davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
American Tires Gaining.


In the building of automobile tires
Europe had the start of this country
by several years.
The industry abroad was well ma
tured before we even got out of our
swaddling clothes. But American
manufacturers have progressed SO
substantially in the development of
pneumatic tires that to-day they have
proven themselves keen conte1ders in
the foreign field. In fact wherever
our tires are placed, they soon com
mand a respectful hearing.
One is very apt to hear all sorts
of arguments about the comparative
merits of American and European
tires Both have their adherents. And
perhaps conditions here and abroad
are so vastly different that there is
little enlightenment to be gained from
wide generalities.
However, when native and foreign
tires are tried out together on com
mon ground, some more, or less au-
thentic conclusions may be arrived
at n
No one will seriously question the
fact that. American tires are -making
good. in Europe; in fact, all around
the world wherever the motor car
flouTishes. And they. are making good
strictly on a quality basis. for in a
majority. of instances it is necessary
to charge more; for. them, owing to
duties and other foreign costs, than
European. tires can. be sold for.
However, in spite of this extra cost
there's exists at the present time quite
a big foreign demand for our tires
and shipments abroad are growing
each year.
Tires manufa ctured in this country
have the advantage of a rugged con-
struction made necessary by the wide
variety of road conditions which must
be met in our native service.
When a man starts touring in the
United States, taking the highways as
he finds them, mile in and mile out, he
ranging from good to extremely bad.
And if he is to get anywhere he must
have tires sufficiently strong and
adaptable to withstand the strain of
extremely hard service. The Ameri-
can manufacturer must build tires of
this character if he expects to salts
fly the consumer.
In Europe it is different. You may
tour for hundreds of miles without
encountering a bad stretch of road.
Consequently the strain on tires over
American tires are placed in service
on European roads and against Euro
pean tires, the rugged qualities built
into them to meet our native c6nH-
lions, assert themselves in increased
mileage.
Experts who have made compare
tive studies of manufa curing methods
and results in Europe and America
fail to see wherein Europe, in spite of
it's long experience, has any advan-
tage over US in tire building. And
the more we compete in foreign coun-
tries the more this conclusion seems to
be borne out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
Discovered america by Motor.

There were three cars, one of them
laden with a camping outfit remark
ably ingenious and complete. In the
others were the host, his family and
several friends. They were people of
wealth, for only such can travel with
a flock of five-thousand-dollar cars
and three chauffeurs, and, what was
much more interesting, they were adj
rnirably sensible. They were home
ward bound from a month in the
from the beaten routes of the motor
ing guide-books.
Delighted to tell you all about it,
ana bly, cried the gentleman in COM
mand. I'VE are never in a hurry. That
is half the charm of it. None of the
miserable scurrying about as if the
devil were at your heels. Fifty miles
day Is our limit. I use the maps
Of the Geological Survey. They make
camping by motor easy and delight
full Every road, lane. pond, hill,
brook, and farm-hous is indicated.
And there is nothing, pleasanter than
jogging over the grass-grown dirt
roads of the back country that have
not been spoiled by heavy travel. My
dear sir, with these maps one can pass
a whole summer in undiscovered New
England regions. The average mo-
torist is afraid to leave the main high
ways. He is as blind as a bat.
ct plan the days journey by means
of the map. If the destination is not
attractive for camping, we can easily
move on few miles. My winter pas
time is devising new wrinkles of camp
equipment to carry in an automobile.
Our tents are pitched by. a lake, and
Maine is fairly Jewelled with them, or
in bit of woodland, and we have
yet to find the slightest hardship or
discomfort. Living expenses are alb
surd1y small. The farmers sell US milk
and fresh stuff. We live like kings.
IF you want to know the genuine JOY
of motoring, try it. I preach the
gospel of camping by motor at the top
of my voice. The country needs It.
Get a friend to join you with his car
next summer. Use one of them to
carry your duff1e. Buy some maps
and take to the woods.''-Ralph D.
Paine in ''Scribners'' for February.
By the way, there are some 1900 of
these maps covering nearly 40 per
cent of the United States. They are
published by the Geological Survey
at Washington D. G.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10

Wants, TO Rent Fer Sale,
&C., l centa word in Farmer
Want Column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
During the cherry Season.

