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LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1929
NUMBER 152
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COUNTY HAS
FIRST CLASS
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Stands Among Leaders in
$; Tins State $574,407 ;
p Has Been Spent
fcOSTS ARE LOW; '
I GOOD EQUIPMENT
State Highway Commis
J sion Praises Local Roads
5 'Of 169 Miles Less
; Than Half Improved
I :Uuud building has been a feat
lire of Oregon's prog roan In tho last
several yeurs and Union county
tands neur tho tup of tho county
bidder In point of now highway
roQMtruclion This fiint 1m IIIuh-
It rated convincingly when one real
izes that since the beginning of
11120. a total of $609,895.42 has
been made available for market
roads in Union county, and that
of this amount 9674. 407.K9 has
been expended and th . following
work accomplished: 79.33 miles
grades; 64. 08 miles surfaces; and
maintenance during tho last four
years has amounted to $19. 807.30.
During tho- lust two years alone
t 142,523.98 has been spent and the
following accomplished: . 13.98
mi Irs graded; 10.84 miles surfaced;
and maintenance has cost. $13,
048.22. . .
Of the total amount $290,671. IV
Was from county murkct road lev
ies und $256,632.01 was from tho
state inarkct road appropriation.
The remainder was from coopera
tive funds such us bonds, district
specials, an o tor license funds, etc.
Complete Major Project ,."
During 1027 and i928 the major
project :w's the completion of tho
grade und surface on the Alicel-
Lower Cove und the Becker Cor-
Motor Vehicle
Registration Is
6 Per Ce4it More
Total of 24,493,124 Care in
United States During
1928 Oregon Eegis
tered 248,118.
WASHINGTON. Apr. 20 The
total registration of motor vehictes
in the United States during 1928
was 24.493,124a gain of l,Ju.883.
or 6.9 per cent over the number
registered In 1S27, according to
.ports received by the bureau . of
public roads. United States depart
j ment of ugriculture. from state
registration authorities. The fig
urea Include ' passenger autonio-
iblley, taxis, buses, motor trucks and
roud tractors. In addition 148,
109 trailers and 117,946 motorcy
cles were registered.
New York heads the list for 1928
with 2.083,942 vehicles registered.
California Is second with 7,799,
890; Ohio Is third with 1,049,699;
Pennsylvania Is fourth with 1.042..
207; Illinois is fifth with 1.604.359:
Michigan sixth with 1,249,221;
Texus seventh with 1.214.297; In
diana eighth with 823,806; New
Jersey ninth with 758,430; and
Wisconsin tenth with 742,135.
Arizona Gain Big
In percentnge gain, Arizona
runks first with 16 per cent. The
j District of Columbia Is second with
.13 per cent. Alhfeissippl and South
(Dakota each report a gain of 12
per cent; New Mexico, , Alabama
and Connecticut report 10 per
'cent; Tennessee and Texas report
(o per cent; and South- Carolina,
Vermont, Wyoming, North Dakota
.Michlgnn und Delaware report 8
per cent,
j " Comparison of tne registration
.total with the 1928 estimated pop
;j ulution of 12O.013.U00 Indicates
mm mere in now one motor ve
hicle for every 6 persons. In'. the
United States; or one , for every
family. ,
From the owners of the 24,493,-124-
motor vehicles, the states and
the District of Columbia collected
HIGHWAYS OF STATE
BRINGS PRAISE FROM
ALL PARTS OF U S.
System, However, Is Not Completed and Much New
' Construction Is Underway at Present; Resurf cl
ing and Re-Oiling to Be Done This Season;
'Building Sixth Structure at La Granae
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' Oregon often 1 pointed to from
other states In the union us one
that features beautiful scenery and
good roads whereby all who com
may view, tho scenery In comfort;
and security.
Much or this Is the result of the
work of the state, highway commis
sion, which has expended enorm
ous sums of money in the belter
ment of thi road system of this
state,, which has resulted In cor
responding benefits.
The work, however. Is fur from
finished.
For example, take the Ka stern
Oregon division of which I .a
Grande Is. headquarters. In this
section during this year the fol
lowing work Is being done and will
be done; -
New GoiiHl-rtullH "
1. Harper to Burratl ranch In
Malheur couniy west rof Vale on
the Central Oregon highway to
Burns, -. Fifteen and one-half miles'
grading to bo finished about the
middle of May. This may be sur
faced later in (he year. Tho road
enters some of the land In the Vale
Irrigation project. ' .
