THE BAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1919.
PAGE SEVEN
BUYIN'G A CAR
As tlicro are a good many makes of
ears on the market, and a good many
dealers claiming the particular ear that
they are selling is the best nd only ear
it a -difficult problem for the person,
who has no previous knowledge, of a
ear" to tell whether the eat that appeals
to him in looks will be a "pleasure and
joy forever" or a source of trouble and
expense.
In buying a oar you ought to get
one that will last you for several years
and it will pay you to niako tkorouga
investigation of the comparative merits;
ef the different cars that appeal to you J
and then decide to buy what you want,
one that will meet your requirements,
and to d0 that you will have to take ail
of the fololwing points into coftsidera.
tion:
Beputation of the Manufacturer.
Buy from a manufacturer that has
the reputation of making "an honest-to-goodness'
car, a manufacturer that
thinks as much of.his reputation as
of the money he. cun make, one who
has been known to give full value for
the money with a good serviceable stui
dy dependable car.
Appearance of Car.
Select a car with sensible lines, one
that is well proportioned, trim and
sturdy; it's a good car today and will
be for several years. Avoid the freak
for it will be a back number in less
Jthan a year.
New Models.
If you buy a car made by a manu
facturer that brings out a new model
every year, your car will bo out of date
in 12 months. Investigate every part of
the car from the ground up.
Wheels.
Wheels should bo in proportion to the
size of the car, with tires largo enough
to carry the car and its average load
and give you from 4000 to 5000 miles,
over ordinary roads (get this informa
tion from car owners as well as from
the dealer) this will mean maximum ser
vice with minimum expense. As a at
tcr of safety and service brake drums
should be very largo.
Axle and Propeller Shaft.
Kote whother tho car has a full float
ing rear axle, and if tho axles and pro
poller shafts aro fitted with Timkon
adjustable bearings.
- Frame. ,
'.Frame should be of channel steel,
well riveted and braced.
Body and Finish.
Make a thorough investigation of the
finish. Find out if it is n finish that
will respond to a good polish aftor it
has been in use a couple of years, or if
it is tho kind that gets dull in a Bhort
time and ha9 to be repainted. The on
ly way to do this is to investigate tho
different cars that have been in uso
a couple of year8 and see if they will
take a bright polish.
upholstery. '
Xoto carefully ir1 the upholstery it
genuine leather or imitation. Get the
genuine loather if ssiblobut t yon'
decide to buy one withimithtioii go!
and examine one that has been run one
season and see ho-t it looks;- then you.
will know what to expect. . .-.
Mjtor. " ''"
Get all tho ijfotmation on this that
you cauj learn if it has two or three
crankshaft bcarirg", examine the piston'
and connecting rnd3 and be suro to find
out all about tl.o oiling system, see i
till parts are encioscJ and protected
from dust, take a look at the undorsi lo
of the engine and seo if there is any
BUICKS FOX 1919
ED
Letter To Otto J .Wilson, Lo-'j
cal Dealer, Explains Fac
' tory View.
An interview with Mr. Otto Wilson,
local Buick distributor, makes certain
that the purchaser of a Buick car be
tween now and tho end of the 1919 sea
Son is not running any chauco that the
price will be subject to further change
during that period.
"I have just received a letter from
the homo office," said Mr. Wilson.
