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Show T FOUR SECTION J trav t " , TJt''V Jp'fefe'i ?, fiSr 'DESERET EVTX INC NEIVS te '.. JiV, " - -- v- -- SATURDAY 3fA U C 1 1 8 1U1D Improved Highways Prove TimeandExpense Savers crop standpoint, believing that such a crop would equal the gross value of the wheat crop. Certain M.nnesota good roads associifcns uphold a bond issue of suite bonds to finance a system of paved truck line loads The interest on these bonds will be paid' by an autSmoblle tax. averaging from 6 ib to 612 a year, feucb a system might easily save several times that much to arfy automobile owner in the wear and tear on hta machine. Vi lial Colorado Flans The- - state of Colorado Aia laid out a very ex'enslv plan for a good roads program during 1919. Colorado has been one of the few slate that have continued tq build good road year-ibelieve officials Minnesota The people of Colorado InrtancA, j and year out. fh'at the Bolutioo of the marketing appreciate what a good road means to them, and they have treated the build- problems- in- and around Dub, th, aa J ing of good roads bond issues, and the well as oilier large cities, will be found paying of good road taxes, as a busi-nin a motor truck system, but as they proposition? an investment nd an stale, if you could see any of the roads asset have- - compiled Colorado engineer frocks wfcledi hare been used very interesting data on road use over Idea what an of win get too happens a road 3, 827 miles in length. Approxiwnen roads are not built properly- mately 15,000,008 ton miles of supplies most of roads the for good roads or one kind or another were hauled many of them wtfrh too that have over It during the past year. Investil.eoo much used by motor trucks, have gation, ranging over a period of three Of been shot to pieces. They were never months, proved up the following' this 15,000,600 ton mjlew, 10.000,006 both for such traffjei wenr made by motor truck, the rent ThereU Be More Traffic the total by horse draws vehicles: Tat there la ouch traffic now, 'and dead for this period weight of traffic Chars win be more such traffic in the duncesof vehicles; all future. What th country has-i- o think covering 62,926,096 ton miles, divided as fol- about and to think about very par- lows: automobile. 115,Passenger ticularly, In a way to produce results, 000,000; motor trucks. 20,000,000; of roads so that thrv to a These figure are cm stand up under motor truck traf- wagons. 18,000,000. the approximate and Include not only fic, That means a revolution in load hauled, but the if not a rebuilding of pretty Weight of the vehicle as well, and are Weight of the aearly ail the roads in this country. of importance in determining the The state of Minnesota is preparing amount to which such and tear wear of a read building program that will the state are subjected to durthe expenditure o t more than roadstheincourse of a year. six million dollars tn the next twelve ingOf Colorado's 42,000 miles of stale months. Commissioner of Highways and county highways, th traffic of BaNreck says that the war demon3,827 miles ha been estimated. With strated the great value of motor trucks the diversion of traffic from for freight transportation, and in his shortenormous hauls on the railroad; th esplans for better roads in Minnesota, sential need of permanent highways ha wtn act with the object in view of for the future development of Coloefficient making this one of the-mostates in the Union for the use of rado is apparent. -- motor truck. . That means that roads must be built and maintained with a Remarkable Performance foundation sufficiently strong to stand Nash Car Explained the wear of the heaviest truck traffic. Should the United States ever again ixrwar,-the-wanengage department flfotor car satisfaction Is measured ticipates close to 100 per cent use of trucks In the transportation of soldiers in terms of expense these days, says and war material over good roads in C. J. Simpson, manager of the Taclfic thto country, fcnd it will encourage the Motor Car company. Nash diseiitrucdon of highways to that end. Nash tributors. There nothing the averOut This Figure age owner likes to do than figure how car saves him oei hi Just what good roads win mean to much money the motortst alone la Indicated by the other methods of travel and recreafollowing tabulation. Taking 200,000 tion and then crow about it A typical example that comes to as the number of passenger automobiles used in Minnesota, and are used mind is that of a Nash owner who last tn the average extent of 6000 miles per summer took three adults and two year, gives a total of one billion miles children on a thousand-mil- e trip, with per year traveled over the state. Good a total road expense, including storhighways would cut 10 per cent per age of car at night, of leas than the year off the wear and tear, and de- carfare would have been for one perterioration at these cars. At an av- son over the same distance. "Am he wrote me, In this day of erage value of SI, 600 per car, the total value of th automobiles of Min- wartime taxes, it's a ray of sunshine nesota would be 6300,000,000. If 10 to once in a while and per cent deterioration is saved, here still save money while you're doing alone is a saving to the people of lt.' Minnesota of 130,000,000 per year. Now that the motor trucks and pasANTI-BUSLUBRICANT. senger automobiles are coming into almost ugirereal use among farmers, This is the time of year to apply they are becoming more insistent in anti-rulubricant to the spring their demand for good roads than the naves. The teat compound of. this residents of th large cities. sort may be made by heating a pound Minnesota is considering a well de- of old India rubber and mixing it vised system of hard surface high- with half a pound of grease and half ways tn that state from the tourist a pound of graphite. ths winter half over, and the approaching when acrapidly (mob tual work can be at leant laid out mad d preliminary preparation tar actual road ootunruction. It la a cod sign to see the weekly increasing aertvttlre on the "part of good roads oeodation tn practically every state to tffeUnloA, towards hurrying up Decenary steps to provide money for the jglf eonstruction of good roads. Practically every state either hat tneaBUree tip before local irgtrtature r are now preparing them for presentation to the state authorrtlea' .For WKb 840,-000,0- i vy 1 road-buitdtn- st Of ar 1 enjoy-yoursel- .The Alsmite system of lubrication will be shown in'fiitlt Lake' City for the first time by the White Motors company, at the automobile ehow. Thl company announce that they have taken the distribution of this product throughout th lntermoun-tain. territory and -- Will wilh dealers at the show. According to H. W Mendenhall, manager of the om puny, this new . to place-i- t system of lubrication is a marked advance from th old style grease cup and can be Installed on any truck, car, or traeli.r Under tho Alemlie system, the old style grease cup are replaced bv special fining, the cost of which is considerably less than the A special grea.se clip greast tun or eompressor it Vised which is with a flexible steel pose equipped on thf end of which is a special npx-xwhich rlainps on to the fitting on the ear with a bayonet Joint which forms a grease tight connection. Th compressor forces .tha grease thinugh the flexible fitting Into the bearing to be lubricated. This comis pressor capable of developing a pressure of 500 pounds if that amount is needed to force the grease Into th betrmg A feahire of the White Motor company exhibit At the automobile show will be a pressure gauge to which the Alembic system and the old stj lb grouse cups may be attached. Tests with this pressure gauge show that whereas the grease cups develop a pressure of from 35 to So .phunda. depending upon the rtindltions of the threads, the Alernite compressor will develop a pressure of more than '600 pounds We have placed thews outfits with a large number op ear and truck users and dealers" Mr Mendenhall state, and in every Instance they hive met with unqualified approia! The in stem of lubrication ha been as stand ird adopted equipment op. White truck-- , a fact in itself which honjd cnmrpond the outfit to any oar user. The Inability to forte ihe grease into the bearing of cars and trucks using the old style grease cups ha been responsible for a large por- tor ear users. Three repair bills win be largely reduced when the use of Alemite becomes more general. This will have a tendency to improve the service which car user obtain from their machines, a condition which all f automobile dealers are ; mstantly seeking to obtain." le 'T'HE perfected valve-inhead motor, of the .Nash Six has demonstrated the fact that it is powerful, economical and quiet to an unusual degree. Its unusual power, economy and quietness place it in the front rank of Americas leading motor car values. Ale-mi- -- er Touring Car ..81490 4 Passenger 81596 Sport 2 Passenger 81490 Roadster 82260 Sedan Fou r- - Passenger i USE FOR OLr MOTOR. mofoK that has about outlived rs usefulness In a car may be made into an admirable stationary power plant In tho garage by a belt from it flywheel to anrunning overhead line shaft, from which the power is diverted by belt to lathe, emery wheel, etc. old An -- Coupe Seve n - Passenger 82250 Car Prir jt . 