The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-26
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
Topeka VIII Be Stopping Off
Place for Tourists.
Season for Motoring for Pleas
ure VIII Soon Arrive.
ROADS WERE NEVER BETTER
Golden Belt Route Has Under.
gone Many Improvements.
Items of General Interest to
the Automobiles.

| Automobile traffic through Topeka
! is expected to be the heaviest on record
this season. The road from Kansas
City to Topeka is in excellent condi-
ton, and it is anticipated that tour
lists en- route for Denver and the west
will take advantage of this. the Golden
Belt route, and will make Topeka
stopping place. A Knights Templar
conclave in Denver the latter part of
the summer will undoubtedly bring
many motorists through this city.
The route that Topekans follow from
/ Topeka to Kansas City takes them
along the Golden Belt road on the
north side of the river as far as Law
renee From Lawrence to Eudora they
go on the south side of the Kaw,
and then crossing to the North side
over the Eudora they find an excellent
road all the way to Kansas City. The
sandy section of road Immediately
north of Eudora has been given a layer
of cinders which improves the going.
There is a rock road between Bonner
Springs and Kansas City.
To Drag County Roads.
A member of the Topeka Motor
League stated that in his opinion the
money that will be brought in through
the new auto tax law will be sufficient
to pay for the dragging frequently of
every road in Shawnee county. He eS-
Inmates that there are at least 1900
autos in the county. This would bring
in to the county more than $4,000 for
good roads. 1t has been pointed out
that even after the new state tax
law comes into effect it will be neces-
sary to have a city drivers license.
There are numerous persons driving in
Topeka at the present time who carry
no license.
Kansas Auto Run.
The first automobile run conducted
by the Kansas State Automobile as
eyto frnr1 L
Kan. at Z o'clock the morning of May
g. The cars will arrive in Omaha at
$3.50 o'clock May 10, if on schedule time.
Twenty-Five cars have already been
pledged for the run. Secretary d. Wat
kins will make the trip. The object
of the run, is to boost the Omaha
Kansas City scenic route and see that
it is properly marked and maintained.
Ten cars from the Kansas City, Kan,
club will start the run. Ten more will
fall in line from the Leavenworth club,
which boasts of having not only one
of the largest but one of the most
active clubs in the 72 that compose the
Kansas State Automobile association.
Twenty more are expected to join from
the Atchison and Hiawatha clubs.
Kansas is DESTROYS of having the
auto traffic between Kansas City and
Omaha. and from the enthusiasm
shown by these clubs along the route,
there is no doubt but that the road
will be well kept. A fine macadam
road is now being completed between
Leavenworth and Kansas City.
One of the main objects of this run
will be to have Nebraska take care of
that end of this route. The cars will
leave Kansas City, pass through Leav- |
enworth, Atchison, Hiawatha, Fall
City, Auburn, Nebraska City, Piatts-
mouth and intermediate points.
Chas. w. Barnes of Topeka, presi- |
dent of the Kansas State Auto
EFT, president of the Automobile club |
of Arkansas City and William Ken
nedy, secretary of the Commercial club
of Arkansas City. will be in the party.
speakers and will, No doubt, create a
great deal of enthusiasm along the
route.
One Million Cars.
1t is estimated that there are 1000
900 cars in use in the United States.
be in use, discounting this number by
those which go out of service.
Gradually the ratio between the
number of cars in use and the num-
the opportunity for the sale
of new cars will be no greater than
the opportunity for sale of service in
with the cars in use. At
bile industry will be the sale of tires
and other parts necessary to keep the
car running, it is claimed.
Big Demand for Tires.
Tire manufacturers this year are
brought face to face with the problem
of taking care of the biggest demand
for tires that ever has been known in
the history of the industry.
Something like 100000 pneumatics
will be needed to shoe Americas auto
mobiles. and in addition there are
about $4,000 motor trucks to be taken
care of and a flock of motorcycles ap-
100000 in number. This
means that in order to keep all of
these vehicles running, tire factories
will be pushed to their utmost capacity.
Motor Car Churned Butter.
Tales of the Ohio flood are still
,rickling in, and many and wondrous
ire the feats motor cars performed in
he flooded region.
One of the best stories related con-
Germs the use of a motor truck to
.hurn butter. The West jefferson
Creamery company of Columbus, o.,
lsed three Is h. p. electric motors to
operate their big churns. When the
lood put the power company out of
commission they were helpless.
In their extremity some one sug-
rested using a truck owned by the
company. 1t was run into the churning .
DOM and wood pulleys bolted to each .
ear wheel, the wheels being lacked
ID and in less than four hours the .
machine was turning out $500 pounds I
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