The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 3, 1924, Page 15

s — RDA AY : rAR TRUCK MAKING | MUD SLIPS FROM NEW “DUCO” FINISH srety J ESSEX CARRIES “HITS BALL" |——— i 7,568 White Owners Oper- ate 65,000 Vehicles FLEET IS INCREASING 755 of Nation's Biggest Firms Use Whites freilities. B sgtion being insepara truck, bee te a at 33) OWNERS OPERATE 16 TRUCKS At the be mere 755 come ‘eperatin " “trucks in fleet the year 162 ov trucks in fleets of ) or more were list. In this no use of . dition of figet owners year was grater than truck owners, wing 10 or more trucks, seven years jagy. ‘In 1917 the entire. White roil gall comprised 150 names and 5,000 ftmeks, or less t one fifth the tumber of owners a Yat today There are three noticeabl: acks on the | things about the Whie roll call—its extent, to year and The list has frosth from y @uracter of ow mort th tripled the ‘The Mee of the fleets oo ly tn @@ieg to all truck users, as almost Without exception, the fleets show Growth from year to year. As to @aracter of ownership the list con-| faing the foremost names in industry | aad commerce, representing all lines | @ Besiness, and in most cases, the Waders in their respective industries. ONE OWNER OPERATES 1,441 TRUCKS Many of the owners on the roll/ Milfoperate hundreds of trucks. The} entr of the largest individual fleet | p& the Gulf Refining Co, with 1,441 Pitucks, representing an investment! Pet more than $4,000,000. About 200/ | More Whites will be delivered to the company wince 1911. "A few of the other large fleet | quarters. “Mud Reis or dry, is safely removed from Oakland’s Duco finish with a dry eloth Here's an unusual demonstration of the durabit: mud and rubbed off with a dry cloth without hurting the finish. The demonstration wa manager of the Northwest Oakland Co, Gulf Refining at an carly date. This} Here's D. E. Marriott, one of the oldest automotive men Owners are the Associated Bell Tele} Miz; Atlantic Refining company, 5 @ the American Railway Express, Two new salesmen have joined! he forces of the Seattle Automobile | . handling local sales of the Flint Th addition to the users ‘whd| car, They are EB. A, Kies and B. @érate fleets of 10 or more, there} W. McGee. Ste 6812 owners operating fleets of| T Wee than 10, totaling 37,417 trucks, fmaking a grand total of fleet owners id flight sale contest" with the | vo original entries who are work-! they operate, 65,583. In addition there|the actual U. 8. army world cruis- Ms host of owners who do notjers return to this country once ia ‘s hmnd fleets. |more. Of the original entries, Bush: | nell retained bis last week's lead, more motor ve! | SF day figures. Lacy There are ‘ jaccording to Satur tor vehicles 15 | 1, 'm close second. Kew York, Pennsylvania, New Jer- | 4nd Maryland than there are in| fest of the world outside the} Towa is building an 18-foot’ con- United States, crete road at « Cost of $26,400 a mile. RCNA it Buick sold 218,286 motor Cars for which the public paid $302752950. not including- war tax or freight Eweee Qagi@mpany Te ed better automobiles are built, Buick will build them @6°7,548 and the number of trucks! ing for awards to be decided when} East Pike at Harvard EA st-0842 . in Seattle—in point of years, used White trucks|in the business—and a new Ford coupe in front of the Marriott Motors Co., head-| y of “Duc@’ finish on Oakland cars. The body was plastered with arranged by Harry Austin, FREIGHT HEAVY ae “ts do not include. the 2,395 motor | shipped by boat and those delivered | sets, Including cash on hand, ma to nearby points in driveawayn. | terials at cost, accounts receivable, eee oss "hth aaeter rome Greater Comfort Sought hitivinwars Set to on k on ‘aigetias WASHINGTON, May se two men have joined in thelthe greatest problema upon which | jautomotive engineers are thelr attention is that of hetzer riding. comfort for | passengers: This is one of the five major proj fects before the research department | of the Society of Automotive Engi-| jHeers this year. The other four are fuel, truck trausportation . coats, | gears and highway construction. problem of riding | jotfers particular difficulty