The sun., 1908-05-12

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Word comes from Chicago that there 10 a
possibility that the American Motor Car
Manufacturers citation, the big organiza-
tiOn OF independent" automobile makers
may conduct Il big automobile show In that
city next winter with the cooperation OF the
Chicago Automobile Club The independent
makers have for some time been Of the opinion
mat Chicago az well as New FORK should
have two shows and feel they would be the
gamers by such move as IL would enable
them 10 secure larger and more advantageous
spaces than is possible In the big annual
affair run by s A. Miles for the National
Association Of Automobile Manufacturers
The Chicago club has been asked what IL
could furnish In the way OF building that
would be suitable for a show
Fred Mathews. highway commissioner OF
CuyahoFa county, declared at recent meet
nS oi the Ohio uoOd Roads Association that
he favored tar levy OF two mills In his county
carried out II would result in raising tSeO, 900.
IN addition 70 fund Of tls0,OOO which has
been appropriated for bridge building. The
project OF building a national highway from
New ork 10 Chicago, passing through Cleve-
land, was also discussed at The meeting.
G. A. Blanchard Of Denver is said 10 be
planning a so uitle road race for stock chaSses
on a course In Ooldbflo for Memorial Day.
The officials Of the Minnesota State Auto
mobile Association are working hard 10 in
crease the mem bership OF the organization
TO one thousand members, They have ac-
cordingly helped organize clubs 10 the cities
Of Alexandria. Austin, Kenyon. Northheld,
saltwater and Waseca,
An experienced driver gives this advice
concerning the glasses OF sight feed lubrica-
tors; Hold a red hot piece OF iron near the
Rlass, which will melt the hardened oil on
the sight glasses and the dripping can be
seen again. Fit bit Of twisted wire on the
end o. the drip nozzle inside. the glass The
oil will follow the wire and will not be spashed
on the glass,
Buffalo will be wide open TO automobilists
during the good roads convention TO be held
there July and under the auspices Of the
American Automobile Association. Mayor
Adam will formally hand over the key Of the
city with GO II and bless YOU, my children"
lively interest ia being taken In this conven-
ton all over the country. and the attendance
Is expected TO be well up il the thousands
The Governors OF New York, Pennsylvania
And Ohio, the highway commissioners and
setts and New York and long list Of other
notA5les will participate In the doings, educa-
fional and social. Road runs. speechmaklng,
smokers, vaudeville entert ain ments and high |
way inspections will vary the programme.
The Monroe County Automobile Assooi alton !
already has begun preparations for its auto |
mobile carnival In the neighborhood OF |
Iune, Work has been started on the roads |
y hich will be used for the various events
NRterbreaks and bad turns will be done |
lway with and all OF the road surfaces will be |
ng the contestants and 10 do away with the |
ianger OF collisions during the contests. II /
q expected that the timing Of the events .
Slll be done under the supervision Of 9, NJ, /
autlaE nf iha AnfnnNhtla (lnh Of
America Fred j. Wagner will be starter for |
MI cOntRets