Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 9, 1923, Page 11

iets Rie roi VOLUME 33. News Of Casper Dealers Editorial Che Casper SECOND NEWS SECTION. And WYOMING WEEKLY REVIEW CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1923 Automobile News HOW PONY EXPRESS RIDER WAS SAVED BY A GASOLINE [AYES AMIDST PAINLESS OF ROAD LEVIES Payments Are Offset by Benefit Derived in Good Highways. A set of tires costing one hundred amd fifty dollars may run for ten thousand miles on average roads. The same set will run double the mileage on improved highways. The @verage car travels ten thousand miles per year. Therefore, the av- erage tire cost, supposing average size and quality of tires are pur- ehased, is $150 per year on dirt roads and $75 on fine roads. Ten thousand miles of running, at gn average of 15 miles to the gallon, requires 666 2-3 gallons of gas. If gas is taxed 2 cents a gallon, the @verage runner of ten thousand les pays $13.33 per year in gas tax. In a state where there, are 100,000 automobiles (which 1s less than the average, California, for in- stance, has about a million), the net imcome from the gas tax, above out- Lined, would be $1,333,000. At twenty-five thousand dollars per mile, that sum will build fifty- three miles of fmproved highways. If there are a million cars, five hun @red and thirty miles of improved highways could be built a year from the tax. If the gas tex wes 4 cents, 106 or 2660 miles. @ year, iv eould be buflt. ‘Where the roads are unimproved. the 100,000 car owners spend $7,500, etherwise would save. The million ear owners would spend $75,000,000 en tires they otherwise would save. Proponents of the argument say that a tax on gasoline, spent on roads is the one and only “painless OUT MADEIN CHALMERS IS MOTOR TOPIC Among the recent events in auto- motive circles of principal interest to the trade and to motor car buy- ers is the announcement by Arthur B. Barker, vice-president of the ‘Chalmers Motor Car company, to the effect that all Chalmers models ave been reduced in price, the re- @uctions ranging from $50 to $100. ‘The Standard 5-passenger touring, The 7-passenger touring, the Sport touring, rosdster and sedan-coach have been lowered $50, and the T-passenger sedan is priced $100 ‘under the previous figure. “The marked reductions, which ome at a time when increases have been more or less generally expect- @4, are the result of increased manu-| facturing efficiency, which has come| @dout since the present organization; took over the Chalmers plant,” Mr. Barker states. ™ Special on FORD Tires SUNDAY AND MONDAY 30x31 TIRE and TUBE at the same @00 a year on tires, which they: THE AUTOMOTIVE MELTING POT Conducted by “SPARKPLUG” Purpose—To “Wise-up” the automobile owner. pu More Purpose—To t the Tribune Sunday Automobile Section be- fore the public of Casper with # ro@r like a giant firecracker exploding Source of Info—The general dealers. Now and then, the police | | in the Court House at midnight. | Forewarning—What you read | And still they keep rolling in. The |Casper Buick Co,, delivered another jearload of new Buicks on Friday, |and expect to repeat on Monday, if ‘the rallroads come through with = part of the bargain. | “Pinkey” Faurell is the possessor of a new Buick Sport model, the only one now touring the highways and byways of Casper. i Casper’s new slogan: “See you when Walker and Perkins fight again.” They never will decide the “champeen” of the sem{-Rocky | mountain region. | | «The Wyoming Oldsmobile Co. un- loaded three carloads of Chevrolets during the past week, and are ready to start the sales shooting skyward. Don’t mise Mr. Woodruff's story on the nervy guy with the second hand flivver. It’s all true and good The life of a service station owner is much the same as that of a bar- gain sate clerk. A “commit mur ‘aer” brain, and a “won't you have a cup of tea?” smile. H. R. Lowem factory representa- tive of the Chevrolet Motor Co., was in Casper Friday, consulting with officials of the Wyoming Oldsmobile Co. The department of the Wy6- ming Oldsmobile Co., is as new and shiny as a bankrupt realtor’s office. New fixtures havo been installed, for the larger volume of business which has appeared during the past few weeks. Jack Nolan, Thermopolis Nash dealer, was in Casper Friday. Dr. D. C. McCle‘lan returned to Arminto recently with his brand new Buick tucked under his arm. He is @ proud physician. There ts a new carload of 1924 Hupmobiles on display in the sales- room of John M. Whisenhunt and Co. The Mosher Tire and Service Co., local agents for the Dayton Tire and Rubber Co., has taken its place among the sales agencies of Casper and is giving some of the older tire agencies a real run for supremacy. Bert Wellington has enlarged the United Auto Service Co., and 1s do- ing a bigger day's work since he has been alone in the building at 221 West Yellowstone. Here’s another that’s hard to be Neve, Lee Doud, driving his al- ready famous Jewett roadster, went public. — Likewise department. And don't like—pass over. the automobile The Doud-Weaver Motor Co, has received a new special Jewett road- ster. Look it over. Charles Sarns is back on the job and Sam Ford ts able to be up and about. Both men were hurt in an accident near Wheatland about two weeks ago. The Dort car which they drove at the time, is little worse for wear and back into the service of the Dort agency. Mr, Thomas, owner of the Liberty garage !s a proud gentlemen these days, The new pavement has been completed to his very doorstep. Why shouldn't he exu!t? Charles Patterson has returned from his vacation in Yellowstone Park and is back, hard at work at the Patterson Oakland Co. be convened in Detroit, Ma to Denver in 8 hours and 10 minutes last week. See what your indifference has done. Sparky {s forced to discon- tinue his questien column because of lack of questions. Why let such Priceless automobile knowledge go to_waste- (ae de i part of the world. The Congress is under the auspices of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Invitations are to be extended to forelgn government officials, auto- motive associations, dealers repre- senting automobile manufacturers abroad, and editors of trade papers devuted to motor transport in each of 114 countries, where motor ve- hicles are used. Four Day Program The Congress is to last four days, during which time subjects of di rect bearing on the economic develop- ment of international motor trans. port will be discussed by prominent executives, who bes'des holding im- portant positions in automobile com- panies, are also active on N. A. C. C, committees that study auto- motive problems pertaining to taxa- tion, highways, insurance, d'stribu- tion, servicing, operation, financing and other co-operative activities. Speakers From Abroad. Actual automotive conditions specific countries will also receive attention. Speakers to be chosen from among the delegates in their respective continents and to touch on prob’ems with which they are con- fronted and in the solution of which the manufacturers and delegates from other countries also are inter- ested. To Help Transportation Progress The industry believes that this Practical exchange of experiences by official and automotive representa tives from all countries, will tend to create a better understanding of the in . $9.85 These Tires Are of the Best Quality and Will Give You Wonderful Service 30x34 Regular Cord_____- 32x4 33x4 34x4 33x5 436 W. Yell Oversize Cord_ Oversize Cord Oversize Cord___________ $49.85 ---------$20.85 Oversize Cord_________--$35.85 CASPER TIRE STORE At Doud-Weaver’s lowstone $18.75 “POINTING WHERE THER BULOINGS SToco Theater News Sunday Cribiune NUMBER 7 SECOND NEWS SECTION. Classified Ads JACKRABBIT | (Bisex Fisvges oxo) Home" Orroao Tmun | MOUNTAIN ~ AFTERWARDS 1924. Its purpose is to provide a better understanding of the and the department is ready to care| economic factors underlying motor transportation in every part contributed by the motor ve- hicle to the economic development of nations and to help in solving urgent transportation problems which are pressing in many countries of the world. Initial preparations for the Con- gress are being made by the Foreign Trade Committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, | comprising H. M. Robins, (Dodge(,| Jay P. Rathbun (White), H. B. Phipps, (Hudson), J, D. Moaney, (General Motors), Howard S. Welch, (Studebaker), and G. F, Bauer, sec- retary. | — ——— FOUR NEW JEWETTS ARE SOLD DURING THE WEEK; FALL SEASON OPENED Lee Doud, of the Doud-Weaver company, reports sales and deliveries | of four new Jewetts during the past week, which not only proves the | popularity of this Paige Built Stix, but also that the fall selling season {3 opening up with a boom. Ac- ording to Mr. Doud, there is as much activity in the automotive market at the present time as there was in the spring, which is probably | due to the fact that the car owners | prefer to run their old cars through the summer for their fishing and hunting trips, and then trade it in! for a new car, Furthermore, | new car prospects have been waiting |for the new models. FIRST WORLD MOTOR TRANSPORT CONGRESS SET FOR NEXT SPRING The first International Motor Transport Congress ever held. in the United States, which will be attended by.auto- motive representatives from all corners of the globe, is to | ett NEW SHIPMENT OF HUPPS AT LOCAL AGENCY | city, the Straight Hight. Porr-RockwAtt STATION WEAR POINT OF THE Dumrons RANCH, Uran. Naturally Mr. Doud is burning up With enthusiasm over the new Jew- Lightning like in its perform- ance, this remarkable car has won 4 warm spot in the hearts of all motorists demanding a car for the mountains. Coupled with this ex- cess power is easy handling and rid- ing, which has made this car one of the most popular medium priced carson the market. By SPARK PLUG. Pride reigns at the newly refur- nished showrooms of the John M. Wh'senhunt and company, for a brand new shipment of 1924 Hupmo- biles has arrived, and the cars have been insta'led in the salesrooms and re open to inspection by the motor loving people of Casper. | Three touring cars and a sedan are included in the shipment and typify the radical changes which have been made in the Hup models for the coming year. The body has been lengthened to give race and finer lines. adiator have been raised. The springs have been noticeably length ened, and the easy riding qualities of | the Hupmobile are now a sure thing. | Mr. Whisenhunt {s not now in the and consequently Mrs, Whis- | enhunt has taken charge of sales | and service at the newly altered ga-| rage. She cordially invites the peo- ple to visit the new modern sales- room of the company at First and| Park streets, and inspect thoroughly | the Hupmob!'e’s new addition to the motor car world. ye sake a alan | According to Joe Mansfield, the | “Ohs" and “Ahs” to be heard re cently In the vicinity of 328 David street are naught but the supressed exclamations of the scores of Cas- perites who are flocking to gaze spell bound at the new Packard PROSPERITY PARALLELS USE OF MOTOR CARS, STATISTICS REVEAL the car |{ The hood and | | DAYTON TIRE AGENCY HERE IS EXPANDING By SPARK PLUG. As evidence of the startling growth of his Dayton Tire agency during the two weeks’ time since his arrival in Casper, Mr. Mosher, man ager of the agency at 333 North Wolcott street offers the following st of new dealers installed by the local agency during that time. ‘Wheatland, G'endo, Douglas, Glenrock Thermopolis, Lander, Shoshoni Sheridan, IT SOUNDS QUEER BUT IT REALLY HAPPENED TO AN IDAHO SURVIVOR Billy Fisher Recounts Thrilling Incident of Blizzard In Second of Series of Stories on Pioneer Mail Carriers of the West. BY HOWARD R. DRIGGS “The mail’s got to go through’—that was our slogan. We had given our word we'd carry it through rain or |shine, night or day, Injuns or no Injuns, and we had no |notion of breakin’ our word. The wiry old Pony Rider’s eyes snapped slightly as he Teapot, |spoke, and his voice, though a bit broken with age and Salt Creek. |Posanhull cen caine nied ineeieice ae eae oe ee ER sens er pag ara tee sipaligeti tier atisstia! cian ters nea mountains, and he pointed out Mr. above named agencies are meroly|PUt this pledge to its severest test.| Fisher's house—a comfortable old branches of the mother agency here| That was seven or eight years|farm house half buried among the Py t ” ..ag0 when he told me the sto: big tree: eee meeataue emeeient FO] re wiaher! bad’ aitioe paaesd: awa ports Mr, Mosher. | but the memory pictures he drew \tor me of that ride are sti'l as vivid minister on the sand-bar at the|%* 0 the day he gave them Buick agency these days. They! J had dropped off the Oregon Short are getting opt as fast as they come|Line Train ot Oxford, Idaho, at 4 in. What? The new 1924 Buicks.| o'clock in the morning to get this | privilege of meeting another of the “Keep thy eyes upward, and thou | bo: who shalt learn,” is the motto of Mr.| America's First Fast Mail | Woodruff, of the Center Street Ser-} After I had waited at the station| “Have a seat by the fire,? she vice Station. He has a new large|for two hours, watching tha day|went on; “It gets chilly these morn. sign, and is anxious that everyone| break over the beautiful Swan Lake|‘!n's even if it is June time.” give it the 0.0, 0. 0. means once} Valley, another mail carrier, of a| 1 bad hardly sat down in the big over. more modern type, came in his hioned rocker by the comfort- —_ buckboard to get the bag that had|ing cook-stove, with its / snapping A large shipment of Studebaker|been flung off the filer. He took! wood coala glowing through the Big Sixes is on the way. me with him back to the little vil-' (Continued on Page Three.) A thin smoke was curling up from the kitchen chimney, so I made bold to go to the place and knock at the |door. A motherly-faced, pioneer ady opened \t; and when I had in- troduced myself, she said: “Come tin, XM Fisher ain't up yet; ‘s not feelin’ so well lately; but had helped expecting you, and he'll be out soon." ——.—___ Dull care is as out of place sa to carry Reaching the Very Apex of Closed Car Value At $1465 the Dort Six Harvard Sedan rep- resents the greatest closed car value ever known. Never has such rare beauty of design, luxurious comfort and sturdy con- struction been so harmoniously blended in a car at its price. And nowhere is there such thrifty operation, such flexi- bility, such smooth, quiet performance as found in it i | oil-cushioned motor. Fours and Sixes from $1045 to $1695, Casper Prosperity parallels the us e of motor cars. Automobile registration is highest in those states which rank first in terms of their share in the national income. The agreement between these two series of figures is nearly perfect, the correlation being -96, which is ex- ceptionally high. The income figures which are used in reaching this conclusion are from | the distribution of income by states, | as issued by the National Bureau of economic Research, and the eu-| tomobile registration figures are| those published by the U. 8. Bureau of Public Roads, It is believed by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce that the relationship of cars to in- come in the case of elther is both cause and effect, States with the highest incomes presumably have the largest purchasing power and, accordingly, afford a wider porsi- bility of car sales. On the other hand, the intens use of motor| transportation faci the 1 | f persons an dev ment of outly territories ve: ods. ng an e wealth of the comm t The following states are the first ranked according to those hay- the largest total income: New York, Pennsylvania, Minois, Ohio, Massachusetts, Californ! Michigan, Texas, New Jersey, Mis. sourt, It will be noted that most of the above states are also in the first ten as ranked tn motor registrations, though not always in the same ter order, Examination of the chart on the following page, however, will show that those leading income states which are not in the first ten in the motor ranking are neverthe- less very close, The leading states according to automobile registration Mfornia Mich Missourl, Ohlo, Penn linots, Texas, Indiana, a Iowa, Dort Six Harvard Sedan $1695 at Casper WYOMING DORT SALES AND SERVICE 480 W. Yellowstone Phone 1692