Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01


Mr.. Baughman Objects.
Opposition to the erection of
signs advertising the automobile
that can make 80 miles an hour
is being registered by E. Austin
Baughman, Maryland commits
Sioner of motor vehicles. Baugh-
man states that such signs cause
some motorists to try out that il
legal speed, and, therefore, such
advertising should be banned by
law.
1t is doubtful that such a law
could be framed. The advertising
that a machine can travel at such
a fast rate of speed also means
to the average motoriSt that the
motor is flexible and can give per-
| feet performance at 35 or 40 miles
an hour, which is legal in Mary
land Baughman would do bet
ter, it seems, to forget the adver-
tiSementS and give his motor
cycle men strict orders to ares
the few who step to far down OH
the 80-mileS-an-hour accelerator.
When planning week end trips
or Sunday tours the motoriSt of
! Washington should not overlook
the roads through southern Mary
land, where only short distances
over good roads separate them
from fine bay and river bathing
and fishing.
The following notice has been
sent out by the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association:
Whether or not members of
this organization desire to or
ganize company for the pur-
pose of handling junk automo-
bileS. a meeting of the w. A. T. A.
will be held tomorrow evening at
8 o'clock at the City Club, at
which time final discussion will
be held on this plan, and Presi-
dent Wallace is DESTROYS of having
as many active members present
as possible. Milwaukee, Omaha
and Kansas City are now operat-
ing iunkyards. and it is under
stood that more cities are con-
templating this step"
Junking Used Cars.
This plan deals entirely with
the uSed-car problem. 1t has
proved profitable in many cases
and does away with the cars that
are actually a menace to safety
on the streets.
An article on this subject, deal
ing with the conditions in Mil
waukee, was recently printed N
Motor Age, a trade publication.
The article, in part, follows:
Fifteen thousand dollars at
least is necessary to start an au-
tomobile salvage yard. This Is
what Milwaukee automobile deal
ers discovered when they formed
the Auto Trade Salvage Co. to OPP
crate a salvage yard for the dis
poSal of used cars. This amount
is charged as capital improve
mentS, and it was necessary TO
invest this initial sum before OPP
erationS could be started. OFF,
Gals of the corporation state that
no salvage yard can start with
less than an outlay of $4,000.
The buildings alone cost $3.50
and the equipment for the build
ings, such as bins, cost $4,000. The
corporation had to buy the land
and then fill it in. There is 81 $50
invested in machinery, which in
cludes two alligator shears, large
and small, for cutting the metal
taken from the junked cars; a
travelling crane, hand-operated,
which is in the main building,
and electric torches to cut up the
cars. Tools and other equipment
cost 81 500 and include equipment
for the battery repair department.
hammers, wrencheS. iron bars and
the like. There Is also vat for
cleaning the salvaged parts.
THE Milwaukee salvage yard
has been in operation since. July,
1927, and the auditors report as
of March reveals that there
were 1,125 cars taken in up to
March /. During the month of
March there were 1877 cars re-
ceived to be iunked, which brings
the total up to 1912. The officers
of the company have hopes that
by the end of the first year of OPP
GRAFTON there will have been 5000
or more cars received.
Milwaukee automobile dealers
were confronted with the used
car evil as were other dealers
throughout the country before
the salvage company was formed.
They were losing much of their
legitimate profit because competi-
ton for new sales brought an in
f1ation of values on old cars which
were turned in on new-car pur-
chases. 1t was found in Milwau-
kee that old cars were being sold
as many as six times and the
dealers. in many instances, were
given the same cars twice and
even three times on new-car pur-
chases. Cars they had sold TO
junk men were being turned in
again for allowance.
Dealers in Milwaukee stated
that they would take in a used
car and give fair allowance for
it TO the purchaser Of a new car.
Then they would have to dispose
of the old car for smaller
amount than the allowance, add