'Ji -T J; tf S l s .1 Euentrtu jj i , AUTOMOBILE SECTION . AUTOMOBILE SECTION " ttl El i4'V V j' fc VOL. VJ.-NO. 104 Entered as Oecona-CIasii Matter at Under-tho Act lr itahTlSW!" n,ulae"'n' . lh. 11... -U -.. ..'.. .'. . . PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY '14, 1920 rubllnticd Dally i:rpt Sunday. Hiilmerlnllnn Prlrn SO a Tear b Hall. PRICE TWO CENT3- i Voiiyrlfjlit, limo, by lubllo Lcdaror Company, AUTOMOBILE SHOW IS GREATEST IN HISTORY V ! Btihltc Commorclal Museum in Gala Attiro for tho 19th Exhibition , qf Pliila. Trade Ass'n TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MACHINES ARE SHOWN Live Birds and Flowers Add to Gorgeous Setting for Back ground of Cars By SPl6lv HALL. A 8 THE thousands who aro seeing Phlladelnhia's 1020 automoblie.sbovv $ winder through the machine-lined cor- ildors of the Commercial Museum, k Iflilrty-fourth and Spruce- streets, they k, are dazzled by the scenic effect and gripped by tho thought of tlio latent 1 power under the boons ot ttie mecuani r wi greynounds, but most of all are -1 they amazed at tho prodigiousness of ,i an industry that can produce sucli a loundtess display of engineering genius i inseparably combined with tho perfect Etreaulines of art. i At this, the nineteenth annual cx f liihitlon of the motorcar in Phiiadcl- t iiliia, U seen the acme of automotive liCTcloptncul, the last" word in speedy aud luxurious travel, that is tbe result rt f . rtf ,Mt.tn- InKrt.. ni.l lin rtv ntntliturc ot billions of dollars. There aic-'oO cars at the show, ranging from the "flivver," purchasable by the-man ct small means, to tho high-powered Injurious limousine of tho coupon dipnoi-. It might bo supposed that tbe year fullowing tho cessation of hostilities would not be us productive as that pro filing the big conlllct, but such is not ;tlih men 'PliP f not liMia l,if nnn J u'lted their machinery into munition- hi uaklug engines over night, have once .More waved their wands and restored i (lie nlil order of thlnrrH nlns n cp.ne.rnl Jimiiins In iirndnplinn nnH pfKeipnpv in. diioiI liv tho whirlwind activities of . war awl Increasing demand for passen- j , Lato Last Year Ust year the automobile show was it IipIJ until March. It was at first ! iMJed Dot tohnve it at all, but after In; battle doud3 had been dissipated 1 lv the signing of the armistice, the cx '.ibillon was planned at the last mo il incut. lu spite of the rapidity with ptlilch it was conceived and hustled to other, the show was a success, but not die success which marks this year's ex libition. 'ibis, the first week of the Uow, is being devoted to the display of passenger cars, while next week these machines will be replaced by trucks. 't. To the Automobile Trade Assoein k tion of Philadelphia is due the credit not for this show, but for all preceding ' ones since 1Q0U. For months the of . ficcs of the association at Broad and t'allowbill streets hac buzzed with the business of arranging the. details of the exhibition, and it can bo truly said of tills Bhow, ns of n certain circus, that 'this jcar it is bigger and better than ever." Tho officials of tlio trade asso f eiation who havo done tho work this uar are Louis C. Clock, president and chairman ; II. B. Harper, secretary ;- J. . Gomery, treasurer; A. E. Maltby, John H. Kassitt. L. S. Bowers, James Sweeten, Jr.. Italph W. Cook. The truck khow will be held next week under iupiees of the Motor Truck Associa- ,jf Phi adelphia, of which E. J. t'Crlet is chairman: J. Harry Shu macher and W. II. Mctcalf. Lavish Decorations . ,Pf ,8ho.w committee has transformed ' rem , ft? .f . th, "SCT"I building nZ..? 6ke ?t0Di"d floor space into a " LWrom?,tlc upholstered scries of Sft7 t,tat.mB.k0 n Pcrfcct back- o ln;.r thc ap'Isonjc cars. Mvriads neri rpl8bt tbJou':n the rich dra- 1m. """d by avish floral decora- ??wS?.0 whW' contain cages of ncini Vhat aAd, ,beIr chirPa e incesunt buzs of tbe spectators. a th?