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Arizona republican., 1921-05-01
NO REDUCTION IN PRICE.
 IS VERDICT OF HEADS

CHICAGO, April 30-Corroborating the state mentS of last week that there is very little likelihood of any price reductions within the next 10 months, prominent officials of the motor industry stated that price reductions would operate very injurosly this time to the industry, excepting in isolated These men base their deductions upon the fact that there further reductions looked for materials and labor, and that some reductions made on these tes the drop would have to be considerable to motor manufacturers to feel justified in further reducing their prices
 These comments made in view of the recent statements of certain publications to the end that real
 improvement in the industry would not take place until prices had been further revised in downward drec tiOn. However, element of the situation which has had tremendous part in the stabilzing of the in- dustry and which has rendered this drastic step necessary the swiftly mounting sales volume through out the country AS 1t is the industry is steadily and rapidly emerging from a crisis which has been the greatest in it's history.
 One official drew attention to the fact that prices at this time lower than when the industry was pro- ducing twice many with the attendant oppor- tunity of distributing the overhead better Overhead costs, he states necessarily larger with smaller production and that many companies which have re- duced prices will therefore have to increase them Price reductions furthermore did not increase sales last fall as anticipated but simply served further to in- crease the uncertainty which existed and postponed buying.
 Word comes from Detroit that the Ford plant will be in normal operation this week. than 37 900 men being the payroll and being added each day. With more than 100000 untitled orders piled up and production of 4000 per day ,the
 turn normal by the Ford plant is indeed here at last Company officials estimate that production of 5000 cars per day will be reached within few weeks. The complete resumption of activity by Ford is looked upon as the barometer mark in the industry by many other manufacturers, and this good news will doubtless be the signal for like action the part of these motor car makers.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-01

feet while travelling at a rate of 10 miles an hour. While going at a speed of 15 miles the car was able to stop within I2 feet This was either when the service (fooD brake or emergency was used, or when both Of them were used at the same time. The wheels being perfectly locked in each case. the only factors remain ing in the stopping of the car were friction and air resistance.
 What is believed to be another rec ord was the stopping of the Liberty six in 26 feet while the car was trav- cling at 20 miles per hour. Still an other record was the remarkable brake effectiveness which stopped the car in 3S feet when the car was travelling at 25 miles an hour. This can best be appreciated when one knows that less than a month ago it was found that a number of cars while travelling 25 miles an hour re- quired GO feet 10 stop on dry pave ment.
 An emergency brake is usually used merely to lock the car. Many drivers think of it only as for use "in an emergency" When they rely upon such brake in a traffic crisis they sometimes find the experiment costly.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-01
FIGURES SHOW DENSITY
 OF MOTOR REGISTRATION

!, According to the latest figures compiled by the statistical department of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company the automobile density of the country finds US greatest degree the Pacific Coast and in the northwest. Easing the density of automobiles upon the population the Pacific Coast leads, New England ana the Atlantic states rank second and the middle southern states take third position For the entire country there'is an of automobile to every H. persons.
 Northwest, list Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, and this ostct has more cars per population than the general average of the country. This district, with the cepton of the three states mentioned, all classed as agricultural states and the average from five to 10 persons per car.
 South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska are waging al hard battle for the best average South DakotaS age being 5.2 persons per car Iowa 55 persons and Nebraska 5.9 Fully 85 per cent of the cars owned in these states belong to farmers practically all of whom have bought their for business purposes
 The statistical department of the Goodrich company finds that although Ohio, Michigan and Indiana are quasiagrcultural states their dense automobile ship be traced the fact that 90 per cent of the countrys total motor vehicle output Is manufac tured in these states
 New York state which leads the countrys regstra- tion, has motor vehicles than South Dakota has inhabitants yet South Dakota leads the nation in auo mobile density. New York has 658, 155 motor vehicles against South Dakota's population of 653, O47. The average number of people per automobile Tn New York state is 15.8.
 In the second group which takes in the New England states and the Atlantic States there two Southern states included they being Texas and Florida. This group also includes Pennsylvania Illinois, Missouri and Utah. The last named state leads this division with an average of 10.6 persons per automobile Yer; mont is second with II and Illinois and Missouri are tied for third place with 11.4 persons per car.
 The third group has from 5 to 20 persons per car, and includes the following states: New York, Vr- ginia the Carolinas, Georgia and New Mexico, with New York leading
 The fourth group comprising those having more than 20 persons per includes all the middle South ern states These are West Virginia, Kentucky, Ten nessee Alabama, Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas. Kentucky leads this group with average of 214 and the state of lowest density is Alabama with average of 31.5 persons per
 Arizona ranks with the first division, it's average being one to every 10 persons.
 Wherever good roads construction has been favored there will be found the greatest density in automobile ownership.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-01
EXPECTATIONS FUR IDEAL ROAD
 DECIDED UPON

