The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 26, 1919, Page 14

Bocca marr Fe ae abn eA tht em Al Selling Patersons as They Are Unloaded Is Pioneer Stunt] EMP LOYES turer Katablishes in |Big Tire Manuf Industrial Reta Which Workers Hoard lave Active I = ‘The establishment of a ¢ industrial relations, giving repre yentation to all emple earn of age, who ar citixens and have had 5 continuous service or year's t tal service with the factory, has been announced by the ear Tire & Rubber company, This important step in the polley of one of America’s greatest indu trial organizations vitally concern more than 20,000 workers, as the will in the have a large in shaping the policy of the fac on such subjects as empl IN COUNCIL} “Buying of Car Simply Means Getting Most Value for Money| It's only ® question of value for | soon find out what's under the paint the money,” said President Jack O The car that has endurance, in| » compan: n questioned by «| economy, that has ease of handling reporter about the wonderful impres: | and comfort of riding—such a ear on made by the new Mitchell sixes, {at a reasonable price is what I cor We ¢ Jed that the one wa der a &@ A ue We have that put the Mitchell on the map at the | kind of a ear in t w Mitchell - head of ite clas was to give the Ituman nature ja human P buyer an unheard of value for his | concluded Mr, Oxmond. hett Bi money We did it, and the result ou are merchandinl butions ‘ is thin stampede to the new Victory | battleshiper Ve « no tot | | model shop where they can gst the mont ” | “By the atest val I don't|for their snoney Suet " wore an | : pean the biggest car or ahiniont ter seeks its own le he g car for the money. A wheel:|the most for thelr money—highest TRADE MARK base and a shiny coat of paint are | value—in the new Victory mode | 1eap and easy to turn out, But! after all, ion't sur ing that it} Som the public isn’t fooled long and they is the preferred car this year.” | The City of working conditions and recon- | —= CH 4 i unell of industrial rela Akron, Ohio meet with the factory al . and is intended to be = wat broad and iprehensive keeping with tho progress of th times and ax a part of the great ‘ program of reconstruction taking Sue Bo: ds i i ‘ actorios ylow in, he re Left, above: Tom Fletcher, president of the Pioneer Auto Company. Right, above: D. McBirney, sales manager vee B Eco to eu te ~B ba ure mi of the Pioneer Auto company. Center, McBirney watches customer sign order for a Paterson just after rolling it | “Desten tee last Ge oeame” nave toda for their of the freight car. Left, below: “To sign or not to sign’—that is the question in the mind of another prospect. |." yifenried, vice president and y t, below: Fletcher, McBirney and aforementioned prospect watching the unloading exon 8. factory manager, “our organisation sat "We've all heard about selling|day the cars were unloaded es they hae nave a pou beet lice cee CEnNERaL. worors ComPany P Rats might unseen, but most of us| measurel up to G0 vere ot iS f M h 1 d own aims and plans were et aside TRUCKS wha McBirney claimed over. That . : : inti) he emergency wa , She tree stoning of wae Yt Aimy chimed ystems of Mechanical and _ |i! '""shrein’’ ss : eee every story of this “wnt DUE freight car had at last rol'at into otra age Sl Keep the faith! Mere we are, with actual photog- It wae Saturday mornty Sh I ti P V l ater and a better Mc cad ox tare. teltes ies sec maaan blocae wel op Inspection Prove Value} ci. i. sias asi | Buy Victo ria with Tom apd Man, | onnel, and meeting ° a uy ry this one, for it's as true yard th m an | « of personnel, oO see Paterson in. oll] Bad = gyn = pga i the rospe! Ss story trom hero| Freedom From Excessive Shop Costs Are Brought About | of problems on an emergatcy bee e aytiower Wairy has oper tl Bonds. i ‘ we no nd ourne o > Fletcher and D. 8. McBir-| on iy told in pk Ove ef the] by Careful Methods of Inspection.. New Era of High-| ee ° ing to um, and we are ated two 1 1-2-ton GMC Trucks * : Who officiate at the Pioneer pipe tee agi hl ay caer way Transport Sees Many Changes for the Better in} apie to pian in a broad and consist ; company as president and we an oa yg na naan | Truck Operation nt way for the past year. l t w k H : Te nest ee sree pat hus wife havpesct. to he | Of Interest to Farmers Will He Captain Bullock's