$5a?Telea br forty members Gn,rdg nfrdTnesIm,ent ,Band- National rerri?. .Pennsylvania, whlrh eaw ffi Wr? .tb?,,Iron DivlsIon ln iwlfn? BuriDton ,B conductor, PosiUon that he has held since 1003. Cars Heal Magnols inm.!ho decorations aro a triumph .?sdTw. too cars aro really the noiir j u ,, " a,u rcmiy ine rJli e of thousands of expert, 10 teM.thaipass ln r"iew from o'clock fnCM in tb? m"ins until 10 JcVred Diole7cninS- Although it ap- SS pa0"01' designs and efficiency mu limmautot;,otive Progress is vir te rfor UeiM.' Body ref"iement9 and cot fc PPo!ntmenta are moro appar- SasETat.anlCal a,Iancca ls blVhti ILC casu.aI orvcr may not be a rfi.n. .?. Blan.ee realizes the stead steady th .rnr 'Pf'POW'ns. progress. For an? ;.Sart, 'J10 mechanical changes teini Si i j ecnanicai cnanges t""W departures, but the ltt- im..iT.n"'. aod there on a jcora total 1' total thn T. inl pats form a 8,,ra '!' ,r.L.aat .6tands out bo dlv before the Werlenecd eye SiBiES Fe' Tue general aim of ! ."ynuweturers BeemR fn fcn t,n.n tlmniw. Ur5rs Becms t0 bllTe been He S5f Iri?.0 eontruction, which, in of liKfijrel8 Pe,ans efficiency, 'the I...5; "Shter materias In th Xhntcto i'rirjBhaevrDe:h,cb'ofcour60' 'erw3S15 Md i whlU they are 04r.:?.re JW8 $pnt mora tim on &wl5 ML?d. dt Ut. ; rTAif ""Melons n4pthr 5 front iri:iri mmm-tkmKf1K;mimmmhm.A .' -- ;t;fw.i2g:gg"vr.-' ;y r - :. ;, Kx.mi'4nr 'TTT J,r- -i ' TI - TXA '(WT' ' MiM" ff li iWigri II Ml fHWTit " "I 1 -iM' V.' iiHl' i LXii-Itl 'i'lkiNU9'X4BWX' x.v t &J'. fTTr,sji':Br nw i w ii mw iinwwi ii til mwnii mwwi !. ?;- - v -,n;.v j-,v' .' " '-. ... i ( ft- - "!- - " "-"i- -an-.n i mm mm imib i i i i i i 7zhb -i: .' -t w : v '. . yw j -. ' -vjt t t ' ' w j- t , t - . rmx. r ilSBMiilmnKSynnKMwIIBEHK lySiHiHllHMw.'Jtt miiiHfvr:rT5 j bmi r-" in?f?M m 'frrff-" BmhI t. "rTnTur t TTTTBmiMwiiiiiiriT " ij-rrrrrrwrn rfWTrrnnB'iBr-mr"rTiMMiiTmiiiiiwMBrBiiiiiiiMr iiiMrM r WKmrim' SaK ,ry'r-l WflwrilrrfflFIITfff ti ilnWBIiflBlir iirTBHTwi IWIilMMMMwMIHir f iWMrfTi WiWm Cortelyou Determined to Stop -Thefts of Automobiles in All Parts of Phila. PLANS ARE ALL ARRANGED As a result of extra precautions taken against automobile thieves by Director ot Public Safety Cortcjyou, visitors to the automobile" show at tho Commer cial Museums need have no fear of losiug their cars. In outlining his plans before police captains and lieutenants recently Mr. Cortelyou laid especial stress on auto thieves, and told thc assembled offi cials that every effort must be taken to stop tho theft of cars in all sections of the city. Daily reports arc being kept of thc number of cars in evcrj garage, and plain clothes men have been nEsIgncd to all sections ot the city us a means of breaking up the thieving syn dicate which thrived for some time on the proceeds from stolen cars. Watchers on Duly As a large number of automobilists are here this week from all parts of the slate and country to bee the big how, n special detail of plainclothes men will keep watch on parking spaces and earnges. Already there has been evidence of the efficiency of Director Cortclyou's plan, as but two or three cars hnve been stolen in tho entire city during the last week. Visiting antomobilisls will no doubt be glad to know that thc new traffic ordinance prohibiting the narking ot cars on Broad street and on all streets bounded by Race, Pine, Seventh mid Sixteenth street has not yt become effective. ' Await Legal Opinion This ordinance, itllhoueli unssed by both" branches of Councils, cannot be cutorccd until an opinion regarding various phases of tho measure bus been given by City Solicitor Smyth. Captain of Police George Tempest, who supervises city traffic, said tbe present traffic regulations, which per mit, narkinc on Broad 6lrect. will pre vail until tlio opinion regarding the new ordinance 13 receivcu irom me cuy so licitor. 