The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 22

DES'MOIXES SU5DAY REGISTER OCT. 17, 1926. New Federal and State Highway Markers Guide Motorists 6 MONTHS' GAS TAX NETS lOVA TWO MILLIONS GRAND AVENUE IS STILL CITY'S MAIN HIGHWAY RENUMBERING HOW THE HIGHWAYS THROUGH DES MOINES ARE NOW NUMBERED U. S. MARKER Here it a amtle of the federal highway mitrVert erevted on ten croi-lnte highway in Iowa.

At the fi.i of the shield the name ut the, ttate, unit at the bottom the number of the federal highway. ON ALL ROADS Iowa's System Plainly Marked for First Time. U. S. 32 and 65 Run Through Heart of Town.

io-t; r1 0 i lis Dcs Moines Levy, at Two Cents, Is Below Average. United Slates hlghwav No. 32 is now the main street of Dps 1 rSeeX I amines, at least so far as the motorist following marked roads la concerned. Kxtending entirely across the cltv fro paRf tn wpr! Today, for th first time, ths BiotorlRt may rsst his ey upon lhe road map of Iowa and trace rtut any trip npon primary roada whlrh he may wish to take with the assurance that onre upon the hlchwitvs he will find them plainly marked. The eiertlon of the ttt'w nlKi and white markers was all other highways, except I'.

S. 65, have as their terminus some Intersecting point on V. S. 32. As a rross-ritv route from I AVE.

tf ram AvENuc ITy a ft north to south, V. S. B5 follows Grand avpnua from East Four completed last night In all coun- Iowa derived more thin f. 000,000 dollars In revenut tnvt the gasoline tax during the flrft six months of 1926, according a report hy the bureau of public roada of the United States department of agriculture. The state of the nation as a whole received SS4.939.378 in revenue during; this period, the report showed.

Of this $85,000,000, went to the state highway departments; $19,338,976 helped repair county and local roads; $6,329,413 went for state and county road bonds, and for miscellaneous purposes. A total of 3,560,987,686 gallons of gasoline were taxed and It la estimated that an additional gallons were consumed In the four states In which taxes are not collected. All of the statea except Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York Imposed a gasoline tax, the rate ranging from 1 to 5 cents with an average of 2.39 cents per gallon. Iowa imposes a 2-cent tax. Since 19.607,832 motor vehicles were registered in the six months pe tlt'S.

Coincident with Hie remarking l)a been the rhniiglng In the nam- MdJ IOWA us (( teenth street to Wont Seventh street filong with. S. 32. The map on this page will show the route of each hlghwav within the city limits and the terminus point of all except the two through ronds. IT.

S. 32 replaces old No. 7 east of lies Moines and old No. 2 west, of the citv; V. S.

B5 was formerly No. 1, both north and south; U. S. (13 Is the new number of the road to Oskaloosa, whlrh had been known as No. 2.

Of the state highways, No. 28 to Norwalk and Winterset was formerly No. 15 No. 6 replares the old No. 17 to Knoxvllle and Albla; while roads No.

7, west, of Des Moines to Guthrie Center, and No. fiO, to Madrid and Boone, retain their former num riod, the gasoline consumption etTint of many primary roans. Tills has been necessary order Mi at the Ira system mlsht har-ninnUa with end conform to the federal interstate hiRhway system ol nuniherlnv. The United States system Is comprised of all the ftreat throuRh routes of travel In the nation and many other short hut Important Interstate routes of traffic. Ten Cross-Stafe Highway.

jt To this network of federal tn-tferstate roads, Iowa will supply ten cross-state highways, five east and west and five north and south. On these roads the new United Slates standard road marker has been placed. Cut flhield shaped out of steel, the Inter and the number of the road In black ona' white liackcround make these signs very distinguishable. All other state hjehwavs are marked with signs jf similar construction, rut round, Tj-fth the lettering "Iowa" and the number of the road upon them. i A uniform, definite system has lieen followed In the erection of the new markers.

The motorist who fixes In his mind the method tirI cannot help but appreciate the ease with which anyroute, tier vehicle averaged 225 gallons. bers. Retween Dps Moines and Ames, road No. 15 is entirely eliminated, but continues north from Ames as previously marked. The changes listed will give some conception of what has taken place throughout the entire i state.

No motorist should at-1 tempt to travel over roads with which be is not familiar without Road Conditions In Iowa Today draining a three quart mug of wine in one draught, is in danger of losing rows of its old and picturesque housps. Modern automobile traffic rattling "over the cobble stoned narrow streets is doing what the burgomaster prevented battering rams from long ago. Several landmarks already have caved in because the foundations were shaken to pieces. Plans are be.ing taken to preserve others. Burgomaster Nusch, in 1(131 drained the miigon a bet with the Invading general, Johann Von Tilly, who was so amazed by the feat that he rescinded his order to sack the (own.

