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Show 4 Railroad Intersection Dang er Attracting National Attention of Motorists st n hundred of crossly To the motorists of the lnteraountain region who heedlessly dash hither and yon with no thought of the menace railroad crossings hold for them this is dedicated. Numerous i raryiag clrcunntaaces enter into ?,it axross , States yearly, but the one most to blame is carelessness on the part of the automobile driver. At the top (loft) may be seen an actual happening on South State street, last outside ef th rnmonu limits of Eait Lake Citv. where railroad tram came toto& steaming uiw Vie tram, beat don't Bottom try (left), the road but for a short enace. while some perishable (roods were unloaded. Reckleea speed at this particular point when the streets were alipperr might have resulted in the automobile smashing into the tenter of the train. is warning signals and escaped the onrush of the "local' ' freight train, Salt Lake bound, by a bumper-length- . lop (right), a railroad danger signal that may succeed a thousand times, but the next one may be fatal. In this case the motorist did not heed the particularly effective. The flashing beacon warns from a great distance at night Bottom (right), only a portion of a busy railroad yard, where trains are "made .up" in a hurry and sent forth. Don't let one hit you! .......... weil-pUce- d fl ' - ' . - " " ' ! j. I II .- I ft I (.."' lit ; : . - '.. j-,t- v i Ti I . H I - . v.1-. , v . , - v - ' ' - , : fw...,,..-:I .'.." ; - J ; v ' V 5t i - ' , , i iS'i . -- IN - . I' ,j - ." "'! - r, I- f; , , 1 . x i 'J-lw--- ; & . , ;:4?-- "4: . ? fft Y v x - 1 M ' "m rjt '' - ' ( : Y$ , :' - r - . A '"' f ' ..-wfI- t 'v d J . , ' ' - '. - k 1 ' PL - 4. v. ' ' - m ,te ; I; i'- - ' t u'.ui.tk,v1wivv.u - r- ' - " . - ' .; -( : . - '.-,',-- - y .5 - , . - ''- ' ' - M ". tS-- .J B - -- " - j ;. . ' , ' v-- ! foi ft M il il. ........ . H :" - i "O Y Exhibit to Demonstrate Closed Car Popularity Trend Points to Abandonment of Open Vehicle Except for Pleasure; Price Reflects Change. "Cross Crossings Cautiously" Campaign Is Successful in East Speed Deceptive. Inatlng Che possibility of the motor stalling on the Incline, as so frequently happens. ': I Ooeslnx crossings cautiously is the slogan adopted for the careful crossing eampelf n, which was successfully carried out late last fall In the east. The American Automobile association went on ree-ttt- d at Its convention held in SL Louis as heartily in faTor of the campaign, and the affiliated clubs promised their sup nwvmwni vo rciuce ine aeain port ot toll taken by railway crossing's throughout the country. In 1320 there were tUt pontons killed er Injured at grade crossing. That then aouldente can be reduced by marking the roads wfth warning eigne, and throuKli the education of the motoring public by the railroads and by the mutor clubs of the country, is proved by the statistics of 190 as compared with those ot tor me r years; (ewr ptrrsons were killed In 1820 than la J91T and mft, despite the enormous Increase In traffic. Cultivate rIIabit. When soldiers are trained for battle inmructors spend months in teachthirtJicra how to protect themoelves. ing Tronne lacking this tmining lose heavily In action, while the losses of the wetl- tralned troops are light in comparison. Jf so much can be accomplished in war, where deatbaitd wound are unaveldable, hof much cannot we expect fromnoth-in-the z training of motorists who do more warlike than to take a trip, v liwtin the only dangers to be encoun-t- are those of their own mking? , .iltwt areidente at railway crow: nits caa careful driving; the gieam-Iri- K he avoided-biron d"iath which lurks at these crose-)ishould be known to everyone who tanes to the opn hiifhway to a motor car.' ltio shiny rails look quiet and as they wind through the jien'.-'i- !, )Mt they are potential earners of dr.'r'-- ! nn. ' l,fi. - r"i;.jr Time to eurve'ves the V'f. ,..lt i.y Imp r'Ord nf flit) i!.Til. I'l.tu: a piu-tfcUiliiig vut arly for a -d y -s val-W- ist- Rhort trip. The roads are iwacitloally now. fioon It ia 9 o'clock: they can reanh their destination by noon, but they will have to step on it. The speedometer registers 25, 85, 40, 60 the old. bus sure has the stuff in her! Listen to the purr of the englnel This Is the life! I'm, to be sure, this Is the life, but it is not long for them, for Just yonder there Is death, death sudden, and unforeseen. A curve in the road; a eoreaming of brakes jammed on too late, and they have been added to the toU taken by the grade crossing. "There was a warning sign at the curve, but they were going too fast to see it, or, if they dkl. they aimply dittregarded it; had to make their destination by they noon en hour would have meant a great deal. Evidently, for they paid for that hour Willi their lives. A. dearly bought hour. Caution Need. All this has happened to others: It hp-peevery day; when will our turn come? Caution It nwd not come, nor should Is the one preventive. Motor clubs throughout the country have si ent thousands of dollars erecting warning, elgns for the firotecuon of the All this money Is a traveling public waste unless the motorist heeds these of signs warning. Blow down when you see 'one. There la a very real danger ahead. A safe practice is to slow down or step completely, where it Is difficult to see the track in both directions, and then Jock. Look yourself; do not depend upon someone else to look for you. An experienced driver asked companion If everything was clear, "yes," was the reply; "everything, la clear," and the next second they were struck by a train, but fortunately no injury was done to either of the oocupanta of the car. The oar Itself was demolished. This miraculous escape taught, this particular motorist a .h;i;h sliall never be forgotten. lfxn ( ar. ful driver!" at till mwflngs where they oo not have a x&t&r view, end at all KT.ieii tbey go kito seuend, thus ilm- ns it t' t -.