1..." AVith tho enforcement of the now or iinnnin it will bo necessary to erect many more garages in tho central part of thc city to laue cure oi ioo uuiuirciia of cars which como to that section dur ing business hours. Automobile Show Vacts at a Glance Place Commercial Mnseum Build lug, Thirty-fourth street below Spruce. Time Open 10 a. tn. to 10:J0 p. m dnlly all this week (passenger cars). Number of car exhibitors il Number of makes of care ex hibited t 70 Total number of cars exhibited.. 250 Number accessories exhibitors.. . 20 Floor spaco of show.100,000 tq. ft. Value of exhibita $1,000,000 Motortruck show, January 10 to 24. Directing heads Officials of Aulo niobilo Trado Association .of l'lilla 'dclpbia. HOW TO GET THERE By trolley AH lines runulng west over South street bridge; west bound cars Routes 13 and 42 on Walnut street, central section of city; surface cars from Juntper and Fifteenth streets subway ttatious. By subway-elevated Walk south on Thirty-third street from Thirty second street (West Philadelphia) station. Another fray o get to the shovr is by automobile, if AFEW CLOSE-UPS u 8i m. iW :-m -Vis ft i It ti S Wilt if OSaE acKralKf ':- islSSaMtigSL. sfcfe- "'- .1 iftl?.- 'MtiX&m&'; ' The upper photograph shows an auto-crowded scetion of South Broad street; tho lower shows the stream that constantly meanders up and down North Broad t.trect. That tlio passing of the lior.so Is Indeed a rrallty is' proved by the auto hay truik snapped on North Penn Square BIG AUTO DEMAND . SHOWS Charles W. Nash Believes Only Important Problem and Manufacturers rnO SAY that business is good JL throughout the country is but n mild Mntcmcnl of thc fact; in thc faro of unusual conditions the country never was more prosperous, and the outlook from the standpoint of the au tomobile manufacturer or merchant is such that increased production appar ently is tbe only Important problem which" we will hao to confront duting the 1020 selling season." Tho foregoing i3 n summary of nn interview: with Charles W. Nash, presi dent of the Nosh Motors Co.. on busi ness conditions with particular refer ence to tho automobile iuduutry. "In fuct," says Mr. Nash, "u criti cal survey of the situation based on ray own first-hand information1 and re ports coming to mo from our represen tatives in ull sections of tho country Indicates that thc market for motorcars never was better. "This is significant. It is a straw which shows plainer, perhaps, than anything else which way tho wiud is blowing. It is uumlstakablc evidence that the country ns n whole is iu u wonderful period of prosperity aud that this unprecedented era of good times will continue during tho coming selling, season. "L tako it most persons will scree with me that virtually every onu wants """"-,. ItZ'X. &"kions of dollars in gold to. enrich the ycisuu . on, .v.