Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-05

France has a new motoring publication,
part of which is printed in England
over 1000 electrically driven motor cars
for pleasure purposes are in use In Chi
cagO.
The Bay State Automobile association has
moved into its new quarters in a leading
Boston hotel.
A company has been organized In New
York, with a Delaware charter. specially
to reconstruct automobiles.
New Orleans motorists and dealers are
working for an automobile show for the
Crescent City in the fall.
a ten-mile racing track for automobiles
is projected by leading members Of the au-
tomobile club of Bridgeport, Conn.
More than a dozen rural letter carriers
of Wisconsin are now using automobiles for
carrying mails, and with great success.
The membership of the Rochester Auto
mobile club is gaining fast, there being
at present $50 members in good standing.
The grand prize race to be neld at
Savannah I'm the fall will cover 400 miles.
a greater distance than any yet held In
America.
More than 5000 persons paid for rides in
automobiles during a recent carnival held
at Montclair, N. y for the benefit Of Local
charitable institutions.
A motor car. finished in French gray, to
match the color of his home, is being driver
by Swan J. Turnblad. a publisher OF a
Swedish paper at Minneapolis.
Germany should be well represented in
the Florio IA contest at Boulogne, Italy,
September &, three German firms having
already entered three cars each.
A. r. Hoard, highway commissioner OF
Jefferson county, Wisconsin, has pur-
chased a car to assist him in covering the
extensive territory under his charge.
Judging from the returns from cities
throughout the entire country, Orphans
day proved more popular this year thar
last and attracted more public attention.
The Hartford Comm Automobile clut
has asked the Springfield (Mass.) clut
TO 1Oln IL in An ALtamnL 10 generally i'm.
prove the roads between the two cities.
The belt type of power transmission com.
pletely enclosed to protect 1t from dusi
and oil, is gaining popularity among max
hicles.
A dust layer composed Of a bitumer
compound Is being tested by the stree
cleaning commissioners Of Baltimore. Tn,
s%prinkiers.
The Savannah Automobi club has ar
ranged 10 enlarge the grandstand on IL
course, for the Grand Prize race, now Sc
for Thanksgiving 50 that 1t will seat full!
1000 spectators.
The crank case compression OF a two
cycle e1gine is usually three 10 five
pounds per square inch. but in certain
makes runs as high as eight pounds t
the square inch.
c. Z. Bedford. a wealthy New Yorker
has bought forty cars within seven years
He has owned practically every foEeigl
make and nearly all the well known make
I Oh TINS country
According 10 Joseph NJ. Snow, highwa.
commissioner OF the state of Washington
convict work on good roads represents
profit OF about IS per cent, over that o
private contractors.
Although II goes without saying tina
a rubber tool would never be used 10 worl
stone with. yet the automobile tire ha
been accused time and again or breaking
up stone roadways.
The success OF the Chicago Automobil
clubs crusade against what It's 1ourna
terms the speed dragon" is already caus
ing other clubs throughout the country [
adopt similar crusades.
Fearing that a two-mile stretch OF ba
road leading 20 the Berkshires would drtv
motorists off that route, the Springfield
club and hotel men combine
and raised funds for its repair.
Prince Edward Island motorists hav
banded together to fight the recent &C
OF the provincial legislature prOhibitinl
the running OF automobiles on the islaIf
and are testing the law In court
Anxious TO get into the racing fielC
Portland, Ore, motorists have decided {
make their yearly local contest tor IN
Wemme cup open hereafter. not only I
the United States, but 10 Europe.
! Major General =. ID. Grant expresses him
self as much pleased with the use Of Nv