WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1924 ARE JL white enVollrath oroughly ~eeps the a hea Den It" The ?alloon tire is ·as yet too new to tell Its own story, but some of the reasons urged against it by its oppontn ts do not seem warranted by fact ~ . declares an expert on road con1924 Tourist Traffic to Break str uction .. Misled, perhaps, by the u.ndo ubted fact that the pneumatic All Records t1re ca u ed great destruction to the th en common type of hard road, th e wat er-bound macadam. conservatives Ten years of the most amazing con- now state that the balloon tire with its greatly increased size of wearing structive transportation development in surface, will cause damage to roads the history of the world have passed of other than cement or brick surface. since the Lincoln highway was first laid This is not borne out by fact s atout late in 1913. Those ten years have ready recorded of other wide tire bearing surfaces. Heavy trucks, equipped witnessed the expenditure of over $53,- with double wheels and flat . solid 000,000 on the improvement of the Lin- tires, do no damage to the surface of coin Highway-have brought the route the highways they use, whether that to a point where it is four-fifths com- surface be oil-treated or tar-impregpleted and in one~half the time it was nated stone, ~and-clay, shell, concrete, brick or ·cement. Road damage done originally estimated would be required by such vehic.les is from blows or fo r completion. · pressure and not from surface wear. ·Last year 361 miles of new construe- It is, with the modern road, almost tion were completed on the Lincoln always the weight or the blow which Highway-an exceptional season. At damages the road and seldom or never such a rate of progress the route should the abrasion of the surface. be completed between the two coasts in According to this, the balloon tire less than five ye!lrs. Completed, that is, should preserve ratHer than injure for th..: first time, for reconstruction roads, since its lessened air pressure and the replacement of sections of in- increases the elasticity of the. cushion ferior types of road with more enduring between the road and the wetght, and types will continue indefinitely as the therefore decreases the force of any traffic increases. For example, con- , blow struck bv the wheel. struction has been under way on the Lincoln High\_Vay in New Jersey since Good Brake Adjustmenb th e 17th century, yet the 64 miles of the · · route in that state between Jersey City Guarantee Agamst Sktds and T:enton are not yet "completed." Most skidding accidents are due to Increasmg traffic constantly necessitates improper adjustment of the brakes. Unmore adequate construction, broadening, Jess the brakes are adjusted evenly, the straightening and relocation. But with- car is bound to skid when forced to m fi ve years an all-~eathe~ route for make a sudden stop. The brakes should the traffic of the tmmedtate future be tested out every few days. shoul~ be open from _ New Yor.k to San An excellent method is to give them Franctsco. Doubt extsts only m regard a try-out on the garage floor. Start to a sh<, ~t section in western Utah- ~~~~~~~~;;;;~~~~;;:;; -: less than 125 miles. 1 Over $6,000,000 Spent in 1923 Last year the eleven states and ninetysix counties traversed by the Lincoln Highway, aided by the Federal Government, expended very close to $6,500,000 4 on the completion of 361 miles of the road and on maintenance. LINCOLN 'WAY' NEAR FINISH Balloon Tires to Help Roads, Expert States the car with good speed and bring it to a sudden stop by applying the brakes hard. Then note which braking wheel makes the heaviest mark on the floor. The heaviest mark indicates that this band is much tighter than the other and should be released or the other one shculd be made tighter as the case may be to make them uniform in adjustment as well as properly adjusted. Another reason . for skidding is not calculating the speed of your car. Many drivers drive full speed right up to within a few feet of where they want to stop and then jam on the brakes. If the ground is at all wet or icy, the car wheels can not get traction and must slide. If the ground is dry, the wheels can get traction, but you can grind off a lot of per~y good rubber ~~ Delicioa· Dinner,. Extra fine food and thoughtful service make Sheridan Cafe dinners delicious! Buaineaa Lunch 10:30 to Z:OO THE SHEJW)AN CAFE Wilmette Aft. aDd Main St. ()pea AD Nicht HIGH GRADE WORK is assured when you give us your car to paint and finish for you. You will be astonished and delighted at the way we do our work and the money we will save you. Most people will thin k you hav«: a new car, because our finish is so .smooth and new. for which money. from this, you you paid put real a heavy strain on a· your driving power for you are driving against a brake. In other words-you are using poor judgment. Illinois Motorist, officiGI publication o/ the Illinois . Automobile club. Aside ':::;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;::::;:;;;:;::;:;:;;;;;;;;;;:;:~ SANITARY lslhe v1ord 1~0 doubi ~ve heard -~i s shop is clean ROBERT W. MciNTYRE Rear of W ilmette State BaDk Phone Wil. 1M THE TRUTH IN RHYME just suits the time. Both clean and sweet is all our meat. Our mutton, lamb, fresh pork and ham, is tender, pure, you may be sure. Our veal and beef will bring relief to appetites by days or nights. Our poultry too, is good for you, its tender flesh is pure and fresh. Our prices small appeal to all. 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