Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1928, Page 61

ahm—'r'm—— ROADS ROUTED -~ AROUND ITIES New England Succeeds in Avoiding Traffic Congestion. [ While officers of the National High- way Association are talking about a main arterial highway between Wash- ington and Portland, Me., whose main feature will be a method of by-passing the roadway around large cities en 4 foute, road authorities in Massachu- setts and Connecticut have already, without ostentation and blowing of horns, accomplished this result in the l thickly settled industrial sections of these States. It is almost escential that travelers by automobile, wishing to average 250 miles or more each day, avoid the con- gestion of heavy traffic in cities and towns along the route in order that \ sufficient road speed may be maintained to keep up the average. This cannot be done if considerable time is lost in cities and small municipalities. Two Days to Boston. From Washington the City of Boston, in the land of the sacred cod, is two eomfortable days’ driving. The distance is slightly iess than 500 miles by the con- ventional New York-Hartford-Spring- field-Worcester route. It lies over well paved roads, and includes passage through the justly famous Holland Tun- nel under the Hudson River. It ap- pears that south of New York, except for an uncombortable detour around the City of Philadelphia, the motor authorities have not yet learned how to by-pass through travelers around cities and towns. But after the mo- torist passes through New Haven, the clty of learning on Long Island Sound, in central Connecticut, the by-passes start. Hartford, Conn.; Springfield and ‘Worcester, Mass., are all by-passed on the road to Boston, thereby avoiding al! the city traffic in these busy industrial New England places. The road right through from Washington to Boston is very well marked, and the attainable speed limit is high enough to vermit steady driving between 35 and 40 miles an hour without the unwanted minis- r trations of the ever-present motor cycle €op. But—and what a big but it is—-those cities through which the traveler must pass are very poorly equipped with signs to aid the stranger motorist on his way. Chief offender in this respest is New York, which one believes would be the best equipped in this regard. 1f the traveler elects to go into New Eng- land by the Yonkers-Poughkeepsie route lhrcuglh western Massachusetts and the U Berkshire hills, he finds little to guide him in New York City. Guide Posts Lacking. If he chooses the shore route through | Pelham, Greenwich, Stamford and New Haven, he also finds a startling lack of suitable guide posts to put him on the main road. If he is totally unfamiliar with New York, he is lost in a maze of traffic going i all directions, and if he has not seen the way the traffic lights operate in New York he may run into trouble. New York policemen, however, are kindly disposed toward the traveler and patiently explain the somewhat un- usual manner in which the metropolis operates its traffic signals. Of course in New York the avenues run north and south along the length of Manhattan, while the numbered streets run east and west. The motoris> traveling north or east may run along U. S. Builds Trail To Highest Spot For Tourist Visits ‘The highest spot in the United States will soon be accessible to tourists by trail, according to advices reaching the Automobile Club of Southern Califor- nia. This new trail will be the highest in the country and will open up the summit of Mount Whitney, 14,502 feet above sea level. The Government For- est Service and the National Park Serv- ice are working together on this pro- ject, which has been under consider- ation for years. With this trail completed and with horses and mules for transportation, lovers of the outdoors will be able to climb high above timber line, cross the high Sierra range, and drop down into | Sequoia National Park. Construction is now at the 13,000-foot level on the Inyo Forest side, and this is said to be the highest road camp ever established. WISH AUTO LIGHTS SEEN FROM SIDES Experts Ask Engineers Whether Lack of Illumination Is Dangerous. Present automobile lighting systems are now 50 constructed and installed jthat it is possible to view the car from i*he side without being able to see the light from the lamps at all. This is particularly true when the head-lamps |are dimmed and when the weather con- ditions are bad. This situation has aroused so much interest on the part of many who are concerned with safety work that Col. Barber of the Thamber of Commerce of the United States has called the attention of the Society of Automotive Engineers to it and a spe- cial subcommittee has been authorized by the society to consider the matter. It is possible that a recommendation will be made to the National Confer- ence on Street and Highway Safety for a requirement that motor vehicle lamps be constructed so that their light shall be visible from all angles when viewing the car. The chief engineérs of motor car companies have been asked by the society whether the lack of side illumination is a real source of danger, what construction® they would recom- mend to make the light visible from all angles, and what action they would recommend should be taken. With reference to the last question, the Na- tional Automobile Chamber of Com- merce has asked