Next Article, Appearing |... ee eee t of the tl dded a3 GMC, M 1 Get rid of war! f vonsidera- vut happeue » be : The practice sing out « contracted to distribute the pen ol : ag Cai: aun anaes Next Saturday, on “Using Trucks in Farm Kegions for Short Mauls.” a democratic form of factory ey a a -4-ton 9 lode B Vi t line of cars in the state|can dare to buy a motor ear with- The Bar) agement contemplates, in its N 16 “ fl t f uy Ic ory lout friend wife's “Okeh""? His) “a ee tetaila, a body be known a* a oO. » to their eet. f Washington in addition to the/ON) Simm ready to sien, and his| Constant inspections are the price] ‘The thoro shop inapection, how. | ‘tails. a body te lm leet an, ' Bonds. ‘ Case. A carload = WAS) b torson ts for delivery. jof freedom from shop costs, The |ever, should be arranged that a| 00% fan executive council con-! Tk stems the factory, the] : t the com.|CeetrUn motor truck establishm truck will go off duty every two] Pitt oe tive men named by the . ; " ‘ From every pont o » | Will have its repair bill, but the in-| weeks for a thoro examination and | ™ aa the manager SERVICE F : et a long line, and there/ pass the Paterson is “some car." | spection system is the stitch in time! repairing of all minor troubles dis | {ctory of the labor f Much excitement in Seattle at/and from its performance in Se-| that gaves many-fold nine later in the | covered prac secon yg Seg vont fragt ° . If d + 4 oneer Auto company. But/attle the few days it has been |iite of the truck In a fleet which has a total of 15 | department, ime viene y foremen ex lains their urchase our uty is f ee never showed up, and/here, it will cut a wide swath in| ‘The best inspection systema make | trucks, for instance, there ahould be | ected “ loyes, A th S Messages were sent ‘to| motor circles. an allowance for the care given to|@ schedule for the shop inapection of | tions wi H one, e . ene who ge | aaa ? the truck by the driver whenever he | every vehicle, and its working sched - Tuas eau Gaal ' i ‘where a freight car contain- i <AGE & out on the road with his vehicle | ule adjusted to permit it to be taken | ¥* , aie . three Paterson automobiles | “ kouomaneri Sas +t the }OF 1 the yard, waiting for an order | out of nervice every mee sts niger Aes . - . LDRID . peace, too, be fo ce mene Tease leakage from {h¢//to make a trip, ‘The bonus aystem, |the inspection. A schedule a pian to, aetablleh a lectatative I Ss eaiat Meantime McBirney was | hubs and brakes a. which induc the truck driver to| made for Unis inxpection body somewhs nich wilt wi ! ge hoe oy = bj —< . fg sce ns nade make an effort to keep his truck in| ls made by the chief mechanic or by he pores wan get i fetes a ateva a one Jong list of friends, and got/obviated by drilling inch | condition, is the first phase of aa §arage, or a manufacturer's repre- | #1¥6 Tepresenta @f them as enthusiastic over) holes in the under side of the hou* | thoro inspection system. he next ie | sentative, For instance, truck No. 1 | sltatbie to vote : ; | lear as he was himself. They|ing near the outer ends, The holes|« reguiar inspection by the chief me.|#hould go into the shor - Bon: e e B agreed \o sign an order the on the road. Jchanic of the fleet. who can make|of the first week, No. ICE Is a sir at tnsct cn, Mest, we. com_maaho laf the Sve wonk. Wn, $ og Teewtar.! A TUT: ds are saf ly, aa the truck in idle at night or when work is light. The third step is @ regular shop inspection by either the chief mechanic of the Meet, or by |leas expensive than the making of repairs upon a truck after heavy damage has been done ‘The best method for the average | truck establishment is to have a ufacturer of the truck operated by the fleet company, for systemati regular inapections by that pany's representative The bigger | truck companies are not only giving this service, but are advising their customers to utilize their services in | making frequent inspections to keep | the truck up to the highest pitch of | efficiency. The various companies make dif | ferent arrangements for euch inspec tiona, and to tell what these systems are would be unfair to the selling or ganizations and systems of the man ufacturers. It can be sald, however, that the truck companies will co-op: erate gladly with the fleet owner in the making of a detailed, regular, systematic Inspection