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Show w, 'i AoS'TS FOUNDED SALT LAKE lSgO-- Cast of Labor Will Continue To ; 5 ; -- CITY, UTAH THE BeFoundatioifof Values in SATURDAY JANUARY 7 1922 : ' , '3t r X. fe SEVENTY-SECON- ROAD u;' -., - ;a - ... - YEAR D by Beck Motor Industry, Says W. A. Woods T .Reaction FromPriceRedactions Will Soon be Over and Purchasersof Motor Cart Will Again Buy Them on - Basis of Sound Value. EFERRISO to the price of motor cam (of the oo minor jreor. W. A. Woods, president, of the Automobile Dealers association of New -- i ..York, aayst , "The cost of labor is the foundation of Stl tralues. The world's -naf U raPTeso q rccr bfcome'avallaHe only through labor." The actual value of the raw materials which are used .in manufactured products Is email "Iron .ore and coal in the mince, i'Afc. f ia..a shock., but the Tuinber In the" original fo r m o f Tree relief experienced by all soon maniuad uncultivated soil jrg of UtUe use fests Itself Jn the form of reckless ex2 ' until labor has been performed upon penditure, of the saving accumulated them. Bargain sales will result from during the war. Many luxuries are , the fluctuation of supply and demand, purchased, much traveling is done, but over a period of time, no product and good times become the order of , which Is desirable to the purchaser the days These unusual conditions will continue to be manufactured and cause further increases in the price 7 sold except on the basis of its cost of commodities and rates paid for the cycle plus a reasonable return for the. ca.pl- - tabor. The third phase of tai Invested in the business. In the occurs after much of the accumulated final analysis labor, either directly wealth of the people has been exreckless buying. or Indirectly, is responsible for near pended through . . high ly the entlro cost of all as the revolt spreads and 4 products., er prices, and to cease machln-ery extravagantly In buy Future ; people .improvements of pod methods of operation, work- - buy only to meet the necessities a In short ing longer hours, or working more the moment. This results tintll xisilng tiunlnws rapidly, or both, and lower wagie rates cessation of will decrease labor costs, but these slocks havs been reduced to the reBusiness Is then w Ub coma alawly . reonditlons they will not', happen to any conriderabte sumed. the public' returns to a normal and buyers again purchasen extent in a fc days." or in a few condition weeks, or in a few moot ha lor many on the barls of the sound value re. years the. trend of wags rates has the commodities which they dew been toward higher, rather than low"During this phase products which the er levels, and the length of the work have been overpriced to obtain perday has been toward shorter, rather large pronto possible duringarethereducthan longer hours. X return to the iod of extravagant buying some products , low wage rates and the long hours of ed to a fair basis and a few years ago is certainly unlike- which have been fairly priced are temporarily reduced for the purpose ' ly A return to the low price ievela 6f liquidating stocks and providing of the for manufactiffed products is equally .rash necessary for the conduct reductions are unlikely, because the cost of manuftc- - 'business Other price liquidating or tured products depend almost entirely made where permanent necessary, and upon the cost of labor,1" Of course, the business is found there wtli be decreases in the dost of there is a generalfslrreadustmentof which comthe pricing , manufactured products, but no great resulta inbased on their actual cost will be mad modities - permanent decreases quickly. ItT unlikely that the down- - plus a reasonable margin pt profit. rapid Fair Deal to Public, It ;than the upward course ha been. depression In automo"Is unlikely thqt the downward course bile sales, which has resulted from will be any more rapid than the up the will soon b over ' Ward course has been. It is also of automobiles will and the purchasers of ievei the unlikely that the low them on the baala of sound lev- -, again buy low as .the low as be wiU "future value In the various products and els of the past. The jfadlastraent, without regard to the price cut which come tfi 8e." Is efficient will be hurt. te "However, It will be necessary . normal Business Cycles. again sell the cars ofasonein sales or"The conditions which have result-e- d times. The efficiencysoundness of th from the late war are not great- ganization and the which ones business ly different than the conditions which principles upon The Is based will be thoroughly tested, u 'have resulted from other-warorganization Is efficient public has bow passed through three ihefr saleshava retained the good will phases of a eye) which has followed and they customer should certfjr all other