Arizona republican. [volume], December 11, 1921, Automobile Section, Image 11

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HE ARIZONA REPUBLICANS
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THIRTY-SECOND YEAR
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1921.
VOL. XXXII, NO. 22S
LAST REMAINING STRETCH OF HIGHWAY BETWEEN PHOENIX AND SOUTHSIDE COMPLETED
y At last the connecting link of highway between the
Lftorth and south sides has been completed. No more will
the motorist have to hop, sJcip and jump over a three
mile stretch of chuckholes and young mountain peaks.
The Tempe road is "did." You can now crank up the
family chariot, tour around through Glendale, Cashion,
Tolleson and other points vjest of Phoenix and then
come sailing back through town and drive all the way
down to Gilbert on pavement Some drive to be sure.
And a mighty pleasant one.
The three-mile stretch past the State Institution
on the Tempe road has been a bugaboo to car owners for
years. It seemed that nothing would ever be done about
it. If a car owner ever went over it in one direction
he'd go ten miles out of his way to keep from crossing
it again. - . -
Let's all give three cheers! The Tempe road u
"did"!
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Perlups no stretch of highway ever Sam pavement on "North Central ave-
held more terrors for its length than
th three-mile stretch of the Tempe
road from ISth street to the Grand
Canal. It veritably seemed that this
thre miles held more holes, more
sharp bumps and more ruts than
anything the average car owner had
ever tackled before In his life. It
was even worse than the old Grand
avenue road to Glendale. One could
at least hang on with both teeth by
traveling at SO miles an hour over
that road or so fast that he would
not have time to drop out of sight,
but the Tempe road nothing doing
there! The faster one drove the
worse It got. The only way the road
could be driven with anything short
of agony was to put the car la re
verse and back over it.
But times have changed. No
more will the hospital claim victims
with broken ribs, dislocated shoulder
traps and with one eyebrow missing,
lor the road has been paved.
The contractors on Thursday fin
ished laying the pavement on this
three-mile stretch, the last remain
ing portion of the road being opened
to traffic on that day. The comple
tion of this link, -which extends east
erly from Sixteenth street to the
Grand canal, makes a completed
hard-surfaced road between Phoenix
jid the towns of the south side.
For some time this stretch in front
f the Asylum was the only unpaved
portion between Phoenix and Tempe,
and those who travelled the highway
retain, very probably, a clear impres
sion of the rutty oiled road that ex
isted there. The paving of this
road marks another step forward for
.Maricopa county. The benefits of
paved roads are beipg demonstrated
to the people of the valley every day,
and the pavinsr of this important
link one of the heaviest traveled
roads in the country will play an
Important part in the development of
the south side.
This three mile stretch of pave
ment is also of particular interest
lecause it 13 constructed of asphaltic
concrete in both base and surface
a. type commonly Known as DlacK
bas. It will furnish an interesting
comparison with the cement concrete
read that joins it on the east, and is
-f interest to the people of the county
fc;vthe present time, because there
will soon be avallabU $4,500,000 of
Jiiehwav bond money to be spent in
const ructinir the remainder of the
county system. It is proposed to
call for bids on this" type as an al
ternate. Asphaltic concrete base and sur
face pavements hav! been in use in
the Salt River valley for eight years
principally in the City of Phoenix,
and have demonstrated that the type
js successful under local soil, cli
matic anJ traffic i-i.nditions. There
lias not been one failure in the sev
cral hundred thousand yards of this
3pe. laid in the valk-y. There has
t-ri some tendency on the part of
vrw'tle in the valley to confuse this
tp of construction with oiled ca
I.rhe roatls. s'.ioh as that which ex
on the Tempe road, where the
asphaltic concrete pnvemeni mis just
l.,..n laid, with the Tarvia Macadam
i-ufT'ient on Vest Washinpton street
nue, north of Palo Verde avenue.
The asphaltic concrete base and sur
face pavement is recognized as a
successful, modern highway type, and
is considered - standard construction
by the United States Bureau of Pub
lic Roads, and by numerous State
Highway departments.
