Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
LNewsy Gossip for Owners of Automobiles

The Matheson company OF New York re-
Gently established large branch at Chi
cago.
wagner's Darrscq car, which won the
Vanderbilt cup race was ntted with wire
wheels.
With the exception Of PittsburE and Los
Angeles. the Lozier Motor company will
establish no new agencies for 1907.
The London Motor Omnibus company re-
Gently reported q gross revenue Of so, 900
a year and declared a 10 per cent dividend.
The stearns company has established an
agency in San Francisco, which completes
it's chain Of agencies throughout the coun-
try.
Illinois spends S.OOO.OOO a year for roads
and bridges, according to a recent report
by State Highway Engineer A. N. john
Even Venice has been conqured by the
automobile, and the construction OF a
bridge between the city and the mainland
is being urged.
Ginning an inability 10 meet the demand.
the Standard OIL company has announced
that II viii sell no more re- gasoline for
automobiles
With the brightest prospects, the Quaker
City Motor club has been formed by a
number OF Philadelphia enthusiasts.
George H. Smith is It's president.
The Matheson company is showing a
complete camp on wheels, including folding
berths. quarters for dogs, portable stove
and a compact cooking and mess OUTFIT.
Althoush the roads were benefited
! lected ss,6a2.b9 from the promoters of the
Vanderbilt cup race for oiling the course
| The fifty-mile race OF the hrst meet OF
/ the Quaker city Motor club at Point
/ Breeze track, which was won by the Oar
record.
| An automobile every fourteen minutes Is
/ the worlds record recently made by the
/ Ford Motor company, the average daily
output Of runabouts for week being
! fOrty-tWO.
] A. ~ ,,n,,.t ,,,,.tt,.- % a.. a.z.s.
/ ton OF Licensed Automobile Manufacturers,
! az New York, Charles II. Clifton Of the
/ George n. Pierce company was elected
president
/ Having made some experiments with au-
| tomobne vans for carrying mail between
/ London and nearby towns, the British post
once authorities have decided TO extend
the service
The Aerocar company of Detroit will put
| a big Water-cOoled touring car on the mar
Is I hsa y, ae,ed II tIs
| horsepower.
The town motor carriage competition
| held under the auspices OF the Automobile
| club OF Great Britain and ireland, the
first Of the kind ever held, was won by a
/ White steamer.
That Philadelphia will have an automo-
/ bile show this winter has been assured by
the Philadelphia Automobile association, the
trade organization. date early In the
year will be selected.
During six years OF motoring King Ed
| ward has met with but single accident,
/ when he recently knocked down a man
| while on his way TO Newmarket His mai
esty now owns nine cars.
I For cleaning aluminium work frat use
pumice stone, then semi-nne emery hOuI
| melted with soap TO form cakes, and APP
Piled with polishing brushes. and finally
crokus In turpentine as a finish,
/ That racing cars have unitarian value
| Is shown By the fact that one % the en-
tries in the Vanderbilt cup race has beer
a prominent san Francisco mot0rist
Several attempts recently have been made
by manufacturers 10 combine the thret
actions OF gear shifting, now separately
| performed, 50 that they may be accom
plished by a single motion Of a lever.
s. b. Edge of London, who won the Jamci
Gordon Bennett cup Tor Great Britain "a