The sun., 1907-04-03
AMONG The AUTOMODILISTS.
COMMITTEE SELECTS JUNE ~
FOR ORPHANS OUTING.
Preliminary Plans for a Days EnJOyment
Or MOtOring by l.SOO children Cars
wanted for the hun 10 COney Island
Richmond County AutOIsts Meet,


wanted for the Hun 10 COney Island
Richmond County AutOIsts Meet
The orphans day committee Of the New
York Motor Club last night officially adopted
June ~ as the date for their annual celebra-
ton. Representatives OF institutions caring
for more than 800 children met the COM
mittee last night at MIR. Miles's ONCE at
East Forty-second street TO have preliminary
Discussion Of plans. The Long Island Auto
nIObile Club of Brooklyn has announced its
intention OF working In conjunction with the
Sew York Motor Club and &. +. Hart OF the
Brooklyn club was present at last nights .
meeting. The two organizations will make
most strenuous efforts TO secure enough cars
from their members so that none OF the
children will have to be left behind, as was the
case last year and the year before. lt 10
expected that for this years orphans day
the gates Of both Luna Park and Dream
land will be thrown open and the city's
orphans for that day will be gladly shown
the wonders OF the pleasure grounds, which
TO many OF them represent more OF fairyland
than their juvenile imagnatiOns had dreamed
OF.
y. A. Miles, chairman Of the committee,
said last night that he hoped kindly disposed
motorists would at once begin making plans
TO furnish their cars for this unselhsh purpose
on June II and advise him Of the fact as soon
IA possible. as cars in abundance are all that
orphans automObiIs day in New York the
grand success IL deserves 10 be-
The Richmond County Automobile Club
at its meeting on Monday evening at st.
George, Staten Island. decided to hold an other
dinner and run, and April 2s was selected as
the date The new Terra Marine Inn, which
overlOoks the bay and ocean at Huguenot,
% eStsrtainment ccmmittee' @ III es consistinS OF Emil
Waters, Charles A. Schultz and J. J. Worrell.
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srrsnSsments. At this this meetinS g George II.
Waters was elected a director OF the New
York state Automobile Association TO repre-;
sent the club. A resolution was passed
favoring Federal and uniform automobile
legislation which shall grant national license
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Pouch and John BittneTr were elected to
membership.
From advices that have reached this city
from Chicago II would appear that the motor
lists Of the Windy City are OF a philosophical
were certain that they could not possibly
be happy unless the touring board OF the
American Automobile Association so ar
ranged matters that the 1907 touring contest
OF the A. A. A. was started from Chicago.
They were not so unanimous as TO where the
tour should end, some OF them picking Wash
ington, others Boston. while there were a
few bold souls that thought II might do to
have the contest wind up in New York city.
the Chicago Motor Club. signalized It's affilia-
tion with the A. A. A. by taking active steps
toward seeing that the tour be started In
their city. In this movement IL was Joined
by the Chicago Automobile Club and the
Chicago Automobile Dealers Association:
up that the Chicago Athletic Association
aud a number of other organizations OF q
social or athletic nature joined the crusade.
all adopting resolutions favorlnR Chicago
as the starting point for the annual A. A. A.
tour this year. Consequently when the news,
came out that it had been decided to start the
IFNTN Wan NhaaHaa oh ENta
appointment expressed by Chicsgoans. but
they had at least the consolation OF knowing
I hss their city was TO be included in the route,
So they have determined to forget their
dashed hopes and are now busily engaged
in agitating the matter Of having the A. A. A.
their city for side trips and entertainments,
with very fair prospects that this latter wish
will he granted
4 traveller returned from Mexico says
hat the most unusual thing he noticed in
that country was that the engineers OF the
railroads have adopted automobile goggles
He says he did not wonder much after spend
ing iew days in the alkali OF the deserC
but was surprised that the railroads
had overcome the antipathy Of the engineers,
making it almost obligatory for both en-
glneers and nremen to wear goggles, IL
seemed that on most every trip, especially in
I he country near IOTTeOn, an engineer would
have to have his eyes treated TO remove dust
and TO cOunteract It's effects, Visiting Ameri-
cans asked why the men did not adopt auto.
mobile goggles. The engineers fought hard
a aKainst them, declaring that they wanted TO
ing through Mexico half blinded by glasses.
Some Of the motorists Of the City Of Mexico
added their persuasive powers to those OF
riding in the engine cabs to show how safe
and comfortable the goggles really were.
Finally the engineers took up the goggles
and now an engine crew without automobile
goggles would appear strange.
Provided the support OF the State Lpgis-
laturR ia Rap1IrA6 and Tlana a lrpahV fad
reach a successful elimination, Iowa will
be covered by network OF cement roads,
right OF way for a State motor railroad
Facts in connection with this innovation
along transportation lines were made public
through the introduction OF bill IN the State
motor railway companies TO have the same
rights with reference TO right Of way, that
are allowed steam railroads. The bill was
introduced by Chairman Meredith of the
railroad committee, Des Moines capitalists,
Eastern men md organizations in the smaller
ment The undertaking calls for the bTiId-
ing OF cement roads connecting more than
One hundred towns in Iowa. They are to be
steam roadbed Motor cars capable Of carry
ing thirty to forty passengers Will be operated
over these lines at a potential speed OF sixty
smaller towns OF the State and act as feeders
20 the steam roads. Cost OF construction
sfd % Il Rs 'yffT ~ r. s To
ines and the cost OF operating Ia figured to
De 20 per cent. below the cost of running
electric cars.
When 4 number OF oil pipes are supplied
rom a sight feed lubricator on the dash, It
s not a bad plan 70 mark each drip, plainly
with the number OF drops per minute Il should
leliver, This information may be taken
rom the makers Instructions, remembering
hat the front and rear bearings OF the motor
axe more oil than the intermedi bearings,
md remembering that the gearcase needs
only a little oil. and the clutch only one or
ion thus conveyed will be subject to modifi-
,atton according TO the grade and body OF
he oil used.
Every, one who. operates motor wagons.
)r who has ever thought or operating them
las heard the hard luck stories which certain
Establishments, invariably without name
IRE alleged to have told concerning their ex-
DeTience with solid rubber tires Rumor
when 10 Is damaging TO COM
nercial interest. runs fast. People who have
heard these mournful tales seldom pause 10
hink that in the majority OF cases tires give
good satisfaction, particularly when IL is re-
1ected that the treatment they receive al the
hands OF inexperienced drivers is not such as
o make for longevity. In almost every city
" any Importance there can be found records
Jf sets Of tires which have shown the most
remarkable durability. In Cleveland. for
'Xample. there is brewing company operat-
ng three ton electric trucks, which has not
hanged tires on one Of these machines for a
period OF almost two years, Notwithstanding
he vehicles have been in active operation
throughout the greater part Of that time.
twenty-five miles and they are still in good
condition: In foreign motor bus service
where the vehicles loaded weigh about seven
tons, 70 Is common to find tires which have