Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 28, 1934, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday june 28, Lombard service station and garage opens at Portage and main finest service station in Winnipeg to open at City s busiest Corner every facility for scientific Servic ing and repair of automobiles will be provided for motorists or Titi the open thursday of the Lombard ser vice station Anil garage at Portage Avenue and main Street Winnipeg s susies intersection. The Plant is be ing operated by one of or. James a. Richardson s companies. When the first automobile drives of to the property of tills new and re rally located station an Organiza Tion equipped to meet any Motorist s gasoline to an Over be go into operation. Lombard scr ire will be Complete Saso in. Srp Asing oiling. . Battery rare motor repairing Brake and tire everything will be available for Winnipeg states r. E. Davis manager of the Lombard garage which will operate the station. Beauty spot in heart of City entered by approaches on Portage Avenue East and rorie Street the Sta Tion has brought the Beauty of a building of delightful English architecture stretches of Green Sward and colourful Beds of Flowers to the Centre of the business Section. Pour gleaming chromium pumps ars Itaf first indication of business but behind the attractive exterior is an installation of latest servicing devices in charge of an experienced staff capable of handling motor cars of every manufacture. The Central portion of the building houses an office notable for the absence of greases and oils and taste fully decorated rest room with lounges and chairs for comfortable relaxation. Well apart Are work rooms in each Wing. In the Northern end Are the latest Type of automobile hoists for greasing and Oil changing equipped to handle cars with knee action front wheels. In the Southern Wing there is special equipment for cleaning and polishing cars tire re pairing cleaning car motors flush ing and removing corrosion from radiators. Work guaranteed in conjunction with the Lombard garage the service offered by the station will be marked by thorough attention to detail or. Davis Points out. For example when a car is washed the Interior is also Bru fixed out and vacuumed and every car is clean inside and out before it is re turned to its Driver when a car is greased and oiled manufacturers specifications Are followed and the Job is guaranteed for Miles or 25 Days. Modern automobiles often require greasing and oiling at 60 different Points and As Many As seven kinds of oils and greases. With bed Indian oils and greases and the latest in equipment every Job can be done completely regardless of the make of car. Complete records of every repair Job All greasing and Battery service will be kept by the to the car owner at All times. Free Battery care including checking of each cell cleaning and refilling with water will be part of the station s parking service and record will be kept of this attention along with Ither work. Parking service also includes Heater plugs for Winter months Windshield cleaning and tire checking. The Sta Tion will be open 24 hours each Day and indoor storage will be available at All times. Outstanding among the new and modern equipment the chromium i gasoline pumps the Only pumps so finished in Canada Shine brilliantly in daytime or at night when the station is illuminated by Watt floodlights. These pumps Register the gasoline poured into the car tank by fractions of a gallon and also show the Cost of the gasoline As it is pour ing into the tank. With them the Motorist May order gasoline by the gallon or by the Dollar s their meters May be set to any Price and they Are checked and sealed by government inspectors. Latest in free air pumps another innovation is the Type of free air pumps installed which automatically after being set inflate any tire from five to 115 pounds the Only installation of its kind ill Winnipeg. Older types Are unable to Register below 20 pounds necessitating extreme care in inflating new air wheel Tiras. These air pumps the automobile hoists and greasing equip ment were supplied by d. Ackland son limited and Gills Warren Ltd. For the past two months the management has been selecting and train ing competent service station employees whose basis of employment will ensure service without stint on every Job. The station staff has been outfitted with special summer uni forms Cool and attractive. A staff lunchroom has been installed in the garage. Firestone tires Champion spark plugs and a Asbestos Brake lining will be featured exclusively at this new station. The station buildings were erected by John Gunn and sons limited engineers and contractors. This firm has constructed Many of Winnipeg s Fine buildings such As the wheat Pool City Hydro standby Plant Eaton s printing Plant Central heat ing plants at Wall Street and Haskins Archibald Martin motors Hilton Bros., free press Extension and others. The station gardens were designed and Laid out by or. J. To James a. Richardson. The outdoor advertising stands and signs Are the work of Ruddy Kester limited. Voltl records reveal that in 1817 the j dutch Steamer Curacao made a Pas i Sage from Holland to South America entirely under Steany red Indian sign will be carried by new station outstanding for Fine appearance and Complete equipment in All their stations Mccoll Frontenac today count the new Lombard service Sta Tion As the latest and finest link in the Chain of red Indian stations stretching across Canada. Standing in the very Centre of Winnipeg it is said to be ice finest and most completely equipped in the whole of Canada. It is very interesting to note the phenomenal growth of the Mccoll Frontenac Oil company. Less than seven years ago the company organized and in this Short period has advanced so rapidly that now it to one of the largest in Canada with branches in All parts of the country. It is at present classed As the fastest growing Oil company in Canada. To the aggressive merchandising policy of its Quality products its expansion even in years of depression has gone Forward with amazing rapidity. Late in 1927 Mccoll Frontenac came into existence when Mccoll Bros of Toronto was amalgamated with the Frontenac Oil refineries of Montreal. Mccoll Bros was Organ Zeed in 1876 and was widely known throughout the Dominion for its lubricating Oil and greases. To the old Mccoll Bros firm must be Given the credit for the development of famous red Indian motor Oil. At the inception of the company marketing facilities were comparatively limited being confined almost entirely to Toronto and Montreal except for Branch warehouses of Mccoll continued on Page Sii Quality products of Mccoll Frontenac Oil company Ltd. Marathon Blue gasoline red Indian motor oils and greases Etc. Used exclusively by the Lombard service station every to 9.30 . Of the Halrio programme Harold Green s a toe orchestra with Ramona Sinclair listen in on thursday at 9 . Curc 139o kilo cycles and garage. James stocks Bonds Grain plumbing work executed by Ballantyne Wetmore Ltd. Lombard service station and garage Portage and main Telephone 93 o5o handling products of Mccoll Frontenac Oil company limited painting and glazing executed by Taylor painting decorating co. Ltd. 331 Donald St. Phone 23519 the latest and most modern Power greasing and specialized lubrication equipment in stalled in this station. To service cars in accordance with car manufacturers recommendations. Aro pneumatic Hammer Lubricator and Aro Power gun rack. Globe Auto hoists and Rock a car Jack supplied by d. Ackland son Ltd. John Gunn sons Ltd. Engineers and contractors Winnipeg phone 54884 we congratulate the Lombard filling station and garage and wish them every Suc Cess in their new venture. Neon signs by Claude Neon the world s finest electric displays Western Claude Neon lights limited 166 Donald St. Congratulations a to the Lombard filling station and garage upon the completion of their Fine new service station. Raybe Stos Brake linings and Champion spark plugs supplied by Gillis Warren Ltd. I wholesale automotive supplies. I 210 fort Street. Phone 92 514. Colas Asphalt in emulsion inspect the sidewalks completed by us in front of this station. They Are surfaced with Colas Colas is extensively used for paving highways and streets and for walks driveways Tennis courts Airport runways Etc., and for repairs to All types of existing pavements. Estimates Given on request Northern engineering and development co. Ltd. Power bldg., Winnipeg Man. Phone Day 22 383 night 49689 ;