Albany daily democrat., March 24, 1920, Page 10, Image 10

BUT 12 PER CENT
! OF ROADS PAVED
Only 299,135 Out of 2.478,
552 Miles in U. S. are
Improved
Despite the foot that the United
EUtm hat 7,000,000 motor driven ve
hicles in operation leading the world
in this resptct motorist will be sur
prised to learn that but 12 per rent
of roads in this country are surfaced.
Out of an estimated total of 2.478,652
miles of public rural roads, only about
299,135 are surfaced or improved.
Indiana shows the greatest per
centage of improved highways, 42 5
oer cent of its roads being surfaced,
based on the last available figures
of 1918.
That there is a great need for good
roads can be deducted from the in
creased tendency for long distance
hauling by motor truck and particu
larly by the fact that 60.000 employ
ee of the United States Postoffice
Department travel 1,400,000 miles
daily in delivering mail on rural
routes.
With an estimated 1920 production
of l,5ti0,000 automobiles, the need for
better highways is evident That this
fact is recognised by states and muni
cipalities is shown by estimated ap
propriations of $600,000,00 to be spent
on hard-surfaced roads during the
year.
In 1918 approximately 11.944 miles
of roads were improved in this country
and the enormous sum of $34,974,000
was spent oil maintenance. More than
120.000.000 have been spent on the
3320 miles Lincoln Highway between
the Hudson river and San Francisco
' in the last six years.
To stimulate the interest of both
public and states in the value of bet
ter roads, The Goodyear Tire & Rub
ber Company has created a new de
partment to be devoted entirely to this
work. It is in charge of C. M. Wood,
who is exceptionally well qualified for
the work. This department will gath
er data on the cost of good roads,
methods of taxation and other valu
able information necessary before leg
islatures can frame and pass good
roads legislation.
So great is the interest of F. A.
Seiberling, president of the company
and former head of the Lincoln High
way Association, that the new Good
Boads Bureau will have the aid of all
Goodyear salesmen and much educa
tional literature to help create public
sentiment toward improvement of all
roads in the United States.
TINKERING WITH
' BATTERIES HELD
BAD PRACTISE
One of the bits of advice that strike
the eye of every man who runs thru
the numerous articles on motor care
or who studies an instruction book is
this "Don't tinker." Nearly all of
them leave the reader in doubt as to
Just where proper care leaves off and
tinkering begins.
.Webster says that the tinkerer is
"one skilled in petty mechanical work"
but that doesn t exactly fit the pres
ent meaning. The trouble with most
habitual tinkerers is that they aren't
skilled at all.
A man may be a lawyer or a doc
tor or a real-estate agent but if he
is a natural mechanic and knows why
he grinds his valves and how to do it,
and exactly how the pieces go to
gether, he can surely grind valves
without being accused of tinkering.
So a thing that would be tinkering for
one man is proper care for anotr-r.
It is just about the same with bat-
ANTI-FREEZE FORMULAS
The mixtures given below are
snfe for stationary engines or
motorcars, and are not expen
sive, Klllier denatured or wood
alcohol may be lined with com
mercial glycerin. The prepara
tions given will make Ov gal
lons of solution, and It Is advis
able to keep a quantity on hand
for Instant use.
Will not fleet at 15 degrees
above sent: Water. 4 gal.; al
cohol, H gnl.; glycerin. H gaL
Will not freese at 8 degrees
above tero: Water, 8 gal.;
alcohol, S pts. ; glycerin. & pt.
Will not frees at 10 degrees
below tero; Water. 3 gnl., 1 pt.:
alcohol, 1 gul 1 pt.; glycerin.
S qts- 1 pt
Will not freese at 20 degrees
below tero: Water. 1 gal- I qt. ;
alcohol. 2 gal. 2 qts.; glycerin, 1
gU I qt
Courtesy Motor Age.
tery care and battery tinkering is
quite sharply drawn. The only safe
rule is to put water in regularly to
keep the solution at the proper level.
and to keep connections tignt, out a
side from that to let the battery en
tirely alone.
EXPORT ORDERS
OF WILLYS CO.
SHOW GROWTH
TOLEDO, Mar. 24. Export orders
on the books of the w illys Lit port
corporation, which is a subsidiary of
the Willys-Overland Company, are re-
ported to be more than three times
large as the total foreign ship
ments of Wilys-Overland during any
proceeding year.
