Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-10

falo show was an immense reproduction OF
the badge Of the local auto club, nttesn
feet in diameter and containing 1OO IN
An entry fee OF $780, to cover all ex-
pcnses, has been named for the gold cup
European tour. which will include a two
months tour Of 1000 miles, combining
pleasure and business.
or the manufacturers who exhibited at
the first show at Chicago In 1900 there ~
but one now doing the same business N
the same city, under the same name and
with the same owners.
The Worcester Automobile club has had
, introduced in the Massachusetts legislature
a bill allowing municipal authorities TO close
highways to ordinary traffic and permit au-
I tomobile racing thereon.
Z The promoters of the Long Island motor
parkway are agreeing with owners OF land
ceded for the great automobile course not
to allow any of il used for steam or cleo
trio. railways or for ordinary traffic.
A man with mathematical bent cal
machines shown at the Chicago show at
thirty horsepower or an aggregate OF l5OO
horsepower for the 500 machines shown.
The automobile industry received great
boom during the recent stormy weather at
New York. Many business men who found
how much more reliable they were than
elevated or surface cars made purchases.
The wide field open to the automobile Is
clearly shown by the significant fact that
fully two-thirds of the I, 100000 horse drawn
vehicles produced annually In the United
When a couple of Escanaba Mich,
Automobiles recently were caught by
heavy snow at Menominee, a local black
smith fixed pair OF runners TO the front
wheels and enabled them to return home.
When a tire valve refuses to admit sid
in cold weather because there is Just
enough moisture within il to freeze it
tight It usually can be thawed by the
warmth of the hands or by breathing on
IT,
Automobiles came along just in time to
prevent a horse famine. according TO a re-
port from the Department of Agriculture,
which shows that more and better horses
have been bred since the motor car5s ar
rival.
eighty entries for the Brescia contest, to
be. run i'm Italy in September. The pro-
tectors hope to have enough foreigners
compete to give event an international
flavor.
The only speed limit stipulated by the
automobile laws of Jamaica is that mo
person shall drive a motor car on the public
highway recklessly or negligently, or at a
speed or in manner which is dangerous to
the public"
The present high prices in the leather
trade, according to a leading dealer, are
attributable to the fact that over 10000
hides were used last year for uphostering
and other things connected with automobile
manufacture.
Though six countries are represented
among the thrty-four entries for the Grand
PriX, Walter Christie is the only American.
France Will have twenty-three, Germany
and Belgium three each and England and
| Italy two each.
Congress has passed a bill which will
tend to reduce the cost of denatured alcohol
| by allowing any person to produce it after
| September / in locked stills and denature
It without going to the expense of a de-
maturing bonded warehouse.
The American Federation of Morton
| cyclists has asked the Pennsylvania legts-
lature to omit all reference to motorcycles
| from pending automobile legislation on the
ground that it is unfair to class the two
wheelers with the larger machines.
A bill before the New York legislature
authorizes the police to impound automo-
| bies as security for the appearance in
| court of driver charged with violating the
| law. In case of refusal to pay a fine the
owner may be compelled to pay storage at
the rate of 81 a month.
! Plans are under way for the formation
within the ranks of the American Motor
Car Manufacturers association of what
will be known as the American Society Of
Automobile Engineers, which is expected
to bring about greater improvements IN
| motor cars by free and open discussions.