Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-02
LIVERY LIST DOUBLED
 BY HTNEY BUSINESS
According to New Automobile Regis ter-3,ooo More Autos This Year.

Much that is of interest in the way of automobile statistics is contained In the official Connecticut Motor Ve- hicle Register which has just been issued by the State Publishing Com pany of Hartford. That the jitney industry is doing considerable toward changing the registration in the state is readily seen when one compares the figures in the new book with those in the last issue which was re- vised to August 15. 1914. Then there were less than 1000 cars registered in the livery class while today there are 2,000. The jitney enterprise has. dur ing the past few weeks, taken a great many cars out of the pleasure veht- cle classification and has swelled the livery list.
 That Connecticut people have not stopped buying automobiles Is also shown for there are 5000 more auto mobiles owned in the state today than there were in August 1914. This is a very large number when 1t is re- membered that there are still two months for pleasure car registration before the years record will be com plete. There are 22,0O0 pleasure cars in the state. 5000 commercial cars and 2,000 livery cars.
 Previous editions of the Motor Vehicle Register have been issued from the office of the Secretary of State. The present issue was com piled without expense to the state and the state had no expense in connec- ton with the publication, being saved between $1O,000 and $12.000 by the State Publishing Company taking the work off its hands. The publication is revised to June and has a supple ment which brings it up to June 19, or until within ten days of publica- ton.
 The book contains 456 pages, ex- elusive of the supplement. It con tains all the latest state automobile laws, the rules of the road and a list of revised fees. This information is further supplemented by the publica- ton of the Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, New London and Stam- ford city ordinances.
 But while the old familiar features will be appreciated there are numer- ous new features which will at once commend themselves to the reader as features of real value. There is an alphabetical list of pleasure car own CTS which simplifles the work of To- eating an entry when one knows the name of the owner. This list is state wide but the publishers intend in fu- ture editions to have an alphabetical list by towns. In compiling this list, a record has been made of the regis tered number of each car, the make of the car, the horse power the year of manufacture and the full name and street address of the owner.
 From a printing standpoint the book is well put up. It has brown cover and the pages are yellow ex- cept for a white section which con- tains the alphabetical list and the advertisements on alternating pages The advertising is new feature, the previous editions having been with out advertising. The present edition consists of 30,ooo copies and a copy will be furnished to each automobile owner in the state. The publication is an expensive undertaking, and as the advertising is the only source oi revenue to be derived from it, it Is apparent that the future publications l on the same plan will depend upor the support which the book secures from those advertisers who desire tC reach the automobile trade