Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-30

set Of tires has been used 5000 miles over
city streets.
Prince Albert, heir to the Belgian throne.
is an enthusiastic> motorst, always in
ssting on driving his own cars. He is
also an adept at repairing the machinery
when disabled.
Good roads advocates will ask the next
Washington state legislature to change the
laws so as to extend the authority Of
county commissioners and prevent Injury
to existing roads.
Hills F. Smith, a Hnancier of Endicott,
Wash, Is advocating thorough practical
course OF road building as a part OF the
curriculum at the Washington Statag col
lege at Pullman.
The use OF denatured alcohol as a sub
stitute for gasoline will not affect the
mechanism or design of the pleasure We
hiole. Slight changes win be necessary,
but nothing radical.
The faith which motorists have in some
makes Of cars has been demonstrated by
the fact that one New. York dealer sold
nearly 100 1907 models OF well-known car
before he had one to exhibit.
The new Quaker City Motor club has
abandoned for the present the idea of es-
tablishing a club house and will make
headquarters at the Hoted Majestic. The
club already has over ESQ members.
An Indian Orchard Qll) man who wanted
an auto. but could not afford to use IL
for pleasure alone, attached a buzz saw to
the rear and now goes about the country
The Cleveland Automobile club has be-
gun an active good roads campaign in con-
junction with the Ohio Good Roads ASSOC
citation and State Grange and has appro-
priated $500 TO build a sample road.
Roads for automobiles in South Africa
are FAVORED by the authorities, who be-
Heve they, can be built at one-tenth the
cost OF railroads and that swift motor cars
can be used more cheaply than trains.
The rapid flight of motor cars has been
FOUND 10 cut highways as much as mar
this danger may be minimized II all parts
OF the road are used to the same extent.
Adelaide, South Australia, carriage manu-
facturers are importing automobile parts
from France, making the bodies in their
own shops and turning out the finished
cars as the product OF their own factories.
To prevent motorists speeding across the
Spokane avenue bridge at Seattle County
Commissioner Abraham corduroyed 1t with
four-inch planks laid at regular intervals.
Damage suits in retaliation are threat
ened.
There is a strong tendency among 1907
buyers toward a convertible two and four
passenger Tunabout, a medium priced,
high grade touring car and a powerful.
seat.
The indications are that the Florida
beach races Will be a greater success than
ever, even though there are some Stanley
not scared all those who claim to have
good cars.
The Automobile Club of America will in
struct its delegates In Paris 10 vote with
the foreign clubs in regard 10 raising the
boycott which autoists have declared
against Switzerland, owing to its drastic
anti-auto laws.
For daring 20 use the highways while the
ruler OF German principally was abroad
In his car. two American automobllists
were fined Is marks each last July. They
appealed and the German high court has
just affirmed their conviction.
The Automobile Club OF America has an
nOunced that next year its show will again
be an early one and that IL will be in the
Grand Central palace, New York. The
American Motor Car Manufacturing asso,
citation Will again participate.
The Washington state supreme court has
decided that municipalities may regulate
the speed OF motor vehicles by ordinance
The pharseology OF the law was so peculiar
that but few municipalities passed any
automobile ordinances.
This year has witnessed a surprising
number OF new firms entering the automO-
bile industry. Some are well backed hna n.
clally, but others would be hard put 70
II II demand was made upon them to show
the factory behind the car.
There is a concerted movement among
influential motorists and business men IN
southern California to obtain national and
state aid for a transcontinentRl highway
OF the best class. Many have volunteered
substantial subscriptions 10 aid the plan
In many, II not In most. OF the cars OF
comparatively new concerns there Is much
tax about Improvements which. upon in
vSsugation, prove 10 be only the tardy
adoption Of some good method that hai