Important wars The first of their do a to continue result direct ia the tainly the of cycle phase of large purchases made by the gov- business has If their sales organizationto retain ernment of war supplies. "Tld tfnusual demand toon result been lax, or they have failed the good will of their customers, no , In the employment of all the available 'their labor, including that percentage which time should be lost In placing is unemployed during normal timea hope in order. It la the sincere desire of many reFall employment of ail of the labor in- liable for available sums companies to deal fairly with expendtits ertases the public. The public knows them itures, which result in an Increased through the quality or demand. Increased demand soon re- - principally eults In increased prices, and increased their product and their treatment ithetn. therefore, their prices result in increased wage These tbs public an conditions of Increasing prices and largely In the handsto of treat the manu desire them untl! thethpy increasing wages continue them. Tbereror war 1 ended. The second phase of jfaeturer M they do effect produced by their reputation i something to he the cycle i the war. I guarded carefully. th ending of the ou ah fare during the daylight hour. of honking the horn of automobiles to summon a friend or sweetheart for a ride costs 15 In New York city. A special squad Is being assigned to bring the "honkers" into Unue Hit llUtLu&iuui Br. the over-loadin- - semi-trail- er I . - rtr ' bou-da- horse-draw- ry - - . latohtw - - ' Vr -- - t 3 con- - ' to pnyrei VC - s v. C -- ' FOR 1922 Government to Have Roads Exhibits at Automobile Show IS INVENTION Substantial Upward Trend Expected by Manufacturer of Car Bodies Radia tors. Springs, etc. Keen Competition Looked for. HE United States government through the department of agriculture, la taking a big interest In the' National Automobile Show, which opens in NewYork at the Grand Central Palace today, according to 8. A. Mills, general manager of the exposition, who received amiraned that the government will have an exhi bit on good roads. Army trucks could do what railroads could nor do during the war, and rhe government knows the value of the automobile In caae of necessity. What is being done to build and improve highways and to bridge streams will be shown Models of .culverts, bridges and roads will Use be on by motion picture ' i exhibit. Foreign interest in the big national show is also shown to be greater than for ma.ny years past Not onlv will several foreign makes of ear have representation among the exhibits but word has been received that in England and France will come to the some of the 'largest manufacturer United States to study American methods of quantity production. Canadian Interest Keen. Aisuranre of big attendance at the ism that has been growing steadily. show by Canadian automobile men Is AH bpaoe Taken. felt because of the close relatione exDespite all his efforts to squeese isting between the Dominion and UnitFor in mors exhibitors, the management ed States motor car Industries. the first time, the Vauxhall car, whicn was compelled to close the books with in 92 makes of cars and 259 accessory will in shown Is built be Toronto, this country at the New Tork show. exhibitors, aa the Grand Central' PalItaly will also be represented by hav- ace will not accommodate more. ing the Itala car on view a th ex- There will be car on the four show hibition for th first time here. South floors of the building, which the acAmerica will also have representative cessory exhibits will be on the third and fourth floors. The number of car delegation. tlH year exceeds the previous Although it was announced only two entries S ; weeks ago that th management ol record by four. oldThe decorative scheme of the ex the show was trying to locate the est ear of standard make in the coun- hibition is described as quite different try. in running condition, many Inter- and more elaborate than ever before. Royal purple and gold are nted on esting entries have been recorded. on the secNot only will the show Just opsnlng the main floor, light bln ond and fourth floors and light green be the largest la respect to exhibitor third. AH the pillars on the that has ever been held, but tt will on the treated with royal puralso hold added tntsrsst by reason ol first Hoot areoffset "by gold trimming ple velour, showing TJ new makss of csr. Con- andwhile the windows emblems, gold siderable surpriag has been occaaioneu hidden by tbe same color effect, . The by th large number of new make - In gold and purple tone will also be seen at this time la automobile circles,main- staircas and view of the retarded activities of th to dominate the And at ballustradea A profusion of am II ax, Industry during th past year. th earns time this fact