The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 8, 1921, Page 8

G\4 TO SELL TRUCKS (~ sHowin AMONG FARMERS Big, Unexploited Field Seen by General, Motors PONTIAC, Mich, Oct. 1—The next big potential market for motor | trucks ts among farmers, according to views of the General Motors) Truck Co, here With only one farm out of 56 us ing @ truck, there ts yet an unsold market af 93 per cent of the 6,500,000 farms of the country. Several factors are going to con tribute to further opening up the farm market for motor trucks, ac cording te W. 1. Day, president of | the General Motors Truck Co. One | factor ta improved roads, which are being extended at a gratifying rate. | Thus far the purchase of trucks on the farm a followed fatriy closely In the wake of farm buying power: that ts, where farms have yielded the greatest average incomes, But this must change jo the not distant fu Mia SAVES YOU 20% TO 40% { STANDARD ACCESSORIES rere ie ae eee bade p Linge air (malleable cast), per set, $8.75 types equipped with brense bushings ond ues) Y) Y) A, Roscoe Arbuckle’s $25,000 custom-built automobile, which was equipped with every con- venience, from a cellaret to instruments telling its altitude. ture, Inadequacy of rafiroad facilities has had much to do with the increase | of trucks generally, but has affected the sale of trucks on the farm only slightly, In fact, It would appear that Improvement tn rail transporta tion will enhance the demand for trucks on the farm. With this in mind, the General) Motors Truck Ca has prepared for | an increased demand for its Model | K-16 oneton truck, the price of} which has been redueed $500, from | $1,908 to $1,495, wtih « view to mak ing tt the Mea! truck as to both ca- pacity and NINE CARS and ten models are) tn the less than $1,000 claes, Maxwell Climbs Hill; Conquers Bad Road Bickford Hit, near Hanover, Mich, for many years the bugaboo of motorists, was conquered last week by a Maxwell touring ar, carrying four passengers. The hill te 600 fect long, with a 21 per cent nd has a rough roadbed of averaging eight inches tn eH ants depth. ‘The Max plunged up the hill, tn second gear, the entire distance I five days, an¢ (hy going was bod The passengers cxpressed surprise — at the endurance of the car. TT 18 predicted about 15,900.000 —_ automobiles will eventually be used} LESS THAN 3 per cent of the au America. teomobiles today are air-cooled. in Storage ——ses TAN Battery Lake Electrical & Machine Co. 1385 Weetlahe N. Astemetive Electricians. Garfield 4208 Western Electric Company = Dtststvutere—Whelesate Only UNM DIRECTORY ‘ing — Painting — Radiators — Batteries Tops —Electricians —Tires (GARAGE— Lumber, a Everything needed to complete tt FARRE! LL LUMBER CO. 2109 Westinke Eltiett 6140 arg f v4 WESTLAKE TIRE SHOP N. Dev: » Prep. 2184" Westlake AUTO PARTS Nickel Plated bs Strongest Pisten Made John F. Mgr. TERMINAL GARAGE and Accessories and Beptites RRA 0534 ALWAYS OPEN See Us About a New Top. PICKARD & TRAILL 1128 Pine St. Main 3401, BETTER, FON LESS Yeas movhanical and Clestrapleting’' Ce. LEAVE iT TO AUTO EXPERTS SPEEDOMETERS Don't tinker or experiment with BUMPERS the 1; is SEARCHLIGHTS HAND HORNS ELECTRIC HORNS SERVICE. AND REPAIRS Stewart Products Service Station 1513 to 1517 Broadway BETTER CASH IN On the voting contest now being run in connection with the Auto Section. SEE US FIRST. Romano Auto Repair Co, ROMANO. 101 Broadway N. Capitol 342. Brakes Exclusively. LINING— Wholesale and Retail it Work b; ppointment. ke Service IcE pT Radiators, Fen SEATTLE & FEN ADOLPH BONM, 1837 Harvard Ave. Be sure to ask for your vo'e coupons when making » purchase, LET’S GO Prop. * Bast The road had not received rain for! (MOTORS TESTED BY TUNED EARS Willys-Knight Man Tells of Trouble Shooter “It takes tuned ears to tune & motor,” said the Willys Knight deal-| jet here, in discussing modern meth: | ods of manufacture the other day. | “As the motoring public g@merally | | realives today, the atitom: ‘trou bie shooter’ depends upon his sense of hearing to discover quickly any) motor ailment. The better motor care before being shipped from the factory are today subject to test by jexperts known as ‘final toasters.’ | “These men, who make excep | tlonally good wages because of their! ability to Judge a motor merely by ‘the sound waves produced when tt }is running, are, of course, pointed to with pride in each factor?, But the testers of WilysOveriand Co. © probably the most famous of America’s final testers thru the fact | that they must pass upon motors | which are so designed and built) | Athletic Union's games at Pasadena | CROSS COUNTRY WITH OVERLAND Athletes Make Long Trip to Save Carfare Determined to carry thetr college colors from the University of lilinots to the National Amateur} | Ca), five members of the Tilinote relay team recently made the long journey tn an Overland touring car returning @fter the meet tn the same fashion | The novel trip wns undertaken be | cause funds were low. A. her sales manager of the Willys Over land Co. in Chicago greed to fur nish the car, and the five boys fur nished the rest Tents and camping equtpment were carried in the car, making « total weight of 8,300 pounds. The! Journey was snade without trouble! jot any kind, Service stations along the route had been notified of the} | party, and gave them excellent ser- vice. that they are exceptionally quiet when in operation.” noni ise SCTOBES | BY THOMAS R_ BEEMAN wrex "Exbis < ®, 1981 a BL ROADS Mighline -- Rough epee vie detour, shee Valley — Roogh New rer joadbed not firm Keat-Mapio Valley—Ciosed Now v Jeon: vi Teewquah- Redmond —' teh—Kedmond to balance good. Newprt-Iseaquah—G ood Rantoe- Newport Closed. mt Inglewood, Use detour via conerete road Enumel nod ohibited in river ef county comm —New _concreti Good . Also via Boos creek. wey—RAnoquaimie pass open. ad in King county in excallent con- fon. New concrete pavement @% from Renton to Coalfield, open. 7 De. tend of rth to formerty MrClelian Peas Highway)——Excetient condition. Open to Silver creek. New pavement to I= saquah will be open er r Pace Highway-—Portion In King county above Index, fair. Due to loose th in places, but is point three miles beyond Diamen4-Frankla—Goo4. Across Snoqualmie River Near ‘Tolt—Load limit five tone. Trenk Connec- excellent. ment open call Main 6900, Lees strength Ie needed to tighten nuts with this new kind of rim wrench. The long leverage permite the use of less initial effort to Joosen nuta. THREE HUNDRED different |kinds of motor vebicles were being bailt in 1 DES MOINES, IA., ts the first city to become completely motorized, even to trolley lines Pricicitineneis AOMew ae ‘WASH THE brake lining with | kerovene about every two months, - In Pasadena, the team drew third honors, althe crippled by injuries. recelved In games at Chicago. On the return trip, Yellowstone park and the round-up In Bozeman, Moa- tana, were visited. - STATISTICS NO GOOD, HE SAYS Figures on Automobiles Lack Human Element Much has been sald and written! about the future of the automobile industry, and about the potential demand for new care. The basis for these calculations are statistics. But according to Walter C. Dav head of the Davis Motor Car Co,, statistics do not tell the story for the reason that the human element la not considered, “Statistics are always .hoerest ing,” aaid Davis, “but the etory of the auto industry cannot be told thru them alone, beeause the rela- tion of the motor car to the fabric | of society is intangible. "This is shown by one mothema- tleian who figures the number of @nrs needed for replacement to be 1600,000. Another man estinutes it t 1,800,000, annually. Counting the verage value of the motor at $1,000, @ variation of $390,000,000 ts found, Yet the statistios from which these two opinions are drawn, are exactly sinvilar.” Thp automobile ts more than « stati¢tical unit. It ts @ social and econpipio factor of the utmos: im- portance in every day existence. WHOLESALE GASOLINE prices leading cities in the United rage 20.8 gallon. I¥ NEW YORK state auto, cenge numbers from 1 to 100 are re. served for state and other officials. THERE ARE only 300 automo Dilep in the whole state of Persia. eee Under the heading, “The Case of Atkinson” this newspaper recently condemned the practice, reported common at police headquarters, of arresting persone without warrant and) holding them in jail, inacces- sible to friends and bereft of the right to be admitted to bail by the failure of proper authorities to place a charge against them. It now appears, however, from a statement of Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas, that Atkinson was in jail by his own voluntary action and was at no time anxious to leave during the 10 days or so of his incarcera- tion, The Star therefore apologizes to the police department and to the prosesutor for undue censure. The Star reiterates, however, that it stands squarely.on the principle in defense of which it printed that edito: It believes that prisoners etimes held tn jail without plying for bail be- is ~placed against d The Star ie emphatic in tion that this practice ts un- just and borders on despotism which bas no| place in free America, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1921. 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