-.. v. ..... .,- " "Generally speaking, the only reason any one does not own a car is because ho hasn't yet reached that point where be1 ran ffwd the 'purchase.,, This, of (burse. itLobvioim., but the tonat vs. that itaie-WKfew jwwjtf-wbv jKf.wUaui OF PHILADELPHIA'S TM mm wrpr 5- aaS rrrrr, -,r PROSPERITY Increased Production Is the to Be Solved by Dealers During Coming Year own a motorcar of r,oiuc hort if they could afford it. "To me, it naturally follows that with this universal desire to possess, the iucreascd tale of motorcars is due solely to the increased ability of thc ncragc person to buy. In other words, that tho autoinfbilo market this tcasou is iu mch a (wonderful condition is due to the fact thut tho acrugo mnu this year is possessed of more money than ho ever has possessed iu the cutiro his tory of thc couutry. ' Ai:d T huu said that every sign points clearly to a i-nntliiuunrc of tills prosperity. T'vcn tlio business man who is not inclined to optimism is wear ing u broad Eiuilc these dujs and is talking about conditious this year iu a eiii that a few jears ago would havo caused him to be stampid as a visionary acd a dreamer. "But actual conditions dctermluablc by a careful aud not too enthusiastic survey of the factors cutcring into eco nomic condition of the country bring this currcut optimism into thc realms of sound rcuEim. I.ct me pick at ran dom a few of these factors. Europeans have a keener appreciation ot the merit of American products and of American proecssrs of manufacture than ever be fore. This wns bound to follow in tho wako of that unending stream of American merchandise and supplies which lias flowed into British and con tinental seaports since 101-1. "And in exchange for these Amer ican argosies camo millions upon mil American iu every wait of life. Amer- lea was transformed by tho war from a debtor to a creditor. Tlio headquar ters ot the world's finance moved from j.onuon to iew lotk, und, of course, ran uaiiuym bivbucj uas flwted iu tbe myriad-channels i been re- wm '.--'. " '. wmszt&z&ex&ir. iswBKsagr n:-m ; " " ' iw jjsff-. 'UWIMI Mt'WMbT PERPETUAL AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITION r's&f .'S?2.: && 1$S ' KVs m$$&'&&,8&3BB& 'Mi&S&Z'-- -f isslj liflHn'' LZT' wrS -. ,, .i, fTOwi-55afliijfc3fef m. tfz&&m w : fvvir'. "a ??Ja,KaRi3isR!raKi?w ' sfc&carfci .,-- iwiite'wKft35i3K(a 'Ishk. kS? --y -vxm,- FIRST DISPLA Y HERE RATHER CIRCUSESQUEii Original Automobile Show Staged in Second Regi ment, Armory by Private Managers for Own Benefit INITIAL DATE 190 1 rplir" nineteenth nnnual automobile I -L show presents :i strancc contrast to the lu-st automobile show held iu this city in 1001, not only in the elegauccand inrgc number of cars being exhibited tins j ear, bnt it thc general digmhrd character of the modern sliow as com pared with thc circusy uLino-plit'ir that pervaded that carl -day exhibit. That first show was held under pri vato management for raoney-niaUiug ends, but after the Philadelphia Au tomobile Trade- Association assumed charge of the shows (incidentallv the fourth show was their first experience as managers) theso annual expositions took on a different tono and were raided to the plane of great industrial di-plajs of thc xvorld's laigest and most famous automobile factories They liap been sponsored for and managed from jcar to j ear by leading men of the trade as members of the association's show com mittee, who give much time and thought to working out elaborate decorations, better display tinr.iiigemcntH ami to ad vertising the shnxv so as to attract the public, not for money-making gate rc icipts, but to stimulate interest in automobiles and to promote sales throughout the jear. Show Commit Ire The show committee (Ins year is composed of Louis C. Block, chair man, and president ot the association; ,1. I". Gomery, secrutarj treasurer of thc committee; and tho following co workers, Hurry B. Harper, sicrctarj of tho association; A. I". Maltby, John II. Fassitt, h. S. Bowers. ' dames Sweeten, Jr., anil Italph YV. Cook. But the pioneer automobile show men possessed great enterprise