The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-04


which has caused much talk since is
la wayside telephone designed for those
who lose the trail or get stalled. A
pocket combination receiver and trans
mitter with a short insulated wire and
plug attached is furnished The user
looks for the first telephone. telegraph
Tor trolley pole that has one of the
boxes designed for this use. He in
serts the plug in a hole in the box and
IS immed ately in communication with
the company's exchange.
There can be no longer any doubt-
ing. but that the era of the motor
vehicle for commercial purposes has
arrived and that the next few years
viii be witness to remarkable changes
in the transportation, methods OF the
country and particularly in the large
cities The enthusiasm and interest
displayed in motor trucks at all the
automobile shows is clear indication
that business conservatism has yield
ed 10 the self propelled vehicle.
There is likely to be plenty OF rae
ing on the Florida sands this winter,
as the contest Board of the American
Automobile Association has granted a
sanction to the Motor Contest Asso-
cation to hold a series of races on
March 9th. 18th, 18th and 30th on
the ant.c-Pablo Beach near Jack
sonville- Daytona, where record
breaking races have been held, has
also applied for a license. The beach
IS 40 miles long and runs from what
In known as the Jetties on the north
10 st. Augustine on the South. The
northern end of the beach will be us
ed for the racing An Is mile road
or concrete and brick has been built
by Duvau County from Jacksonville
to the beach
Manufacturers of dynamos for the
lob nf ,rfn
meeting in New York, decided to ask
automobile designers to provide
base on their motors so that any
standard form Of dynamo may be ap-
piled in the same way that provision
is now made for magnetos- Lamp
bases, connecting plugs and switches
will be standardiz ed to simplify the
application of complete electric
Gray is becoming more and more
popular as a color for road and tour
ing machines. It does not show the
dust and is hard-wearing.
Efforts which have been made at
Augusta. Maine, to effect a compro-
mise on the threatened hght to re-
peal the law enacted two years ago
excluding automobiles from Bar Har-
bar and Mount Desert Island have
failed and the entire matter will now
be fought to finish in the Legisla-
-
dents and q number of automobile
manufacturers are interested in hav-
ing the law repealed. Its repeal is
opposed by the entire body of summer
residents The exclusion act was vot-
ed upon in July 1909. OF the four
towns on Mount Desert Island, three
favored the ban on automobiles. They
are Eden. which comprises the villages
of Bar Harbar fremont and Mount
Desert, the latter containing the sum-
mer resorts of Northeast Harbor and
Seal Harbor. The fourth town. South
west Harbor. refused to accept the
prohibition on automobiles This how
ever. made little difference, as the
only road into that town from the
mainland passes through Mount Des-
ert and Eden and the authorities of
both places promptly served notice
that they would prosecute violations
OF the law, even by automobilists de-
string to go to Southwest Harbor. The
only way left was to use boats for the
conveyance OF automobiles.
Automobiles the world over will
be interested in the Cairo-to-Cape
Town automobiles expedition planned
by Lieut. Detlef Schmude Of Magde-
Muller Of Halle. The object of the
trip are chiefly scientific. but the ele-
ment OF sport enters into 1t. There
are to be two conveyances, a pas
senger exploring automobile and a
baggage truck, both now being built
by one of the best known German
manufacturers to carry the German
colors over the route estimated to be
more than TO- 600 kilometers in length.
The automobiles are fitted out with
wheels over three feet high with SOLID
rubber tires of double thickness. Spe-
cial springs are of course provided to
take care of the humping and pound
ing OF the cars and there are special
devices to prevent the sinking of the
wheels in sand or swamps. One of the
, cars viii carry a wireless and a COM
plete Photographic outfit. Dr. Muller
viii endeavor to obtain the materials
for q geological profile map of the
entire route. Among the many side
trips planned will be one to investi-
gate the reported heavy copper depos-
its in the Katanga country. Many of
the firms that are supplying the equip
ment have gwen their part as a con-
fributio1 to the expedition. The auto
mobile alone Is to cost $4,000 and the
transport wagon $4,000. All concern
ed are working with the greatest DOS
sible haste, SO that the expedition NAV
start this year, and thus get. ahead
Of two English expeditions which are
also being prepared for this same trip.
So many automobile accidents have
happened as the result of people step
ping in front of machines, without
taking the precaution to ascertain if
/. one was approaching that the Massa-
chusetts Highway Commission laws
much stress upon the necessity for the
exercise Of greater care on the part of
pedestrians In the report, which is