This type Is ' extensively used In
Oregon and California highway work,
in both state and county systems
the first pavements of asphaltic con
crete on the west coast having been
laid In 1894. The Oregon state high
way system contains 278 miles of this
type, and the California highway
commission ' has this year awarded
contracts for 20 miles. The fact
that the California highway commis
sion are now letting contracts for
this type of road is of great impor
tance, because of the wide experience
had in that state with highway types.
Under State Direction
The Phoenix-Tempe pavement was
built under Arizona State Highway
contract, a portion of the construc
tion costs being paid with Federal
aid funds the Unted States Bureau
of Public Roads having approved the
plans for the road. The pavement
has a total depth of six inches a
four-inch base and a two-Iiich sur
face and is 18 feet wide. It was
built at a cost of about J24.800 per
mile this cost, including pavement
and grading, representing quite a
material reduction from the cost of
the countv roads.
The asphaltic concrete mixture is
composed of approximately 95 per
cent rock and sand, with five per
cent asphalt as the binding material.
The accompanying photographs show
the central plant at which the ma
terial was prepared, and the various
stages in the construction of tne roaj
the spreading and rolling of the
base course the spreading of the
surface course over the completed
base, and the finished roiling of the
surface
In preparing the asphaltic concrete
mixture at the central plant, a aen-
nite Quantity of rock or gravel and
sand, scientifically graded to produce
a maximum density, was heated and
mixed with iust sufficient asphalt to
thoroughly coat all the particles of
mineral aggregate. This mixture
was then placed In trucks, and
hauled to the road.
In constructing the road, the sub-
grade or earth base was prepared by
plowing, watering and rolling until
thorouehly firm, so as to be unyield
ing. The hot asphaltic concrete base
material was then spread on the sub
grade, and rolled with a 14-ton roller
until the roller wheels left no marks
on the surface. After several hun
dred feet of base course had been
laid, the two inch surface course was
put on and rolled with the 14-ton
roller, until thorough compaction
had been secured. The surface course
is very similar to the base course,
the only difference being in the size
of tle mineral aggregate used.
Those who hav witnessed the
building of this road will have ob
served the substantial nature of the
asphaltic concrete construction, and
will have noticed that the completed
portions of the road were opened to
Beauty, Refinement, Comfort, Luxury The Essex Cabriolet
Here is a close-up of the new Essex Cabriolet, recently pwr
clvased by Mrs. Guy Alsap. A smarter and more comfortable
closed car would be hard to find at any price. The insert at the
top shows Mrs. Alsap while the closed four passenger car shown
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at the bottom is the new Essex Royal Coach which is expected to
arrive in Phoenix this week. According to Arch Dulmage, this
new Royal Coach is an eye-opener. He expects a considerable
hub-bub when it rolls in.
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and with the Oil ilaca- i traffic a few hours after being laid.
This type of construction presents a
completed roadway surface, and the
original cost of the road is the total
cost, as an additional cost for sur
facing Is not necessary.
Cushion Qualities
Recent tests conducted by the U.
S. Bureau of Public Roads show that
impact, and not dead load, is the most
important factur to be considered in
modern highway building. A heavily
laden truck traveling at 12 to 15
miles per hour, delivers heavy blows
to a pavement surface. Asphaltic
concrete roads, because of the shock
absorbing qualities given them by the
asphalt binder, are able to withstand
this constant pounding, and will
carry the heaviest loads without in
Jury. This high resistance to im
pact forces explains the success had
with relatively thin pavements of the
type under concentrated truck traf
fic and accounts, in part, for the
constantly increasing popularity and
use of asphaltic concrete
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With an eye Lo tne practical as
.veil as the beautiful, women are more
and more accepting responsibility and
matching their judgment with those
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The heavy traffic on the road, since
its completion, indicates the great
popularity and usefulness of this
high war .
ui lue masculine nenoer.
