Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1930, Page 56

6 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHING C., SEPTEMBER 21, 1930—PART FOUR. 1931 SEEN AS YEAR | OF READJUSTMENT Wider Variety of Autos and| Improved Sales Methods Scheduled. —BY JAMES W. BROOKS. (Sketches by Calvin A. Fader.) MOTORIST AVERAGE PERYEARIS SHOWN Total of 6,220 Miles Made by Each Driver, Accord- ing to A. M. A, (Title registered U. 8. Patent Office.) 0dd Bits En Route G Vgl Toward Montpelier| CANADA An average of 6220 miles was Special Dispatch to The Star DETROIT, September 20.—The year | 1931 is going to bring with it a re- adjusted automobile industry | In part it will be brought about | through lessons the makers have learned ( as the result of deflation that set in | one year ago. Since that time virtually every factory has modified both pro- duction and’ distribution to cope with changing conditions. Instead of con- | tracting, however, the business gives promise of expansion Since January 1 of this year the automobile magnates have discovered a number of things. One is tk are marketing opportunities for a v variety of cars than have eve offered in the past. This has demonstrated by the adve bantam and “pony” types of mi care and also the multiple-c types that and 16 cylir Thus th OTORISTS who may horses. Sh the wheel will bow respectfi be nane other than Gov. John E. Weekes be fouring around Montpelier are likely to meet this span of Vermont Morgan. this happen the man at- ully to the man holding the reins for the ltfer will EFOQ}_‘—MDH n; very far traveler in running Bristol has been over beautiful roads Mmc with Shakespeare that one may find “Tong, s scrmon% arrki in cvcru{hgig chiseled the words of the ma ,in-passing by,may remember. y read buf that those who,in-passing by, may be: fioris Prager, in sfones 1 ©Avreicn owway inthe ‘Green Motintin State” The 'I'Hl ues in trees, books of ” On this rock near that those who run EoiaTonas. BuREAL hiewn from The ries of Vermont; Chitfenden wi ghxards the 0 in his faithfully served his stafe as its fl’rfi% fi:vernor. fwice before its admission to e Union and once affer its admission, The cap is a reproduction of the Sake saal. Ve traveled last year by each motorist in the United States, according to figures just announced by the American Motorists’ Association. There was one automobile fatality for each 4,986,415 miles traveled The estimates, regarded by the as< | sociation as being comparatively acs curate, are explained by Thomas J. Keefe, general manager of the A. M. A, as follows: “The total gasoline consumption by | automobiles last year was 13,188,070,440 | gallons. Computing an average of 12.5 | miles to the gallon, the figures show | the total mileage rTolled up by the motorists of the country last year to be slightly less than 165 billion miles, or an average of 6,220 miles for each registered motor vehicle. “The total mileage, based on this computation, is 164,850,880,000 miles. | Divide this fotal by 33,060, the number killed by automobiles last year, and | you have the average mileage per fatality, showing there was one death for each 4,986,415 miles traveled.” The 1920 gasoline consumption by automobiles was approximately 20 per | cent greater than the 1928 consump- tion. The per capita consumption dur- ing the Enst year was 497 gallons per motor vehicle. widened a ends to make Jow-priced car one hand and high-priced cars on the other cover a wider range of usefulness. News of the Week. operatigg over various types of highway | pavement and an upkeep cost two or | surfaces can be determined. This is one | three times greater. | reason many communities permit them-| Investigations have revealed that selves to become eq\llpperwlth pave- | hard-surfaced pavements, with a life | ments that give a semblance of good of two or more decades, are by far the service, but do mot. Another reason is|cheapest, both to the individual motor- | that few citizens take the trouble to|ist and the Government. Studies have | ascertan how much of the community| shown also that a pavement is no | money goes for road and street main- | stronger than its base, and if the base tenance. is strong enough there is no need for | For instance, a community may pos- | top surfacing o sess a considerable length of lightly| Obviously, the yearly mileage of the Just Another Cap. surfaced thorougl.fares which cost a av?rlze motorist is to ("olntm\n- u!'os\((;xolg,}fiom the Wheel reat deal to maintain. It is decided to| A few years ago the mileage was 5,000;| . : 2 | Sestirtace, and because the price is| today 9,000; tomorrow it will be 12,000| , 4Jones doesn’t