South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 207, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 25 July 1920 — Page 28

RÜXDA V, JVJA 25. THE SUUTH BEND r:EW5-TlME3

JONDUCT SURVEY OF POSSIBILITIES OF MOTOR YEHIGLE

21aim Demand for Automobiles is Incroasins Dur

ing Year.

TVh.it th pcntiility of the rrotor vhlclo? linn tho raspnr car rr.ichM :hc zr.!th of its nvtrric c.irrcr? And tho rr.ctor truck his It. too, rr.irhM a ptafr? whro ft.ture proJuctioa vi Lc rrinclpi'iy a r"?!ftrmnt of worn-out 'julprnnt ? Thn Travel .m i Tran.-;'rt bureau f thi It. I. fioolri h I : t j t . V r corr. ?.r.y. aftr an cxhiu?ivr Furvcy of :h pos'-Jbilill of t!io motor vcn i I irlvrs nn emphatic negative

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posMibilltr-s of motor lifvc-Iopmfnt are al-

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Ur- that thr :ranprtat!on

most UmItI--f--3. "Thrt br."t lnformM men of the rountry." !ays th bureau, "arc crfd that there was an un.itix-

f! Vrnanl rara öurir.t: upply this j!us to lack

for moro thin 2. 000. GOO 115. Tho inability to doniand was primarily of libor nnl material.

This flrrnand was unabated at tho ml of tho Rprin .season of 1920 riespito the h role efforts in Jiroductlon. extensiv expansion In finance and building on tho part of car and truck manufacturers. prmanrt Increase?. "Although production today Is by far preatr.r than la?t year the automotive industry finds itfelf KarHy aM to keep abreast of immediate, ne dr. Every Indication points toward a total motor registration in the T'nltel Htates by 192r of double th present figure or 1C, 000, 000 passenger cars and trucks." Ir. rdiblo as this prediction may nppcar, th Goodrich bureau Ray it is ra-M on a sound analysis '.f the present trend of motor transportation needs and is not a "rash sippr-optlmlstl'' statement of a biased motor fanatic". "Just a. few yrirs npo." pays th bureau, "pessimists asserted that there would never be a million automobiles throughout tho country. Thy Fiid the auto "rraz" would Kion die out. Today there are nearly eltjht million cars In use and tho number is InereasinT dally. All of which proves that the automobile fills a definite transportation nod and is an essential to the well-being of the country. 'Tli passncT automobil is no lonirer considered as a pleasure vehlH but is beintr recognized moro and more as a necessity. It is .safe to say that the day when cars were purchased entirely in view of the jdrasure and diversion they would tMvo has passed. Now they are hinr purchased primarily as a means of transportation for business missions and secondarily aa a pleasure vehicle.." Drmnnd for Trnck. "Purirpr the next few years" says the bureau, "there will be marked increase in the number of trucks in use, both in the cities and in the country. They will not be used to

r-pla:e railnad transportation but t . ij'.! :r.w.t It." 'The (hif problem of the r.dlrci Is at pr"ent," the bureau -ays, "is tb. movement "f fr iht from th- t.-'minals. In the solution ot this problem 1 1 -s the greatest opportunity f r r Ini-reasins th- etiUl ncy of transportation, and it can only be olv-d by a more extended ufce of !h motor truck. It Is no, at all improbable that the railroad will in the ne.ii future heroine -xtensie Investors in motor trurk.-j to insure u constant flow of shiprutnts through the wart houses. "With the re ent increase in road buildlnK throughout the country. th? use o' motor trucks by farmers has shown r.it trains. There has beon a treniendouM growth of rural motor express routes whoe principal tonnage consists of fresh vegetables, lairy products, lhe i-tork. and fruit. Although the rural motor cxr ress is pa.-sul the experimental .stage it has not by any means attained its full growth. More and morn of these; routrs will be established as the people gt better acquainted with their vast possibilities. No great treten of the Imagination Is required to picture every highway veil as thousands of auxiliary roads, being used by on- or more of thefo routes. In fact, this is considered by the automobil industry as one of the most promising markits." Taking evryl'nng into consideration none but the most pessimistic will say that the continued expansion of the motor vehicle is not assured. Its potentiality is practically boundless."

MOTOR ROW SCANDAL By Neal Welch.

store room of their respectio branches fllür.fr tire orders.

A motorist came hurryinc Intz Ja k Taylor' well known Tire Shop. Kverjbody co'iU tell he was a motor. t be-ause he had a dust r, cap, goTgles and errthlnr;. ;imm two tirs. quick?" ho yelled between jasps. Jack made a leap for the tire rack and Kd Pfeffer grabbed a handful cf Odell Cords, while the Miftlen brothers started gathering up their Mr tools. "Whit's all the excitement a'o jt?" asked Jack, before starting his sales talk. ' Why, i drove my machine up to the curb and lr.ntead of stepping on th stand-still, I stepped on the goahead and ripped eff the two front

re.

Tom Tomlinson can keep cool in the hottest weather Just by taking off his hat.

Ic Poswell muj-t be out of town We haven't heard of anv road reeorcJs being broken for almost two

The la?t time we saw Iave he was

Most of Gus territnn' 1 t'.-.e la'.e rj;icn of southern Michigan.

tryln? to find the fellow that want- J od to bet KS.CyG that hi couldn't do it. i

William H. Taylor of Chicago. in town to make arrangement.-? the change in mar.aji-iuint of ( tverla nd here. We told him thoucht it as awful hot and he

mitted it. but added that it was just as hot in Chicago.

