SHARING PROFITS. JANUARY RECORDS.
Firestone Staff's Co- Highlights of Chrysler.
Operation.
Chrysler set out on the new year holding third rank in dollar anlòs A PAYING SYSTEM.
among members of the National Automobile, Chamber of Com- Encouraging employees to own merce. Sales of cars in 1927 wdra“. stock in the company employing 192,083 as compared with 170,392, them seems to be working out in for the year provlous. Net pro- a manner very satisfactory to alllats for 1927 were more than 6. concerned in every industry whore times those. for 1924 the company's the plan has been tried.
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TROJAN CARS SHOW THEIR METTLE AT MACÃO.
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A mighty tough test of Goodrich Silvertowns
Goodrich
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"Beat in the long Run
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On Thursday, March 7th. an interesting demonstration of the sturdiness of the popular little: Trojan cars, was given at Macao before representatives of the Army, Public Works, and the Postmaster-General. Mr. A. J. Allison. of Messrs. Lane, Crawford's Motor Dept. was the demonstrator, and among other tests, drove the car up and down the flight of steps in front of the famous ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral. The model used was a standard four- passenger, equipped with solid tyres, and the most favourable comment was forthcoming as a result of the demonstrations.Trojan care, are built by the well-known Leyland factory, and they have won an enviable reputation in all parts of the world on account of their rugged construction, and excellent performance.
ANOTHER SAFETY RULE.
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The more powerful 6-cylinder engine in Stude baker's new Erskine Six laughs at hills and heavy going. Abundant power permits smooth. top gear performance in congmead traffic
eager acceleration. Advanced engineering en ables Studebaker to offer greater economy of petrol and lubricant combined with greater ability. Balloon tyres and shock absorbers, give luxurious riding comfort.
See this lowswung five seater body, with iu gay cellulose colours, hand polished to perfection. The more you know of automobiles, the more you will thrill to this new Erskine Six Tour. Judgo chala Studebaker value here today.
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ERSKINE SIX
MOTORCYCLE OR SMALL CAR.
The Former an Entirely Different Machine.
STARTING FROM COLD.
The prophets are telling us that falling off of motor-cyclists during we are going to see during the the winter months, but one rider, coming season a great battle for while agreeing in the main with popular choice between the baby my words, suggests that there are car and the motor-cycle; It is, we fewer idle car outfits the road are told, to be a fight to the finish during the winter, owing to the writes Mr. Kenneth Fraser. No fact that sidecar passengers suffer doubt there will be efforts on the from cold,
for
remove
part of the manufacturers of baby! There is something in this, for cars to capture customers from the apart from the fact that one does
move a single muscle ranks of motor-cycling; a certain not amount of effort, in fact, goes on hours on end, in sidecar there is now and his been oing on for also the absence of anything to some years. But that there should one's thoughts and
them from concentration on one's be any flerce "battle" seems to feeling of intense cold. envour of exaggeration, of an at-] tempt to frighten possible motor-i feyele buyers into the small car
market.
Starting from Cold.
A good deal of this may be due What those who are not closely to the fact that some wind-screens in touch with motor-cycling in-have either no celluloid windows variably fall to realize in that mot all through which the passen- for-cycling contains vastly differ fer can look forward on to the ent elements in it. At one end are ond or have windows that have those who are at heart really ear Therefore, it seems a good thing bocome practically opaque, folk. They may own a combina-
lon because they seek economy or the sidecar passenger's comfort in 'o add to one's arrangements for because they have no room or are the way of rugs, hot bottles, looking to the day when they shall thermos flasks, etc., by making own a four-wheeler..
Border-line Caves.
ure that he or she can see the road ahead. Having something to look at and being able to take There are many hundrede of interest in their surroundings people in this category, and being will prevent them at all events border-line casca, with strong lean- from thinking of nothing but how ing towards the car, they are the cold they feel. people who will be 'captured by a A good hardy annual in "start- small car salesman's efforts. 'ng from cold." Possibly more
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On the other hand there are words have been written on this still thousands of people who have subject than any other in the no desire for a four-wheeler; they whole art of riding a motor-cycle. know and appreciate the combina- If there were come nostrum or tion and the solo machine, and formula that would clear away the they do not as so many suppose difficulty ofton experienced In get- -use mator-cycles as a sort of ting a start in nippy weather, it substitute for the car, with an would make a fortune for the in- Bir of envy, always wishing ventor. There is not, but one can their hearts that they suggest that It is not the best of could scrap their mounts and buy things to flood the carburetter and a car. Thousands have no desire set it on fire. This has been done! for anything but the motor-cycle, it is done on occasion; but it is and would probably sell a small not to be recommended. The dan- car if it word given to them as a gera are. top obvious. present, Motor-cycling is not a A duster soaked in hot water substitute; it is the beloved sport and wrapped round the car- and recreation of a vast section of buretter is a safer séhome to the public, and will not killed follow; but goveral applications by the cheapest car.put will be necessary, as tho. heat
I have been somewhat taken to radiates away very swiftly, task for a fow remarks a short especially when it comes into con- while ago on the apparent groat tact with cold metal,
Porhaps the most outstanding first year. Export business ta. example of employees owning 1927 constituted 14.56% of the stock in their company, at least total volume.
stockholder.
on such a vast scale, is at the Firestone factorios in Akron. Chrysler made at beginning of Each of the 14,000 employees is a the year 1928, the widest range of products offered by any indi.Kual Firestone company officials motor car manufacturer. "Forty. state that employee ownership body typos, including 16 custom. of stock is one of the best moves built creations, on 4 differont tho company
over made for chasacz. personal efficiency.
Plant equipment of the Chrysler Although naturally every effort Corporation, at the first of the has always been made to keep the year, comprised 12 units In the quality high, the best results can-United States and Canada. Fac- not be obtained without the active torles-Higbland Park, producing co-operation of the workers, and "62" models capacity Once they become part owners of approxmlately 1,000 cars daily : the business and realize that poor Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, build- work cuts down profits, there is a
and 72" surprising change in their attitude models-Kercheval Avenue, De
ing. Imperial "80" toward their work. Waste is
trolt, body manufacturing:-New watched very carefully and poor Castic, Indiana, forging and. workmanship is taboo.
machining:-Daytona, Ohio, per In sharing the earnings of an vice parts depot. In addition, Industry with ita workers, modern
were being management is simply proving its Chrysler interests
forwarded by the Socfete Anonyme- efficiency, too. They have found a way to get people to really put Chrysler, Belgluta, and the Chrya- their best efforts into all they do, lor Company M.B.H. Germany.
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EXPENSIVE MOVE,
Fully half the buildings
Lower prices $50 to $100 on "62" and "62" models, January 10. During the week following the re- more retail orders in
Induction,
Paris would have to be moved Petroft and New York than for if streets were to be widened to the entire month of January the the width they should be to ac-
year before. commodate the city's traffic, Police Chrysler gained all speed and Perfect M. Jean Chiappe believes. 'distance records for Austraila,
One GILLET entered. ONE GOLD MEDAL Some SUCCESSES obtained in 1928 by Mr. CLARK an amateur with his GILLET 500c.c: two port
LONDON-EXETER
LONDON-GLOUCESTER,
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SCOTTISH 6. DAYS
INTERNATIONAL 6 DAYS' TRIALS
7 Trials Entered. 7 Gold Medals
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