The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 254, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 23, 1924 Page: 28 of 58
fifty eight pages : ill. ; page 21 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
11
""5
I'
'X t .
t
-'..1. .-
' 1
..! a.
y
a f "wflfiTii mn-TiwiV It VI
; THE HOUSTONI
tlHCOlDWAY
OTOSTFffllBHED
2.500 Miles Ail-Weather
'Road is Now Avail-
able
To year ef the most amaainf eon-
'fan.. arananartatlnn development
.fat history of the world hare passed
tee the Lincoln Mfhway was flrs(
lata mi Wo Id IMS. Tbow 10 roar
km wlhMiHd th oxpcaditnr of
. onr f53.OOO.0O0 on the impro-emenl
of th Lincoln hifhwty hav brought
' K nwif ta Doint where it if four-
' fifth comploto ud one-half .th time
it wn erietnallv astiaated would be
required for eomptetten.
i- Lai year 361 nllea of new eon-
' ntrortion wor oomplttod oh the Lin-
coln hiahwajr an ticeptiona) seaaon.
a wL ma irwrMi tb route
shooM be eeaptctad between th two
rrtoMf in Ion thaa Or yean. Urn-
pbtfi that is. for tk Sre timo. for
recanstractioa ana U rerplaeeeicnt of
sections of inferior trpen ef road with
- mere endurtae typ. wUl continua in-
definitely as the trifle trrsaaes.
w - MnrtnM4wii has Itesn
v ' nader vii oa the Lincola highway in
" New Jeraey sines the tewenteanth een-
tnry ret U 64 mile of the roate in
' that State between Jeraey CKy and
Tboraton are not ret "completed.
Incrn traflkc cvsstnntlr hecessi-
tatea more aoMnute eoastrartioB
bcoadeninc. atraichtaaiajj and reioca-
.1 nH Am mmmm MM all
weather roots for tea trafle ef the
iataaediate tutor aVesid be evea fron
New York to San Fraaciaco. Doubt
exiate on it in reaini w wn
' tinn in VVestern Itah eei than 125
BBuea.
Over M.0OO.000 Saaat Is I92S
r lot tear the 11 States snd 06
eaaatlFS treeer by the IiiMoln
kichway. aided by the federal f""
aneat. expeaded rery to Jfl-DOO.
O00 on the enmpletioa of Sol miles
of the road and on ttiotenaare.
The traffic of thli year will be the
steaeieat ia history. That abatement
ran confidently be made as the traffic
each year has brakea al Drerion
record. The increated trafBr Is brine
ing about naturally esMOgh. better
aroaaaadatiatis for the tourists more
and aon adewoate hotels fcana. aa-
rae eereire statieaa and ramp site
Soadade fiiling atabens ax now found
art fresaeart iaterrals In aections of
ttte country where 10 years ago it
was necessary ta carry eatr -
. At the present time there are 87
free campekaa alesc the Uneoln hiah-
ay. by far the majority of theae be-
anz west ef the MiMissappi rirer. A
. . wood oa eaa he reschedT by th auto
camper erery aifht
' itM Raad CasjsVCtoas
The natwr ef fa raids to be en-
countered by faeea thiasniili who are
eeen new nlaaning a traasconrmeatsl
drive for ttda year aiea the Uocoln
hiehway. East or Wast Is shown In
' tabloid form in the fellowfaic table:
Tabes ef Ueeoli Htfllrway Read
Types Maraa I IS24
htUes
Concrete 5i
Brick 110
Macadam SO-3
Graded fraTel 1206 4
Narnral ereral -
j.j k v&n t.
Xatnral earth 74
Pared city streets 220 .5
Total 312.6
Llaeeia Way NmN rtr Ceat
ExseHsst
It ran be qait roaadently stated
that the only possible rough going
traaecoBtineatai toarista en the Lin-
coln highway will find this yesr. out-
side of oeraaioaal art our which msy
be encountered in any of the States
where new psTeaeat is being laid
would be Western Utah.
This section is abort lees than 125
mQes and anless the weather is Tery
wet will not proe barrier. Hesry
rains see infrequent an the desert in
mid-summer. The route usually open
in the Sierras in June and doses with
now in late November but the best
moDth to make a pleasure trip-across
the continent on the Lincoln way all
things considered is September.
It is no longer necessary to carry
'an ounce of extra gas in the car at
any time during the trip across the
continent on the Lincoln highway. The
association recommends that s rant era
ef drinking water be carried west of
Cnryenne. Wyoming and -that some
food be carried between Salt Lake
City and the California line. Other
Former Head of
Used Car Dept.
