Evening star., 1909-04-11
,ouTE TAKEN BY E. D. AND HOWARD FISK RECENTLY

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ROUTE TAKEN BY E. D. TERRY
per cent ad valorem on automobiles and
parts bids fair to remain in force, it is
very likely that several prominent Euro
pean manufacturers will arrange to start
branch factories in this country.
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The Automobile Club of Lowell, Mass,
has announced that it will hold big
speed carnival during the week beginning
next Labor day. The features of the car
nival are to be big car race and small
car event over a circuit that will be
larger than the one used for the very sue
cessful stock chases road race last fall!
A long distance motor car trip through
India promoted by some enterprising
American manufacturer. will do more to
boom Yankee-made automobiles in that
empire than any other method. Such Is
the opinion, at least. of the American
consul general at Calcutta, Wllham II.
Michael.
Jim Jeffries, the pugilist. is being paced
by a motor car on his daily pfactice
sprints, and Edward Payson Weston. the
famous pedestrian. is being accompanied
by a touring car on his walk across the
continent.
The automobile show recently held at
Toledo, Ohio, covered an acre of floor
space.
It is estimated that with the stupendous
development of the American automobile
industry there are now invested in plants
for automobile building and all necessary
kindred industries such as the plants
| making accessories, leather for machines,
parts. lamps, tires, ETC., more than S5oO,-
100000
The trophy offered to the American
Automobile Association by Ira NJ. Cobe
president of the Chicago Automobile
Club. for a national stock chassis race
has been withdrawn, and instead of pro-
noting national event the club has de-
cided to put on a western stock chassis
race. the cup for which will be given By
Mr.. Cobe.
When a motorist has become somewhat
expert in the running Of his car IT. WI!
be found advantageous to gradually feed
until the point is found at which the
motor runs well. but will not stand
further reduction. The smaller the pro-
portion of gasoline the more economical
| ~ the motor will run and the cleaner II
will keep.
AS the distance from New York to Sc
attic via the tentative route picked out IS
over 1900 miles. the path-finding car for
pected to make the trip under month
| AS a matter of fact, the schedule calls
| for about 100 miles a day. which would
land the car in Seattle about the last
week in April.
The Ligue Internationale des Associa-
| tions Touristes, federation which COM
prises all the chief touring associations
| in Europe, and which meets in congress
| each year in a different country to con-
| slider important matters appertainins to
;pto will assemble in
| July In London. under the auspices and
| by the invitation of the Motor Union
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Members of the Buffalo Automobile
Club upon presentation of their 1909
| club membership cards to the customs
| official, may now enter Canada at any
point on the Niagara frontier free of
any bond. The customs official will make
| out a card in duplicate and hand one
| copy to the tourist. which will permit
| him to remain in Canada for a period not
| exceeding three days.
| A great mountain-c climbing run is being
| arranged for by the Lookout Mountain
Automobile Club of Chattanooga, Tenn.
| for April -. The contest has been given
! the support of the Chattanooga Chamber
! of Commerce. and six handsome trophies
| have been donated. The mountain rises
| to q helSht or .ouU Ieet ana the TOdu
| covers four miles.
| A summer tour from Los Angeles to
Seattle. where the Alaska y Yukon- Paci-
tic exposition is to be held. is contem-
| plated by the motorists and dealers of
southern California. If such an affair
cars through the entire Pacific coast
territory The southern Californians are
| hoping to interest San Francisco motor
| lists in the project.
| It is unfortunate that all the joints in
the steering system have to be exposed
| To the dust of the road and to mud ac-
emulation But this is all the more
| reason why the system should receive
every possible care, and if leather pro-
| tectors are not used it is necessary to
clean out the joints at frequent inter-
walls, apply hard grease to the surfaces
1 and pack the same into the cavities.
In recent long-distance trial from
Paris to Versailles and return two forty
horsepower trucks of the same make,
weighing with load over $4,000 pounds,
were fitted to burn two different fuels.
other was fired with napthalene. used
| in solid blocks or cakes. gasoline be-
| ing resorted to for starting only. The
truck using gasoline consumed oil
j worth $g.tJ. Willie ludI Adpliid-
lene cost only slot
Berlin, Wis, now has motor club.
| The Muskegon. Mich, Automobile
Club is posting signs reading This Way
| to Muskegon' at each cross-road within
| 100 miles of the city.
To check Joy riding the Automo-
bile Club of Maryland is planning 10
turn over a list of chauffeurs names
and car numbers to the police. The po-
| lice are then to report the number OF
i n a
neighborhood and the chauffeur's name
| secured.
Although the Coliseum wherein the
Louisville, Ky, automobile dealers We're
| to hold their annual show on April u. is
and IL was DESTROYED by fire. eight deal
ers who contemplated exhibiting under
one building will hold individual shows in
| their respective showrooms. 1t was agreed
| that they would use the same decorative
i scheme they intended using in the Golf