An indication of what road build ing today really means may be found in the specifications adopted for the Ideal Section soon to be built on the Lincoln highway through funds pro- vided by the United States Rubber company.
 This road is based in an average traffic of 15,00O passenger automo- piles day travelling at speed of S5 miles an hour and 5000 motor trpcks a day travelling at an average speed of 10 miles an hour. This stretch Of highway will have a right of way of 100 feet in width. It will be protected from water by 10 inches of concrete with steel reinforcing and the road will have earth shoulders on each side of the concrete. It will be lighted and will embody no curves having radius of less than 1000 feet. All the curves will be superelevated for a speed of 35 miles an hour.
 There will be footpath for pedes-
 trians and all embankments will be
 protected by guard rails. The con-
 struction will be based on a maxi
 mum carrying capacity of 500 pounds an inch of width of tire actually in
 contact with the road surface, and to 5000 pounds a wheel. This modern highway will have no grade crossings
 and no Instructions to vision, so that
 the motorist will be able to see for
 a distance of at least 500 feet each
 way at every intersection. All wires along this ideal section will be placed underground, and all distance mark ings will be correct and will originate at the municipal headquarters of the nearest town Or city.
 In examining the design one must 1 have clearly in mind the conditions it ] was prepared to serve. Don't imagine 1 that it is recommended or even sug l gested that such a road as outlined l be constructed along the hundreds of | thousands of miles of public highway in the United States for probably such 1 a set of specifications would not be ] needed either now or in the immedi- ate future along even one per cent 1 of Americas two and one-half million 1 miles an hour and 5000 motor truck: i is suggested. It indicates along what i lines to work. It provides an idea | toward which the road construction ! on the main interstate arteries o1 1 traffic could and should develop.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-01
OUSENbERG HAS FOUR CARS IN SPEEDWAY GRIND

INDIANAPOLIS. April So-Fred Duesenberg. one of the best known ,.,cinp automobile engineers of the dav was in Indianapolis this Weeh <onnleting arrangements Tor the antrv of four Duesenberg cars 10 ,,omnete in the 500-mile race to De held at the Indianapolis Motor speed way. Monday, May 3o.
 MT. Duesenberg announced that Eddie Pullen of baby shoe fame hao haen chosen as one of the pilots to .s,,ide inc destinies of one car of his Saat Mir. Duesenberg is delighted .,-;tb the prospects for a bang-up race
 "a savs his cars will be at the scene of, activity early in May. he eaid the drivers are very much m sarested in the added S20,000 lap prize f,,nd to be subscribed by the Cltlzens of Indianapolis 1oo
 Pullen, who will team Wlth hoscoe carles Jimmy Murphy and a drlVer s,at to be named, is the only American g5s;y-er in an American car to win a Crand Prize race-an that was at Sapta Monica in 1914. He has always $ haen a contending factor in road races and has made very cfedllapie shaving in Speedway events, except 'Aat Indianapolis where mechanleal ae- Afects have worked havoc with his chances of winning.
 He is a veteran Of the SdSol4he snort having served his apprentice shin as a mechanic to the late Hughle Hughes. so dear to the hearts Of race enthusiasts. Automobile racing takes brain and brawn and Eddie Pullen IS yifted with both talents. but down Tn bis daring heart is wee bit of senl- went that crops out and is decidedly ;n evidence every time he takes the 1Tbeel of a racing car. For years a .shahv shoe" the first kick his first hoTn broke through, has been his cornanion on all racing pilgrlmageS He ties it neatly onto the steering nost of his machine and at the same tirne throws fear to the winds ol inc ..habv shoe" has always brough !. him Iuck-and safety. , 3 The first trip the show maoe VII VII him was when he won the Orlil' ;lil' pr5ze race. It has been Wlth mn aver since. It was in 1916 over n. ll ssnle santa Monica course that y,o Woi Sim fame that his car somersauI .'5 te' t nd burned up. but Eddie cam ssAI.-oueh unscathed. but not uhlH II as rescued "baby's shoe
Arizona republican., 1921-05-01
MANY CHANGES
 MADE IN BRAKE
 CONSTRUCTION

