The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-15

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 J The Ford Motor Company recently printed list of nearly 400 commer- cia1 concerns that are using three or more Fords. The success the Fora has met in serving commercial houses and in solving the transportation problem of city and travelling sales men is attributed to several facts. One is that the light little Ford is able to negotiate roads and hills that oth-s erwfse would prove stumbling blocks
 The erection of assemblingl plants in many of the cities where Ford branch houses are located is now be- ing perfected. These buildings rep resent the expenditure of millions; in fact, they are great sub-factor1es to. which are sent the engines, frames, axles, wheels and other parts for as-s sembling. Not only is Ford distrihH-s ton greatly facilitated but the great economy in shipping and assembling more than justifes the expenditure en- tailed.
 5000 NEW MEMBERS.
 The Federation of American Mo- Itorcyc1ists has continued to make rap i'd advancement during the past year. more than 5000 new members having been added to the organization dur ing 1913. This makes. total of. over 25,0O0 motorcyclists who have joined the national association since it's organization ten years ago. The F. A. M. is purely a riders or ganization and looks after the inter
 ests of riders all over the United States. It also governs all motorcy- cIe competitions. One of the more recent departments of the federation and one that is proving of great value to motorcyclists, is the Touring Bu- reau, which furnishes information to kriders desiring to make extensive trips It advises the best roads to follow be- tween certain points, the hotels where. the best treatment vii be accorded the average price of gasoline in differ ent sections, and in fact all sorts of 1 information that will be of value to the motorcycle tourist.
 THE WEIDELY MOTOR.
 Among the leading automobile en- lgineerssat the New York Automobile the Neide1y Motor exhibited at the. Premier booth- Unlike the maker of the rotary valve engine or the sleeve | type. engine, Weide1y did not depart. from established practice. In the Weidely Motor, valves are in the head and are inverted. Vast sinplifcation results from this, both in the eltnain- alton of number of parts and in the total weight of the motor. This con struction also permits of abundant Elubrication.
 @A MODEL VILLAGE.
 Anodel workingnan's village isato be built adjacent to the stevens Dur lyea motor-car plant at East Spring field, according to the latest. plans The model village is the enterprise Of a number ofg Boston capitalists who propose utilizing a sixty acre proper llty close to the Steyens-Duryea fac- tory's new forty acre tract. Com plete sewerage and water systems will. be laid out, streets, parks and attrac- tive houses at moderate rentals are some of the features promised. The present Stevens-Duryea plant employs 1, ,600 men, so those employees with ftheir families, together with the addf. Hona1 forces working at other plants in this section of Sprin ngfield will con stitute quite a village by itself. The Stevens Duryea factory is likely to be- come the centre of "a new Industrial community, apparently. Since the lcompany's erection of it's new plant several enterprises now in other parts | of New England have begun negotia- lions. for moving to East Springfield. THE AUTO HOBBY.
 ssMen always have had hobbies but l the Automobile has helped to develop l a very peculiar one,'' says George E. 
 Motor Gar Company "I mean by this, that a man will become attached
 to a car and win give it the attention and devote as much time to it as some men will, to any pursuit outside of their regular business. Not only that but know owners who will not allow anyone else to drive their car saying that no one else understands it and I it is this same class of owners who get the maximun out of a machine be- cause they appreciate it's limitations and understand how vital it is to give ] it the necessary attention.
 ! It is a fact that a car owner will give his car. a personality. He wifi think of it in a. sort of sentimental way; it is to him thing of temp era
 ment, the perSonification of life and vitality and he takes as much pleas
 ure in grooming it as does any horse I man the favorite of his stables. And
 he takes as great a. pride in it's ger
 formance. know men who insist on
 making the adjustments necessary from time to time. and who like to do
 the bling and the turning of the l grease cups. aszsl s. =. -sszs
 And like most men with. hobbies,
 they are always. ready to make this l particular hobby--autofnobi biles-tiae topic of conversation. They know 1 their subject, too, and are we'll versed, tnot only where their car is concern l ed, but on motor cars in general
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