and confi dence in tho public iu teres t iu auto mobiles, (o risk their time and money in promoting what was then purely a speculative venture. The sponsor for that first show xvns II. 1). I.eCato, who had been iutcrr&ted In a roller-skating rink back iu the eighties. Prick biex clo riding was often gixen iu tho rink, and it is interesting to note that at one of theso exhibits tho first pneumatic tire ever Been in Philadelphia was used, having been imported from Coventry, England. Of course, it wus a bicycle tire and cousistrd of a conllninnia Pcco ot cloth wrn-jj aiwmjr the, Inner V "'t''yll' mm r ' JEOHHb - rr mm , iwmprB''niWBBPMni ( vjim .- Dates and Locations of Phila. Auto Shows 1 001 Sccoud Regiment Armory, Broad street and Susquehanna ao uiie. 100.1 Horticultural Hall,. Broad and Locust streets. ISMIJ Sccoud Regiment Armory. UMI.1 First Itegimrut Armory, Broad and Callow bill streets. lOOtS Commercial Museum Build ing. 1H07 (January) Pirst Ucgimcnt Armur.x . 1!I07 (Noicmber)- Pint Regi ment Armory. 1000 Sccoud Regiment Armory. , 10IU Third Regiment Armory Hirst trucks shown). 1011 Pirst aud Third Regiment Armories. 101 First and Third Regiment Armories. I!i:: Automobile llub of Phila delphia, Twenty-third street below Market. 1011 Metropolitan Building, Broad and Wallace streets. 101.-,- Metropolitan Building. 1010 Couxcntion Hull, Broad street and Allegheny avenue. 1017 Commercial Museum liuild iug, Thirty-fourth aud Spruce streets. 1018 Wanumnkcr Oarage, Twen ty third and Walnut streets, 1010 v'oinmcicinl Museum Build ing. 100 Commeicm! Museum Build ing. to bo detached, ns it whs impossible to repair the puncture. That tire was thc forcrunucr of the wonderful air cushions on which automobiles ride to day nitd without whiih speeds lipvnud fifteen or twenty miles mi hour, if "that much, would be impossible or unsafe. tjuielt Success Arcording to a ricent nrtiele by II. Walter Schlichter. it veteran Phila delphia sporting writer, who was a copartner with LeCato in thut first show, they 'got their inspiration from nn automobile show in New York, aud they engaged the Second Regiment Ar mor, at Broad uuil Susnucliunnn avc line. It was an instant tuccessbutj naruiy an automobile show ns uuo is Miown iouay. as .Mr. Sclilicbtcr sujs; "Le Cato came to mo with the. iiron csltion, and together we worked it up. The dealers were ull cater In lmv un..e .and cyery one of fho legitimate cotccrns yr,,"" W SKt&fotitr sSaCii ottos, a. He-Si S ii iiMPIh MM! . i.-"?- sn-iroMoHBaaBBMHnToi tftf? ig'4aaBEi ! Musical Program Furnished by 1 Forty Pieces of the Third Regiment, N. G. P. EDWIN BRINT0N LEADER The nlusical program for the txvo ' weeks of tho automobile show is fur- 1 nHicd by the Third Regiment N. O. P. , Baud of forty pieces. IMwin Brintou became bund leader of tho Third Penn- syhauia Infantry April 1, 100.'5, and hui- continued in that capacity until the (J erman-American War. He aud his band xcro with thc regi ment during thc Texas -Mexican cam paign in 1010, were mustered into fed eral sen ice April 1, 1017, and were part of the Twenty -eighth Division until the Third Infantry became part of thc 110th Infautrj at Camp Hancock, Ga., when i thc baud was tianfcrrcd to thc olOth I Cavalry at Poit Bthan Allen, M wheic they quick! mastered the cax - airy drill aud became a famous mounted band. In the fall of 101S, when the cry came from Franco for more arlil ler, the caxulry regiments weicchauged to field artillery, tho baud was di vided into two bauds and scut to Cainn Jackson. S. I' . at the Kitty -eighth and ifty-nintli Field Artillery Bands of the Twentieth Brigade of Artillery. Tweuticlh Hhisiou. and were ipiickl .urilleu