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SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1929.

NEW PETROL TAX CHRYSLER GROWTH.

AT HOME.

Automobile Club's

Protest.

correspondent.

Erection of New

Buildings..

DRUNKENNESS.

HOME PETROL TAX.

Law Now Unsatisfac- An Argument Against.

tory. The ancient question -of, what

By common consent, Mr. Churchill's fourth Budget speech was admirable as a Parliamentary

Cryeler factories, which are clasaod to-day among the most mo- constitutes drunkenness seems performance, comments the Nation Private moderists will not weldern, offelent and completely come the Budget, comments the equipped in the automobile indus- now, owing to the pronouncements and Athenaeum. But the most London Morning'e Post motoring try, have been developed by a rapid of certain London maglatrates, to dubious feature of the Budget is bs reaching an acute stage, says the fourpenny tax on petrol, and it They have long but steady expansion campaign the Evening Standard in an is likely, we believe, to prove a most

ley and Mr. Hay

Halkett, when there is already a tendency of great

experience Edwards an increase in bus fares in and sound judgment, have London, it seems likely to give this

heid .the viow, that they during the Inst four years.

Today the plant, equipment of editorial article. Beth Mr. Bing unpopular one. Coming at a time

do.

One of Finest: The Jefferson Avenue plant in Mr. Stenson Cooke, Secretary of the Automobile Association, re- Detroit ranks as one of the finest marked: "We take the view that manufacturing establishments of there was no justification for any any type in the country. It covers Al-36.88 acres, and has 917,450 square inereuse in motor-car taxes. ready the Incidental taxation, on feet of floor space. Here the new motor owners was unfair. The A.A.100 horsepower Imperial "80" and fought against any attempts to in- the Illustrious New "72" are built, crease this burden, but, as the as well as all Crysler hydraulic Chancellor has given no compensat-four wheel brakes, ing advantage, such as a reduction

were overtaxed," as the Auto- mobila Association potition, the Chrysler Corporation com- signed by nearly 1,000,000 pikes 12 great unisa in the United motoriste, pleading for the abolition States and Canada, with a floor of the horse power tax and area of tore than 100 acres. The pretty plainly implied their tendency in unwelcide impetum. It version to the petrol tax will bear challenge for every foot of floor opinion that the law is now un-is bound to impens the development batisfactory and ought to be altor of motor busyon lên throughout witnesa, w

addition of a petrol tax to space which has effected this rapleed. Motor legislation is impend the day and road-ransport the existing horse power duty will expansion is continuing to force

but the other day, too long delay- Churchill Wants to do in order to be received with dismay, in spite the way for more additions. Sove, and has been, as we pointed generall Indeed, as in whathir. of the Chancellor's hope that the ral of these are already under wayed. When it is ht last undertaken, safeguard the traff Fall- In January, 1824, when Walter which ought to be soon, this point ways. It is true that he diddaims motoring community would not

the Intention of restricting motor- Judge the Isalle from a narrow P. Chrysler arrived, the first of the might well be included.

cars to bear his name, two groups

For it is not at all atenable posi-transport "so long as it proceeds on standpoint"

a sound economic basla," and he is Commander Armstrong, Secret of buildings represented the entire nry of the Royal Automobile Club, plant equipment. Their combined tion that the drunkenness of a expressed the view that the com- flour.aren was less than ba acres. pedestrian and the drunkenness of quite right in arguing that the cum not on a sound baals "If the road In addition to the 12 Chrysler the driver of a motorcar should be patition between road and rail lo bination of the petrol tax with the

At pre vehicles, which carry these forms existing tax was the biggest blow plants. in the United States and treated on an equality. that the private motoring industry Canada, Chrysler interests are beant, so Mr. Bingley and Mr. Hay of traffic, inflict far more Injury on had per riebived. "The R.A.0. ing forwarded by the Boclete Halket hold, this is what the law the roads than they pay for." But headed, "lowed the Chancellor's Anoyme Chrysler, at Antwerp, ordains. In one case a police while this may be a good argument proposals with the utmost inflight Belgium, and the Chrysler Com surgeon put forward the coinmen-as we think it ie--for making the zehoe View that a man's incapacity heavier kinds of motor-transport tion. A meeting of the General pany M.B.H. at Berlin, Germany, Council has been called. It Chrysler's Highland Park plant depends on what he is doing. This pay more than they do now towards would be a council of war, is one of the largest manufacturing 18 Indeed the view naturally held the Road Fund, it is no argument and they would then decide what to establishments in the Detroit in- by most of us, who would not ob- for taxing them for general revenue The argument put forward that dustrial area. With a capacity of Ject to a chauffeur having three purposes. So far from strengthen- motorists were profiting from the approximately 1,000 cars a day, it pints of beer while taking a walking the Road Fund, Mr. Churc present low price of petrol, and that has a floor space of 1,855,000 on his afternoon off, but who might actually proposes a further chil this justined the tax, Commander square feet and covers 53.00 acres. think that his doing the same raid upon it, as part of the adjust Armstrong held to be a vicious one. It houses the company's general thing while driving his car was ment of motor-taxation incidental If It was admitted, the Chancellor offices and it are built the "52" good cause for summary dismissal, to the petrol tax, and this, although might go further and further, un- and "62" models, which have been The law, however, does not take he admits that "larger sums are less his proposals were resisted, rolling up an unprecedented re- the common-sense view, and holds urgently required for the recon- ed sober on his feet must also be and many of the bridges of a large They considered his action a second cord of sales since their introduc- that a map who would be consider-struction of the whole foundations rald on the motorist, the first being tion last August,

considered sober when sitting at proportion of our roads.

It is the private motorist, how- that on the road fund the previous

the steering wheel. This is Mr. year.

Bingley's opinion, and from Mr.ever, who has most reason to com-

plain of Mr. Churchill's new exac Bingley's opinion it would be im- tion. He, at all events, already pays to the Road Fund a contribution prudent lightly to dissent:

The question is not made easter which fully defrays all the damage by the fact that two doctors or which he does to the ronds. Over two lawyers can only with diffi- and above that, he already makes a culty be brought to agree upon a contribution towards the general definition of the word "drunk" in revenue, on the ground that motor

It is not ang is a luxury. And now he is to any circumstances. medical, it is hardly even a legal. be subject to a substantial patrol Across the street from this plant term, It is one of those words tax. This new impost is likely to in the horse power tax, they would

become intensely than Mr. Churchill' ap- use every means of impressing the is the Chrysler Kercheval Avenue which, well enough understood in he resented much more widely and Government with the seriousness of body plant, with floor space of ordinary conversation,

687,619 square feet. It is especial- vague and almost meaningless pears to realize. The average this matter, not merely to motorly designed for body manufactur- when they are discussed in a court motorist has long ceased to be a We can understand this particularly well-to-do person; and ists, but to the whole community.

"The rebate on heavy vehicles ing. The progressive stage con- of law. using pneumatic tyres," he proceed-veyor system employed throughout word in ordinary conversation be- he regards, motoring, not as a vice, ed, "ought to be accompanied by a not only eliminates the high cost cause we make allowances for the butas, in the main, a healthy, reduction of tax to privato motor-of manual handling but insures general attitude of the person who civilizing habit which it is desir ists, who also run on pneumatic the utmost efficiency in building a uses it. A fierce, tetotaller will able to encourage. Moreover, there use it of a man who noticeably is a general weariness with the quality product. tyres."

The company's own forgo and talks better after a glass of cham-volley of multiplying Indirect taxes feature of Mr. Churchill's Budget machining plant is at New Castle, pagne, and the averago man will which has been the one consistent Ind. It covers 85,70 acres, and is take, but little notice of the judg-olicy, and of which, he gives us equipped with the most modern ment, It is, that is to say, a word this year another irritating example blast furnaces and heat treating of shifting meanings, and as such in the now Safeguarding duty on occupies a very uncomfortable

buttons. The petrol duty, incl apparatus.

dentally, has a Protectionist aspect; At Dayton, Ohio, Chrysler main-position in law.

