The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 10, 1926, Image 17

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Newspaper Page Text- 1 s THF, OTIECON STATESMAN. RAmi. OREflON . able. depree of certainty nnnTI ITin niT Ul IU I I P. I III' UL ! I UIUU SUNDAY MORNING,-JANUARY 10, 192G BUS TRANSPORTATION . v : ,..v;. , shows, big:increAse Arrordins to Carl , StocV:,, editor of Rua Transportation, on i Juno 1, 1925, approximately GOf, .000 busses were operated 'in tae United , States. jat -Whici' Sllio twero run by. .74 4 1 independent bus eompaniea. 3,250 by electric ' railways. 1,900 by pnblio schools, 1.500 by sightseeing companies, 2.900 in industrial use arid 250 by steam railroad, terminals, Roughly v speaking, these busses coTer Oi, 000 ralies of route, -which -ioih- . pares with approximately 2501.000 miles of steam railroad tracks! and ,44,000 miles of electric railway i races. Wnile are available, Mr 1s: estimated that during '1924 these buhses arrifltt approximately rl, 000,000.000 paa-j senders. , ' - - i j At a recent 'conTentlon. . of ,th American 'Electric Railway asso-i elation, held at Atlantic City "iii October,' it was stated that where as there were approximately 1,90 6 busses operated by electric raili ways at the, end of 1924, the nnmi ber on .October 1 .was 4,437, or S substantial increase oyer the -flgi- are given above for June 1. ; Public opinion is what ' people no exact ngunes say on tne quiet., j " i r 20,939,000 square, yards concrete street pavement of l" 4 - - . . rwere laid in 1924 r I 1 i 9 - CHILI Pi W fflSfSTE Economic Value : of- Good : Roads is Demonstrated , : by, Highway Engineer a considerable 'degree of certainty ' Inst, when jit saves .money to build a higher type of road." - Having established the fact that a paved road is Rood business tho highway . of f icial:;must determine the type and deslga, of the" pay ment that will be best sotted for the road to be improved. ' .Here Bull BE lii F53T Tffi ill congestion In the city's busy dl I It rlcta. V -v. m again, be ihas a wealth of data to I AjaX tOVerS 480 ' MlleS , Ol Hard Grind in 1 1 Hours and 48 Minutes W; guide him in making his-' decision, j These data are the results of facts determined - from carefully' plan ned, exhaustive experiments. Test roads of jail i types of pavement were built tea a variety of designs v 5 " : ' Construct ' IttifT bejtmanent roads, that' lead Immediately, into the 'cities at least 40,fet wld and build many of them, j , - v. :': . Provide, -at' intervals of not more than 300 feet, rural high ways" with level parking' spaces entirely, off the . main-traveled roads, '&:'-H:j? -'-fti'-Cl s - Fortunately, public opinion has already been, actively: aroused of late tor prompt I adoption of ' all 10.00 '.CITIES! "LAID C0NCR3TE STREETS llliiliiii 7 ,"There is a cash value to good werft bnili ta ' vftrlAt- nf dAalirnil Prom - Portland to Bend and roads In the saving of. wear and and their Tperformance nnder traf-ba'lt gain a Unce of 480 miles tear on vehicles that , cannot be f lc were cefoUy noted and tabu-l0 v hou nd 48 minute over too . strongly E emphaslted," ;; says . la road bed notoriously, treacher- George Hogarth. Chief! Engineer! ,.'"1,? - V " .Ions .because of i loose gravel and of the Department of Public High- LS.T". 'J1 I Ualr-raising curves that invite ways. Onurio. Canada. 'The ben- ""Tn ZlVt Zl J7 " disaster at every turn, was the efits of good roads are shown by "JfSiK'S - record achievement of a strictly the reduced cost of maintenance Tl ' " stock A jax Six touring car. L,;,-nf.f .AmAi,u. wilted la concerned-r. He can de-l car. ( sign and. build with the assurance Tne route started with the that he is giving the highway users JheautifurColombia ; River high- and ' taxpayers ; the ; r pavement 1 wy suspended In the mountains. SrTffirWhr will best meet the needs of Pat Multnomah Falls, through JSm nSn?be? tfthe;lbweato used by. us since .1917, aod;191$, JiVi 1 A- Jni.:. r 1 1 1 I 1 1 IP.I1II III 1 Illl t 11 T Vi.. "J vutr meat. lv dcuu and longer life of automobiles run over good, roads on one hand and bad roads on the other. One type of ear, .with., yrhjeh you' are all ac-J was run over the roads. In. the con dition the highways were in when taken over and- In. somecases the cars were 'practically, wrecked in a season's rear. f t??' '' ' "Wheri. turning in such cars and renewing them we were allowed a sum of : money; .which represented an of year, m ivzi ;we turned in a number , -of., cars' .replacement and the actual depreciation was TO HAVE A GREAT YEftR over . the same 1 and. back again route, . s k Because of severe zero weather and difficult road conditions and the fact that part of the thrilling run was at night, the going was never easy, yet"even "onf the worst averair deWfatinn '.n.jim :J-J- r x - r-Lfc curves a speed of 35 miles,waa iMtlrVoWrper 4.tAU?lV maintained. Average .speed for Npw Hio-h RVrnrn inour about 20 miles faster than $125 per'ar per1, year.: : ". it;1: r - f The reason i f or ;: this nai- tion-widei popularity af concrete street pavement is the facjt that it j is the finest looking-1 pavement that mohejy can buy,' and gives greater service val- i if ii ' i 1 ue per aoiiar man any other type. ! ,1 Our: free) booklet, "Concrete Streets for Your Town' "will tell you the whole story Ask; ' tors your! copy. 1 v. i ; -PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION i - Gasco Bailding i . PORTUAND; OREGON a I ( . . i . - '. 4 A National OrKaaization to Improve and . . Extend 'the Use of Concrete, L. f J This .fa a v- I : ' M lJanie,f9a. . - saving in depreciation $115 per car ijy HUSSELL E. OARDNEIl.?iR. .Tabulated xeports show adtual yer year. - . i ,fvv I President. The Gardner Motor! ruanmir ume irora roniana 10 j ;.rr f Company Inc. Jf4j. Bend. a. distance of 240 miles, was In . Ontario; many- of which are I 'h It Is i nrettv generally aereed 1 5 hours and 53 minutes, while the mora expensive thai the car above I now that 1926 should prove ! the I return over the same rbad 5 hours referred fo'. and half of which are I most prosperous year n Amerl-55 minutes a total of, 480 miles owned outside . th cities Itherelcan business historr: certainly I in 11 hours, and 48 minutes of would bet a, saving of $15,500,000 1 every well-informed executive j in J actual, not elapsed, running time per : year (on depreciation 'on cars the automotive Industry expects I a notable triumph for the pilots and trucks, owned outside the cit-to see a new -high mark set for J and the Ajax Six. v ; tea." " I tne production and sale or auto- Tturimr ih nttm so miiM nn mobiles In fact, many, car-build-1 water was added, no tire changes TIME TO PAVE DIRTi - !!!I!.;"rr ROADS WHFH TRAPFIH chaaiadlustment-prjany-fcina : iTi'fm V"V " "V . repaired. Gasoline, mileage was llu 'IUUUC11UU ttt ll8miles ner urallon4-nusually oecomes economical to pave that ceieraieu pce. , eddd'hiileag5 considering the rad road as it;will save money. That I tFordj alone has already i spent hat6rt was unprotected from xero ' .'. s . . . is the point which, up to the pres ent time. t Ford alone $35,000,000 for . new - buildings and n o-ar maihinArv anil annnnnc v we dld not have data to es AhAt Be exwsctn to invest' a determine. Now, we can say with 1 gim liar sum before the end of ithc year. Other . builders ; . of low- priced ' cars, such as Hudson-Es sex and; Dodge, have also announc ed the expenditure of substantial sums for additional manufactur ing facilities. The expansion pro gram planned by the- Industryr- as a whole cans for - tne investment ; OVERHAULING REBORING weather and ; the" drivers were therefore operating a decidedly Vcool ' motor." ; , MARION COUNTY IS LEADER IN ROADS (Coatioae4 from paga 1) - going campaign -r of education of numerous chambers' of commerce, safetycouncil Tmnd - ther-'civic, state, and national welfare organ izations. Hence, there' 1 little doubt that In the matter--of mak- . - , . . lag roads and streets safe for both motorist and pedestrian, the many road and eivic authorities will co operate. But loaders in this movie men will need the moral Support of every citixen' who; wishes 'to serve, his day and generation 'In FARUIAND VALUES GAIN boood no D reached a cl the- $.mn resin?.:; thatwherq conclitiftusi are equal, the unanimous ppraisal oflarul along ; h is h 1 y 1 1 m jwo v ed . r o a tl s ' s 1 considerably" "highfr 'than that served by the inferior kind of roads, chiefly because of greater accessibil it y. - .. V r ; ' . safety measuresby the thorongh-ltheausejof persbnal safetyv f 4 $37 ;lt Wifh & Classified All See, us -for -our prices Work done by hour or. Barrett Bros. Garage lOOtT North Capitol r for better roads, built faster."' There are 138 miles of pave ment In Marion county, with sev- of "more than; $t00,000f0004foreral more miles to be constructed additional manufacturing space during this year. ; ux tnis total and new equipment. A large por-v amount, 38 miles come tinder the tlon of (this sum has already been classification of state highway, spent, or is now being spent." ' Itoad district 7, 1n Gervais, leads Plans for capacity operation I all others with 8,5 miles or iave- throughout the winter months I ment and -district 48 ' comas sec- have already been announced byjond with 7.3 miles. The latter at least ten leading manufactur-1 district Is ; half I way between Sa ers, ahd this activity is already I lem and-Jefferson on the Pacific having a stabillatng , influence! on I highway, t I I the steel markets. The reason i for this; continued winter produc tion Is, of course, the early- spring rush which is .almost, invariably anticipated., , v.-. .. t " ' 'One inoticeable feature .of the manufacturing programs of. the majority of makers is the propor tion" of open' ahf closed vara on production! schedules. The grow- Gravel . roads lead all others - in point of 'mileage, with a total of 14 miles. . Dirt roads are' next with .302 miles - while there are 135 ; miles : Qf macadam in the coun.tr. There is a total of 1243 miles of roads in Marion county. ... ... T MCTpKy Thloibwn effidencY of the sturdy, pow- j erfiil O yerlarid t-headl motor, vith pol-: ished-cyUi ignitioii, superior carKuretiqn,give you : extra riiiles from "every gtllcyii of gai. ; sturdy ! f wearing qualities pf tlie bigr car chassis-the everlasting Molybdenum ana : Clirome Vanadium stelconstnictionkeep y: X yououitlcf the repair shon. lowest first cost j; slowest enst per milel Step in Examine it ' '&;7ILLY3 anAHCS VIMS r: 1 offers easy time-payment terms at the lowest cost, at Which It:l3 possible to purchase an automobile. V p. Xrf ..IV ) ,k i . - ! ; I I t ! I 1 I J M ! V i il l ' i Why pay moref .i- ' n Good. women seek men they can trust; the -others seek men -they ing popularity of the dosed car is j can work. . expected to, continue inntii closed xnoaeis conjuinie irpm i ; w utinrin nn i nr am 80. of all passenger - cars pro-l lucn:"UHU? J2u' duced.! -, ' IU SAht UKIVINU Gardner's experience Indicates I - Contianed, from pt t) , ? the vreat t strides made by 'the I. . - ... - cloned W during ' the past few necas.- ana pave wnn perma years. j . ; Where fit. has not been j nent surfacing "more of the main long since 'our total closed j carl streets. ' 4 .:. production did. not,. exceed 25 I . 4. Build by-pass . roads for of our entire outputs -.the pendu- through traffic, thereby relieving lum has now swuns around i tne other way. In 1925, : 85 of i Gardner production was on closed i models, and ,we expect this: ratio t to be maintained during the com ing year.-, " j -"' ::r ' - -1 ' -: '.. Another encouraging sign is the increased attention . manufactur ers are giving to the use car sit uation: , Some practical plans to take care of the used; cars which must usually be. taken in trade on the sale of a new model, are; now i being worked out. . "V; i r - But there k are other ". factors which are vitally essential to the continued progress of the Indus- try. Il mean the removal of; the : present federal excise taxes,: and expansion of .America's highway i program. There have been some I indications that the insistent de mand for the removal of the e- 'ciae tax on automobiles has begun to make itself 4 f elt and hopes anr !, held out that this extra levy win be eliminated before the - end: of the ; current : year. This ..would mean ; a saving of ; approximately $35 per car to the icar-owner; for in. he end, it la the rar-owner who must bear the - burden' of needless tax. xcnalties. t v . . ' . : t V ' "'-1 , SLt,VAGIXq GltAVEI ROAI) Graveled- roads are always ex pensive, because the upkeep ts never ending and there is always the possibility that it will go to pieces under, bad rains and heavy traf fie, but if the highways tare made use of as a base for paving the cost will not have been wholly wasted. Hibbing (Minn.) ,Nevrs. r . Wliat availeth it : a i inari rto skimp . two' : f bucks " and buy an' ; . inferior tire with the - above results -' rrthen ' she blows ? ? Hvith GLIDING CEAR TR-ArMISSION YICK ' BROTHERS v : . - HbhiStrcct at Trsda - if ' In correcting one evil, Congress usually creates two, new ones. ! j .now. fortunate that ny on can be honest without a college ededa Upa. 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