The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-14
Valuable Hints
 For Auto Owners
Things Which Owners and
 Operators of Motor Cars Should Know

:, The itinerary of the Glidden tour, covers thifteen days. from Saturday I October 14th, to Thursday. October ! 26th. The route will be from New York to Philadelphia. Gettysburg
 Roanoke, Winston-S Salem, Charlotte sAndrson. Atlanta, Cordele Live Oak and Jacksonville A stopoves will
 Monday, October 22d and 23.
 Latest estimates of the number of
 motor cars which will be built in the
 United States during the next twelve {, months put the figure at z28,0V0, In.
 cluding pleasure cars and commerclai vehicles.
 lit is noticeable that an increasing number of persons are now reading newspapers as they ride in automo-
 biles At first no motorist ever dld this. They were all engrossed Tn tfA9
 novelty of the machine. <.
 wheel standards recently promulgat- ed by the Society of, Automobile En- cineeers will be adopted by supstan- tially all of the makers of solid tires and that within few months ure
 equipments to s. A. E. stanoaros will be in use.
 automobile fees for 1911 collected m Nassac chusetts seem certain to reacu above half a million dollars ms enormous sum is lost sight or Dy the public in estimating the cost or au- fomobiles. while the small amount Of fines. only about s27,000 last year, IS usually exaggerated.
 The Delaware River Boulevard, the road proposed to follow the shore of the river. of that name tnrougn New Jersey will be one of the most beau- fjful automobile routes known any where. The road will cover twenty eight miles in Sussex County, every Iii of which is close to the river. No where will it depart more than loo feet from the river bank.
 Cars advertised in the British mot bring publications, are now very gen. orally of low horsepower, that IS, ac- cording to fixed ratings what these machines may be viewed from the Doint of cylinder contents is not spe- cified But there must be a demand for low powers or else they would not be so advertised. The majority of cars are somewhere between fl and 20 horsepower, and even some of the biggest appearing chasses are rated low.
 Enthusiasm is making the build ing of roads in the West an easy matter Once the farmers along a protected road get started, they turn out by the hundreds work the road, construct it without cost to any one else. In certain instances, however, the farmers have voted heavy road tax upon themselves, and have then gotten out and built new road with the funds so raised.
 A fleet of forty-two automobiles has been shipped to India to take part in the festivities in connection with the Delhi Durbar. All of them are handsomely fitted and of Brit ish make, four of the number be- ing intended for the Kings personal use Valued at S125,000 with lux rrious landaulette bodies and capa- ble of seating six persons each, his Maiesty's special cars, all of 20 horsepower, are painted royal blue with red lines, and upholstered in gray and blue The other automo- piles will be used by the Viceroy and his suite, the Government officials of India. and the Governor of Bombay and his suite, and will be of differ ent colors.
 It is estimated that the motor ser v.-e companies Sof America annually purchase 18,000,000 gallons of gas olene. 100000 gallons of lubricating 25,O00 tire chains, 1000 motor cars, taxicabs, etc., and $1.000,00O in in- suranee premiums.
 It is to be hoped that more nanu- lecturers will do away with muffler' cut-outs on the models they bring out for 1912 as the presence of these devices on cars is q constant tempta- ton to a. great many drivers to make a. lot of noise that is unnecessary and very annoying to the general public.
 The great increase in the number | of foredoor bodies is certain to have 1 a marked influence on cold-weather | driving, as cars of this type will per- 1 --it drtrArx to make trips in com |