81840 6. f T st Rain Water Superior For Auto Cooling System See the full line of Nash Passenger Cars with Perfected Do not forget that the very best water with which to fill up the cooling system Is rain water or water made by melting snow. This Is what is known as soft water," which means that it is free from mineral constituenta-whic- h are depo-dteon the pipes and Jackets from ordinary water. Valve-in-Hea- Motor at the Show. d Pacilic Nash Motor Co. 430-3- 4 POWER South Main St, Phone Wasatch 140L Salt Lake City, Utah. SPEED DTDK 1 M L0WC0ST an nflLU EtM tfSTfmUflHlMETPRrCESi ft is carefully rolled and fully sup- by special parking at point to AUTO INDUSTRY HAS E ported prevent creasing. Thi together with I "HE Oldsmobile Economy Truck will make money for you by delivering your load in less time and in better condition. It will save money for you by reducing your truck expense account saving in gasoline, oiL tires, and repair bills. The Oldsmobile Economy Truck is adaptable to hundreds of different uses. Let it do your hauling rcnnomti-g- l yt OUnM Ecowomy Truck witk HendMOM Express Body $ TO BE FEATURE lOtfA 1 Oull finished throughout fax maroon nd black. Sturdily built and braced to stand bard nugs, Ideally suited to the needs of wholesaler, retailers, exp rose-me-n and every other Cue ia (act where Xnaxlumm delivery efficiency S required. It striking appearance . I aa excellent lor any humea. HmJwwily dratimt JT3mot3e Economy Truck with Cab and Sill iTractkally any type of body can be mounted on this equipment at minnnua .it can be fitted with, stake.", body for general trucking use; with .stock rack; with grain dump or with combination wagon bos to make a real jTruiet,a bendy ca qnn. Chassis complete with Cowl, f ra e yv hutruBMnt Hoard,' Feeder, Na 1 Windshield. No Seat. ipJLimOKf, Ml Gear Dnver "35 x 5 Goodyear" Cord Tires. Complete Electrical "We feel at last." Mr. McMullen wnfMwJL jrfwtgrttay.'Sbat .wa..bar,sns: of the finest pieces of goods ever of. fered by a local or foreign house. SiUeiriTgmtrdivTigfftmg and' we Oldsmobile-TorSenae- self-starte- Internal n - r. A 21 years' reputation and service nation-wid- e tion behind it ($63M) A: E. T O URS SEN 465 So. Main St. DISTRIBUTOR. Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada Salt Lake, Utah They're coming from an corners!" raid A. D. McMullen, president, of the Motor Mercantile company yesterday, when asked tor an opinion with reference to the attendance at the sots dhow this week. Correspondence that Is being daily received at the office of the big wholesale company Indicate that many dealers and garage owner win "blow Into Salt Lake 'to take In the ahow and spend a day or o in ordering stocka for the coming spring and summer. .Tubes, far Show.-.- , One of the Interesting items that ft Motor Mercantile company will hare oa display at the auto show is its new Inner tube which is specially manu-fo- r this house and which will to, thq trade as tbs Motile Tel. Was. 2858 roa' majrfest 'hwm'fea 'rfisrWore' p-- lt onr. brand and name on ogr new tube we did a very great deal of Investigating and experimenting. We have had this tube of ours tested. in possible and it has held miywajidef up admirably under these testa. It has taken fully six months for us to convince ourselves that we had a commodity that Is positively unexcelled in its claira We know now that the Motile tube is just that sort of goods "We have not only Insisted on the u of. pur gum In the manufacture of the tube nd hare made sure that It Js finished with the finest workmanship, but we havq been equally careful about ,iu style of pack. We believe that thi feature. While generally comOdered unimportant, will prove Itself altogether worth while. striking carton makes the Motile tube distinctive and attractive. To Furnish Dealers Soon. Wo shall be prepared to furnish these tubes to the trade in tbe very near future. We expect the Motile tube to be the first of a farndy of motor mercantile products which will later be offered to the trade." Mr. McMullen reports a special Interest In the Rocky mountain territory that is being taken by the Swan and Finch company, well known manufacIt is expected turers of lubricants. that In the near future a considerable tn behalf of campaign advertising Cupese, tlearesn and MotuI will be undertaken, largely by the manufacturers. This will naturally add to their attractiveness from the dealer's point LEAK-PRO- TO CONSIDER LATEST PISTON ' TOE straighten Trans-mixsion- -- - 'i OF . "The automobile fndurtry has a new class of purchasers to consider a class whose motor car experience was born of the war and whose mechanical knowledge was gained under circumstances that imprinted on their minds tbe many uses the automobile can be put to, Rs utility and what to look for in the component parts of motor ear construction," Utah-Idahrays A. V. Olsen, manof view. . o Motor comager sf tbe pany, distributors of