know much about somewhat lower than that of first-class| miles. All this means that the cost of | rigid paving, a fairly thick cost of flexi-| t! unit of travel must be reduced,‘ ot! ble material is installed. But the im-| This can only be done by building rigid portant item overlooked is that this| pavements that save the motorist from new surface has a life only one-third| 1 to 2% cents per mile of travel over to one-half as long as hard-surfaced! lower types. WHERE TO MOTOR AND DINE SPECIAL OILS HELD POSSIBLE [P AS CURE FOR AUTO AILMENTS ROADS T0 REDUCE A Wil it Siloction of Duisalisial AUIUM_U%E COSTS Medicine and in Their Application. TRAFFICPROBLEMS CROWING INVOLVED National Street Traffic Bu-| reau Bulletin Calls for End to Congestion. News of the week tells of the com- pleted plan to produce in this country | the French Mathis car, which is join the Am n edition of lish Austin in the midget divisi | chronicled is the near approach of the Cadillac V introduction, with the assurance t Marmon is to be further Tepresented by a new “16” which also is to ute a “V" power plant An additional changing phase of the sutomobile trade will be found in im- proved sales an d service methods be- | ginning with 1931, That such changes were under con- sideration became apparent earlier in the year through pronouncements of two of the leaders to the need for re- omobile distribution, Alvan Macauley, president of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, sounded a warning note. “Look out for the new methods” he said; “they coming. Measure for a moment the prgsent haphazard meth- bution against the ca TAmerican Motorists to Travel | Nearly Quarter Trillion Miles in Year. ° “No, one radiator cap is just like an- her to him. It is vour duty to insist that your | chauffeur obey the trafc regulations. Curing autcmobile aflments through | administering “medigines” in the form of special oils looms upon the auto- motive horizon as an important adjunct to general servicing. Those who are experimenting with the idea point to the close parallel with the methods of the medical profession in obtaining cures where operations are impossible or_inadvisable. Considerable care, however, must be exercised in the selection of the “medi- cines,” and each must be accurately measured. Scme of the most advanced few minutes’ time. It is to the advan- | tage of the plan to use such oil in moderation, making a special effort to distribute it in greater quantities where most needed The method of one mechanic is typl cal. Faced with the problem of frezing a valve that is sticking in the open position, he first ascertains which valve is causing the trouble. Next he removes the spark plug for that particular cylin- or and injects some penetrating oil around the valve stem. This oil immediately works down around the guide. The valve is then on its way The average American motorist this vear will travel between 9,000 and 10,000 miles, and will burn in the néighborhood | of 600 gallons of gasoline, according to E. E. Duffy, highway educational writer. Fortunately, most of this traveling will be done over roads that have been improved, if not hard surfaced. But much of this travel will be on roads which, although they keep the motorist out of the mud, still perform only half th. function of the modern road. | There was a time “when automobiles| J Street traffic problems, serious they are even now, are growing more | involved with each pessing day, and the necessity for competent agencies | to study traffic engineering is not less- | ening but steadily increasing. Evidence | of this is the backward state of traffic | | handling in some of the larger as well | as some of the smaller communities, according to a bulletin issued by the National Street Traffic Bureau. “While road and street congestion,” fection of our production nts and any one de- ible thinki whereas p of time. Dollars in modern factories have given place to minutes Factory managers no longer say th have been able t. save a dollar on a given operation—they now report they have been able to cut the standard time by so many minutes or fractions thereof ction is that distribution at ally — service — will d termine who is to survive and prosper. Buyer Sophisticated. In a similar vein, Alfred P. Sloan, jr., said The typical new car customer is buying not his first car, but his third or fourth car. He is becoming more sophisticated, and word-of-mouth ad- vertising, based on first hand experi- ence, overshadows the sales solicitation and the power of the printed word. “A maximum realization of this op- portunity can be attained only through ® proper recognition of