containing the revised nrico scheoulei11""8.1""1 w"'y c ' '
efefctive January first, 1919,
rnvpriiiir;
tho yanous Buick models during the!eomo ; the fruit in(Ju3t 8hared hy? ,,,, hni no city of
remainder of tho season. Four models a nn who Bre ,otlvernt with CQl t advunta;,es than Salem to
have been reduced , price and the oth-!ditinn9 in tlC valpVi bf(,omc m I10rthwc3tcrn center of the
cr two remain untouched j Jn n,dition to havin(j t)l0 acreage, ! fruit industry. " :
There has been considerable spec u- tllPre are itl Wakm 8,;veral plants that That Salem will eventually become
Jntion as to what the Buick Motor eoni- iji ailsorn anikean enre lor ten times itl ffrontest fruit center in tho r.orth-
mny was going to do abuut the prices
or tiieir cars, astno close ot tho wai
left things in such on uncertain condi-j Foremost among these is the King's
tion regarding tho prico and quantities Products Company. The business of this
of raw material available that a goru' plant has grown so rapidly within the
many people felt it would bo iiiipoHil le pnst year that it is now one of the
for the really big manufacturers to find large buyers of all kinds of farm pro
Wioir bearings for some time to come. , duets besides prunes and other fruits.
"This prompt action on tho part of It was one of the pioneers in offering
the company shows that they havo been! the farmers better price for Lognn
able to clear the situation up sooner!berrie8 and helped materially in put
than anybody expected, and I for one-!''", the Loganberry business on a firm
am delighted with the annoiincemi uf rO et basis.
early in the season ' Bllt from tho standpoint of the Lo-
"Their war orde'rs which have been B-lcrry business, the Northwest Fruit
demanding tho major part of their cn- Products company, handling Phez and
orgies have been completed and the an- J" bnds of ? dnn9 a.rc tbe .,ar8
rouuccinent of the present prices is ev- f wnsnmer. of Loganberries and are
idence that the Buick company now ,1!ts cm? thu, branc-h ot herry raising on
. emasure of the situation and suffi- a but few years ago that farm
cien material ,s in ?1ght that will per-1 prj vm discU,MK the question as to
" " , . , " .
Buick automobile is at all times
teeted rgainst unwarranted price nizcd that Loganberry land is cue of in Marion county alone, according to
ehanges. hhe best paying investments in the val- the recent census taken by S. H. Van
"Orders for Buick cars are piling up, fy . (Trump, county fruit inspector, tnere
on us very fast and I feel reasonably The prune situation has changed ma-are about-13,000 acre in. .cultivation
euro that we shall be able to take carejterially within the past two years. In;n fru;ts and berries. From Poik coun
of the greater part of them within a past years the California product soldity, adjacent to Salem there is prop
reasonable time. We shall continue to j higher than Oregon prunes on the cast- iat,iy one third as much. It may be gairt
follow our old policy of filling ordersjern wholesale market, mostly because !tnat witli Salem as the nearest market,
i - ;ii tfn,t . ti,nf h f'alifnrnix fmit lthoiiih imaller. i ikon r 17.000 ac'cfl in actual bearing
no favoritism is shown our waiting list
which rbtn'mix worked out so admir
bly in tiie past.
Buick enthusiasts appreciate the impor-hhis
tance of this announcement, because all
,
place that dust andmud can collect. See
how much power and speed the motor
develops on the road, and how it akes
tho hills. Always try out different
makes of cara oa the same hills and
roads with tho samo loads and going
at tho same speed.
Clutch. . ,
Seo if the clutch is the lato dry disc
or tho old stylo leather faced one.
Oears.
Ask the dealer to show you tho gears
and note the size; also see if the mas
ter gear is straight or spiral cat (spiral
cut gears are much stronger and ncaly
noiseless, also find out how the gears
stand hard service; ask owners if toy
have had to have any of tehm replaced.
. Tne Starter.- - -TIio
nverago electric starter giyes
moro trouble than all of tho balance of
tho bet; investigate this very thorough
ly and see that the car you buy has a
powerful noiseless starter, one that can
bo depended upon. Get this information
from car owners. Your car should have
starter that will spin tho motor i"
nny kind of weather.
sealer ana service.
Investigate the dealer and his rep
utation (you can get this from the peo
ple that have bought cars, from him);
ask him to show you the parts he car
ries and quoto youtho prico on them;
Dealer in Dodge Brothers Cars Paige
Corner Ferry and South Commercial Streets
SALEM IS
OF FIT INDUSTRY
FOR THE NORTHWEST
17,000 Acres In Berries And
Frails In Counties Of Mar
ion And Polk
Salem is rapidly 'btccming the fruit
and berry center of the northwest duo
not to the efforts of any man or cor
poration to make the city a center, but
to tho fact that in the vicinity sur-
roundinz Salem, there is the ncreace in'
ft mitrlfntitiof nniiif
-ft .
the present acreage in fruits and
ries,
whether Loganberry culture was a fail
pro-Li,.,. ,.,. ,lVr if i. ,....
Ml-a nn.l nt-an fl TnW TXPTP lnilllCPn III
v... , iw Wn
, UUl! Idling ilt.n uvn ...i..".- ""."jiiia.j - - -
as tothc possibility of geting Buick cars ,lands. ... , -.r. v.n
year and the possibility of the pric -
es being raised or lowered."
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seo what kind of service station he hag,
and find out from the ownem o ttie
cars ho soils what kind of service he
gives, and what kind of mechanics he
employes.
Find out if the car you contemplate
buying is represented in all parts of tho
United States and Canada, as you may
want to make a. trip over considerable
territory, and you will find it very con
venient to bo able to' got service whet
ever you go.
See if tho car you 'expect to Tuy is a
ono model car or if it is one of a doien tW who took ttd vantage of the war
models mado by tho same company. A t and tho scarcity of cars to inflate their
doaior handling a make of car in wnlch prices away beyond the legitimate ad
there are 'several different modulg iblvanoe in the cost of manufacture will
handicapped when it comes to giving undoubtedly be obligod to reduce their
real scrvico bceauso it is impossible for prico; in fact .several of them have
him to carry parts enough to take care.dono so already."1 They had advanced
of several different models, wheiseag if their prieos about 60 per cent and have
it is a ono model car the dealer ean car
ry a sufficient stock of party Jto give
real service. . Q .
Cost of Upkeep. f .' 1
liie only way. to arrive at the nver
ago cost of upkeep, and the trouble to
expect is to ask tho following questions
from the owners of the car you t-vtwet
to buy: , : ...
How long havo you had your cart
What has ccn your cost for repairs
was better advertised.-But this year,
the Oregon prune was pieced on tho
market on an equal basis for tho first
time with the .Petitcs of California.
And besides securing the gamo price,
the Oregon product this year is much
'sweeter and iu general better condition
than in general ull of which will do
' wonders in advertising tho Oregon
jtorand.
I Cherries have proven to be valuablo
investments .for the past two years.
And the same may bo said of pears as
the prices secured, by the Salem Fruit
, Union were moat f avorublo and in ad
dition to the price, the fruit was of
'fine quality nil of which did some good
advert
tising for the Oregon pear that
en packed hero and labeled as
so otten paci
California Droduct.
Bobert C. Pnulus, manager of tho Sa
lem IT'ruit Union, is an ail ocate for
Salem in the way of making this city
.the headquarters for fruit and berries
in th northwest. With the laiuo wal
nut acreaeo coming-in and apples and
nr.rrari nf lflfHHI that Wilt
aim u unmv -
ber-jw(.Bt is due not only to the thousands
..f om. n cn tivation in Berries uuu
fruits within a few milcg of Halem,
but to the fact that in the citj are man
ufneturing plants enough to consume
evorythintr brought here und offered
for sale. These include tho following:
Hunt 'Bros, cannery, Oregon Packing
company; King's Products company)
Phcz and Loju companies, known a the
Northwest Fruit Products Co., and the
number of smaller companies who are
handling fruits and berries of all kinds.
As an adjunct to tho NoUhwcst
Fruit Products Co. there has been or
ganized a company for the manufac
ture of jellies and jams. This company
although in its infancy bids well to
beeome one of the larger industries ol
the citv. Already machinery has tieen
shipped from the cast and the building
opposite the Southern Pacific passenger
manufacture of
.,i i-mi
prv installed lur i iic
all in berries
or fruits that bring ialj
returns compafeQ W lanuiug
l According to tnc tigu.es . .
