The sun., 1900-08-28
NEWS or THE WHEELhEN.
Ferry Companies Refusing Motor Machines
Which Garry Gasoiene.

There Is great amount Of activity at the
ferryhouses nowadays because OF automobiles,
II is gasoeue motor vehicles that make the
trouble. The reason for II all Is m internal
revenue law that forbids the carrying OF eI-
plosves on any steamboat that carries pas
sengers. Some Of tho ferry companies are
winking at the law. Others are forgetting
II. A few. notably the Pennsylvania company,
are enforcing 1t. The enforcement OF the
law means that man with gasoleno auto
must empty the tank Of his carriage before
boarding n boat III he does this the self
moving" carriage has 10 be hauled of Of the
boat by horses or pushed ashore 10y deckhands'
The officials at the Pennsylvania ferry are quite
ineSorable. however. and several members
Of tho Automobile Club have been "hed up"
After the gasolene tank has been emptied
the automobile Is a5 self moving" ~ han
truck. Not only must the vehicle be pushed
ashore and out Into the street, but the Chaneur
must find place to buy gasolene and recharce
before he can proceed on his Journey. This
strict enforcement oi the law Is a new thing
and will probably be the subject Of an impoT-
tuut move on the part of the Automob bile Tub.
one man has taken the matter IN his own hands.
lie il wealthy and never had u reputation for
being ii fraud but he suffered the annoyance
of being obliged 20 empty hi- gasolene tank at
the ferry. lie did IL only once. He had an
idea. The next time he appeared NJ the ferry
aud was ordered to empty his gasolene tank
he declared that he had already done 20 and a.
evidence Of his tpthfulnesss turned on 1t cock
connected with the gHsoleue tank. Only a
few drops issued and the ofiicioua ones were
satisfied. He subsequently, confdcd to some
friends Is thsi hsd the sock he tqrnsd ed w iake
munds of the ferry companies. Ii did not con-
meet with the gusolene reservoir at all There
Is Il new type of construction for ga~oleae tanks
on automobiles that Is calculated 10 overcome
all the possible objections 10 motor machines
Of this kind on steamboats,. II consists Of
jacketing the gasoene with water tank so
that the water completely surrounds the fuel
reservoir Some preventive plan OF this Kind
may, ultimately become universal but the
laws amended before they can be entitled 10
travel on stcumboats, no matter how they
carry their fuel.
The Automobile Club Of America Is planning
q move. from the headquarters rooms at the
Waldorf Astoria 20 clubhouse. II Is probable
that location near the Park Circle will be
chosen.
Clubs Of New York a dozen clubs were repre-
sented. The Secretary reported the sending out
of 1000 complaint cards concerning street
conditions. The Committee on Streets and
Roads reported that nearly all the. complaints
sent 10 the heads of the various departments
Rsd ,ES t1 bat m bdTs
must flle a bond to restore the streets 10 as
good a condition as they found them.
COMMITTEES reported that the Street Sprinkling |
Association was anxious 10 cooperate with |
the wheelmen and desired to 20 have all cases Of
The Race Committee reported on the con:
tury run Cuff buttons have been decided |
on as the souvenir, Entry blanks are ready |
and have been distributed to the various clubs. |
The conditions are such that small clubs can |
win n prize as well as the larger ones. The !
first and second prizes In each class are OF equal
value. The association has asked for no dis |
counts, 80 that each rider gets full value for |
his money and much better dinner and SER |
vice than IS usually provided. Clubs md in
dividuals outside the association Will be well |
como
TO THE EDITOR or, THE suS-sh: Under |
handment ~ The Guucnhurg Whcelmen, they being |
he last Of several once prosperous clubs 70 give up
This article thought might lead To a wrong impres.
Hudson county and wish 10 state that We are strong.
n md alive than ever before than any
other bicycle club in the state asa visit to our house
"94la Gn%Ery raSy ISn,nIGS Gpg Wy Truly H9uTSA
Castle Point CycerS
appointed by the last National Assembly |
will not meet in New York on Aug. 81, as orig
nally planned but in Philadelphia.
The New York State division 7. A. W. Is now
moro than six hundred members ahead OF
the second largest division.
The following letter, signed "yetarnn" hut
'evealing the Identity of the writef was received
at the l.. A. ". headquarters In New
ork:
The trouble In the League Of American Wheclmen
caused by the jealousy OF the divisions against each
htr Instead ~ working together Tor the dement's OF
heir members and protecting their interest The
nlcAls are working 70 keep themselves In once. and
do that they propose to abolish the divisions
Ices, bury all their potc ciAns ard work for the inter
st OF the man that pays his dollar.