The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 10, 1923, Page 20

PAGE 8 Bance the appearance and add to the | ower and sturdiness of the Gardner Gardner, on display at the auto show, | th W, EB Burdett, manager of the Se pl We distribuing firm of y pr Lewis and Staver, B Pike Ye. announced Saturday m Our ambition ts to give the pur-| fl CDawers of Gurdners the best auto- Miobile of its wheelbase and type that Bas ever graced the American motor Market,” Burdett said aD one. But we foc! that the better and | w Gustify the increase, and that the/|is ive them the best that our automo- | Hive engineers can produce. "The seats will be lower and 4 PP St with dittmrent spring construct: ‘9 wading materially to the co! the cushions, as well as the seating} Position. The front seat will be; Moved back sufficiently to allow! @bout two inches more leg room than @t present. This will be accom- ia one inch, and moving the toe board forward one inch. | “This is one point of construction | " Particularty, that you have rightfully | that the change tn contemplation, which will absolutely overcome criticism, will be pleasing to | 4! “¥i between the clutch pedal and jere is another potnt that you | u iretofore criticized that will be| ,, s in stze froz: 14% inches to 2 Salient Improvements Feature New Gardner Expensive Additions May Force Slight Price} Increase, Says Dealer Balient iniprovements, that will en-) car, which will result in much quiet- Models, are embodied in the new! partment will be trimmed he door flaps, as ls “It is figured that the price will be| the first place, it will b Mightly raised, due to the expensive | bearing « Smprovements each model has under-| back bearings—as fine a piece of Mtronger Gardner will more than| today. This five-bearing crank shaft Public will respond to our efforts to| motor construct! formance than at present he seat ends in the rear com r up to hor, in e rear door, in genuine Ie ace of the Chase im) esent the door pocket flaps will have a etal filler instead of a cardboard jer, which will ell te curling of ow experienced or lesa, The motor will be the greatest ad mostimportant improvement. In| ve @ five- nk shaft, with bronze ork as can be found tn any motor an innovation in four-cylin a. ion as at! ss OADILLAG RATED. HIGH BY JUDGES Auto 7 ndustry Fully it P Recovered From War} T|RES FORETOLD | plished by moving the front seat wx! Popular Eight Places Sixth) at Eastern Shows Following a year In which figures riticized heretofore, thus we know! o¢ motor car production for the in dustry as a whole have overtopped previous records, the Cadillac Moter Car company has won sixth re will be an offset in the! piace at the two 1923 national auto- Bee betel 00 08 to allow more! obits shows at New’ York and Chi of the body for the driver’s|"s0. Both these ‘shows were held inder the auspices of the National utomobile Chamber ef Commerce. This information was received this week by F. A. Folts, manager of the junset Motor Co., Seattle dealers. The awarding of places, which Is ‘The band will have a much|made by the National Automobile d method of adjustment, and | Chamber of Commerce, is based on pull from the bottom instead of | the total value of the product manu- ‘the top as tt now does, which will|factured by the various members af- fake action, By using the emer-| P r brake on the transmission, se on the service brake. it. It will be the same type of s DUE TO THE FACT TERM OFFER WENT OV eS, These prices are f. 0. b. starter, demountable rims WILLIAM 0. WM, 0. MeKA co, BUY YOUR FORD BEFORE MARCH 1 DECIDED TO CONTINUE OUR CAMPAIGN BALANCE OF THIS MONTH DOWN WILL BUY ANY MODEL CAR, TRUCK OR TRACTOR Touring ...$495.90 Sedan ... ....$705.98 Runabout . 465.74 Four-Door Sedan 841.18 Coupe .... 638.38 Truck .... ... 546.38 PHONE EAST 0501 TEMPORARY LOCATION, EAST PINE AT SUMMIT “AFTER WE SELL, WE SERVE”—OPEN EVENINGS Y Pleave mail me full pasticulare on your $49 Down Pay- ment Plan, under no obligations to me, tm a very positive and easy/|filiated with this body during the wevious year ending in July. “Cadillac is the only eight-cyltinder ‘of the rods and levers on our|car im the quality group that has brake hook-up will be elim-| been able to obtain such a favorable d, making a cleaner chassis with | position at these national shows. fattles, etc. There will be 24| This is due to the fact that Cadiilac Inches additional brake sur-| produces and sells more cars than the combined total of nil the other clutch will be Increased In size | manufacturers of quality care which M$ to 10 inches, and will operate | sell at the same or higher price,” much less pressure than at/|Folts sald Saturday. ‘The very large increase in Cadillac Borg & Beck—only in the|sales during the latter half of 1922 is not reflected in the choice of sixth “The muffler will be moved back|place at these coming shows, the equipped with extension pipe| records being for the 12 months end-| point ‘The automobile Is not a fad. Ing to the extreme rear of the|ing July 1, 1922. y THAT OUR SPECIAL ER SO BIG WE HAVE . SEATTLE, and include and oil and gas. McKAY C0. One of the most popular of the lower-priced closed models offered to the four-cylinder enthusiasts this season ia the Gardner s Mitchell, Lewis & Staver, Seattle representatives, The sedan is a Gardner feature at the auto shou THE SEATTLE STAR AY, FEBRITARY 10. 