6 RECONSTRUCTION COVERSBIG FIELD Motor Industry to Play Impor tant Part of Devel opment After returning from a si* week's trip to the Pacific coast T. E. Jar rard, vice president of the Apperson Bros., Automobile Co., of Kokomo, Ind., when asked for his opinion of business conditions which might pre vail during th e period of reconstruc tion, had the following to say: "Iteconstruction is a big word. It means much. It covers the rehabili tation of the war stricken territory in Europe; the demobilization of Am erican soldiers and their retrun to civil pursuits; the transition of this country's building industry from war work to peace work; the upbuilding j j I " DUSTED I CT > lf your car hasn't the speed you will have to eat || H|J his dust every time. You may have a much bigger § 63 and apparently more powerful car, but if the other =5 Bj chap has jg • U | Rj _ And you haven't, you have small chance of speed- g Igl n 8 ahead of him. That's why so many small cars g shoot ahead of you—it's not their original power, § gjj hut the power that comes from a RAYFIELD. S Drive around tomorrow and see us about it. We § £ can tell you in detail just what a RAYFIELD will ! g g do for you. _ ; £ I Federick's Garage I g| 1807-09 NORTH SEVENTH ST. j * 5j Distributors S S ; General Automobile Repairing ' ; g j| J Hupmobile Service Station jg I P. S. Thrrt are tptctal models for tilt Duick, Dodge & Fori. f'*'—- pR. ypi 11 //Ijmmrrfflm i inTiTnTmmmi inn Li^^iirnimrnniinnTß 1 500,000 Builders Df Good Will |j| M In four years Dodge Brothers and a stirring significance. SJ f j have supplied to the American ... If I \ 1 people, and to American It stands, in their minds and |\| J [ soldiers, more than three hun- hearts, as a synonym for pluck, |J j dred thousand of their cars. and endurance, and ability to M || 'carry on' under the stress 17j If | The demand for the car is just of desperately discouraging jf | I\ \ as fresh, and just as vigorous, conditions. Ij 1 today, as in the first year of -' JJI its existence. So the war that curtailed pro duction of the car, has now \r! The simple truth is, indeed, conferred upon it a stronger j\| that the war has given a new and more spontaneous admira- IJ | interest and a new impetus to % tion than ever. |J that demand. O More than ever is it apparent, e r | To the natural and normal pre- now that the American people j\ | ference which the American think of it as a stable and an jr | people always accord a product established value, to be bought tt |r \ which wins their good will, has on its merits, and without a \r 1 i\j been added a strong senti- moment's hesitation. \\l IJI mental attraction. e J 1 jwj Thus that national good will M P| The car is inseparably linked, which has become almost a jpf \r \ in the thought of thousands of trade mark in Dodge Brothers et \ 1\ | homes, with its fine and faith- • business, after four years, is at ;\ I |j 1 ful performance in the service the highest point in their }Jj tg of the nation. history. [g| B The written and spoken word Dodge Brothers enter upon the of American army men, at fifth year with a full sense of jf j home and abroad, has given the confidence reposed in them ;j j the very name of Dodge and the determination to con- LJ |.| Brothers Motor Car a new tinue to deserve it. f| E J It will pay you to examine thia car at the ahow • E B Keystone Motor Car Co. ra 59 S. Cameron St. (C | 1 CHARLES R. BARNER, Mgr. jg| SATURDAY EVENING, of both domestic and foreign com merce, which has been seriously In terrupted by the war; and mnay oth er problems vitally affecting the eco nomic welfare of the masses in the good old U. S. JL. In all of this work, no matter \ where or what It may be, the motor ear and the wonderful industrial or ganization to which It owes Its rapid development will play an important part. When the United States enter ed the world war the automobile In dustry was the third largest in the commerce of the country. With the coming of war this huge organization of capital, labor and brains, was placed at the disposal of the Gov ernment. How well It served the common caus e is well known to all. By converting its immense plants from the production of passenger mo tor cars over to war work and by furnishing thousands \jpon thousands cf skilled mechanics for the import- j ant work of the motor transport— not to mention the immense wealth of the business which was placed cheerfully at the disposal of the Government—this third largest indus- j THE PACKARD COUPE try served In the war for world de-j mocracy as only a live, successful business could serve. And now that .the armistice is I signed and peace is at hand you will find the automobile industry up in the front of any and all movements which tend for the stabilizing of con ditions