Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

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New Orleans proposes to hold a ''Mardi
Ciras automobile racing carnival"
Folks there have it all arranged and If
the event comes up to expectations New
Orleans will have three days of the
fastest motoring ever attempted south Of
the Potomac-not even excepting Savan-
nah. The event. OF course, will be
pulled off in connection with the ancient
and honorable Mardi Gras. for which
New Orleans is famous and which is
slated for January g. There will be
three days devoted to motoring. The
size of the prizes will confine most of
the races to amateurs.
Through the treacherous defiles of
Devils canyon. across a sandy desert
marked with the carcasses of horses
that, stricken with thirst. had fallen at
the wayside. into the Imperial valley and
then back over the same route party
Of three has driven the first automo-
bile to make such trip all the way under
its own power.
Setting out from San Diego. Cal, in
t.ts9 feet. making the automobile climb
over boulders and crawl about preci-
pices. it took them one day to get
through the canyon and desert and
other to get back, the entire distance
being Us miles.
When the ways and means committee
of the House of Representatives in recent
session took up the metal schedule a
delegation of men. representing the au-
tomobile interests OF the. country was
heard. and facts were produced to show
that the automobile capital Of the nation
was $1S7.O0O.D0O that the automobile in
dustry gave employment directly to
10S,O0O people and through related
trades to 10000 more.
How rapidly this industry has devei-
oped is shown by the fact that although
the history of the automobile covers little
over a decade 10000 motor cars have
in that time been put in use in this coun-
try and that 50 per cent increase IL in
prospect for 1909, the manufacturers
promising to have 1900 new cars ON the
market. This will mean the marketing
Of one vehicle for each 1000 people.
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An automobile club has been organized
at Raleigh. N. c.
Cleveland, Ohio, Is to have taxicab
service.
Two more cars are to be added to the
bus line between Los Angeles and Palo
Verde, Cal.
A light-running and noiseless car is
always sign Of a good driver who takes
pride in his work.
European motor factories which have
had a rather dull twelve months, are
again beginning to run full time.
Dues have been reduced by the Auto
mobile Club Of Elmira, n. Y, SO that
every motorist in the city may become
a member.
In purchasing wool alcohol for the cool
ing system care should be taken to see
that the liquid is free from water as
possible.
Count Tsatsuma Ninagawa, who was
sent to the United States by the Japanese
government to learn the automobile busi-
ness has returned home.
1t has been definitely decided by the
Automobile Club of Belgium to hold the
great Belgian races at the end of Au-
gust. 1909.
OF the total list of 217 exhibitors for
the Grand Central Palace show in New
York Seventy-four will show complete
automobiles and LAB parts and Access
sorieS..
\ state association, under the auspices
of the A. A. A. is under process of forna-
ton in Florida by members of the Tampa,
Jacksonville and Daytona clubs.
The number of automobiles sold to
Indianapolis people to November 10. this
year, is $50. The total number sold in
Indiana has been approximately 3.10O.
The gasoline motor coach business OF
the Union Pacific Railway Company has
assumed such proportions that an indie
pendent company has been formed at
Omaha for their manufacture.
Contracts are being let for the extern
sion Of the Long Island motor parkway
from fifteen to twenty miles, taking In
Lake Ronkonkoma on the east and pos
sjbly Garden City on the west.
Foreign
d strong tendency to use the shaft drive
in preference to cnain and to abandon
ball bearings for crank shafts In favor OF
plain bearings.
In accordance with the custom the So
ciety of Automobile Engineers will hold
its fourth annual meeting in New York
city during the course OF the shows.
Automobile dealers In Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs have decided 10 hold an auto
mobile show in the Auditorium in Omaha,
Neb., from March to 8. inclusive.
Efforts are being made by the members
of the Louisville, KY, Automobile Club
toward the establishment of a country
club 1t is proposed to purchase site
in South Louisville, where a suitable
clubhouse could be erected.
Preparations are being made by the
Massachusetts State Automobile Associa-
alton for lively campaign in the inter-
particularly in the line of good roads
work
The Indiana bureau of good roads which
has been organized permanently will ask
the legislature TO establish a state high
way commission and grant liberal ap-
preparation to carry on its work.
The circuit of Anjou which has been
definitely adopted by the Automobile
Club of France as the course for the
Grand Prix race of 1909 measures forty
six miles in length and has general form
OF Il triangle.
An order has been issued by the mayor
Of st. Germain, near Paris, forbidding
motorists &c travel SO fast on lnuddy
days to splash pedestrians, and has
appointed officials to see that the order
as obeyed.
Members of the Chicago Motor Club
making efforts to have enforced the
ordinance. which was passed in Chicago
through the efforts of the cycling clubs,
requiring all vehicles TO carry lights at
nlSAI.
The proper unguent for the cupped
leather washer Of tire pump piston
Is vascline. OIL is too thin and IL tends
to work into the rubber hose, and even
INTO the tire itself If too much Is used.
Viewed from financial point auto
mobile racing rivals grand opera and
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