- , consider the risks they have been taking and wilt amend their ways. Southern California Road Markers in Place Warnings Plentiful The speed of trains is estreroly-- de Special" to The Tribune. ceptive; they do not make much noise LOS ANXStaBd, Cel.. Fe. 3. "A as they fly over the rails, and one Is attarn a mile" on all .transcontinental taken by surprise to see a train, which routes leading into southern Caliseems fully a mile away, come up in no fornia Is the standard set for the time. But when you realise that fifty marking of the roads from the east or sixty miles an hour Is no uncommon te the Pacific coast. speed It la easy to realize that one can According to a statement Issued yesat beet make a very pour guess as to terday by the Los Angeles Chamber when it will pass a certain point. There of Commerce, all road eigns on transis one cafe course to pursue, if you do continental routes are now in perfect see a train coming, stop and wait for it. repair, following a season of to beat the train to the crossing work juet completed by the AutoTrying Is fully as prudent a trick as walking mobile Cluo of Southern California. on your nanas around the edge of a high On the National Old Trails route, for safety j leading from the east, to California via building, with the chances 1 Kansas City, the automobile club has greatly In favor of ths latter stunt. The racing Instinct is one that is hard ' placed E600 signs over a distance of to overcome; we see a car ahead of us, a little more than SM0 miles, includand we feel the impulse to iiasa It; we ing the- branches of this route, which see a train coming, and our first thought j Is sometimes known as the Santa Ke is to get over that crossing ahead of It. trail. If we are to enjoy the length of days, and If we are not to go thromjh life accusing ourselves of causing the dmth. of some friend or member of the family, we of their mental makeup, are hard to must learn to overcome that imyulse to reach with safaty-firs- t propaganda. They race. g are the' reckless, type knowthe danger, but heedless; in lact, calHair-Raisining Experiences cotvseque-ncesOften they lous to the Not long ego a veteran enpinser en are by way of being fatalists; their time one of the fast trains running between Is coming, and when It comes that Is time Chicago and New VorK told of his ex- enough to worry. Perhaps the only thing periences with foot motortets who tried to that can b pointed out to them Is tho beat his train. Many of them had es- responsibility which is theirs when thev caped; but there were far too many who are carrying others. They are not brutal; had paid the penalty ot their reckless- they. are merely thoughtless, and when It Is shown that they have no right to ness, One chap In a small town made a jeopardise the lives of others, and that cruelty by practice of beating the train as It pulled they are rJwwIng the utmostwill see the Into the station. The cold chiils passed their careless driving, they down the engineer's back every time this light and develop into safe and sar.e pulled his clever stunt, but drivers. Careful drivers as a rule are the bright young man merely laughed- as not born; thev are made. Many a man If he had done something rather brilliant who was careless laet year is the most and went on hia way. One day, however, cautious man on the road today. The spirit of bravado ia at the bottom the engineer, exasperated beyond endurance, stopped at the station, Jumped out of much carelessness. While tit, other cases of the cab, fcsind where the young ISkH it is simply a case of a lack of knowlhad .parked his car, fuiIM him out and edge of the dangers that exist on the gave him a thorough end roost painstak- hlgkways and especially at railway cross-inWhen the figures of the fatalities ing thrashing. This effected a permanent cure. arc brought to the attention of this class There are some drivers who. because of drivers thev will, uo doubt, stop to e. i - high-strun- g. lack-brai- n, . g. The railways are well marked, and if thow warning signs are heeded - there should be little occasion for accidents. ono encounters a "Btop" Whenever sign the only safe thing to do is to 'bring the car to a complete standstill. Ths these signs motorist who disregards brings upon himself the liability. If motorists would think in terms of time as Weil as In terms of distance, railroad men believe there would be fewer A train a quarter of a mils accidents. away and running at full speed will reach the crossing In eighteen seconds. That is a email" margin for safety. If motorists will keep all these things In mind, if they will oontrol impulses to beat trains to crossings, if they will cross crossings cautiously, there need be no Once anxiety about venturing on a trip. careone gets Into the halm of driving will it all habits, other grow like fully, and you will drive that way constantly. Be assured that the man who drives more in a sane manner enjoys himself than the speedster, and