That Thoenix women are no excep
tion to this new romance In the gen
eral scheme of existence is shou'n by
the fact that Mrs. Guy Alsap. one of
our popular young matrons, has just
bought an Kssex cabriolet. As shown
in the picture, Mrs. Alsnp is shnwins
her new car to Kugune L. Goldman
jl 1'iiuciiix anu &u-. rriinuisco, while
A. C. IJulmage of the local Hudson
and Ksstx agency .who is standing
on Mr. Goldman's left. Is enjoying tlie
conversation between the two motor
enthusiasts. Mrs. Alsap. after point
ing out the many salient features of
;he Kfscx, invited Mr. Goldman, who.
by the way, la an ardent Hudson
booster, to take the wheel and learn
how easily the car handles, its excel
lent riding qualities, powerful motor
and wonderful pickup.
During the conversation that en
sued, Mr. Goldman matched his Hud
son enthusiasm against Mrs. Alsap'e
fcj.sex. with the result that the con
clusion honors were about even anJ
both were of the unanimous opinion
that both the Hudson and Kssex were
certainly dandy cars and being made
by the same corporation, each car in
corporated the best standards of au
tomobile engineering.
Mr. Goldman said that he pur
chased his Hudson back in 1319 and
had since that time driven probably j
14.000 miles snd that ih:a mileage j
was accomplished without the least)
mechanical trouble. The Hudson, he.
said, was always ready to go aiid
could be depended upen to bring him
hack in comfort and riuht 011 sched
ule, whether it carried men passen
gers or only on. He 1 as driven b-
Sau i'rancibco aud back to Phoenix
several times, and has toured most ol
California, including the Tosemiu
valley with its steep grades and rough
going. Mr. Goldman also drove hia
Hudson super-six touring car to Lak
Tahoe. C'al.; Crater Lake and Kla
math Palls. Ore., as well as to Fresno
and Bakersfield and up and down tb
coast.
In speaking of motoring in Califor
nia, Mr. Goldman said that the Essex
was very popular In 'Frisco as well
a& throughout the entire state of Cal
ifornia. He said that he had owned,
several makes of automobiles, but
that he enjoyed his Hudson best cf
alL He said that if he were buying
another car, it would be a Hudson 01
an Kssex. The Essex car, he said,
was virtually a smaller Hudson and
incorporated all the features and re
finements that are so essential to sat
sifactory motoring.
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Will Build Light
Car, Air-Cooled,
To Sell At $475
TOLEDO, Dec. 10. (Special) A
1000-pound car that will sell for f 471
is to be manufactured here by tht
Automotive corporation, officials ol
this concern announced here today
Production will commence about Jan
uary 1.
According to the specifications, th
new car will be air-cooled and hav
four cylinders. The tread will be 41
inches and the wheelbase S5 inches
That it will be a sensation in th
light car field is regarded as certain,
although the fact that the tread will
not be of standard width will operau
to restrict its use over many roads
However, the economical features ol
the car are expected to be a revela
tion to the motor world.
The Automotive corporation wai
originally incorporated for the manu
facture of tractors but plans in this
lespect have been abandoned tem
porarily. o
Shipping Perfecto
Axles To Hawcxki
Frank. Free, slate d!stribvw
Ferfecto' Two-Speed axles for Ford
cars, is just in receipt of information
concerning a large shipment of Fer
fecto ax!es to the Hawaiian Islands.
According to Free the Uuckstell
Kales ar.d Manufacturing company is
fast building up an export business
for the California product known a.
the Perfecto two-speed ax!e for Ford
cars, and already there .are many
Perfecto equipped Fords in the Orient
and on the islands of the Pacific.
The most recent order to rime in for
a shipment of Perfecto axles from the
Ihlands was an order received fcv
Glover F.. RuckstMl d'Jsircg the patt
week from Harry Gesner. Ford
d'-alf-r at Walikuku, on the island of
Midi. calling for n larse order o!
Perfecto axles, to be thippej immediately.