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! Jw FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1919
THE COCONINO SUN"
Page Fifteen
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AUTOMOBILE NEWS
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TheUnited States is in the midst
trv rtriyntnnt hfcrhwnv millrlinr.
campaign in the history of the world.
:ThA nrrrrmrrnin nmnimfr in Ka ovnanj
cd this year on the roads and lanes
Jof the country would build and dupli
xitc another Panama Canal. Accord
ing to figures collected by the B. F.
.Goodrich Rubber Co., combined forces
-of the fcleral government, states and
counties will spend $376,000,000 in
; construction and maintenance of the
-nation's network of highways. This
is thn first MimnlM-n ninntr nt 1Qm
rood roads expenditures. The amounts
to uc spent in
Union follow:
t- Alabama ....
Arizona
Arkansas
each state in the
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$1,000,000
0,250,000
H17S0R
California 40,000,000
Colorado , 4,742,000
Connecticut 8,000,000
Delaware 8,528,000
...Florida 8,000,000
Georgia. 7,911,000
"Idaho 2,100,000
Illinois fi.niS.S01
Indiana 12,000,000
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Iowa ..
Kansas ..
Kentucky
Louisiana
"Maine
Maryland
20,498,534
8,000,000
3,500,000
2,000,000
1,630,000
6,750,000
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Massachusetts .;.... 6,000,000
Michigan ... 15,000,000
iuiuncsoiu
Mississippi
Missouri ....
Montana ....
Nebraska ..
Nevada
J New Hampshire....
11,127,986
7,000,000
5,413,079
6,300,000
2,005,000
1,377,499
1,630,000
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'"Ne'w Jersey 6,500,000
TNew" Mexico .......... 4,000,000
.. -New York 2,000,000
'''"'North Carolina...... 5,000,000
'.'"North Dakota. .1,082,000
"Ohio 13,321,500
: -' Oklahoma 3,600,000
''""-Oregon 8,000,000
2;' 'Pennsylvania 8,780,000
e'fRhode Island. 1 470,000
aouin uarouna i,whj,wv
6,767,276
3,650,996
60,480,000
10,092,794
1.797.650
3,400,000
' :West VinriniaZZ 2.'000!o0O
' Wisconsin 3,200,000
sipi -Wyoming y 6,500,000
-J: 1 South Dakota.--
"H Tennessee .....
:). Texas
,. Utah
p ' -Vermont
-ti V1nrJn?a
liiiit 'WnsMncrtAn AROnOfln
Total.
$340,394,536
; 'Roughly, Goodrich officials estimate
that the expenditures for highway im
provement is approximately $3.09 per
capita, or,, to emphasize this, each
man,, woman and child in the United
States would contribute this much for
me Duiiaing anil bettering of roads
were taxation on such a basis. Were
the expense apportioned out on an av
erage each state would pay $7,083,333.
Tne era of good roads talk has at
last been succeeded by the era of
good roads construction. Public sen
timent is solidly behind extensive
highway building programs now, says
ono of the Goodrich highway corre
spondents, but the enthuKiimm mn.f
hot' wane. The millions beintr snmk
will be spent in vain unless states un
dertake to repair roads aa quickly as
they build.
While the amount nvailablo for ex
penditure this year seems staggoring,
it will not h nnniio-h in ml ., rTl
deferred war construction, for thowar
restriction brakes nrmHoil kmn.
road buildincr almost to n stn in
many localities.
ThrCG PIVnt tnrtnra l,o., I
largely responsible for this year'u
amazing highway expenditures.
First, the incentive for states to
matchfederal aid appropriations; sec-
uiiu, mo passage, or enormous bond is
sues for good roads in many states:
third, the attention of the urgent need
oi gooti roads by the war.
Reports from, state highway com
missioners to the Goodrich 'officials
show some interesting individual
features.
Construction in Virginia during the
next six years of 3,750 miles'of high
way at aicost of more than 360,000,
000 has been approved! .
In thn Wftw Pnrlnrl QtnAn r
necticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
yerniunt anu ew Hampshire have
been interested in closing up short
(niDS in their main' hlMiurnvn v.t.;i.
arootherwiseimprovedforthe-entire
distance. The same condition has been
true in New York, where numerous
projects are being linked up with an
extensive netwnrlr nt rM,.v. ,
alreadv hard surfaced.
a ' ., y j ry
wue w me icaiures or tnis years
work will be the completion of the
Dixie Hiehwav. which will Vi Ann u
the states co-operating with each oth
er ana wiwn me u. a, government
For instance, in Tllinnia thn k;nl,wa..
