South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-27
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Lafayette blvd. in the vicinity OF
the Studebaker plant was given
some much needed repairs during
the past week Holes in the pave
ment-some OF them as large as two
| feet IN diameter-have been re-
filled with asphalt.
The opening OF the new Stude-
baker plant was celebrated last night
with a banquet given IN the en-
ployes' recreation room. Many OF
the officers. directors and represen-
tatives OF the company in various
parts OF the country attended the
banquet. a Mosquera Of Rio de
Janiero, representative OF the Stude-
baker corporation IN Brazil, was one
OF the guests.
Many South Bend motorists will
take advantage OF the holiday on
July 8. and make trips to lakes and
cities in this territory. A great
many automobile parties will leave
South Bend on Saturday afternoon
and return to the city on Monday
night. The Week End Tours" that
have been appearing each Sunday in
the News-Times will be the guide
for a large number of these tourists.
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In the United States there are $50
concerns who manufacture passen-
ger and commercial motor vehicles.
They have an invested capital Of
1886, 900, 900 with 100000 employees
who draw a yearly wage OF $275,
600, 900. These workers last year
turned out 1,s06,194 motor vehicles
with a wholesale value Of S917,
47O,93S This branch Of the automo-
, bile industry expended $3.50. 900, 600
last year for parts and supplies.
Here are a few things the automo-
biles owned by the American public
could do In the event Of another ma
tional emergency, Averaging 100
miles per day, and assuming that
our army comprised 100000 men,
our autos could carry every man
100000 miles in eight months time.
II automobiles had been used in
stead Of railroads to transport our
men during the world war. they
| could have carried the entire over
seas force to the training camps and
thence TO the seaboard as required
In less time than taken by the rail
roads. Americas automobiles could
have carried every man in all the
armies fighting in Europe, from
Paris to Berlin within As hours.
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It is interesting to compare the
value of our automobile imports
| with our exports OF the same pro-
duct. In eleven years from 1908
10 1918 inclusive. we imported from
France, Italy, England, Germany
Canada, Belgium. Switzerland. and
Austria Hungary a total of S75S mo-
tor cars with a combined value Of
SIS. 9S3,730. In comparison we
shipped to the United Kingdom alone
during a period of from 1913 to
1918. while that nation was engaged
in a war, passenger cars to the value
Of 26,2S4, 46S.
West Virginia, sometimes termed
the Switzerland Of America" has
a new automobile club that prom
ises to do wonders for the state in
the way Of improving road condi-
| lions and making that common
wealth popular with tourists. The
| Wheeling Automobile club, with sew
| eral hundred members was recently
organized and is now affiliated with
the A. A. A. Certainly the beauties
OF the state will be more appreciat-
ed when It has equipped itself with
a system Of connected highways, for
which the newly organized club in
tend TO work.
The bridging OF the Missouri
River between Bismarck and Man
dan. North Dakota, will remove the
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Parks Highway. extending from
Chicago to the Pacific Coast and
touching Yellowstone. Rainier and
Crater Lake National parks Con-
tracts for the bridge. amounting to
s1.200.000 have been signed with
| the Federal Government, the state
OF North Dakota and the several
counties which are contributing 10
this project. The move has been
| contemplated for many years.
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Motorists starting on a camping
tour usually have one fault. They
include too much unnecessary
Junk" Two people should be in
terviewed by the embryo camper,
/ the head OF the local automobile
supply house, and the dealer who
handles the make Of car I'm which
the trip will be made. The former
Is only too glad to lend his services
in advising as 10 what TO take, and
most likely has the required articles
In stock, and the dealer is best fit
| ted 10 advise as to which parts are
most likely TO need replacement In
addition, a good medical book deal
| Ing with first aid. authoritive road
maps. a book explaining fully the
mysteries or camp cooking, OTIS
different than over a coal range)
and book dealing exclusively with
the car you are driving. should be
carried.