Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-08
FRENCH MACHINES SUPERIOR
iTY GENERALLY RECOGNIZED.
GOOD ROADS RESPONSIBLE
interesting Data Furnished in Al
vance Sheets of Consular Re-
ports-Great Machine Ordered by
an Austrian Statesman-Quick
Stopping Device.

on Automobiles In Europe The
recent Paris-Berlin auto race, which
proved such a ''walk-over" for France,
/ has apparently fully established the
superiority of the French people in
the motor vehicle line. The Paris ex-
position is said to have shown that
much progress has been made and
prestige obtained by the automobile
as factor in every day life.
With regard to French roads. the
paper says:
Without doubt, the excellent roads
of this country have contributed
much to the development of the
automobile industry. The highways
are remarkable for their durability
and evenness. and they receive con-
tinual attention. If a rut or a hollow
forms, it is at once attended 10,
usually by being deepened and
roughened. so that new material will
adhere, and then rounded by small
chip stones. This is undoubtedly one
of the prime reasons for the superior
ity of the French machine. The
smooth running necessitates less re-
pair and less power. One of the
greatest aids to American industry
along this line would be better public
roads. The Automobile club of
America has only this year taken up
the subject of placing sign posts upon
the highways. 1t is to be hoped that
they will be of material that will
| not decay or the figures become
| illegible. Here all the roads are fully
provided with explicit information
and the posts are of iron"
A viennese Order.
The Austrian minister of railways
has ordered an automobile carriage
from the Viennan Daimler Motor COM
pany It is to be Of the dimensions
of an ordinary Shlrd-class European
railway carriage, with thirty-two
seats and standing room. Under the
flooring will be placed a thirty-horse
power, fcur-cylinder motor, with the
mechanism and supplies necessary 10
enable the carriage to travel indepen.
IDENTIFY at a speed of thirty miles IN
hour Controlling levers will be
placed at both ends of the carriage in
platforms inclosed with windows,
enabling the carriage to be direct
from either end. The car neces-
states the service of only one man,
and will probably be put into use
| during the coming autumn in lower
| Austria.
Such a vehicle will permit ex-
ceedingly economical traffic on local
lines in thinly populated districts, and
consequently more frequent trains and
better connections with main lines.
The drivers of automobiles in France
often out-distance the fastest trains.
Protective Legislation.
| Exaggerated speed, inexperienced
drivers, want of attention and the
| cheap automobile cause so many ac-
oidents that protective Legislation is
being enacted all over Europe.
M. Waldeck-Rousseau president Of
| the council, and NJ Pierre Baudsn,
minister of public works, sent only a
| few days ago to the conseil d'etat
| the project of decree to reduce the
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many complaints have been male.
The maximum speed allowed in the
open country is thirty Kilometres
| (18.6 miles, an hour. According to
the new project, any automobile
! capable of exceeding this speed, and
| thus liable to violate the law. shall
| be provided in front and behind with
1 tft.1n Ix. t.ft, tafA
| Der, and this number shall always De
visible. The use of alarm horns Is
to be circumscribed. The horn must
not be sounded except for the purpo Sc
of giving notice of approach in dan
gerous places and of avoiding &C.
| cidents. 1t is no longer to be en-
ployed for the purpose Of clearing
the way" an unlimited distance ahead
in order 20 guarantee a free and ex-
elusive passage. Finally. some very
minute directions are to be given
with regard to racing.
The Quick Stop Kind.
The Statthalter, OF lower Austria,
in consequence of complaints of the
police regarding excessive speed,
recently sent letter to the Auto
mobile club of Austria on the subject
To this letter the club sent a long
reply, from which the following pa =
sages are taken:
ut cannot be denied that certain
automobilists drive very fast and
make themselves liable to accidents.
This is. however. the exception and
not the rule. The greater number #
prosecutions are really due to the
fact that the police authorities do
not completely understand the auIp
mobile. An automobilists, when driv-
Ing at full speed. can bring his
vehicle to a standstill within two
yards, and can, therefore, drive up to
an obstacle without diminishing speed
to any great extent. A carriage
drawn by horse at slow pace,
which can be stopped only within
seven yards. is much more dangerous
than fast-traveling automobile,
which can be brought TO standstill
| within two yards"
At the conclusion OF its letter. the
club expresses the opinion that the