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November 15, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 53 NORTH SHORE SURVEY SHOWS BUILDING OF ROADS IS CURTAILED Despite Appeal for More Highways Sixteen States Fail to Keep Up .Pace Set Last Year Despite the nation-wide appeal oi autnists for more highways. sixteen statt·:-; of the United States this year curtailed their rebuilding programs, a survey just completed by the American ~fotorist s ' association, in cooperation with the Automobile Club of Illinois rcveab . The survey a lso discloses that in seven · thcr states · road-building cxpenditurrs " ·ill fail to keep pace with the incrca·.,· in automohile registrations . Officia l figures from State Highway departments show that the f<lllmring states wi lt spend .less on state high\\'ay projects this year than during 192X : Alabama, Arkansas. Colorado. D(·la \\'are, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, ~[ontana, New Hampshire, Xorth Can, lina, !\orth Dakota, Ohio, Oklahllma. Rhode . Island and South Carolina . f n the states of Georgia. Idaho. Kenturh. ~fassachusetts. Mississippi, Tennesec <u~d Texas, state highway .programs pr,,vidc for increased expenditures thi s year hut the increasrs \viJI, fall below the r~ -; pec tivc increases in automobile registrations. "Automobile registration figures reflect the rapidly growing- usc of auto mobi les and the need for more highway construction," Si. ~layer, president of the Automobile Club of Illinois and \·icc-president of the A. ~1. A., declared Ill MOTOR NEWS Chicago Given a Glimpse Graham-Paige Car of First Auto-Pullman Climbs ·Mt. Diablo · commenting upon the failure of some states to provide adequate roadbui lding programs. "State governments should at least P.rovide road construction proThe arrival of the world's first Autograms wl11ch keep pace with advances in reg-!st:ations, yet the survey of the as- Pullman in Chicago last Wednesday ~octatton shows that the opposite is true marks a new era in automotive transIll 23 of thc states. portation and gives Chicago a newer . "If account is taken of all types oi claim as the hub of motor bus service htghways, the estimated mileage to he lines rapidly trave ling a network of constructed hy the end of this vear hv super-highways across our continent. state goyernmcnts will he 30,2R7 mile~. or approximately an average of one mile The . Pickwick Xite Coach. leased to f0r: every 808 automobile registrations. the Greyhound Lines. Inc. in the same "American autoi~ts last year contrib- manner· that Pullman cars are leased uted something like $62i,OOO.OOO to state to the railroads, will shortly he ingm·ernments in the form of license fees augurated in a 10-hour run between and gasoline taxes and they have a right Chicago and Detroit. to e::;pcct that highway programs will bt The Pickwick Kite Coach accomexpanded at least to the same extent that modates 26 passenger!' for day and they arc called upon to increase their night travel. carrying in addition its contributions," the association's state- driver, porter ami ~teward. This is ment declare ~. the first time one of these sleeper coaches has been brought to Chicago. to Score Triumph By conquering the spectacular toll- Hard Surfaced Highway All the Way to Florida Central states car owners living on or near hard suriaced highways can now drive to Florida without encountering any dirt or gra\·el roads, according to the touring bureau of ·the Chicago Motor club. This situation was brought about hy the recent opening of CS-~1 between Chattanooga and Atlanta, a distance of 122...t miles. The route between Chattanooga and Atlanta has been under construction for more than a year. Formerlv, it was gravel and ·dir.t. . For passenger cot1\·enience and comfort each of the 13 compartments is equipped with a folding wash basin with running hot and cold water. At night the backs of the seats and the seats proper arc extended hy a hinge arrangement to form the upper and lower berths. A buffet kitchen is built just behind the inclosed driver's compartment, and meals ·are served on portable metal tables. A spacious dressing room and a rest room for \~~o·omen are located at the left front of the coach, while a completely equipped smoker occupies the extreme rear of the coach. road ascent of Mt. Diablo, Califor nia, one of America's most difficult mn~or climbs, in 23 minutes 3 2-5 seconds, Graham-Paige cut 12 2-5 second s off the best previous record and won the coY(·ted Post-Enquirer challenge cup. The four-speed model 615 G raham· Paige roadster is the fifth car to win the cup since it was put up in 192-t a.; a perpetual stock-car trophy. Resides setting a new low mark for the ascent-a climb of 3,369 feet in 11.6 miles, over a rough and narrow road \\'ith innumerable hairpin turns :tnd steep pitches-the four-speed GrahamPaige earned extra distinction because it . is the only challenger. ever to win the cup on its first attempt and because it is the longest wheelbase car that ever lowered the record over the course, which is so torturous that ever.v additional inch oi length becomes a handicap. Power, flexibility, ea~e of control. and roadability are the qualities required in the highest degree to w in the ~it. Diablo trophy. The automobile dollar is worth $1.13, and the cost-of-living- dollar is worth 62 cents compared with 1914, according to the Chicago )of otor cluh. -, The United States produces 83.5 percent of all automobiles, according to the Chicago Motor club. I I , LINDEN CREST and Fireproof Storage Now Is the Time for NEED HELP? We have a mechanic on the job 24 hours a day. You will probably require help sometime during the winter- don't forget that we can check the trouble and get you started on your way, in a minimum period of time. Eveready Prestone-Alcohol Red Crown Ethyl Gas Service Complete Garage Mobile, Quaker State Pennsylvania Oils Battery Service Hi-Pressure Washing Tires f~Service MILLER& MILLER 732 Twelfth St. George Miller Phone Wil. 50 Leo Miller With a Smile" 332 Linden Ave. Wilmette 4 77