Few Busses in Kuiopc. Kurope is far behind America in the use of motor busses. There are 80.000 in (he I nited States alone. Ail of Kurope has only 30,000 and that includes the buses in the British Isles. 1 New Swiss Six.

The first six-cylinder car ever manufactured in Switzerland made its debut recently. Models The revenue derived from the gasoline tax In the first six months of 1926 by stales was as follows; California 7.I13.?4 Florida Ohio f'-nnRVlanla 4 3TH.S0 Indiana 4 211 N'orlh 'a ruling 3 MM 12 Oklahoma 5 Ti.VftlS Mlaaourl rail's i souah Carolina i.4HM Kanlnrky 2.44a.a Vlrainla 2 44H.H4I Taa 2 S.VYTna Iowa 2 IM.IM4 Wlaa-nnaln il.ISa.A7a Minn-ota Arkiiiipaa 1. 11.21) Kama Mlalsinnl 1.7'J2.7nT Tnn-a 70(1. mil Wafhinulon t.Ml.YflOU Orpnain 1.4HS.204 Nabraalaa 1.4IIL' 4l l.nnlaiana Virginia 1.1!i4.'l2a Alabama 1.I7-V!.''2 Cnnnn'tlr-ut 1 llll.tan Maryland I.IIH.:iSK Coloraaln Smith, Pakoia sas.i.i.t I'lah nflH.774 Malna H. Till DlatrlPt n' ''nlunihla 47s.

lalaho 477.IM Arizona 4.irl, :l.a I Moniana SRS.li'l North Nw Mrxia'o 3.1',..',;;d Naw Hainnarilre Rhndaa lalaml 224.alli.1 Wyoming Varmnnt 17A.H1S NVi-aata 10 la.lmvra 17.1.21' may be followed. Markers are plarpd at all Intersecting roans where there might be the least doubt or question whether the road continued straight ahead or made a turn. first consulting the new state road map, a full page reproduction of which is printed In this paper. For the first time since the automobile has become one of the principle means transportation will the stranger be able to pilot his car into and out of Des Moines without confusion and difficulty. The answer to I he puzzle is plainly wrlttpn in the black and white markers to lie found nt every questionable intersection along the way, from one end of the city to the other.

Traffic Ruins Historic Buildings in Bavaria Berlin, Oct. 16 (A.P.) The city of Rothenburg, BavaVia, renowned in. histosy for Its burgomaster who nearly 300 years ago saved the city from be Federal Road No. Ifll. Iong detour south of Mount Pleasant.

Mount Pleasrfnt, good; Ains-worth, good; Iowa CI! v. good; Cedar Rapids, good; Alonticello, good. Two Million Tire Miles. Charles Ijwver, auto tire tester, has driven 500,000 milpa during the last ten years. The tires on the cars he has driven during this time have gone a total of 2,000,000, on the HbrIs of miles for earh tire.

Province Sets Record. Receipts from motor vehicle license fees in New Rrunswlck, Canada, have passed the mark and are already more than the total receipts for the whole of last year, which amounted to Following ara reports of conditions on cross-state primary roads of Iowa. They are corrected up to noon each day of The Evening Tribune and up to late the evening before for each Morning and Sunday Register. The weather between late evening and morning must he taken Into consideration In using reports in The Register. Detour corrections are made as rapjdljr ai they are reported hy the stale' highway department.

These reports can best be used tour In t'niH county near conjunction with federal No, 71. Oskalnnaa, good; Knoxvllle, good; Indlanola, good; Wlnterset, good; Greenfield, good. Feileral Road Xo. 80. Detour west of Tama.

Detour northeast of Dunlap. Stanwood, good; Belle Flalne, good; Tama, good; Denlson good; Dunlap, good; Missouri Valley, good; Council Bluffs, good. Federal Road No. 82. Detour both east ami west, of Oxfonl.

Detours east of Xewton. Detours east of Colfax. Bridge out from over Kkunk river east of Colfax. Detour marked, (iocs straight north out of Colfax. Wilton, good; West Liberty, Iowa City, good; Drook-yn, good; Newton, good; Stuart, good; Atlantic, good; Oakland, good; Council Bluffs, good.

Federal Road No. 84. Two detours west of Burling-toa. Detour east of Fairfield. Rad stretch of road work and grading past of Ottuimva.