2.- La 551 nku ranch to A I hoe on
the Pendletou-John Day highway
south of Pilot I took. Kleven and
one-half miles surfacing.' Will open
up rich Cklnh country; This road
crosses over acenlc Illue mountains
at high elevation. - The commis
sion has secured COO acres of tim
ber along the roud fori park pur.
poses and to preserve the .beauty
of the highwayt . Tho stale, the
Pendleton- chuiuber - of commerce,
Umatilla county und Fred Fuulk
ner united to provldo for:thls park
acreage. , V '
3. West of Burns to Bage Hen
hlll& Iflrteun aim oflo-haif miles op
surfacing. Tills rond goes liy the
new mill of the Hines Lumber com
ipany. j 4. Hesurfnclng jobs from Baker
Snake river.
Local Job of Kcisiirtortiijt
6. Resurfacing of Knterprisu to
Lostine stretch of eight miles.-
6k Kegratilng and resurfacing of
Morrow Lluc-L'matllla Just wet of
Umatilla.
7. Building "of new patrol head
nuarters building In division shops
In Im Grande. It Is also expected
that a patrol building will be con
structed ut Ontario.
8. The usuul amount of re-olling
will be done. Including the Old Ore
gon Trail fom Baker to Pendle
ton. The Blue mountain sector
Will 'be re-oiled during June, It H
said. At present theru la a crew
busy near Pendleton.
The extent of the work ofthe
state commission Is shown by the
fact that during the last two years
along -he expenditures of the com
mission have amounted lo $20,631,
087.13, of which sum the state hss
contributed $17,440,814.70; th-
federal government $ l,693.901.K4;
the various counties of the state
$1,302,306.17; and railroad compa
nies and other cooperators hsve
contributed $85, 606.47. Of this
amount, after subtracting funds ex
pended In payment of interest and
maturities or bonds, (etc.. a total ot
$10,850,537.84 was spent on actual
construction and maintenance op
erations.'. The sum contributed by
the government does not Include
any of the money expended by the
federal government In forest road
work, ; : . 1 ;
Two Highways Here
Of the great Oregon system of
highways, two large ones traverse
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AUTO SALES
IN OUARTER
SET RECORDS
Local Dealers Optimistic,
.of Possibilities of .
Present Year'
NEW MODELS ARE
BEING EXHIBITED
Registration of New Cars
in State During March
Showed Increase of 59
Per Cent
The automotive Industry, barely
started In a new year finds 1920
one of great promise and a healthy
spirit of optimislm rules the auto
mobile activities, . not only nation.
ally but In La Grande as well.
"The outlook la wonderful. We
have sold more cars this first quar
ter than during the first half year
of 1928.' one dealer says und an
other points out that his March
business this year was more than
$1,000 above last Mnrch. And the
real buying season le still more or
less in tho future.
All Exited Good Year -
Throughout the list of dealers,
all are firmly convinced that this
season will bo one of the best In
many yeurs, In spite of the fact
that the winter wus a long, hard
and In sumo places, financially dif
ficult one.
Last year's records - arocanfl
dently expected to be thrown into
the discard- In fact many are al
ready being broken. V '.
' Uoneral- Motors, one of the
largest organizations in ihc moior
Industry today,; has Just issued a
r (inert showing that during the
month of March their dealera de
livered to consumers 806,118 oars,
compared with ,188,706 for the cor-
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Locally and nationally, both Essex The Challenger and
the greater Hudson have been setting entirely new stand
ards of perfonnance-speed-power-econoniy-riding quali
ties gasoline economy and quick get-a-way. The Sup
er Six principal, long an exclusive feature in Hudson,
1 has been further developed and improved and is now also
' available in Essex.
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New bodies, in a wide variety of colors, and high grade
appointments throughout give these cars a striking ap
pearance on city streets or on any highway.
And now this outstanding performance and appearance
has made sales go up by leaps and bounds. Large pro
duction has cut the cost of manufacture to a point that
places Hudson-Essex within the reach of anyone who
can buy a motor car. Compare prices then challenge
us to show performance.
Special Challenge Week
Starting Today and Continuing
Until April 27
We will have the different models ready for you to drive
just come to our showroom or phone for an appoint
ment we'll turn the car over to you take it out on the ' ,
road and give it any test, for your' own information
do not let this challenge go unanswered you will be
amazod you would never dream that such automobiles
could be bought for so little money.
A Drive Will Surprise You
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