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Show 14 4 Iisirk4 4 wiIh4 ), ll km DESERET EVENING- NEWS. WW - Ml T T'jj ITZTJ3 ' f,mm4f , ? - f f2 j y. 4 ' cOb ' X, 4y. , wsy . t -J -T- - - - . . . 't k - -- -- - " - i! IIVCU I Jt & f da Twenty-Tw- o Ib - - - -- vf N?'y - , V -- -- f- , - 'k - I )' W--ife-L l , T . :. - - .f. '"' - i : f -- . I. i.f - w CT'Ta 1 i ths distinction of spending the largest par raplta amount for hlhay rnrrailjr of anf atata In lha Union,- thta finra ainounung to In tha neighborhood of SSI par capita.The atatement U mada In a handnonm booklat juat off tha In thta imu4 by tha Unoolln H ighway aaaaclatlon. What follow ,,rwMHk dealaummarlea moat on of tha thta. lotaraatlng from are aniclo gloanlnga In matter general. and highway ing with highway conatructlon Tha Hair, (he booklet continue t oommlttad to a program of permanent highway Improvement on main route apd during 1M completed the on the Uncoln highway. Including aom highly mil of elate Una and the capital. The Wyomlng-Lta- h tha between work Important 10 mile from tha trana-etat- e will cat In the rout new eprlng opening of the Uncoln the highway entirely bedieunce and change the rout of naw aectlon haa already of thl The field and marking Ibapah. tween tier been completed by lha Automoblla Club of Southern CaUfomta. which haa with the Uncoln highway aaaoclatlon in ompletely marking anamel-e- d the route from fcly, Nevada, to Omaha. Nabraaka, with parmanant direction accurate official roUaaga and marker etecl poela tearing tha In Mileage or new conatructlon 00m pi at ad on tba Uncoln highway The article dealing with varioua phaaaa of conatructlon are llluatrat-c- d many war with many photographs and map. Of theae photograph taken in Utah to ahow engineering feat which had to b accomplished to show the make the highway safe pnd passable. A striking photograph l.road and eafe road through Maher Paaa which ha replaced the narrow, winding and dangerous route that had to be takan before the Uncoln highA gift of $15,00 from way construction was undertaken. farl O. Fiaher of the Uncoln Highway aaaoclatlon la credited with having of the Utah made the improvement possible, together with the 1 Governor and Bambgrger. official highway Nevada an Important link. Much stress Is laid upon the imnaportance of the Nevada link in the betional highway. Fine offl-- 1 tween the association and the la reportstate the Sagebrush ials of pretentious ed In the associationtrue of Wyombooklet. The same Kven now the Uncoln Highway ing across Wyoming is to a .lar5 decom-bose- d composed of an excellent water. granite. Impervious to The worst situations on the route existcouned in Carbon and Sweetwater ties. and in 1917 the association conof its trust funds for road toThe Seatons Styles For struction purposes, 125,000 to aid ward the improvement In Sweetwater county, and 5,000 toward the Carbon Milady of the Auto Show incounty work. Theae fund being sufficient to do the required ImproveFetching Creations For ment work the memorial Mctloo built, p limned there have not yet been All Sorts of Occasions and It la becoming evident that wltn state bond Issue money add federale ' aid It will be Afield and in Town. possible to buld a road across both these counties, eliminating the situations which have been causing the trouble, without neMotor, and sports clothing seem to cessarily drawirig on the association for the funds offered; this money be- reflect the situation in dyestuffs tor work necessary ing available then for the staple color is tan, in all its varyIn Utah and Nevada. comshades, or camel's hair In the natconstruction new ing of Mileage pleted In tha Uncoln Highway in Wy- ural color. Every woman requires In oming, 1919: her motor wardrobe a slip-o- n sweater County, mileage type. Location between, Laramie, Albany, 22.0 gravel and a .warm, wooly scarf of camels and Laramie. , hair, and to accompany them one of hats-o- r - tame to - fir addition to the above over $52,--0- the saucy-little- was spent for surveys on the Lin match, trimmed with gay flowers crocoin Highway toward new work con cheted from coloied worsted or yarn. templated in 1920, and for mainten- - It is tho opinion of a fashion ex. ance. pert that th dark colored millinery mowill be worn by the ultra-sma. Throufh Route Across Desert, this season, but there are - Through the long efforts of the Un- torists many chic little creations in the pascoln Highway association, which in tel colored model and Small realty took the action the federal gov- turbans bright built to hgh backs are made ernment should take In such mat- of of .colors many cellophane strips ters, the tremendous barrier In the wrapped with tulle. The patent leathway of an open route from coast to er s to be very modis cellophane "eoastwhicfr werepf esehted" Jir Utah, the facing of small Chin Chin shapes have been largely overcome and an of satin. Plaid motor hats, with Just open route, and to the greater extent suggestion of a frame and a little a good route, haa been provided en- - turned-up brim that pulls wide on the tlrcly across the state. lrimmedwith andia Wifi tfie com pieltoh OFTTif work be- Bldeg. are among the smartest of the spring gun hy the association In western Utah offerings. Some