Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1929, Page 60

AINIS OF FARMERS FOR ROADS GIVEN Statements Clarify Federal Aid Wanted for Highways Leading to Markets. BY JAMES W. BROOKS, Director, American Highway Educationsl reau. ‘The aims of farm organizations with reference to increased Federal aid for highways have been greatly clarified in statements made before the House committee on roads in connection with hearings on the Dowell bill. Two or- izations in particular, the American Bureau eration and the Na- tional Grange, have contributed to this clarification. In stating the position the Farm Bureau Federation holds, Chester H. Gray called attention to a bit of half- forgotten highway history. Said he: “There has been some misunderstand- as to what constitutes farm-to- market highways. In our impression, it covers everything which has been done to date under authorization of Congress_administered under the Bu- reau of Public Roads since the high- adc Our slogan slogan now in supporting appropriations for highway work is for farm-to-market highways, the same slogan that we used in 1921, when the organization I now represent, as well as many others, had to band them- selves ther to defeat what was known as the Townsend bill, which was not by any stretch of imagination a farm-to-market highway bill.” Supported Main Routes. Unreserved support was given to the United States Bureau of Public Roads in ‘its policy of carrying out the princi- ple of m{mn:lu main routes first. In support of the pending measure pro- for an increase in Federal aid, Mr. Gray went so far as to say that the farm members in his organization “would not hesitate to approve $150,- 000,000 annually. But there is no use, as a I tive project, standing for a thlng Bureau of Public Roads and the State highway engineers jointly say is a little ahead of their ability to ex- pend the money wisely, and we are will- ing to abide by their decision. If they say they cannot, on account of engineer- g, construction and maintenance itions, wisely spend more than $125,000,000 & year, that for the nt is the extent of our advocacy of funds for the purposes contemplated in this bill. If we can go a little fur- ther in other bills under later construc- ments with help from the Federal Gov- ernment, and the quicker we can get into that program, the better it will please the rural population.” Similar support of the present policy of State highway officials and the United States Roads Bureau in building main routes first was expressed by Fred Brenckman con behalf of the National Grange. Two-thirds Built. “According to the best information THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, AMERICAN HISTORY BY MOTOR— An el Dl in Real Estate Im one mfll% et " CGourt. Tt 15 said to have bandiwork. of slaves and is the most, mgtuihe W'!'Ollght 1ron arf the world.. (@ American Highway Educational Bureai, Washinglon, D.C. been the campesof found in 'EIGHTS' DOMINATE CAR SHOW INTEREST Six-Cylinder Models Expect- ed to Drop Below $1,000 Level in 1930. Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, Mich., December 28.—Re- ports current in advance of the official new car showings, scheduled for one week from now at the thirtieth Na- tional Automobile Show in New York, credit the eight-cylinder models with dominating the interest. The four- speed models will share the limelight with the eights when the curtain is lifted, but they will not attract as'much attention because most of them have been shown to the public beforehand. Builders of the sixes are watching developments and already know that the eight-cylinder power plants will try to monopolize the medium price classi- fication. They are aware, too, that the lower-priced lines of sixes will have to withstand stiff competition, because two of the eights to be revealed at the shows will have base prices between $1,000 and $1,100. One of them will be a straight eight and the other a V-type. As both cars will represent large pro- duction as well as distribution, certain other producers, who have up to now confined output to sixes, are getting ready to make the switch. By the time the auto shows of 1931 come around it is above $1,000 in price will be grou .| in the eight-cylinder division. The six- J &8 §§5 speedily en: made available.” . matter of keeping the m in, as a’ thway legislative record straight for motorists, who are paying millions of dollars in motor license fees and gaso- & officials, in co-operation with the eral Government, have again set their seal of approval u‘:olll°;t;¢ general pro- gram as adopted . It is inconceivable that road building short of its ultimate goal—the in the interest of hearte: cylinder engines, however, are not to e e e range ,000. New cmzflfm be designed for them and they will be reintroduced as “still great- er value at lower prices,” to quote the language of the advertisements. 16-Cylinder Model Secret. An invited group, under pledge of secrecy, had a pre- of the new Cadillac V-16 models before they were shipped to New York two days ago. As no 16-cylinder car has ever been seen in any show previously, the inter- est centering about the new job nat- urally will be great. Lawrence P. Fisher, Cadillac president, is credited with the statement that 3,000 orders for this new multiple-cylinder creation by General Motors have been received. Sales of fine cars have held up so strongly, in spite of the stock slump, that the economists have been sur- . Beanng this out, Mr. Fisher reports that deliveries of Cadillac and La Salle cars during the first 10 days of December have equaled the corre- ding period of last year. He adds m large distribution centers, includ- ing New York and Chicago, experienced the largest November business they have ever known. rts also show g stocks of cars in the hands of dealers SPECIAL BUS TAXES TOTAL $25,000,000 1929 Assessments on Motor Com- mon Carriers Average $500 Each, It Is Claimed. taxes imposed on common u:::mmmruw in the United States during 1929 will exceed $25,000,- 000, an average of well over $500 e;lfl‘;'ly according to a preliminary surve the National Augehuan of Motor Bus ‘Operators, ted with the American Automobile tion. Associal X This statement is based on the nor- mal increase in both registration and taxation and takes into consideration fact that 46,000 common carrier busses paid a special tax bill of some $22,000,000 1928, an average of in llimly over $478 per bus. national bus organization esti- by the private truck and 12-3 that im- d on common carrier trucks. “The 1929 tax bill on these busses,” says the statement, “would build a modern paved highway from New York City to Detroit and cover all mainte- nance costs for a period of 10 years. ‘This is based on an estimated cost of $30,000 per mile and a maintenance cost of §$77 a year per mile. “There is no doubt that this tre- mendous tax burden, which is in addi- tion to all other taxes, such as that on capital stock, corporate or pusiness in- real estate, persona] property, ., u;rvk'w to l)ll;ndlnnethe nom-g expansion of an important agency of transportation. The taxes paid in the course of the year, aside from the spe- clal taxes, average $160 per bus.” PARK ROAD BUILDERS HANDICAPPED BY SNOW | National Service Grapples With Problem of Heavy Winter Travel | that - in Yellowstone Area. By the Associated Press. 2 | ‘ as normal for this time of year and lower than one year ago. Cadillac’s manufacturing program for 1930 will be the largest the company has ever undertaken. Used Car Stocks Down. Prom Packard, H. W. Peters, vice president in charge of sales, reports that the second 10 days of December exceeded the corresponding period of 1928 by a comfortable margin in cars delivered to purchasers. . Peters found the used car stocks of Packard dealers the country over cut down to the level of one {e“d.‘o‘ with & heavy buying movement under way. 'l):ll?e information confirms the im- pression that the fine car division of the industry is in better shape than last year, in respect to inventory, with the new season close at hand. Changes that will be incorporated in the Lincoln models for 1930 will con- sist of an easy steering mechanism, making 1t ble to shift the wheels by touch when the car is standing still. This will make parking easier. To the left front spring a bracket has been added which will absorb shocks and eliminate shimmy. Lincoln also has added three new body t five- passenger brougham, a five-passenger coupe and a phaeton. Graham Optimistic. With the future course of the auto- mobile industry regarded in the light of pointing the way for general business activity, the view of Robert C. G! m, one of the three Graham brothers and vice president of the Graham-Paige Motors, is that the return to normal will be rapid. In a talk at Cleveland Mr. Graham said conditions of had beww brought about by overspeculation rath- er than through a shortage of capital for industry. “We should find March, April and May good, substantial business months,” he said. “Among the problems are ad- justment of production schedules and too frequent introduction of new ‘model 1s. ] luction has become secondary to sales. This Nation has been on fire for new automobiles. The desire for them has been 30 great that there has been no real salesmanship, we have only been taking orders. Now we will have %0 to wo! (Gopyright, 1920, North American Newspaper .. There was an old Egyptian war cry meant “The King.” That wai the orfgin of our “Hurrah YELLOWSTONE PARK, Wyo. —|ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. Building roads to withstand heavy Win- ter traffic after severe snowstorms is a problem confronting the United States National Park Service. ‘With increased Winter use of the na- tional parks there is also the problem providing accommodations for cold weather use. Twelve of the park areas and sev- eral of the national monuments of the Southwest now are accessible to travel throughout the year. Win- ter sees more people traveling through the parks, and even some campers. They unroll their bedding beneath the rudest shelters, undaunted by cold, and tackle flle_h wuxhle:t roads. . The enlarged program for construc- tion and reconstruction of park roads calls for expenditure of $5.000,000 an- nually over a 10-year period. b . English Car Owners Like Blossoms When Buying Their Petrol Prize - Winning Station Has Tall Trees as Background. LONDON () —England’s ideal in filling stations is a place where the mo- torist can replenish his tank amid blos- soms, in an atmosphere of rustic quiet and sylvan beauty. ‘That is the sort of station which has won first prize in a national “brighter petrol stations” competition. The winning edifice stands against a background of tall trees, approached by a rustic bridge over a brooklet. It has a garden with herbaceous borders, rose- bushes, beds of lupin and mop-headed bay trees in green tubs. The gasoline pumps are treated in pastel shades of green, so as to har- monize with the greenery and flowers, and are housed in a long loggia of red brick with tiled roof. Practically no signs are to be found around the station. Even the lamps at the tops of the red brick pillars guard- ing entrance lnd’ exit n:{rry no letter- ing or gasoline price marks. gn a word, as one enthusiast phrased it for the public prints, “there is noth- ing garish to stun the sensitive seeker of petrol.” REBUILDING URGED FOR OLD HIGHWAYS Pavement Replacement Would Serve as Starting Place for Gain in Employment. ‘The vast mileage of antiquated roads and streets would serve as an excellent starting place in a public works pro- gram for stabilizing industry, accord! to E. E. Duffy, hway educatior writer. ‘There are more miles of inferior high- ways in the United States than , he says. It may be further stated that most pavements are poor. In days gone by any pavement was classed as satisfactory that kept the vehicle and the pedestrian out of the mud, but in this heyday of the automobile a first- class pavement must do more than that —it must provide a smooth riding sur- {;ei and its cost of maintenance must ow. Upkeep costs of poor pavements amount to a staggering figure for even the small community. The outlay for flltchu goes on year after year and it no mean guess to say that the amount parsimoniously spent during 10 or 15 years would be great enough to have purchased new pavements with enough left over for a substantial down payment on & new city hall or sewer- age system. An indication of how important an even flow of construction is to economic well being is given in the yearly unem- ployment figures, exclusive of highways, which show that from 200,000 to more than 400,000 laborers on the average are out of work. The community that would have the buying power of its citizens on a comfortable basis had best keep constant watch on needed con- struction—and build. Public works construction is needed at all times to serve as an undercurrent for the stimulation of business within the community. There is no greater indication of prosperity than a pnvlns ;nher busy lifting its huge skip up an lown. ‘The automobile dollar is worth $1.13 and the cost-of-living dollar is worth 62 cents, compared with 1914, according to the District of Columbia division, an A. A A unit. WHERE TO MOTOR AND DINE EPERNDAW | On Richniond Road % e vermmar® Homg CooKin Luncheon or \Supper-’ 85t-2100 Dinner $128 #d1.50 WARREN GREEN HOTEL WARRENTON, VIRGINIA B iohlson, Vatianion oves b fog MRS. FRED G. llRGgfl. P‘;’;nvl:lneu Telephone Warrenton 280 Sunday Chicken Dinn 1:00 P.M. GRAY'S HILL INN Overlooking the Potomac Formerly a part of Mt. Vernon Luncheon Dinner Special Parties Old-time Hand W eaving Woven on looms as seen in spinning room t. Vernon 119 West Fayette St. Baltimors, Maryland Sea Feed a Specialty A - 5 PASSENGER AT OUTPT DECLINES Slight Drop Shown During Past Week—Prospect Good for Upward Swing. Although the level of total passenger car output revealed a .slight decline during the current week from that of the previous period, preparations for an upward swing were brought close to completion as manufacturers finished more details necessary for the intro- duction of new lines, according to B. H. Cram, president of Cram’'s Automo- tive Reports. ‘The lower output was due almost en- tirely to lower schedules instituted by the largest producers of low-priced cars in its established line of cars. Tending to minimize this decrease but not suffi- clent to offset it entirely was a further gain in production of new 1930 models, to be announced shortly. But two other concerns lowered thelr daily schedules below the previous week's levels and both these companies pro- duce high-priced cars. . At the majority of plants schedules were maintained at unchanged levels, On and after January 1, 1930, all cars built by the three Graham brothers will be ad- D€ DECEMBER 29, (Title registered 1929—PART FOUR. —BY U. 8. Patent Office.) JAMES W. BROOKS. (Sketches by Calvin A. Fader.) NEXT: I Jackson Squate while two concerns reported slight gains. The latter were in the medium- | I priced car class. One plant, after be- ing closed for a period of inventory, re- sumed operations on a limited scale, with the volume of output to be in- creased later as preparations for new lines are completed and actual pro- duction of these models can be started. At a few plants activity continued on an irregular basis, with normal opera- tions -expected to be resumed after the first of the year. An added gathering of impetus for increasd activity to oc- cur in the immediate future was the most noteworthy feature of the week, surveying the fleld as a whole. A further slight decline in volume of new passenger car sales occurred dur- ing the past two weeks, but a current survey shows that the trend is steadying and is noticeably stronger. ‘With the opening of the new year and the national automobile shows close at hand, the recession may be said to have virtually reached its lowest levels and increased activity can be expected soon. Currently, new cars are selling lwellldh 2 areas, fair in 13, and slow n 16. Record of Two Weeks Ago Recalled. This compares with the situation two weeks ago when sales were good in 3 centers, fair in 15 and. slow in 13, Sales now are on the increase in 7 districts, holding even in 9 and declin- ing in 15. This trend is obviously stronger than that of two weeks ago when sales were gaining in 6 localities, maintaining an even pace in 4 and re- ceding in 21. Stocks, however, remain about the same, with current survey, as compared with the last. howing 4 less areas in which stocks are declining. 1 less in which stocks are still climbing and | 5 nllore with stocks holding to even levels. The most marked recession in sales occurred in the low-priced flelds, though the volume of medium and l_m‘%h priced car sales declined slightly. e tendency to more even sales trends is evident in all price classes. Used-Car Sales Decline. Used-car sales declined still further and no improvement occurred in stocks. Maderate increases were noted in re- possessions. Currently, these are high in 7 districts, normal in 23 and low in 1. Two weeks ago they were high in 5 areas, normal in 24 and low in 1. The trend also is noticeably more yp- ward. At present repossessions are on the inerease in 16 localities, holding even in 10 and declining in 5. The last survey showed them gaining in 13 areas, maintaining an even trend in 13 and receding in 4. Registration Averages. In 1928 there were 40 motor vehicles registered to every mile of improved highways of every type. The compara- tive figure in 1918 was 17 motor vehicles to every mile of improved highway, showing in the 10-year period an in- . | crease of 130 per cent in the number of motor units to highway. S cbas A Sure Violation. From the Wheel. Constable—You are pinched for vio- lating the driving laws. Autoist—Which one? Constable—I dunno, but you certainly couldn’t come all the way down Main street without bustin’ one of 'em. every mile of improved FAST STARTING HELD GOOD CAR INSURANCE Quick Deceleration and Accelera- tion Regarded as Important by Automotive Engineer. Deceleration is dependent on the ef- ciency of the brakes. Acceleration is dependent on the reserve power of the engine. With the increased traffic conditions of today quick deceleration and accele- ration are paramount requisites of the modern car. Good deceleration, according to Hec- tor Rabezzana, spark plug engineer, is attained by keeping the brakes, especial- ly the front ones, in good working or- der and well balanced. This is par- ticularly important when driving on & slippery pavement, as it eliminates side ;wervin‘ and minimizes traffic mis- aps. Good acceleration can be improved if spark plugs and breaker contact points are in good working order. Too wide a gap in spark plugs or breaker contact points may cause the engine to miss, preventing the speedy pick-up that the modern car is capabie of. This is w] plufi‘md breaker contact points shoul be. pected at least twice a year. Unreliable deceleration and poor ac- celeration spell traffic accidents. If brakes and the ignition system are kept in good condition fewer mishaps will oceur. complete protection of shatter-proof vanced in price, but at the same time motor car buyers will be offered the complete protection of shatter-proof laminated plate glass, in windows and doors as well as windshields. The motor car industry and the motor car buying pub- lic have long recognized the danger of glass that will shatter and splinter. It isadmitted that, in due time,all motor cars must offer the complete protection of shatter-proof safety glass. Heretofore, the larger motoring public, by force of circumstances, has had to shut its eyes to the constant hazard and danger of broken and flying glass. Before this, shatter-proof glass could only be had as extra equipment at almost prohibitive cost for the in- dividual car; or in cars of the highest price ranges. Now, the Grahams have solved the problem of cost, GRAHAM-PA o plate glass AUTO ACCIDENTS TAKE HEAVY TOLL Financial Loss to United States Estimated at $2,- 500,000 Every Day. Automobile accidents cost the United States an average of $2,500,000 every 24 hours. “Nine hundred million dollars in eco- nomic loss will have to be charged oft in this country in 1929 alone because of motor car crashes,” says a bulletin of the American Research Foundation, “Of this total the loss in human life will exceed $290,000,000, figuring the economic value of the average life as worth $10,000 and that approximately 29,000 Americans will lose their lives in automobile accidents by the end of this year, The remainder will be ac- counted for in destruction of property, replacements, disabling of persons and withdrawal of workers from produc- tion because of injuries. “Analysis of accident records shows that an alarming proportion of smash- ups are caused by faulty brakes. Speedy driving, heavy traffic and (;Iu!lrk stops throw a heavy burden on the braking mechanism of the average car. A few minutes spent twice a month in having brakes tested and variations corrected may spell the difference between acci- dent immunity and destruction. Safety experts recommeend that after every 10,000 miles of driving the brake drums should be trued up and the brakes re- lined. Only by such vigilance can the Natlon’s accident toll be reduced and the individual motorist assured of rea- sonable safety in driving. “So vital is the importance of correct brake adjustment as an accident pre~ ventive that three States have already passed legislation making brake inspec tion mandatory at regular intervals, while other Commonwealths are con- sidering similar measures.” . Involves Industry Future, Upon an adequate highwa, tem throughout the country rests the future of the gigantic automotive industry, di- rectly employing 4,000,000 people and indirectly employing 400,000 engaged .in allied interests, lccm'dlnf to the District of Columbia Division of the American Automoblle Association. States Bar Ride Soliciting. NEW YORK, (#)—Soliciting auto- mobile rides along highways is unlawe full in Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Jersey and Maine. * Official Service A. C. Speedometer CREEL BROS. 1811 14th St. NW. Deeatur 4220 with the cooperation of their distributors and dealers. The shatter-proof safety plate glass to be used in all cars built by the Grahams is proof against shattering under impact, and while it may be broken by shock or the force of a flying missile, it will not shoot iy IGE MOTORS CORPORATION DETROIT, MICHIGAN dangerous sharp particles and pointed slivers through the interior of the car. It joins the clear vision and the strength of high quality plate glass to the toughness of the non-brittle i sheet between the two plates of glass, and is one of the most perfect examples of permanent lamination which the glass industry has been able to evolve. The Grahams and their distributors and dealers are happy to be able to offer to the public an invaluable protection which will probably not be generally avail. able for many months to come. 2 (]