into -aajic lor oiersea serwee until the hostilities were brought to an end by the signing of the armi-tice. Thc men were mustered out of fed eral tcrwi e in February and Manh, 1010, icluiiiing to their Philadelphia homes when Mr. Brintou quickjy unor ganized them into the Municipal Banil and they again played together for fif teen week-. They formed the iniisi ciuu veteran-, into Post S7, American Legion, aad Mr. I'riuton has been again asked to rcorgji ie a band for the Third Pennsylvania lnfaulry. Mr. Brintou xwis commissioned second lieutenant N. A. July. Mils, aud was promoted to first lieuteuant infantry a month luter. CARELESSNESS AID TO AUTO THIEVES I Safety Devices on Cars Should Bo Used Regularly, Not Haphazardly Automobile thiescs can be placed m two classes professional anil amateur. The professional, an expert mechanic I usunllv, is equipped with tools to render virtually every salety device valuleless. He will usuallv steal the car he wants regardless of obstacles. Heavy punish iiient alone can discourage this type of criminal. But the amateur is more often nn op portunist. He sleul- nutomobiles or accessories occasionally brrituse tin usually good (ippnrl unities present tliem-elves. He may lie likened to the sneakthief who will only rob a house when n window is up or a door unlock ed. To foil him we niust consider the human nature of the car owner, as care lessness (s i,js greatest ally. Few people make it a practice of parking near a street light, theatre sigu or brightly lighted window. The amu tour works best iu the dark. This should be remembered in selecting parking places. Why Lights Go Wrong If n single lump refuses to burn it may be duo to a burned -out bulb, a bulb inakiug a poor contact iu the socket or a loose connection at the' lamp. Failure of all tho lights may be caused by a rundown batterv, leaky battery cell, which allows all the elec trolyte to get uwuy, tluib opening thc battery circuit. Itunnliig tho genera tor, if it in disconnected from the bat icry, win nnrn put IDo lights uolesa the vnniniip 4lnU t..,. I . ..... m w.v.M.w, ; lusu u rcrooveu iMPtcuaiHccwigcrit tn, $J. EXPECT NEW MARK IN TRAVELING OM 1919 Shows Remarkable Con' structive Development of Grea Interstate Thoroughfare j j ROAD BUILDING NOW " BIG PUBLIC ACTIVITY , Pennsylvania Spent Million and Half for Grading and Sur facing Last Year ' American motorists and all others who recognize the value of good roads as a necessity for efficient high way transportation will be interested W learn that the year 1010. following H closely upon tho heels of war, wit ncssed thc greatest constructive dci elopraeiit on the Wncoln highway cvei accomplished in a single year. As th4 United States Oflicc of Public Boads has annouuecd. cery organialioa in the country having nny part in highway improvement can feci a largp measu'fa of satisfaction in the fact that road building was thc one big public activity which got under wnv promptly. TJic following table shows the ex prnditurcs iu each state traversed. Slal NVv Jry Pcnnsjlvanla Ohio Inaiana .... Illinois Amount $1,383,6;Z.01 1, US, 160.59 1.!)03,70H.10 742.21fi.30 1,4S(,1S0.88 250.S99.20 6I3.02S OO Iowa , ISVbrapka . , XV3 ornlnc . . UUli J-,, null. 11 2:ri,r2s.r. 4ii,mn..iij Nc ada i-ilirornla 375,500.01) Total 58.8S0,SO0.11 To this sum must be added much ol the county construction aud lrmintc-1 nance work nnd city paving for which it is impossible to get accurate figures. Conservative estimates resulting from actual inspection of such work in prog ress indicate thut these unreported ex pcuditures amounted to over $.")00.000, makiug thc grand total of JO.oSG.SOO.Sl for Lincoln highway construction