Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-01
POSSIBILITY OF ROAD
PROGRAM nI;ING EXPANDED

possibilities of a great expansion OF
government road programs. and the
realization OF the value of good high
Ways brought about by the war, also
tends 10 encourage the automobile men
Ia the belief tina, their business viii
ne largely Increased in future months
Iood roads are Imperative in TN,
growth Of the automobile business. both
commercially and in an Agricultural
evineed in the highway movements
throughout the nation, il ,conyincin.s
PROOF or the prediction " distributors
mat the road problem will be ne
lofc the public political war in far
greater measure than ever before. il
assured. say the dealers, and tho big
{I itS$. linked not only To the autolno-
piic industry. but to practically an
SthGr ines OF Industrial enterprise. viii
De behind the hard surface roan rrn.
gram, with government centralizr, con
lroi. This physical development OF HE
4 r ,3,. AT large and various commune
mes; among which Virginia is expected
aHe foremost position. will NOT
rslard the reconstruction OF either, rail
, ,r or int"rurban lines autoinobiio
busiress o nSTH"Se ne postwar rush OF
MI an arteries Of tramSportation'
a, rs IN many other lines of American
tnroadened the vistas OF the .xnr",S
IN the automobile business. no, n,,i,
as 10 engineering. bat also as 10 sales
production and advertising fields Ern,i
present Viewpoints the Labor prohI.n, j..
me only factor on which leaders in ~,
i ,,r cannot maxi = reasonably ac~
pehet that the automobile. business
VIII be least affected by any nosuihis
aaoor rcauJuStmen; that may ,,omr as
result OF the expected scn,v.,i n,.a,1 80
reconstruction.
WILL BE BENEFITED
b1 lNCREStE ~ WEALTH
Dealers and .,h;.hers poin, Out I'M,
3 psirIha hsn 70 bthti American ndustry
VIII oenc!it so directly from Inc 49,
mendouS Increase in wealth with .,,'i :.
ueniE, by the war has come To- ,,,.,,iv -,
uess ma E lon as MI the automobile busi-
ness. essentially the prew:lr auto bust
ness had rerolved about a Iuyur.v ,ros-
nct. for only 4 few wears H,for,. ~,
war began had motor cars he..n az
IN any app!cciable degree IN :; ru,n
inerSla! way, although their rancr,i
,.I as an ana 10 business. ihrouGl, min
bermn ,io On o. Transportation lime. mad
ouSuh 10 hc apparent mucN before Ne
auto truck begau 10 lax. i,s , ne
among cGinmc"ria. transrnrtniio,,
agencies Business was TuiSI, 800 IN
EYER 10 grasp the possibilities lin, ~
auto truck offered hui ~. ~ ~ ~
Rrophc;s did NOT fo'ctcN The mush.
yo o1 CROWN In use that tho war de-
Peace, howev". authorities noip, ,r,
~. uohe 'i"a| with IN" automnbi.r
neieb ,uMury IN America, Il merely lr!g
mis- field. and added 10 th,. noSsii,irtf''
ties OF "ider use Of the .uiu Tor iux
49, Pun Pp~tS MS come another. rr,.,,.-
Ket, almost unihonGht oi hctrr. IN.
war. which reaches INFO practically
every phase OF modern life ana becomes
a definite and necessary part th,r.,C
rms new market. the Agricultural field
is TO be as diversified as is tn, s.on.
81 On human endeayof. ana combines fof-
fign trade problems with greatly a.
cented domestic uses
,Aericuitnrc IS 10 take a prominent
place In the list OF market factors
among automobile dealers. not onIy I'm
"A.
years the value OF farm INFORMATION
has been generally appreciated ana
extensively adopted. but throu.hnf,i
the entire world In face nf this fact
at is probable tina: the Increased ms.
y 0f pleasure cars and business vehicles
Tor metropolitan purposes Will be The
1rst large noticeable trend in the i'm :
mediate future.
Taking conditions AS they are and
9udsIng from present Indications Rich
-mond distributors believe that their adj
Nice to Buy now" is the soundcst ad-
linonition that may be offered TO pros
apcctive purchasers in the city and
state.