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BARTON, VERMONT, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1921
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2000
AUTOMOBILES OWNED ,
BY ORLEANS COUNTY PEOPLE
First Show and Display, for the Especial Edification and ' En
joyment' of Motor Car Owners to Be Held
in Northeastern Vermont
JUNE 3 AND 4 TO BE GALA DAYS '
IN NEWPORT FOR VISITING THOUSANDS
Some of the Progress and Accomplishments of the Motor
hide in Our Own Midst Told by a Mari WhHHas
Watched the Achievements
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Orleans County's first automobile show will take place ia New
port, Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4. : The men be
hind the project guarantee its success and value. D. M. Dwinell
is chairman of arrangements witn sufficient committees to make
the affair a complete success. The committees are as follows;.
r" Finance F. D. Burns, F-D. Flint, Richard Hurst. V
Advertising George Root, P. W. Lawson, C. A. Clark.
Dealers J. A. Hunt, Derby Line ; LVC. Bryant, Troy ; P. C.
Blanchard, Newport. " ' " '
Space Howard Pudvah, Ralph Hamblett, Edd Flanders.
Arrangements Delos Buck, E.NC. Cass, John.Prouty.
Over 2000 automobiles-are owned in Orleans .county and pay
an annual registration fee. to the state gf from $25,00Q to ?30,000.
These figures ought to convince anyone that there are Orleans
county people enough with cars tobring together-large crowds
to see exhibited on Newport's Great White Way, the latest models in
automobiles. More than half a hundred different makes, models
and designs o motor driven vehicles are expected to be seen
and entertainment will be provided for the people by a great' street
carnival and dance Saturday evening. Anyone who has attended
one of these events will not want to miss tfiis one.
Saturday night Main street will be cleared of all"cars and
traffic, two bands will-furnish music and free dancing on the street
will be enjoyed, amid blazing lights, decorations and confetti.
The show opens at 9 o'clock each morning and continues until
latein the evening, and whether you are one of the 2000 people
who own a car or one of the 2000 others who hope to.own.one,
you will not want to miss this event. It is the climax of the
growth and development of the automobile business in Orleans
county. s
Bew people realize the extent of the automobile business in
the county today. There are' seven , dealers in automobiles in
Orleans county and there are about twice as many garages, and
accessory dealers, and about 25 gasoline filling stations. The busi
ness done by these 'people easily represents a half million dollar
business each year.
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When one stops to consider that this is a comparatively new
business sprung up during the past 20 years, it is a remarkable
testimony to the development, locally, of a wonderful industry.
While automobiles were owned in Orleans qounty as early
as 1903 it was not until about 12 years ago that local agents
began. to deal in cars and the real growth of the business began.
The very first cars will be remembered as "one-lungers' There
was 'the one cylinder Buick, Brush and other makes. The two
cylinder car with entrance to the back seat from the rear was
one of the early models owned in the county. The Rambler was
. one" of those early types.
, Then came the four cylinder car, which many said could not
be practical because it had so many more parts to it than the two
cylinder. It ran much more quietly than the two-cylinder and
the early Overlands of this type were among the first to be owned
in the county.' In the early days of the automobile they were
brought out only in the finest of weather and a trip from Newport
to Bartonr Lowell, was considered a feat to be talked about. If
one' made 12 or 15 miles on the average roads in those days in an
hour he though it was "going some" and if one did 50 miles with
out trouble of some kind it was. the talk of the town.
The early car was sold with or without the top and windshield.
No such thing as a starter had Been , though of. Carrying a
spare tire was unknown. Most horses were somewhat frightened
. ancl many ordinary hills were made with difficulty. Many people
said the automobile was destined to damage the farmer because
it frightened his horses, and at one time the admittance of cars
to the faif grounds was considered; a doubtful thing for the man
agement to allow. At one Orleans County fair, held within the
remembrance of many a young man and woman, it was advertised
" that an automobile would be on exhibition. Many a resident of
' our so called "back" roads wondered whether an automobile would
ever pass their house., Some of these same roads today have
become main automobile routes with hundreds of cars passing
each day, and scarcely a horse drawn vehicle is seen during the
24 hours. ,
So times have changed in less than a score of y eas. Today
x tiie automobile is in everyday use by many hundred people. From
a pleasure vehicle the automobile has become a business pro
position. Joday more than half the cars in use are business and
pleasure cars, while many? trucks and cars are used exclusively,
for business. To many; people today the automobile -as become
necessity. Trips o 200 hundred miles in a day : are not unconi
jafln, trouble which delays one on the road is the exception, to
travel 25, to 35 miles in an hour is not uncommon and all life is
interwoven with this new device. '
From the "one lunger" td the 12 cylinder car is a long;, step,
but it-has been .made within a few years. - No more two-cylinder
cars-are '"made. The four, six, eight and 12 cylinder jsjiow,
in use, four still predominating, r Prices of automobllesodayafe
v- far below, the price a few; years ago for. greatly inferior cars.
Three thousand dollars was tlye price of a small car in Jhe "early
days," 1900 to 1905. Today that money Buys one of the better
cars, although one can put as mud, as $7000. to $10)000 into
closed car if he has the appetite and the. price. - Such cars are
not unknown to Orleans county today, but the $600 to $1500 car
predominates. Quantity production has brought4the price down.
