Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

Wsldron Williams, chairman Of the
bureau OF tours committee of the Auto
mobile club of America, has had route
directions prepared for the benefit Of west
ern motorists who may wish to drive from
Chicago to Savannah to witness the grand
prize race.
The average reduction in the list prices
on motor tires recently announced by
makers In the United States is about 10
per cent. Users Of big tires profit most by
the reduction. in some cases the reduction
on tires OF thirty-siX-inch sizes amounting
TO 20 per cent.
SO successful were the recent races un-
der the the auspices of the Wildwood. n.
j., Motor club, that the organization has
decided to go ahead with the construction
Of a three-mile circular track, In an effort
to make the resort the center of motor
racing in the east.
The Lacrosse, Wis, Automobile club is
being helped in it's efforts to curb automo-
bile speeding by Mayor w. A, Anderson.
The mayor has a system whereby each
speeder is brought before him, examined in
true Scotland yard style, lectured, and sent
away to sin no more.
The International Road congress. which
will be held i'm Paris next month, will con-
slider road constructing materials, means
OF preventing wear and dust, effects OF
automobile traffic, watering, and oiling
and signs indicating distances and dan
gerous turns and grades.
Dates for the Cleveland tomob
clubs reliability contest will be October
Z, 3 and 8. while the course will. IN all
PROBABILITY, be a three Gays Triangular al
fair. Last year the cars ran in and out
of the city each day, but the plan was
found not to give any too much satisfac-
ton.
Experiments have shown that at a speed
of sixty miles an hour the temperature
inside of q tire reaches li7 degrees and 90
degrees at the tread. At ninty miles the
temperature becomes 2lO internally and 292
on the tire, thus explaining why so many
burstings occur during high speed CON
tests.
The Ideal Tour of New England, pro-
NOTED in the early summer by the AutomO-
bile club of America, proved so picturesque
and pleasurable TO the coterie OF parti-
cipants that the club plans an autumn run
from September 2S to October 8, from New
York to the Green mountains In Vermont
and return.
Harry e. Clinton, who has been ap-
pointed secretary Of the Contest commit
tee of the Automobile club of America. has
resigned as manager OF the advertising de-
partment Of the Association OF Licened Au-
tomobtle Manufacturers also as a member
of the racing board of the American Ath-
letic association.
The latest advice from the Mitchell fac
garding the shipment of the 49, models
is TO the effect that a carload will be
shipped out not later than Tuesday Of
next week. From that time on shipments
will be made unlnterruptedly, as the facili-
ties are adequate for taking care OF the
large volume OF business which these new
cars is bound to create.
Painters and paper hangers have b en-
at work all week ~renovating the store
room occupied by the Colt Automobile
company al 2O25 Farnam street. and they
have turned the room into one OF the
SWEETEST garages In the west. These will be,
however, but temporary quarters, as tn
room is altogether too small to handle the
Immense business incident to the sale Of
rambler and Mitchell automobiles for this
territory.
Trade has very quickly found its way
TO the Colt Automobile company, which has
been delivering the large four-cylinde
Ramblers the last week. Purchasers since
the new firm has opened up are Ben
Bierer, Oakdale, Neb. James Brown. Ham
burg, Ia; II. Z. Jones, Hemminsford; A.
G. Kupa. Schuyler, Neb., and II. Miller,
Tarkio, Mo. These were all the S4-modsl
fouT-cylinder Rambler and a 34-A rcad-
ster was purchased by r. r. Mocket for
a Lincoln customer, which was shipped
direct from the factory yesterday,
Automobile egg races are becoming popu-
lar throughout the east, A basket Is placed
az the starting point anu at distances OF
leo. 200 and 800 feet other baskets contain
ing eggs are placed. The contestants. con-
sisting OF 4 lady ard a gentleman IN each
car. start Al the signal from the starting
| point, the lady being armed with a tea
| spoon. and at either The first or last bas-
ket. as they see fit, the lady d,smounts.
takes up an egg In the teaspoon and car
Ties II 20 the starting point, where she de-
pusits a In the basket without touching
u with her hands. The one safely depos-
A.. ket at the s~tartiEs point wins the race.