Trump, in the census taken this sum
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in "that timet
How many miles have you driven
What kind of roadsf
What kind of loadsl ;
Has the starter given you any trou
ble! How many miles do you get to the
gallon!
How many miles do ,you get out of
your tiros t
Prices Present and Future.
Thoso manufacturers who raised their
prico. according to. tho advance in the
priee of labor and material will not bo
able to reduce their price until such
i Tiino rh nnnr inn mart rim nrn rnamwii.
sinco reduced it about B0 per cent, so
do not be misled by. the manufacturer
that has reduced his prico, for it shows
beyond a doubt that he was profiteer
ing, for there has been no Reduction in
tho price of cither labor or material.
If you make tho investigation as care
fully and thoroughly as I havo recoa
mended you ought to get a car that will
give you good service and satisfaction.
II. F. ' BONESTEELE.
200 BARRELS DAILY
CAPACITY DFfilLLS
Cherry City Flouring Mills
Largest In Valley Outside
City Of Portland.
Whon the citizons of 8alem want the
best rjiitcnt flour or ernham flour or
!pail(!1,ko fluur or tho kind ()llt of wUicll
ai'
graham bread is made or wholo wheat
flour, there will be no need of sending'
outside of the city limits. For there :
Ih now in 8alcm a millinrr comnanv that !
j puts up a grade of flour oquul t0 any
of the advertised famous brands and
along with that flojr, all the special ,
mixed wheat brands.
The Cherry City mills at tho corner
of Trade and Church streets is a com-'
binutidn of the old Capital City mills
and tho Cherry City mills and has a
capacity of 5J0O barrels a day. With
such a capacity, it may be suid to bo
tho largest flouring mill iu the vulley
outside of Portland.
Ninco the two mills combined with
P. W. Geiser as manager improved ma
chinery lias been installed together
with many appliances that add to the
quality of tho flour manufactured.
During the past year the mill has had
many government contracts and tho
Cherry City mills flour has been ship
ped to many a port in Europe besides
tho Philippine Islands and' to canton
ments in the south.
The Cherry City mills opened for
business in 1913 with a capacity of 73 i
barrel? a riny. Under Mr. Geiser's man-)
agemelit, the business soon outgrew the
plant and location and it was necessary
to take over the Capital City flouring
mills which had a capacity of 60 bar
rels a day.
The two mills combined in one will
use about 150,000 bushels of wheat this
mer, in Marion county there is plant
ed acreage as follows:
Prunes 7000 acres
Cherries .'. 412 acres
Peaches 338 acres
Pears '. 35S acres
Walnuts -.....-'. 99t acres
Apples : --. 1335 acres
Htrawberries 14S acres
Loganberries 1349 acres
irapes - 10 acres
fiooserrici .,4-i-.
iB'aekl.L'.-rief .
Raspberries
Filberts
9 acres
46 acres
14 acres
26 acres
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DODGE BROTHERS
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Dodge Brothers Motor Cars manufae-:anc0
tured by Podgo Brothers, Detroit, who.rpurec.iate tho eomfortablo genuine
have an enviable reputation. They have
....... .
said tnat tncy never would put any
thing into a Dodge Brothers Motor Car
that would reflect on their restoration
The Dodge Brothers Motor Car is au
honor built car from tho ground up,
built to give the maximum of comfoit
and servioe for a minimum expense.
The tire mileage is unusually high, and
the gasoline consumption unusually low.
The popularity of the car is proven by
the large numbers that aro used in all
sections of the country, and as to tho
service that they aro giving ask any
owner of a Dodge Brothers Motor Car.
Tho economy of the car is proven by
the largo number of Dodge Brother.!
