The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-19
THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD

used for upholStering and trimming the automobiles turned out this year by a leading American motor car fac tory.
 Cows have the right of way over automobiles on public roads, according i to a ruling by an Alderman at Wilkes barre, Pa.
 Mrs. Taft is rapidly becoming expert in handling the runabOut which the President gave her and bids fair to be one of the most enthusiastic drivers in the capital
 The Michigan Supreme court has made an important legal precedent by holding that motor cycles come within the meaning of the law relative to mo- tor vehicles generally.
 The new speedway from Salt Lake City to Saltair, distance of about 15 miles. is expected to be completed about May 30 It will be entirely free from curves and angles and when com pleted will cost approximately sS5. 900.
 Joy riding will be a hardy business in many States this summer, when the making it penal offence go into ef- feet In New Jersey. for instance, ''joy riding" is now punishable by three years in prison.
 Narthalene is a white substance of very little use. It is a by-product of the destructive distillation of coal as practiced by the gas companies. As such,. it was thrown away, until three years ago. when a. use was 1Ound to pay for saving it.
 A Frenchman named Cugnot built and operated a successful steam auto mobile as early as 176S, and twenty five years later William Symington in England and Oliver Evans in America had each produced successful models of automobiles.
 Vases for flowers have for some time been an adjunct of the closed automo- bile. Now some smart broughams a fOT n door. The hanging vases of Japanese porcelain are the favorites, though the metal cases into which vase slips are also used.
 metal studded tire on one of the rear wheels is sufficient to give reasonable security against skidding. It has been suggested that in the case of those who use removable rims spare wheels the spare tire should have a studded shoe, ready for a change if necessary.
 A minister of Los Angeles, Cal. has mobilists. He has used a registered list of owners for sending out the in vitations, and employed the text: '-The driving is like the driving of Jehu, for he driveth furiously.'
 The new automobile act of Minnesota is expected to add from S150,0OO to s200.0 to the good roads fund of the State. It provides a tax of $1 horse power in lieu of all personal taxes on machines, and was supported by all 19 clubs affiliated in the State Motor As sociation.
 Cylinders with cracks are sometimes brazed, but. owing to it being neces- sary to heat the whole cylinder to a tion strains, so as not to crack when cooling, the bore of the cylinder is gen. orally warped, the job requiring a lot of finishing as the Spelter and fluX 1< IIr l, 4< remove.
 It is expected that the big engine plant, projected by leading automo- bile company, for Flint, Mich-. will be completed by October 1, next. The building will be 1,O21 feet in length by 365 feet in width. and will be devoted exclusively. to the manufacture of mo- tors for automobile concerns. It will employ in the neighborhood of 5000 men.
 Springs too weak to hold the valves or the cams will make the engine weak at high speeds. and will produce clat- tering owing to the belated seating of the valves. If the springs are too stiff and are shortened, the cut ends must be turned flat which necessitates heat ing them in fire and afterwards re- tempering.
 Sir Herbert Praed. an eminent au- thority, has given it out as his con- viction that within year or two. all the principal roads of England will be either constructed or coated with re- fined tar or some bituminous com pound with the happiest results alike to the users of the roads, those who live near them and those who have to pay for them.
 New Jersey legislators are still laugh ing over the odd plight of Assembly, man Colgate, who was discovered to be wearing bandages due to an automo- bile accident, while arguing for the more liberal motor bills. of which he
  Governor Fort, Colgate's car struck a boulder in the road, throwing the As semblyman against the front seat. Disappointment is felt in some quar- ters because the reports of the expedi- tlOn of Lieutenant Sha ckletOp, who got within about 100 miles of the South Pole recently, contained nothing about the motor-sledge which he had taken along. Shackleton was confident the Sledge would be of material assistance to him, but apparently. whether be- cause of the nature of the country to be traversed or otherwise, is not yet known, it failed to prove useful. Competition ny amateur drivers in the transcontinental race, will be made possible by the establishment of gaso- line and oil supply stations all along the route, so that drivers may secure supplies of fuel and lubricant without going to the expense of providing SUD- plies of their own. The oil will be fur nished free of cost by a, prominent oil company. and gasoline supplied at not more than 15 cents a gallon. An excellent opportunity will be af- forded by the ocean to ocean race from New York to Seattle. starting June 1 to compare the merits of solid tires with pneumatic for long distance rac- ing touring. One of the cars en- tered will be equipped with solid tires and the vibration will be taken up by a specially devised equalizing lever suspension. The device is horizontal lever working against a vertical spring and the levers will be fitted to both front and rear aXies.
 A repair shop on a motor car has been put on the road by a firm at Oak land, Cal. A forty horsepower auto ! mobile has been equipped with plat form and enclosed body. In the cal is a lathe, two grinding and polishing wheels, emery wheel, key cutting ma chine, glass rack, tool cabinets and benches, complete plumbers outfit, and fxrc han