Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 219, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 9, 1924 Page: 45 of 75
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The' eoptlnved; drought over ' the
t week piB ;.beeai. responsible for
la hin(k JdyUm condition of tie
ivwadjiand' ' hlghwayettV'of
mtbn t-;w'Hfr5ortl; flw
.or-XeeMeVjet 8outh mmfcjA-
me report continues ine
.us. are Buffering considerably tor
a want of a' good wetting down
i ll .oniya beavjr'.rflnlan can
.Chag holea roughly fitted tee
ns vcroM.runi. rata and; general
nking dewiv of surfacing .will be
ndin many sections. This ia the
ct of the long dry epeft- prlncl-
:y. i - .-y..-'Xv'..y
Croat country drivers' openly de-
re they would weloome a good spell
-i rain ao-badly needed that it la
apite of the knowledge W the fact
it tbia would; make; a nuffibee of
tiona iinpaiaable for a .time; '7
Menortaito the Motor 4eagua Indl-
e plncea.in varioua-aeetiona of the
ita ghwaya are difficult driving
tutp of deep sand such pbwea not
vintr fttfeted before tbia present
m;' -i ontnierrupteo dry weauar
'lue'vaatbe bureau forecmata eon-
Hied dry weather orer Bunday u
"litlooa will be oooj botiair. 1 1
ibe roada are1 rourb and duirjr
t other than that there i no trou-
: e on any roate except eeTeral inaQ
' cfiona waera .roaavworK ia in prog'
. Hoton to New Orleana-Via Beaa-
oni; and Orange Oo4 ' going
i urouglt proeby tben 'rough and aaq-
t y very bad it wet taroiurh Liberty
cmnty.7Eaa f. the' Neehea river
r osaing at Beaumont ib a rough
nrt Hotaur halitnmk irr ;
Honaton jo Bhreveport via' Humble
T ivintaton.j Lufkin. . Naraadocfaea.
fadereon Ixmjvlew and Marshall
xd going to Humble then aaady an4
Jith good at -OieTeland then rough
Hauytiirougii Bbepberq and Urbane
to rhrer; thea aood aoidc 1 thrntuh
. I jvingaton practically the balance of J
iue router-.
Houston to Palestine and Trier via
"Tombail road" to make Conroe ao-
runt nnage work it la tair going
. 1 hen aandy and rough roada the halt
anea of the root. Kaeogdocnea may
be made from Crockett via Alto over
far to rough road. ;:
Good to fair road Houston to Dal
l-'s Fort .Worth and points north
' arlln Waco and Hiilsbore) Rough at
1 eagan' near- Martin r with rough
id sandy atretchea between Hetrne
l .ryan Navaaotand Hempstead then
f ir tc DalUs via Alvarado. - -
Austin la made from Hempstead;-
very sandy and rough going to- Chap-
u WU f err. ' then 4ver concrete
(i titrongu tirtnh
tO-RiSTtna. It
fair at Ldbetter fad ne JBarOth .rt and ih machine he i dM
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rreo to Temple. ' over .good road
n im asiaawrr uuu.iiBjnuw uiniUKB
to Brnwnwood; fair to rough;
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NB IOBK Kov.r 8.-Announce-it
It made by the Boston hnd Maine
.(road of the astabliabment of a de-
rtment to study the subject of mo-
- truck and but transportation i
Toward F. Fritch- formerly aaala-
( general manager of -the Kaatern
achusntu Street ''railway and
ok I. Hardy formerly manager of
Chelsea dmsion of the Eastern
xacbuaetta have begun aervice on
lioaton and Maine railroad aa aa-
ianta to Homer Loring chairman
the executive committee. v
Mr. Fritch ;will give apecial htteiH
i to the study of motor trananorta-
both pjasngr andm freight aa
ad to -Boston and Maine . traf
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. Individual education of the1 machine
operator and shop mechanic to bn ap-
preciation of fine work mukt eventual-
ly. become 'part ot the manufactur-
ing program in the. motor truck in-
dustry' according to J. A. Murray
works -manager of the General Motors
Xrnck' company. i ''. "-
' "We -hnve found that tht.' more
mechaiiie knows about' the part he
works una and about the. comoleted
tnnit the better his work" he atstea.