of the entire vehicle The driver can be counted upon, it there in a well-worked-out bonus ys tem, to try to keep his truck in the ‘Come in or write for detailed description of truck that will meet your requirements. best possible condition, beth from Pierce- Ow HY the standpoint of appearance and mechanical efficiency The mere neident of a clean and good-looking truck is worth more to the Meet own Tenth Ave. and E. Pike St., Seattle, Wn. Phone er than the bonus system will ¢ him, A clean-looking truck is a rol! aN) iH advertisement for the fleet. The Mies truck which is muddy, dirty, and not pt In good shape, is at a glanc dvertisement for the company h is operating the vehicle. To use the body of the truck to carry, in good-looking colors and letters, an advertisement for the company is a moneymaker. ‘The shipper will be glad to use the truck which looks as tho its operator was trying to keep his plant in good shape. It is prima facte evidence that the truck will b In condition to deliver properly « quickly the load consigned to it The truck, therefore, should be made a rolling advertisement for its fleet by the offering of inducements to its driver to keep it so. This work by the driver includes such matters as lubrication, proper greasing of all parts of the vehicle, in addition to the first question of cleanliness, A clean truck Is not only a good-look An Incident in the Senator’s Great Patriotic Speech (Reproduced from the Saturday Evening Post) “Never let us forget, my friends, that the reason we were able to force victory a year ahead of the allies’ schedule was because our meh were fit, and were kept fit, by regular inspection. (Loud applause, prolonged cheering.) “The idea of regular inspection in order to keep fit contains | le less likely to get out of order. If a truck is clean, it will show to the |driver in an instant any part of the machine which is th tening to make trouble, If a «pring leaf ix | weakening, it will tell Its story when the driver in cleaning the vehicle from town to town in my car, “Two years ago I had a speaking trip completely spoiled for me by a troublemaking battery in this auto of mine. It was a specimen of a common trouble-making variety that kept @ man busy wondering what it would do next. “Perhaps some of the fault was mine. Like most of you who ride in cars, I never had the slightest taste for battery mechanics. I understand Champ Clark likes to putter around his, but mighty few of my friends among the senators know the first thing about ‘em. “So it was a happy day for me when I learned I could get & battery built for folks who haven't the time nor inclination to study battery anatomy. “Sinee then I have been riding dependable, long-lived Prest-O-Lite feeding the headlights. For the regular,inspection which soldiers and batteries alike require to keep them 100 per cent efficient, 1 fall back on the service station man is ia one way in which I have tried to apply the lesson to myself. * * *” | of oil for this purpose, chiefly from a jcost bast#, and for conservation of joll. The army used a solution of sal soda in water to clean the greasy portions of the truck. The drivers did not like the soda, which was less expensive, but which cuts the paint and is not #o quick in its cutting the oll, ‘The individual truck owner may well try his own experiments on this problem, The driver should be keep all bolts and nuts tight, wateh lagainst lost grease cups, guard | against damage to the engine first jand then to report Instantly any dif |fictulty that develops, so that it can |be fixed in the garage as soon as he | reaches a company station, The fleet mechanic should make a thoro weekly inape in comfort with a husky, spinning the engine and ' Leone Dual Lighting & Ignition Co. Prest-O-Lite Distributors MAL Kast Pike St. ry Se East 187 Our Automobile Electricians will fix your car to your satisfaction, nd condition running inspection for cleanii in Hees a evident faults with the fleet inspection should be regular and pref. | erably every we ag part of the method for checking up the bonus of the individual driv. ors. working arrangement with the man- | com: | ing vehicle, but it is a machine which | @ lesson we can each apply in our daily lives, A homely Some fleet owners like to have Mustration just occurs to me—if you will pardon a moment's their