- Improved brakes have appeared in a number of cars during the past year or two, thereby marking the continued effort of the automobile industry to effect the greatest pos sible safety in driving. The day is gone when terrified pedestrians had to scamper as the "horseless car riage," with its weak brakes, came along the street
 The brakes on the new Liberty six are among the most unique improve ments along this line during the last two years. In a series of official tests conducted in Detroit this win ter. stock touring car with only one passenger waA able to stop in 4n
Arizona republican., 1921-05-01

In keeping with the movement now going on through out Arizona to See Arizona First, the highway de- veopment of the state has naturally in for great deal of discussion and for the benefit of those who have not been following the trend of highway egisla tion the following information the Omnibus Bill as it stands after passing through the governors hands, may enlighten many.
 As signed by the governor, this bill provides for the sum of $805,000, to be spent as follows:
 For the construction of road from Winsow to Hol- brook as part of the National Old Trails highway northern Arizona thence south to the line of the Indian reservation in Navajo county, S25 900.
 For the improvement of the road between Williams and Ash Fork S25000 At present this is of the worst stretches of road along the route of the Old Trails highway.
 For the improvement of a road running west from Ash Fork to the Mohave county line toward Kingman, as part of the Old Trails highway, $50,O00. For the improvement of the Apache Trail famous route between Phoenix and Roosevelt dam, $75, O0O This will be used part of fund of $325, 00O which it is proposed to raise from various sources other than state taxation.
 For the completion of the PreScOtt-J erome highway in Yavapai county, $25, ,000.
 For the completion of the highway between Superior and Miami, part of the main trunk line Gen. tral Arizona, $200000.
 For the improvement of the road between Geronimo and Solomonvile in Graham county, S50,O0O l For the construction and improvement of the road between Phoenix and Yuma to connect with the south ern California highway system, $200O00, providing that $50 900 of this shall be used for the repair of the Antelope hill bridge the Gila River near Welton.
 For bridges and culvers on the highway between Tucson and Nogales, $75000.
 For the completion of that portion of the Borderland route lying between Douglas and Rodeo N M, $40 000
 For the improvement of the road between Fairbanks, Cochise county to the Santa Cruz county line, to with road from Nogaes to be built by county bond funds, S40,000.
 The items stricken from the bill by the governor as follows
 For the construction of road in the southern part of Apache county running from St. Johns to the New Mex ico state line.
 For the construction of road in Greenlee county ming from Clifton to the New Mexico line For the constlpction of a road running north from Kgman to the Utah border to connect with the Arrow head Trail.
 For the construction of paving running north from t Nogales
 For the construction of road from Bowie Cochise county, to the Graham county line. For the construction of road following the Santa Fe railway between Holbrook and the New Mexico line near Gallup, N. M. The veto of the governor these measures due to his desire to best the people of the entire state t rather than those which would benefit from touris travel alone In his veto message, the governor said
 "The actuating principle of my administration rela
Arizona republican., 1921-05-01

tive road matters to first the citizens and payers of Arizona holding secondary in importance interstate and tourist traffic. Arizona Is land of scenic wonders and time will be of the greatest paygrounds in the world. We have much to offer; inducements to tourist travel too many to enumar ate, and time will be prepared to cater to this trade.
 At the present time the economic necessities of people must be given primary consideration. After we have solved our own road problems we can then make preparations for the guests who desire to visit
 not unmindful of the future value of of the road construction contemplated by several of the sub-sections eliminated herewith, but I cannot ignore the tax burden that the construction of these roads would create at time when the major industries of the state close to point of para yzaon, resultant from general business depression.
 Many amendments were made to it. the major ap- propriation being finally reduced but the minor ap- propratons running the total up to $1 000 It here that the StOddard amendment introduced.
 The law provided that 10 cents of the state tax levy every $100 of assessed valuation should be used for the purpose of providing permanent highway mainten- ance fund. The law provided that 25 per cent of this fund shall be controlled by the state engineer and ap- piled he proper while the remainder 75 per cent is within the control of the state engineer and the various boards of supervisors of the different countless the 75 per cent fund being spent in the counties in pro portion to the taxes raised by each Stoddards amend ment cut this 10 cent levy to cents reducing thereby the for the maintenance of the roads about $400000 per Therefore, by the adoption of this amendment the state, while willing to appropriate than million dollars for roads proposed to with uTdW lHe SuII OI UT COtdl 9oOOoOO for the years from the upkeep fund of the state highway system. The bill was finally adopted in this form and sent to the governor the day the legislature closed it's session.
 The effect of this bill generally was to reduce high way revenues and the cuts inflicted by the governor still further emphasized this However, the legislature passed another law during its recent session imposing
 tax of cent per gallon gasoline which will raise the for road work nearly $170000 annually Then
 there is the rapidly increasing revenue from the sale of automobile licenses the fee for which, under the last legislature increased. The state highway depart men has in addition to these amounts the of S60, 900 annually set aside for the employment of prison labor on the roads
 The highway department, although coming in for a great deal of discussion did not receive any unfavorabe criticism and the state engineers salary increased to $6000 per year.
 une3 30, Five-cent levy (est.) ........$ 100000 $400,000 Specified appropriations in
 omnibus bill ............. 805,00O ...-.. Auto licenses (est) ..... 100000 215O O0O Gasoline tax (est.) .......... 115O00 125 900 State prison labor fund ..... 60O0O 6000O S15SOOOO $500 900
Arizona republican., 1921-05-01
STATUS OF AUTOMOBILE
 DURING YEAR OF 1920
By Alfred Reeves, General Manager National Automobile Chamber of Commerc.
 AUTOMOBILE USE

U U  Per of 
  
  
 
 
 AUTOMOBILES NATIONS BUSINESS Amour paid annually industry  Registration paid sIo0oO00 of of efficiency reported
  automobile industry. Amoun by
 PRODUCTION    $21361S3,676 of
  In ca production In Employees in
  gasoline production 1919
 EXPORTS IN 1920 exported including  automobiles exported in  of
   
 DEALERS AND GARAGES IN U. S. . = . Garages SS55s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-27
- Step Lively! -
Queer Questions Battery Man Has
TO Answer

Is the man who repairs and re.
charges storage batteries likely to be
oppressed by the monotony of his
Job? Not by a jugful, says Tom Har-
ris. Willard Service Station dealer.
Every day we are asked unus,iai
and surprising questions and We have
TO keep on our toes TO answer them
all in a. Il. c. language. For instance.
How can a battery get hot when
there's nothing in 1t but solution and
lead plates?"
Can / use dry cells for starting and
lighting while you repair my battery?"
Can take my battery off my car
AMI use II to run my electric FAM"
Can YOU charge my battery while
vlit7 I know it's in good condition
because poured all the solution out
OF II and kept it under the stove all
winter"
Can you fix my battery up? ran
out OF gas just outside the garage
and used the starter to hcip run tho
bus inside. Now thcrc seems 10 be
something the matter with the cur
rent.
All OF these questions seem sensible
enough TO the folks who usk them. and
the battery mans ability to answer
them without seeming to reflect on his
customers intelligence, is nn import
Unit factor In his business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-27

Big Addition to Factory

Substantial evidence of Dodge Broth.
ers confidence in the future is to be
found in their expenditure Of between.
$6,O00.000 and $S.O00,O0 FOR the ex
pansion Of their factory. The present
building program is the largest in
their history, and will bring the total
floor space in the plant up to more
than 100 square acres. In 1914 when
production of Dodge Brothers motor
cars began, the total floor space
was s square acres.
The principal unit Of the construc-
tiou program now in progress is the
new press steel building with a floor
area of $50, 900 square feet. The new
construction building, which has just
been completed is eight stories high
and has floor area of 140,366 square
feet. Another important unit now
being built is the new power plant.
With the gradual expansion of the
factory the interplant traffic prob
lem became one of prime Importance
The distance between the main build
ing and Giant is nearly a mile and
untl TcCC - IL WIS HeCeSSdTy u
cross 12 railroad tracks to reach it,
This problem was solved by the simple
but costly expedient of digging a
tunnel. Now factory traffic cuts
off half the distance and passes under
the 12 tracks instead of over them
The tunnel is a good example of the
efficiency measures always being in
troduced at Dodge Brothers factory
which has the reputation among au'
thS rites of being one OF the mos'
tht roughly equipped and best man
aged factories in the world.
When the present building operations
arc completed others will probably
begin. There is nearly always some
thing in progress. The maximum pro
duction attained so far was an aver
age of about 600 cars a day. but this
will be materially increased by th'
extra facilities now being provided.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-27
Vandieman

Enrolment of members rapidly in
creasing. Meetings to be held each
Monday at 1 o'clock until all tree
preparation is thoroughly understood
BY all members.
| For the benefit Of those not per-
mitted to attend the instruction meet
| ings pertaining to preparing trees
for budding. the following lesson may
, be put in use:
The work must be done now, be-
fore the foliage comes out.
| 2-On sprouts and trees up to two
and three inches in diameter at 6 or 6
feet high. cut Off at that height TAX
ing off all limbs below, cutting close
to body Of main tree.
| 3-Trees from 3 to inches at &
feet from grouri, cut main top out
at to feet from ground. letting the
lower branches remain intact.
| 4-Trees to 8 inches in diameter
having several branches or forks
ut to 6 feet from ground, cut the
main forks off at s 10 10 inches rom
main body OF tree and leave lower
branches intact to take care of the
sap produced by the root system.
| Larger trees may be top-worked
but much more expensive and trouble
some.
you may do your own budding OF
have the trees budded at n total cost
Of one dollar per tree, except those
larger than TO inches in diameter
owing to the extra time and number
OF buds used on each tree.
The subject of how to bud will be
taken up at a later date and be ex-
may do the work.
A series of lectures and demonstra.
tions will be given at weekly meetings
commencing the 1st Of July as the
work Of the budding begins in Au.
gust.
Your attendance will be of grea
benefit to all and not one meeting
should be missed.
Many landowners living in Ardmort
and Carter county have not as ye
identified themselves with this i'm
portant organization. for the reason
that they are not familiar with th'
work and do not realize the valuable
asset they are allowing to become de
stroyed year by year.
The person who does not take hee'
to preserve the native pecan growth
and transform it into the valuable
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-27
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
OF BASKETBALL GIRLS

Norman, Feb. 2G,-The University
of Oklahoma will conduct an invita-
ton basketball tournament for the
high school girls of the state March
IS and 10, at Norman to determine
the girls champions of Oklahoma,
Ben G.. owen, secretary of the high
school athletic association and di-
rector of Sooner athletics, announced
Wednesday.
A loving cup will be given to the
winner of the tournament by the
university. The girls will not have
district elimination tournaments as
in the boys basket ball but they will
come directly to Norman to parti-
cipate. The entrance is not restrict-
ed to the high school membership Of
the athletic association but any school
can enter without fee. The tourna-
ment is not an association affair but
an invitation meet under the direction
of the university and subject to the
rules Of the interscholastic meet.