motor women are in 191S, the entire route from the having their motor hats made of the state line to the their frock or. coal line will be as adequate for its same fabric asreason' and for this tbs plaid hat Is purpose aa tbe route across any other bound to become popular, worn with state between the two coasts.. In makone-piethe frock of the wool plaid ing this statement the association feels Leather For Trimming that this accomplishment, due entirely to it efforts and In the face of the For motor wear, camel's hair coat obstacles which were presented, rep- play an important part, built with most resents thy Important singla swagger, flaring back, or the longer achievement of the organization since ones with straighterfflines. Emerald .its inception. blue'Teather are used green, or With the of the Utah for collar royal and cuff Inlays and are restate highway department and the in- strapped with the cloth held by tiny terest of Governor Bamberger, and steel buckle There are some handthrougtf the contribution of $25,000 some new velveteen motor coats made nt - 'iii IE - - r - '" " mi nv t ,m ni- t- 1 . t eft eft c9b cSb tft eft eft eft tSb Death Valley Trip Requires Stout Heart and Sound Lungs (ft cfc $3 ( tft eft c3j dSo c3j Veteran of Dreaded Region Tells of Perils of the Journey Dean of The Dcaert Saya Lack of Water Together With Temperatures aa High &i 140 Spell the Doom of the Inexperienced and Poorly Equipped Traveler. ON"T dare Death valley without a good heart, sound lungs and a hankering for genuine thrills. That la tha aag advice of J. H. Cook, "The Dean of tha Desert," who haa Juat aafely returned to Ban Francisco after being sent out to Investigate the feasibility of the Death valley trip for motorist travel. I have epent thirty years in that dreaded region." said tha Dean, In a story of hla trip written for the Baa Francisco Chronicle, "and I know the road trails and water holes so thoroughly that I realise tha danger of going into the sand dunes and rock country without a roper equipment. 'That is why Marlon Orosae never came back, and many another good man haa never been heard of again. To give an Idea of how that region is, let me nay that for ten days after leaving Baratow we never Tt eeems automobile. passed an strange that within 100 miles of a large city there could be any district where we could drive ail day for ten days without passing a car, but that little-travele- Repair Man Saya Crank Auto In dm try Hx New Obabaft Generally la tbe Censtacle! to Overcome in It! ter of the Greateat ShakRemxrkxble Stride to ing and He Ought to Leedership in World Pro Know If Anyone Does. duction. Exiating Mapa of the CounSome Builders Attempt to Problems of the Past Were try Are Inaccurate; Rode Numeroui But One by One For Daya Without Seeing Overcome the Evil by the IniUllttion of a VibraAnother Traveler; Thinka They Were Solved hy Groaae Died Becauae No tion Damper. Business Genius. Route Waa Map Showing In Hia Poaaeaaion. IDE, some arlenUatg tell ua. Is a tTH has beaat written about Death valley. The fltate elgns on the floor of Death Valley hav undoubtedly saved many a Ilf. The necessity fop wator 1 at one apparent whan It is realised that the government record kept by A1 Denton at FUmare creak ranch show only .1 of on Inch aa tha average rainfall In Death valley, and also that tha summer temperatures are aa high a 140 degrees In the ehada. "It li unfortunate that the existing maps of Death valley region are not accurate and complete In showing the rood, trail and water hole.' If ever there was a situation In the Southwest where an accurate map la necessary. that la the very place. In eplt of the fact (or rather becauae of tbe map fact) that there is so little travel. DEATH VALLEY Probably that waa the reason why TRIP. Marlon Groaae last July never returned to Bhoehone. I talked with wa a the ca a on thla Investigation.' Dad' Fairbanks, the last man who "During the past eighteen month saw' Groaae alive, and ha bellevea that the U. 8. Department of the Interior Gross died while trying to get back has thoroughly most of from th floor of Death valley to hla the main routea east and west of place at Bhosheoe. or -- sign-post- ed matter of vibration. - but th automobile repairman, who doe nt know moch about ocieatlflo thing but a great deal about th ratio of your money to hie bank account, will tell you that daath la a result of vibration that la. In autoVibration affect every part mobile of a car, more so the moving part Th faster they move th more they vibrate, and If they do not tnovo they have vibrations transmitted to them In th case of a from othpr part haft, the longer It Is tbe more it hakes and distorts, but. strange to aay. In some shaft weight and at Iff -neaa are tmrntlal tA avoid vtbratloa, white In other lightness Is needed. The driver of a car sitting at the tearing wheel may know there Is machinery under wie hood. Aa the car grow older he also appreciates the fact that there are gear under the floor boards and that certain other parts are howling their way Into the limelight of the repair station. Rattling good care, tbe repair man aay It it were not for the fact that the occupants of the ears were (Continued on page two,) OREGON ELCAR OWNER BUYS SECOND CAR THIS VEEK M the development of the motor ear industry in the past twe decade asd were K not for the feet that the majority ef oe have witnessed this remarkable advancement of the trade to the third largest In American we would doubtless goee-Uo- n the truth of this rapid rtee from obecurity to leadership. Remarkable as haa been the advance the most wonderful thing to the writer' mind la the obstacles that havo been ore room in the industry's triumphant progree saya Leon J, Pinkerton, a Paclfie Coast automobile writer. In the early day of the Induetry mechanical troubles of various kinds had to-b- e combated and perfected. These was aooompllahed. Thoa body designs had to be Improved and refined. Thl too, was brought about. Adverse legislation had to bo fought to open tho roads to tho motor veht- ole. Here, too, tho (don sore of tho induetry were oooeieefuL Then machinery had to bo devised and labor obtained to satisfy the Increasing demand for car These wore accomplished also, and despite Innumerable other obstacles the Industry progressed to Us present high standard, each year tho volume of business exceeding that of the preceding twelvemonth. Even now in its period of eoctoed tho Industry la facing new and serious problem and while at the moment there appears to be some new dark clouds La eight In fee shape of material shortage tho leodere of the Industry feel confident that they will be able to overcome them eo that 1120 will go down In the trade history a record-breakin the matter of production and actual buaineae transacted. At all events there le going to be a shortage of cars for pome months to come and tho advico given weeks ago to place orders was certainly sound, for delays In deliveries Item now on are going- to bo leer la meet er caaam. , That t,r ef motorcar mathe shortage acute may bo seen from tbe following oxeerpto from a letter received hy Mr,- Plnkson from factory export who has Just completed a our- - ' vey of tho material market: "While avid on oo is net looking that eome of tho Industry's executives are d among conolder-abl- e attention now to problems that are expected to arise in the future, are scanning distributing systems closely, are analysing prodoctioa method and 00 shaping the! courses us to be ready to take advantage of whatever turn material ore also .Insistently claiming a goodly share of thought For with the beet intentions in tho world for the future. terials hlgh-grad- , Is - -- ferwnrd-loek-l- 00 rt ng It Is present production problems which keep bobbing up, emphasized that are through tho call of dealer shaping the present course of the eooaomnc situaThe whole busihes tion of tho country Is reflected Tn some of them problems, while In others more direct cause can bo identified. usually tracing back however, to Government attitude or policy for their eun ftrundatlon Due to Beddo Demand. "Dart of tho difficulty of course comes from tho suddenly Increased demands xm production, for Which, not boon made adequate provision has in advance in some- controlling 'part of tho industry. In aom quarters are heard emphatic statements from manufacturers of automobiles that they can not get this or that part. Recenly one such complaint concerned the supply of engine lack of which. It was asserted, was holding back fairly Sizable productioa for which everything pise was at hand. In Other doss touch with engine production pointed out that lata bar gone far ahead of the industry's earlier plans oa eosee types of car and that until building plants are rContlneed on a da Iwbj: tCi . Map Showing Course of The Lincoln Highway . IfCobUmtedt jpsl page r3T7, liMgi 1 "V" . p4 1 ) J- BUT7-- Coat Point la the Real Significance of What la Probably The Greateat Effort of Any Country in the World to Provide an Artery of Travel Acroaa Its Full Ezpanae. Utah-Neva- PACKS K Showing in Lincoln Highway Progress Dollars Per Capita on Roads Last Year d03 cflb National Route From New York City to Pacific 1 TKX CITY UTAH err--- a Vital Link in Main Street Of America TAII bcere LAKH .111 mo, ; jc, Creditable eft 1020 SALT KjpJ 3?"522 pent 27 SATURDAY" MARCH section rorit M4mi mI Serna 4 ita n U nM M4e ' ED. MeGF.E OF DEXIO TAKES OFF BAT TO BIS KB W EtCAR. my first Elcar continuously for nearly ten years,- - remarked new one will outdo tbo old cars would not jnpt. From all appearances my Ed. McGee of Denlo, Oregon, while buying one of the 1120 Ekare this weefc,- - on frora M. L Graham Co. And youve got to take your bat off te them. (And Tpf It Inf WolL I should aay not!" Tou couldn'lLget that old Elcar. If you offered me what I paid for It ten years ago. It simply away from-Tf- ii he proceeded to do so). Ive driven my Car about 10,000 miles over all kinds Is not for sale. I know that car from engine to rear axle and wilt convert It of roads and it Is still good for as many miles more. The eld Elcar has esinto a truck as noon aa 1 return home." Mr. McGee bought hie first Blear in tablished every mileage geeord from .Winnemucea, Nevada to Denio Oregon. 1911 and paid about $1050, delivered then, for the four cylinder types, which 0a.bOttrekK6hoi.aa 0U atiil tlree. eed haa pulled avex rbadaJjuA. the other I la about $400 higher than the newer Improved models are now. Tve driven -- ' V . |