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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1925
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ROAD BRIDGES.
Can They Be Made Artistic?
BUICK PROSPERITY.
INCREASING SALES: ABROAD.
Granting that the automobile. business is a fair baromotor of general commercial conditions and certainly we have found it so at home, the comeback of Europe is going to be much quicker than evon the most optimistic havo dared to hope, says E. T. Strong, general sales manager of the Buick Motor company.
One does not need to go out-problem which is not yet settled, side Hongkong to observe that but concerning which there are road bridges, while no-one will hints of a compromise of some deny their usefulness, aro kind. decidedly lacking in artistic
A STEP IN TIME. qualities. Very often, a pretty But, obviously, if we are to view is spoilt here by the severe bring our roade up to modern ugliness of a bridge across a requirements we cannot neglect The sale of Buick care certainly nullah or round a cliff. The the conneoting links, which sote at naught the almost uniform matter has been receiving con-aro the bridges, and the predictions that Europe's pro- siderable attention at Home, Ministry of Transport, insperity was to come well into the those last fow wooke, and the demanding
whether future and only after some, very authorities are taking it up with alteration or new construction, carefully planned and well exo-
bridge work should now be done cuted economla stimulations. In sending a memorandum to with some regard for artistic TARIFFS CHECK
Aside from Italy and France all local authorities stating in offent, bave stepped in in time. It
oDorgy.
thati
effect that they have declared is the twofold purpose of this where unfavourable tariffs practi- war on ugly road bridges the now. idea to proserve what is cally prohibit the sale of any Ministry of Transport have taken finest in our ancient structures American made motor.car, there a stop to be commended, com- and to ensure that new areations seems to be no one spot In the ments a Home paper. Their should have regard to something world whore Buick care are plan of campaign has merits, more than sheer utility. We are not being purchased: England. aleo, and is one to which local to build not merely for convent. Argentino, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, authorities will have to pay hood. once, but so that future genera What they are being told is that tions shall form a favourable Cuba, Porto Rico, Contral Amer it is highly desirable that in the opinion of the ability of our pre-ica Mexico, Hawaiian Islands, alteration of old bridges or the sent-day designers,
Philippine Islands, Japan, China, erection of new ones artistic The work which has been done Java Sumatra, Norway, Sweden, work is desirable, and that, baby Scaps, that society formed to Bolgium, Holland, Denmark, fore any assistance is given for prevent the disfiguration, of our Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, such work from the Road Fund, landscape by that form of wayside Grence, Servia, India, Australia the Ministry will have to be advertisement which was develop and South Africa. To all of thesa satisfied that this point has been ing apace, appears to have had points and others, many of them taken into account. It is an in- some influence on the Ministry. little thought of in our daily life, direct method, but a sure one. In their memorandum to the local shipments of Buick cars are con A local authority may build as it authorities it is pointed out that stantly on their way. At home, pleases, being master in its own bridges are an attractive feature too, Buick sales volume reflects a house, but no taste, no financial of the countryside, that many of prosperous condition of business. assistance, a pronouncement them poaspes historical and and commerce, another indication which brings them at once under archeological interest, and that that the world is rapidly recover- the control of the Ministry.
Some illustrate the
fitting ing its business stride. Nations It is high time" a step such use of local material by our and individuals alike rally quick- as this was taken. We have forefathers, while others are ly, and as they rise, turn to the antered a period in which road pleasing examples of modern purchase of necessities. That and bridge building must go on methods of construction. The they buy American motor cars in on a growing scale. It is a fact repair of many of the old large quantities is a tribute to the
Amorloan industry. beyond question that our roads structure and tho construction of at present are inadequate to bear new has been forced upon
the volume of motor-borne traffic, highway authorities of late years country, and unless some authori- and it is the fact that that in-by the growth of road transport,tative step were taken it might adequacy is inoreased at points and it is satisfactory to find so lead to a new system of roads by the inability of bridges to bear responsible a body as a Ministry that by their sheer utility would. what is nowadays a normal load now taking steps to ensure that spoil the countryside. Utility of traffic. We see one phase of some artistry shall go into this and charm can be combined, and this problem in the controversy repair work and into new con especially in road work, and in which keeps arising between struction, als weki
demanding in no uncertain torms local authorities, and railway It is a happy as it is a definite that this latter quality shall not companies with regard to the move. Motor transport i abe averlooked the Ministry will modernishing of railway bridges utilitarian thing that is bringing have the full support of the and the approaches thereto about many changes in this populace.
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