Detours at Melrose. Detour west of Charlton. Detours (ilcnwood to Council (Huffs. Mount Pleasant, good; Fairfield, good; Ottumwa, good; Al-bla, good; Chariton, good; Osceola, good; Creston, good; Coming, good; Red Oak, good; Council Bluffs, good. NUtte Road No.

141. Short si retch of road work southeast of Smltliland. Denlson, good; Mapleton, good. with reference to weather reports and tie hlghwav map published Id each Sunday Register. Reports are made only on dirt roada.

Sur ing plundered by Invaders bv well for $2,900 to $3,475. Htale Rad No. A. Short atretrh of road work southeast nt Knoxvllle. Centervllle, good; Albla, good; Knoxvllle, good.

Road No. 0. Short at retch of road work east of Decorah. Decora good. State Road No.

14. Charlton, good: Knoxvllle, good; JVewton, good. State Road No. 1A. Mount Ayr, good; Winterset, good.

State Road No. 2.1. i Creaton, good; Greenfield, good; Menlo, good; Guthrie Center, good. Federal Road No. S3.

Detours east, of Poetvllle. Postville, good; Decorah, good. State Road No. A9. Detour south of Oskaloos.

Detour south of Tama. Albla, good; Oskalooaa, good; Tama, good. Federal Road Xo. Al. Detour Delmar Junction to De-Witt.

Wapello good; Maquoketa, good. Federal Road No, A3. Detour at state line south of Rloomfleld, Detour north of Of. tiinnva, IMour southeast of Pel la. Hloomfleld, good; Ottumwa, good; Oskaloosa, good.

Federal Road No, UK. Leon, good; Osceola, good; Indlanola, good. Federal Road No. 71. Detour north of Templeton.

Clarlnda, good; Vllllsca, Atlantic, good; Hamlin, good; Carroll, good. Federal Road Xo. 75. Detour Missouri Valley to Mundninln. Short stretch of road work northwest of (hiawa.

Council Bluffs, good; Missouri faced roads are presumed to be always in good rendition. Detours are reported only on cross-state primary roads. East and West Highways State Road No. 2. Detour vrt of Keotn, Detour east of Oskaloosa.

Cnlnmbus Junction, good; Washington, good; Slgourney, good; Oskalooaa, good. Slate Road No. 3. Detour west of Kni'inlngtoii. Detour west of Centervltle.

De. tour west of Shenandoah. Hloomfleld, good; Leon, good; 1 is irl North ami South Highways "Assiiranre" Signs Where continuing straight nhrud, the marker hearing the number of the road will be found on the right, hand side of the road and beyond the Intersection. In rase of a turn a marker will lie found erected 200 feet before the turn Is trade, with a smaller "If or marker placed below that showing the road number. The "assurance" sign at turn is an Innovation and will be of grrat help.

This is simply another marker bearing the highway number which Is placed Just far enough around the corner so after having made the turn, the driver is assured that he Is i the right road. Where a junction of two or.ru rg, or where one num-Wfred road Intersects with another, a junction sign wlll 'ba aeen toil feet before the Junction or intersection Is reached, followed by number and direction markers 200 feet before the Intersection. i 1,1 1 in Inn to On pi Ich Hons. In the past, In many cases, primary routes and numbers have been duplicated over the same sBction of road. In several Instances as many as three 'primaries were found on the same mad.

This has ben very ronfus-ins to motorists, and particularly to out-of-state tourists. Where-cvor possible, such duplications have heen eliminated in the renumbering of the highways the In st week. In addition to the highway markers now fin the roads, algns of standardized slse. color and nhape will he erected where necessary. These signs will be palnt-H with a yellow background and black letters.

K-niure Signs Denote Hazards. The square shape requests "Iook" and directs attention to a possible hazard. Situations requiring square signs may be a cross road, side road, etc. The diamond sbane sign sfgnl-fies "Slow" and warns of a condition on or of the road. "Slow" signs are provided for curve, turn, bridge, hill, new grading, loose gravel, etc.

Octagon shaped signs are a command to stop, and round siens will warn of railroad cross-nts. One horizontal black line ft a round sign denotes a single crossing, two lines double track. The campaign which lias been Mount Ayr, good; ciarlmla, good. State Road No. 7.

IMoiir east of Rnmlin. Guthrie Center, good; Hamlin, good; Harlan, good; Avora, good. Stat Road No, 2 1. Rad atrip several mtlea eaet of Wlnterset. Detour advised.

De Mute Road No. 1. Fairfield, good; Washington, good; Iowa City, good. Stte Road No. 4.

Oakland, good; Avoca, good; Harlan, good; Denlson. good. Vslley. good; Onawa. good.

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