his friends enjoy him. with riding Slake up your mind now, while you are reading, that you will drive with great care on your next trip. leflnltely form that resolution every time you go out onto the highways, and soon you will find that yt$u are enjoying the reputation of a caroful driver, and this ehould be the ambition of every motorist. Cross rrosa Ings cautiously. By J. E. Bulger In Motor News. fr At the sixteenth annual Salt Lake automobile show te be held at Bonneville pavlt.on February 19 to H the popularity of the closed car will be vividly demonstrated. Local distributors end dealers who have been east recently in attendance at the large automobile shows th there assert thai,-- 7 unquestionably open car is doomed to be more and more a pleasure car, and the closed car will dally become more of a utility car. Several manufacturers axe predicting that about half of the cars manufactured in li24 will be ' the closed type. Then the transition will come rapidly, In their viewpoint, and every owner of a closed car when the time comes to buy a new car will not go back to the open modul. And every owner of an open car when the time comes to buy a new car w.ll want a closed type, they aastTt, The ' difference In price is rap dly disappearing, and even during the past year there mas a tremendous narrowing of price between the two rnode.s. Closed oar prices have been coming down as th inevitable results of the greater popwith greater production ularity, of this type. Days of Sport Gone. down Is an eddltv. Fly in an airplane over cars parked at any country fair and you will look down upon a sea of raised an exception; secondlopg with ly, every adverse change in the weathr condition penalizes the owner of an open ear. He will not continue under this unmuch longer; third, necessary hand-caa study of the united States weather burt-acharts over a long period of years for the entire country reveals that, taken as a whole, there are very few days that sre Ideal .open car days. Even in the sunny south there Is rain, dust, wind storms and blinding sun." The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce in one of its recent bulletins enulyzes the demand for closed cars in different sections of the country end shows; for instance, that already in tSaii r rancisco SO per cent demand closed cars, but the. price difference interferes at present. , Women Influential. The opinion of the women will also tend to increase the popularity ef the closed car. 1'icture the variety of the average woman's wearing apparel and accessories throughout ths twelve months of the year. There is everything from coats in winter to the thin dehcate finery of the hot months. Every acommoda-- . tlen to weather that her variety of wardrobe stands for flndg its parallel in one car, if it Is a closed car. As manufacturers learn how to build more practical closed bodies of durahla construction, and at the same time decrease the difference between them and ths open models, it 's safe to say that the sale of a closed car witl be limited tmlyto the .facilities with which its pro duction can be increased. Once the big, clumsy, ornate limouFor sine was for "the rich man only. that matter, there was a time when sny a was millionkind of a motor vehicle. aire's toy. It was the placing of the motor vehicle within the reach ty the average American family that built the Ini dustry. The average American family, whiRh has wll heated homes, electric, Some local dealers say the time 1s rapidly approaching when the average American family will say: "We csnmit afford an open car." Thav base such an assertion on the fact that the whole conception of what a motor oar is has changed. Motoring has ceased to be a eportmotorlng togs have disappeared. The automobile represents personal transportation and the paramount inlueace affecting the sales of cars .will more and more be ut lity and comfort SS , days and the year. nights in The closed type of motor car offers Closed the manufacturer, distributor and dealer a steady year round business. There are still certain production difficulties that must be solved before the manufacturer 3 An intereetlng feature of the can en a bigger closed car schedule, automobile producKrm trend Is the pre- but get all makers are preparing for this lights, telephones, etc., will also demand dominance of cloned cars and the In discussing th's question a local the convenience, comforts and greater icrd tires. t'me. states: for equipping with i utility value of the closed automobile, These two advance In ther.r respective dealer the opln on of those In close touch Wiaii divisions of the Industry are noteworthy Demand Created. recent automotive developments, of the oonfnimer demane for service as well as comfort. "Here are a few fundamental reasons MONKEY AND CAT. , Is are to It cord Inevitable that the closod tire men, tires why According standard equlpmfnt on the great ma- mddels are almost entirely replacing the Fable: Once upon a time there wan Mirht of cars today, except the open type first, stand on any corner an auto driver who looked up at the sky jority and the time is not "far distant in anv part of the I nited States, where when he saw a pretty girl with a short type, when- coids are Ilkciy to ent'rely replace two city streets or two country roads w. skirt crossing the street. Aesop's lUm ' itersect and an open car with the top Fables. fabric exi'cpt on the Smaller ears. Cars and Cord Tires in Public Favor : 1923-192- ty |