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BRICK CAR TRACKS.
There hasn't been an accident on this road, belwern Temple and Belton, Tex., since these brick track were laid. Phote shown Police Chief S. J. Hall of Temple, minting to the brick trait.
roul, Dr. J. S. McColvey, superin- tendent of the medical staff of local hospital, says:
Temple, Texas, Aug. 22nd.-The; In reporting on the safety of the safeal road in Texas, and probably in the country, is a diva-mild stretch between this city and Belton. Dur- ing the past six years it has not: seen a single accident.
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Before this shfety nut was com- ploted we had an averre of two or The highway, built under the ad- ihre enses a week brought to this | ministration of Ma" Ferguson, is hospital after arejdents between like a double-track railway system, here and Beltun. The road between with the rails 18 inches wide, Two these two towns has been heavily trends of brick, representing one travelled, partly because they are set of ralls, are laid on one side of me свернат together, and partly the road, and a similar brick track hecan it is The main года
I laid on the other sidey four feet, from Waco to Austin and Sup
Angelo. separating the two.
Safety Record.
This gives the rond two sets of "rail". one going east and the "Now we rarely have an emer- other west, an suparated that a car]gency case from iuto accidents on travelling on way will pass the safety highway amt our records. another at a safe distance, The dot show a single loss of life on gaps between the two sets of the road, although cases from other trends are filled with asphalt. highways around here are cou-
It IR naid that this type of road stunity tuerensing." exerts a psychological effect on a driver which causes him to remain in his own track for the most art. When passing another car, the road offers ample room.
With such a road as this, the necessity of incensing the width of highways is eliminated. Haunum reports.
"On any highway provided with Alds. Nights Driving.
an onroughened surface over its "The driver is provided with a full width and constructed with a smooth, definite truck to follow, nearly flat face, drivers of vehiclea plainly outlined by day or night,"
may roam at will over any longi- Federal Engineer W. T. Taunum tudinal section of the road,” he
reporta. "At night, except in rainy says. "It t happens in spite of traffle or misty weather, the path is plain-regulations and the definite mark-
ly visible to the driver several hun-ing of the middle line of the rond dred yards ahead.
"Thus under all conditions the driver knows that an approaching car is on the proper side of the road and there is no danger of collision.
urface. This habit is a reengnized
Inerensing with the speed
of passing vehicles,
These conditions have led to con- sidetation of the advisability of
At the same time he can pass aincreasing the width of highways. slower car moving in the same Such conditiona ure practically direction and do so without sound-eliminated in the highway between' ing his horn."
Temple and Belton."
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An English Expert's Views.
FOOLISHLY CALCU-
LATED.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1931.
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REAL OPTIMISMI
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THE HORSE-POWER ment among British colonists, ad there was little prospect of and at the same time refused to Buyers in the open marketa of increasing the per capits use of tax a horse and cart,” which Holland and Denmark would much motor-care to any large extant, occupied much more, space upon pre.er to take British automo-The market was saturated so long the · road, required much more biles in payment for the eggs and, as the present high taxation pro- stable accommodation, moved at Big Contract for 1982 bacon and butter which Britain; valled.
approximately one-fifth of the bought from them.
speed of motor traffic, theroby A contract involving the sala at The revenue from motor-car They did not do so for one rea- taxation recolved by the British sing the daily loss of hundrede cars to the value of £750,000 w son only, which was that, in the Treasury for 1929, including the and whose sola contribution to the tween the Rover Company, Ltd, and
of thousands of working hours, completed at Coventry recently be aggregate, British-manufacturers total yield of the petrol tax, wa could offer them only an unaccep-19,412,963, Sir Percival added. public welfare was the necessity Henleys, 14d, motorear distribu able article. Holland, which im-The amount collected in the engaging scavengers, he added. the to keep the streets in sanitary con- ported all its
The agreement concerned the open market, in whicars, was an United Staton from motor-car altion.
23 Continon-taxes was more than four times
Rover Company's programme for tal and American automobile greater
Many authorities believed that 1932, and will come into effect ou AUM. than this "So long as the present method |***
The the only reason why mater traffic Soptember 1. From that defi of calculating horse-power tax manufacturers eltelen per annum average tax per automu hnd not entirely replaced borss Henleys, Ltd., will handle the sales
more of their vehicles per annum. Great Britain was £26 188. Qu prevails no British manufasturer Not one of these was a British | whereas the average, tax in the trafo was that the latter paid no of all Rover cars in the Londes CAR possibly bulld up any con-
If it were taxed equally aren. siderable export business in the manufacturer.
United States was only £7 4. 40. It would be replaced by automo vebicles which are made for this
This was a clear demonstration of
"There is nothing fantastic In Motoring Not a Luxury, market," said Sir Percivat Perry,
the wladom of the policy of the industry and contributing to eat, declared Mr. Frank Hough
blios, thereby giving Impetus to the three-quarter million pound. chairman of the Ford Motor Cn. The use of motor-cara per capita moderate tax infuglar time of the solution of traffic and conges-managing director of Henleys. Ltd Eta, Great Britain, at the last in Great Britain was less than one-a larger number of automobiles.tlon problems which were coating, "In view of the trade rovival, which annual meeting of the company. Afth of that of the United States..
the nation so very dearly. He said the vast majority of he said. Those engaged in the
It was impossible to eniculate motorists in Britain were com-automobile business believed and pelled, beenuse of a toolishly cal- would certainly fight for the con- the many millions of pounds culated method of taxation, to use tention that the use of a motor-sterling expenditure per annum in automobiles which were inferior car was no luxury.
It isn't the cost, it's the upkeep On the co-traffic control, street widening.for taxes levied on the average to those used by automobilists trary, after food, shelter, and and other attempts to relieve con- motor car during its life amount everywhere else. It was not a clothing, it was probably the restion and speed up teame, hnd to 128 per cunt, of the average question of roads, or of cost, or greatest necessity of present-day yet British authorities exorbitant value of the vehicle, the National The average American autome- general running expenses. It was; human existence.
ly taxed a small tradesman who Taxation Committee of the Ameri-bila buyer paid $59.89 less for his not necessary to go to the other! The taxation in Britain was so was enterprising enough to use alcan Automobile Association has automobile in 1980 than he did fo end of the world to beat up senti-high that unless it could be adjust-lmotor van for delivering his goods, found.
Penalising Enterprise.
taxes.
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