Show oAKLAND PRICE IS I S GUARANTEED TIL MAY 1 I J. J Sharman Gives Some Reasons Reasons Rea Rea- sons Why Price Is Stable Stable Fred Fred r Sharman manager of ot tho the Sharman Shar Shar- t Jn ban man n Automobile company dealer am and distributor of ot the Oakland sensible si six i automobile gives out some figures an and observations on tb the announcement f made ade a few tew days ago by the Oakland Motorcar company to the effect that tha io reduction in the price of ot the Oak Oak- yr J and nd d car is contemplated for tor the Im lm- lm date future 1 r- r Rather r than reduce the price of ot th the i 1 kland akland to a mark at which it would tc f. 0 o Impossible to profitably market it its s he ne Oakland manufacturers have hav agreed l reed to re refund und to all aU those who purchase pur pure chase hase Oakland automobiles between Octo October er 1 I 1920 and May 1 1920 th the amount of price reduction in the even event of ot un unexpected reductions in the cost o ot of labor and material that enter into the construction of It the Oakland sensible six tc to a point where tho the firs drs rs may properly an and 1 legitimately re reduce reduce re- re duce the list price of ot th r cars within the Above mentioned period of ot time 1 Tilts This guarantee does not apply to see see- end and hand cars or former models how how- ever aver JAs J As proof that the Oakland Is no not unreasonably high priced at tho the presen preset prest pres pres- en et t t time timothe the factory gives out the in inform in- in formation formation- form tron that the Oakland price ad ad- ad in five fhe years due to increased increase a qt 0 of labor and material has been do y 74 14 per cent according to the figures i l t d d. model 32 Oakland sensible six s jE pu nut on the market at f. f o. o b b. b b dory ory Since then the wheelbase o ot of the set se sensible sable six has been lengthened ened Inches laches its weight Increased about abou i 4 0 pounds bands Its horsepower materially i Increased fn Je ea ed d its frame made deeper and jt 1 j many an other ways was the car has been J I. L en enlarged strengthened improved an and h. h Defined I r. r If It the If the present model had been built bull 6 J In 1915 It is more than conservative t to f J J sa that based on labor and and material fH at t that time the factory would voul e b been en compelled to sell the Oakl Oak- Oak l nd car at 1095 or more f. f o o. o b. b factOry tach fac- fac h tOry r Thus It Is seen the present price 1 o tho the model C 34 Oakland represents an ti Increase due solely to increased v i cost c of labor and material of per scent Larger production each ye year r has kept this Increase at a low figure Comp Company r this Increase with the increase in- in crease in other automobiles and with commodities with commodities with the things you bu buy popery day No 1 where have we been able t to 16 find a standard article o of c disc tha has increased as little in selling sell- sell V ing price as the price of of- the Oakland s sensible six there thero has been profiteering and Where 1 re automobile prices are inflated in- in there thero must be a shaking shaking- out of the abnormal profits And that Is what s going going- on all around us recently re recently recently re- re But manufacturers whose goods have hae been priced on actual cost to 10 produce plus normal profit have no inflated figures with which to ap- ap uninformed public in sensational sensational sensa sensa- anno announcements of ot price Prudent st studious buyers will not be misguided by erroneous ples pIes |