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i ONE ROAD
TO AID TRAFFIC
it Franklin President Predicts
Double-Track Highways
As Development
"With another peak In automo
bile travel left behind us and with
the experience of a summer that
i saw twenty-six million motor ve
hicles on the road to guide us. it
is plain that one of the outstand
ing public needs is a system of
highways that can carry the rap
Idly increasing traffic."' says H. H
Franklin, president of the Frank
lin Automobile company or Syra
cuse. N. Y. "The mounting toll of
accidents Is the result largely of
congestion.
"Safety in automobile" traffic i?
rot a matter of laws and restric
. tions. Not very far in the future
( we will look xback in consterna
tion on our present system of ar
... rests and fines and our present
ideas of regujating automobile
traffic.
New Demands Made
Western Air Express Pilot Lauds Chevrolet
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George Rice la equally at home both In the air and on the earth. While in the air he pilote one
of the Western Air Exprese twelve-passenger air-liner and when on the earth makes excellent use of
his Chevrolet coupe to take him to and from the airport. The ship la a Fokker tri-motor monoplane
and ie shown being fueled preparatory to on of her trips.
WHIPPETS KEEP
SALES VOLUME
New High Records Set Each
Month Over 1927 by
Fours and Sixes
carrying many times more traffic 1
It no longer is so much a ques-,than the railroads. Just as it was
tion of good roads as it is of build-J found necessary to double-tra:k
ing roads that permit the fullestjjn order to make possible in
use and development of automo-j creased speed of trains, it is also
bile transportation. This is an apejgoing to be necessary to doubie-
of speed, not alone in motor cats
but in every-day business as well.
Fast intercity and Interstate trans
portation, in social as well as in
business affairs, is an outstanding
factor. Since we have fast cars,
and will continue to have them in
growing numbers, it then becomes
necessary tq have highways to
handle them in a safe and efficient
manner. , ,
"Automobile roads, like rail
roads, have got to be built for
afety. Already our highways are
track the principal highways of
the country. These roads will he
one-way roads, 'sufficiently wid?
Uniformity I'leaded
Sir. Franklin makes a plea for
uniformity in road development
among the various states as w 11
as within the separate states
themselves, and continues, "Imag
ine a transcontinental railroad
with a different kind of roadbed
to pflriuit one car to pass another) and different regulations in tie
without crowding. There will be
no blind corners, no blind cross
ings, and none of the things whicn
now make for accidents. I .'irmly
believe that the widening of high
ways to accommodate double lines
of two-way traffic,' laeaeases the
hazards of t rat el Instead of offer
ing a solution for the accident
problem."
various states through 'which it
passes. Proper development of
long distance highways is so
close to the people that I am sur
prised it has not received impor
tant recognition in the platforms
of the, political parties."
Very son If 1 going to be neces
sary for the government to take a
stronger hand in this question
than heertofore,
fmileves.
Mr. Franklin be-
According to the claims of some
campaign managers, the only "pur
pose served by the November elec
tion will be to determine who is
the poorest guessr. St. Helens
Sentinel.
For the first time in 50 years a
waterspout was sighted on the
Oregon coast a short distance off
Astoria by Captain Charles Al
berts of the steamer Florence
Luckenbach.
The unlucky president may call
for a Relayed pass iujt tiell be off
Mde Ayway so tlfe i tebWls will
probably pull a punt with the ex
excutive being the puntee.
"Ability of the Whippet Fours
and Sixes to maintain a high sales
volume despite usual seasonal
slacking of business throughout
the entire automobile industry,
indicates that the record sales of
these two lines of motor cars con.
tinue throughout the balance of
1923.
Each month the Whippet Fours
and Sixes have each set new high
sales marks this year as compar
ed with the same months of
1927. This has been chiefly re
sponsible for the company's rec-l
ord business during this year!
which has seen every previous
sales and production recrod in the
company's history shattered.
