Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1922, Page 48

NIAGARA FALLS REACHED BY NEW AUTO ROUTE Lackawanna Trail, Becently Ded- icated, Sixty-Two Miles. of Scenic Beauty. _DETAIL OF ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY Association’s Data Obtained From Consuls Along the Route—Tourists Advised to Watch Weather Reports. ‘Washington motorists may avail themselves of a new and better mo- tor route to Buffalo and Niagara 'Falls, Thousand Islands, the Adiron- dacks and other resorts in that sec- | tion * through the opening of the Lackawanna trail, a boulevard type | west to Valley. 24 miles; detour Val-|road sixty-two miles long, connecting | ley to Fremont. 15 miles, over good | Scranton, Pa.. with Binghamton, N. marked road; Fremont to Kearney,|Y. This trail completes a hard-sur- g00d when_dry. faced highway by way of Frederick, Division 14—Kearney, Neb., to Sid- [Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Easton, Dela- ney, Neb., 226 miles. Entire section | ware Water Gap, Scranton, Bingham- reported_good: Gothenburg to North | ton and Buffalo, one of the most pic- Platie, 35 miles: detour at Gothen- | turesque routes in the United States. burg. south of the Platte river to| As most automobilists prefer North Phtte over fair roed, well. those routes which avoid the heavy ! North Platte to Ogallala, ex- ( traffic of large cities and at the same cellent; Ogallala to Sidney, fair. time take in the points of scenic n 15—Sidney, Neb. to Lara- | beauty, the new Lackawanna trail 157 miles. Excellent road |should prove popular, as it traverses . with exeeption of short, jone of the most beautiful sections of rough section near Hillsdale, 20 miles | the Keystone state. Present road conditions along the Lincoln highway across the conti- nent are outlined in detail by a bul- letin just made public by the Lin- coln Highway Association. The data i8 based on telegraphic reports of the consuls of the organization along the route. Tourists, however, are advised to watch the weather, as it} controls travel west of the Missis- sippi at this season. Report of Road Conditions. Road conditions are reported as f Cheyenne. i For the dedication of the road a follows: fon 16—Laramle, Wyo., to Rock | procession of more than 1,500 cars Springs, Wyo.. 238 miles. amie tg | assed in parade, headed by the gov- Medicine Bow. 60 miles. fine; Medicine : crrors of Pennsylvania and New Bow to Rawlins. excellent. with short { York. The opening was preceded by ough stretch near Walcott; Rawlins |2 great banquet at the Hotel Casey, to Rock, Springs. fair, except rough |at Scranton. at which notables from east of Thayer Junction, all parts of the country were pre- i 7—Rox . sent. Lg:;isuoz';hl lusnfxfie?fl;fiik‘grflmé: The new highway has been official {to Green River. 15_miles, excellent: 1y designated as a part of an Amerl generally good to Lyman, 62 miles:|can Automobile ~Association ~ trunk Lyman to Evanston, 41 miles, fair to|line and has been logged and mapped go0d: Evanston to Echo. Utah, good. | for the convenience of tourists. The Division 18—Echo, Utah. to Gold |Maps are now being prepared and Hill. Utah. 195 miles. Echo to Salt|Will be issued within a few days. Lake City. 50 miles, exceilent; Salt i | Lake City to Tooele, 40 miles, excel- AID IN TRUCKS. |lent: Tooele to Bushs Ranch, 19 miles. Mo L !excellent; Fisher Pass between Bushs| T. C. Powell, vice president of the PR Cogrecnabury, Ba. Ranch and Orrs Ranch, 17 miles. in| Erie railroad, remarked in a recent verpool, Ohio; 82 miles: G & | fair shape: inquire of J. H. AWaters, [address that “the railroads must be i, Dl : detour | i\ nouse Hotel, Sait Lake City, relieved of the unprofitable short-haul south of Lincoln highwav at Irwin|garqing conditions on deseft; Good-|and terminal traffic and they look to via White Oak road, excellent condi- | Cear Cutoff passable, but very rough |the motor truck, ifcluding the farm miles to East McKeesport: i, Black Point: Black Point to Gold | motor truck, to bring this about.” MeKeesport to Pittshurgh. 16|11, 12 miles. fair: weather material- | hiexcellent urgh to East|jy affects conditiohs. Wait in Salt; Liverpool. Ohio. 52 miles, caution: in- | 'ake. if wet quire of Pittsburgh Automobile Club, 4 413 Wood street as to most Bavis: Gold HIll to Eureka. able route wes via Beaver north, Division 19-Gold Hill. Utah. to Eu- ity Dorth | reka, Nev.. miles. Go o Hire sections ot “oath | Elv. fair: Shellburne Pass, fair; Ely |to Eurake, fair, with several rough stretches on flats. Division 20—Eureka, Nev., to Fallon, . 