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Show ADVANTAGES OF THE AUTOMOBILE 4 Economy pf .trurullng by altomo-blle altomo-blle as compared with traveling on the railroads Is cnlphaslsed by the recently authorized Increase of 20 per cent In railroad posscnger 'fares M& 50 per cent In the cost of parlor par-lor aqd sleeping car accommodations Tho Increase In cost.Is'so marked, says the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. thai, Jt wllVjindoublcdly haye an appreciable ap-preciable effect on the amount of motor travel the next year.- Under the new schedule of passenger pas-senger fares, It would cost a family of four $28.80 to mako a trip ot 200 miles. Tho Bamo trip, It tnade In an automobllo would cost less than half that amount. The gasoline bill would not run moro than $5.00 and the wear bn tires, oil, and depreciation de-preciation of tho car would not exceed ex-ceed another $5.00 Tho trip could bo mndo In approximately approx-imately tliosamo, tlnio by auto as by train nnd with icss inconvenience. Thero would bo no troubto about getting get-ting to tho station on time, no porters por-ters to tip, and no bother nout lug-gago.i lug-gago.i Moreover, tho party cou(d stop as long as desired nt any pretty pret-ty place along the way. These factors will bo carefully considered con-sidered by persons who do consider ablo traveling, says Goodrich, and many cars will bo bought and used during tho coming year by those who in the past considered them only as a luxury for tho well-to-do. Tho Increase of 33 1-3 per cent In freight rates Is also expected to atlm ulate motor truck transportation, particularly since the wide spread construction of good roads Is tending tend-ing to eliminate ono ot the greatest otsacles to this form of transporting goods. The 'advantages of truck transportation aro so many that a slight dlfferenco In cost will be disregarded. |