the importance of service. To whatever degree the product of a manufacturer attains wide distribution, to that degree service be- comes important.” Service, as it is now practiced, is no longer left to the discretion of the dealer. Progres; has replaced hand work with machines in the average service station Factory methods have been applied both to operation, cost and inspection. Certain plants are carrying the idea still further, They" are canvassing owners at one-month intervals with the aim of keeping them satisfied and cul- tivating close acquaintance against the day when it will be time to buy another car. In certain cities service on a con- tinuous plan is being tried. This util- izes & chain system of turning out pro- duction “jot the cars as they are brought in are put through inspection on the same principle as an assembly line. One required operation is made to follow another in systematizing repairs (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- paper Alliance.) IMPROVEMENT SEEN IN EXPORT SITUATION Prominent Industry Leader Says Production Economies Will Help to Offset Decline. BY ROBERT C an ‘Automobile Ch, { Commerce The gradual disposal of stocks of ¢ overseas is making for a healt tion and warrants a more prom look in the export market There has been during the last months a recessi 1 the purchas power of people out the world due to the dro prices of primary products like tton and copper which serve as th ncipal medium of many foreign pe n acquiring auto- mobiles Economies cffected by ufacturers ar sumers in th motor transy ing the resuit of bales of cott similar comme taining autor the beginning Justment, the purchasi based on th the sale of ing for a healt ndamental si n and old stock cars lquidated may stimulate a gradual upward trend in exports. Already there ar b £pois in the exp Scandinavia appe Distribution terms of dol thinks in ter g in GRAHAM, Chal American 1 assed on to foreign ¢ values of autom r of fore, they deri product 1 peopl T ening Dealers 1 to enjoy a reason able volume business; Ecuador 1s ghowing signs of improvement as a re- sult of better prices, which now prevail for its principal product has been showing very far-sigh titude toward motor transportation de- velopments, and there are signs of in- creases above the present volume, which has been ¢ t along Distur though ham- pering. iness en- tirely of deal nd Delhi. Some order ugh from Australia al cond s are reputed a poor awoamobile indust aware of the importance of t usiness and through the National Automobile Chamber Comimerce is organizing committees. which are m port specialists, to help solve problems of the various markets or to revise prac- tices and guiding data in expanding transport throughout the world. being vel <D French Delegates Number 36. The official delegation representing France and her colonial possessions at the Sixth International Road Congress Washingion, October 6-11, will consssi of 36 members President and Cabinet Head Group. President Hoover and his cabinet are members of the honorary commit- tee which is making preparations for the Bixth lnmrnmnnllp Road ress in shington. can see that | duction | - | road bullders have turned out no less the bulletin states, “is under intensive tudy from a Nation-wide standpoint, local action is not as promising as it | might be. Control of traffic is generally | intrusted to police authorities, and it | is admitted that not everywhere do | these authorities appreciate the in- | tricacies of the situation or the need for applying to it engineering data and | the trained thinking of specialists. In | one large city the police department has had a traffic engineer on its staff, | but it is now threatening to abolish the office and revert to dependence on | main-strength methods of police offi cers. 'This uncoubtedly would be a backward step. [ Solving Problem. | “But to effectively get at the prob- lem,” the bulletin proceeds, “one must g0 beyond the signal light or the police- | man's stick. The solution lies in wider | traffic lanes, as a first step, and the | surfacing of those lanes with types of pavement that reduce repair work to the lowest possible cost. To widen a | road or street without taking care 'at the same time to prolong its period | of service with a type of pavement that | has proven its lasting qualities would simply add to the tax burden now weighing so heavily upon the public, because there would be more square yards to maintain at high instead of iow cost. | “It takes a wide range of years and constant pounding in daily service to | provide dependable data for the setting | up of a street-repair account which