Sells New Fords
L v o . t 7-1
A. S. OPTENHEIMER.
A. 8. Oppenhiinr. who haa had
. a .V - 1 M- lanartment or
th Bajmond Pearson company. Ford
Lincoln and Fordson aistriDuiorw. mr
the past sir years is now a new ear
salesman ior me nmij
in to an aanouncement made th
past week.
BAKER DECLARES
'HAULERS' HELPED
rnnonbll B-k thf world pr
mier nd piiot who jut crossed
a .a ittm mAi- than m. week
roniinrui "v
of running time under "re road
conditions attributes much of hia suc-
cess to Hassler shock absorbera.
He uisde the trip of 3S96 mUee from
York to Los Angeles in a tard
ner sedin equipped with Hassler fric-
. . 1 W- .kurura u olaDsed
time wss 7 days. 17 hours'and 8 min
utes which lacks out a lew oimri u.
the record be set up several years
mm in n oMB car under more favor
able road condition.
He equipped his car with Haaslers
after his experience with them in a
: I . k n rnnm la at anrifsW. Af
cordint to the report receired rrom
Baker upon 61s arrrrai m ui nu-
u. l. -ky-k- a KanrKtr Mill inmpl t
enabled him to make much higher
speed witn satety.
'Hauler shock absorbers." he tl;
traohed. "not only enabled me to
make higher speed over rough frosen
rosds but over psved roaas corerea
with ice. The paved road between
VI7VUM. IK Va mnA Sf T ITI t N Mo..
for example waa covsred withf ice
and by keeping my car steady Hess
1. wnmAm it IUIImMs fttf Sia tO 111
rresse my arerag at least 10 miles
per hour.
In Missouri we encountered rrosen
snd mud roads which were the worst
I hsve ever seen mere waa one
stretch of 92 miles which would have
torn any car to pieces if the car had
not iw BrooerlT Drotrtd with
shock absorbers.
Thr same thing applies to rorty
mountain and desert roads which we
encount-red. Hssslera not only pro-
lecteo toe car dui utmj raiautrj mv 10
sit st the wheel for a much longer
time at s stretch."
SOURCE OF LIGHT.
Automobile Digest.
Light is obtsined by illowinc an
electrical current to flow through the
filament of a lamp bulb. The beating
effect of tbe current raises the tem-
perature of the filament to such an
extent that it becomes incandescent
This light produced by th Inean-
deseense of th filament radiatee in
all directions so that to project the
light in tbe direction desired it is
necesssry that a large percentage of
the Iirht tbat radiates from tbe bulb
be reflected by a projecting surface
than these simple preiutions the
drive icro the continent necessitates
no more elaborate preparation or
cnuipnient. either of the party or of
I vehicle than would be required for
any tiro-day tour in the vicinity of
your home town. Th route is well
marked from the Hudson river to Ssn
Francisco bay.
v - -
A Smoother and Finer
Running Motor With
Here' 1 the way to get greater
moaorear satisfaction. Go to-
day to any of abut service stations
slwu in tlus advertisement
and set a supply of That Good
Gtalf Ethyl Gas in your car.
Tbe dnfaapca wUl be i radicated
by a greater smoothness of
epsratloa Mat power less
vibration lass gear ehiftiag.
Haickaniwilatltinn Tbeayou
wiB aailwrtasail why Ernvi Gsa
is aaa af tb greatest accom-
yUslilata ef tbe General
Caral Vfoaors Chemical Co.
Ikst QW QmV Mjl Qm
tmm be ebtsisW si sksss
Main Sc and
acGowan Ave.
McKlnney Avs and
Austin Sc.
WaaKlngtoa and
1 Avea.
Washington Ave. sad
al)boK St
UOTORISTS FAULT
IN UAJORITY R R.
CROSSING MISHAPS
CHICAGO. March 22. Ninety -
mmmm ner eeat of th natioa' SUtO-
mobilists as reasonable car In ap-
preaching railvsy grade crossings
according to Richard E. Kopf su-
. -I rk. RnTi A rMBttn
who cited figures compiled by on ef
tb greet railway systams in an
dress on safety hare.
