The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-03
Automobile News

small cuts or injuries in their tires. It is especially important. at this time of the year, that this warning De needed. A cut in the tread or cover of the case has a tendency to expand when that part of the tire is in con tact with the road. This permits, mud. grit, pebbles and other foreign matter to lodge in the opening. When the injured paft of the tire is reneV- ed of the weight of the car the for eign matter, which has sccEmu1ateo' acts as a. wedge and with each reVo- lution of the wheel this foreign mat ter is forced further and further be- tween the cover and fabric, not 1nTre- quently completely separating them If this separation of the tread ana fabric is neglected for any length or time it is often necessary to apply a new cover If the fabric is in very good condition, this can generally be done in a very satisfactory manner but much expense and trouble can pc saved by prompt attention when the cut ts first made. It sometimes nap pens that a tire having a good cover and appearing alright from the out side fails to give long service ana the car owner is astonfshed when ne learns from a repair man that 1t IS not practical to rebuild the tire. This is often due to wateA working through neglected cuts in the cover and caus- ing decay and disintegratton of the fabric. The fabric constitutes the real foundation and strength of the tire and therefore it Is highly impor- tant that 1t be protected. Examine your tires carefully at regular inter vals and especially after long trips. Tacks, glass or any other matter which may have become inbedded in the tread should be removed before any serious damage is done. Wash away all mud to permit a thorough examination of the tire. By the use of preparations intended for ener- gency repairs. small cuts, punctures or snags can be healed and thus pre- vent them growing and becoming sert- ous. Large cuts or injuries should be vulcanized at once by an expert- enced and competent repair man
 Cost or Bad Roads to Farmers.
 American farmers have begun to figure the matter of roads a little diff ferent than in former years. When the good roads movement, was in it's infancy they used to ask themselves, How much will good roads most me?'' Thanks to the intelligent pro- paganda. of the daily papers, as well as other agencies. farmers are now asking themselves 1fHow much are bad roads costing me?' According to government experts, the cost of hauling a ton of farm produce a mile varies from IT. cents in localities
  to 35 cents per ton in parts of the country where the roads are in bad condition. On the other hand, in those European countries where hard roads prevail, the cost is as low as cents per ton per mile. The Depart rnent of Agriculture has estimated that the total haulage expense to American farmers for a year is ap proximately $50O,o0O, ,O0O.5 And every dollar of this stupendous sum comes from the farmers pocket. for he fs the one great producer who cannot add the hau1age expense to his wares, for the prices. he gets are on a de- livered basis. If every farmer would take pencil and paper; figure the amount in tons of the produce and stock he markets in a year; multiply it by the number of miles he must haul it to market; multiply the total by 25, which is about the average hau1age cost per ton per mile, and then consider that he could save nearly half<of this amount Avery year if he had concrete or other hard roads all the way to his market, he would
 Importance of Grease Cups.
 The free running of a car is largely dependent on the attention the grease cups receive. With every part we'll lyubricated< a car will take a hill on high in romping fashion, but with dry grease cups the driver drops to sec ond and wonders what is wrong with the motor wonders why 1t pulls so poorly; perhaps wonders why 1t pounds. The grease cup answers the question.
 English Woman Cycltst. T
 .rThe pleasures of motorcycling are manifo1d,'' says Mrs. A. IT. Stanton, who recently came to this country from England. 'tAnd in Great Britain one sees great many more women driving their own motorcycles than in America. Here, a great many girls seem doubtful about their ability to operate the two-wheeler successfully and are content to ride 8. tandem passenger or in sidecar. Tandem and sidecar riding are all right, but they are. nothing in comparison with the pleasure of operating ones own mo- torcycIe. After took the first ride on my husbands motorcycle was never satisfied until could operate the ma chine myself. And then the next step was to have a machine of my very own.
 s.In EngIand,'' continues Mrs. Stan ton many women take part in the motorcycle club runs, and the girls are able to compete with the men on these tours
 Interesting Facts About Autos4
 Most motorists are content to ride around the power plants of their au- tom obi1es and leave what goes on in side the mechanism to providence and the skill of the builder. Take the average automobile motor with a five inch stroke. How many people know that with ordinary gearing it re- wolves 2,444 times in driving the car one mile while the pistons travel ap-H proximately one and one-half miles. In the mean time 4,674 gallons of pure air and two wine glasses of gaso- line have traversed the engines sys- tenn together with a tablespoonful of 1ubricating oil Sufficient heat has been generated in the motor to cook