Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1923, Page 61

OTORS and ty Solving High Cost of Highway Upkeep JQuantity Building Found Expensive in Maintenance Problem as Well as in Gasoline Mileage, Experiments Show. BnY W A 1 building in the United State: now reached a point where there sufficient proof to support the he- Jief that the country would be far stter off with more quality than in highways. long that the wish now under construction should have 1 life of at least seven years—with reasonable attentlon. In other words, 10,000 new federal-ald -roads promised for the fiscal year, plus the roads ng bullt entirely by the | states, are going to materially in- crease the cost of malntenance to the extent of actual replacement before wre | the present federal-ald projects are balf completed. country | it should be evident that this situ- man is coming about as a result of ity economy in the building of the new roads and an unwise demand for miles rather than quality and per- manency, quantity ,The ery has But now pted ity coming to see ss is going to wind wp i either placing a double burden eur owner or supply the Cost Butliante oo o, work of high The cost of these new roads Is being of excessive de-|averaged at $20,000 a mile—which is <uries, | KNOWR to be too low an estimate for ‘1roads capable” of handling today's traffic. let alone tomorrow’s. A number of new highways through- out the country are now beginning to ve repairs because the 1 wt of the matter is that th nsidered by experts Vof 4 funds necessary | to be of utmost importance—is defec- mainte f highways al-| tive. built g all out ofl u most instances the estimates, not merelvl work ix neglected hecause Toocins ine trathe, but]of the road Itself is canse « s and false| Here ix where the demand for building of the new blinds the highway depart ments to the fact that a mile of road- way which will last four vears taxation do wot in-| without repairs is preferable to two within the next few | miles of roadway which will require roads. | twice as much repair work in half insiz- | the time. Already the failure to anticipate the need for wider roads Is resulting In excessive maintenance costs. High- ¢ engineers estimate the minimum of upkeep of shoulders on such satisfactory roads. But s. when carrying 2,000 vehicles tendency is for ¥ or more, at $240 per mile per way of Other estl s place the fig- ¥ sy » as high as $1.000, Striking $300 as an 2 tenance cost per mil roads requiring merely the shoulders it is seen that 100.000 miles would take fifty millions from {the highway treasuries. the actual maintenahce work d at the present moment could stimated, it would be found to excesd the total of registration fees and gas collected in 1 An Unfortunate Situation. It is an unfortunate situation; the motorist thinking h getting bet- at approxi- | ter roads because they are building ‘nts out of every d more roads; the highway departments irists went into ‘mainte- f neglecting the old roads to build new roads which will soon be on the main- tenance list. Nothing is more important at this time than the building of better rouds. Mileage is secondary. From experiments made at the Towa experimental station the bureau of pub- roads. lic roads of the United States De- The official figure did not partment of Agriculture estimates cents for supervision and that the saving in fuel consumed by equipment i the tra r the head of h roadway pays for the cost of such a | road in tweive vears. Roads. therefore, which require costly maintenance within a year or two after construction are not a pay- ing proposition. The only paying proposition in this wpon the yation with a vast u Wiis which, becaus depleted tre rious stumbling development of ciation and Wl vepresent a to the antomebile tran Bloet proper pr for the read propostion Lo Ml b ey in the if veistration fees and other forms \ il despite M 1 2 be would doubtle: as much would obt increase in new verage main- per- vear for attention to mil allowed to con is running away} funds, it is up t v why new roa view (o official figure given was 27 but this did not include 17 held in reserve for eme as work made n; mainte- ese alarming facts w it is recalled that new ro. constructed fn this particular state in 1921 are elready requiring repairs. One authority states that roads c riding over a hard surfaced | THE SUNDAY' STAR, WASH LIST OF HEADLIGHT DEVICES APPROVED FOR ELEVEN STATES Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 30—H. M. Luclun, secretary of the Auto- mobile Club of Maryland, has cently approved at a conference of motor vehicle adminintrators representing eleven states. The are now legal are: Connecticut, Maryla Maine, mettn, New Hampshi York, New Jersey, Ohio, Penn- aylvania, Rhode Iniand and Ver- mont. The lights that passed inpection were: Alpheco, Bausch Lomb; Benzer Type. Brown reflector, Conaphore “F" clear, Conphore Noviol. Dillen Type “F,” Brothers' Ford “H" Guido-Ray Type o Inmp, Helophane, Hudson Siy o Leglite Mill, Monogram, Ongood B23, Parnh- O-Lite Type “FW,” Patterson & CLEANING OF TIRES. Should Be Gone Over Every 2,500 Miles. Wise motorists, after driving a new car about five hundred miles, drain the ofl from the crank case, give it u thorough cleaning and refill with fresh il. This operation should be repeuted t least every additional thousand miles | during the life of the car. 1t is of great {importance in prolonging the life of the cur in that it keeps the motor free from particles of grit, metal, sediment and other foreign substances