Shortly after the first half of
1927 was over, sale of Willys-
Overland products passed the to
tal sales registered .in the entire
12 months of last year,
Ijower Price Ail
With the price reductions on
the Whippet Four bringing it to
the lowest level in the company's
history and the introduction of
he new Whippet Six at the low
est price ever Reached by any six
cylinder car, Willya-Overland
found itself in the midst of the
gratest buying demand in its 20
years history. To keep pace with
orders it was necessary to step
production schedules 25 percent
over the highest previous mark
and to expand pjaat facilities, at
air of the Willyl-bverland fac
tories to meet the increased'Vcar
building schedules and the dealer
demand for immediate delivery of
cars,
Mssy Dealers Added
With the record. Increase la
sales the company's dealer organ
ization likewise has shown the
greatest Increase ever experienced
in a single year, more than 1800
dealers being added in the past
eight months.
Sales of cars, in the Willys-
Knirht division of the company al
so has shown a remarkable growth'
daring the current year, the nw
Standard Six, breaking dow ,
previous price barriers, an lor
ing the Willys-Knight fli to
thousands of new bytr who
were formerly preyeu u from
owning a Knight fjiv'-'d car be
cause of price con -' ration.
TURNING
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A short turning radius, to fa
cilitate turning around in narrow
sheets, parking in restricted
spaces, ai'j o:anen'inp in diffi-
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dels comprising the Graham
Paige line.
The 110-inch wheel base Gran-am-Paige
six has the distinction
of being able to turn In a circie
only 29 feet two mcnes in ui.iu-
eter. . The 114-inch wneeioase
model has a turning circle of 31
feet four inches, and the 119-lncb
model. 32 feet 10 inches. The lar
gest Graham-Paige six. with I29r
Unch wheelbase, has a turning cir-
;te or 3ojieei tu muw, " " .--
,taham:Paige eight with 135-inch
wheelbase, can tur nin only 4
feet. V - ;
Besides attaining these notably
small" turning circles, ,' Graham
Paiget engineers have succeeded
also in holding down "steering
"error to a lower limit than is
generally attempted by car build
ers, ine maximum ein", -
iation from theoretically perfect
steering, of any Graham-Paige
model is only one degree nine
minuses, in making the shortest
furn. This error is so small as to
be negligible; an error bf several
degrees ie commonly accepted In
general practice. These angles
denote the divergence of the front
wheels from their true course in
making sharp turns, the error re
sulting in a scrubbing action on
WILLYS.PflEDICTS
BIG
MOTOR
cult traf was ma one of the
prime objectr--- :e engineersthe tread of the tire that causes
iwho desiened the five chassis mo- excessive wear.
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The biggest yfflr 1 Willys-
Overland' history with prosperity.
....r.ilv for the automotive in
dustry during; 1929 was. fore,
cast by. President John N. Willys
of the Willvs-Overland company
at a convention in Toledp of the
company's Hundred Thousand
Dollar club.
The company, Mr. Willys said,
has plans in making looking not
only to increased production of
Willys-Knight and Whippet cars
but To entering the track busi
ness on a large scale.
More than 90 of the company s
crack retail salesmen, who sold
more than $100,000 worth of Willys-Overland
automobiles duving
the year, attended the conven
tion of the Hundred Thousand
Dollar club as guests of the com
pany. Members of this club sold
more than $12,000,000 worth of
automobiles last year. C. J. Phil
lips of Toledo leads the field with
$308,000 to his credit.
Standard Reo Flying Cloud Roadster
Travels 1601 Miles in 1825 Minutes
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Averages 52.6 miles per hour in phenomenal dash from Miami to Chicago and lowers fastest
through train time 13 hours and 10 minutes. No adjustments or repairs for entire run
fteffiiffiafzc& of my
trie, ti
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Thus, thousands are voicing their new. , ahead at the getaway, with no sense of
discovery)
And the occasion a nation-wide pro
gram of personal demonstrations on
the greatest scale in Hudson history.
fcew thousands literally ''discovered9
Hudson for the first time.
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For the first time they travelled so
fast with such safety, smoothness and
exhilarating ease.
