Montana labor news., 1932-04-28
TIMELY AND UNHMELY OBSERVATIONS
(By ADAM COALDIGGER)
lido MY BIT
by ADAM ~COALDIGGER.)

Following the advice of Helpful Herbert, bought a nw ar. One
reason for this madness is that the old bus had succumbed to a COM
pHcation of chronological heaves, blind staggers, and falling arches, ag-
erayated by al acute cas- of constipation in the carburetor. The other
leasonk that as a patriotic American, I wanted to do all in my power to
end the temporary business depression that started last October two years
ago, before it gets chronic.
Needless to say, l acquired the new gas wagon on the American plan;
this is, turned the old bus in as first payment, and signed twelve notes
payable at certain stipulated periods, bearing ten per cent interest. (Hope
springs eternal from the human hearth So here is hoping prosperity is
just around the corner
But whatever the future may have in store for the kind people who
sold me that car, my own conscience is clear. l did my duty. laid my
old jfney and these twelve notes OF the altar of my country that prosperity
may not tarry forever around the corner.
The six hundred and fifty dollars owe more than did last week, to
say nothing about the hundred and fifty dollars the poor devil will owe
who buvs m old bus. ought to p a long way to oil up the squeaky wheels
of industry. It's true the eight hundred more the two of US owe is not
enough to bring back prosperity with a bang. But just think what it
would mean if the head of every American household bought a new or
used car right low.
the country, Saw only half Of them by new cars at the average indebted
mes of $3.50 and we have a grand total of six and one-half billion dollars
that somebody has coming to them, add to this the billion and a half the ten
million purchasers of used cars will owe; the two billions the government
borrowed to loan to the bankers to finance the ley and used car buyers and
you have the staggering sum of ten billion dollars of l. o US with which
to balance the budget
Yes, as far as doing my bit toward restoring prosperity, my conscience
is clear. l wish l could say the same in the matter of trading in my old
car. You see, the old thing had run $1,000 miles, not fggering the mileage
she had made behind mules o saying anything about the speedOmeter that
went on strike a year ago All the authorities to VINO unlimited her
ase had agreed that with a nw motor, running gear, and body, she'd
be "a good IS new But IS none of them had offered to take in the whole
er as part payment for those parts resisted ne temptation. Now
somebody, perhaps a poor but deserving father of a large family without
a job would buy this car o take his loved les to his old parents back east,
who live IN a farm and still have something to eat, and from what l knew
of that car, 1 knew he'd never make it.
The thought of that poor, carwrecked family stranded somewhere in
the wids of Pennsylvania wouldn't let me sleep, so haunted the used car
lots in the hope of persuading the present proprietor to sell it only to a
purchaser who, if he didn't get where he started for, wouldn't be any worse
off than where he cam from or got stuck.
However, when at last l located the old wagon and before could say a
word, the salesman in charge launched N a eulogy ovr my demised friend
that left me speechl@s' learned to my great I0nshme hal tn IN
cent bus had belong to two old maids who only rn her to and from
church on Sunday; that the original tin shining from the tenders wa n
trely due to too much rubbing with Dutch Cleanser and chamois skin adj
mnisteed by the loving hands of said maiden ladies' Moreover, the ca
had only run 1000 miles a l could convince myself by looking at the
speedometer, and sure enough in the few days that had elapsed since our
parting, that ar had gone back over those fiftyseven, sixtyseven, or
seventyseven thousand miles she had made in her lifetime, and if had
waited a few days longer she might have had even thousand miles to
her credit to be applied on her first ten thousand.
There are people SC ornery they wouldn't believe their W eyes. But
that amt me. Sc if that car dom. rn another ffyseven, sixty-seven, or
seventyseven thousand miles, it amt my fault, for I've seen her do it
twice.
Now S to the new car l bought last week with my next years income
Gf any, all l got to say is that it's a marvel 1t has all the latest i'm
provement such as free-wheeng, floating kndeys, etc. 1t coast up hill
with the breaks set and consumes Sc little gas that the chairman of the
Republican National Committee is already worrying about where the next
campaign fund is going to come from. In short, it's a Plymouth.
This testimony is entirely unsolicited. 1t comes from al overlooking
gasoline tank that vas only half full to start with. There are people who
write testimonials for the sake of money. But not ne. My art is not for
sale. Mr.. Chryshr YES m e nothing. owe him. But if Mr.. Cmyser is
the kind of man he ought to be, judging from the marvellous car he turns
out, he will do the right thing.
Mind you, Pm not asking for money. My art is not for sale. Pm only
suggesting that if Mr.. Chrysler will cancel the twelve notes signed in the
patriotic endeavor to restore prosperity, he will be doing his bit toward
balancing thu national budget as far as am concerned. Besides, am
sue Mr.. ChryIer has already more re-possessed cars than he knows what
to do with. But be that a it may. have done my duty. followed
the advice of President Hoover. bought a lev ar contributed my
twelve l. @. US for the restoration Of prosperity May these little testi-
mOnias of my confidence in the nhertant soundness of or institutions
bring cheer and hope to the hearts of my fellow citizens. Hope springs
eternal from the human heart. But why bring that up again? They say
Mr.. Chrysler appreciates a good thing when he sees it. l shall send him
q clipping of this voluntary tribute to his genius in the devout hope that he
will make good on his reputation.