which find thelr way into the inner workings. Similar treatment should be accorded tires for the same general reasons in order that they may deli all of the mileage which has been built into them t the factory. At the end of every 00 miles of service a tire should be removed from the rim, deflated and all scapstone and grit removed. The inside of the sing should be washed with gasoline and after drying should be dusted with t During this operation u close nspec- tion should be made of the tread and the Inside of the casing for any cuts ol fragments of glass or other foreign ller tire experts, and paint. Rust o quick deterioration if it w = ks its way around or through the fi MILE-HIGH DANCING. In Colorado’s pioneer days Creede, with its gold prospectors und dan ing senoritas, outdid the present en- duance dancers. They worked and danced for d: at a time, giving rise to the phrase: “It's day all day in the day time and there is no night in Creede.” | line 18 a good road. Merely building new roads will not solve the highway maintenance and traffic problems. The country must be covered by a network of good roads—not caught in a net of new roads which add to the problems typical of ofd highways. (Copyeght, 1023, b the Uilman Feature Safety Campaigns - Cut Deaths 710 in Five Years, But 1,259 Killed in'1922. Although the number of people kill- ed in grade crossings accidents has been reduced from 1,969 in 1917 to 1,269 In 1922 despite tho great iIn- crease in the number of automobiles, officials of the Amerlcan Automobile Assoclation still belleve that one of the cardinal principles of safety to the motorist is the exercise of due caution at grade crossings. “The ideal situation, of course,” sald M. O. Eldridge, executive chairman of the A. A. A., “will be the entire elimi- nation of ‘ihe grade crossing. The expense of such an undertaking, how ever, prohfbits its being carrl at any time in the near futur: this ideal condition can be reached it behooves every motorist to exercise the utmost care at these crossings. Agninst Stopping Law. “The American Automobile Associa- Illuu Is on record as opposing any law deslgned to force the motorist to come to a full stop before crossing a rail- road track at a grade crossing. We feel that there is nothing in this law to cxpedite trafic and that it only works additional hardship on the motorist “In Virginia, where this law {s in effect, It has proven a fruitful source of revenue for fee-grabbing magis- trates and constables, and at one par- ticular crossing has enabled footpads to hold up a number of motoriste. Safety Campaigns Atd, “Safety campalgns conducted by the American Automobile Association, the American Railway Association and other organizations have succeeded fn reducing the number of deaths and accidents considerably, but there is still room for jmprovement, and we belleve that 1.259 people are too many to death at grade crossings in ear's time.” furnished by the Inter- ommerce (ommission show that in 1917 there were 1,969 people killed and 4,764 Injured, a total of killed and injured; in 1918 there ere 1.852 peopie killed and 1.683 fn- Jured, u total of Kkilled inc Jured at grade cro: H were killed and 4. of 6400 killed and injured; in accidents again showed an in there being {jured. a total in 1921 a sharp reduction was n 3 there being 1,262 killed and 4,025 in. Jured, a total of 5,687 kliled and in- in 1922 the ‘death list dropped lightly, but the injured list increas ed, there being 1,259 killed and 4, injured. a total of 5752 killed and injured —_— PILGRIMAGE TO CROSS, Celebration of the s over the scent will Lbe obser July 16 in the Colorado Rockies. when a pil- grimage starting from Redeliff reaches Shrine Pass, eight miles away, just as the first rays of the sun touch the fmmense cross of snow, | nature-fashioned, on the Mount of the Holy Cross. WILLYS-KNIGHT 51595 F.0. b. Toledo A Meteoric Success Since its introduction in January, the Willys-Knight Coupe-Sedan has leaped to a popularity previously unknown among fine closed ‘cars. This is not surprising. For the Willys-Knight Coupe-Sedan is living proof that complete equipment and luxurious appointments can be combined with faultless mechanical performance at a very reason- able price. With doors both front and rear, it provides the delightful intimacy of the coupe, but eliminates the need to climb over tilted seats or squeeze between them. There is easy entrance and exit for all five passengers. The beautifully proportioned body is all of steel. 8ot the Willys-Overland adwvertisements in The Saturday Evening Post Other Willys-Knight Models: Y7 ~ 1423, 1425, 142 OPEN EVENINGS. i THE ENGINE IMP S-pass, Touring $1235, 3-pass. Roadster $1235, 7-pass. Tonring 31435, S-pass. Conntry Club $1635, 5-pass. Sedan $1795, 7-pess. Sedan $1995, All pricesf.o0.b. Toleds. Fe reserve the right to change prices and specifications withous motice, R. McREYNOLDS & SON DISTRIBUTORS 7 L Street N.W. Phone Main 7228 ROVES INGTON, D. C., JULY 1, 1923—PART 3. New Route to North xplored For Washington Motorists Leads Into Most Scenic Sections of New York by Way of Historic Path With Good Roads. A route of never-ending delight has|he soon reaches the scene of the Just been surveved by pathfinders of [ famous battle between Brady and the the National Motorists’ Assoclation, | Indians. He is at once following the which opens up a new conncction '«nurnv of the beautiful river and en- from the District north through the | circling mountains, each of which has center of Pennsylvania, enabling easy | jtu peculiar interest. As the access 4o the Finger lakes district of | touris < Willlamaport he again central New York and for conncc- | ent cantitul valley held in_the ? o Trie and|embrace of the famous Bald Lagles tions to Buffalo-on-Lake Erie and does not leave Widliamsport Rochester-on-Lake Ontarvio. In Ine liatone o Tuon Gis bnhe Pennsylvania section thiz route fs| coming creek, another famous i hsquetianng il leading down into a nar- known locally as the Susqu h.mu[‘_ £ dbsniinto amie trail. and grander the The entire distance rom Washing- | fa On' the way to & 3 o and Gute « 18 views the cqual ton to Buftalo fs 430 milex and c i R e e S off nearly 200 miles of the conven-|any other mountain range in the tional and better known route via!country. Philadelphia, New York City, Albany and acuse. The entire Susque- hanfia trail route is all improved | Motorlsts' Assnciation Susquehanna with the exception of twenty-elght|trail s=kirts the tips of the famous miles of detour roads, which detour | “Finger lakes.” Opportunity is af- rouds are over zood dirt highway and | forded on thls trip to view Eaglgs thoroughily marked. ! Mere, a 200-ucre section of biffe The Susquehanna might be|water. A visit to the famous Wat- teaiad o Dltod | king Glen fs within easy reach of thi Towing the line of the Confederate in- | trall. as shown on the map. vasion through Pennsylvania during | ¥rom the old Indian the civil war. Monuments of this in- [Painted Post the new route even- vasion will be found all along the |tually will go northwest through Batl: line to Gettysburg. At Gettysburg a|and the resort district of Dansville Ay or two can be well spent in going | INto Avon. Present instructions by ovar the famous battleground. ,";'r"di‘;:fl-‘wlx;;‘ oto Ausoctation Trall of Indians. | Bre (o fatiow, ® As the tourlat leaves Gettvsburg | 1o enters upon the old trall which the | tians the north followed to the he whit n pursued as he or @ a o i wildernese. At Har- if the objective be Buffalo views capitol. Niagara Falls. the road we Bafavia is followed. all of {which roads are In good. traversible condition today. This new route opened up by the National Motorists’ Assoclation Clubs of Buffalo. Rochester, Willlamsport and the District should, from all in- the north and west of as great impor- nehes of the river. There is a hingtonians as a_high- wmull detour of one and a half miles | connection as the old Nation just uorth of Gettysburg, but over « or the Lincoln highway. It {improved roads. The other detour i, access to the District as shown on the accompanying maj - central Pennsylvania sec- | from Liverpool to Millerstown, thence s and all of western New York. through Cocolamus connecting with | Complete route cards covering this the Susquehanna trail again at Selins- | trip can be procured gratis by Wash- - ington motorists during all of this week at the headquarters of the Na- tional Motorists' Association, at 911 15th own Finger Lakes Area. In western New York the National trail route, sa fol- villags of weat to Bath, thence to Bast Avor risburg b ates first conmect quehanna river. For the trail leads first on and then on the left . which is at the con- rossing the west branch of the at Sunbury beneath a 1 Touring $1065 Roadster $1065 Coupe $1475 Sedan $1495 ETT Si Special Touring $1220 Special Coupe $1625 Special Sedan $1695 Prices at Detroit. Tax Extra PAIGE BUILT 50000 45000 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 Why Jewett Six Succeeds Like This Look at Jewett’s sales success; the chart tells the story. What made it possible? No sales genius could have put this over. Nothing but startling quality, and performance at the price,could have done it. There are plentyof average satisfactory quality cars around Jewett's price,yet look at Jewett's first 17 months! Wh‘y? Why? Surely it is wise to learn of Jewett's qualities before you buy any car. First, Jewett offers a powerful, sturdy Six at the cost of a Four. Jewett is the only car in the thousand-dollar class bnifl by a maker of highest quality cars at $2000 and upwards. The Paige-built Jewett Six is a Paige-designed product through and through. Paige-built motor, Paige-type clutch and transmission, Paige-Timken axles, Paige ball-bearing steering spindles, Paige high-pressure oiling system. Paige performance —the ability to most any car on any hill — the pick- upof 5 to 25 miles an hour in 7 seconds in high gear—the flexibility to go 2to0 60 miles an hour in high gear —are charac- teristics of the Jewett which have won it friends everywhere. And Jewett, like the Paige, is easy riding in spite of its moderate size. It rides easily because its springs are 80 per cent of its wheelbase, because it is a stoutly constructed car— 200 pounds heavier —and will not bounce around. Jewett handles as no car ever handled before, because it has but 114 1bs.weight for every horsepower. You do not real- ize how powerful Jewett is compared withaverage cars until you raise thehood. ewett’s fifty horsepower motor fills the hood. You cannot imagine an emergency whichsuch a car would not out-maneuver. A ten-minute ride in a Jewett, with your own hands on the wheel, will tell you more than all the engineering facts or sales records in the world. You're wel- come to drive the Jewett whenever you want—as far as you want—to prove to yourself the Jewett Six is not only the dominating car in the thousand-dollar class, but so fine a car that few need to pay more. : 481) WASHINGTON-VIRGINIA MOTORS, Inc. 1028 Connecticut Avenue