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RESOLUTION URGING CONSERVATION OF
AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, motor vehicle transportation is of the utmost importance
in the economic and business life of this state and a necessary factor in the pro-
duction of materials essential to the conduct of war by this nation; and
WHEREAS, severe limitations have been imposed upon the sale of
new automotive equipment, including tires and tubes; and
WHEREAS, a program of automobile and tire conservation will assure
a maximum of use of existing automotive equipment;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby recommended that the following
program be approved:
(1) Universal observance of the maximum speed limit of
40 miles an hour requested by President Roosevelt;
(2) Curtailment of all unnecessary driving;
(3) The sharing of business driving with friends, neigh-
bors and fellow emPloyees on a reciProcal basis;
(4) Voluntary periodical inspection of automobiles and
tires to assure maximum life;
(5) The staggering of business hours to relieve overloads
on available mass transportation facilities.
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The above resolution adopted this day of
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