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Augus.t 23, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 31 NORTH SHORE GOVERNMENT GIVES BIG HAND IN ROAD BUILDING Co-operates With States In Constructing 7,022 Miles During 1929 Fiscal Year · During- the fiscal year 1929, the kderal government cooperated with the ~tates in the improvement of 7,022 · miles of federal-aid highways, bringing the total mileage of the system improved with · federal aid to 78,096, according to the highway engineering deJJartment of the Chicago Motor Club. The years mileage was improved in the forty-eight states and Hawaii bv state highway departments working in cooperation with the federal bureau. There are approximately 188,000 miles of main interstate and intercounty hig-hways in the federal-aid system, of which the above mileage and approximately an equal mileage built by the states without federal assistance is now improved. The 7,022 miles improved include 1.056 miles of graded and drained earth roads, 563 miles of sand-clay, 1,293 miles of gravel roads, 189 miles of waterbound macadam, 728 miles of bituminous macadam and bituminous roncrete pavement, 3,101 miles of conrrrte pavement, altd 48 miles paved ,,·ith vitrified hrirk. Forty-four miles nf hridges and apprParhes were also l·nnst ructed. r n addition to the improved mileage, at the end of the year there were under construction "·ith federal aid 9.52(1 miles, 8,358 of which werr undrrJ.!"Oing initial improvement. and l,l(iR ,,·ere heing given a higher type of surfare than was provided in original construction. The estimated rnst of the 111ileage under construction is $238.ISR,49S, which includes federal funds in the sum . of $96,500,3-l7. At the end of the year there were also approved for initial construction, I.R33 miles of highways and a further 1.065 miles to receive a higher type of surface. The total cost of the approved mileage is estimated at $61,500,674, to which federal funds in the sum of $24,137,546 have been allotted. MO.fOR NEWS }. p A Week-End Tour northern Illinois is the route suggested for the week-end tour outlined Jp· the Tnurinn· Httre,·ttl o f 'fl1·· ' ;-.. .. Automobile l'luh of lllinois, · i11 CO<)pe 1·ation with this 11C\\·spapcr. The route.:, while not cntirclr a Ill'\\" nne, is neve !'thcless considered one of the most beautiful as well as picture~quc ones in the state. lt take s in a Humber of 1 a k cs and wends its way through many of the re sort sections. One taking this trip, is hardly sati ~ficd unless it is iollowed up with one· or more. Each trip can be made so as to end at one o i the iamous reso rt centers. and l'IIUU .l.dl tlf thc.: sc spots are on hand to want tP rl·pcat it sc\·eral times. The trip going leads ;tlullg oeautiiul Sheridan Road to \\'aukt:gan, F\'ans ton. Vvilmette, Kenilworth, \Ninnetka. Hubbard Woods. Glencoe. Fort Sher idan, Lake Bluff. Creat Lakes Traiuing Station and · l\orth Chicago ;:;.re passed on the tour north. From \Vaukegan, the road west i.Jecomes ideally scenic, pa %ing- in the midst of a multitude of lakes. both larg-e and small, where one may fish, swim or ramp. l\1 am· roads are shown on the map. Any one oi these may be traversed if tin1c can s1>arcd. leads to a haven lli re . . tful beauty. A small hod\' of water ,,·ith sa1Hh· l>rarh. known as Cage's Lake, is locatcd ju ..;t a hit orf the road and l'ast lli (~ray' ,..; Lake. It is rlear as cn-stal, and t<tl~·..: ~ (lll the St'lllblanrr of a huge lllirrllr. The drirc alonJ.!" the \\Tst sliore pf the Fnx l~in.:r on the rC'turn trip ;., most pirturc~que and slwuld 1111t he missed. The rinT, winding its \Ya\· more than 100 ft·et . hr!cm· the n1ad prc~cnts an interesting sight. The log follows: At ~lirhiJ.!"all .'