the taxpayer may understand sufficiently | well to make his protest effective when | public pavement problems are up for discussion. | “The city of Buffalo, N. Y.” the bul- letin continues, “appears to have the answer on how to hold down pavement repair costs in the interest of taxpay- ers. The annual reports of the Depart- ment of Public Works in that city are { noted for being complete. They cover a | period of over 40 years, during which { time asphalt, brick and block stone | have been the standard materials used | for paving, with the result that during | the past two years brick has brought | the average annual repair cost down to |less than 1 cent per square yard. The | experience of Buffalo, it appears, af- fords a safe guide for other cities. Impractical at Times. “While it would be impractical in | mostcases to attempt to widen existing municipal thoroughfares, owing to abut- ting property values, there would seem |to be no excuse for perpetuating a policy of traffic congestion in new in- dustrial and residential areas around long-established centers of population. The way is certainly open in these new developments to avoid at the outset the packing of traffic lanes in the future by | designing streets wide enough, and | roads, too, for that matter, to make the | policing of such thoroughfares less diffi- | cult and less liable to cause loss of life. “For a municipality to advertise,” the | pavement bids | nstead of pri veadure, but if traf- | fic e the full co- | | opera keeping mo tor cars and trucks moving at the low | est possible power cost they must be | given not onlv wider thoroughfares but | greater strength and tougher surfacing | underneath the wheels.” [IOWA’S TALL CORN FACING KEEN RIVAL State L: | ds in Pavement Building, Having Constructed 700 Miles. | | This year's honors in first class pav ment building go to Iowa, which has | already this year constructed 700 miles | of hard-surfaced pavement of a pro- ram that embraces 1,025 miles. At the end of every working day Towa naturally means that there are many { detours detours almost with: out exception are good traveling | condition. However, the new pave- | ments are being thrown open to traffic apidly as possible so that little i convenience is being erienced | Towans speak of these detours as de-| tours of gold, for they signify the estab- | nent of the lowest cost, smooth | ring This accomplishment of Towa is gen- | ly regarded as a remarkable | chievement for agricultural State. | { Altogether = some $33,000,000 will be this year in improving Iowa roads. 'L)\an 4 miles of concrete pavement. This b ese in an | 18 Billion Barrels 0l Produced. Since the first recorded production | | of petroleum in 1857 the world has | produced more than 18,000,000,000 bar- ! , two-thirds of which has come lx'u]m the Uniteg, States, according to an Petroleum Institute. the Amerl i Town Paved With Gold. The town of Ely, Nev., has streets are literally paved with gold. Tail- ings from an old mine are being mixed with oil and used to surface and repair highways there, service stations are finding such treat- ment a fine art which can be acquired only through experience and study. For Variety of Troubles. For a wide variety of troubles it is now necessary merely to inject speci oil at some point in order to eilect cure, but only skilled mechanics can do the work with assurance of success Valve stickage. pump noises, carbon ac- cumuiation and numerous other condi- tions can be remedied effectively through these automotive hypodermics. The new plan is the answer to the motorist’s demand for a speedy solution to his car problems. It is feared that the development may be checked as a result of the mistaken notion that be- cause the system is speedy it is also simple. Amateur dosage may bring about a considerable amount of addi- tional ailments. A typical case concerns the use of | a special emulsion oil introduced into | the cooling to stop internal water pump noises or o check any kind of pump noise where this unit of the car cannot so easlly be removed for manual reconditioning. A pint_of this special oil, which, unlike any other lubricant, mixes with water, is sufficient | to provide internal lubrication. Too large a dose not only is wasteful, but is apt to affect the efficiency of the cool- | ing system and cause overheating 1t is for the experienced service man to decide whether or not to attempt to cure by medicine or through a service | operation. If a car has seen consider- | able service or is known to lack a safe margin of cooling efficiency, he would doubtless decide against the speedier method. Valve Sticking Cure. Since