Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

pion cyclist of America. has become an
autoist. and may try his hand IN Varl-
Gus automobile contests.
The automobile company organized at
Waltham. Mass. is planning to turn out
5000 cars a year. G. H. Metz, the prince.
pal owner. will be the largest Individual
operator OF an automobile plant In ms
country.
In predicting that every toll gate in
Maryland will have been abolished before
thu end Of his term, in 1912. Coy. Croth-
ers OF Maryland said: The toll gate Is
not of this age and has no proper place
in this time
The average wealth in Iowa is greater
than any other state In the Union. with
the exception OF conservative Massachu-
sets. and the farmer Is keen to buy an
automobile with speed enough Ito get
away from his neighbours dust"
Every known steel used for commercial
purposes Is available In the United
States Norway and Sweden have I'M
usually pure ores, but the raw materials
made from them are just as readily OBJ
tanned here as elsewhere.
A great many people are overzealouS
in attention to their machine. The man
with the "tinkeritis habit is the hard
est to deal with the auto man comes IN
contact with. Usually he knows. He
does not give the repairman or the man.
ufacturer or any of his experts the credit
of being as well acquainted with ma
chimes as he himself.
A mixture Of flake graphite and grease
applied to screw threads is frequently
recommended as tending to prevent the
adhesion Of the parts due to rust or eX-
pansion from heat. Rather novel rec
ommendation in the same line Is to the
effect that mercurial ointment similarly
"a tod
Something Of churchly aspect will
be given this years Chicago show by
thirty-two stained glass windows. which
will be one Of the decorative features
OF the exhibition. which opens February
6. The decorative scheme will be as
elaborate as usual and of somewhat
| similar character to that of last season,
but with the addition of certain features
which are expected to eclipse anything
heretofore attempted.
| George NJ. Shppy. general superin-
| tendent of the Chicago police. has is
sued a sweeping order placing horse
drawn vehicles on parity with auto,
now give warning OF their approach
after dusk by displaying lights
| fine of from $40 to 500 Is provided
as penalty for violations OF the
order.
| Motorists all over the middle eastern
states are rejoicing over the sentence OF
! three months in jail, imposed on Squire
Waldvogel of Atco. n. j.. who held up
| imposed fines at WILL He failed, how
ever, to turn in the fines thus collected.
| and Jersey Justice proved swift. Mean
while Squire Bell of Winslow Junction. n.
j., Is under bail on similar charges.
| The United States produces, annually
something like $4,000 automobiles, while
France produces about 10000 and Italy
| $1,000. Germany is another producing
nation. Taking the average price OF
cars produced in the United States, as
| low as $1,000, it is seen that the aggre-
gate annual output OF cars in the coun-
try is we'll over hundred million dollars.
figures which place the automobile In
| dustry Of the United States in a class by
itself.
The outlook for the coming year in
the commercial vehicle line is more than
bright: 1t promises to be a record year.
With the economies attendant upon the
recent hard times, the attention OF many
| business houses was called to the ex-
cessive cost and growing inefictency OF
horse traffic. This has resulted in
thorough investigation OF the power
wagon and its merits, which will result
in largely increased sales the coming
| spring, or as soon as the horse equipment
can profitably be disposed Of.
X
According to State Highway Commits.
sioner Mcdonald improved Connecticut
state roads are having havoc wrought
| upon them to greater extent than ever
before. Wear on the highways is now
| estimated at 20 per cent, whereas it was
! formerly only % per cent. 1t Is his in
tention to bring tho matter before the
| forthcoming session of the general
| sembly. which may result in q higher
rate of taxation being imposed upon
motorists.
A certain amount of internal pressure
| Is caused by the fans used for cooling
the engine, and this draught tends to
press the bonnet outward. Sometimes.
| too, the fastenings are not very good,
or occasionally the flaps are left un-
secured, in which case 1t is no wonder the
air currents caused by the high speeds
make the engine covering tear away from
the clips. For these reasons straps for
holding the bonnet more securely are fire.
| quently used on racing cars, step now
followed by many private owners.