Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14

/ become popular IN the neishborhood OF
| Great South Bay. l. l.
Ben Bierer Of Norfolk, who purchased
y morse power two-cylinder automobil,
curing the show here. drove same home
Thursday Of last week
Omaha has q new garage, that OF the
berger Automobile company, which is To-
Gated at us Farnam. This firm sells Au-
purh s and wayne machines.
Park commissioners ia Spokane Wash.
are ready To receive bids fer the Mantle
park boulevard which viii be one Of the
| best drivewoys in the northwest.
Queen Alexandra's private automobile
viii DC carried on the new royal yacht
when bears her name. in which she and
hlng EDWARD Will tour the Mediterranean.
5. DworaK Of Elm Greek. Neb.. is one
I or the latest purchases OF an automobile.
bhylng a touring car. which he drove
| nome lew days ago. He reports a fine
The good roads movement is gaining
ground IN Tennessee. The legislature has
a Dali contemplating the cooperation of
the various cities IN a compete system of
highways Of the first class
since the departure Of Lee McShane from
NE CITY little interest seems to be taken in
me Omaha AUTOMOBILE CLUB but McShane
expects 70 return in short time and says
ne Will immediately get busy.
Missouri good roads advocates are en-
ueaVorlng to have the legislature approve
a bill providing for the use of convicts
IN building two translate highways, from
east 10 west and north to south.
I An Indiana clergyman, Rev. z. T.
sweeney, has been granted permission by
the state to construct a railway to be
operated by automobiles between Seymour
and Brownstone. fifteen miles apart
The kimball company received its 40
horse power speedster last week and sew
eral prospective buyers were Immediately
In sight. This is about the raciest looking
machine which has yet struck Omaha.
In purchasing a closed carriage one
should examine the glass very closely.
Imperfections in windows are very annoy
ing when person Is travelling through a
country where the scenery is one Of at
fractions.
To obtain the horsepower of an auto
mobile divide the total capacity OF the
cylinders, expressed in cubic inches by
ten. The figures of the quotient will very
majority Of cars.
Fast automobiling. It is contended by
an expert, Is the best form OF exercise for
lung development, for a man who con-
stantly has to face a gale of necessity
Keeps his lungs filled with air that is
changing every minute.
AS every member Of the executive COM
mittee OF the association OF licensed auto
mobile manufacturers has voted IN favor
Of holding the next licensed New York
SNOW earlier this year, 1t probably will
take place In November.
For the Picking Paris endurance contest,
for which no entry fee is charged, eighteen
cars have been entered The cars viii be
shipped from Paris to Picking about April
II and the participants will follow a month
later to begin the return run.
Jonn +. Parish has bought one of the
model four-Cylinder Bucks fitted with a
dark red body and later in the season will
nave top to match the upholstering Mr.
Parish had a two-cylinder Buick last sea-
con- which he has just disposed of.
Owners and drivers of chain driven cars
VIII ind their machines will run better II
every time the car Is washed the chains
and sprockets are brushed Oft thoroughly
with Kerosene and rubbed over with a
light coat of graphite and grease
George YoungsOn of Minden had his
Model n tWo-cylinder automobile shipped
TO hts address this week. The roads are
getting in fine shape now for travel and
Mr.. foungson will soon be enjoying motor
Ing under the most favorable conditions
The Weybridge motor track near Lon
don Is to be opened July 8. 1t is a three
mile circuit, well banked at the turns At
the opening c. +. Edge, an English mo-
torist, Will try to average sixty miles an
hour for twenty-four consecutive hours
George H. Lee, who last year drove a
two-cylinder car, has ordered one of the
new four-cylinder 30 horse power Rambler