."It is' intereatlnc.ln our own tudnt.
to note the pride with Which the ma.
cklne operator welcomes- a gauge m-
apeetkNi - Ug work. " "-'." .; v -s
. "His confidence In Its nerfeftlon ta
the result. -of two thinifiv knowjedgftl
acmne na
." the reautt of adequate- in
struction; and prid In perfect work
which cornea from constantly selling
him on the importance of good work
and toe lutuity ni unpen ect xeauita.7
wee sees oeOSMteesooooaee
BiRKsi!vra!cii
it ' Mr Ha'rdy "Wpreaen'tVMr-
loring in Tarioua inveitigatlona.'
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The arorkvto 'be- undertaken bt
Mr. FritcbAsaya the itatement from
President J. H. Huetla of the Boston
and Maine "ia ot 'particular r-aigar.
ficance. ' 'The inroada -of motor .com
petition In Boaton-and-Maine tor.
ritorv have beeaconatantlr growing.
and have reached stage where 4be
railroad must determine what ita fu
ture attitude toward; thla competition.
iv io oe.. xne question -in some eec-
uona- ia wnemer. ih rauroau or mo-
tor truck can best serve the territory.'
It ht apparent that in eertain fields
oon metnmentauaca or tranepo na-
tion can .oot.be continued and. that
h her one or the other meat prevail
The railroad can net i cootinae - to
contribute-toward the building' of
highwaya and their upkeep in .order
to aubaidize form of tranaportathm
which is aapplng railroad revenues
and. In the caae of noma branch lines
reducing tbeea almost to the vanishing
-Thu elfaation ia sot peculiar to
tha Boston and Maine but the fact
that in much of the territory which It
acrvea ita Ones art paralleled by high
waya - especially . adapted to motor
transportation make the .Boaton and
Maine 'particularly susceptible to the
mroana oi uw form ot . competition
both public and private and via both
passenger and freight service'
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i eriVanitoh kas been
J)TV W 'y. thanwlioAte pa
compimynriiuTj the past Jfewr months.
Th .company: wawT'organltcd: during
tht present. year-' for. the dlatnibuttoa
ot :njajr;.prj)dnU hf.'SJ 8; BdM
general .manager and i Clarence Ken
dally a local rattorpey; 'who" U Ut"
Buas' partner; in uc distribution or
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Mr. Buss was connected for a nuv
ber (of iVeari with . the Sinclair coat
pany Mr. Buak' amilitarlty with the
products inflBenoed him in the organ-
isation of the; ContoUdeted Oil com-
pany acoerding to hla statementa. -i
: -The force of tbaucompany has been
tripled since the lorjgajiliatlon of the
company and 'conaiderable equipment
producta added. ' ;'VV- - ;'" ;'
Plana' are now.'bemg''formulated to
enlarge tha company in order to keep
pace .with the. growing trade and a
aamber. of additional -storage ' tanks
and general egulpment win b added
in. the. near (future; tha ofjelal da.
ctafeiL'..-;-. .;. ;f .. ;.s;;
One of thfsdvantnges of the com-
banv. Mr.' Baea Domted out. Was the
location- aeat tbe refinery since the
productf. are. ent suraaiy iaotav tue
iroduc44areMnt eurecllyff
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Sinclair reflnary on Jha Heiiatba
'I "Hill local Sinclair refinerlea eatalK
ll.hl 1m 1U1T ' Mnirokant'.' thai
largest In ui South and are euppue
by a network of pipe linea Ibat ex-;
tenda to almost every aectlon of tha
continent. ' .
V Since -the eetabUfhment of the re-
nerlea a number of improvements
ana equipment bave been .added. ; tme
of the: latest and largest additions r
the plant was the installation of high
preaapre itiBa during the - preteaf
year.-
The' Weal reftnery represents. pe
of a number that bas'been eatahflahed
by the Consolidated Oil . Corporation
or NeWYprk. the- parent concern of
the local compaay. . .
-More than 1000'acrea skirtinr the)
Houston thin channel are bwned.br
the company. Deckt and "hipping fa-.
einttea nave peen ' emaDuaneu ana
tankers of - (he company aa well aa
vessels flying foregin flaga call at the
piera of the' company alotnst dally to
pick up orsdjacharge cargoes.
