The Warren Tribune from Warren, Pennsylvania • Page 7

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1S2S. WEEKLY AUTOMOBILE NEWS SECTION STIMATEtAR FOR EVERY 5TH PERSON IN 1927 RegUtratioH Sfews Nearly 6 Per Cent Gun Over Last Year FIGURES AKRON, Jan. were 23,579,002 motor vehicles registered in te United States during 1927. rhis is according to the figures just released by the B. F.

Goodrich Rubber Company's" statisticians, -who have compiled their records from January 1 totals computed by the registrars of each State. Motor vehible production for 1927 is estimated at 3,530.000, indicating a heavy replacement business. This figure added to the registration figures for 1926 gives a total of 25,603,643. Since 1927 registration returns show only 23,579,002 motor vehicles in use, the difference, or 2,224,641. would indicate the number of motor cars scrapped or discarded.

Replacements during the year -were B.4 per cent of the total registration. New York Is First New York State still holds first place in number of motor vehicles, but California is running a very close eecond. New York's percentage of increase was 9.8, while California's registration climbed only 5.5 per cent. OB the other hand California possesses a motor vehicle for every two inhabitants, or an average of two per family, which is figured at 4.6 persons, while New York posseses one ear for every 6.2 persons, or not quite one car per family. For the first time in the history of the automotive industry four States Bhowed a drop in registration.

Florida leads with a loss of 10.4 per cent over 1926. Maine was second -with a loss of 5.8 per cent. The District of Columbia made the highest gain of any State with 17.5 Ier cent increase in registration. Mississippi takes second place in percentage of gain -with 13.9 per cent Increase to its credit. It is coincident that the percentage of increase in three States was identical to the percentage of increase obtained in 1926.

New York, Maryland and New Hampshire each showed the same-- percent of increase in 1927 fcs was shown'iir 1929. One Car Per Family Taking the registration total and dividing it into the estimated population of the United States shows car for every 9.4 persons, or approximately one car per family. The 4927 registration total also provides 7.9 motor cars for every square mile of area in the United States. An estimated registration of motor vehicles on farms shows 19.9 per cent of -total. 4 motor truck's.

Over 19 per cent of the total highway mileage in the States has been 'motor vehicle traffic, a big gain in surfacing having been made during 1927. Gasoline consumed by motor amounted to 9,697,009,000 gallons. 84 per cent of all the erode rubber imported -was uwd in making tires and accessories for the motor car industry. THROWING MISSIES AT AUT01STS ILLEGAL HARRISBURG, Jan. throwing of missiles, circulars.

or pamphlets at the occupants of any motor vehicle, or the throwing or placing of any substance upon the public highway injurious or damaging to a motor vehicle or tires thereof is prohibited under section 1027 of the Vehicular Traffic Code," Benj. G. Eynon, Registrar of Motor Vehicles, Department of Highways, declared today. Explanimng this provision, Mr. Eynon said: "This means the throwing of circulars or other advertising matter into motor vehicles is illegal; likewise the throwing or placing of glass, tacks, nails, or other substance likely to damage a motor vehicle or tires is illegal.

"The practice of placing rocks or bricks upon the highway to support parked motor vehicles or while tires are being changed, and afterward leaving such bricks or rocks upon the highway be illegal. "Violations of Section 1027 are punishable upon conviction with a fine of and costs or five days in prison." NEW NUMBERING 7 SYSTEM PREPARED FOR PA, HIGHWAYS Majority of SUU Routes Will Becone Part of U. S. Hifhways CHANGES ARE STUDIED FORD BUYS SHOE SHOP HAVERSHILL, Jan. 28--(U shoe shop built in 1796 has been purchased by Henry Ford for his collection of antique buildings at Sudbury.

HARRISBURG, Jan. automobile owners, resort and hotel proprietors today studied the -H-. system announced by the State Department of Highways in an effort to determine how the new markings fit into the Federal road system. Under the new system the majority of the State's highways will become part of twenty-six United States routes. The new system for numbering also will replace the official state designations such as Lincoln and William Penn Highways.

Officials of the State -highway de- partment said that co-ordination -with. Federal authorities will facilitate inter-state travel. Designation of Federal routes and the use of standard markers, erection of which will start immediately, was done in accordance with the recommendations of a committee representing the American Association of State Highway officials in cooperation with the Federal bureau of public roads. Under the new system Lincoln Highway, old route No. 1, will be U.

S. route 30 from the Ohio State line west of Harshaville, to Philadelphia. From Philadelphia to Norristown it will be U. S. No.

1. The present Lackawanna Trail (No. 2) will be U. S. No.

611 from Phila- an tviH be U. S. No. 11 fnun Scranton to the New York State Line south of Binghamton. Under the new system the present William Penn Highway will be U.

S. route No. 22 except between Harrisburg and Amity Hall, where it will be U. S. No.

11. Susquehanna Trail, now route No. 4, will be U. S. No.

Ill from the state line at Shrewsbury to Harrisburg and will carry U. S. No. 11 from Harrieburg to Sunbury. From Sunbury northward to Williamsport and the New York State line south of Elmira it will be U.

S. No. 111. What is now the Lakes-To-Sea highway, or No. 5 will be the same number undner the U.

S. svstem from Waterford to Cambridge Springs, U. 5. No. 19 from Cambridge Springs to Meadville, U.

S. No. 322 to Tyrone CreeJt and No. 5 from Mill Creek to and Lewistown, "where it will again parallel the William Penn Highway to Newport. At Newport it will be State route No.

6 through New Duncannon, Murysville and Harrisburg to Downingtown, West Chester and Philadelphia. The present Old Monument Trail, now route No. 6. and which begins at the Maryland border line south" of Salisbury, will be U. S.

No. 219, northward to the New York state line north of Bradford. The Buffalo-Pittsburgh Highway, route No. 10. will be U.

S. No. 119 from the intersection with the William Penn Highway East of Blnirs- ville, and from DuBois northward to No. 422 from Reading WPhiladelphia. The Buchanan Trail, Route 44, which enters Pennsylvania one mile of Emmitsburg, and runs from McConnellsburg and Mt.

Union will be No. 16. The William Flinn Highway, now No. 8 will be State traffic route No. 8 from Pittsburgh to Erie and U.

1. route No. 19 from Pittsburgh to the West Virginia State line south of Mount Morris. from Meadville. From Tyrone Water Street it will be 55.

to It will then follow the William Penn Highway from Water Street to Mill Bradford will bear U. S. No. 219. The Benjamin Franklin Highway, route no.

17, will be U. S. No. 422 to the intersection with the William Penn Highway west of Mundy's Corners where it will parallel the William Penn to Reading and then bear U. S.

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