| Show i 'i- ? - VV - V 1 w SAIiT LAKE CITY UTAH SUNDAY 'AUGUST 19 1917 THE HER AT FUEL CONSERVATION URGED ON in the present crisis by BELIEVING inautomobilists can do their part fear of any fuel famine the ano having gasoline although leaders in the automobile industry have begun a campaign to encourage wise economy in the use of gasoline as a partial check' against a rise in price - the line where utility with jsn automobile ends and pleasure 'rid-of form ing begins President Wilson’s an relaxation from government cares Is— automobile ride every' afternoon a good health necessity for his continued ' “The position of Mr Bedford In the oil industry Is such that we must heed his warning even though other oil men may not agree with his viewpoint We of the motor Industry will with Mr Bedford and the government in avoiding warts ere of gasoline by encouraging care among allied trades as well aa among garages and motor users to Many other things will contribute aid in this movement such as me: eased mileage from automobiles for each gallon used more gasoline extracted fromthe same amount of crude oil and pro-cesses for utilizing kerosene and alcohol An Increased Production ' so-call- ed for touring Mr Quigley t None of two and a half hours to Evanston that ordinary going!” stuff you know—just straight-awa- y “How’s the co-oper- ate record-breaki- ng " “The Increased demand will stimu- late greater production by the opening of wells now capped by sinking more wells by increased imports from Mexico and by more rapid 'Installation of ’cracking processea by which much of gasoline can he larger percentages obtained from crude oil 'Weight must be given to the public statement made by Mr Bedford who unquestionably is in a position to know the facts regarding oil and gasoline Neverproduction and consumption theless some of the independent oil refiners do not agree with hie views Richard Airey vice president of the one of the Royal Dutch company strongest Individual oil companies expressed the opinion that motorists need not give up any part of their riding and stated that market advices from Oklahoma and Kansas which are the centers of independent refining are to the effect that gasoline is not so strong owing to the lack of demand’ He suggested that what is needed In the Interest of the trade Is government sanction to place oil well material Including tanks on the munitions list which would practically eliminate any doubt as to the country being able to produce and supply all the petroleum that may he 'required What Doherty Sara “Henry I Doherty controlling about 200 public utilities says that by supplying steel for oil and natural gas pipe lines a great deal can be done to Insure against a fuel shortage and is perhaps the quickest way to relieve the strain on transportation facilities Taking Issue with Mr Bedford he suggests that curtailment of demand might even precipitate an oil famine by discouraging Increased production and recommends that the government find ways to encourage oil producers to not only reestablish normal but to Increase their effortsactivity above normal “It Is the history of the oil Industry continued Mr Reeves “that high retail prices stimulate greater production of crude olL The big refining comand panies then draw on their reserves lower retail prices until crude ' prices drop when buying for storage Is re- HAL-1- 2 Well sir that's a question I can't answer from personal experience because I've been too busy taking orders for HALS to get away for a long trip - - elpal business street of tha city Broad-vra- y “We hired 'a truck twenty feet long placed an 'Allen car on It and fastened We had this truck signs to each side parade all day on Broadway going to the city limits and returning through the business part of the town “The first day we etarted this performance seme of the other dealers put In a kick to the city attorney and the chief of police and the outfit was taken to the station about 6 in the afernoon on he grounds of ‘improper advertising “Appearance was made on our part to protect the driver and the matter was laid over for an appeal to tkfe city commission This commission met the next morning and I 'appeared before them in the role of an amateur ‘Demosthenes "The commission told us to go ahead —which we did without further moles: ture of 106 degrees : above aero failed to prevent E S Babcock from adver- ALLEN DEALER HAS FAIR THE AT STATE FAIR tising Allen motor cars In Fargo N D Interstate fair week 'according during to Sales Manager Oeorge P Valerius of the Intermountain Motor Car ' company local Allen distributors This is how Mr Babcock' who is sales manager of the Allen Auto company of Fargo explains the matter in a letter to the factory: “You might- be interested to know that the Interstate fair at Fargo is over closed on last Saturday The Officials Try to Prove Him having auto dealers of Fargo put up a large tent in the fairgrounds and consoliUnfair bnt He Fared dated their show As I was absent from the city at the time of this arWell rangement was made we were not Invited to participate “The fairgrounds are located north Even the combined efforts of the city attorney chief of police and a tempera- - of the lty and are reached by the prln- i - - - ti 11 —gjHBSBi!” ' -- ! - - - tation” AUTO TAG INCOME FIGURES With but half the third quarter gone a total of 916183 has been obtained since July 1 from' the sale of auto license tags IK! But look at that run Mr Lafayette Hanchett’made up to Yellowstone He got back a few days ago and says it was tho finest trip he ever took He didn't break any records because he didn't try to It was just a case of jogging along at a comfortable speed for something over 1000 miles without a worry in tho world except what kind of a dinner they would be able ' to get at the nexthoteL That thousand miles included two crossings of Sylvan Pass at an altitude of 8300 feet and a climb up Mount Washburn 10000 feet high Mr Hanchett says he didn't have a suggestion of 'engine trouble —or any other kind of trouble': He kept moving - v- V f surprising I don't claim there is anything ' about that performance But what I DO say is that it's mighty good evidence of the tronbie-fre-e enj a happy kind of trip yon have when yon do your touring in a HAL : - - Before you start on that trip you're planning I want you to take a ride with me A couplet of hours up one of the canyons will give you a sample of real riding-comfothat will make yon want more rt In the at $2850 yon get $5000 tiding comfort and $5000 appearance and $5000 durability — you get everything in automobile value that $5000 will buy-wand YOU SAVE EXACTLY $2150 HAL-1- 2 i AOuldlev 'DlTttIBUTOn - 33EXCHAN0E PL OPP(OMf£lUB WAJ - sumed “The amount of purely pleasure riding In automobiles Is not large as compared 'with' the'- use of cars and trucks for business and utility purposes and avoid if all users of gasoline waste there will be no carefully need to curtail even pleasure riding which Is beneficial as it affords relaxation to the business man ' Bigger Mileage Now ' “Considerably greater mileage per gallon of gasoline is now being got from automobiles than a few years ago The' of cars are of low power ranging from 15 to 30 horsepower with an average of about 22 By better design And construction of right along and the engine didn't get overheated once on the whole trip 507 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii KM great-majorit- Perfection In fixe most highly developed form —beauty and elegance as portrayed by master artists— power and stamina to the nth deModel 45 gree axe all embodied in the masterful Eight-CylindOldsmobile which is taking the country by storm er Into this ear Is built every good thing that eould be dictated by an experience that had its beginning when the automobile business —and the Oldsmobile business— came into being s '' ' ' ’ ' "r The ear is called the Model 46 and(lt Is endowed with eight smoothly On the one chassis there are built bodies of two powerful cylinders four five and seven pessenger capacity The wheelbase la 120 inches are long and flexible and the frame Is strong and rigid The and: the rear axle la full floating On springs car the the Ureaare 14x4 Inches actually oversize udon the other models they rantasote with the front and rear bows finished with bright ’metal coach molding The upholstery throughout Is of finest quality finish black leather laid on In box pleats with no buttons bright to gather dust and dirt seven-passeng- er fit the doors are large pockets and both dash and tonneau lamps are furnished A high-graeight-da- y clock Is standard equipment along with an ammeter magnetic speedometer ana corrugated walnut steering wheel The dash Is of walnut also and the graceful oval radiator inznmea ana nave aouoie duids de i Let ns take you OldamobOing — it will be a revelation to you—a pleasure to us! engines and carbureters and better carbureter adjustment the fuel connmii n tlon per mile has been reduced recent fuel economy contests' an average of more than forty miles per gallon was obtained by all contestants miles by one of them and eighty-tw- o “It is well known that the Mexican oil field has scarcely been touched and that new oil fields are constantly being found In other countries so there does not seem to be any immediate cause for alarm over probable exhaustion of the supply “There Is' always the possibility of using' other fuels in motor vehicles Alcohol has been used successfully for years In Germany and France and has been used with good results In traction where the cost of proengines In Cubacane refuse was only S duction from to 10 cents a gallon before the war In Germany the 'cost of production was from 12 to IS cents Alcohol can be used with ordinary carbureters but the engine compression must be raised V “Coal gas Is now being used successIn omnibuses In England After fully a trial extending over four months the Grimsby municipality has reduced the fuel cost of operating its system of motor buses from 43 pence (81 cents) pence (3 3 cents) per mile (o 1 The cost of coal gas Is 61 cents per 1000 feet and of gasoline 61 cents per gallon Tho only change made In the motor Is the fitting of a butterfly valve In the In Yorkshire the use air Intake pipe of coal gas In automobiles Is increasgas is contained' in ing rapidly The canvas bag strapped to a rubber-line- d the top of the omnibus or to the rear of tho automobile' Undoubtedly the gas eould be compressed and carried In a comparatively small steel cylinder that would not be sot large and un: sightly Aleehel Fuel Feasible of whisky la “It the manufacture governprohibited by the American ment during the period of the waK the will probably be glad large distilleries to turn to the distillation of Industrial alcohol from sawdust and other waste be produced to products which can retail with profit at prices no higher than gasoline “The reports of the United States bureau of mines show that there are enormous deposits of shale In Montana Nevada and Utah that have not yet been drawn upon alare starting though a few companies the oil from the work it recovering this shale under the stimulus of high prices for gasoline “Under the Burton and Rlttman Incracking processes It Isofpossible to obcrease the percentage gasoline tained froin crude oil from about 13 per cent to nearly 50 per cent Gaso line is now being recovered by these processes from waste oil products “Everything considered” concluded Mr Reeves “there is no cause for alarm among automobile makers and users over the fuel situation but It is both wise and patriotic to encourage the conservation of gasoline by avoiding waste and by careful of carburetor cars so as adjustments and handling to get the greatest possible mileage from every gallon of fuel used” 2- -3 1-- : oll-bearl- Twenty thousand Paige volunteer salesmen joined the Paige organisation during the last season Every purchaser of a Paige car immediately becomes a willing and enthusiastic “booster" 7 That is one of the principal reasons why Paige cars are easy to sell and it also proves that the Paige stays sold These 20000 volunteer salesmen have been a big factor in creating the Prige waiting lists that are growing steadily throughout the country enthusiasm for the Paige is inspired by' the mechanical es The nation-wid- e cellence of The Most Beautiful Car in America its mobility its durability its economy of operationr-i- ts supreme quality r - NuTE—It it Impoutbte Stratford or us to guarantee fht following prices fee any length seven-passeng31595 fafai Detroit “Six-5- er 1" “Six-4- 6" Fairfield “Six-39- " Lin wood Brooklands “Six-5Dartmoor “Six-32 or “Six-3Sedan “Six-51- " Sedan Town Car “Six-5Limousine “Six-- 5 1" seven-passeng- five-passeng- ng a er 31795 five-passeng- seven-passeng- 1" r : fabb Detroit Detroit 31260f o 9" 9" pftbm b Detroit !$1450f 31260f 01b Detroit er four-passeng-er 1" - - - 31875 er seven-passeng- er seven-passeng- er Detroit fah a 324007 b Detroit $2850 f a h Detroit 32850 f o b Detroit er Detroit Motor Car Conmany Detroit M?'’1’5- -' PAIGE MOTOR SALES CO 55 W Fourth South Salt Lake City - OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - r— v- - w- to Wtab dMWr'VV-'-- |
