Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1926, Page 102

[J PAST 25 YEARS HAVE SEEN ROAD BUILDING MIRACLE Motorist Today Hardly Realize How Conditions Have Changed, But Great Work Still Is Ahead. Motorists who thunder along at express train speed over mod- ern hard roads probably are too busy with other thoughts to realize how mechanical genius has transmitted conditions that once were almost tortuous to provide the modern driver with the pl sures that he has taken as a matter of course. The quarter century just ended, however, has been crowded with accomplishments which have resulted in a complete reversal of the uncertain conditions once surrounding motoring. ymobile itself has undergone marked development. 1¢ The au- Roads have been built to afford fuller use of cars now being built to high standards of workmanship. interesting and meaningful story of motordom’s advances. nsiderable detail by Roy D. Chapin, vice president of | Automobile Chamber of Commerce. related to the Natio Chapin eIl into the habit 1 10 to 15 mile in- cain the road ingly bottom- on of the rc artered. For to points but f awn pof for delivery by o all parts of the United S Visitors to Parks. “More than 110,000 motor ried visitors into the r from every highways » indicated of the traffic | million \ routes. At |trends and require on throu A cent of these forelgn Pennsylvania, West <y, Indiana, Michigan end New York. The remainder repre- eented other States from California to Maine, as well as the Dominion of Canada. theres a |lent on the ve only just | This highway development tells an It is from the building “dark in t centuries removed. 3,000,000 M are es of Highway. “We have t 3,000,000 miles of highways, ranging from mere tra to the highest type of improved roa “Hulf & million miles have some type of surfacing. “A o system of highways has shed—the Federal 7 per stem of approximately 200,000 tems are closel rgely coextensive g vay dinated and Govern- nergy be. on of this sys- cent of it Is extent. he Federal cted in co s for unt 1 the early compie M than 60 Federal Aid Act. ent of the Federal Aid 916 marked ance of m into h then coopers “onomic E T Bureau of tate Highway De iR road taxpayers pointing out nents of traffic. “Research studics by the Federal Bureau point the way to economies in_construction. “Uniform types of construction and methods of maintenance have been partm by |'argely agreed upon and accepted. Costs Billion a Year. “Our highway abilized lfon dollars a year rgest public works job known—and the ing ttentic ion of traffic rural highways it occurs ut the gat is not preva Most fre. quently vs to The Remarkable The Six-80 Sedan A compsot but roomy Six of wonderful driving qualities that has completely revised auto- mobile values. $1595, f. 0. b. factory. plishment THE The {the citi leading into arterial highways large citles frequently pass through mneighboring satellite centers. The traffic is more than et local control remains. There gap here which must be bridged closer co-ordination Dbetween the several groups. Arterial highways in these metropolitan areas must be bullt, but this can only be done by united action. County Highway Situation. “Hardly less important is the situa- tion existing with reference to the 3,000 county highway organizations. Half of all available funds are spent by them on nd maintenance ave had the benefit ation in working out uniform standards, but co-6peration of this character has too infrequently existed between county and State. “Because of the vast sums involved it is essential that closer attention be given to working co-operation between county and State, to the end that the funds may be conserved and the sec- ondary roads be built with a view to future requirements of the whole Na- tion. “Other questions of scarcely lesser moment remain. Federal co-oper between the larger fon must now be un- dertaken. This is more purticularly true in the Eastern States. where pri- mary roads systems have been largely centers of popu s | surfaced. “Straightening of roads and elimi- nation of curves, bad bridges and grade crossings are essential to the future efficiency of this new trans- ation. ‘Secondary roads must be improved and brought up to standard to take the overflow and handle their own in- creasing traffic. “Greater utilization of highw: transportation fs the chief solution of distribution costs and diffculties. “Co-operative marketing and in in- tensive development of farm areas { contigu greatest These offer a real solution to farm market problems. Recreational Highway Use. funicipal golf 4 fonal _parks, lakes and rivers for fishing and hunt- ing are made accessible to rich and poor alike over the highway. “Our_highway program is well be- gun. we complete the t taken. To do S0 means the creatlon lof 1 opening of new | produ d the gr possible contribute so largely. (CAUSED BY STONE BRUISE | Break in Fabric of Tirs Often Leads to Scrapping. Probably no one thing causes tires to be scrapped before they have given full service more than a break or crack in the fabric body of the tire, commonly called a ne brulse.” A stone bruise is usually the result of {the fabric inside of the tire being against the steel cientl, . triking some in the road e curb shary ling a corner or tury | street is tone bruise be saved if such repaired by a g | high speed when tury wround in the onsible for muny sually the tire \uries are promptly od vulcanizer. f the highway | Genuine economy demands that | <k we have under- | SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTONX, SEES SMALL PROFIT IN SALES OF AUTOS | Company Official Deprecates “Hard Bargains” Demanded by Those Who “Trade In.” Motorists would not attempt to strike such hard bargains when trad- ing In thelr old cars if they knew the comparatively small margin of profit in merchandising