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C Hr;:t and Charley Wr-o.ey have it on all of them. They live ac Hu Is n Like all sumrnei t.. d:.-h into town .1ut lon- e noi'gh to compete with each other.

bt::ldir.g operations in the ajt-ur.)-bi: w"rl 1 -ä-III be practicvl'v at ai ftar.dstill. ' I

Our father -pcnt a very pleasant evening sm.oidng the cigar that I;jy Cor;r:ht is.su od the utht r d :v.

PREPARE ROAD FOR

ELGIN CLASSICS

We never could ficrure why I urges?, the (vcrland sales ir;inager. who is leaving to sell ports in Indianapolis, called us "Hill." We don't carry a pocketful of pictures.

i:d Collmer ga us a change of c py for the firing Waron Cor, ; ir's ad and it nearly bror-c our heart to think that we couldn't run the other one anymore. It's been with us so long.

The newly arrived hot weather is

A big yawning contest was hell there while we were waiting for the b"ss. The .u-sistant manager was two yawns ahead of us when a customer came in and broke up th-j little game.

making a bi hit It brings with it : outs.

with tae tire men.

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In spite of this, Frank Thor pe will .- -nd Sunday at some good lake.

Howard Hagedorn said hts firm would have arranged to gl'-o a watermelon free with each Federal truck, if he had known abojt "Watermelon Day" earlier in the week.

Work on o. K. I.udu ig's summer borne is progressing rapidly. The. invitations for the house-w arming, which is expected to h. e.r.c of the big social eer.ts of the eas.n, w;M be issued 50 or..

The aggregate mileage traveled by automobiles ver Pennsylvania roa is

in 151 e-xvet led I.'jOO. 000.00 0 mil??.

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Advance Date of Auto Races J, ;.f ;if; VVutVi-11 tO Accommodate Race If- th- r . i- t:r.e the tr. r w. rk f rr. tr.r-.g f. r the r: g '.: 5

31 Oil. en 1 'n ) y 'h;.a;:- ; ;.r. '. ir.g;:; Auto:.-.. : Great pros""" has been mad In ' n'

-reparir.g th road for th F'ein automobile road rare, which is to

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the number of pass-ngers carrK-d ; T l o S 'T, p ! States rnn.or.i -t s';rt w,s double that carried by steam ; :hirg.,ro?s the 1-:,;,,.

railroads.

The advance in th date is to a-' t'V r" ik'e a trip . f v

,vm" ","m' i,4V "w"s " ' "' v tbe r- r.f of the lb' k: may have ample time to f.x up the:r , c,0 f, , mounts after the Flgin nrrl not b!r' 4 "

The various engine? of war which made success possible in the groat

c onict wer- a. ri lanes. naxspniror 1 ,1.-!ivo,l in cettinir to the I'nl-intr.u-n

automobiles, motor trucks, tanks. ! soeotlwav for the L.ibr div meet' Mot

tractors and submarine chasers. there. ! around Ivtr-ut. Mich

aanufacturers

Gene Corcorean and Gus Oustafsen and Frank Thorpe don't car?

so much for the we ather, though, J

because it looks like they II na e to spend the next few evenings in tho

iVEJr MOTORING GUIDE SHOWS LATEST ROUTES

For a great many years, motorists have, been waiting the appearance of a convenient motoring guido routes of travel between the two

largest cities of America. The war came and went, the government established trade lanes for trucks between the Mississippi and the Atlantic seaboard, travel multiplied ltsdf several times; and still nothing was offered the traveller in th- way of rout directions over this important territory expect ponderous local books of which several were necessary to make a fortnight's round fip. His oaly alternative was a sketchy map which gave but a general idea of the lay of the land and made no definite detailed suggestions as to preferable routes. This situation has now been fully met and overcome by a nw volnmu of the Motorway Series Just issued by Henry MacNair, Chairman of the Automoblhj rlub of New York, Hotel Ansonla. The Midland Motorway Is the fifth of the famous Motorway Series, and like its companion booklets, shows concise running notes on one page, with a detailed map cf the corresponding territory opposite, enabling the tourist to find his way over the unexpected detours which aro so numerous this summer. Only necessary turns and mileages are mentioned In the. text, the clear and carefully drawn maps furnishing all additional information usually shown in the big books permitting the traveller to select cations and side trips to various points of Interest. v.; Thero are 231,501 motorcycles registered in tho United States.

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J. Drucc Ga.fill has movei Into his new filling station at Washington and Lafayette. As soon as A I I'itfch's new building is done and Hill Nichols r-ets tbe secemd story finished on the Buick salesrooms.

In Concord. N. IL. a church runs a garage for the convenience of the motoring members of the congregation.

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American Indians of today are working in garages, driving automobiles or trucks and operating farm tractors.

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condition; In fact better than any m-b;b ii-e tax e.r p .. l : 1 '.!" portion of the oours-j in pre io-.js ! l'r.itt d bUi ears. There is some work to b" i - completed on the south U but' Ordy four of America's c f r kthat is better than at any time here- cutives biive had the priv;b-ce of tofore. riding in m-'tor c.r McK.r.-y, As soon as the dragging cf the lloov-evelt. Taft and Wilsen.

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