Premier. Oldsrao-Ml- e and Maxwell passenger carat and REMOVE FENDER , OMumobile Economy trucks and Maxwell trucks. T0 "I refer to th members of the AND SAVE CAR American army motor corps division who have tn the past year learned the A. B. C.'s of, motor car construction It h poor practice ft try and Iron and operation, from the ground up. -, .in.fte'.fcu'lcya by". b miner- There-'- several hundred thousand ing them with a block of wood with- of these young men who represent fuout removing them from th chasm, ture purchasers and user of automobiles, and who will maker their puras so many car owners do. Inevit- chases according to the expert advice leaves fender the treatment this ably from Uncle Sam. battered in appearance and it may they learneddifferentials; gear ratios, even cause more extensive damage. every part of the autofnobile chassis The only safe method is to remove the are an book like to them. open fender from the car, place it on the Represent New Era. bench and hammer ou the dents with a mallet and block of wood shaped to "Practically every automobile , t goveramebt fit Intel- - tha 'irtrys.-p- vthe tmitur. work at one time or another had scores of these young men right In PEDESTRIANS GETZ, I tjiejr .plantstearning tha construction " of tbe different automobile parts. As RIGHTS one prominent automobile official raid EQUAL me recently: They represent th WITH MOTORISTS to new era of the automobile industry. For some time past th manufacturers have- - felt- - t ha-t- tfgowners --updvrotood -- "While rt4e gene re! more 'thoroughly the mechanism of to stand aside' when a motor the cars they drove, the abuses they on does not bare car is approaching, unconsciously gave their cars, half the to dd a unless be wishes: that la. If troubles of owners would be eliminattbe conse- ed, half of America's service and parts be is willing to take expense would be stooped and the naquences. Thts is the decision of the Kansas tion's gasoline and oil bill reduced.'. supreme court.' fh case earn up in! yKansas in an appeal. from Dickinson! GUARD WIRING SYSTEM. county. The district court Instructed the Jury that It was the business of a pedes-- ! truin to get out of the way of a motor vehicle when he heard or raw It apThe supreme court reproaching. versed the decision and bold that foot Under our, method of pecking, travelers and motor vehicle men have there is not a single creese In the tube. equal rights op the highway. J x, Inventors end mechanical engineers have endeavored to solve in all manner of ingenious ways the difficulties that surround tbe making of tbe truly efficient end practical piston rings, according to Sales Manager ey of tha Capital Electric company. local distributors of Leak-Propiston rings. The- - Leek-Propiston ring," ex- j plains Dinwoodey."i not an accident or an experiment. One by one tbe deficiencies and weaknesses of other types of rings were studied and successfully eliminated until tha design, was evolved.' and incorporated only their gopd points and produced the condition of perfect and permanent leakproofness never before obtained in service without sacrificing either . simplicity or strength. HoW 'FtthW Done. " "5 "T The value of the concentric form of ring was recognized, but in order to overpome the in equal forces acting at different sections in tha single nng. one concentric ring was placed inside of another (both rings being absolutely equal strength) with their openings diametrically opposite or 180 deThus Inner grees apart stresses are acting from whererings the is..ptactiral!yv-:noUing,-aroaad- strps. to where the . stress isi 80. In the eater- - ring the stress is acting in op- - : a postte direction making perfectly balanced ' unit" boil centric " ring of""" equalized pressure -- through But never before obtained. The Leak-Proo- f design preserves the good qualities or the concentric and avoid the bad. on ring r eeeejitric ring by providing perfect bearings upon the sides qf the piston grooves and a close fit. upon their bottom. Not onljr ia the ring gas tight, but it serves to prevent the passage of any surplus lubricating oil into tho combustion chamber of the der where it becomes burned andcylincreates excess! re carbon deposits. Din-wo- od of . i A TRICK ALL KIDS KNOW. - Jt may not be out of order to sug- Sometimes ice forms en the thread (rest to the new car owner that one tools'' that should always be of a radiator drain of the of th type, carried in the car Is the chart of the after it has been removed, plug and the wiring system. Without this he in ay ice prevents the being1 Inserted plug find himself In difficulties with the in place. - By holding the finger electrical system that will be almost against this ic it wlU generally b impossible to locate. melted. I I |