The influence of the automobile on our roads can hardlybe
realized. The automobile has beenthe great factor in the demand
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Something of Interest About the
Buick
Interesting facts concerning the new
line, of 1921 Buick's of which there are
seven models.
The three passenger, roadster, the
passenger Coupe, the five passenger
Sedan, large four passenger coupe,
seven -passenger touring and seven
passenger Sedan, all of1 which are
equipped with the Buick Valve-in-Head
motor. ' .
Those who are mechanically in
clined find the changes in the Twenty
One Buick line are not confined to im
proved body types. . Rather, the cars
have been developed as a whole, not
re-designed. ' ;
. Among the many refinements are
those that serve to make motoring in
a Buick of still greater comfort and
pleasure. For one thing, the adjust
ment and cane of' working parts in
the motor and on the chassis have
been made morejconvenient. The ad
justment . of .the clutch,' for instance,
can now . be easily made with a
wrench directly beneath the floor
board. .
Water can.be drained from the ra
diator by simply turning a handle
situated inside the hood. Much in
the same way, oil can be drained from
the crahk-case, over-coming the
usual task of removing the oil plug.
The Buick Valve-in-Head motor,
with its automatically, lubricated
rocker arms', now has its timing gears
automatically lubricated from the oil
reservoir in the crank-case. v
Batteries in ithe closed cars are ac
cessible through a small doof in the
floor board. Both front and rear
springs on these models have been
improved insuring smooth riding
qualities over all manner of roads.
Front springs the closed cars, as
well as on the seven-passenger open
car, are equipped with snubbers.
All open models are equipped with
the new Buick patented top, which
by eliminating an additional bow,
leaves a clear, unobstructed vision in
all directions. ' Side ' curtains, that
swing with the doors, are plainly
marked on the inner edge to show
their proper positions.
And, so it follows down through
the long list of improvements, show
ing that buick designers and en
gineers have not., lost sight of details
in working toward the bigger things.
A new Buick quality has been es
tablished a quality that comes after
twenty years' experience in building
a motor car that has more than
justified unwavering fidelity to ac
cepted engineering ideals.
The Remarkable Endurance of
the Velie
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Among the many' makes of autoa
that will be on exhibition at the Auto
show' in Newport June 3rd and 4th
will be found' the Velie, F. D. Burns
of Newport has the"agency for this
make of cars. The durability and
superiority of the Velie line can in no
better way be given to the public than
the following story of a 34 Telie
touring which conquered the v Grand
Canyon of the Colorado river in a
recent test.
The car made its Jiazardous descent
from the Canylbn's top rim to the very
edge of the Colorado River, sluHng
and tumbling downward 5000 feel in
to the very bowels of the earth and
then climbing out again under its
own power without an outside assis
tance. The steep sides of the canyon
and the, narrow walls at , times would
hardly allow the ' car to pass. The
way led over rocks of every size and
shape, through deep sands such as
motor cars seldom encounter ; through
almost every known species of cac
tui; where there never was a road
and probably never will be. The
Velie took all this tremendous punish
ment without repairs of any nature;
,nor was there any water added to
the radiator during the entire trip.
This is no doubt the hardest test j
ever handed a motor car and the
Velie finished with a ; perfect score.
Not since the Velie battered its way
into the losemite valley, a year ago
had its performance been rivaled. To
the . Gold Cup of the Yosemite, to its
splendid record on-Pike s Peak, to its
gold. Trophy from Great Britain, it
now adds its latest triumph, a success
ful . descent into the Grand Canyon
to the very ' edge of the Colorado
river, and a climb out again; The
twists and , strains were terrific, the
Velie at times running at angles just
short of upsetting.
The 1921 line consists of five and
seven passenger touring cars, sedans,
coupes, roadsters and speedsters.
AVOID OVERHEATING GARAGE
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8udderv Change of Temperature Is Apt
to CaBset Varnished Coating- of .
Body to Crack. .
While It Is, of course, most advan
tageous to heat the garage by some
means or other during the cold
months, there is another extreme that
shpuld bes avoided. If the heat .-is top
Intense,, the sudden change of tempera
ture ' when the vehicle is taken out
Into - the cold air, ? or whient s it : enters
the, overheated garage, after, being in
the cold, is apt to cause the Tarnished
panels to cheek and fine cracks to ap
pear 'in the finely finished' varnish
coating of the body. .
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. Cement Mu4t Be Heated.
It. is of ten . convenient to have, a ce
ment that will resist considerable tem
peratures. , Here is the f recipe ft or a
good heat-withstanding cement:. Take
fifty parts of . sulphur, one- part ' of
resin and one part of tallow. Take
these, ingredients together and add fine
powdered glass to form a paste. This
cement must be heated before being
used.
. Poorly ; Arranged. : .
Some things seem poorly arranged.
A man is generally able to pocket his
pride, but a woman who has mora
pride has few pockets. Boston, Tran
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1921
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
30 to 40 Different Makes of Automobiles
Motor Cycles, Trucks and Tractors, '
also Auto Accessories of
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- .Newport Concert Band in Attendance Afternoons and Evenings
laim&eet' Qosed to- Tr A; from Coveiitry to Second'Sfels
Space; Provided for Parking Out-of-Town Cars
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