The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-09
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 Since the Police Department has been rieidly enforcing the eight foot leeway ordinance relating to- vehicles passing street cars in connection with the campaign instigated by the Safety First Society, numerous arrests have. been made. But, contrary to popu- lar opinion, these are not all arrests of automobilists. Between January 1 and April 30, inclusive. s55 arrests of notorvehicles operated and I'll ar rests of horse drawn vehicle operators were made, ands while autono btIists doubtless imagine they are the only ones made to enforce the traffic law, the above hgureS show that they are not.
 During this May 1884 cars valued. at S1.477. 44e were shipped from the port Of New ' ork as compared with 1.707 cars valued at $1.51O,782 in May 303s BIS in May 1912. Parts exports from the sane port in May. 1912. 1915 and 1914 were valued respectively at '$145s5sS, $s5,67s and ss185,52s.
 The FHzke Rubber Co.,, of Chicopee, Mass, will in the fiscal year to Octo- Der 31 next. prooabIy produce between 300, 900 and s5os00O tons This makes 1t one of the five largest ton produc- CTS in the country.
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 The bid of s1.soo. 600, which the Boston bankers made for the assets of the Pope Misunderstanding Go, in Connecticut and Massachusetts has been R-ithdrawn. As no other bidders are likely to appear. it seems prob- able that the properties will have to be HQuidated by the receivers for what they will bring and this is not likely to be very much as Connecticut and Massachusetts has a surfeit of idle and apandoned factory properties.
 Funds aggr egating more than $130s= 0oo, 1000 asyear could be raised for the construction and repair of hig1a5Eay according to a statement Issued yes; terday by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, provided all vehicles were licensed under: State laws, on a basis proportionate to the use dertveab from and the year and. tear done to the roads. or this to- tai the 1885. 900 motor vehicles reg istered, at fees ranging from SIC to $25, would be expected to produce nearly SIS. 900. .e00; the estimated to- tai of 14,600,0 horse drawn vehicles at s5 to $20 eachs would produca of 2.soo. 900 bicycles and motor cycles. at $1 and $3. respectively would bring in $s,4oo,ooo.
 Greater New York is to have an au- tomobile carnival in connection with the Commercial Tercentenary Celebra- ton, to be held in September and Oc- tober. A committee of fifteen men active in the autom obile industry is to direct this part of the celebration, It is planned to have 6. bI gi night pa- geant depicting on floats aIfegorical and otherwise, the growth of the au- tomobile and accessory industries There will also be a section for prf- vaEe owners, including a division of 1oraIly decorated cars, electric, and grotesque, cyclecar, decorated motor truck and advertising sections.
 Having discovered that one Of the Massachusetts "hlues laws' makes 1t Illegal for an automobile to be oper- ated on Sunday, attorneys for the Con- nActicut Valley Street Railway Co. have invoked the law in an endeav- or to subdue the automobile bus line running between Greenfield and Turn : ers' Falls Complaint is made that the average touring car has no lug gage space.
 Quite number of automobile man. ufacturers are reverting to the branch system, thus placing them selves in the position to control ana protect their output. This may res in somewhat less sales, but will greater satisfaction to purchasers.
 Arthur T. Murray. partner in the Brady-Ndurray Motor Corporation. which handles the Chandler line. has withdrawn from the company's active management, although he retains his financial interest in it. His place in the organization is taken by Louis Rupprecht. formerly district manager of the General Vehicle Co. in fhe Phj1adelphia. territory
 
 The plant and machinery of the B. R. Thomas Motor CO, of Buffalo, will