for the advice of the S. A. E. before taking a position itself in the matter. Congested traffic, wet vements, muddy roads and obscured vision have caused many serious accidents that might have been avoided if the cars had been fully equipped with such safety items as chains, windshield wipers, bumpers, proper lights, etc. one of these avenues without trouble, i but the rub comes where he attempts to turn into the Poughkeepsie road or turn east into Rye and nearby Connec- ticut. The natural assumption would be that all the through routes would be marked. That they are not is discour- » aging, for to be logt in a city the size of New York is an uncomfortable feeling, to say the least. Traffic Moves Fast. New York traffic moves fast. It must in a city of that size, for traffic must be kept moving at all costs. For this reason the petty little traffic ills that seem to peeve the Washington Police Department and go far to make the life of the Washington motorist a thing of ¥ trivial, little, no-account troubles place New York in a class by itself in so faras the matter of keeping traffic moving is concerned. New York policemen pav ro attention to such a little matter as a crumpled fender or a violation of a eninor traffic offense. If a fender is erumpled at a Washington street inter- section, there follows much business of pow-wowing, gathering witnesses, a call down by the traffic officer and possibly a trip to court, with its loss of time and yersonai inconvenience. But in New ‘York and other large Eastern cities such things are too small to bother about. ‘The policemsn simplv don't pay any at- tention to them, unless they are asked to interfere. So traffic keeos moving without the little trivialities that inter- fere with progress in the Capital. U. S. AUTO OUTPUT RECORD IN AUGUST 458429 Machines Reported by Commerce Department, With 400,689 Passenger Cars. All monthly automobile production records were shattered by American makers during August. The total out- put of motor vehicles reported yester- day for the month by the Commerce Department was 458429 machines, compared with 391,180 in July and 308,826 in August, 1927. Of the August total 400,689 machines were passenger cars. The previous high record for passenger car produc- tion was made in October, 1925, with 397,332 such vehicles. The motor truck production for August was slightly under the highest previous month’s production recorded, but the combined total of passenger cars and trucks was far in excess of previous outputs, For the ycar to date, including August, auto production has reached a total of 3,051,220 cars, which compared with an output of 2.642,285 during the same period of 1927. Secretary Whiting of the Commerce Department declared that the situation in the automobile industry “has wide bearings on business econditions and general economic welfare.” He added that the August marks were “remarka- ble” because the month usually is not #0 heavy as the Spring months. Gas Station Man, Also ‘). P, Marries Motoring Couples According to the Automotive Daily News the duties of an automobile service station proprietor in North Carolina are varied. Two couples recently motoring through that State asked a gasoline dealer where they could be married. The dealer is said to have ad- mitted that he was also a justice of the peace, and after licenses were produced the marriage ceremony l ‘was performed. SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON,. I ©" SEPTEVBER 2% 1998=PXART 2~ DOWN THE ROAD—Tribulations of a Tourist. WHEN T GARAGE ELEVATOR GETS STUCK —BY BECK WITH YOUR CAR ON 1T, AND WONT BE WORKING FOR 24 HOURS. o 9 s Yellowstone Prepares to Close Peak Season Year'’s Visitors Estimated at Over 230,000 Yellowstone National Park's groatcsll season s fast drawing to a close and when the last visitors are carried through on the park busses on Septem- ber 19 the hotels and lodges will close‘ their doors and the busses will be sent into the Transportation Co.’s garage fer a thorough overhauling this Winter, 0| per. and the housckeeping cabins in that they will be in readiness for the|the automobile camp grounds will also 1929 visitors. ] be available for late visitors. C. A. Ham- Although the hotels and lodges will|ilton, who conducts the general stores be closed there will be accommo-iations' at Old Faithful and Lake, will have ac- in the park for those who may care to trip in their own cars after September 20, the official closing date. 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Double chromium plating of all exposed metal parts—radiator, lamps, bumpers, etc. When all of the Marmon advantages are taken into account, these cars can hardly fail to appeal to anyone seeking smooth, alert performance and outstanding geod looks, combined with proved dependability and low T b 4/./,‘,/ /””l": Uik s Wi Z) Stk 2 el commodations for about 40 people each night at the former place and for about 16 people at the latter. Also meals will be obtainable at these points. In view of road reconstruction under way in the park the east entrance from Sylvan Pass to Lake Yellowstone will be closed to traffic after September 25, while the road through Gibbon Canyon between Norris Junction and Madison Junction will be kept open to traffic only about 3 or 4 days each weck More than 230,000 people will have passed through the portals of the park and viewed and enjoyed its wonders be- fore that final curtain is rung down for the 1928 season, which conetitutes an increase of about 30,000 over the past year. Thus, a new record for travel will be hung up for the Yellowstone. Science of Lubrication. The ofling and greasing of an auto- mobile has developed into a science. In a properly managed service station that important work is no longer intrusted to the. apprentices, but trained lubrica- tors with especially designed equip- ment and tools are now employed for this most important operation. 