUR ROUTES ARE AVAILABLE
Inquiries Indicate Largs Number
Will Oo or Return by Boada
Through Portland and Other
North-western Cities.
New York, April 13. (Special.) In
quiries received by the American Au
tomobile association touring board in
dicate that many of those who have in
mind a journey to the Pacific coast id
1915 will journey westward over one
route and returned by a different itiner
ary. While 19U will see a greater
number of crosscountry travelers than
in 1913, the total in 1915 promises to
be surprisingly large, and Chairman
Frank X. Mudd of the touring board
predicts that American interstate travel
from this time on will count largely
in vacation periods of many people who
have been in the habit of wearing out
tires on foreign highways.
In preparing for a comprehensive
transcontinental service, the touring
department of the National organiza
tion of automobilists has added to its
material until there are now available
three complete routes, with fourth
to be added in the Spring of 1915. Of
these, the Overland Trail, for about 95
per cent of the way the route of the
Liacoln Highway, will attract a large
amount of the cross-country travel.
Fourth Route Longest.
The fourth new route will start east
from Los Angeles, and is by far the
longest of the cross-country linos,
being via Yuma, Phoenix, El' Paso,
Forth Worth, Dallas, Texarkana, Littlo
Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Kuoxvillc,
Asheville, Greeaboro, Richmond,
Washington, Baltimore and Philadel
phia to New York. This tranconti
nenal route will be availblo through
out tho year. Very little difficulty was
experienced in its framing, as long
strotches of good natural roads wore
found in Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas. In fact the' one great problem
of the A. A. A. pathfinder was to se
lect the "one best way" from the
number of options offered at several
points, notably east of Phoenix. For
the first time the southwestern and
Gldf btates will.be placed on a through
line across lower Arizona, New Mex
ico and upper Texas.
The pioneer big route between Chi
cago and the Pacific, coast was the
"Trail to Sunset." This quickly made
clear that for the San Francisco and
Sau Diego" exhibitions in 1915 ther4
would be a great call for other routes,
reaching the Pacific northwest as well
as Central and Southern California. It
was therefore decided by the American
Automobile association in the early
summer of 1912 to undertnke the map
ping of three complete lines in one sea
lea. Northern Route Covered.
Starting in June, tho northern route
through Albany, Uuffalo, Cleveland,
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Fargo,
Bismarck, Butte, Missouha and Spokane
to Portland and Heattlo was covered.
The "Northwest Trail" was tho first
to give details across tho continent by
the northern route, and to supply spe
cific information, including mileages,
for reaching Yellowstone park from
tho i.orth or Glncier park from tho
south. Tqually complete notes were
then taken from Portland to Sacramon
to and San Francisco.
Immediately afterward the Overland
Trail was traveled from San Francisco
through Sacramento, Carson City, Ren 3,
Salt Lake City, Cheveune, Omaha, Chi
cago, Cleveland, Krie, Jamestown, Kl
mira, Hinghnmtoti and Kiu.-jston to
Xew York.
Tho third line was laid down to Los
Angeles via Philadelphia, Harrisburir.
Pittsburg, Columbus, Indianapolis, St.
Louis, Kansas City, Denver, S?alt Lake
City, Ely and Goldfield. No date has
been set for tho publication of thes-i
notes, duo principally to road condi
tions in western Colorado and east
ern Vtali, which will doubtedless be im
proved beforo the spriug of 1913.
CRACEr&UNSTlCf
1914, by American Press Association.
"If I bad some fady callco
I'd dye you tbe nicest esg.
I'd sew U round tbe egg, you
hnow"
Continued Grandma Clegg:
"Hnd, as It boiled, each flower
or spot
dould print right on tbe
shell.
I'll bunt perbaps somewbere
I've got
Bits tbatwlll do quite veil."
6be found a stray bit of pretty
pfnh,
Olitb rosebuds so quaint and
prim.
But as she sewed it round I
thfnh
Per eyes grew ratber dim.
But why this was sbe did not
tell.
Sbe boiled tbe egg awbile,
Chen clipped tbe clotb and
showed the shell
Rose printed, with a smile.
Much Money For Easter Flowers.
"A million and a half will not cover
tbe amount, spent on Dowel's In New
York beforo Kunter Is over Ibis year,"
snld a fashionable city llorlst. "Plants
are more popular for gifts than flow
ers, and tbere are fashions nud fads In
plants just as In anything else."