1909 dan, according to W. E. Burdett, sales manager of Vice President and ers, have taken positions. the ansertion that the automobile tn- dustry In the world today, the great- jand throbbing in the motor and give |in {ts place a smooth purr that Easily Greatest Manufacturing Enterprise in Prophecy of 1917 Is Com- World Today, Says Expert BY ALTON G. SEIBERLING ager the Haynes Automobile Com- pany, Kokomo, Indiana, Because civilization — civilization always geared in the same ratio as transportation since the. snail-pace days of the dinosaur-propelied cart with stone disc wheels—has obtained [ite greatest development since the coming into use of the motor car, and because the motor car has filled a vital need and not one of luxury alone, the automobile Industry from the swaddling clothes of almost yes | terhour has become the infant prod- |isy of history a: largest manufacturing enterprise of the world. d today ts the The automobile ts no longer an} biles than ever before. There never will be a saturation | It is an economic necessity, Take It }away and the foundation of the mighty bridge over which we have! from oolitic days, will collapse and all the skid chains in the world can- Rot stop us from backaliding Into the/anteo we have of permanent pros. yesterdays, Consider the statistics which prove est prosperity-productng and stabliz- ing machine In history. The value of the 1922 automobile output has been placed at $1,350,000,- 000. Add the tire business, estimated at $675,000,000; the replacement parts business, $550,000,000, and the ac- cessories, amounting to $160,000,000, and you have a total of $2,725,000,000, What industry can compare in value to this? This total Is 33 per cent greater than the second largest in- dustry, the refining of peroleum. And even the second largest indus- try owes Its prosperity to the auto- mobile for 65 per cent of all the pe- troleum {is absorbed by the automo. bile, Tho total of $2,725,000,000 ts 66 per cent greater than the value of the fron and steel output, once king of all industries, and more than twice the value of all cotton goods pro- in the textile mills of the country. Elghty-one per cent of the 600,000,- 000 pounds of crude rubber shipped into the United States annually tn required for automobile tires, Ap- proximately 75,000 bales of Egyptian type, long staple cotton will be grown in the United States and 400,000 bales will be imported from Egypt, of which 38 per cent, or 180,000 balen, | will also be used in automobile tires, Plato glass production this year RESTORE FIRE- SWEPT GARAGE With restoration and remodeling of their building at 1024 B. Pike, which was partially destroyed by fire re- cently, practically complete, stock of the Mitchell, Lewis & Staver com- pany {s rapidly being transferred to the old quarters, W. E. Burdett, man- ager of the firm, reported Saturday. ‘To accommodate the growing needa of the business, the remodeled struc- ture has improved facilities over the old one, Burdett sald. The firm is now local distributors for the Columbia Six, in addition to the agencies for the Jordan, Mitchell and Gardner cara, |Counterbalance Is Boon to Car Motors The perfection of counterbalance for crankshafts, particularly in four- cylinder cars, has overcome the wor- ry, which 1s reflected in the greater smoothness of the motor of today a» compared with the power plant of several years age, Itw effect han been such as to eliminate vibration means not only longer life for the car, but increased power and en- hanced enjoyment for tho driver, i I Woe jsbould total about 69,000,000 square} F. A. Belberling in addreaning the | The automobile will take one-|& A. third of this The oll refineries are | statement: \) expected to produce 6,400,000 gallona| “Within three years, the fabric type Of gasoline this year, The aut Will absorb 4,320,000,000 ga. jeneral Man-| feet lubricating off refined in this coun- this opinion on the exhaustive tests try will go to the automobile. Consider the thousands who owe their livelihood to the autome vast army whose numbern have never | performance in weight, reailience been approached by any other indus-|and endurance. try. There are 7 in production, sales, and service work | {ty fomgotl tires in small sizes whose income is dertved directly from | Within three years, I belleve, the| the automobile