Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-02
DOINGS IN THE AUTO WORLD

There was a meeting of the Co., operative Auto company Monday even ing in the town hall at Baltic for the purpose of organization, and bylaws were adopted and officers elected The company is chartered for the buying, selling, building and repairing pleas ure and commercial automobiles, main taining garages, dealing in auto sup plies and sundries, carrying on express and freight business by autotruck and transaction of other business incl dental thereto, The capital stock is $50 e00 at $50 par, It was voted that $10, GOO be paid in before the start of business. Officers were elected as follows: President, Michael H. Dona- Baltic; vice president, R. J. Jodoin; secretary treasurer, Virtune P. A. Quinn; manager, John A. Allen.
 The purpose of the company is to bring into existence cooperative company for repairing, selling and Stock is to be held by auto owners only, and not over two shares may be held for each car. Thus when the $10,00O is paid in and the company is prepared to start business 100 custom CTS will be assured. The organization is unique in the fact that an increase in stockholders cannot decrease the dividend, because each new Stockholder increases the business. The business will be carried on by Salaried officials and all profits will go to the stock holders. It is intended to open a garage shortly in the center of the city, and several lines of trucks and pleasure cars will be handled Freight and express business to outlying points will also be carried on. The repair shop will be equipped with all tools and appliances to cut the cost of re- pairs to the minimum and the work will be done by capable men.
 MT. Allen, who is to be in charge of the garage, has had 14 years experi- ence in selling, building and repairing machines and the officials of the com pany feel confident of his ability to carry on the business with success. So far $1 400 has been subscribed by car owners.
 It often has been said that the brakes constitute the most important part of the equipment of a car. and most obserVant persons will readily admit that there is much truth in the assertion. That they withstand the terrific abuse to which they are daily says Motor World. The remarkably low percentage of accidents sustained by automobiles in the ordinary course of street driving is a tribute to the perfection Of this part of the maChlne'S s mechanism, as well as to the skill of drivers and their faith in the brakes.
 Of the accidents that do occur, how eyer, a considerable percentage might be avoided if drivers would school themselves to refrain from the too common practice of taking things for granted. The habit of making snap shot calculations where many factors are involved has undone many a driver and wrecked many a car. Two sets of conditions are involved in such calcu- lations, namely, those within the car and those which are external to the car The average driver approaching a street crossing that seems to offer a siderable speed with his clutch in and the motor driving the car, placing all his faith in the brakes and his own quickness in applying them should anything appear to block the way.
 Ninety-nine times out of hundred, perhaps, he will be quick enough in kicking out the clutch and applying the brakes should this become neces- sary; but probably not one driver out of fifty ever gives a serious thought to the actual possibility that either the clutch or brake mechanism might fail at the critical instant, or that he him. self might fail to accurately carry out his own intention. Did he make proper use of his reasoning powers he would not begrudge the ridiculOuSly small eX- penditure of time and energy required to bring the car under complete con trol before running into possible dan ger. In other words, he does not be- gin. SloWino up soon enough. Seeing, he too often thinks he has been or will be seen in time