trucks kept clean with oil}, @igression. which cleans off the gritty, dirty) “Som ’ everal speeches a day, going grease from near the moving parts. pee ee: Bake: covers: 4 ids The army regulations forbid the use required to | tion to see that | | the main portions of the machine are | This is more or | ness and lubrication, and to find any | This | M, on it will be used | one truck out of comminsion daily SSENTIAL ran entire day, but every feet op ESS erating this number of vehicles will od to send In a reserve ve In Selling Tires Problems of Each & subsidized garage, If the feet has» take the place of the ma | Individual Customer Must Be Stud | & repair arrangement with any par chine in the shep. A truck may| ted, Says Bajeten | ieular garage or repair house. This |often be in shop on this Inapection | - in an expensive procedure, but it in| for two days, one for inspection and| Je in significant that truck tire the second for the making of repairs | users who use the sume care in pur which can not be made the firet day. | chasing tires that they do in provid Two weeks accounts for 12 of the 15 | ing for their other needs, almost {n trucks, Days when the dispatcher's | variably obtain long ‘nileage at low record shown the lowest average of |cost, while those who buy haphar work should be used for inspection | ardiy pay a high price for short mile of the additional three trucks, On | age this method the driver should be in| .rhere in more to tire purchasing the shop with hie truck, as the work | | than ordering the driver to take the | on his vehicle keeps him up on the |ieicy around to thé néarest truck | technical part of hit machine, ‘cso ge Me Bg sn cb (Copytrgnt, 1919, by Warren B. | saya John 8. Baisden, local Goodyear Byleck) distributer. “Otten an analysie of the hauling RACING GAME TAKES |conditions encountered shows the HARD TRAINING TO WIN | say Racing drivers train for their| “Few truck owners give sufficient work by temperate living and a lit-| time to the consideration of tire ser tle exerciae daily to keep on edge.| Vice to enable them to select the Physical training can easily be| proper type of tire for their needs. | overdone, howe an exhaustion | They are mainly dependent on the might follow too severe exercise,| truck tire dealers from whom they purchase. “We have gone far in working out the servi idea. Our salesmen be fore being allowed to call on peective customers are thoroly schooled tn solving hauling problems. They must know what type of tires to recommend for each truck need. Mental training is far more import- ant in the opinion of a majority the great drivers, Weeks of prep an event like the * at Indianapolis, their minds are centered on their cara day and night. They live with the mechantem every waking hour, and| pros at night mentally go over it part “Our men also see that tires of the by part, testing for strength and ef.| Correct size are applied. The rated ficlency, seeking detaila that cali| capacity of a truck does not always for alteration, making absolutely | indicate the tire size, Obviously, if certain that everything will work|® truck owner loads five tons on a at {te best on the crucial day, It|three-ton truck the tires are at a is this preparation that gives the |@isadvantage unless oversize tires pilots the clear minds needed for|4re used. The loads carried the event itself, because not until| conditions and the general se thousands of mechanical details | demanded, all have their bearing on have been settled to their own the tires recommended by our men infaction is it possible to dismiss | for the various kinds of service they them, and with them all worry,| must perform “It in estimated by tire engineers that, due to various forms of abuse climb behind the wheel for the long grind for 600 miles and # victory nearly half of all truck tires - —_— wor i before they have delive ” ipsam | ileage bufit into them. 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Let me take you both through the institution, show you its equipment and the good work it is accomplishing. If you will write me I will be glad to send you cata- logue, No. 27, which will give you complete detail. Classes are not crowded. Students can enter at any time and we have day and night courses, Seattle Engineering School WM. T. A. FAULKNER, Pres, 100 West Roy Queen Anne 254