industry. Add to thin | standard cord ‘tires can be produced | 985,000 other wage earners who do- | tive their income Indirectly from the The steel and fron industry and) motor industry, including the drivers, |timate consumer will reap the bene- the textile industry, once the lend-|the chauffeurs, and workers in in-/fit in « tire which will be a better third and fourth) dustries supplying raw materials to cord than we now produce—a tire manatncencets: of automobile prod-|far superior to any close-woven fab- ucts, Altogether the automobile tn-| ric tire which cah be - industry that blooms like the flow-| dustry, directly and indirectly, affects| It Is now five wea eee by Sel. ern In spring and fades at first/the employment of 1,662,000 w berit de thi. 01 touch of frost. ‘Thruout the year,| earnera - ToLEMTaa haat tree the wheels of its mighty mills turn | thus do cold statistics : LI “4 prove that | delayed by the great war. Th i < ceaselessly. People who are being | the autornobile has aped Uvilteation | aan jearried along by the high speed of| on at tts greatest speed—the automo- civilization are buying more automo-| bile which has become the monarch | seen in current events. of transportation. The automobile,| The standard «ize cord for amall| basing the number of passengers car-|carm is the seneation of 1923. ‘The| in each machine at two, is cred-|Selberling cord 20x3% at $1250 has! Fe Ot Ford Orel Fora ited with 114,000,000,000 pansenger-| act a pace which tire orer| OTe a is miles this year while the railronda|eenerally have been forced to recog- for the same time trail with only 47,-| nize. ‘The I been so long traveling to get away | 000,000,000 paxsenger-milen y 41.-|nize. The samo is taking place injjocal demand is fulfilling the 1917 SONA HUTUULUUVUNUULUUULLEUUUGEUUAE Our Entire Stock of Used Cars Is Ready NE ON UULUUUUUUUEUEUU AEE PARADA) ‘SALES OF CORD ing True, Says Local Man Payme: € in 1917 made the following lomobile | tire will be @ thing of the past as fi ne or 80|as volume sales are concerned. The while 40 per cent of the | cord tire will have replaced it. I base which we have made, Theso Indica }4n unqualified supertority of cord berformance over close woven fabric 000 wage earners! “I anticipate tremendous popular- at costs not greatly exceeding the fabric tire production conta. The ul- FORD The realization of his vision wns FORDSON jdom of hin forecast, which was not shared by manufacturers generally, {s four and five nioh tires. | prediction. Firat to return to normal, the auto-| Earl McKale, manager of the Mc-| Loss than one per cent of all Sel- mobile industry is the greatest guar- Kale service station, Eighth ave. and | berling tires have come back for ad- Union st., who are local distributors | Justment—a record hard to beat, Mc- for Beiberling tires, amserts that the | Kale sald Saturday. BUY YOUR BEFORE MARCH (5th | 3 To Get the Following Special Terms and Low Interest Charge: 1/5 Down—5% Interest—24 Months Touring $495.60 Fully Equipped, inctud- ing Gas and OlL— Down Roadster $465.44 Fully Equipped, inctud- ing Gow $99.00 $18.60 Per Month Payments o Fully Equipped, Inctud- ing Gas and Oll— $149 Down $78 Per Month . nelude Fully Equipped, inciud- tng Gos and Ol $135 Down $25.50 Per Month Insurance, Gas and Oll PROSPECTIVE BUYING IN THE EARLY § A SUBSTANTIAL SAVING BY BUYING NOW! NTRAL_ AGEN PURCHASERS WHO INTEND "RING CAN MAKE BROADWAY AT PIKE Interest, ol Interest, 4 Oil, PLE RABE PADS PAKS N > FORD LINCOLN FORDSON EAST 0320 Russian Club Will Stage Cornish Play | inde, wil be presented by a cast “Lalu,” a tragedy drama in four acta, will be presented by the Rus- sian Dramatic club at the Cornish [orphans of Russia, school, February 2%. The play, which was written by Frank Wede- headed by Miss, Sonia Krasnova. The proceeds will’go to the famine 7 , Bescunes “ ; <a Ir ALI ES Hudson Coupe Hudson Speedster Buick Sedan Overhauled and efinished; Late model; repainted; all you Only in fair condition, but you new Miller cord tires; it looka need is a demonstration and can fix it up and have a good cone er... 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Come Early and Pick the Best Fords, Buicks, Dodges, Nash, Hudson, Essex, Studebakers, Chandlers, Templars, Packards, Wintons, Oaklands Winton Sedan A high grade car, but rather old-fashioned; you won't more service $1,000 for the money. _—$—$——$—$—— ‘passenger Touring; @ ae Templar Sedan Laté model; new tires and mechanically in tions, 919150 WE ie cout Oakland Sedan In excellent condition; fully equipped: This is $765 a bargain. ..ceeeee Chandler Sport model; here is a snappy looking car and it is just as ce $850 It LOOKS. 6. ee ee neers Essex Five-passenger Touring; late model, This ts a beauty. Drive it out and you will Duy ft. ..esee ee Open Same Hours as New Car Show =| = | | | = = = = = = =| = Hy = E =