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The Airman Limited is far ahead in everything that motorists demand in a quality. car. Power, speed, stamina and comfort are proved best on the open road. Under actual driving conditions Franklin dramatically backs up its claims. Franklin established an amazing new record by travelling from Los Angeles to New York and return in 614 days— 6692 miles, 1000 miles [TALY PERFECTS SPEED ROAD PLAN Grade-Level Intersections to Be Eliminated in New Highway System. Well paved roads connecting all prin- cipal Italian cities, and without road- level intersections, is the highway fu- ture assured motorists in Italy, accord- ing to E. E. Duffy, highway educational writer, ‘This system of “autostrada,” as they are called, is not a dream to be consummated just before the arrival of the millenium, for a good portion has already been built and other links are under construction. The autostrada are high-speed roads. The elimination of intersections by means of underpasses and overpasses | has made fast travel over them safe. Where branch roads connect with the high-speed highway, drivers desiring to travel on the latter can only do so when a watchman permits them to en- ter through a swinging gate. 15,538 Miles. “I1 Duce” recently signed a measure creating an autonomous body which already has assumed full charge of the autostrada system. This autonomous body will supervise..the nstruction of 25,000 kilometers (15,538, miles) of highways, most of which will be per- manently paved. 1t is the plan to con- nect all of Italy’s important cities, mak- ing travel to the capital city of Rome especially easy and desirable. At first all main arteries leading away from the larger cities will be paved for a dis- tance of 50 kilometers. . Something new. in the way of high- way financing has been. introduced by Italy in constructing ‘the autostrada. The highways are actually built by pri- vate corporations with the aid of the government, the govetnment finally as- suming full ownership. For example, the concrete Bergamo- Milano road was built at a cost of 4 000,000 lira for the 48.8 kilometers. Stock was distributed to the private company and bonds were sold to pri- vate investors to get sufficient capital. ‘The government is contributing 1,000,- 000 lira yearly for 15 years, and at the end of that time the highway will be- come government property. The pri- vate company is reimbursed through the collection of reasonable tolls, which pay a fair margin of profit and make | first-class maintenance possible. ‘Through this toll system and method | - of semi-private control, Italy is getting highway benefits that could be attained in no other way. The Italian highway requirement is so great, as it is in other countries, that private capital was nec- | Wittsatt: essarily called into play. A " TOURTS DRAVN TO NEW BROASHICK Canadian Authorities Report Increase in Auto Travel From U. S. Tourist travel to New Brunswick, Canada, shows a sustained increase of more than 30 per cent, according to sta- tistics gathered by the New Brunswick Government Bureau of Information and Tourist Travel covering the 1928 sea- son up to August 31 Permits issued for tourists’ automo= biles from the United States at Cana- dian customs houses at international boundary points in this province for stays of longer periods than 24 hours totaled 21,368 up to August 31 for the present season, as compared with 17,079 for the corresponding period of last year, an increase of 25 per cent, and it is estimated that touring parties at- tracted to New Brunswick from On- tario and Quebec and the other mari- time provinces this year have been twice as numerous as last year, making the ss_increase in tourists coming to New Brunswick more than 30 per cent over last year. The figures showing the number of Upited Stales touring parties entering Nlw Brunswick are supplied by the Fed- eral national revenue department and are official. These show that 228,869 United States owned automobiles enter- ed New Brunswick this season up to August 31 through the 23 ports of entry in this province along the international boundary. Of this number 21,368 cars with touring parties were granted per- mits for stays of periods up to 60 days, as compared with 17.069 similar permits issued_ up to the corresponding date of last year. In other words, these 21,368 cars carried touring parties coming into New Brunswick for periods longer than 24 hours and brought genuine tourists into this province for vacations up to as long as 60 days. ‘The returns which are made public show August as the banner month for tourist travel from the United States. Don’t Postpone Repairs. Engine repairs or overhauling should be made the minute trouble appears or inefficient operation is noticed. 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