Illinois Road Paving Totals Update From Highway Report
The state’s road program totals 5 383.4 miles including city connections as of March 1 the Illinois highway department and Chicago Motor Club figures show. Bond issue lines account for 687.47 miles under contract and 98.5 in state aid. about 63 percent of paving completed overall with additional miles planned for the year.
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Highway Department
Chicago Motor Club
Hes
Illinois
Jroute
Liz *& i Presy
Lincoln Highway in Excellent Condition Reported
G S Hoag secretary of the Lincoln Highway Association reports the first leg of his transcontinental run from Times Square New York to Clinton Iowa. The route to Chicago and the Mississippi river is over 30 percent in perfect condition with only four detours in a thousand miles. All road surfaces are concrete brick macadam or gravel.
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Lincoln Highway
The
Lincoln Highway Association
G. S. Hoag
Clinton
Iowa
Mississippi River
New York City
Packard
Times Square
Ford
New York
Chicago
Towa
Illinois Automobile Club Opens Free Touring Office
Evanston headquarters at 1722 Sherman avenue offers up to date routes and road condition info to motor tourists. P F Lowder heads the branch with a touring bureau that provides free city to coast guidance and road services to members and drivers.
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United States
Evanston
Illinois Automobile Club
Sherman Avenue
Club
P. F. Lowder
Sadihy St Zorreet
Illinois Automobile Club Insurance At Cost Invite North Shore MotOrists
Wide club affiliations and a beautiful emblem advertised by the Illinois Automobile Club. Members can place their insurance with the group at considerable savings. The organization invites North Shore motorists to visit the office to learn offerings for a more comfortable, carefree drive.
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I A. C
Illinois Automobile Club
North Shore
Quarantine Lifted Sparks Open Tourist Travel Across Nevada
With the quarantine stations removed at the Nevada California line on July 1 the hoof and mouth scourge is gone from the state. Hunting and fishing are now unrestricted and road conditions on paved boulevards and dirt routes are excellent. The Lincoln highway from Salt Lake City to Oakland and San Francisco allows travelers to cover the distance in about three days.
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Nevada-California
Salt Lake City
Oakland
San Francisco
Home and auto buying show closely linked growth
A close link exists between home building and motor vehicle production. F. W. Dodge figures for residential construction parallel National Automobile Chamber of Commerce vehicle production over three years. Building and loan assets rise from 1.898 billion in 1919 to 3.343 billion in 1923, while wholesale motor vehicle sales climb from 85.1 million to 2.004 billion.
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F. W. Dodge Company
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Building and Loan Association
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Automobile Section
Illinois Auto Club
Willys-Knight
C. H. Briggs
O Ave
Elm St. Winnetka
Wells-Wescot Co., Inc
Chicago Ave
Evanston Peoria
Bloomington
Tracy Holmes Motor CO
Davis St
Bakerief
Wilmette
Netka Wilmente Ave
Ridge RD
Winnetka
North Ave
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