Evening star., 1909-04-11

| members" a member Of the Automobile
| Club of Rochester asks. Not a race nor
a dealers or manufacturers contest, but
a tour of owner members and their fam
| lilies. 1t is the right idea and one which,
| if brought to the serious attention of
the proper committees in scores of auto
| mobi e clubs throughout the country,
ought to be of inestimable good in broad
ening the average motorists ideas on the
delights and sociabiluy of touring.
'The difficulty in securing a large club
representation, and especially the women
of the families of members, hitherto has
been that even the so-called tours are
speedily resolved into races. While help
full. as showing the endurance of various
cars, the SOciability as we'll as personal
comfort is usually reduced to a minimum.
The tendency of many club members to
do their own touring when and where
they please is. of course, problem W hich
the committee planning an enjoyable club
tour will have to tackle, but there are
| undoubtedly many A. =. A. clubs
throughout the country where a members
tour as suggested by the Rochester club
could be fully organized this season with
very beneficial results
Motor cabs are increasing in London at
the rate of /, 500 year.
Twenty-Five motorists in Cheyenne,
Wyo.. have organized a club.
Vaseline is a good lubricant for ball
bearings but good grade of grease is
usually considered better.
Fourteen firms and individuals exhibited
100 different cars at the Syracuse n. Y,
show jus. held.
new motor lamp company just formed
subscribed.
An automobile line has been established
between Menardsville and Brady, Tex.
| The membership of the Royal Automo-
/ bile Club of England has reached 4, ,JO2.
At the Rock Hill College, Ellicott City.
| Md. chassis Of motor car is being used
as model for instruction i'm mechanical
drawing class.
| flame too high. the trouble. in all prob
ability, is due to clogged burner OPEN
| ings.
| The oldest known power-wagon dates
back to 1850, and is described in a manu-
script in the Royal Library of Dresden.
+ Although Genoa. Italy, is one of the
finest cities of palaces in the world, its
streets are bad enough to give motorist
| the nightmare.
| Worn gear wheels are almost Unsuitable
| in the matter Of 1ubricatit l, and should
| be well looked safter. as they are subject
| to considerable friction. =.
In replacing sparkling plugs in hot cyl
inders they should not be screwed up too
| tightly or Difficulty will be experienced
| later in any attempt to remove them.
| Another New York newspaper. running
| both morning and evening editions. has
installed motors to distribute papers to
retail and branch offices.
! The Albany. n. Y. Automobile Clubs
| fifth annual club tour will start Tuesday.
June - 1t will be of seven days dura-
| tion as usual and the total distance to
be covered is 615 miles.
| Dues of active members of the Rhode
Island Automobile Club have been re-
duced from SO to $15, and those of as
sociate members from SIS to $40.
| Calcium carbide is deliquescent. and to
preserve it's qualities it must be kept in
tight packages SO that moisture will not
be absorbed by 1t. thus reducing its abil-
ity to form acetylene.
| A handy thing for the motorist to keep
. in his tool box is an assortment of wire
nails of various sizes. These nails may
often be used to replace split pins and
/ the like
The dashing driver who starts with a
jump, throws on the high gear within a
short distance and then drives almost TO
| the, desired point. stops. then slams on
!
not last long
| Plans have been made in Birming ham,
Ala. for the early establishment of an
automobile factory to build six-cylinder
cars at moderate price. The concern
will be Incorporated and capitalized at
about s2J0,ON.
! 1t is reported that the touring car of
Abe Ruef of San Francisco has passed
| from hand to hand and is now to be
| used on the Monte Cristo oil lands in
/ a han nl
Atlanta. Ga. and Los Angeles, Cal,
| now have taXicab services in full opera
| tion. Eight machines are running in the
southern city and more will be added,
while the beautiful western city boasts
| of twenty.
| There are more than o5O firms now en-
gagged i'll making motor cars in the United
! States. and latest estimates indicate that
| no fewer than $4,000 cars will be added
to the visible supply during 1909.
| The Professional Chauffeurs' Club of
/ Philadelphia is actively working for a
| bill in the legislature requiring every
! professional chauffeur to pass a rigid
| examination before being licensed to
| drive a car.
! Notwithstanding the fact that Great
| Britain, once Frances great selling field,
! will have its show this winter as usual
| in their decision to omit the annual salon.
/ The ocean boulevard authorized by the
| New Jersey legislature will cost $4,000, ,OOO
! complete. and will be 126 miles long
| The plans are practically all prepared
! and the construction of the boulevard
| will begin as soon possible.
| X =
! Chatham county road commissioners
now have two highways under considera-
tion, one to Beaufort, s. c.. distance of
| sixty miles. and another to Tybee. Ca,
| eighteen miles. Both have been indorsed
by the merchants and the city officials
| A bulletin board is to be established in
| the Chicago Automobile Club, on which
! members may post their intentions as to
/ week end tours, enabling members to
/ learn of each others plans and travel to-
| gether when agreeable.
/ July has been definitely set as the
date for starting the 1909 Giidden tour at
| Detroit To entertain the tourists while
in Detroit 5000 has been raised One
feature of the city's entertainment will
be a steamboat ride and lunch on the
river.
Now that the present tariff rate Of 4: