The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-10-12
ONE-THIRD AUTOS
OF COUNTRY ARE
OWNED ON FARMS
State of Washington Has 42,428
Miles of Certified
Roads

"One third of all the motor We
hicles in the United States are to
be found on FARMS" said Walter P.
Chrysler, chairman of the board of
directors of the Maxwell Motor Cor
poration and the Chalmers Motor
Company, in New York recently.
1t is estimated that there are to-
day 100000 motor cars and AGO.
600 motor trucks on our farms. Iowa
with nearly 100000 motor cars and
trucks leads, with the following
states in the order named: Pennsyl-
vania, Kansas and ' Nebraska.
Forty Per Cent on Farms
Forty per cent of all the cars in
the South are to be found on farms.
THE National Automobile Cham
Der Of Commerce recently made
survey of trucks on farms and re-
ports from 40 per cent of the coun-
ties in the United States showed
13S,308 trucks on the farms of those
counties. The survey showed that
on 256,060 farms in Alabama there
were but 2,416 trucks while on 3d.
415 farms in Iowa there were 1913
trucks.
ut was also revealed that there
were but 223 trucks on $3.50 farms
in Kentucky while in Texas there
were 4,O79 trucks on 86,839 farms.
Washington Figures
Figures were obtained showing
that 2,014 trucks were found on IT,
763 farms in Washington, 1880
trucks on 22,567 farms in Oregon
and 1904 trucks on 1864 farms in
Idaho"
Mr.. Chrysler pointed out how the
automotive industry has made pos
sible the greatest of all construc-
ton industries-road building.
washington has 42,428 miles of
certified roads, 1878 miles in its
primary systems, 1857 in it's Sec
ondary system Oregon has 41,S26
miles of certified roads, LIT miles
in it's primary system and 1928 in
it's secondary system. Idaho has
10000 miles of certified roads, 1,163
miles in it's primary system and 1,6O9
in it's secondary system.
'In 1922 Oregon constructed 212
miles Of road at a cost of $5,469,-
1872; Idaho constructed 208.5 miles
costing $1,000, 1925 and Washington
built 6O5 miles costing $1,961, 3S9.31.
In each instance the Federal Govern
ment met about half the cost.
he
Florida built but 81 miles Of roads
costing about $35,51443. Even Rhode
Island did better. That state con-
structed 7.9 miles of roads at a
cost of $342,756,29.
''Oregon has 481.2 miles of Federal
Aid roads completed, Idaho 424.6
miles and Washington 371.7 miles.
Oregon has 1867 miles of such roads
under construction, Idaho 94.4 and
Washington 75.2 miles. The roads
in Washington under construction
will cost s2,669, 726.O1, in Oregon ST.
513. 3O5. 25 and in Idaho 81, 420, 1927.
bodybuilding Equipment
"a study Of road building stats
tics will satisfy anyone that there
is definite relationship between the
economic health of a state and its
road building program. IL
Last year Washington had total
of 21O,716 motor cars and trucks;
Oregon had 134,125 and Idaho 3D.
874. Registration revenues during the
wear gave Washington S3,29l,67l.lo' ,
oregon s3,34O,519.5S and Idaho $751;
94372.
"Of all the states Washington IS
18Th in the number OF cars and
trucks registered, Oregon 9th and
Idaho 10th.
"a table of numerical increases
of registrations during 1922 over
1921 shows Washington goth, Ore
eon goth and Idaho 46th. In table
If percentage increases in registra-
tion Washington and Oregon are tied d
for 9th place with a percentage Oh
-3.7. and Idaho 47th with per
cent. :
washington has motor vehicle
to every SIS inhabitants, oregon 10
every SIS inhabitants and Idaho one
TO every inhabitants. 1t is IN
teresting to note that Oregon ranks
9TH. Washington 18th and ldaho
17th
"The effect of the wheat depres-
sion can plainly be seen in STUDY
of motor car statistics in the three
Pacific Northwest states"
IDAHO NEWS