191 miles. Flats east and west of Austin, badly rutted; balarce fairly good Division 21—Fallon. Nev.. to Placer- ville, Calif., via Reno and Carson City, 183 miles. The Lincoln Highway branch from Fallon direct to Carson Division. 1—New York city to Philadelphia. 96 miles, no detours: Weehawken Ferry to Princeton, miles, excellent; Princeton to Law- renceville, 5 miles. poor wofnout maeadam: Lawrenceville to Trenton, 6 miles, excellent: Trenton to Phila- delphia, 32 miles. excellent. Division 2—Philadelphia to Cham- bersburg. Pa., 142 miles: perfect road: one short. well marked detour at Downington. “OLD BETSY” SOLVES SCHOOL DIFFICULTY road: no detours; im communities. When Daniel Boone was tramping the forests of Kentucky he carried with him -a rific which gave him faithful service all the years of h life. He gave this weapon the af- fectionate name of “Old Betsy,” and of the river; routes reported to be in bad shape. may be necessarv to go via Beaver Falls to East Palestine, Salem and Alliance to Canton. Latter route much longer. but paved. Division 5—Fast Lhermnl Mansfleld. Ohio. 118 miles: excellen d. detour north of Lin- esburg. over good brick and poor. old macadam, 20 miles. Division “6—Mansfield. Ohio, to Van Wert. Ohlo, 111 miles: Detour Mansfield 1o Bucyrus via Galion, 25 miles, brick ; Bucyrus to_ Osceola, 7 miles, excellent : Osceola to Van Wert. 79 miles, passable but rough In places, old macadam. Indiana-Tilinois Route. Division 7—Van: Wert, Ohio. to South Bend, Ind., 116 miles: Van Wert, Ohio. to Fort Wayne, Ind.. 35 miles. excel- lent: Fort Wayne to Ligonier. 38 miles, mostly fair to good gravel: Ligonier to South Bend, 13 miles. excellent. Division §—South Bend, Ind.. to Chi- cago Heights, 11, 83 miles: South Bend to New Carlisle, 14 miles, excellent pav- mg; New Carlisle to La Porte, 13 mile City via Lahontan dam is in bad con- dition and is not recommended; Fallon to Reno. 67 miles, fair to good: new construction under way, Leetesville to Hazen. 8 miles, no detour; Reno to Carson City. 30 miles, concrete; Car- son City to Placerville over Summit now open to travel. fair. Division 22—Placerville, alif., to Oakland and San Francisco, Cal miles. All paved. Division 23—Reno, Nev., to Sacra- mento. Calif.. 146 miles. This road over the Summit is now ogpen, fair; Auburn to Sacramento, pave for a Willard “SR” 6-volt, 11-plate Threaded Rubber Battery to fit the follow- The next pan-Pacific commercial conference will be held at Honolulu, i 2 from October 25 to November 8. mg cars: rough old macadam: La Porte to Val- s paraiso, 23 miles, good gravel and 10 = Apperson Hupmobile miles rougl ol ick; rougl letour Valparaiso to Deep river. 10 miles; Deep Radlators and Fenders Auburn Jordan river to Chicago Heights, concrete and ANY KIND MADE OR REPATRED. Buick Kissel Kar ma:l:u‘i;m ’ Helghts, I Cores installed in an; mll‘th“ Ca I‘e . ivision 9-—Chicago eig] ., DIFFERENT MAKES Clinton, Towa, 166 miles: Chicago Heights E. L. WITTISTATT se xington o New Lenox, 18 miles, concrete: de- | 31 1ath, F, 641 WP M el Chandler Mitchell tour, New Lenox to Joliet. 7 miles | Siom—ret = 1 Jollet to Aurora, 24 miles, good gravel Chevrolet Nash 3nd concrete; Aurora to Clinton, 119 Cleveland miles, all paved. ] evelan Oakland Division 10—Clinton, Iowa, to Marshall- Dort an town, Ia., 164 miles: Clinton to De Witt, = Oldsmobile ‘:o mk:. goo’dlcon!(l‘rflednavlng; De m’lttt E]g]n land & 'wden, 21 miles, detour, poor rt, ()v Baa “when' wet; Lincoln way uader 30x3Y, Ford S construction, new_paving going n Lowden to Cedar Rapids, 46 miles. fair G l . l Gardner Studebaler con jon, roat ragged ; ‘edar pids H to Marshalltown, 75 miles, good. (Note: Grant Velie In bad weather it may be advisable, in view of detour west of De Witt, to leave the Lincoln way at Stirling, IIL, following good marked trail to Rock Island, Ill, 58 miles, crossing river to Davenport, Iowa, and taking good marked road back to Lincoln way at Cedar Rapids, 75 miles.) Division 11—Marshalltown, Towa, to Dennison, Towa, 142 miles, 82.8 miles of well drained and graded gravel. 5.5 miles of paving in Green county. Rest of road dirt; reported in good condi- tion. No defours. Dirt Roads Depending on Weather. Division 12—Dennison, Iowa, to Diamond Guaranteed Firsts $3115 for a Willard “SR” 6-volt, 13-plate Threaded Rubber Battery tec fit the follow- Council Bluffs, Iowa, 76 miles. Dirt on weathon: yoverel Sivetoneal sood ing cars: gravel. No detours. Going east from Grand Juneuion keep sosign canon || gz L st NW. Main 2469 Aubum Metz i e af catimans of offenion Tires on Time Payments Buick Mlt?heu - e N o o e Rae Chang oon Chevrolet Nash * Cole Oakland Daniels Packard Six Durant Paige Ear.l Peerless Elgin Piedmont ‘Essex Haynes HCS Pierce-Arrow Premier Hudson Reo : Hupmobile R & V Knight Jackson Studebaker Jordan Templar Lexington Velie Maxwell Westcott” was Retail 1015 14th Street o matter what its price, a Buick car must and will give the maxi- mum of that service for which it intended, and must bear its proportion of the responsibility of maintaining that high prestige which Buick cars have attained. [ STANLEY H. HORNER Dealer Main 5296 this name has ever since been a sym- bol of faithful service. Out on the boundless plains near Laramic. Wyo. there are scattered numerous ranch houses, the children in.which nced the education pffered by the modein schools located in the busy town. There wae a certain prob- lem in collecting these children, but {t has been solved by présing into Buick car. This car relied upon by the chil- dren and their parents that it has come month” and “per mile”. to be known, 100, as “Old Betsy The proposition of getting com- bined solved by constructing a body like that of a sheep wagon. To make the roomy the body over the engime. Large sheets of cel- luloid, protected by a closely woven wire netting, permitted the driver to see out at_both sides and at the rear. A slatted floor above the engine permits the heat from the motor to enter the car, and directly over the car capacity and warmth was was extended DOLLARS AND CENTS. : i The how and why of these remarkable prices make a won- derful story of manufacturing achievement. Just as the stand- ard over-size Willard “S]” Threaded Rubber Battery was and still is a marvel of value, so the new full-size Willard “SR” Threaded Rubber Battery proves to be an eye-opener of quality at the price! First cost as well as ultimate cost now argues in favor of Willard Threaded Rubber. Make no purchase, risk no money, on any battery until you have visited one of the service stations named below and heard the whole of Willard’s aston- ishing price story. Service on All Batteries at Ang;"of the Stations Below. Drive in and Ask About the Willard “SR” Threaded Rubber Battery DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA J. R. Bradburn, 616 Penn. Ave.,, S. E. Brookland Garage, 10th & Mich. Ave., N. E. Modern Auto Supply Co., 917 “H" Street, N. E. E.J. Penning, 1740 Fourteenth St., N. W. Smith’s Battery & Electrical Serv., 2119 Eighteenth St., N. W. Standard Service Station, 5th and “R” Sts., N. W. Washington Battery Company, 1621-23 “L” St., N. W. The John A. Wineberger Co., Inc., 3700 Georgia Ave.,N. W. MARYLAND Cambridge, Cambridge Bat Company Cumberland, Treiber Electric 5 Battery Co. Service Co. Fredericksb: . E. Brickert Easton, Easton Starter & Battery f cksburg, 8. Bl = Frederick, Frederick L Harrisonburg, Wine Bros. Battery Co. Lacy Springs, H. C. Coffman Gienburnie, Glenburnie Auto Tire & Battery Service Co. Hagerstown, Hagerstown Battery - Co. Leonardtown, Electric Supply Shop I.ngm. are seats for eight children, 80 arranged that the children, when geated, do not obscure the driver's view. Old Betsy has carried as many as forty-four children to and from ‘school, but this s only a part of her duty. In a rugged district like the Wyoming plains there are occasional cutdoor accidents. cowboy or sick rancher has been car- ried into the Laramie hospital as comfortably as if he had been in the most modern ambulance. Now that the schools are closed and the blizzards are at rest she divides her time between helping out with the air malil service and transporting eastern tenderfeet into the wilds of Wyoming and Colorado—to the hunt- ing and the fishing grounds. first. 32x4 S. S. CORD New Prices! This is important! We are now able to deliver genuine Willard THREADED RUBBER Batteries for $26.60 and up! Threaded Rubber Batteries alwars have cost less “per Now -they actually cost less in VIRGINIA Alexandria, King St. Garage Charlottesville, Moorfield Storage ttery - Company Strasburg, Simmons Bros. Many an injured: 33x4 S. S..... Leesburg, Leesburg Garage Onancock, Accomac Battery Co. Shenandoah, O. O. Davis Staunton, Palmer Battery Service Since one-third of Towa's highway fatalities occurred last year at rail- road crossings, the Iowa state high- way commission has designated 416 grade crossings for improvement. Two hundred and ten of the danger spots have already been reconstructed. In thirty-five instanées overpasses or un- derpasses have been built, AUTOS POPULAR IN CHINA. Motor vehicles in Shanghai number 2500 more than three times the total according to the Shanghai sundny S Times. Coote-dramn rikishas, however. are the most popular type of equipage, totaling 16,000. INTRODUCTORY SALE SUPREME CORDS Just received large shipment. Wrapped in original factory wrappers. 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