and maintenance in 1010. The largest amount formerly expended was in 1010 when SJ.10S.10Ti was used. Durine th'n I NCOLN HIGHWAY war period th"re was n sharp falling olfetjSiii in work, liiii snowing nn rxpendituu of only $1!,KG0,1)IU and 1018 the surh of ?2,00(J,307. In the six years, be ginning iu 1011, when improved roa'tl work began, the expenditures uggrcgat8 The Lincoln highway is now 3,"23 miles in length, of which '2oSS miles aic improved. In additiou to the con siderable cost of properly maintaining such a heavily traveled road, 377.53 miles of new permanent work was ac complished during the last year. This new mileage was of the following types? Concrete, 121.14; brick. 21.28; bitu minous macadam. 17.01 ; niacadam, 2S.75: gravel, 00.2."; shale. 2, and per manent earth grade. 117.3 miles. Something less than 1000 miles still remain to be properly improved to nn adequate standard, but for long sections the improvement has already been financed or is about to be financed, and construction is but a question of time. The Lincoln highway is thc best-known road in this country, if nof in Ilia world, und is becoming yearly a mora and more adequate memorial to the great man whose name it bears. The concrete aud brick improvement put in on the Lincoln highway during the year was largely in thc rastern -tales and in California, where the tre mendous traffic and thc vast sums avail able for construction combined to make the highest type of work necessary ana possible. The nineteen miles completed iu New Jersey were all af tho highest; tvpe of concrete construetimi. This sec tion between Philadclpm'jur and New? oik carries what is said to be tha heaviest trullic on any load iu America. A careful census made on tho Lincoln highway bridge over the Pu-suic rivce wet of Jersey City lust spring by county officials showed the passage of 11.000 vehicles in fifteen hours The Pennsylvania section or thc Lin coln highway, comprising the mam trav eled road between Pittsburgh and Phil adelphia and other eastern poiuls, car vies a- traffic volume almost as heavy as the New Jersey section. Ohio took a long step toward tbe p' j manent completion of the Lincoln w in 1010 by completing fifty-six and on inair nines oi new concrete, brick uu Dituminous macadam. Indiauu com pleted twenty one miles of new concrete, ami Illinois thirty-lite. West of the Mississippi progress to ward the ultimate achievement of the Lincoln highway ideal has been, if any thing, more notable than that uccotn plished iu the Hunt, for tho reason tha during thn last year fundamental dif ficulties have been lemoved iu sevcrli states and a safe aud open routo line for rnpid betterment opened fro the Mississippi to Sau Francisco ba With thc exception of California, lot is tho one stale west of the Mlsslssit thiougb which the Llm-olu hlghw passes which is fully eupubl" ot financ ing tho permanent completion ot tho road. 6,500,000 Amos in U.S.: 7,080,000 in World Of the 7. SSI. 000 ij(oiuoh!les In the world U.uOO.OOO lire in the United Stutrs. according to a mr vry by the Alexander Hamilton ln-- stitulc. ot New York. Thernfow. therb arc almost live timfts us many V aiitos in me l lilted Stntcn ut) all tht) other countries combined, Tho 3, 3S 1.000 HUtomohllcs not In tlw Lulled Slates when tho tuncy wan made were, distribuled us follciUBi Great Britain, -115.000, Canada, 300,000; Franco, 200,000, (Jer. many, 7.1000 j Itulj, 33,000 ( Ap gentluii, 3r.,000( Tho Nrtheiland, 20,000: iij,n. IBiOOO) .l.nui owv, an owcr jsonms, 531, HAi.n f .. '.' . I fPfc w H ..ji '-i m -&vi 4 SCwrifcai m-NhI vTii i ""'"tWWl -rf (t9" v-ifiA- w a ,
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