The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-25

UUO ana the farmers ana nlOIOflSCS are | supporting his request strongly. The Automobile Club of America has established a new class of membership, known as clubroom membership. It is 1 limited to 100, and has been establish ed for men interested in automobiles but who do not own cars and therefore will not use the garage facilities, tour- ing information and maps which the club supplies its active members.
 The Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Company, which has been formed to build a mammoth automobile race course in Indianapolis with a capital stock of $250,00O, has assured the Aero Club of America that it's speedway will be completed by June 1st, in which case it vii serve as a starting point for the National balloon race, now be- ing promoted.
 A compilation considering most of the principal items, shows that the cir culation of money involved in the au- tomobile business in the United States in a year, the shift of credits or the turnovers of business, of the different shops or works, and the disbursements incident to activities and new develop ments resulting from operation of mo- tor cars, without consideration of the innunerable detailed exr endttures, has run well in excess of $467 0OO, 900. The use of hot irons for the removal
 
 goods that have been stuck by solu- tion and not by vulcanization is rec commended by a French chemist An ordinary domestic flatiron immersed in boiling water for a. sufficient time to heat the iron thoroughly is one of the best things for this purpose, since by this means the correct heat is ob- tained, and there is no danger of dam aging the repaired object.
 New capital to the extent of $1 1,000,- 900 has been placed at the disposal of the treasury of the Long Island Motor Parkway. Four of the best known financial magnates in the United States have subscribed for bonds to the above amount, and the money is now avail able, to be used in the resumption of construction work on the Parkway as soon as the frost is out of the ground. The completion of the work is now in sured.
 Because the small boy has found great delight in inpelling missiles at the metal signboards which have been put out by good roads bodies, delight ing in the sharp ring which follows the impact the touring information board of the American Automobile As sOciation has decided to hereafter use only wooden signs. The board is com pleting arrangements for the manu- facture of about 10000 wooden road signs, which are to be erected during the coming touring season throughout the districts where roads have not been properly posted.
 The first automatl tlle tires made of the 36x5 inches size were produced at the expense of the owner, he paying for the moulds. At that time tires of that size were rot made regularly, and the tire manufacturers looked upon them as very excessive in size even for the big, heavy car for which they were ordered. The man who wanted them, however, had faith in his plan ard gladly paid the extra expense. He never regretted the cost, as the sav- ing of both money and temper in the first two years yielded what he con- stdered big returns.
 If the efforts of the Industrial Club of Cheyenne to have the ban on auto mobile driving in Yellowstone Park removed are successful it will not be long before the motor tourists will have an opportunity to view the beau tiful Government reservation from the seat of his machine. At present mo- tor vehicles are not permitted within the park and the means of transpor- tation are so primitive that consider able time is wasted travelling from one place of interest to another. The use of automobiles would work ali instant revolution in this respect.
 Dr. Giles, professor of Chinese at Cambridge, recently discovered in the dynastic histories of China a complete specification of the mechanism of a Chinese taxicab. They are first men, tioned under the Chin dynasty, A. D., 265-41e. He found full particulars as to their construction which he placed in the hands of Professor Hopkjnson, of the engineering laboratory, who con- structed a, model of a wheeled vehicle which accurately registers the distance traversed. At each Ii or Chinese mile, which is about one-third of an Eng fish mile, a drum is struck, while at every tenth Ii Q bell is rung.