The cherry-picking season in Ore
portation vehicles. Most of the ex-
as it stands upon the trees, and the
purchaser must do all his own pick
ing and shipping. The season lasts
about three weeks, and the commits
sion men and agents of the cannerfes
pack up a camp outfit and proceed
with it up the mountains, where they
camp right on the job" The very
poor roads and trails make almost inn
possible the plotting of a motor truck
up to the highlands, this is why bur-
70 caravans and pack horses are al
most invariably used.
Mr. c.. A. Crary of LaGrande Ore
gon, last year used a motor truck,
having found that it could fulfill the
requirements. Loaded with about
twenty-five hundred pounds of camp
ing arapherna1a, a sixteen mile trip
was made up the mountain to large
cherry orchard. Ten days were spent
and every other day the truck carried
its cargo of cherries, 128 miles from
LaGrande to The Core, where they
were turned over to a local cannery.
It is predicted that this year motor
trucks will be used more in ma king
these trips than horses and wagons
because they not only save time but
are economical in operation, and none
of the fruit was wasted by exposure to
the hot sun as when horses and wag-
ons were the only means of Transport
tation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
The First Car In Kansas.

Automo bile historians with the CEN
trail west as the scene of their. opera
ton, have finally discovered the first
motor driven vehicle to be used in the
state of Kansas This was a Locomo O.
bile of 1900 vintage which was delfv-
cred to A. S. Parks, capitalist, of Wi
chita, in that year. Since then he
has owned twenty, each one a Loco
mobile and each bought for his own
personal use.
Not only was the Locomobile which
invaded Wichita in 1900 the first mo-
tor vehicle to be used in Kansas but
it later achieved the distinction of
driven by a woman.
AS Mr.. Parks changed from one
model to another, his first car u1ti-
mately reached 1. N. Stage, a Wichita
mechanical genius and president of
the Wichita Novelty Works who made
a present of it to his wife.
Mrs. Stage Immediately made herself
familiar with the workings of the gas
olene propelled novelty and took out
the first drivers license ever taken
out by a woman in Kansas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
Automobile News
10000 Miles in 5 Years.

A total distance of 10000 miles IN
five years, the only time off each year
being two weeks in March for gem
era1 overhauling is the record of a
1908 Locomobile Landauleti owned by
Frederick H Johnson, of Syracuse, N.
Y. For $50 running weeks the car
has averaged of IA miles. During this
hard service the only work done on
the car has been to install new pis-
ton rings when the motor was over
hauled. During the five years of
constant running the average distance
covered on each set Of tires has been
1000 miles. Mr., Johnson, owner of
this car, is authority for the state
ment that there are five more years of
service in the car and that he expects
to see it's present. mileage more than
doubled in that time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
"Good Work. of the Motor Truck

The Apostolic Faith Mission recent
ly purchased a Federal one-ton truck
from the Gerlinger Motor Car Co..
Portland, Oregon. Herewith is an
extract from their worthy little paper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
VIII Fly No More.

Firm in his determination to no
longer tempt fate by flying, Aviator
Glenn H. Curttss, whose exploits in a
bip1ane have given him international
fame has compromised on an automo-
bile. In order to escape the almost
irresistible impulse to start a motor
on his aeroplane and take an air taunt
to some neighboring city at an alti-
tude of several thousand feet Mr. Cur
tbs has arranged to have a seven pas
senger, six-cylinder Mitchell automo-
bile delivered to his summer home at
Hammondsport, and will put in his
spare time touring.
Aviator Curtiss has experimental
with every form of internal conbus-
ton engine from the days of the
"contraptfons'' he used to use on "a
motorcycle to the most powerful aero
plane motor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10

Henry Freeman, a negro with a rec
ord, in the house While cOnTerSing
with the men in the house, the officer
noticed Rivers several times careless
ly closing the oven door with his foot
and he asked what was in the stove.
Nothing" replied Rivers. Not being
satisfied, the officer opened the oven
door when a bag was revealed with
something alive inside. Examination
discovered three handsome Wyan-
dottes and a freshly laid egg
Asked why the fowls were in the
oven, Rivers declared that that was
his usual custom and that 1t was the
best way to cook chickens with feath-
ers and all, undressed and alive! Not
being in quest of chicken thieves, the
officers, although confident that the
birds had just been stolen, left after
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
From Pulpit to Farm.