For the first time they met tall hills,
that'seemed to vanish under Hudson's
mighty power.
For the first time they sprang lengths'
mechanical exertion.
For the first time they witnessed in
comparable performance delivered
with a fuel economy that averaged from
16 to 18 miles per gallon, according to'
the local conditions of demonstration.
And the concrete " results were the
largest proportion of Hudson retail
sales of any demonstration program of
all time. J , j
Won't you take a ride ? Perhaps jggg
too will discover in this moderately
priced Hudson a performance, smooth
ness and riding ease that even the cost
liest cars cannot surpass. -
HUDSON PRICES
New Series, 1929Delivered
in Sakm -
HUDSON
127" W.B.
Standard Sedan :L
Landau Sedan
Victoria .-1
7-Passenger :..:-
118" W. B.
Jr. Coach L-
Jr.. Coupe
Jr. Sedan
Fully
Eqpd
price
11763
1963
1963
-2263
1638
1608
1638
Boadster .4608
. Prices include Spare Tire, Tube
and Cover; Tire 'Lock, Bumpers
front "and rear,-Motor ' Meter on
dash,' Badiaior Shutters, Wind
shield Swiper, BearYislon Mirror
and Stop Light.' V
Covering the 1601 miles be
tween Miami and Chicago in the
phenomenal time of 30 hours and
25 minutes and beating the fast
est through train time by 13
hours and 10 minutes; a Reo Fly.
Ing Cloud roadster, standard with
the exception of two spot-lights
and a 40-gallon gasoline tank and
driven by P. A. Collins and Wll
Ham Morelmd, two factory engi
neers of the Reo experimental lab-
oratories, recently established
new record for this distance and
route and proved again that the
1929 Flying Gloud is an automo
bile possessing year-ahead per.
fermance. At no time during the
run. officials say, were tnere any
adjustments or repairs made and
the Flying Cloud averaged 15
miles to the gallon of gasoline for
the entire distance. In addition.
one of the most remarkable fea
tares of the ran Is seen in the
fact that the Flying Cload low
ered the tentative time set by Reo
officials by 4 hours and 5 min
utes. According to reports, only
nine stops were made enroute.
Checked out of Miami by Post.
al Telegraph at 3:90 A. M. east,
ern standard time on the morninr
f May 3rd, the Reo Flytag Cloud
covered ut as miies oetween St.
Augustine and Jacksonville in 36
minutes flat and arrived at Jack.
sonville at 9:19 A. . -M. eastern
standard time, one hour and forty-
nve .nunntes ahead of schedule
and with an average of 2 miles
per. hoar. After takinr on easo-
line, the car left Jacksonville at
9.22. arrived at Jasper at 10:55
A. M. eastern standard time and
Valdosta Georgia, at 11:27 A, M.
eastern -standard time, -having
covered the 540 miles between Mi
ami and Valdosta at an average
of 3.9 miles per hour.
The Flying Cloud left Macon.
Ceorgia, at 2:41 P. M. eastern
suadard time and arrived at AU
tanta at 3:33 P. M. central stand
ard time. The car averged 0
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PORTLAND MOTOR CAR COMPANY
miles per hour for the total dis
tance covered between Miami and
Atlanta. At Atlanta, the Flying
Cloud stopped for five minutes t
take on gasoline and then was
away for the gruelling grind to
Chattanooga, Tennessee, where it
passed through without stopping
at 6:28 P. M. central standard
time. Up to this point, the aver
age was 56.6 miles per hoar. At
Nashville, also, the Flying Cloud
did not stop, arriving at 9:55 Pt
M. central standard time,', just
three hours and five minutes
ahead of schedule and with . an
average of 54. tl miles, per hour
After ferrying over the Ohio riv
er, Evansvfffc; Indiana
reacned at 2:41 A. M. central
standard time, average 51.4 miles
per hour, and Terre Haute at
4:42 A. M. central standard time
Average mHcs perour 52. At
lerreMauie, me (Jioud took on
fresh oil for the first and only
lime or tne run. '
Chicago, the end of the 16ns
trip, was reached at 8:25 A. M.
central standard time, on the
morning of May 4, with an aver
age of 52.6 miles per hour for the
1S01 miles.
