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Show 11 IE PRICES ILL SAVE MUCH Outlay Avoided Would Build Hard surfaced Route Across Nation A transcontinental hard -sur faced highway stretching from New York to San Francisco could he built with , the money which American motorist will save next year as the result ot th recent rcdiiot lone In the price of auiomohlle tires and tubes. What's more, enough money could be left over to build a flrsi-class battleship i for Chicle Sam. The recent reduction In the prices , of tires and Inner tubes will mean a Saving to 'he S.dno.ono American motorists mo-torists of approximate!) siso.oon.ooo. In other words, the country's annual tire bill of aboui $1,000,000,000 Will be chopped down to $ 1 '.0.000. OO'i. Any one who has trouble in Juggling Jug-gling such big figures ran get an Idea of what thl saving will amount to by remembering that a mile of 'good hard-surfaced, durable highway can ho built In most sections of the country for about 1)6,000. and that ' I cross-country road could therefore be I built with the amount saved with iMe u few millions left over, j The average motorist's tire bill for .fl year amounts to about SI26. Next year, because of the reduced prices. , J iv. 7" will bo lopped off this amount 'This individual saving does noi appear large but when It is considered that , v U'lMi motorists will save the same ; amount, the total climbs to a dlzzv height The reduction In tire prices Is ex- ipected io stimulate the Increased use lot motor cars, because a decrease In the cost of motoring tends to influ-i influ-i Once many prospective car owners .Into the buying mood. |