Rev. DR.. E. A. Curdy, pastor of the
French Congregational Church for the
last two years, has closed his Iabors
in Torrington and will leave soon for
Missouri. where he will locate on a
farm, which has been in tn posses
sion of the family for many years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
Litchfie1d County News
Poultry Thief Caught

Sheriff Middlebrooks of Winsted
was notified last week of the capture
at Bakersvil1e of Burt Surdam, OF
New Hartford, who jumped a $500
bond last October while awaiting sen
tence for poultry stealing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10

The Apostolic Faith: God has given
us this. Gospel Auto Car to reach the
small towns and villages about Port
land and cities at a distance. 1t car
rfes Is singers and workers and a
small organ, and papers and Gospels
for free distribution throughout the
country-a mission in itself. Through
this means a and of workers can speed
out to the towns about and reach
thousands of souls. 1t is also used
on the streets of Portland, and the
Gospel rings out, blocks away and is
heard by large crowds. On both
sides is painted in black and gold let
tiers, 'The Apostolic Faith Mission %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10

unsuccessful search for the har-
ness and without much difficulty To-
Gated the chicken house from which
the three prize puIIets had been taken
on the farm of Mrs. Philip Curtiss.
The men were sent up for six months
each. When they got to Litehdeld
jail, they e4F3gt 64f the 81 ound
that the Justice had exceeded his jill
risdiction, a justice not being allowed
to sentence for more than thirty days
The men were on Saturday bound over
to the higher court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
Prizes onered

Following the practice of. previous
years, the Hartford Suspension Com
pany, makers of shock absorbers and
electric se1f-starters, announces $500
in cash as additional prizes to the
drivers in the 500 mile Indianapolis
Speedway to be held on Decoration
Day, where such drivers use Truffault-
Hartford shock absorbers on their
car The driver Of the winning car
equipped with Truffa u1t-Fiartford
shock absorbers, will receive $3.50; the
second n8an, $3.50; and the third man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
The Kaiser,s Cars

Kaiser Wilhelm had just added two
more Mercedes-Knight cars to his ga
rage. The German Emperor now
owns five cars of this make. The new
acquisitions are equipped with 40
horse power motors. The coach
work assumes the limousine charac-
ter, and, like all cars belonging to
the Kaiser, the bodies are painted
ivory white, with gold and blue stripes
in relief. Some decidedly new feat
ures are introduced in the body de-
signs. The cars will accommodate
four passengers inside. All sorts of
conveniences, such as sword-hoIder
ash tray, speaking tube, etc, are part
of the general arrangements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10