Boadstors that are being used by com
merical mon and by tho nunioer of
Brothors Screen Body or Businexs Do -
livery car. Dodgo Brothors 'lonrin'j
and Screen Body cars were purchased inj; about. ,
by the thousands by tho Unitod Stiitco The clutch is tho multiple dry disc,
govornmont. Thoso cars wore bought by requiring neithor oiling nor adjusting,
tho government on the rocommentlationjaud whilo they' havo been in use three
Cars
Phone 423
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR WOMEN'S SERVICE
MOTOR CORPS IS PERFORMING GOOD WORK
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WOMEN REPAIRING A MOTORCAR.
The women chauffeurs of the motor corps of the National Lengue for
Women's Service not only drive autoe but also do all their own cleaning and
repairing. Some of the women have taken courses in auto repairing and are
thoroughly familiar with the mechanism of motorcars, thereby eliminating the
necessity of sending them to repair ehops.
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year. With a basis of $2.20 a bushcllfit to mnko solf rising pancake flour,
fixed by the government for No. 1 Tur- With the mschirrry the mill can make
key Bed, tho vallr.y wheat will average ' 8000 pounds a day. Of tho gTaham flour
from 1.95 to $2.u0 a bushel according I the mill is equipped to make 10,000
to quality. 4
fcuocntly tho mill has put in a plant
for the manufacture of graham flour.
It has also added a new pancake out-
A
of a commission appointed to examine
into the merits of the difforcnt makes
of cars for the government service.
In making a careful examination of
tho car, one cannot help but notice the
Tiftnt- trim, ftnmfftrtfthlft- Htnrnv aimoar-
0 tll0 cnr, in driving, one readily
'leather upholstered seats, the easy handj
In Ai.. i.:t. i. ..1...
ling, the ease with which it takes the
hills and the quick response to the
slightest touch on the accelerator (one
old ratio horso driver said that it seem
ed like a race horse ready tq leap ahead
as soon as you give it a slack rein) and
the unusual amount of reserve powor.
In an examination of the car, you
notice the well proportioned wheels
with Timken bearings in both front
and rear. Tho brake drums are tour-
toon inchos, and rear axles are full float
iug. . The differential gear and drive
pinion Mid spiral cut gears and the
drive shaft, difercntial and axle shafts
are all run m Tuukin adjustable bear
ings.
. The transmission is the selective
land stripping a gear is something driv,
! era of Doilgo Brothors cars know noth
Moline Tractors
Salem, Oregon
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pounds daily.
Resi es miinufar.turinir ill kinds of
flour and the pan cake flour the mill
is prepared to handle and manufacture
Masses, J. hav . sot. fojuid any weafc
flaa, or tj ftos requiring at
tention or adjusting.
The motor is four cylinder, ,"L" .
head type, three and seven eight inch
bore and four and one-half inch stroke;
thirty-thirty-five horse power; air in
take heated by exhaust manifold and
taken to left side of motor to a Stew
art carburetor and back througn na
block to right side of motor to intake
valves, giving it a heated mixture. Tha
motor is oiled by pump and splash
system; oil gauge in dash in plain view
of driver day or night.
Water is forced through engine by
pump so that' engine is kept from over
heating. The generator and starter is tho
North Eust single unit. It generates
electricity and charges the battery
while the engine in running (an indi
cator on dash showing charge while en
gine is running, and discharge when en
gine it being started or lights are burn
ing) and uses current from the battery
baek through the generator to spin tha
motor in starting. It is one of the quiet
est and most reliable starters ever put
on a- car with power enough to spin
tho motor lu any kind of weather. It
is connected to the cruuk sprocket
wheel with a sprocket chain that is en
closed in oil. It is a suro and noiseless
starter. Try this in comparison with any
other starter.
Ignition is tho North East distribut
or and takes current direct from tha
buttery, insuring a hot spark at all
speeds.