the modern automoblle, in the opinfon of R. H. Muich, vice president of the Motor Co. In explaining the situation in the retail automobile fleld, Mr. Mulch says: “When a dealer is askfd to grant more than the market price for a car that is being traded in, he is. in effect being asked to part with just so much of his legitimate profit on the sale of the new car. If the aver. age dealer is persuaded to accede to such requests to any considerable ex tent, he will soon have to shut up shop. His margin of profit would no longer be sufficient to enable him to s being offered today by automotive industry have been ¢ possible by the y K of every n goilng into a car's ftinal Factory profits and dealer conum have come under the knife along with everything else “The result is that the dealer no longer has the biz tradin margin he enjoyed In days zone by. All pad ding and inflation have been elimin ated from list prices of wutomobliles. Dealers in all makes are in the same boat. They cannot afford to give a part of their commissions with ach sale. “Used car values are fixed by the inexorable workings of the law of supply and demand. A person’s old car i3 worth just the market price and no more. “The individual dealer v | has no control over this figure. “He knows what a. car of u certain make and age will bring and he wiil offer the owner un allowance of ap- proximately that amount. ke cannot, in justice to himself, do more."” INSPECT YOUR TIRES. Sharp Stones and Glass Initial Cause of Damage. Sharp stones and pleces of glass, tin or the sharp edges of a switch point will cut into the toughest kind of a tire tread. The flexing action of the larges such cuts. Road Alrt enter and eventually o rubber tread s of the tire. at least on and fill th atching rubber m any tire de: “Saves a Lot of Guessing.” One of those little radium compound buttons tached to the ofl indicator saves a lot of guess!n when wonder- ing how the ofl supply is holding out on a cold Winter night ~ HAWKINS ‘NASH MOTGCR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 1333-37 14th St. Main 5780 PEERLESS Jor everpone What does your pocketbook dictate you shall pay for a car? S it around $1395 to $1595?7 Is it from $1895 to $2500? Or is it from $2995 to $3575?P No matter what price you can afford you can now have a Peer- less that will meet your every re- quirement to perfection. For each of these three Peerless models is an outstanding value at its par- ticular price. Any one you select will give you performance unusual—an abun- dance of smooth power without vibration. And in addition, you get beauty, finish and distinctive design that sets out your car from the crowd. There’s the remarkable Six-80, the Flint | D ¢, JANUARY 31, 1926 PART “More Power and Superior Quality at low cost” has al- ways been the goal of the Star line, and this objective has been fully attained in the New Star Six and the Improved Star Four, now on display at the show.. Bodies by Hayes-Hunt. Low~cost Transportation Star@ Cars Built by Durant Meters IMPROVED STAR FOUR NEW STAR SIX Com.Chasis$425 Coupster$610 Chassis $620 $820 Roadster $525 Coach $695 Touring $695 Coach $880 Touring $525 Sedan $795 Coupster $745 Landan Sedan $975 Prices: {. 0. b. Lansing DURANT MOTORS, INc., 250 West 57th Street, New York City General Sales Dept. 1819 Broadway Dealers and service stations throughowt the United Stetes, Canada end Mexico I'RADE HEADQUARTERS, 216-218 TRANSPORTATION BUILDING Complete line of Star Cars will be on exhibition at 1128 Connecticut Ave. N.W., as well as in the Auditorium during the entire week. CLARK MOTOR COMPANY BOND BROS., Washingtons D ¢ PEOPLES MOTOR (0. Frederick, Md. LOTDOUN'S GARAGE Leesburg, Va. CITY MOTOR 0. Brunswick, Md. COCRRELL'S GARAGE Powerful Six-72 p————— The Six-72 Sedan Besutitul —a glance tells you that. Swift, smooth, silent, without vibration—a single ride will prove these and many other of it: perior adventages to you. f.0.b. factory. finest automobile ever produced to sell at its amazing low price. There’s the Peerless 6-72, hailed everywhere as the “best six in the world.” And there’s the famous 90°V-type Eight-69 with improvements that make it better, speedier, more powerful than ever before. Any Peerless dealer will gladly let you demonstrate any of these fine cars to your heart’s content, Just phone and the model you prefer will be brought to your door for you to drive. Or, see it at the Automobile Show this week. The Six-72 Roadster A loag, low -looking oar of exquisite linws wad faab, Like all Six-72 models, it possesses great speed and an abundanos of power, without vibration. $2195,L ob. factory. ) I’T-—_\ LR eS| = The Six-72 Coupe Asn exquisite little car for two or three people. Like oll Six-80 models, it is beautifully up- holstered and perfeotly finished inside and out. Roomy for five ngers. Two unusually wide doors ide cozy entrance. Note the perfeot vision made possible by the large windows. The 9O V-Type Eight69 Peerless was one of the originators of the 90° V-type Eight. And in smoothness, power and all-’round excellence, this Peer- less V-type Eight-69 is unsurpassed. A new line of the Eight-69 models is wow being offered the motoring public. PEERLESS MOTOR CAR CORPORATION, CLEVELAND, OHIO Peerless has ALWAYS been a good car Menufacturers alte of the Bouipoiord V-1ype Bight, the Powerful 6-72 and the Remeriable Ste-30 14 sweet Peerless Motor Company Mein 9850 at P (Washington Branch) 3 R. B. Livic, General Masager 3 ' ¥ Open Sunday and Evenings g DEALERS BLUEFIELD GARAGE CAROLINA PEERLESS CO. PIEDMONT MOTOR CO. Bluefield, W. Va. Kingston, N. C. Lynchbursg, 3 Desirable Territory Open for Dealers SO { ENOS MOTOR COMPANY 1837 W. Broad Richmond, Va. The Six-80 Two-Door Sedan A type of closed car that on tbe wonderful Six-80 chassis is becoming increasingly popular. $1495, f. 0. b. factory.