\\TiltH' and lacksllll g]\'d, gn north 1111 Illinoi s -12. J\lik., T<n\·1\~ .\'urth (l CJJ ICACO Evanston 13 Wilmette 1S Kenilworth 17 Winr1etka lR Vl:SlT A reg-ion s oi to the famo u ~ lake resort ill any States Share Studebaker Finds Trend Toward Straight Eights . in construction .of A worlcl-widL· tr<..' Jlcl toward t hl·· :->traight eight nwtnr car i ~ indicated hy sales data rec e ntly cnmpilcd by the :-;, tH.lebakcr - l'iL·rcc -.t\rro\\. l·:xport CorJl() ratiPn and ann ~ lllllrl'd rcrl'ntlr. The figurl' :-> sill)\\. t l1at iartnry sak:·· 11f Studl'hakn 1 1 n·~idl'nt i'.lght and l\nnmandl'r mn<kls ill \\'orld Jllarkds iJJcreasl' d li3 JH' r crnt during the tir~ t six mnnths pf. ]<J}J on·r thL· rorrc spollding period oi l<J 2R :\ still larg~ · r increase in (W Crsea :-; l' ight -cylindc r busines s is antkipat l' d during the la :; l i1alf of 1929. - - - -- -- - - - - - Hubbard \\' ol) d s 19 Glencoe · 21 Ra\·inia Park 23 Ilighland Park 26 Fort Sheridan LB 31 Lake Forest Lake Bluff 3-l Great Lah·s Train i l l .~ ~taliun .)(1 \Vaukegan. Tnrn \\T S t 011 Crand , Avenue in \\. aukeg·an ... 0 Curnee 14 · Lake Villa. Tun1 iH·:- t on l' (l llllt\· S 1 High\ra\· -. Fox Lak e 61 Retrace to iunction u i l'llllllh· Ili .~..:"hwa\· ltading :- ~>uth tll Vol \l FO'? 1. · , 0 Chevrolet Output ~earlY n ·tn· state ·in the Union had a ~hare-. in the. building of the millionth ChnT<'kt rl'r ent ly turned out. enn· f ·1 d s_ \ 'h·ania. ( )hin and ~lichigan urms 1e tiH: stl'el; the Sn11th and the \Vest suppliL·d thr \\"11nd; thl' SPilth anrl the d :\prtlJl':lst pnH·ide<l the cotton an wool ; the rubber came from Ohio, lllinoi s and California; the glass from Penn sylvania, Ohio and Illinois and the Ducu and enamel from ::-.Jew Jersey and ~I irhigan. ).fore than 85,000 carloads nf ma.terial were used to produce the milli L111 sixes. .\ ;-; (lt1icials puint out, the achieve· · l'\.l'll greater t 1 · tl lC IIH' IIt 1:' 1an durmg same peri od of 1927 or 1928, during ,·,hich years the Chc\'rolet \I otor Com pany ~,·as the world's largest builder Df automobiles. Furthermore, tht! change made hy Chevrolet January 1 · from four-cvljncler J>roduction to stx.J nl inder nroduction has upset all pre· \·iotb 1 .1rccedcnt · in the low J)riccd field. hy caw. ing the production of six-cyJinder cars to exceed the Jlroduction of innr -cYiindrr cars for the first time in aut~motiYc history. ~orth Chica .~..:"o 37 !1~ ~ach :~·~·~'~I.~A~~~~l·~·~~~~~·~ -~~~-~ -~ ·-~-~~~ ~~~~~~~~ -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE BRAKE. TEST We.t Lake 70 St-. GJX.o CxcusE $100.00 . THE JUDGE SAID t&.f ,..,.,_, II LADIES LEAVE YOUR CAR INSIDE DOOR Wf; DO REST 'I'H}~ '- The brakes were defectivethe accident occurred and the fine was assessed. YOU don't want happen to YOU. that to FOR YOURSELF ee For Firat Hour - Each Additional Hour tOe. Six to Ten Hours 7Sc. RIGHT CLOSE TOI2TBEATRES AND MAIN SHOPPING DISTRICT Let us fix your brakes NOW Right before your t)'elon accurate hydrau-lic gauges;--the JUMBO · Bralce Tester reveals tbe true condition of the bnb on each wheel. 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