lends en- pahna, ferns and foliage will embeltsb couragement to th feeling of optim the setting. . NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Predictions concerning 1922 automobile passenger car, and truck production and consequent unit and gecesaory business indicates keen competition, with good bus!nea.ftr strong companies, according to symposium conducted by Motor and Accessory Manufacturers association. , . Many companies report indications in their business point to a substantial upward trend this year. Figures generally given range between 20 per cent. And 29 per cent" ai expected InSome manufacturers leek for more profits without increased volume. based on general reduction. In overhead and increase in productive and distributing efficiency th latter part of the year Just closed. Three large representative unit man. ufacturers ia Detroit, making .respectively automobile bodies, radiators and springs, each predicted marked im- automobiles but demand for strong provement in 122. The body was figuring on an increase one is good. W do not think 192 1 going to of about 22 2 per cent over 1121 bueines automobile more much show "Outlook for 1922 Is good." said the than 1921. and are trimming our Bails reaare radiator maker, "We believe-- a 1 rea- accordingly. There thereseveral has been no sons for this First, sonable increase In output would plac will occur with companies well estab- Increase In bualnees that wage earner lished and giving good value. Truck new money In handsin of hands ef investmoney companies should do a considerably, or dividend be ors, UntlJ this is dons there will begreater business' buying to speak of. W Opinion of the spring manufacturer no new1922 worse then be not will was somewhat Ices certain. "Business lieve should be slightly better than 121." 192 L It probably will start somewhat better and gradually become he said, "with credit conditions more so." " , A note of conservative judgment wna sounded hy ono of the leading Convenient Radiator piston-rin- g in close manufacturers, Filler Easily Made touch with' many "key" . automobile companies Tbis manufacturer eaid Outlook for next year, while brighA very convenient radiator filler ter. does not Indicate a return to be made by fitting a faucet near may soles end marketing conditions With during the war, which roust be recog- the bottom of an ordinary palL nized, by all as abnormal. A return this device it U possible to plat th to normal conditions does not mean bucket oa the hood with the faucet a return to conditions prevailing dur- ever th radiator hole, turn e th ing or just following tn war." ' again until One of th most Illuminating state- water and not bother system 1 full. It saves th ments comes from a manufacturer in th cooling of labor and holding a pail and Cleveland making various automobile bother to pour th stream accurately unlti; The outlook for 1122 ia almost trying for 1921 at this Into th radiator. ss vagus is U time a year age. There Is, however, THEIR OOVRIXGS. a healthier and more optimistic feel- doom AND OH joints should be fitted with ing. We have learned to know which are The strong companies and which wrapping paper gaskets,- - Water jnlat the weak ones. Th outlook for strong should have asbestos gaskets coated with graphite, while hot gas joints , companies Is good. "The public is net saturated wtth should have copper covered aebaetoe. automobile. It is merely saturated and dry gas Joints need ooated ashes with second and third choie cra.-ise- manu-factur- er over-192- -- crys-tallzi- . sI ia -- i Muffler For Invented Airplane Xe more noisy jUrplane motors will announce the presence of a flyer overhead when machines are equipped wifi Ik letest in motor muffler recently Invented by n Swiss engineer-Thnew device said to be light enough to be eonventlently used on any plane noise by more t said to reduce th then 60 per cent. o that a plane can feetscarcely be flying at 2,909 heard from the ground. The Invention ia expected to add of commercial greatly to the becomfort ol tremendous value flying and to in aerial warfare ( u Careful Drivers? Club Seattle. Seattle, Washington be a Careful Drivers' otub," end every member carries a metal plat oa the root of similar to license plats. In- hie ear, - TH efol'a Im MhMnflT4 club hs a membership of several thousand, and every member not only pledges himself to drive with care but to see that traffic laws are obeyed by the motorist. Brake should tbe able to hold tba up car. Instead of forcing the wheels curb. This practice causes against tbs a strain on tha fabric and weakens th tire. 