Many Difficulties Encountered
Make Time Mre Remarkable
According to reports,' nn favor.
able road conditions encountered
during the trip made the time of
the run all the more remarkable.
Central Florida, -shortly before
the start, had been struck., by aa
anosuany severe storm which left
a trail of wreckage and made the
road at some nlace almnst tm
passable. Georgia, in the grin of
one of the worst Hoods in her his.
tory, held forth uncertain road
conditions, , while the taoantain-
ous route between Chattanooga
and Nashville, as wen as on to
lerre nauie, was traversed at
night and presented many dif fl
cultles in the' war 6( tortnnn.
curves, narrow bridges, halrnin
and figure eighty tarns, countless
detours, numerous fords ini h.
cJljbiDg i of Sigaal-and axle
mountains. The fact that cattle .
and live . stock are permitted to
roam, without restriction on many
of the roads in southern Georgia
and southern Florida, also added
to the diff lenities of the trip.
In addition, the Flying Cloud
encountered unusually, hot wea
ther throughout the entire run.
The mercury at Atlanta, as the
Cloud went through, was 85 de-t
grees and ' on " Friday; when, the
car reached Chicago; that city,
with 90 degrees, was. the hottest
polnt'ln the United States, accord
ing 'to weather Teports. Average
temperatures for tne entire run
were between 82 and 90 degrees,
but too trouble was experienced
with the Flying Cloud's cooling
system. .
Jin connection with -the Flying
Crosd'a ability -to lower, the fast,
est -.through train time between
Miami land Chicago by 13 hours
and 10 minutes, it Is. Interesting
to note, . Reo . officials, say, that
the DixirUmited uses eight dif
ferent locomotives and.' eight dif-
f erent , train " crews to cover the
distance. .
Every ettort y was made, , it is
stated.. to adhere to speed laws
and;-, regulations . In the thickly
populated; districts and motorcycle
escorts were furnished in the larg
er towns . and cities alons the
route to keep the Flying Cloud on
the rigntedurse, -
This recofd-breakinc run was
niade according tolleo officials,
for lhjffpurpose of securing engi
neerrrfg laU and is remarkable
not for the reason of the high
fcpeeds attained (no attempt was
maqe to drive more than 70 miiea
per hour) but because it proves
the Reo Flying Cloud's ability to
maintain Jiiirprecedrentedly blah
average .speeds for an Indefinite
IaSoW t any time driv.
Iv i Ll3aJ,sroo8 top speeds, t
the. tainett'time it nro
that thA-ia to, vi.i.- 'ni...
combines- speed - and hilK:iiTOblng
J 1 ?.WI r'at "Sadness and
M-:!Wk!ctory otficlalg be
YOU MAY TRY : THE 1929 REO V
There's a new Reo Flying Cloud
ef 1929 here for you to test Try
it out in eyery.way you wish.
Let It tell its story to yon ' lit
its own sweet-running way.
Perhaps you're the right kind
of owner for this car if so, you'll
know it the minute you try it nut
The more miles you cover, the
saore sure you'll be that-this Reo
Plying Cloud of 1929 is your car.
;Mr., Smith who has driven nA
demonstrated the leading, makes
of cars for years, says "there are
none like the Reo. Mwhy do I say
iuia v ny ao compere this
Reo Beauty with 4.000 cars? Be
muse It's vibrant life jusUflea such
a comparison. Becouse it has an
swered to my every request. Be
cause it performs. with, end but
passes these others." -Yon art in-
vited to drtve and get acquainted
TS&F0-' The BOft Pirrlng
or ttee motor, will ten you "Keep
me;- mister; keep me. . I'll per
!0T, C"r other, cars have
quit: go faster and ever fast.
fJT ! rTer. atop- 111 Pat them
In traKIc beat them on the
straightaway. I'll be your pal,
your Wend, your slave. ' Take me.
You need me and I need you "
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