Battery is the Willard six coll. twelve
volt. Lighting switch is also on instru
ment board, s,
Frame of ear is channel steel, thor
oughly braced and riveted. The body
is pressed stoel. Finish is baked enamel
a finish thut lasts, a finish that will
respond to any good polish and be near
ly as bright as new after three years
of constant uso.
Upholstery is of genuine leather and
will last for many years. (Mote how
imitation leather looks after six months
uso). Dodge Brothers do not believe in
imitations.
Top is ono-man, mohair, with jiffy
curtains.
Service.
I havo a fully equipped service sta
tion iu charge of the best mechanic
I can employ. I carry a full lino of purts
and ,in my stock room you may see
any part of tho Dodgo Brothers ear
you may wish to look at, and it is opou
for your inspection at any time. I also
he vo a record of all parts used in the
past so that you can get all the in
formation you may require on this
point,
The service station is conducted sole
ly for tho convenience of ownuu vi
Dud e Brothers Motor Cars, and I aiu
prepared to give quick and efficient
tion will say that if you wore touriiijf
tho .United States and Canada you
would find a similar service station
about cvory fifty or sixty miles through
out tho west ,and probably every twon-ty-five
or thirty miles in tho east, so)
that in touring yod would never -heve
to be, delayed if you had on ntfcidon
or need any repair' for your car, My
salesroom, service department, and
stock room, aro open, and you are In
vited to inspect samo. I will gladly
give you any lurtucr lniurmtitloii you
may require, showing you any part ot
tho car you may wish to seo. Ihou
ask some of your friends and neighbors
who drive Dodgo Brothers Motor Cuia
what their experiences have been.
The past scason hfi been tho most
trying that dealers in Dodgo t..gVier
Motor Cars huvo ever had.
The war department took thourauds
of Dodge Brothers Touring and Hereon
body cars each month, and whf.'t wero
left wero parcelled out to tho dealers,
giving us a very small percent of 0115
estimates, and while wo got only a
vorv few cars we wore obliged to keep
our service station, in operation and u
good supply of extras at all tinicB, this
insured service to Uougo owners in au
parts of the country;
Whilo I do not know how many cars 1
;! .be able to get tho coming seaBOU,
I do not expect to get enough to sup
pi y the demand, and adviso anyoua
who has mado up thoir mind to purchase
a Dodge Brothors car, to placo their or
der as early as possiblo, as order wul
bo filled in tho rotution in which they
aro received.
Whilo I have n0 advance information
regarding futuro price of Dodge Bro
thers cars, I believe that they were
advanced in prico o.ily a sufficient
amount to cover the increased cost ot
labor and material, and the price prob
1; bly will not bo changed tiil tho price
of labor mid material is changed.
Dodgo Brothers haiu thoir own stand
ard of value, in their cars, and any one
buying a Dodgo car now or at any time
can rest assured that they' are gettinfj
full value, and any orders placed for
Dodge curs will bo taken subject to
clinnge in prion and will be delivered
nt the price prevailing f t time of deliv
ery, whether it bo higher or lower.
Regarding tho satisfaction and sec
vico that, Dodgo Brothers cars aro giv
inir. and 'the service that Dodijo owners
aro getting at my service station,
for you to tho owners themselves. '
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'As!t
the Man that Drives a umigo."
H. V. BONESTEELE,
Salem, Ore , Phono 423.
mill feed, rolled oats, ground oats, roll
ed and ground barley. Within a loonta
or go tho mill will be equipped with a
chick food plant and feed mixing ma
chinery. P. W. Geiser is part owner of the mill
and in active eharno as manager.
Uso the hand throttle more and foot
throttle less 011 long drivos and you will
save money on gasoline and tires.
You will get moro miles out of bote
tires and gas at 20 miles por hour than
at 30. Speed costs money. .
Don't race your engine unless yo
want to fatten the repair man's pock
etbook. Use tho hand brake more and the
foot brake lens anu you win murrain
your mileage and decrease your fool
bills.