the earliest days motorists and ervice men have run kerosene through s | the engine in an attempt to cure valve | stickage. The plan was just successful in enough instances to encourage ex- perimentation with other types of oils. As a result, it is now possible to take an engine in rather disabled condition, give it a hypodermic of specially pre- pared lubricant and put it into efficlent running condition in a comparatively CHRYSLER SIXES »EIGHTS IncomParal)le Performance — Outstanding value Chrysler Sixes . The New Clmryslcr Eigllt Fia s1495 and up | increase in power output and smooth- toward being released, although in e: treme cases it is necessary to drive down th head wit a screwdriver and hammer. Following these preliminaries the me- anic replaces the spark plug and ns the engine. Special valve ofl is then introduced into the intake s usually through the vacuum tube Some carburetors have conven- jent air valves through which the spe- cial ofl can be introduced. In some cases it is neces: to remove the cover of the carburetor float chamber and add oil to the gasoline direct Since the oil entering the cylinders then aids the valves which are not at fault, as well as those which have been giving trouble, the engine runs faster, gains power and helps itself to a r covery. After dosage it is this me- chanic's habit to drive the car up & hill in high to increase the pressure on the valve heads. This has the desired effect of forcing the valves to close tightly and this step in the remed is both a test and a part of the cure. One engine that has been fed a regu- lar amount of type-cylinder lubricant | was put on test and found to be suffer ing from sticky valves. Another grade | of such lubricant was injected through the fuel system and the engine again tested. This time it showed a marked ness. There is a vast difference in valve olls. Exercise usually s prescribed along with the medicine, and in many in- stances owners are cautioned against trying to obtain immediate relief. An ovesdose of any of these oils may have the seemingly desired effect of eliminat- ing the main difficulty, but it is very apt to cause other troubles. This is especially true of penetrating olls which must be used with caution. Too much valve oil introduced through | the intake system or a special container may interfere with the normal efficiency of the engine through leaning out th mixture and perhaps dislodging, throu softening, carbon which has been harm- less where originally collecting. Hard particles of carbon on the inside of the |a cylinder head, or on top of the pistons, Cbrysler Eight Sport Roadster, $159% | rust, soften hardened particles of gre: first descended on an unsuspecting pub- lic like a flock of locusts when keeping out of the mud was the prime consid- eratian. But today, with American mo- torists piling up a quarter trillion miles of travel a year, the prime factor is that of building roads over which travel may be accomplished at the least nossible cost to the motorist and the tax-paying public Peculiarly this matter of car and road economy has been neglected in count- less communities. Unfortunately, few motorists keep accurate car operation usually are harmless with high com- pression and anti-knock gas. If soft- >ned it may move, and in passing toward the exhaust. catch under the 'valve head: Service men recommend using special oils from the very start, and in such | carefully measured doses as to keep the engine in good condition rather than to let it _become troublesome. This is the thought behind those systems of oil in- jection designed to minimize carbon. In the case of dosing the springs and other mechanical parts of the chassis it usually is necessary to prescribe a cer- | tain amount of exercise along with it The trend, however, seems to be toward the development of oils which are almost instantly effective when squirted over the spring leaves. They work in, banish 3e and also lubricate. The penetration capablilities of some of these ofls is quite remarkable. Squeals, | even of a deep origin, are almost imme- diately eliminated. The greater pene- trating qualities of some ols, however, are found to be offset by a sho.tening of the time during which they remain effective as lubricators. It usually is best to follow the first oiling with a dose of some lubricant with more lasting| qualities Automotive pharmacy is rapidly be- coming an important adjunct to general servicing. More and more the modern complaint is apt to be settled drops of oil taken three times (Copyright, 1930.) Y795 cad up Maryland Beechaven Inn, Waldorf Road. 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