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WANTED THE STOPPERS.
No other woman pays ns big rent as
the ono who marries for a home.
Liberal "angels" are all that mako
grand opera possible in this part of
tho ronntry.
An Easter Message.
Yon must live before you can be
lieve. If you would hnve n right to
tbe tree of life, If you would have the
right to know that there is n tree of
life, you must seek this immortal life
bore, nnd seek it front the God who Is
bore, mid sock it through the channels
thnt ho opens for you.
Live here and now the Immortal
life, and then, if you are mistaken and
there is no life after the grnve, still
you will hnve been Immortal.
V'e must have the immortal life here
nnd now If we would hnve n rational
lmpe to have it hereafter. This Is my
Enster morning message to you. Ly-
jitin Abbott.
There is a lad in a certain Scottish
town who is noted for his shrewdness.
The other day he was sent by his fatii
er to a neighboring public house with
the following order:
" I'bcse send to our house 10 dozen
of ale."
Now, it so happened that one of the
publican's faults wes. a propensity to
poke his nose into other people's busi
ness, and so when he had read the or
der he could not help exclaiming:
"Guuid gracious, Jaddie, an,l what
ever is yer f ether gaun tae dae wi' sae
muckle ale"
For a moment Johnnie was puzzled,
knowing that his father would not liko
him to exactly tell the truth. Then au
idea occurred to him and he queitly re
plied: "I'm no verra sure, but I think he'i
gaun to niak' a cork frame, an' hee'll
need the corks." New York Globe.
WASTED EFFICIENCY.
41 1 shall never forget," said the pop
ular statesman, "the crowd of 10,000
people who cheered me for one solid
hour. "
"Have yon ever thought of your ter
rible responsibility," asked tha mathe
matician. 4,An hour each for 10,000
peopla represents 10,000 hours, or neai-
the exhaustive and u
patioj of cheering.'' j
ANEW Wi
The Irishman in
challenged to a duel.
"Shure," he cried,
out with shillalahs." '
"That, won't do,"
"As the challenged g
right to choose the t ',
demauds that, you shJ '
weapon with which I
miliar."
4 'Is that so, indai. ,
generous Irishman. 'I i
it out wid guillotine! , -'
Herald. ,
.
BALL HELD A
Mount Vernon, Wa - .
lowing a preliminar1 -Justice
Crookston, ,
bound over for trifr t
court for murder is
Bnll is suspected of '
bandits who killed' r
duriag the holdup o)
train near Bellingha : . i
Grand opera is fi
doubt, but, really, j.-i-l
cent vaudeville is rt
most of us.
a
--vie'
Quality that Cfete
. ir.V
MODEL 7-C, $240 F. O. B. SAU
Over 90 per cent of the hill-climbing, endursi
contests in 1913 were won by The EXCEli-id
same kind of a machine that all Excelsior tL mbj.
Buy an Excelsior and you will be a satisfied V
We have some good buys in second handi ngs. "
1913 Twin Excelsior, $175 1913 Singl. ii
1912 Single Indian, $100
SAVAGE AND IVER JOHNSON BltS. .
' ; : $25 to $45 Cash on installme; - ,
Morse & Ramsfj?
211 S. High Street
IS:: :-
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mum a MinMi i nn isn n - v mmmmmwmwmmmimmimmJiZ i
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j THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON f CARC -
: THE H.-D. SIDE CAR IS AS WITH ALL OTHER W-a-
j CLASS BY ITSELF. WE HAVE ONE IN STOqODYvoTJLD BE "i
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE. A FEW tfHED V3 Jif"
y --w .
If you deal in values you'll ap
preciate the Ford. Its simplici
ty its economy and its de
pendability give it a value that
cannot be measured by its price.
The Ford ia the one car that has
"made good" in world-wide ser
vice. Fiv hundred dollars is the priee tf
the Ford runabout; the touring car is
five fifty; the town- ear seven fifty--f.
o. b. Detroit, complete with equip
meut. Get catalog and larticulars from
Vick Bros.
Agents
260 K. High, 8t Salem, Or.
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viciaity. uii'6t Salem 5 n T;r
xiiat-ui43 nuit nun aarBBieva
Auto and motorcycle tires repaired promptly,
Be-tread work a specialty.
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oi Independence!.