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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924 19 TRAINED MEN BULLD ROADS Highways No Longer Built by Rule of Thumb In the early days of road building, any contractor who could spread stone and roll it was good enough to "engi- neer" the road to be built, states the National Highways association bulletin. Today all organizations engaged in road building are looking for the trained road engineers, and when there are not enough to go round, sending their own men to college for better training in highway building. In 1919 the University of Michigan, which has departments of Highway En- gineering and Highway Transport (Professor Arthur B. Blanchard) of- fered graduate short period courses in highway engineering and highway transport, leading to the degree of Mas- ter of Science or Master of Science in Engineering, arranged especially for men engaged in the practice of highway engineering and highway transport. In 1919-20 the attendance was 29; while in 1922-23, 110 men attended these courses, the average age of the men be- ing 27 years, ranging from 23 to 56 years. These men came from the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, state, county, and municipal highway departments, contractors' organizations, companies manufacturing motor trucks, highway machinery, and materials, universities, and from the field of highway transport. During 1923-24, 18 graduate short period courses will be offered, 10 in the field highway engineering and 8 in lhigh- way transport. These courses will be given by a staff of 8 professors and 10 non-resident lecturers. The road building world is looking to the engineer, the trained man, the technician, for light on how to build better, less expensive, more permanent highways. It is generally recognized now that the day of the rule-of-thumb builder is gone, and that only the en- gineer, proficient in the art and familiar with the best practice, is the economical spender of the taxpayer's money! Want Your Car to Look Nice; Take This from Robert By R. W. McINTYRE (McIntyre Auto Painting, Wilmette) "How long will the finish last?" and "What can I do to prolong the life are very frequently asked by the aver- age automobile owner. Unfortunately, there is no positive or definite answer to either. In fact, it is 1mpossible to truthfully say just how long the finish of an automobile body will last, because its durability is wholly and entirely dependent upon a number of factors, all of which are controlled by separate individuals. First, there is the quality of the varnish. and other finishing materials used. Then there is the correct appli- cation of the various coats of finish- ing materials, and last, and probably the most important of all, is the care of the finish for which the automobile owner himself is responsible. ment in the failure of automobile finishes to retain their lustrous beauty is caused by improper care or lack of care entirely. Read over the follow ing "don'ts" and put them into prac- tice. Your doing so may greatly lengthen the life of the finish on your car. DON'T allow your car to stand out in the hot sun any more than is nec- essary. Park in the shade, if possible, and, when at home, run it into the garage instead of letting it stand along the curb. The sun not only damages the finish, but melts the grease cups, allowing it to run out over the finished parts. DON'T expose your car to rain or severe weather conditions any oftener than necessary. DON'T slam the doors. The sud- den jar has a tendency to cause the finish around the doors to crack and check. Keep your hand on the door until the lock fastens. DON'T drive through shrubbery or weeds or close enough to trees to allow their limbs to rub the finish. All of these are sure to cause fine scratches. DON'T allow mud to dry hard on the finish. DON'T use or permit the use of wax, polish, or renovators on your car. DON'T neglect to have your car re- painted just as soon as it needs it. The services of the automobile painter are just as important to the proper upkeep of your car as are those of the garage or service station. One-Cylinder Enough in Those Early Days Among some old papers at his office, 79 Wall street, New York, G. E. War- ner recently found a number of letters which are rather amusing in view of present day automobile manufacturing methods and the elaborate systems for service that have been built up by auto- mobile companies. --All.of the letters were written in 1901 by J. W. .Packard, president. of the Automobile company, maker of the orig- inal Packard car. In one letter Mr. of the finish?" are two questions which Packard wrote that he "regretted to say Most of the grief and disappoint- that he did not have a single spark plug in stock." He explained in a later letter that his company was forced to import spark plugs from Europe to obtain the most reliable plug made. "It should be hardly necessary to carry an extra pneumatic tire in stock," he wrote in another letter, "These tires are very durable and it is exceptional to have trouble with them. We could always ship one from here on telegraphic order." ; That the continual striving of quality in Packard cars started with the making of the first cars a quarter of a century ago is indicated in a paragraph of one letter which reads "Parts which are apt to give out on our carriage are very few. There is not a bolt on the carriage which is not riveted; pinions, gears, etc. have never in our experience been brok- » en. In reply to an inquiry from Mr. War- ner, Mr. Packard on February 14, 1901 wrote "we do not expect to put a multi- ple cylinder machine on the market this year. In fact, we consider a single cy- linder for anything less than 20 h. p. much preferable to a double or four cy- linder machine. Ask any user of a gas- oline motor vehicle if a single cylinder does not give him trouble enough with- out adding another one." CADILLAC HAS SPRING SALON "Spring Colors" Features in Exhibits Cadillac's fourth annual spring Salon, Thursday, May 1 to Saturday, May 10 inclusive, will present a spe- cial display of standard and custom- built bodies, on the new V-63 chassis, in a selection of "Spring Colors." The color combinations and the uphols- tery patterns of the cars which will be on exhibition during the salon are some of the most pleasing ever offered by automobile body designers. "The Spring Salon has come to be recognized by north shore motorists as an authoritative showing of the latest developments in motor car bodies and color schemes," says Lester F. Lines, manager of the Cadillac Ev- anston Branch. "In increasing num- bers each year, prospective purchasers of automobiles in the 'quality class' visit these annual display before se- lecting their new cars. "This year's Spring Salon will fea- ture 'Spring Colors' in body finishes and upholstery. Open and enclosed podies, both standard and custom- built, will be on display in a wide variety. Particularly attractive are the special five passenger Sedan in Cleopatra Green, and the convertible Sedan in Cinderella Brown with spe- cial striping, by Dayton Wright body works; and the standard V-63 Town Brougham in Monterey Blue with harmonizing Weise broad-cloth uphol- stery, the sport Phaeton in Highland Brown and Scotch Mist Gray, and the five passenger Sedan in Brunswick Green with Ivory stripe. "V-63 standard bodies, is standard colors and upholstery will also be dis- played during the Salon. For the ten day period of this special showing, the Fvanston, Broadway, and West Side Branches located at 1810 Ridge avenue, 5139 Broadway, and 4660 West Washington boulevard respectively, and the Cadillac building at 2301 South Michigan avenue will be open from 8:30 o'clock in the morning until 10:30 o'clock in the evening every day except Saturday, May 10, when they will close at 6 o'clock. Washing and Polishing job: OIL and other branches AY and night service is given in this department by experienced workmen and you are assured a good Our service in this particular is as thorough and satisfactory as in all properly oiled and greased car will last twice as long. Richardson's Garage WINNETKA "The Home of the Well-Groomed Car" 724 Elm ST. GREASING of: our; garage, "A We do it properly. Phone 841 \ 555 Chestnut St. Electrical Repair Starting Motors. 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Finest Automobile Painting and Trimming Important to Automobile Owners We have taken over the automobile trimming business of Charles R. Petersen and will operate it along greatly in connection with our automobile The trimming department has been put in charge of an experienced and expert specialist, who understands how to get the work out right, and we can assure patrons of lower charges than have been made heretofore. This consolidation has placed the responsibility for a fine appearing car upon one management. your order for top, side curtains, seats, upholstery, carpet, seat covers, painting and nickeling--or a repair job along those lines--and give you work guaranteed to your satisfaction, both as to quality and price. Bring your car over to "Gasoline Alley" and we will show you real value in having it "dolled up." Robert W. 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