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March 29, 19~ 'weather and recent rains, this route will be impas'3able between Somonauk and Mendota where most of this road is earth. ' Illinois-78-The 200-foot cinder gap In line with General Motors expanCondition' of roads in Illinois and at Norris is passable but poor when sion pro~ram all over the world, the nearby states as reported by the Chiet Cadillac Motor Car company has be- cago . Motor club follows: w L. . Ill. -Th e IL · a S a 11 e to p eona, e 7 2-m1 1 gun a $5,000,000 building and equipIllinois gravel stretch on Illinois-7 ea.s t of De ment program, involving six separate A 5000-pound load limit is in effect Pue is in bad shape and Illinoit.s-2 and projects. ' in Cook county on all gravel roads. Illinois-8 is the best route. Earth and The new building program will give Twenty-second street is under con- gravel roads near La Salle are all in the Cadillac Motor Car company an struction between Des Plaines avenue poor condition. · annual capacity of 60,000 car3, an in- and Twenty-fifth avenue. The followIndiana crease of 50 per cent over its present ing detour will be in effect immediatePractically all gravel roads throughproduction, and will make possible an ly : Des Plaines avenue north to out northern Indiana are impassable annual business volume approaching Roosevelt road, south on Seventeenth and traffic is compelled to stay on $200,000,000. avenue, from Roosevelt road to Twen- the hard roads. All roads between ValThe new program contains six sep- ty-second street. This is an all-paved paraiso and . Kouts are ·closed. arate projects. These include a new detour with the exception of a stretch US-41-The 3 mile gravel stretch four floor automatic screw machine on Seventeenth avenue from Roose- south of Morocco, according to recent building to cost $750,000 with equip- velt road south to Twenty-·3econd r~ports, was practically impassable. ment; a $340,000 addition to the present street. Traffic from Chicago should use [lliiron foundry; a new fourth floor to Illinois-2-The short detour around nois-1 to Watseka, US-24 to Kentland the chrome-copper-nickel plating divi- the viaduct near Oregon is reported in and then proceed on US-41. The balsion estimated at $275,000; a four story goo~ condition. ance of US-41 .is reported in good conengineering building comprising 114,route is again passIllinois -5-This dition . . 000; square feet; extensive additions to Indiana-29-Closed for construction the La Salle assembly unit, and an ;n- able east and west of Freeport, where between Shelbyville and Green3burg. it had been closed for some time. vestment of more than $500,000 in property adjacent to the main Cadillac Water is '3till over the road but the The detour is 29 miles long over a structure for expan'3ion as yet unan- state is helping motorists. There is, marked county road which is very however, a short detour at Pingree soft and not advisable at present. nounced. Grove and a 9-mile detour at Marengo. US-20-All paved and open. · I Both detours are reported in fair !o Studebaker Discovers Way - good condition. Balanc~ all open. to Increase . Its Capacity Illinois-6-Because <;>f . construction on Roosevelt road (Illmots-6), ea'3t of Capacity of the main body building Mannheim road, a new detour has bec:n plant of the Studebaker Corporation put into effect and the state highway has been increased 100 per cent, as a department will. erect signs directing result of remodeling. The increase traffic out of Chtcago as follows: est was possible without the necessity of on Jackson boulewrd. to Des Plames plant additions, the reyamping consis~- ~ ave~ue, north to Madtson street, west ing entirely in accommodating the ex- ag-am to Twenty-fifth avenue, nor.th isting plant to the most modern finish- I to St. Ch~rl~s road, west to Mannhetm ing practice. Output of this unit was road, (Ilhnots-.46).' and sout.h ~o Roos e1 formerly limited to 30 bodies an hom, velt road, (Ilhno1s-6). Thts IS an ~.las against the present procluctioll rate pa\'e.d ~etour. . of 60 an hour. Tlhn01s-l8- Owmg to the warm Cadillac Starts Expansion Move; Road Tips to Cost $5,000,000 _ _ _ _ _ _ __. I WILMETTE LIFE 51 I NEW NAME F~R FORD CITY It has been dec1ded by the town council that when .Ford City changes its status from town to city this year, the m?~icipalitr will bear a new na~~ !he ctttzens wtll selet:t. the new na m a contest, final dec1s1on to be made by the town councillors. Buick Master Coupe ...... $400 Oldsmobile Coach .........$650 Oldsmobile Coach ......... $400 Marmon Six Coupe ...... $200 Packard Six Touring Winter Enclosure ...... $375 RAY C. FALCON Oldsmobile Dealer j 1823 RIDGE AVENUE University 2127 I vy MOTORS SERVICE Incorporqeed EVER.VTHING . Jil,et!Je AUTOMOBII..E OUR BUMP SHOP B u m. p e r.s straightened and repaired. Fenders smoothed out, lacquered and repaired. Running boards replaced, recovered and repaired. Windshield replaced. and door glass NEVER. CLOSED . 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