element to contend with. automobile | buman nature, and ginecrs In that they have th ‘One of | Besides the technical questions ap. 4 to riding comfort, the automo. society's ch department rying sides of the effacts of rid |Ing changes on different persons. For lexample, Dr. H. C. Dickinson of the nited States bureau of standards capitalized at £10,000 has placed in cent Basing ne to consider tl | Do different people have radically | different ideas about discomfort? Are motions which are pleasing to some, displeasing to others? | Are persons equally sensitive. to human | motions or forces in different direc comfort | to the en. 7T {pest unt? | feelings and rohctions from the rest. | Little information has been avail: | lable even in learning what are the} basic factors that determine the rid: | | ing qualities of automobiles, let alona | pare trying to study them and Improve on them, | There is, however, a generally ac epted working basis for the rese: autivitiew into this line of automotive engineering. hé physeological and physiologi cal effects of auto riding are being j studied, for instance. What effect jchange of speed has on a passenger, |whether one speed feels better than| An International exposition of au tomobiles, airplanes, motor boats and sporting goods, organized by the. the Syndicated Chamber af Auto. {mobiles and under the patronage and honorary presidency of the pros ident of the republic, will be held in the exposition hall of the Crystal Palace in Oporto, from May 23 to another, or what effect the seat up-|June 7. holstering has on the rider aro alj| An international exhibition for \important questions to be consid.|COmmerce and industry will be held Jat Tilburg, Netherlands, from July | | Then there are topics such as the|18 to August 18. A section of the) effects of wheelbase, length, spring |exhibition will be devoted to motor. |suspension, unsprung weight, types |cars, motorcycles, bicycles und ac- ered. of tires, types of seats, backs and! ce floors and irregularity of the jories, and another to airplanes, road, | motors, that are being studied scientifically,/ ical instruments, oom — YCHEVROLET| THE THRILL OF A LIFETIME comes to a driver, whether new or old, sitting behind tho wheel of a WESTLAKE CHEVROLET . We take the utmost cara to soe that every now Chevrolet wo deliver is perfectly serviced and tested. Wo take the utmost care In teaching beginners. The bert is none too good for owners of Chevrolets. We main- tain one of the best equipped shops for Chevrolet repair work in Beattie. Our mechanics aro skilled Chovrolet experts, All labor on Int rate basix, In at 9, out at 6, Open Evenings and Sunday Seattlo's Big Downtown, Dealer 118 Westlaiie Ave. Nov Phono EL iot-4501 here is} tions and, if not, which are more im jnothing stable which they can mens. oe 74 lure. Every person is different tn bi: arch! Automobile Club of Portugal and| aocessories and aeronaut: | | | | | | | of freigh ‘elght that comes Into and goes out of a modern motor car facto The Oakland Ci om MAIL BAGS Sets Record in Arizona’s Postal Experiments STATEWIDE RUN MADE Stock Motor Vehicle Does 1,600 Miles in 63 Hours | | PHOENIX, Ariz, May “3— | Completing what is said to be one of the most difficult tests of an automobile ever made in Ari an Essex six touring car L. Goldtrap and L. Leunthaul, arrived in Phoenix and delivered the last of several sacks of mail entrusted to it by the Unted States postal depart ment. The run was over @ distance of from Phoenix nearly every town of in Arizona and arr minutes. The car m v elapaed tim lud f lune a few 1 fort ers nd two quarts of oll were consumed age of 23 miles to the | Oakland Imports Bulk Big postal depas ~ in eee Reports ~ GARDNER MONEY Few pe alize the amo’ otor Car company jac, Mich., for instance, received 00 pounds of fr poo, Mounds of relent “uring $40 in Resources Against ont 4,209,000 pounds of freight. The $1 in Liabilities great différence between the incom. and utgoing freight ix due to Jou» amount of coal) The financial statement for the yught into the factory. year ending December, 1925, recen' The total number of carloads in-|'¥ issued by the Gardner Motor Co bound check 9,680. while the out.| Inc. of St, Louis, shows a net sur |bound totaled 7,360. Figuring plus of more than 10 per cent for |cars to a train, approxtmately 290/the year after ali Mabilities, includ. traius left the factories from Pon-| ing 155,000 shares of outstanding tiac, Mich, during the last year, | stock, dealers’ deposits and accrued jes, such as war fax, etc 4 been provided for, Current e, | lab raj The foregoing figures, of cour CASH OR ON TIME YOUNGSTOWN CORDS PRIZES! ed for by two ¥ neth and 1 will pay to Highest Record Holder to Second Highest Record Holder to Third Highest Record Holder » Fourth Highest Reoord Molder 5 to Fifth Highest Record Holder nd tire user ese fa t low y g sold any nd the tire is yours at these low pric 30x34, Oversize Cord....8 9.25 Oversize Cord.... 15.60 Oversize Cord.... 16.33 Oversize Cord.... 17.06 Oversize Cord.... 17.51 Every other size equally cheap, Inner tubes $1.00 less than elsewhere. cr out ieee Nn Western Washington. 1 ship v ama ( 5 e and let live; there fore these low prices. jo to the GROCETERIA STORE: PIGGLY WIGGLY, to GERRISH BROTHERS PUBL KET, to nearly 100 OTHER DE ALERS all over the sta are selling at the same prices. 1 not let any agent devia ~ ON TIME Are g00d enough security for me. I will personally sell to nest car owner presenting licenses and other credentials to who he is, and paying one-third cash, balance in two, four 1 six weeks, adding only @ little more to cover costs and expenses. mee I needed er and I do not belleve any tire buyer will disappoint me Call at my Warehouse, Offices ‘The P. J. McHugh Bldg., 85 Pike St. 3 Westlake Ave. N. Outions Markee, rphone Connection. Phone—MA in-3573 JOHN L. MAKEEVER Sole Disiributor for the State of Washington West of the Mountains Hl jidings, machinery and equipment | Motor Co., Inc., has more than $40 ned by the company, are more |in, resources santo sich dota of 2 obligations. To the of my an 40 timen greater than current knowledge, no company in the au labilities. The company bas 29 ltomobile business in a more sound |commercial debts or bank obliga-| financial position than the Gardner y kind. Motor Co., Inc.” 1 in finance,” said| The local agency ts held by the formerly prest-| Smallwood Motor Co. E. Pike st., ‘man of the board /at 11th ave. ardner Motor | the only true| The value of American automo‘Ave financial sound- | exports in February was a milion |ness is by comparing Mabilities to|dollars more than in January, ac- liquid assets. And the ferment jcordin ng to commerce department fig. just issued shows that the Gardner’ ures. ee it ~ Ride in it Drive it ~ Know for Yourself What the True Blue Oakland Offers You Before You Choose Your Car Know the True Blue Oakland Six— in fairness to your family and to yourself—before you choose a new motor car this spring. Know for yourself the many advanced features and desirable qualities of this thoroughly modern, perfectly balanced light-six before you make any decision. Know first-hand the abundance of smooth power and wonderful flexi- bility of Oakland’s new L-head engine and the superior design that accounts for its fine performance. Know Oakland's tried and true four- wheel brakes. Prove for yourself that four-wheel brakes are a real essential. You should not buy a car, at this price without them. To know the Oakland Six is to want it. See for yourself if that isn’t so. The Oakland Six Touring car is distinctive in appear- ance and performance —particularly at its low price of Roadster + - Business Coupe - - $1195 Sport Roadster + Coupe for Four + + 1395 Sport Touring - - Sedan - + Oakland’s Special Payment Plan saves you money NORTHWEST 1000 Pike St. at Terry Ave. Open Sundays and Evenings Some Good Dealer Territory Open i} hal iB Know the facts about Oakland’s new body finish. At last you can get a car with a beautiful finish which will neithercheck norbecome dull with long use. Know the permanent top on Oakland open cars. It is all that the name implies. It looks and lasts better. It makes curtains fit perfectly. Know Oakland’s new and better com trols. 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