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' riecent atatlatlci how 'that mtttor
iehrclea re being reistcvd in Con-
necticut it' the rate ot -mere; jnn
1000 a day or approcimatehr one a
minpte which; bears n jhe. aneutnt.
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' : salon ai
Deleg
ates'From Mex
ama3i1usilnnia tr
fiao car htvera and to the Ford or
Kniaatlon ia Texaa-of the. Uncolr
ttt Saloa. vbiew1ir show in tht
ball' roonr of'ibe Bior on Novembsi
ft US and 20 la Involving the great
amount of -preliminary work so that
there "will be no hitch in the final ar-
ranaVmenU.' The big ramp which will
lead up. to 'the balcony of the Bice
to thaj thfe ;Ltncohii .may be driven
ta the .tecoml ioar ia. peariag com-
pletieb Bd featt which havj been
made dfrnonatTste-that it will apfely
arsp. A -overload -of at least-100
per cent. : it'V.';' '.' ;t :
- ' The salon in which several cnttam-
chatshr -will
fltodWlMrt - togiytu - wltk tl'etmfrj
built bodies on. Iincoln chasahr -will
Upper Ueft ' Conatruotloh werR an n of the naw oonertt cul-
vtrta between tuflartand ri Rtehmond with th Overland In tht
j a Uppef RlihtlJTJhg Ovarlpnd ioadaiggln a aaetion of heavy aand
JMtL Suaarland. . ; :.
r7lrowr Ltftl pulling itnd 'hub iito rn tha overland en tht new
tuiiwn between M0nriand ana riieitmohnv
Lower Right: 'A atreteh bt; road bttwaan Suoirfkna and Richmond
With the rock towing heaped in ha Mittar at. the damp ready toMka'
.acalterad.. The Oyarland roadatar In tlir foreground. '
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efninrieacorwaro
ar4 Lincoln body types la attracting
great attention over the Stitte aod
enthuaiaam haa mounted steadUy aiact
the nrat annonnceraent a wedk- ago.
The latest news to arrive In IlouitoH
It that a group of Mexlean citlaena
prominent in the -social and military
life-of the reimblic. will ionmcy to
Hpnaton in company With the .exrliH
especlullv to attend the salon. Since'
the terrltorr of the .Houston branch
embraces not only the republic of
Meaieo but all. the Southern half sf
Texas from Oranae to Kl Paeb. this
l!w?vi!'iP'.?rm! 5Vwi'i!?rl'
wilTbe a State-wide event and will
a . a . aa .tan
a raw viaitort iroman over xexaa. .k-
The display of. Johannaori gage
blocks .lb -their jewel boa aettlnga
will be one of the maid attractions
in the ball room and being as they
are-tha worhl'a atandwd - preelaien
meaanrbment Instrumenta. Mhsnlit
engineers and at-lMitiflc men always
inrona inia aeeiion -or toe- salon ' and
marvel at the almost incoaceirahle
aeaattr
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gagea. f The gaeneaa of these precision
Measurement will be better under-
atoad after ana sees with bia own eyea
through a magniacope their function-
ing. One millionth of one inch ia the
point to which these gigea work with
absolute accuracy.. -
The commttteea for the anion which
have just been announced by Bobcrt
S. Abbott 'manager of the Houston
branch of -the Ford Motor tomusny
tor conducting the details ot the un-
Jertakmg eillnatrate the Stnte-wide
character bt the exhibit. The 00 mem-
bfraof the fotfr committees repre-
sent each section of the Southern half
of Texaa and are representative pro
creaaive citiseua and Ford dealers.
The committees follow:
... Arrangements H. N. Garrett it
Hoiiaton. chairman; 0. W. Bichardmn
of Houston. J. J. Jordan of San An
John' Ciirlstenaen of Gnlveafon. Hi
tonio A. I Crawford of San Antonio
A. Frede of La (Jrame. Char lea J
George of San Antonio Glover' Joha
Of Corpus Cbriati. A. J. Do. Of Gal-
teaton J. T.. Smith of Taylor.' 'm
- Entertainment Pat Davit ot Hotti-
Ion chai rman; 7. J. Bonner bf Hons-
ten: vice chairman: H. Ih Samoa Jr.
or Laredo George Markley of Jasper
Bear H. Johnston W Hoonton. duirles
Cook-of Conroe Drew Patteeon of
Browasvflle B. B. Britten of McAlien
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Brownsville B. B. Britten of
Motoring in an Overland toa '
through' the courtesy ot the
itnight Overland Salet company t
Houston Post-Dispatch party made
iint out State Highway -No; .9 t
ichmond Inst Sunday. sV?
It ia thin section or road tnat a
played havoc with traffic during t
past; twelve months ayi constmctii-.
work-ha been in progresa .While a
great deal of work has been done o
this st ret cn oi sign way k win oe a
montba before it ia completed in ii f
entirety.... r. -- -
The rente forma a link in tne v
Sosniah Trail's "ocean to :' ocean
highway extending from JaekaonviiK
Fla. to Jss ngelea Cat and wi..
with the completion of work now in
n rot re us. renreaent one ot the. beat
transcontinental trails in the country.
Several breaks still exist on the route
through Texaa. One of theae ta the
stretch between Richmond ana Hone-
ton and another in Hberty' connty
while several abort sections ipWe.fc
Texaa. remain in poor condition '
The work on (he JUchmond . anl
Liberty county sections ia being car-
ried forward with all possible wpeeJ
and it ia hoped the proposed ribbon
of improved highway from ocean to
ocean will be completed by 1828.
. A number of detours around "cul-
verts are necesaary while heavy Band
beyond Sugar Land with the 'goirj
heavy la encountered. Traff It' how-
ever continues to move without dif-
ficulty but after the first heavyf.rama
the road will he impassable. ' ; -
The new dump baa been iarf ace f
for a number of milea ' but sever:. i
additional remain that will devel.
into bog-holes with rain tinea M to;
ping baa been placed. - rk.-s
The Overland roadster perform !
In great style and hummed alo
through aectiona of heavy going wi
apparent ease. ' In the long pull
aand beyond Sugar Land me. Htt
car negotiated the. half mile 'pull i i
high with seeming ease while oth -car
large and small plowed labor
oualy in low gear. .:wn
In making abort detoura Into bar-
pita and baok up 'steep grade a onto
the road lied the Overland was? van-
sually flexible ana at no time was it
neceaaary to shift geara to make the
ateep climbs. - ' t it- r '
The ease with which the Itthi fr
handled conpled with Its easyric!
nunHtiea and ever: resnoBihre k-.
moior maue we imp vwaeuii o. .
Motor League Will
Hold Meet Mnf!-
The "aeml-monthly luneheati el the
Motor League obHoutiresaa will ne
held ta the Bender hotel hall room
Monday noon. 1 r ' v." "
atir- Lewlr rieber ; wall be the
principal sneaker oh tha program for
the occasion.
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Amos Madisaa of .Del BJov'JIert X
Perry of Eagle Pats ' .'-.-t '.'
HeccptioD Raymond - Pearaon of
Houston chairman: Mllby Dow ef
Hounton T. K. Parker of Center 1 .
H. Oaaow of Beaumont. Ed Mnn ' -Port
Arthur a E. Neal of Cotu" .
Ben Froinme of Austla R. S.'xan.
of San Antonio Max Garrett of
I'nleatine J. J. Marek of Brenhs n
Arthur Balrd of Austin. f v .' .
lnvitatioaa and publlcitjNotv'. 11.
Morgan of Ban Antonio chairmen; K.
J. Armor of Houston Vice chairman;
H. E. Bertram of Beaumont D. 1..
Herbert of Nacogdochee Pat Thomp-
son of Bay City C. A. Pata of lAitkin
W. J. Tjmer of PeartalL-U. V. Gudxer
of Sernln Earl Hunt of Beevilie Mn-
bert Hefley of Cameron Charrea La-
tum of Schnlenbnrf W. XTForrent
of Jacksonville Williard Chambers of
Bryan W. E. Trans of Victorian C' l
Sory of Livingston. Tom Uarkie of
Navaaota J. hi. Jones of Ban Benit.
V The omdals ot the Houston bran i
ttate that with each a grona of m-
behind the IJncohi Petit Salon that u
can not fafl to be a tuccesa of WL. i
Texaa mty he proud -
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i la 11W4 there were 00fl.000 f
of- pohlie highway of . which' t
600000 are Tmnrored by gra
with gurtad"? f oni bit
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