Fortunately, this difficulty really and oddly enough, this might con". tains what it belleves is the most complete service parts depot need not arise in connexion with celvably prove the one real argus operated by any automobile promotor offences. We have only toment in its favour. If it really ducer. This blant covers 2262 adopt the polico-surgeon's view stimulated commercial distillation acres. In it is installed a per- that a man's degree of incapacity of oil from coal on a substantial manent record containing the must be judged in relation to phat scale, the infant industry argu=" specifications of every Maxwell, he is doing, and we have a working ment would apply with a highly ex- Whether a man ceptional cogency, and, in the Chalmers and Chrysler car ever régulation. built, as well as a constantly re- has been drinking and is in an special circumstances of the coal Protection. But, Alled stock of every part of all excited condition which ought industry, would override the general

objection to" called drunk 1 these cars. Its central location to to be the great centres of population question which each individual despite Bir Alfred Mond, we are

to sceptical of any such result. according answer gives 'dealers and owners of every

But his own

private views. ear ever made by these three com- parles rapid service for every part, whether he is in a fit condition to

ELECTRIC CARS VANISH. have control of what may so easily become a highly lethal instrument. Out of thirty-six electric autó- Sizeable Canadian Plant,

Nomobile manufacturers in U.S. The Chrysler Corporation of is open to the test of fact. Canada, Limited, a subsidiary cor-matter how little he may have twenty-two years ago, only one poration is at Windsor, Ont. Ac-taken, no matter how reasonably remains, reports A, O. Dunk of the quisition of additional factory he may be able to talk, if his hands Detroit Electric Car Company. space within recent months has ex- are unsteady on the wheel, if his

FIRST CONCRETE ROAD. India's first concrate rond, a 14-mile stretch out of Benares, is in the making. A contract has been awarded for its construction by the Indian government.

Change Oil Every 1,000 Miles Reason Number 2—Water

If you have driven your motor car for 1,000 miles, you may be mare that the oil in your crankcase has been badly diluted with water. For water is continually being manufactured in your engine cyl. iders-in this way. When ben- zine explodes in the combustion chamber, it combines with the axygen in the air and forms steam. If the crankcase is cold, the steam vapours condense, turn to water, and mix with the oil.

To appreciate the amount of water formed by the action of your engine, hold a glass over the muffler pipe and note the rapid collection

Changed

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Recently

GARGOYLE

Mobiloil

Make the chart your guide

of water drops from the exhaust. For each pound of benzine burned, about a pound of water is formed. Your crankcase oil is often diluted 40 per cent.

Your engine operates at scorch- ing temperatures. Oil films, to protect, must be thick and tough. Water makes oil thin and weak; causes friction, wear and loss of power. Don't try to operate your motorcar with watery oil. Regu larly every 1,000 miles, drain and refill with Mobiloil. Regular crank- case draining will give you a more powerful, quieter engine-added months of operation.

VACUUM OIL COMPANY

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will

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panded its area to 358,278 aquare judgment seems to be slow in an

feet of floor space, equipped with emergency, then he is not fit for cause. There are other and more the most modern machinery and the responsibility he has pader-serious dangers. But this is a point that can be cleared up, and,

other facilitics,

taken.

It is probable that only a small in justice to the motorist as well In line with its polley of con- tinuous expansion, and to meet in-proportion of the enormous numaa to the general public; it ought creased demands created by the bar of accidenta act out in the re-to be cleared up as soon as pos- introduction of the new Imperial turns just published is due to this sible.

80," Chrysler, during 1927,, took!

over additional factory floor space

at Maybury Grand and Hancock avenues, Detroit. Here it mand- factures and assembles its own custom bodlea for that car. The acquisition represents an addition of 126,484 square feet to the coin- party's floor space.

The latest addition to its build- ing programme, is a four-story atructure for the engineering de- partment. It is how nearing com- pletion. It will include offices for the engineering executives and will provide Improved facilities for autmobile research experiments unusual and tests. Among its features will be an lee plant; with which cars can be tested under all conditions of temperature and humidity; dynamometer test rooms for exhaust system underground; an air washing aystem, chassia roll testing machinery, hydraulic lifts for car observation and com- plete facilities for mechanical, physical, electrical and metallurgi- cal laboratories, experimental m chine shop, design, drafting, ex- perimental body building, painting department and test and experi mental garages.

ALL LIT UP. Abill introduced in New York stato by Senator Hewitt, makes. the provision for head and tail light for pedestrians. ad an. äc- cident: prevention measure..

CAR FERRY IN AFRICAN JUNGLE.

One of the difficulties encountered in the trail-blazing .10,000-mile run from South Africs to Sweden, made by a General Motors party, was crossing rivers in uninhabited territory. But the party was prepared for that Pontoons, consisting of native canoes hollowed, out of tree trunke, support a platform of bamboo or timber on which the cars are ferried across. Photo shows how this was done.