WILMETTE L'IFB September 21, 1928 wG&hi·t b'" Power . IJ~ Improvement ,k G at Sk 0 ie arage .1' The time required for greasing auto... mobiles, has, by inventions beeh ·lessened considerably in the last couple of years, but it remained for the Skokie Motor company of Main street, Wilmette, Ford distributor, to discover ·a method which reduces the time of washing cars and it is claimed this new method also does the job more efficiently. A power machine in the ·Skokie shop does the work and it not only saves time but considerable labor as well. This machine is a small, but powerful affair and is operated by electricity, all that is necessary to set it in motion being to plug in a socket. The machine which has been recommended to all dealers by the Ford company gives a 300 pound water pressure. In addition to the hose there is a fifty gallon tank which is filled with water and to which soap has been applied. The motor is started, a valve is WATCH YOUR LUGGAGE opened and the washing fluid is FEW NEW YORKERS GET SLIPS Th~ State Division of Motor Vehicles sprayed on the car. After this sprayOnly 13 percent of New York's mo- is strictly enforcing the law against ing which requires only a few minutes tor vehicle law violators were given luggage extending from the sides of vehicles beyond · the prescribed limit. the washer goes over the car once slips for speeding last yetr. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~ with a sponge and 'follows this by going over the car with a chamois, compteting the job. "We've found that washing cars and washing them efficiently isn't much of a ' job, since we acquired this power machine," says D. W. Leonard, the Ford dealer. The man who · wants his car washed doesn't have' to lay it up for several holtrs any more. There may be several cars ahead· of him, but the rapidity with which we do the jol,> now enables us to take the job and assure him that he will get it back washed in a very reasonable time." Mr. Leonard reports that the delivery of the new Ford A cars which has been somewhat slow for several weeks is showing considerable improvement. "We are getting six or seven cars a week now" he said. The buyers of cars who have not yet received them are no longer showing impatience, for the improvement in delivery assures them that it will not be long before they will drive their new Fords. We have about two hundred orders on our books which have not yet been filled." Roads Built Since July 1 chevrolet.Builds at a Coat of $155,177,915 Five New Plants Road building projects completed in the United States since the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 1927, amount to 6,592.5 miles at a cost of $155,177,915.59, . of which the federal government paid $68,289,824.77, according to a statement by the Bureau of Public Roads. Federal aid funds still available for federal aid highway construetion now total $84,115,118.45. The statement points out that projects under construction for a mileage of 11,510.8 miles, will cost $306,185,374.92, with the federal government paying $126,486,015.43. These figures inelude projects reported completed, the final vouchers of which are not yet paid, totaling 3,178.9 miles at an estimated cost of $87,211,295.12 and a federal aid share of $36,351,738.01. Projects approved for construction,. according to the statement, will total 2,363.5 miles, costing $75,742,973.54, of which the federal allotment is $28,725,350.11. fOr S erVJCe, · p arts .----------= L. & R. AUTO SALES =------------------------------------~ §illllllliiiiiiiiiiiPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllll wins appointment to represent the new 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111~ already a sensation in the field. of low- priced sixes The parts a.nd service division of Chevrolet Motor company, for the purpose of bringing the consumer clo~~r to the poin~ of distr'ibution, ha·3 been since the first of the ye~r quietl)t' carrying on a building program amounting to hundreds · of thousands o( dollars. This has added to the company's numerous plants five zone warehouse;;, now V't use, and calls for ronstruction of three more before January 1. In addition, major supply depot~ in Atlanta and Kansas City have bee~ b. uilt and put into operation this year. Los Angeles, Houston, Omaha, Philadlephia and Cleveland are the centers which have seen warehouse~ already built and opened for use. Work is to begin tbis fall Wl others in New Orleans, Fargo and Indianapolis. The New Orleans warehouse is scheduled to open in November, the Fargo warehouse in December and the Indianapotis -·warehou3e in January. J. P. Little manager of the part s and service division, in a statement issued last week pointed out that the 1928 building program when completed will increase the ~orage facilities of hh division by 30 percent. It will mean, he said, an addition of 210.000 additional feet of floor space. The warehouses and depots carry several hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock, and represent, therefore, a very im!)ortant factor in the commercial life of the communities in ~hich they are located. Aside from the building activity, the divi-3ional program for 1928, as outtined by Mr. Little, is also concerned with Boston and Denver, cities where now existent warehouses will be vacated this fall for new quarters be.., cause present facilities have proven inadequate. IIIIIIIIIDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDIIIIIIIIIIIIDIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIII. 0 New mechanical excellences for a popular priced six New Chryaler-deaigned "SilverDome" Higb-Compreaion Engine, uaing any grade gaoline. Neu..'-type tubber inaulation of engine to wipe out the laat vestige of torque and vibrtltion. New-tYpe iao-therm-invar-atrut piatom with pilton ring· of new tongue and groove comtruction. New-type 4-Wheel hydraulic internal expt~nding brakea, with aqueaklell moulded brake lining. New-typt smaller wbttla, combining greattr 111fety with eaaier riding and amarter app'earance. The new Chrysler sensation-car brings Chrysler's dashing style and speed and colorful individuality into the field of low-priced sixes-within one month of its advent is recognized as today's most vivid expression of the new quality and value standards in modern motor car manufacture. Our building was put up ·especially as a Ford service station. It was built exactly as we wanted it to turn out the best mechanical work without physical handicaps. That's something to consider when your car needs attention! SKOKIE MOTOR CO. 435 Main St. Wit. 95.e; AUTHORIZED L & R AUTO SALES 322 Linden Avenue Phone Wilmette 3064 SERVICE IIUIIIIIIIUIIHIUIIIIIUIHUIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIUUHIIUIJIIK