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ur NN January 29, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 39 Dodge Brothers Gain Last Year Is 27% Over 1925 Business Dodge Brothers, Inc., last year sold to dealers 331,764 passenger cars and trucks, making 1926 the biggest year Yi - in its history. The / LN gain over 1925 which was the com- 4 pany's best previous le - year, is 27.6 per kh % cent. The 1926 ' . record is remark- =, 4 able as it surpasses the huge output of 259967 cars and trucks in 1925 b W. T. Wersted 71,797 units and oo made without the sales impetus which many companies gain from the fre- quent introduction of new models, ac- cording to W. T. Wersted, local dealer. Dodge Brothers,' Inc., rate of growth last year was nearly nine times as rapid as that of the automotive in- dustry as a whole, which made a pro- duction gain of only 3.3 per cent over 1925. Figures compiled by the Na- tional Automobile Chamber of Com- merce for 1926 place production of all automobile manufacturers at 4,489,000 cars and trucks. Graham Brothers, the truck division of Dodge Brothers, Inc., also make a striking showing with a gain over 1925 of 55.7 per cent in sales to dealers. The rate of gain was approximately eight times as fast as that of the entire truck industry last year. National Automo- bile Chamber of Commerce figures show that the output for the whole truck industry was 7 per cent larger in 1926 than in 1925. Total sales of Graham Brothers trucks and motor coaches to dealers in 1926 amounted to 37,463 units. Combined sales of Dodge Brothers commercial cars and Graham Brothers trucks to dealers last year totaled 67,- 293 units, an increase of 32.7 per cent over sales of 50,713 vehicles in 1925. Despite factory production and ship- ments by Dodge Brothers, Inc., of a record number of passenger cars and trucks in 1926, stocks in dealers' hands and in transit December 31 were sub- stantially smaller than at the close of the previous year. CONVENIENT ROAD SERVICE Outstanding among the many con- veniences offered patrons of the North Shore Rubber company at 906 Church street, Evanston, is their road service. Motorists stranded anywhere along the north shore know that by calling Univ- ersity 2037 a service car will be prompt- ly dispatched with new tires or tubes as the case may be. They have been in business seven years, and "Tony" Jorgesen is the proprietor. SHIELD TO CATCH STONES For the consideration of other mo- tor cars which follow Packards on the open road small shields have been built into the rear bumpers on both the Packard Six and Packard Eight to catch any pebbles or stones which | might be thrown back from the rear | tires. The shields return stones harm- | lessly to the road. PAINTING | COR Jona s~TelWin.344 Chrysler Cars Combine Grace With Fleetness, Power Bondurant Enthusiastic for North Shore's Future J. R. Bondurant, local dealer for the Auburn automobile with salesrooms at 1027 Davis street, Evanston, is one of the leading automobile men and one of the most enthusiastic over the future of the industry in Ev- | anston and the | north shore. He has been a resident of Evans- ton for the last fif- teen years during which he engaged in the banking, in- surance and automo- bile businesses. He has had the Auburn agency during the last two years here during which he has built it up from a small agency to a large flourishing business. Stress which he has placed upon ser- vice to owners of Auburns in Evans- ton and the north shore has con- J. R. Bondurant Photo by Tolo tributed largely to the success of the | agency here. The service department of the local agency is one of the most efficient in the city. Cadillac in 25th Year; Creates Many Styles The Cadillac Motor Car company for 25 years manufacturers of the Cadillac car and for a similar period of years represented in Chicago and local territory is the creator of over 50 dif- ferent types of cars. In the standard styles offered this season are the brougham, two-passenger coupe, vic- toria, five-passenger sedan, seven-pas- senger sedan and seven-passenger im perial. ANEINICH | Trim body lines and an abundance of power feature the 1927 models which Chrysler is offering at the winter au- tomobile shows. To the left is the Im- perial "80" roadster which combines fleetness and comfort to make motor- ing a most luxurious pastime. Below is the Chrysler "60" Coupe which is in the spotlight at current shows. The roomy rumble seat is upholstered in leather. xeon Purer Because Carbonated 50c Full Quart Brick SPECIAL This Week: ORANGE BISQUE ICE CREAM This Week