growing out of the interrup tions to commerce and industry caused by the European conflict. Dur ing the period of reconstruction which is vitally as important to pro ducer and consumer alike as Was the war time motor car manufacturer will be found leading the work which will bring to this country greater prosperity than it ever heretofore has known, and this prosperity which will come through and out of the re constructive era will not be of the • fly-by-night kind, but instead per- ] manently profitable. America will be j supplying the markets of tli e world with raw materials and manufactur ed goods as well. This means that more money will be in circulation than before—even than during the war period. So where are the pessi mists warranted in crying "Wolf" and telling us to watch out for the business breakers ahead? Much is heard right now of prices and price reduction. This is a prob lem which time alone will solve. But j from the present outlook the present scale of prices must be maintained | for a long time to come. The basis of all prices th e world over is gauged by the products of the soil. Just so long as high prices for foodstuffs are kept up by the demand, high prices will be the rule rather than the ex ception. America must feed practic ally all of starving Europe so it looks as though there would be a good, healthy demand for the crops from American farmers for'a long time to KISSEL-SILVER TOURSTER ttAHRIfiBtTRG GSSSI TETJEGRAPH | come. The reflection of. this is found lin the motor car business. The prices | at which automobiles are selling at I present must be maintained. There can be no appreciable reduction on the part of reliable manufacturers, ] because any substantial reduction would mean a loss. Many rumors are I floating around concerning the reduc tion. .in motor car prices. Any reli able manufacturer will tell you that ther e is hot any likelihood of a re duction from, present prices for a long time to come. This is due not only to the extremely high cost of labor, but also to the demand for ma terials, causing Its cost to remain high, and the necessarily limited production of cars. Right here it might be well to say that the output of motor cars, restricted as it will be by the problems arising out of the work of reconstruction, will not come | anywhere near meeting the demand. I So if you are figuring on a new car this spring you had better get your order in early. One thing we will find during the months ahead of us is that the man ufactured car is going to supplant the assembled, car in popularity. The buyer in these new times, upon which we are just entering, is going to fa vor the motor car which is built throughout from motor to rear axle lin the one plant. Thus are the prob lems of service from the owner's standpoint reduced to a minimum as he only has the one company to deal with. Another thing automobiles will be bought more than ever before by di rect comparison and on tested merit. Kach car, to put it in the words of an old saw, will stand on Its own bottom. The valu e of a car will be determined by its own merit —merits that can actually be shown that It possesses. Inspection asd Care of Brakes Important Factor Every Indication points to a very material increase in the number of cars which will be used during the coming year. This great increase in the use of our highways will bring with it added danger, not only to the uuto moblle owner but to the pedestrian. Every few days there appears in the daily press a criticism or a sugges tion from the Judge of some court to the effect that legis'ative bodies must restrict the use of cars\and must make our highways safe. One of the elements which will contribute more toward the safety of the automobile in use than almost anything else that can be done would be a careful and systematic Inspection and care of the brakes. Few owners realize that they have a brake on their car until the moment iof danger, and then, perhaps the 'brake does not respond. I If the car owner would become i familiar With his own brakes and 1 would see to it that they are proper lj' adjusted and properly lined, many automobile accidents would never occur. It may be of interest to quote from a pamphlet which' the Standard Woven Fabric Company is distributing, entitled "A Few Sug gestions For Safe Driving," that portion which deals with the test ing of the car, which reads as fol lows: "Pick out a level piece of dry gravel road. Drive at a speed of thirty miles p,er hour. Apply the service brake with full pressure, noting the point at which you started the pressure by some tree or post. When the car comes to a dead stop, measure the distance it has traveled. It should be no more than thirty feet. Try the same test again, this time using both service and emergency brakes. The dis tance traveled should be no more than twenty feet. To realize what this means, consider that the ordl lary sized four or light six is about twelve feet long over all. A normal quick stop should, therefore, be made in three car lengths an emer gency stop in less than two. And it is not enough for the car to he able to stop in this pace when pur- Rettberg Brothers 428-150 N. Front St. Steelton Authorized Ford Sales and Service Station Auto Repairing, Battery Re charging, United States and Goodrich Tires, Moblloils. Texaco Motor Oils, Agency Gould Stor age Battery. BELU PHONE _ I CHANDLER SIX $(79 9 Famous For Its Marvelous Motor Illustrating the new series Chandler four-passenger roadster The Most Closely Priced Fine Car NOW that you are ready to buy that The Chandler is the most closely priced new car, try to find one that gives fine car in the American market. A deter you so much in mechanical excellence mined Chandler policy, pursued now for and in beauty and comfort of bodies at nearly six years, has made it so. so fair a price as does the Chandler Six. When you really know the Chandler Six, Search the whole market if you wish, no "competitive" car will interest you. Search for such a motor. Cars for which you are asked to pay more Search for such a sturdy chassis. Will not interest you. Search for such features of essential No * n t^ie w J}°^ e medium equipment: Bosch magneto for sure igni- P r ced field, offers you such a motor. No tion, silent chain drive for motor shafts- other offers you such features of essential, three chains running in constant spray high-grade design and equipment, of oil, solid cast aluminum motor base Six handsome bodies are mounted on extending from frame to frame, annular the one famous Chandler chassis, ball bearings to carry the power back to The Chandler leads today just as dis the rear wheels with the minimum loss tinctly as in the years past. And now, through friction. v entering its greatest year, Chandler is BacK to $1795 Asking you to pay more wouldn't give you more. To mark up the price doesn't make a car better. The Chandler is sold at a closer price than any other fine car. You can prove this by your own comparisons. SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES Seven-Passenger Touring Car, SI 795 Four-Passenger Roadster, $1795 Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $1875 Convertible Sedan, $2495 Convertible Coupe, $2395 Limousine, $3095 All prices /. o. b. Cleveland ANDREW REDMOND DISTRIBUTORS Third and Reily Sts. Both Phones Harrisburg, Pa. CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO chased. It must remain able to do it. The number of oars which have seen a few months of service and whose brakes ure below normal ef fectiveness is alarming. Speed lim its have been a failure in preventing motor accidents, and the reason is plain. The danger of a carelessly ot incompetently operated motor I Giant TRUCKS 1 First to Burn Low-Grade Fuels Reduce Your Costs Increase Your Haul TRUCK users must have dependable service. War needs have encouraged economy made it necessary. Giant Trucks make a timely appearance. In burning low-grade fuels GIANT TRUCKS reduce fuel costs as much as 50 per cent and ensure you continuous service. What of Gasoline Restrictions? At this time when further restrictions upon gasoline consumption are probable, fuel becomes a vital factor in truck efficiency. GIANT TRUCKS, because of an exclusive feature, attain full power on low gravity gasoline or mixtures of kerosene or distillate with gasoline. Whatever restrictions are placed upon gasoline consumption, the efficiency and economy of GIANT TRUCKS are rnaffected. Protect Your Service Truck users have absolute service protection In the GIANT TRUCK. This powerful truck Is highly standardized throughout and adaptable to every hauling need. Bailt in 1, 2 and 3^-ton mod*l*. Make Today GIANT Day—Come in.and see this track Chestnut St. Hardware and Motor Truck Co. DISTRIBUTORS 209-211 Chestnut Street and Seventeenth and Chestnut Streets J. E. DARE, Prop. DIAL 4653 MARCH 15, 1919. car is not In the speed at which it is run, but the distance required to ring It to a stop. A car with inef fective brakes is more dangerous at ten miles per hour than one In prop er at forty miles an hour. It is not too radical a prediction to say that in a few years municipal If not state authorities will require frequent brake tests which must! meet certain rigid requirements be fore any ear will be licensed to us the city streets and public highways* It will be a great thing for th cause of public safety when that day comes. If a car owner does not act, legislatures will. "A stitch in time saves nine." *
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