The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-12
THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD

l liHoooiale powered, LOW prlceQ macnlne,
 but the trend in favor of the small car,
 however, is not so pronounced as on this side of the Atlantic
 The present speed limit of 20 miles an hour in the open country will remain
 in force in New Jersey, according to | all present indications, the Legis1a- ture having voted down a 30 mile Him. it.
 In replacing the gland Of a water cir
 cuiatlng pump use plenty of graphite
 dom sufficiently fabricated, and the
 graphite will go a long way toward
 remedying thns.
 George "; Banderbilt is equipping
 near Asheville, N. C., with a number
 of automobile and gasolene motors for
 farm use. He is installing powerful
 motor blow and provision wagon. | The author of one of the popular "au | tomobile" novels of the day has invent ed a new place to carry treasure. :" | The treasure consisted of s20,000 in bank notes, and the hiding place se- llcted was one of the tires, the bills | being neatly arranged between the l tube and the cover.
 A peculiar precedent has been set
 by a Scottish court in relation to road | laws. Two motors collided at the i crossing of a main and a side road. 1 The court held that the driver on the
 main road had the right of way and
 the drivers on side roads must use
 precaution in crossing main roads. The magnitude of the automobile fn-
 dustry has impressed itself upon some | Wisconsin Humber kings who are contemplating a big factory for the specialties. They figure that a factory close at hand to the source of supply will have a marked advantage in the automobile market.
 The British War Office is delighted with the results of it's recent sending out of flying relief column on motor cars. One thousand men, with full war kit, including heavy guns and horses, were transported from London to Hast i ings in 800 cars, at a speed of 20 miles and hour over rough roads, Further tesst are to be made on even a larger scale.
 Governor Ferna1d of Maine having signed the bill excluding automobiles from Bar Harbor, the voters of Mount Desert Island are to accept or reject the bill at special town meeting to be held in the early summer. As more than half the voters of the Island pe- titioned for the passage of the bill it is expected it will receive majority of the votes.
 The Delaware Automobile Associ- ation has decided to fight the bill which passed the House of Represent atives recently, taxing automobiles as personal propertly. The new automo- 3slature fixes a term of Imprisonment at the justices discretion, for third violation of the law regulating speed, equipment or operation of the car. The outcome of the fight of Chicago motorists against the imposition of wheel tax in the U. s. Supreme Court, is of importance to automobil1sts throughout the entire countdy, as there is Likelihood of other cities following Chicago's example in the event that the motorists lose their appeal The sum of $15000 is being raised to con- duct the fight.
 Eipr11reS for fha whole country. gently published show that within the last ten years nearly 100000 automo- piles were registered with the authori- ties of the various States of the Union. It is estimated that 200,00" motor cars are running in the country to-day, the remaining 100000 having gone out or the country or out of use entirely, or been sold as secondhand machines.
 dn round numbers the American au-i tomobile manufacturers pay $35, ,000, 900 annually in wages for work done in au- tomobile factories alone. This does not include wages paid for labor done on material before it is brought into the automobile factories, from some 4,0O0 allied establishments throughout the country, or the salaries paid in the automobile factories.
 Automobile engineers, it is claimed, have found that the greatest attain ment of horsepower in the conversion of gasolene into work is when a tenn perature of $50 degrees is reached in the cylinders. Some have held that the hotter the engine was the more efh- cient it was up to the flashing point of flashes at 45O degrees and better lubri- cation at 4s0 degrees.
 In arguing in favor of taxation of motorists of Maryland for the mainten- raised the point that steel railway conn., panies pay a license tax in addition to the general levy on their property. Motorists of the State dispute this com parison, declaring that while it may fit companies maintaining service for revenue, it does not apply to private vehicles run for pleasure.
 w. l.. Page, director of Public Roads conclusion, as the result of his exten- sive tests, that damage to roads by au- tomobiles increases in proportion to speed. Up to 15 miles an hour little or no effect was produced on the road, and even at 20 miles an hour it was judged by those present that no ser ious damage was done. From 20 miles an hour. however, the effect was markedly noticeable with each increase in speed.
 The motor cars fitted with rapid fire guns constructed by the German gov ernment to repel an attack by dirri- gible war balloons or aeroplanes, are armored with nickel steel an eighth of an inch thick. One of the cars is com pletely covered by a steel dome, which can be revolved by the gunner within, enabling him to aim at almost any an- gle This car, gun and ammunition weighs three tons, yet has a speed of 40 miles an hour. It is gasolene driv- en.
 In the commercial department of French automobile factories, salaries begin at $20 per month. Bookkeepers are paid $40 a month on the average, and technical employees and mechani- cal engineers, $60 a month. Of course, some of the leading afficers and tech- nical men receive much higher pay. The average wage of skilled workmen in German automobile factories is said to be Il cents an hour. Apprentices receive: 1-3 of a cent per hour the first year; 2-3 of a cent per hour the second year; 1 2-3 cents per hour the third year.
 As a result of the investigation of