It is stated that the Willys-Over
land Canadian Company has been re
organized during the past year with
increased capital, and is now turning
out more than fifty cars per day.
It is also stated that the Willys
Overland Company's plant in Manch
ester. England, will have a capacity
It Isn't
Too Late !
to plant MARQUIS WHEAT.
The seed we have is from a crop
sown in April. It yielded 40
bushels to the acre. ,
MARQUIS Wheat is small
grains, hard as flint and brings
a premium in any market
Our MARQUIS SEED WHEAT
is only a trifle higher than the
commonest RUN-OUT stock.
Phone us'today and reserve your
supply.
The Stock la Limited.
1 AlbanyMregon.
i Pennsylvania
I
for manufacturing 25.000 cars per
year by the end of 1920.
Production at the Willys-Overland
plant in Toledo is now in excess of
600 cars per day, and that production
it ia expected will reach tiOO cars per
day within a short time.
Squeaking Springs
If in a hurry to stop a spring from
squeaking, pour a little kerosene over
it, guiding the oil down the sides with
the finger so it will run in between
the leaves. Wipe off the excess.
Pour cylinder oil over the springs
the same way. Now shake the car so
the oil will be drawn in and find the
squeak.
Stage
All the world's a stage, but some of
us own our motor cars and don't have
to rid in stages.
Daily (laaolrne ('nnuniitlon .
'Automobile Kilitor: What was the
dailyl consumption of gasoline in this
country last year? la it inereaaing?
AUTO "HUG".
The average daily consumption of
gasoline in the United States last
year was 8.600,000 gallons and is in
creasing constantly, it is reported.
With a population of 1H.00O inhab
itants, Reykjavik, Iceland, has sev
eral hundred motor cars, nearly all
of American manufacture.
WC SOL,
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Western Kleclrlc OUTFITS INSTALLKII AND IN OI'RKATIOM '
Farm Light SATIHFIKD CUHTOMKKH JOHN W1NKLKY,
And Power W. W. POLAND, O. H. KKKHI.KR, I. II. COPE-
Outula LAND, JOHN WILLS, J. 8. LUCKEY.
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IT
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quickly. This offer is LIMITED. Once it expires,
it will not be renewed. Early ordering will avoid
disappointment.
McKern Motor Co.
Distributors, Albany
Come here for
GOODYEAR
TIRES and TUBES
We carry a large and complete stock of this
splendid line of tires, both pneumatic and truck.
Our big 200-ton tire press will care for your
truck replacements and we are equipped to handle
all kinds of pneumatic tire repairing.
R. W. TRIPP
Goodyear Service Station
First & Lyon Sts.
Goodyear Tires
and inner tubes can be had at
32 1 Itroudalbin St.
Irvin's Garage
EXPERT TIRE SERVICE
Get Goodyear Tire Economy for
That Smaller Car
Just as owners of the highest priced auto
mobiles get greater mileage and economy
out of Goodyear Tires, so can the owners
of smaller cars similarly enjoy Goodyear
advantages.
The 30x3-, 30x3'2-, and 31x4-inch sizes of
Goodyear Tires are built to afford a money's
worth in performance and satisfaction which
only the utmost in experience, resources
and care can produce.
This extraordinary money's worth begins
not only with the merit of these tires, but
also with the first cost, which in most case9
is no greater, and sometimes actually is less,
than that of other makes of the same types
of tires.
Go to the nearest Goodyear Service Station
Dealer for Goodyear Tires for your Ford,
CheTolet,Dort,Maxwell,orother cars taking
these sizes. He is ready to supply you Good
year Heavy Tourist Tubes at the same time.
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30 3 Goodyear Double-Cure 1 SO
Fabric, All-Wealher Tread 9Lj
30x3'j Goodyear Single-Cure 11 en
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Goodyear Heavy Tourist Tube are (hick, strong tubes that
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GOODYEAR
TIRES
ALBANY GARAGE
Lloyd Templeton
G. T. Hockensmith
We Sell--GOODYEAR
TIRES & TUBES
Ford Sizes a Specialty
KIRK MCKERN MOTOR CO.
Ford and Fordson Dealers i
9th and Raker Sts.