Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-05
NEWS OF INTEREST
TO THE AUTOMOBILES

Georges Dupuy who is managing the
Europe has arrived on the other side of
the Atlantic. He has taken with him a
motor car which he will use in going over
the route of the proposed tour and arrange
for accommodations for the cup tourists.
The run in France will be made through
Uayre Paris, Argentan, ST. Malo. Brest
I.orient Nantes, Le/Mans, Tours. the Loir
river and chateaux, Tarbes, Pau Lourdes'
Folk: in Spain. over the Pyrennes ana
through barcelona: in France. again
through Beziers Mines, Marseiile NiFe'
Monte Carlo: in Italy. through Genoa
Florence Rome Naples, Fermo San Ma
rino and Venice: in Austria Hungary
through Saizburg and the Tyrol mountains
through Vienna and through Prague in Bo-
hernia: in Germany through Berlin. Han
over. Cologne: through Brussels in BEL
GUM: in France for the Last time. through
St Quentin. Paris. Abbeville and Caials'
and. finally in England, through foike
stone. London, Birmingham ana l'lNerpooi'
A project for an automobile highway run
ming over private lands from Boston TO
New York is before the Massachusetts leg
isIa;ure The estimated cost is SIOoD
mile the length of the proposed automo-
bile road is liz miles and the total cost
of construction will be between Sl2.Joo.ooo
and SlJOO0,OJO. The projectors propose 10
charge a toll of ) cents mile for a large
ear and cents mile for small car III
l. calculated that there would be al least
5O) cars on the highway between Boston
and New York daily, running both ways.
A study of the registration lists given
out by the secretary of state shows that
the automobile business in New York state
is in very fourishing condition. and that
there has been marked increase in BUSH
ness over that of the previous year. Dur
ing January. February and March of the
present year 2.lSI cars We're registered as
against Lot for the first three months of
1906. an increase of 3S.6 per cent
X
The runs to Frederick Md. and Balti-
more so well known that the ordinary
Washingtonian can make the run without
many stops and inquiries. The cost of put
ting up good road signs, not only for direc
tons. but also to tell the character of the
road is not very great. and it is thought
that such work is in the province of the
local automobile club.
AS all autoists here are benefited it is
argued, it would be but a small cost per
man to carry out this project. At a quar-
ter each the sum would reach $780, That
would purchase permanent iron markers.
The fund should be placed in the hands of
the club, as with its organization and
equipment the work would be promptly and
properly done.
In Java an American automobile is be-
inc to no ba
try roads of the island. while several motor
stage lines are being esta blished in the
Philippines beyond the present railway
lines.
The Automobile Club of, Philadelphia has
retained an attorney to represent the or
ganization and its members in all legal
matters. including appearing to defend
members accused of violating speed and
other motoring laws.
Twenty-Five or more eastern importers
are planning the formation of an independ
ent importers association to work on a CO.
operative basis for the advancement of the
interests of those who bring cars from
Europe.
Wisconsin's legislature is considering a
bin to limit the speed of automobiles to ten
miles per hour in cities and twenty in the
country, with limit of ten miles every
where after dark. Imprisonment is pro-
vided for certain violations
AT Milwaukee there is an agitation to
have enforced city ordinance which limits
the amount of gasoline which may be
stored in a building to five gallons unless
Kept in a tank buried below the level of the
basement floor.
Always retard the spark before starting
the engine, especially single cylinder.
otherwise you may join the army with its
arms in sings, the result of back-fire-
Give the handle an upward pull and never
let the thumb encircle it.
The recent automobile trip of the Infanta
Euialia from Madrid to BiarrtZ was the
result of a wager with King Alfonso. The
latter contended that the princess could not