The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
SPARK PLUGS AND
SPEEDOMETERS


500 is finding a ready sale in England
and is proving satisfactory-for the
price paid
The racing fever has struck Winni-
peg, Manitoba, where the local club
VIII hold reliability contest to extend
over period of three days.
ID. H Lewis, who laid out the route
for the Glidden tour, says he found
great interest in the tour in the cities
through which he passed
A gigantic floral parade on the Board
walk has been decided upon by the At
lantic City Automobile club to replace
the abandoned spring races
In some of the smaller English cities
hght motor chars-a- Danc, with a capa-
city of twenty-six passengers. are TAX
ing the places of the heavier motor
buses.
The practice of French builders Of
making only high-Driced cars is what
makes the American invasion OF the
markets of that country so easy.
big Detroit factory completed it's
output of 1907 cars on May %, twenty
nine days ahead of schedule. and inn
meolately began experimenting with
1908 models.
The Automobile club of Washington
mas been elected to membership in the
American Automobile association as
representing the District of Columbia
Owing to the nearness Of the tour
bearing his name. Charles J. GIiddeu
OF Boston has abandoned HIS Intended
trip through northern Europe this sum-
mer.
Probably the first run exclusively for
women was that recently held by the
Quaker City Ladies' Motor club. from
Philadelphia 10 Atlantic City and re-
turn.
Several Terre Haute business men
and their families. numbering about
fifty persons in all, recently motored
from their city to Indianapolis and re
turn I'm one day
A feature of the touring contests be-
ing held by the Maryland Automobile
club for the cup donated by DR.. II. NJ.
Rowe is that every owner must run his
own car.
The British motoring journals. in dis
cussing the dust problem unite in de-
claring that there is as much blame due
10 the condition Of the roads as TO the
automobiles
A topographic map designed specially
for cyclists and automobiles. drawn to
a scale of 600 and covering all
Italy. has been begun by the Italian
Touring club.
Edna May, the actress. who recently
became the bride of Oscar Iewisobn
with her husband is making a three
months bridal tour Of southern Europe
in n motor car.
The record from London to Monte
carlo having been broken by a French
man, British motorists are planning A
contest which will bring the honor back
TO their country.
When a student from Baltimore was
arrested at Karlsruhe. Germany. for
causing an automobile accident. he was
required 10 furnish SIS, 900 bail before
he was released.
George w. Lyon Of Chicago. who
shortly will establish a motorcycle rec
ord from New York to his home city.
beheves he can cover the distance in
less than twelve days.
Business troubles, due to bad weather.
are blamed for the suicide at New York
OF Marlus b. Beekman, president of q
company which operates sightseeing
automobiles in several cities.
The good roads movement has taken
a greater hold on the south than ever
before, the facility with which convict
labor may be utilized being a strong in
centive to highway building.
In addition to the expenditure OF
SLO0O,OOO on Connecticut roads by the
state. the towns will have their own
yearly appropriations left intact 10
spend on roads leading to the state
highways.
There should be plenty of good roads
In the vicinity of San Jose. Cal. for
highway improvements Whereabouts are
IN charge of George B. POlhemus, presi-
dent of the Santa Clara County Auto
mobile club
Boston has solved the problem OF
making Commonwealth avenue one OF
the most ariSt0cfatic bouleVards of the
city, and a favorite macadam thorough
rare WITH autoists, dustless by an appli-
cation of coal tar
The Australian Automobile club re-
recently held successful reliability
trial over a 2S0-mile course, which ex-
tended over range of mountains
where the grade of the road rose 4O00
feet in the first seventy miles.
There are more stone bridges in Ma
ron county, Indiana, than I'm any other
section Of its size in the world. accord
ing to John McGregOr, an enthusiastic
automobilist of Indianapolis. and a Ma
rion county commissioner.
After comforting with Paris auto sx-
perts, the Automobile club of Milan has
decided TO hold two racing events, one
on the Kaiser's Cup plan. and the rec
ond similar to the Grand PriN. 10 insure
plenty Of contestants
English veterinary surgeons have dis
covered that dogs whose owners carry
them about in automobiles soon become
afflicted with motor heart and thar.
unless the practice be stopped, the ca
mines die from the disease.
The tTi-car seems to be pushing the
hard for public favor i'm
Great Britain, due TO the fact that il
can carry two persons instead If one,
while at the same time it is less costly
than a fOur-wheeled automobile
The Northwest Automobile Racing
association is planning series If
events to be held in Seattle. Tacoma.
vancouver, Victoria, Beliingham, North
Y Yakima, Walla Waila, Spokane. Lew
lston, MissOula, Henela and Butte.
In marked contrast TO President LOU
bet, who was keen lover of horses.
President Fallieres of France prefers
the automobile to horse-drawn convey
ances and has sold twelve out of the
fifteen horses in the executive stables.
Three young Princeton university
graduates, seeking a useful occupation
and business opening. have decided to
open a garage at indianapolis and later
TO manufacture automobiles. 1t IS said
)ne Of them recently inherited S4s7. 900.
The autobus has revOlutionized inter-
village communication throughout
western France, where there are bu-
few railroads and the travelling here
-ofore has been done by horse-drawn