The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-08
THE AUTOMO-
 BILE WORLD

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 If all the wheels on a car are of the same size, it is a good plan to change the tires around aceasionsaIly. This will conduce to the life lof the tire
 Don't allow mud to dispossess the grease that is placed to lubricate and protect the bearings; if the grease is present in quantity. sufficient to fill the space, mud cannot get in
 One worn Or broken gear may ruin the entire set. It is a good plan to overhaul the gears frequently and if one is found acting poorly, replace it. This is cheaper in the end
 Resin has been used for long time to prevent a clutch from slipping, but 1t is sometimes hard to obtain. When in this predicament, try about three teaspoonsfuls of sugar This will make the leather sticky enough to haul.
 Hailed into court at Wakefield, Mass, for driving at night without lighted lamps, motorist pleaded that the moon was shining so brightly he did not think lights necessary. The court could not see 1t thatsway, how ever and assessed fine of s10.
 ments in the history of that body the supervisors of Wayne County, Mich. have decided to submit to the people at the next election the plan to is- sue bonds for s2.0O0,000 to build good roads in the county. There is little doubt but that 1t will carry.
 Australia is a splendid field for the automobile, as only a small percen- tage of the people who can afford them are supplied with cars. In fact, there are $500 cars among 5.000000 in. habitants, and the great distances and the poor railway facilities make the motor car very desirable. Most of the cars to be sold there in the next year will be American made.
 It is a good plan to practice driy- ing a car backwards, for it is inpos- sible to foretell when expertness in doing this will save driver from a serious accident. He who knows how wards does so with an easy grace, which is we'll worth acquiring, and he is never at loss how to get out of a dangerous predicame ent- One hand on the steering wheel is, or should be, sufficient for reversing, and this al- lows the body to be placed at a more convenient angle than is possible when both hands grasp the steering wheel.
 In spite of the fact that automobiles imported into Canada from the Uni ted States are, subject to greater duty than that imposed from auto
 
 Kingdom, 35 and 22 1-2 per cent. ad valorem, respectively, the former coun- try supplies nearly all the imports. Altogether, 1,424 machines were inn ported in 1910, of which 1882 came under the general tariff, 60 under the preferential tariff and 2 under the French treaty. During the year Can adian manufactured automobiles to the value of $4O5,011 were exported.
 No dampness should be allowed in the garage. If it is, 1t win cause great deal more labor to keep the brasswprk bright and clean and it will also corrode part of the machin- cry. A little care in this respect when the garage is being built will effect great saving later on.
 Grease, and oil abound around an automobile and some of it is bound to get on the clothes. If the clothes are of cotton or wool, they may be with lard, then apply soap in quan- tity to saponify the lard After this is done, wash the cloth alternately with water and turpentine.
 good man, one who is always promptly on time when wanted; who keeps car running up to the iop notch and never grumbles; who helps to save his boss money by repairing small things himself, instead of be- ing willing to lay up the car the moment anything goes wrong; who never kicks at legitimate and proper runs and working days, and who is sober and neat in appearance, is worth every cent of $50 a week. And the curious thing is that some folks get men for SIS a week who are all these things, and there are others who are paying $40 a week who get the mean, grabbed kind of chauffeur, who ap- parently is better fitted for driving a ,1~ foy r1Tv1 n n Q1IfnTn0hilQ
 When you place your tubes in the shoes sprinkle plenty of soapstone within, so that friction may be re- duced between the casing and the tube. land the heat which is so often generated by this friction prevented. Just as soon as the fabric is exposed the shoe should be sent to the factory if the owner desires to preserve the fabric and prevent permanent injury. When proper care is given, and the tires are not weakened by bending or by extra strains the fabric should retain it's strength indefinitely. But let the moisture penetrate the tire and at once the fabric begins to dfsfntegrate and lose is power of resistance. As long as the fabric can be preserved, bIow-outs will not occur, though it tears comparatively easy once it is cut or injured. Kept in proper con ditton-s it will resist, severe strains for
 
 The Diamond and Fisk rubber com panies gave notice during the past week to all their larger customers that the prices of their tires will be reduced December 1. The reduction will average 15 per cent. The forth coming reductions are made possible by the easier tone that now prevails in the crude rubber market both here and abroad. In London, the price of the crude article declined with almost startling abruptness during last week, dropping 14 cents within three days; there the best grades rule at from s1.sS to s1.40 pound. In New York, practically the same prices prevail, Upriver fine Para. being quoted at s140 for deliveries up to January 1, although spot purchases bought s1.45. | The skyrocket rise in the price of rubber which from 69 cents in Febru- ary, 1908, attained it's height this sum- mer when $2.S6 per pound was reach | ed, has been one of the industrial sensations. The fall has been grad ual and several times has been more apparent than real, some of the tire manufacturers complaining that inn mediately they sought to purchase in any considerable quantities the prices | promptly would stiffen and move up- | ward