Show 1 I I Travel J Transport TopiCS I Conducted by I I Motorists have learn learned d to beat Winter Win Win- ter at his own game and no longer fear I his Ilis cold blasts or road blocking storms On the bitterest days clays they ride in comfort comfort com corn fort disregarding zero temperature or raging blizzards Only the most fainthearted fainthearted faint faint- I hearted store their cars awa away till spring the the red blooded motorists use them da day in and day out straight through the coldest coldest cold cold- est eat weather 1 The increased winter use of ot automo biles says the travel and transport bureau bUreau bu ha- reau of the B. B F F. Goodrich Rubber company com corn pany is largely due to the extended use of closed cars cars coupes coupes sedans limousines and improvised closed ill tops tops and and to the almost universal effort to remove I snow and ice from the tile highways and city streets Nowadays the closed car is sweeping into favor says the bureau Occupants J of the cars no longer become stiff stier with cold or shiver from the stinging blasts that rush in through flapping side cur cur- With the closed car its it's different the the motorist is as comfortable as though he were in a Pullman railroad coach The biggest aid to winter driving however however how how- ever lies in tIle the snow removal activities of city county state ana nonal au an- A few years ago roads were I aU-I practically forgotten from tall fall till spring but hut now tho the authorities in all aU wideawake localities feel they are neglecting a It most important part of or their work vork if they the do not keep the roads open the year round The county and state authorities co en- en I operate in keeping the main arteries of I. I travel entirely free from snow Alter After each heavy s storm gangs gang's o of men n are pu put c J to work O and d within in a day aay or r so the er road is again open Road Hoad reports are arc sent in from all nh parts of the state and when local authorities are unable to cope with witha a situation assistance is sent Snow fences are now used extensively as a a. pre pre- Deep accumulation of snow and loo Io on city streets are arc now rarely seen in more progressive cities Fleets of tractor- tractor propelled snowplows and gangs of men are pressed into service before the snow stops flying and it is carted away before it Il has 1155 had a chance to pack and freeze into solid ruts Communities which have perfected systems for removing snow from highways find that the work pays them big divi din Automobiles have become such an important part in the American workaday workaday workaday work work- aday world that when impassable roads keep them from operating the communities ties suffer surfer a big loss In decreased effi effi- clency The ranks of highway snow fighters were once confined almost exclusively ely to highway officials Toda Today those forces have llave swelled by millions of motorists who Insist that the ways and means ans be provided pro pro- I vided sided to allow them 36 day day use of the hl highways ff and streets each year |