"Grade crossings annually exact a
-L....1- A11 nt SiotArista. vet onfaf a
small part of the total Dumber naing
the crossings ar careirss or rem-
ises" said Mr. Kopf who as head of
. l - f- aAHmmt nf. ths Koval
Arcanum ia preaching caution to the
-'' al IL. 1W nusWll sf that
odt to th tfultW Watea aod Caa-
oa. -vareriH cBarung e
eraalaga danag Jna. July and Aag-
ast af last ysar. when traffic ia at-
-ai V.-l a rnUmJ aril ShreS 01
cat al aU tha ametorists under ob-
orvgtloa obviously careless or rsca-
laaa. "
n IS Stat th careless 'thre
per cent sumbersd 7568 car driver
LjL. 1 IL J. lallaaa A flllM labials
r alow down not only jeopardised
their Hvs. hut th Uvea of all
th occapanu of thlr earn. Bjing
over ereeainga waa th chif fult
fonad by the Inspector. Railroad
eamnanles hav don their part jo
nra-Adnie nroner aarkinga and In
sigaalllng th approach of tram in
advanca. Ia practically every grada
ereeetag fataUty u la tne mmsnn
who is ta Mama. Most of them might
be avoided." .
Th Royal Arcanum sum Bering
128000 members ha taken a deflnU
k A t. l M...mnl tn conserv
Uf through th prevention of acci-
I. .n .lk mJ ;'' "Thla ia a
public aa welTaa . fraternal lwt
tb hihw regent
N YTSni Natioirial
Safety Eisay Contest
r k third auceaashr real IStm
trk But haa won ftret kOMtrt ta
th national grang safety -a-th-highway
assay eontat. -
.d.. nf the 1923 contest hav
awarded first1 plac to El wood Ayrga
of BuUvttl. N. T. Th competitioii.
which i UmitM to nanowai ims
. i .1.1. i. ! the hast aaaa
SVI s" ' - "
n safety on th -highway by a con
testant under ta jars et age v
Th flrat prise ta a trip ta Wash-
ington with all spene paid aaa
guest of th fstional aatomoblie
eosmoar or cobdi-t.
Detolls of th 1924 compatltlea are
to be announced . in the National
Grange Monthly shortly.
GERUAliS DESIRB1
AlIOBAli
1 --?('-.'
i
naisMst: barred ta American hut-
santiva nrodavsta7 far Mats nar b
om agaia U one arkt lthi
few meatU AgtUtioa oa ti part ft
Oermaa motor ear aJr paint -m
fi'Sarlv Wtlwi U taport'firllons
and a renewal of buinaai iti Amri;
ca cam and trnekg. . . --' . J
Th prMat Mtoattoa m owpuy
tnvoiv
laatwaaf 4a it
Strang inousacs u u ivrwiga
control board. km pnoeed rlaxa-
Oea o .abolition of the Import ra-
strictiona oa the grouad that it .will
curtail aaWs of dmeti ears aad re-
auH in hlkhw pricat and. extntvv
"TJhe dealara who behjo ab.ut 000
i.Vit la saw wim a
'' ' ..V- A -' .- '
.
Jlft-aaVWleV.'
I. klnful ae-all ninr)raed.v In ahwt
tinaoul American cere tba prices of I
which rang f con one-third to. three
qaarterapf th Gtrmai ear f corre-
spondina type aad atseeAUMeroa.
aotoatlal eoBwnr of low ptieed ear
are deprived of adrantogea ariaing
from h Matpf ears thy a.
Th dalar declar threieno it
tha oars hi (Jarmany would prentoU
emmarca ta general and would chant
tb pecs of the automobll from that
of a luxury accseaibl only to a f w
;hll la ala said to be th Uttitude
at tbe' publie which holds with th
dapwg that th popularisation of tb
atemeblla will hav general MrgbV
mg effect oa Gamgn industry and
commerce. " '. ''. .. '
In Qacmta trada drelea U la .th
pinion that th. portion of dealer
aad consumer ia . r rowing stronger
and that In th hear future the manu-
facturer' orcanmatlon'mar five it
wot to raising of th prohibition
bat not. It is believed without flrat
bttag assured of an upward revision
-iv."'.jtv.
us nrst .step ovvf S7;
occur MweiVMar i"t'SLh
af this yaa'i trTtf K'Sra
lon-oj Amsriow car wWlM "J'!
Xe dssiirs ta many wava epeially
hah.Jlttgr
mattsr ai nrs iswisnt
lr aettvT.
intomopfla Wgaat. ' - - r
Tha puniver pt torn f J"tl" -an
a motor car legion. .Bob ot
them caa b UuiBatdl other can
only b. leaaened; most et th are
DBpleaaaat and aom n Jl5.'