Sheriff Midd1ebrooks of WinSted
was notified last week of the capture
at Bakersvil1e of Burt Surdam, of
New Hartford, who jumped $500
bond last October while awaiting SEN
tence for poultry stealing
Municipal Ice Cutting.
In addition to publicly expressing
his disapprovaI of the increased
charge for ice that went into effect
in Winsted last week, Rev. G. w. Jud-
son, pastor of the First Congregation
al Church, has drafted an amendment
to the proposed new borough charter,
which, If adopted, will make it com
pulsory for the wardens and burgess
ses when so directed by the electors to
go into the ice business. The amend
ment provides that the board shall
harvest ice on Highland or Crystal
lakes, to be disposed Of only within
the borough limits.
From Pulpit to Farm
Rev. DR.. E. A. Curdy pastor of the
French Congregational Church for the
last two years, has closed his Iabors
in Torrtngton and will leave soon for
Missouri, where he will locate on a
farm, which has been in tn posses
sion of the family for many years.
Berkshire & Canaan Line.
A bill re-incorporating the Berl-
shire & Canaan (New York; street
railway with a capital of 100000,
has been favorably reported in the
Massachusetts Legislature. The char
ter 1apsed ten years ago through the
failure of the company to build it's en-
tire line.
Norfolk Fishermen Complain.
Complaint is heard from many
wou1d-be fishermen that many of the
Norfolk streams are posted this year,
although individuals have placed
some hundreds of trout fngerlings
from the state hateheries in them.
Didn't Make Will,
Speaker NJ. G. Webster of the House
of Representatives was in Winsted
Saturday on business in connection
with the estate of Miss Belle TulIer,
who died several weeks ago. It is
understood that Miss TuIIer left an es-
tate valued at from 100000 to $4,000
all of which will go to relatives who
reside elsewhere. Miss fuller had
lived alone for some years and is I'M
derstood to have told her friends on
numerous occasions that it was her
to leave her money to char
tia bic institutions, the Y. NJ. c. A. and
Litchfield County Hospital being
among those mentioned. Despite theaI
advice of her friends, however, she
failed to. make a will. Mrs, Web
ster.z+ wife of the legislator, is under |
stood to be one of the relatives who |
will receive a good sized slice of the !
estate.
Fined IS and Costs
Daniel johnson and John Grant, |
charged with Witnessing and aiding a
prize fight on March 20, changed their
former plea of not guilty in the Dor
ough court and were fined SIS and
costs each, the same sentence that
was handed out to their companions
who were convicted a week ago.
Hidden in Stove Oven.
Three hens and egg brought
Gus Rivers, a negro, to Justice and
1e is now in Litchf1eId Jail. Two con-
sta bles armed with a search warrant
vent to his house on Canaan noun
ain, hoping to get a stolen harness
md while one of the officers search
I'd the barn and outbui1dings, the 9TH
er entertained Gus" and a guest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-10
The nooonobi1e Truck.

With the increasing. demands made
upon truck manufacturers to furnish
installations for a constantly 1ncreas-
ing variety of purposes, it has been
found that the policy formerly adher-
ed to of employing one expert to pre-
scribe for all cases is quite inadequate.
This condition of affairs was thor
oughly realized by the Locomobile
Company of America and in selecting
its sales force throughout the United
States it has been careful to choose
men who were Intimately acquaint-
ed with the truck industry as far as
that industry had been developed
Under the direction of A. w. Rob-
inson, sales manager of the CONNER
cia1 Car Department, the entire sales
force is also a statistical bureau. A
vast variety of cases arising all over
the country are carefully studied and
absolute figures tabulated and sent to
Bridgeport for comparison. When q
new problem arises in any one branch
all the other branches are informed
of this case and it's solution. Con-
sequently a purchaser in buying a Lo-
comobi1e truck is assured of the ben
eft of experience gained in many
problems similar to his own that have
been worked out on basis of profit
able hauling.
The sales manager in each city for
the Locomobile truck, in addition to
his own experience In this work, has
the experience of the other truck
branch managers all over the United
States to draw from. In purchasing
a truck from a company which com
piles its statistics in this manner a
buyer is assured that he will deal
with a truck salesman who knows
thoroughly not only his own truck
but also the purchasers problem.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-26
STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WILL BUILD UP GEORGIA
viii Work For Better Roads, Better Marketing Conditions;
Better Schools; Better Credit System; Better Crops;
Better Local Organizations In Short Better State

Atlanta, Nov. 25.-(SpeciaD How
the Georgia Chamber of Commerce
will map out definite Statewide pro-
gramme of work for the next three
years, Is told by President c. j. Ha-
den, in an interview given to the press
today. The State Chamber will de-
vote much of it its time to the better
ment of marketing conditions for the
The development of Georgia is
monumental task" said President
Haden. ct is no one-man JOB. No set
of individuals can hope to accomplish
1t. 1t is worthy of the combined re-
sult-producing efforts of every aba
bodied Georgian.
Broadly speaking, the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce has for its
dominant purpose the advancement OF
the welfare of Georgia; the promotion
of its agriculture; the improvement Of
general conditions within its limits and
its protection from unjust attack at
home and abroad.
Specifically stated, the aims and
objects of any given section of the
State, or of any group of individuals
looking towards betterment of an,
character, are the aims and objects Of
the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
THE dynamite factor in the build
ing of the State OF Georgia will be the
spirit-the vision-the enthusiasm Of
its people. The Georgia Chamber OF
Comerce will inculcate "the Georgia
Idea in the breasts of Georgians. 1t
will seek to give them visions" IN
all the fulness of the word
Already it has given them vision
of what Georgia and her people can
produce The idea behind Georgia
Products Day struck home with am
azing force.
Agencies of one kind or another
have been working for Georgia's b@t-
torment for years. The Stat Agricu,-
tural Department, the State Agricul-
tural College. the Farmers Co-opera
tive Demonstration Work, the Corn and
Canning Clubs, Farmers Unions, COM
mercial organizations, State, district
and county fairs, the State Department
of Education-,hese and many more
have been organized and are actively
engaged in lettering conditions in as
many different directions.
THE Georgia Chamber Of Commerce
will cooperate with each and every
one OF these agencie for good The
fact that ii has already met with TIE
unqualified approval and support OF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-26

many of them, is convincing proof
that it will have statewide field il.
which to work.
AS soon as the officials of the Geor.
gia Chamber of Commerce have
conferred with representatives of the
various sister agencies throughout the
State, definite program of work will
be adopted and adhered to. General
ly speaking, however, the Chamber
will work for better marketing condi-
tons; better roads and highways; a
better school system; better credit
system for farmers and merchants; di-
versification in crops and countrywide
organizations for mutual benefit il
each county. Above all the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce will carry on
a consistent and intelligent campaign
whose slogan will be Georgia Pro-
ducts for Georgia People" before anv
real development can take place the
people of Georgia must know the re-
sources and possibilities of their own
State.
True progress can only be attained
through agricultural development. In
close cooperation with all the big pro-
gressive and constructive forces named
the Georgia Chamber OF Commerce
will devote time and money in assist
ing the husbandman to solve the econ
omic problems confronting him. Ia
this way the State Chamber will best
assist the manufacturer. the wholesal.
Ell, the retailer. the jobber, me banker
and all the other units making up the
complex business system of today"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-26
AMERICuS FANS
ORGANIZE FOR
COMING SEASON
AT AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING !!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS is ELECT
ED AND PLANS MADE FOR THE
SEASON OF 1914-THE DIREC-
TORS WILL MEET FRIDAY AZ
TERN00N

The fans of Americas have organ :
lied for the coming baseball season
and Judging from the spirit that was
prevalent at the mass meeting yester-
day afternoon Americas is going to
have some team and is going to WIN
the pennant in walk
A board of directors was selected to
guide the destiny of the ball tossers
IL their fight for the 1914 pennant The
new beard consists of Frank Lanier, G,
f. Ellis, w. M. Humber, H. e. Allen,
]. T. Warren, C. S. Glover and Jno. w.
SILVER.
The directors will hold meeting
Friday afternoon at the office of Mi.
Lanier. for the purpose of organizing.
A president and secretary will be Sc
Iected at that time. Grounds will also
be chosen for the approaching season.
The meeting will be held at 5
o'clock.
The best spirit was manifest by every
one present. The consensus of opin-
ion seemed to be that Americas was
going to have winning team. Sew
eral ringing speeches were made by
fans who promised their moral and
financial support to the directors in
their effort to bring the bunting to
Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-26
ANNUAL CARNIVAL TO Be
HELD In PHILIPPINES

Washington, D. c., Nov. 25.-The
Philippine people are making ready to
hold their annual carnival in Manila at
a date in February soon to be fixed.
The apprehension felt in some quar-
tiers that there was any intention Of
aban onlng this popular feature IN
sular life has been dissipated by the
receipt at the insular bureau of ca
blegram from Manila stating that the
preparations for the event already are
we'll advanced, and the most brilliant
and successful carnival and exposition
ill the history of the islands is certain
to be held.
This carnival originated with the
American army, which in 1909 was
more numerous than at present in tho
Philippines. Major General Wood and
Captain George Langhorne, his chief
aide, conceived the idea of great
spectacular show to last week or
more.
The street parades, balls, games and
other amusements peculiar TO the is-
lands have been supplemented by
many attractive features of the Amer
lean wild west shows and the great
New Orleans and St. Louis carnivals
An exhibition including exhibits illus
trative of the material development Of
tie Philippines, draws thousands of
visitors not only from the islands, but
also from the mainland of Asia