The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

FOR SEA.TO.SEA
AUTO HIGHWAY
Nationwide Movement for
Transcontinental Road Re-
ceives Strong Support.
FUTURE OF THE AUTO
Broadening of Uses of Motor-driven
Vehicles Predicted for Early
Future.
FUTURE OF THE AUTO

The proposed transcnntinentsl automo-
bile road, which will extend from New
York to San Francisco along a route to
he determined later. received a decided
forward impetus last week at the New
York show. when President John ".
WHY'S. OF the WiIlys-Overland Company,
OF Toledo. Ohio. promised a DONATION or
$4,000 toward the cost of its construc-
tion. Mr.. WHY'S contribution toward the
realization OC the hope of thousands or
motorists Of - country will be made
in three parts. $4,000 to be given in three
yearly lnstaIlments.
Every one long ago has realized that
II is impossible TO regard the automopue
apart from the road on which IL runs:
only the two together make the COM
plete pleasure or business venice" SAID
Mr.. WHY'S, IN announcing his donation.
The plan Of linking the two oceans by
an improved highway IS only me nrst
step toward what 1 consider TO nc one
OF the greatest engineering undertakings
OF the age. with a broad smooth ROAD
between the eastern ana western limits
OF our country. IT win he only short
time before the entire continent will be
criss-Crossed in every direction by excel
lent thorOughfares. buIIt ana maintained
especially for motor vehlcIes.
The people are rapidly coming 70
recognize I'm the automobile the ideal
transportation means for both passengers
and merchandise. and II is a safe prr-
dtction to say that in very few years
the United States will be practically In
dependent Of steam and electric rail-
ways. Already we have thousands Of
people trayersing the country from one
end 10 the other In pleasure cars every
year. and motor trucks are transporting
merchandise over long distances. though
our road conditions are and have long
been depIorable. With the DEVELOPMENT
Of the highways this activity will be- in
creased many fold"
The WiIlys-Overland Company. which
Is this year turning out 5000 OF its
famous Overland cars. will find thousands
Of its patrons who will hail with delight
the announcement OF Mr. WHY'S Contri-
button toward their future comfort con-
vrnicnce. and pleasure
ut is only by comparison with things
~ his everyday life that the average
layman. who is not especially interested
in motor cars. can grasp an idea Of the
magnitude OF the automobile industry.
Some one in the factory OF the WHY'S
Overland Company recently worked out
a tahl" Of comparisons which. while
Irrelevant. is striking He figured that
tint h4AlllIAll ASfNl every WI hlllE 'lhs
In the manufacture 0f crank cases hub
caps, steering wheel spiders. vent pipe
caps. motor gear case covers. mani
folds. pedal pads. and all other parts OF
tho overland cars requiring combined
strength and lightncss. was sufficient To
supply breakfast for nearly every man.
woman. and child In Toledo. His fig
ures were as follows:
We use eight tons of aluminium every
day. or 1900 pounds. which cost an av-
e-aCe Of = cents per pound. The average
frying pan such a IS used for thc-preD-
aration of the eggs f0r IN" morning
meal. weighs one-half pound. 81 the
eight tons Of metal would provide e.
nnO frying pans for as many families.
There IL an average Of four people 10
an American family. or 1"S,Nn peopl" in
- cOO families. Sixteen thousand pounds
OF aluminium costs S,iSn. Nt cents
each. the average prevailing winter price
in the United States, about 1895 eggs
could he purchased for this amount This
number of eggs would allow one each
for all members Of the 22."N families
supplied with aluminium frying pans and
two for nearly every father. 70 whom. as
tho bread or egg winner, this extra
tidbit for breakfast should naturally go.
That's rather a complicated calculation,
but IL will convey an impression of size
10 the average persons outside the auto
Mobile buSinCIs.