If vibratioti. could b ?"?tlfJ
tirly. thToir'i lif would h a''
arsbly lengthened. f .h
a Utng however would be t-
lug rainbow: interesting perDar.
but with t efcanoa of sueea.j WJ .
bject. than Of both th designer and
the user ii b.kp utwaeaaaary w-
b ration on th blacklist .
am . . t-r; :. .. . -
n s-n-aws-- m trm
Bowman of Nw York U i- (-A isasT r. II 11
Ball" Baker oodhva. -r' Z. I?! rt r sL II II
oo v & II
Official start midwintar
Sidney
bidding "Cannon
Group to tb laft iadadW
66
"Cannon Ball" Baiter and ttock Gardnar
BotUa at Log Angeles after record coast-to-
Mew York to Zos Angeles
3398 miles in 4 days 14 hours 15 minutes!
The First Midwinter Transcontinental Speed and Endurance
Run Ever Made in a Stock Closed Car. Only One Car Used
I)
iiiaamsa
The most convincing afrrertfaement ever published for he Gardner
car was written by "Cannon Ball" Baker on the rut-torn roads from
New York to Los Angeles between 2:22 a. m. February 19 and 4:30
p. m. February 26.
Fighting his way through roads hub-deep in mud 1396 miles on
chains through rain snow ice and sleet up terrific mountain
grades with the wind howling at sixty miles an hour across sand-
covered prairies where wheels spin and slide JCannon Ball" Baker
has just driven a stock Gardner Sedan christened "The Blizzard"
from coast to coast in the dead of winter.
Throughout the entire run only one car was used and all driving
was done by "Cannon Ball" Baker. No man or no closed car ever
equaled this feat Few men or few closed cars ever will.
The demand made upon this Gardner is equivalent to what the aver
age car under ordinary everyday usage is called upon to do during its
entire life.
The flow of power in that car was amazing" said
slipped from behind the wheel of the Gardner at
Los Angeles. It was smooth and even and
seemed endless. Despite the terrific racking of the
long grind no vibration was ever apparent.
"Time and again we took terrific grades in high.
Between New York and Zanesville Ohio we
pulled through the worst all-day storm in years
530 miles on chains.
"We pulled the entire 508 miles from Zanesville to
Baker as he
St. Louis over roads covered with a treacherous sheet of ice and with
chains on all four wheels. Yet we made that lap in 15 hours and 33
minutes better than 30 miles an hour.
"We churned through the mud of Missouri's bogs and across the
sand-swept prairies of Kansas we plunged along the Santa Fe trail
and over the Rockies with the motor humming beautifully respond-
ing with an abundance of power beyond our expectations. Our
speed often ranged well over 60 miles an hour. At no time were we
pulled to the limit"
After finishing his record nun and without touching his motor he
drove the same stock Gardner Sedan at 64 miles an hour over an offi-
cially measured course. He carried three passengers and was timed
by four stop watches.
This record run has opened the eyes of all America to the amazing
performance qualities of the Gardner. It Has clearly demonstrated
the fact that the Gardner will outperform any car in its class. That
it will climb any hill in high that any other car will make regard-
less of sixe or price. That it will go 20 to 25 miles on a gallon cT gas.
That it. will stand up on all kinds Qf roads in all
kinds of weather.
You cannot ask more of a motor car than was
demanded of he stock Gardner Sedan. You can-
not find worse roads You cannot find steeper
grades than were encountered and conquered in
7 i
Small wonder owners will tell you the Gardner
is the most satisfactory car they jave ever drivea
' '
ft s 1
t -
- ;
it
Think of it! Using the most direct railroads and the fastest trains yoit
would travel but 4 miles per hour faster than ihU .wttnarkabU speed
BUILT BY THE GARDNER MOTOR CO. BUILDERS OF VEHICLES siNCE 1882
' ' ' distributed' by
SAYERS MOTOR CO. INC.
814-16 Louisiana Street''
ARTHUR SAYERS President
Dealer located In tarrrtor not ywt allotted aheultf aom munlcat with u Immediately. W hav an lntrtlng
propalUa for you. . . ".- ' '.
Preston 2525 T y. jJJ
V.aT-
) l?v Ve-w- . .... J. '
- .-: - : -
A'
i w.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 254, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 23, 1924, newspaper, March 23, 1924; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth609634/m1/28/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .