Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1921, Page 69

(OhA REFORM IN BUILDING OF ROADS HOLDS VITAL INTEREST IN U. §. Big Problem to Be Tackled by Association at Chicago Meeting—Earnest Con- sideration Is Urged. BY SAMUEL HILL. (Honorary president, Washington State Good | Roads Association; lonorary life ~president. Canadian Good Roads As: fon. and ex: presideat, American Road Bullders' Associa- tion. The need of reform in road build- ing and highway transportation, a subject that will receive extended discussion at the good roads congress, to be held under the auspices of the American Road Builders' Association at the Coliseum in Chicago January 17 to 20 next, is one of vital interest to the people of the United States at this time. It is a subject that should receive the earnest consideration of every good roads advocate, every statesman and every public official who has the welfare of the country} t heart and who wants to see the United States lead the world in cheap | nsportation facilitie: For forty years I have been inter-| sted in_highway improvement in the nited States, and, to my mind, the| most mportant thing the | N.Y. AND CHICAGD PLAN BIG SHOWS '|Automobile Displays to Be | Most Comprehensive in History of Country. s0 deter- t o and this tonnage, when mined, must be moved by the le; xpensive route. The problem is get the mouth to the food or th food to the mouth. Many Leave Farms. When we began highway improve ment in the United States forty year: |ago there were approximately 60 per cent of the people of the United States on the land. Today it is doubt- tul if on the farms proper there is to exceed 20 per cent of the people. Every strong nation has its roots in the soil. The problem is to put peo- ple back on the land and keep them fere. Otherwise our form of govern- ment will fail. To keep them there we must give them good roads, good telephone service, good rural free de- livery and good schools, and then find a market where they can raise what they sell at a profit. The trend toward town life has in- creased enormously both here and in other countries. And unless we can make the comforts of home life on the farm at least equal to.those in town we cannot hope to progress as a nation. The farmer will no longer United States needs to do is to cor consent to work ten. twelve and four- relate its transportation system. twelvaiandifon teen hours a day when the man in Abroad, in many countries, there is a cabinet minister who has the title of minister of ways and means of com- wunication. Water transportation rail transportation and _highway transportation should be fitted gether in such a way as to best serve the public needs. There are mate- rials, but few people can think of them, that do not move over high-; ways before they reach the water or the railroad. Destructive competition is unwise and unneces: An began first of all by using highways. The capital of every state in the Union except Flomwa at one tine was located on a water course. The development of steam powe: caused the abandonment eof the po of highway improvement inaugurated with the old Cumberland pike. Puffing Billy, on the Baltimore and Ohio rai road, superseded the wagon train Today Puffing Billy sees coming over the hard surface road, provided at public expense, what he regards as a competitor. Measure of Civillzatio Transportation is the me civilization. Every nation creased in wealth and its have received high wages, proportion as its transport tems have been multi - est wage rate today in the world is in_ China. There not one single mile of highway in China. The aver-} age highway in China is fifteen | inches wide. There is not one single mile of paved road in Japan; nor one single mile of paved street in Japan. America’s danger is that we will duplicate unnecessary means of tran: portation. Every one of the three is essential, but all should be correlated and welded into one machine to get the best results. If we fail to do this we will pay bitterly for it. You cannot get along without railways or waterways, and latterly we have have come to understand what high- ways mean. Today England is laying an 18-inch concrete base for all the roads of England. On top of that they are putting Tarmac. Over those roads they haul what they call steam lor- ries or traction engines, each engine pulling perhaps three cars holding five tons each. The railways have complained to parliament and parlia- ment is taxing those motor buses, su' as to more equitably distribute the| burden. The United States has had the cheapest transportation in the world. Outside of the great lakes, it has| lagged behind in water transporta- tion, and only within recent ars. since the American Road Builders' Association was formed, has the mat- ier of proper highway transportation | Leen taken up. Food Problem Acute. With our increasing population the problem of the production of food will become acute unless proper study of soils be made. This now being undertaken by our government, but heretofore the matter of road and highway legislation has been haphaz- ard, without definite plan. There ould be undertaken at once by the national government a thoroughly planned system of national highways, and these should be so laid out and constructed as to give the largest possible use of existing railways, highways and waterways. There are approximately in the United States 2,600,000 miles of alleged highways. ‘There are 250,000 miles, substantially, of railways. The cheapest cost of moving a ton a mile on the great lakes was nine-tenths of one mill, as demonstrated in the movement of ore by the Albert B. Wolvin. The cheapest form of transportation known was on the Chesapeake & Ohio railway, where coal tonnage was moved to tidewater for one mill and a_tenth per ton per mile. The cost of moving a ton per mile on the dif- ferent classes of railways in the United States has not yet been a curately determined We must elab- arate some system of determining the cest of making transportation. It is a commodity. like boots and shoes, dry goods or flour. When this cost is determined just what proportion of the tonnage required can most efficiently be moved over the highways, over the waterways and over the railways; E Never Say Gear Lubricant | ! just on your or Di tial case full of Ebonite stands up better saw. One filling of a tight it must be ascertained} Ask Your Garage Man or Your Dealer for BONITE Without Saying “Ebonite” If you want to know the real joy of driving a car, get rage man or your dealer to pump the Transmission case keeps the gears moving in mesh, easily and noise- lessly, all friction eliminated, for an entire motoring sea- EBONITE For Transmissions and Differentials Remember—take EBONITE only from the Checkerboard Pump. It marks a garage or supply store that is “Live and Dependable.” Bayerson Oil Works Manufacturers, Erie, Pa. Pennsylvania Petroleum Products town is working eight. With the | return of our soldiers from the great war the fact of their unwillingness to return to the land became evident. In other words, the habits of the farm boy nad been lost. Unless we are willing to discover some way to re- tore iabor to the farm, we will be compelled either to import food or to import labor to produce this food. The permanent importation of farm labor has alw: proven disastrous to any nation that has tried it. DOLLAR BUYS MORE VALUEINUSED CARS Advice to Prospective Pur- chasers on How to Make Selection. With the dollar buying more auto- mobile value in used cars than ever before in the history of the indus- t and the market well supplied with rare and tempting bargains, the prospective purchaser will undoubt- edly welcome a few words of advice on how to select a used car. “There are just a few facts for the motorist to remember if he is to take full advantage of the ex- traordinary buying opportunities the used car market now affords,” says Harry M. Jewett, president of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company. Present Is Time to Buy. “While it is generally known that now 1is the time to buy used cars be- cause the values offered are the greatest ever known, thanks to pre war conditions and price readjust- ments, yet disappointment. will result unless the purchaser remembers three things. “First, the car selected must be one made by a reputable manufacturer whose product can be relied on. It must be a good car in its class. Sec- ond, the condition of the car must be known. The purchaser must be sure of what he is buying and whether it will operate. Third, and perhaps the most important of all, he must buy of a reputable dealer, who a reputation to guard and pro- tec be in business to- morrow as well as today and whose guarantee of satisfaction means something. ‘The same common-sense rules of economics apply to the purchase of a used car as to a new car, In other words, one must consider first cost, operating cost and maintenance cost, and, unless the purchaser knows his dealer, he is likely to fall down on all three. NOVELTY FOR MOTORISTS. A new development of the ordinary belted scarf is a shawl of brushed wool in various combinations of col- ors, to be worn when motoring or sleighing. The shawl affords complete protection in the front. In the back it extends only to the waist eliminat- ing uncomfortable bulkiness. It is heavier, larger than the scarf and deeply fringed over the shoulders and around the bottom, the fringe extend- ing to the skirt hem in front. Two large pockets add to its utllity. Ac- cording to dealers, the shawl prom- ises to be one of the most popular innovations in winter sport apparel of recent years. $Q-89 30x3%; In. ; CORD CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. IMI"-‘MI'HI‘.“( than any! lubricant you ever transmision or differential | Preparations for the national auto-| mobile shows in New York and Chi- | cago, which are rapidly nearing com- | pletion, assure those who have fol- owed them that the displays will be he biggest and most comprehensive {the country has ever known. The New York event, the first half of the }show, will be held in Grand Central Paluce January 7 to 14, and the Chi- cago event, the second half, in the Coliseum and Armory January 28 to February 4. S. A. Miles, manager of both dis- plays, has been in New York for some {days, conferring with decorators for the Palace exhibition, and while he lis not ready to divulge his program iin this respect. he promises it will surprise visitor: Automobiles Improve. Automobiles surely are improving every year. The automobile shows ireflect this. For the most part, how- & TESTS OF THE NEW ARMORED TRUCK:! DA THE WINDOW:! THE POST OFFICE DEPAR' ever, the betterment has been noticed in body designs and coachwork fin- ish, both Interior and exterior. There will be ninety-four car man- | ufacturers exhibiting on the four floors of the Palace in January, as against eighty-eight last year. This {record number of exhibitors means {that there will be nearly 400 differ- ent models shown. Accessories to Be Shown. This year ew York exhibition will also show to the public the big- gest display of accessories that has - 1en lorated unde rone roof, in spite of the fact that it was impossi- ble to find space for many who ap- plied for booths. In New York the accessory booths number 233. and they will show a most varied line of devices and appliances that go to help the motorist. One of the features of the show week will be the many meetings, both business and social. These have not been all arranged, and cannot be mentioned just now, but it is certain that the “Old-Timers’ Club,” com- posed of men who have been in the tomobile trade since its infancy, ill have one of the big parties of the week. Cars to Be Displayed. The following cars will be at the New York show: Ambassador, An- Apperson. Auburn, Bournon- uick, Cadillac, Case, Chalmers, hevrolet, i “row-Elk- {bart. Davis, Detroit Rlectric, Dixie Flyer, Dodge Brothers, Dorris, Dort, DuPont, Durant, Earl, Elcar, Elgin, Essex, Franklin, Gardner, Grant, Handley-Knight, | Hanson, Hatfield, Haynes, C. 'S, Holmes, Hudson, Hupmobile, Itala,’ Jackson, Jordan, ! Kelsey, King, Kissel Kar, Kline Kar, | Lafayette, Leach-Biltwell, Lexington, ) Liberty, Lincoln, Locomobile, McFar- lan, Maibohm, mon, Maxwell, Mercer, Milburn, Mitchell, Monroe, Moon, Nash, National, Noma, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Overland, Packard, Paige, Paterson, Peerless, Pierce-Arrow, P lot, Premier, Rauch-Lang, R. & V Knight, Reo, Rickenbacker, Roamer, Saxon, Sayers, Standard, Stanley, {Stearns-Knight, Stephens-Moline Plow empany, Stevens-Duryea, Studebaker, Stutz, . Templar. Vauxhall, Velie, Westcott, Wills-St. Claire and Willys- Knight. All of these cars will be displayed at Chicago also, with the exception of the DuPont, ' Kline, Ambassador, Noma, Leach-Biltwell, Hatfleld, Bour- nonville, Essex, Rickenbacker, Kelsey, Itala, Vauxhall and Stanley. —_—_— Demand Shown in Car Use. The increase in automobiles is an index of growing demand for trans. portation rather than a sign of with- drawal of business from rail lines, ac- cording to Philip H. Warren of Stone & Webster, speaking before a conven- tion of investment bankers in New Orleans. Riding in street railway cars is much heavier per capita today than it was five years ago and very much heavier than fifteen years ago, indi- cating that demand for all kinds of travel facilities is increasing. Into Motors.” Try! you win it? And Don’t phone. PICTURE OF THE CONDITIONS tion: i Weather sion Eureka, Nev.—194 miles: OF ENT AT FORT MYER THURS- AND WINDSHIELDS ARE OF BULLET-PROOF GLASS. affects condi- Utah, materially 19—Gold Hill, to ALONG THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY Gold Hill to Ely good; Ely to Eu- reka fair with several stretches of The trade-mark pictured below shows “Penn Putting Lightning We want a slogan that best tells the story our trade-mark illustrates. $25 will be paid for the best slogan. Can THE CLOSING DATE. LIGHTNING in the Tank means NEW LIFE in the Motor. Tank You'll find distributor or filling siatien for slow conditions depend on weather. Division 13—Omaha, Nebr., to Kear- ney. Nebr.—204 miles. Hard surfaced west to valley; rest good if dry. Division 14—Kearney, Neb., to Sid- ney, Neb. 6 miles: Road west out of Odessa very rough. Cozad to Gothenburg, eleven d one-half miles ve bad, rough. State road north of Lincoin highway. Watch the weather—it con- trols travel at this season. This report gives a complete picture of the present condition of the Lin- coln highway. The data are provided wire by the consuls of the asso- ciation from along the route between the two coasts and are authentic. snow ville, miles big improvement when completed. Rest of section good when dry. Division 15—Sidney, Neb., to Lara- mie, Wyo. miles First-class road all the way; one detour eight miles east of Cheyenne, where Union Pacific tracks are cross- ed to the south 500 feet, then Wwest into Cheyenne. between Elizabeth and Rahway; rest of road to Trenton cxcellent; Dele- ware river free bridge closed for re- pairs; detour in Trenton via Calhoun street toll bridge. Trenton to Phila- excellent. on 2—Philadelphia. P: Chambersburg, Pa.—142 miles Philadelphia to Chambersburg, ex- quiry to Division 20—Eure! lon, Nev.—191 mile: Flats east and west of Austin badly rutted; balance fair to good. Division 23—Fallon. mento, Calif.—340 mile; Fallon to Reno rough; Donner Lake to Summit going on flats. . Nev., to Fal- Some on summits. Division 21—Fallon, Nev., to Placer- 1if.—153 miles: Good except_stretch of about nine north of Lahontan, which is rough. Make inquiry in Carson City concerning snow at Summit, which may close at any time. & New Satid o | Cozaa "to. Gothenburg. suggested as| Division 22—Placerville, Calif. to Division 1-—New York city to Phila- | geiour. Gothenburg to Brady Island.|Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.— delphia, Pa.—86 miles: portions of road bad on account of {186 miles: One seven-mile detour, well marked, | road construction, which will make| All paved. ev., to Sacra- heavy grade. Make In- in Reno concerning snow on Summit before crossing. May close at any time. Summit to Auburn good. Auburn to Sacramento paved. Division 16—Laramie. Wyo., to Rock Springs, Wyo.—238 miles: Good with exception of short rough stretch just west of Hanna. Division 17—Rock Springs, Wyo., to Echo, Utah—150 miles Road boulevard from Rock Springs to Castle Rock; Castle Rock to Ech sixteen miles very bad; road improve ment reported in progress here, but no_detour. Division 18—Echo to Gold Hill, Utah—195 miles Echo to Salt Lake excellent; Salt| Lake to Tooele excellent; Tooele to Orrs Ranch fair, but somewhat cut up; Orrs Ranch to Gold Hill bad across Goodyear Cut-off, seventeen miles. Inquire of J. H. Waters, Lin- coln highway state consul, Salt Lake City, as, to conditions on desert. cellent condition, except detour in borough of Downingtown of two miles; detour marked. Division 3—Chambersburg, Pa., Greensburg, Pa—122 miles: ct road. on 4—Greensburg, Pa., to E verpool, Ohio—82 mile Greensburg to Pittsburgh, evcellent; Pittsburgh to last Liverpool, one- mile detour Freedom to Rochester; poor dirt Beaver to Ohio state line, bad when wet state line to East Liverpool, excellent. Division 5—East_Liverpool, Ohio, to Mansfield, Ohio—188 miles: Good to excellent conditions; detour reported. Division 6—Mansfield, Ohio, to Van Wert, Ohio—111 miles: One_ detour, _excellent condition, Mansfield to Crestline by way of Shelby: rest of the road good. Division 7—Van Wert, Ohlo, South Bend, Ind.—116 miles: Fine paved road to Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne to Ligonier good gravei pike; balance all paved to South Ben Division 8—South Bend, In cago Heights, 11.—83 miles Ten miles rough macadam east of La Porte; La Porte to Deep River, good macadam; Deep River to Chicago Heights, concrete; no detours. Division 9—Chicago Heights, Tl to | Clinton, Iowa—166 miles: Practically all excellent, standard, high-grade = concrete _construction. some gravel; short detour for bridge | construction at Geneva, and half-mile detour just east of De Kalb. Division 10—Clinton, Iowa, to Mar- | shalltown, Iowa—164 miles: | New concrete open from Clinton to | De Witt; balance of road in seasonal condition, bad when wet; six-mile de- | tour west of Mt. Vernon. Division 11—Marshalltown, Towa, to | Denison, Iowa—142 miles Dirt road, in excellent when dry; no detours. Division 12—Denison. Towa, Council Bluffs, Towa—76 miles: No detours or bad roads reporte to Utah, no to Specially Designed fo; FORD CARS Exide Service Station Factory Branch 1833-33 L St. N.W. condition | to Send in all the slogans you want. Mail them. get them in early, for DECEMBER 15TH IS The pgpulnrit_v o Lightning Motor Fuel increases daily. Owners find extra horse- power in engines fueled with this “Successor to Gasoline.” Prompt starting — lively pick-up — more pep — more power—more mileage—and Less Carbon because the charge Burns up Completely at any speed. Up With Lightning TODAY DENN OIL COMPANY ROSSLYN VA. —knowing wonderful car is ever ready for the urge of its master, is a point of pride with owners of Stutz cars. Satisfaction that the Immediate delivery. otor Company of Washingto 24th and M Sts. N.W. West 710 ing schedule of prices for the diffe truck as delivered in this Ome-Third Cash Bal in 13 Months ATONANS TIPS FOR UNENPLOYED Mr. Bayerline Names Ten ! Helps to Solve Problem at This Time. Here are ten suggestions designed to help lesesn the unemployment problem this winter: 1. Cleaning yards and alleys, repair- ing fences, buildings, etc. 2. Taking out ashes and cleaning basements. 3. Beating rugs. painting and re- pairing gcreens for next summer. 4. Warhing, cleaning and small re- pair jobs on autos in the owner’s own garage. 5. Interior decorating and paper- hanging. 6. Exterior painting where weather or ciimate permits. 7. Hire a man to run your furnace. 8. Extra help in stores for the | holiday » in coal yards lhrlflmllfl buying early 1 and buy liberally. Auto Man's Sugmestions. The forcgoing are offcred public by J. G. Bayerline, president of the Columbia Motors Company. De- troit. Mr. Hayerline belicves there are thousands cof people who would like to help out those who have no regular emplovment at the present time or have no employment at all. an automobile owner spends afternoons or Sunday morn- to the ™ | {ings cleaning. polishing or making small repairs on his car. If the own- er can pare the money it would be a fine thing to hire a man to do the work “Every one who owns building and who knows that it needs repairs of any kind h done now il it cost less, but it will re one now when ed employment is nee Buy for Christmas Now. “Above ail, each of us who have jobs should buy e often_and gener- ously this Christmas. Besides pub- lic entertainments. iet’s have plenty of the old-fashioned house parties. Lvery festival in the home means work for some one on the outside— work for the grocer. the butcher and their clerks. It means the sale of | es, fruits, vegetables. and the good effects go all the way down the line from the people who partake of the good things served to those who grow or make them way back on the farm or in the factor: A Freezing Weather Cannot Stop Buick Oil Circulation in very cold weather. oil flow to normal. STANLEY 1018 14th The Universal Car FIRST! city and including freight, 40% CASH In Initial Cost and in Upkeep! In Service Facilities! In Numbers and Demand! Over 5,000,000 in Use--“There’s a Reason” For the information of those who may wish to purchase Ford cars on a “deferred pay- ment” basis by an initial payment and a series of monthly payments thereafter, the follow- rent models is submitted, the prices being for the car or Federal excise tax, ‘gas, oil, interest on the deferred payments and 80 per cent fire and theft insurance. Bal. in 13 Months Oil pumps in automobiles sometimes freeze up The Buick oil pump is so designed that, should the pump gears be held immovable through freezing, the shaft revolves within the gear. The heat thus generated thaws out the frozen parts, restoring gear action and Only on a Buick will you find this feature. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY H. HORNER Retafi Dealer Street N.W, Tobophone Heln 5304 WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD THEM 50% CASH Bal. in 12 Months $197.40 Down NoT! able equipmen’ Authorized Washington Ford Dealers $33.88 Eack Month 20055 Bach Menth 241740 Bach Meath 53455 'Rach Sonth 04350 ‘Gach Honth 5155 iach Sonth 031710 Eack Mowth 0101 Baeh Month | 2354 ‘Bach Month ial Terms May Be for T Chassis and Fordson Tractors =T chassis Inelud cept truck o Maryiand and Virsinia met in Marylan R. L. TAYLOR COMPANY 1840 1¢th St. NW, UNIVERSAL AUTO COMPANY (Ime.), 1530-81 M St. N.W. DONOHOE MOTOR COMPANY, 318 Peangrivania Ave, S.E, TRIANGLE MOTOR “CO. N. ¥\ Ave. at N. Capitol St. ‘These Dealers Can S¢ll Ford Cars, Tractors, Pasts, Ete, Anywhere ia the United Immediate Delivery on All Models. STEUART'S GARAGE, 141-151 13th St. N. B. 14tk St. & Ohio Ave. N.W. PARKWAY MOTOR COMPANY, 1065-1067 Wisconsin Ave. STROPEL MOTOR COMPANY, 1425 Irving St. N Ford starter and demo: uded. ol HILL & TIBBITTS, EY MOTOR COMPANY, 1429 L St. N.W,