'v- - : , Philadelphias First Horseless Carriage rcy L. N1. pioneer in the automobile Industry has the disflnc-fir- et tJon of selling the automobile' m Philadelphia Pa in 18D9 People laughed and riclcnued Mr. Neel and. his horseless carriage" when he drove the first machine ever seen in that, .city.' ' Digest Fight priatiori roads for the next five eam In ordr that Vngineer may fenow poMiiely the fun da which will be at hteiy disposal and may plan accordingly. For some yeore J160 00,000 has been availably for feder-a- T roads srrmiaTfy and by being assnr-e- d Qf'ths appropriation for several ear to the state highway debe enabled to lav oat partment a program for the 'instruction and maintenance of theTmaH hiehwav of the nation, ia.ned upon knowledge exart tude;g w hth nr an assist-,- . ane to e ormnty and efficiency-lb- s ronmi tee have formally 4ra eRjtrr Charles B. Townsend th iouLion of endrsemenT-of-- i Miciea-fight for a sound high wav program. Senator Townsend's efforts, result ting In the raising of the Townsend fArt this year, have Brought about a 1 national road program which assure that theTederal (unde will be spent on road of national importance of the vartouj through the state h ghway departments which are trvihg to develop an interstate b.tghwa' avstem The Townsend Act also provides that a portion of the money be aet aside for maintaining all fedemt roads constructed so that the tax pa -ers Investment will be proteeted. The Highway Committee of the N. 'A. C. C. includes the fallowing R. D. Chapin. Chairman, E. 8, Jordan. Wm. , JJcuseV A LBroe!uCXieorg SL Urah.vn, Pyke Jnhnwn, Secretary. t price-cuttin- An automatic sprinkler has been fires produced for the prevention of in automobiles. The device is mount- ed under the hood Jn such a positionwith a chemsprays the engineheC&mea-OVthatjtsolution when it' leal heated and melts a fuse. Tha 1522 Grand PriX. conducted by th Automobile Club of France, will be held-ovthe hilly roads of Alsace on July 15, Measuring ten mile, the ArroMom e activities THBOlGUOCT will he laid in a triangle from world.. course Butliehelml innfbeim and Enahelm. 1 va. 4000 .. motor Peru-D- a near nearly Strasbourg- .The red painted bands at busy Melee. to Nearly 28.000 mile of good roads rrdaslngs in Fans, constructed on have been constructed in this country I elve protection - to pedestrian failure. a " wave. have proved , in 121. high Bale of motor vehicle in this eoun- - Their presence Is revealed only during -j and.the dngrs and op-l- y In approximate121 aggregated heavy rain, try of vehicle1 ignfua the line. eraors 1.700.000 cars. g any The penalty, for Barney Oldfield, th veteran auto-- j mobile raced river, recently celebrat- - J commercial motor vehicle, tractor. bevond the ed the 20th anniversary of bia first jI trailer.- or gross weight of the vehicle in New race, or more $100 scientific a research, not is less than As a result of Jersey, can than 250 for the first offence, and oil, which oan be used aa fuel, coat for any subsequent offense not less be distilled, from peat, but th than 2250 nor more than $500. would be Severn I dollars a gallon. "baby" After a teat of a combination jaa- name as torpedo, Such vehicle over are to be seneer and baggage-moto- r landaulet," "beircatji-etc- .. eliminated from the list of stable and a line of tha Pennsylvania Railroad, automobile near Philadelphia. Pa., railway men aciantiflc name of - body-- - stated " their belief that tha awtarew- the ha possibilities of supplanting Recause the rate qf speed of mo- than 20 locomotive and equipment - on short tor vehicles is seldom more f country.-in are over fewer th branch line all an hour, accident, mH a Licenses of 179 drivers, 70 per cent than- in moat large American operat- i of whom were convicted for , Jaa. ing motor vehicle in Pennsylvania Oaly nine per cent Of the motor are while Intoxicated, have been revoked vehicles In th United Stales -, other parfound 18 the ten largest cl Web, and. 55 this year. Names towns of 5,009 or less. sons who were convicted of violating per cant, are in towns no driv held In and villages the .automobile laws but Many small re- - i erg licenses, bv been placed on the tha Middle West ere refitting and license for planning old picnic grounds In tba blacklist and cannot get a rural district for the convenience of lone year. ana chemist an Louis Enright, I aged motor tourists. is now In prison In Mined, The Touring Club of Krone Is plac- - Inventor, stone 77having beeniconvicted of grand g commemorative at. the points on all roads in France bsfreny in connection with the sale of of line stock In a company organized to when theOermans crossed the h claimed , manufacture a maehln In 191. the battie-fron- t general gasoline from peatat In an effort to dieenlangl traffic awould coat of two cento a gallon. The aral annoying Mm In Faria, which n vehicle are beet th maehln wan found to do uatsig riant eft the principal thor- - was generate amok. Successful 'Special to The Newt) , court.. Town- u YI1K. Jtrt 7 Members f iht Hifrhnavs rommnW of the National Autonlfbite hamber of com-- , -- Motor. ir F . tic A For Highway Program. -- The-prac- YEARS ""35,ai jwt-the- ro. The-prese- nt 5 Endorsement Given sends r. goc f Six -- Months Triil Demon-- i Millions For Roads In Mid. West Enjin-j-, HUffcway cont ruction wotk Involv . ing an expenditure for good rod Insert m amounting to S22,8S.Q99 during the has been coming spring and summer authorized in the states of the middle trates Success Say eers fcasy Any Lamp, to I.ltoota, Missouri, South DakoColorado, Minnesota, Indiana. Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska, North Dakota and Wisconsin. west ta. Michigan. From the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where many noted practical Inventions for commercial tie have orginate now comes what la regarded In many the real solution-- of the quartera glaring headlight problem. The device is called the "Deglare-scope,- " and is unlike anything now on the market. It has been designed and of practical use developed to by William Buddards Frank ling. Pro-- : lessor of Physics, and Elof Benson, ADVANTAGES OF bOFT WATER. Rain water or water mad by melting snow is the best with which to fill up the coolii.g system. It ia known aa soft water, a liquid free from mineral constituents, which are deposited on tbe pipes and jackets from ordinary water. A modern asphalt highway is to be constructed in Italy' directly connecting th city of Rom with Venice, nt ing. of bending th rays, through glass prisma. "Th result has been that our Mates Curator of Apparatus have to define wbat they Both men are authorities on the term attempted dangerous glare. but that Is subject ! light in th scientific a arid. admittedly a compromise srut like . . unsatisfactory to all pari lea The driver thin ke he doe not get sufficient light end tha party on tha approaching, depending strength of his .eyes, the7 degree fii of to several Deglareecope practical . dorkpese obtaining, etc. 1a certain automobile men. Professor Benson that he is being blinded I "When Professor Franklin and my said, "If it were possible to obtain - per--, self attempted the solution of' this I tact focus of th source of light, which problem, w decided that the only way is ths filament in tbe bulb, and a per - ! to really eliminate glare' waa to hide feet parabolic mirror there would be th course of. light, which means not no glare problem, a every ray of light only the filament but the entire re-- '' projected by tbe reflector would then ! Rector, from the approaching driver's eye. for as long as the 7e can see travel in a horizontal plane. "We could then, by properly setting any spot on that reflector some glare the lamp, obtain perfect road iilmma - .ls bound to be the result. Now this tion. the Intensity of same being gov- could be accomplished by visor, shutbut these devices. Ilk numerned by tbe candlepower' generated. ters Regardless of the intensity, no. light erous other that you have undoubtedwould rise to th height of tbe ap- ly seen, bent down, or deflected all proaching driver' eye. and. of course, tha rays, which would be no Imif the light doe not strike th sjri provement on existing device. Wo did there can b no glare. However, this not want to Interfere with th projecis an utterly impractical. If not Im- tion of the direct or horizontal rays, comprising ths main beam of light, yet possible, solution. it waa necessary to turn down ail up-Light Problem Sol red. rays Humlnai- - ward, The - problem- - that-t-h "In other word tha upward, or Ing engineer has had to foe i- - con- glare rays, must be picked out and sidering the automohlle . headlight problem, has been not only to keep all light out of the eyes of the approaching driver, but. at the tame time to project enough light forward, so that the operator could aae th road at least two hundred feet ahead of polished glam, while all upward rays his car. not refracted, down- If he attempted to tilt hi lamps ' are. reflected, at a sharp enough angle to keep th Triais XMnnonKraie Boones, fellow's ey,T light out of In ths last aU months th Deglare-projecthe did net get the distance, and If h his light at such an angle scope has been privately shewn to le as to properly illuminate th road. I many of the leading motor ear he might succeed la keeping the neers and distributor of th country, main beam ef light below the level of and baa been accepted by experts In th approaching eye, yet th ot of- both the designing and selling ends of focus rays would be strong enough to the Industry as th real answer to th dazxie the wye, except on brightly-light- ed lighting problem, and it can be in streets. Exactly th same dif- serted in any lamp by simply removficulties are encountered in refract- - ing th present lens," - . 1 -- - the-oth- ed engt-whi- -- r 1 |