Show - 4 I i t SUNDAY MORNINO’ MARCH V 1938 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE e(v lic worka program has been to give Features r Are Added to Hudson' Line fine Engineering mt: £ T £ it - Tr f - j- f - f i—" ‘ i r J hs l Devel- “Restyling Improve Models opments ' Presentation of five new engineering features and a complete restyling of models marks the Hudson Une of motor cars for 1936 Both six and models are how on display at the Salt Lake wtii J mm I automobile show where they are winning widespread notice and commendation by the motor-wis- e public Eleven new comfort features have been added to Plymouth’s famed floating ride to make the 1086 'The five basic new engineering edition of this motor car the “greatest Plymouth ever built" New attributes Include a found be developments which are to frame new design steering and a safety’ steel body reinforced as five main points All In on the Hudson cars this year in- all Plymouth for 1936 boasts of 40 new Improvements A late model is shown above clude radial safety control which is an entirely new system of front end Lincoln-Zephy- r design introduced for the first time the It derives its advantages from IV -ll Ill fact that the front axle in its rise and fall moves in a true circular path This is so because the cen ters about which the front axle ' if ‘1 swings are definitely fixed by two inThe d torque rods troduction of these torque rods immediately removes from the springs all duties of driving the front end and of absorbing brake torque - W'ari i v 5r y Because of this new front end '' new softer and an entirely System front spring can be used giving lise to & better ride "which Hudson has aptly named the Rhythmic Ride It also results in new steering control wh'ch Hudson has called tru line steering I Draft Eliminator 'A ’Another of the five new engineering features is the automatic draft eliminator by means of which newest and most startlingly different of theso all of the air coming into the car Born In the Lincoln tradition the new Lincoln-Zephd In connection with the aristocrats of the road has already achieved more than ordinary popularity among buyers in the medium ventilating system is controlled and priced field Powered w ith a 2 engine product of the combined Lincoln and Ford organisations this soreened newest entry offers decidedly advanced ideas in motor car construction and design It is one of the local This is comprised of a screening how’s outstanding attractions cloth placed over an opening which is located just above the rear axle eight-cylind- er m sway-eliminat- twlce-as-rlg- id an Aristocrat of the Road — — —I if drop-forge- employment During the last fiscal year the employment on projects Involving federal funds was 2191 264 man-montThs average full time employment WU 182605 men throughout thr year The number of men actually employed - was somewhat greater than this bscause of labor turnover and it U estimated that 'approximately 244000 men were given direct job employment To this In the average' month should be added the Indirect em ployment supplied in the produo-tloand transportation' of materials It la estimated and equipment that such Indirect employment required by the work done has aver aged approximately 14 times the direct employment On this basis the indirect employment In the fiscal year 1935 U estimated at 3 067700 which added to the direct employment results In a total of -- Approximately 5259000 High-Spee- d 7“ Highway Plans Make But Little Progress Increase in Car Radio Sets Shown ' in ever in- -' are installing ereaslng proportions radios in their automobiles according to a study made recently A large part of the Increased car radio business is because of the greater reliability of automobile sets the imprqvedjjwe quality and the fict that modern ear radio Is designed partieulary for the auto- mobile in which It is going to be inAutomobile Plans for the proposed East-Wed transcontinental high States proper ths within United way arc not meeting with as much success as are those for jthe Alaska highway project This project which has been favoretf'by Vaslous interested groups- - and Individuals from time to time would call for construction of A new road to connect some Important city on the Eastern seaboard "probably New York or Philadelphia with a large city on the West cojist perhaps San Franst high-spee- d would’makf for- travel With safety declare proponents of the pJaiiL and would facilitate longdistance motor travel both freight and passenger Critics Af tAa plan claim that in the first plac there is no need for suclf a road Construction costs on such a project they point out would be prohibitive and they say that the mors practical way to fact the problem is widen and improve present East-We- st roads high-spee- owners stalled cisco Sponsors of the plan would have this highway of sufficient width to accommodate a large 'volume of traffic It would be carefully graded and curves Would be practically Funds for highways provided by eliminated No roads would cross it the national Industrial recovery act and trafflo would enter and leave and the supplemental funds pro- by separated points Such a road vided In 1934 are being rapidly exhausted with the completion of proj- fut projects and relieve unemployects Federal assistance in road ment to the greatest extent possible construction Is to be continued with The various state highway departments are now engaged in planning $200000000 for highways and for elimination of hazards at programs of work to be done grade crossings provided under the The policy of federal aid to the emergency relief appropriation act states has been resumed with the of 1935 The funds have been ap- fiscal year that began on July 1 and portioned to the state's and rules $125000000 has been apportioned and