Will be irlDroved in manv 'sriit. inn
of. which is over a distance of 54.5
mjles at a. cost of $904,700 and the
construction will be of concrete and
hlhlminoiiQ ntgradom At- U ..
time Georgia will be working on the
ruuu irom Aiiania mrougn to Macon,
a distance of 72 miles and a continua
tion of the Dixie Highway- in that
state. In Tennessee and. Kentucky
projects are under way which "will
further serve to improve this famous
old 'highway, which cuts through' the
central section of the country' from
north to south'.
Iowa is entitled to the palm for
consistent road construction. This
state, which hasmore automobiles per
capita than any other state in the
Union, spent" in 'the neighborhood of
$15,000,000 during Both 1917 and 1918.
and is spending $20,498,534 this year.
Iowa has an ideal road building pro
gram. When their state system is
completed it will be not only the
equivalent of a trunk-line system con
verging to the cities, but to a trunk
line elpar nrmaa ihn otnfA . An- tn
west through every county, and north
souin tnrough everv countv as
The Iowaplan will give each
id achicve-
and
well.
state the most nnhiMn vn-ir
ment of any state in the nation. No
where else has a system been adopt
ed that treats every county1 alike or
that reaches hvrrv (Kct.i-i.-f imnii..
- .w u..,w i, initially.
lexas leads the nation in highway
expenditures this year with $60,480,
000 available. Texas also led last
year. Within her borders Texas has
im.wv miles of unimproved roads, as
ujjuiusi ,uu mues oi lmDroved h crh-
way.
Iowa, California, Michigan, Ohio,
Indiana, and Minnesota rank! next to
Texas in expenditures for road build
ing in the order named. Thus it will
be noted that in the agricultural state?
appropriations exceed those of other
regions by many millions.
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FRANCIS BUYS BACK
AUTOMQBILE BUSINESS
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J. W. Francis, who recently sold the
automobile end nf hi himlnn'nc in A
J. Curtis, of Detroit. Mich., has re
purchased the business from, Mr. Cur
tis and will conduct it, as of old; in
connection with his big farm machin
ery business. ,
Mr. Curtis', plans have not been
madei definitely, but 'it is likely that-
he will leave FlaostAff within n Vow
days. Mrs. Curtis is still in the east;
visiting.
Mr.' Francis big addition to the
Northern Arizona Garage is nearly
completed. He has found the farm
rIAcmnerv hitainaaca" thlv oiimmni' en
extensive that it has taken, up prac
tically all of his time. Among the
implements sold within the. last few
days were: Binders to J. A. Boswell
of Black Bill Park. Joe Moritz of
Ciiffa anrt Mr. Mafhia nf Ttnnnv Pi-1r
a hay press to" Henry Hutchinson, of
Black Bill Park; and a mower aid
rake to J. C. Farrell, of Parks. ,r, .
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We Vouch for Them
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CLEANING HOUSE
"Would it he all riirht tn h.it a
grass rug?"
"I don't know, my dear. Perhaps
I'd better lust run the lawn mower
over it.
Of all the tires that ate made,
why do you suppose we
prefer to sell United States
Tires?
Because they are made by
the, biggest rubber company
in the world. And' they know
how to build good tires,
, They haye choice of ma
teials, :tifey have iinmenie
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lengths .in: testmg, imprpying :
anefperf ecting the things that
miKeeooourei.
We find it-good business to
sell United States Tire. .
And you will find it good
.business to Duy tnem. l ner
are nere-a tire ior every m
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United States Tires
are Good Tires
We know United States Tires are good tire. That's why we sell them.
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Thenmost efficient time and labor saver a farmer can
use? Get yours before they ;are-gpne. You rided one
for that Fall plowing.v
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pc". jeweled 8-day clock. ; ' ' ,
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'M'at- a price' of $2450 . ''.''
To a keen, appreciative critic the new Studebaker has a par
ticular appeal. , ' , , ' .
It has not followed the trend; it has established it. It is a
new and different kind of light car.
, This you may prove by accepting our invitation to take a new
series Studebakei4 car, and driv it anywhere you' choose,
without expense or obligation. '?'
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