regulations issued These reg- These funds must be matched by ulations contain provisions insuring the states and are available for use that the money will be used for use- - on the federal-ai- d system man-mont- man-mont- capacity—trailer parts —hitches 5th wheel axles etc Besler Pojwejr brakes Warford auxiliary transmissions 2-4- -6 wheel 2-to- to 18-to- n n f Distributors for TRAILMOBILE & LAPEER TRAILERS $200-0000- KARL WINTER AUTOMOTIVE JOBBERS 662 South State Street Sait Lake City year-roun- in the floor body The fifth— Improvement Is New Chevrolets Complete in Equipment hydraulic braking in which a complete hydraulic braking system is backed up by an emergency mechanical system which is ever on guard to take up the work of braking the car should emergency arise In addition to these five major developments are many detailed improvements of design and the handsome bigiroomy beautifully contoured bodies afford luxury never before offered in this price field Inspection of the new models will reveal an entirely different interior Seated at the steering wheel the driver has an entirely new layout The Instrument of control units board faces him There is an improved adaptation of the electric hand which proved so successful on Hudson cars during 1935 There is windshield and a new easy a release on the parking brake Structurally the body has been Improved by the use of a ateel top instead of the flange type employed in last year’s cars and the body is more completely insulated from both a sound and fume standpoint than any bodies either of steel or composite construction previously constructed Chassis Longer Hudson chassis are longer wider stronger and more rigid for 1936 than before With three inches added to the wheelbase and with the tread at the rear increased from 56 to 57 inches a broader and longer foundation for the body is The wheelbase for Hudprovided son cars are 120 and 127 depending i one-pie- Completeness In equipment appointments and in all details that further ease of operation safety economy and convenience— plus beauty of lines —are emphasized in the new Chevrolet models for 1936 on display at the Qopoiipt Grove show Marked advancement In styling and performance are apparent in both the master de luxe and standard models This year the two lines are' alike In major features excepting wheelbase Performances are bn a par In both models ' of five Inches produces 93 horsepowS800 r p m with a 625 to l The Hudson ratio compression eight has a boro of three inches and er at a stroke of four and one-ha- inches lf upon the body and produces 113 horsepower The Hudson big six engine with r p m with a compression a bore of three inches and a stroke of 6 to 1 at 3800 ratio By THOMAS H MacDONALD Chief United States Bureau of Public Roads During the last two years high- - way work with federal funds has progressed at a more rapid rate than ever before In the public works highway program 27958 miles of road have been completed 6386 miles are under construction and 559 miles have been approved for construction This work has been done with $400000000 provided by the national recovery act 'of June 1933 and $200000000 provided act of by the June 1934 The funds were direct grants and did not have to be mntched by the states Classified according to types of construction the program has inHaydcn-Cartwrig- Solt Lake’s Oldest IPLY cluded V Dealer FREED'S Display AUTO -- SHOW Fob 26th to March 1st n Inclusive Q fl MOTOR CO has the distinction of It being Utah's largest automobile distributor is good business to deql with a firm that has an undisputed reputation for reliability and integrity o! many years' standing The FREED The FREED MOTOR localized CO offers you a homo-owne- FINANCE Intermountain Distributor PLYMOUTH - - - - DE SOTO 47 SOUTH SECOND EAST ) d PLAN a monthly payment plan designed io lit youf 6 FREED'S FINANCE PLAN pocketbook operates on the basis oi the LOWEST POSSIBLE EXfENSE to you it will pay you to investigate it 6 WAS 6573 of sand-cla- y st y' So at the miles gravel and macadam 3695 miles of bituminous mix 1051 miles of bituminous macadam 1631 miles of bituminous concrete' 4902 miles of Portland cement concrete and 343 miles of structures and miscellaneous types Included In the structures are 5669 bridges 651 railroad-highwagrade separations and 64 separations of highway grades Development of Transportation Prior to the public works program federal funds were concentrated on the federal-ai- d system in order to provide a system of through highways This policy was followed because it gave the greatest service to the greatest"' numThe improvement of the ber state and federal-ai- d systems brought with It a great development in highway transportation Serious traffic problems arose in connection with the flow of traffic into and through cities and the need of improvement of secondary roads became evident needs coincided Employment closely with highway needs and approximately 50 pir cent of public works funds have been expended on the- - federal aid system approximately 25 per cent on municipal extensions of the system and approximately 25 per cent on feeder roeds In the work on the federal aid system there was a considerable mileage of surfacing of previously unsurfaced roads but a large portion of the work consisted of widening narrow surfaces and elimination of dangerous grades and curves There is still much work to bo done in improving the system to standards required by the present volume and speed of traffic Primary Objective Defined The primary objective in the pub low-co- IVI 7048 ht These are the reasons why PEP -- 88 is the choice of discriminating motorists o UTAH OIL REFINING CO SERVICE Hundreds of Service Stations and Dealers in Utah and Idaho Distributors of Atlas Tires Batteries Accessories A and Stanolind Product t |