New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

go i5ca Of the enormity Of the good
svstem Of the United States. to-
iV.Tcr with its stupendous original cost
cost Of maintenance, can be OBJ
N uS from an article by j. r.
b,tn.r.rov I'M THE Automobile" of July
= STATISTIC; have been gathered from
..S-:..v-thrcc states. and map is pre-
nu,c5 showing the exact mileage Of
.ss roads IN each state.
'0r ~. rarid pace A. which our good
system is building can be esti-
10 from the fact that more than
n M -,.'cs Of new road arc built and
81 $4,000 miles arc improved each
uto, Ohio is building more brick road
!t'' orv other state, and New York Is
Ohio has 10000 miles Of
"v5sr, ro4d. and Kentucky is sec
.S o.;tb 6 600 miles Of macadam. New
Or, bss only 5000 miles Of macadam.
", Scb,rrcY's article covers the sub
-. .to~orrhlv and should prove Of
.-s;8erahlc interest 20 every one IN
eo-.'.,c5 in the development Of good
49, lie estimates that during 1915
10 no than $4,000 miles of new roads
IN 10 constructed He says that II
v" ,rese~t roadways ran in a single
"a. ibsy would encircle the globe more
~, eighty times. and that travelling
rate of $50 mics day II would
80 thirtv-s.X years to complete the
lev lie estimates the original
.o., Of our roads at $4,000, 100000
Makes Car Amphibious.
apo,plar Mechanics" for August
.;vss an account, with illustrations, OF
:, ingenious barge, or float, on which
=, automobile can transport itself by
Ts own rowc- over the water.
7. is an ordinary fat top barge or
e,st with ratings built along either
- Two propeller wheels are located
- the sides near the stern. The aXles
~ the propeller or paddle wheels are
,iirre5 with the rear axle OF the car
after the latter IS lacked up.
Tho 8X'cs of the paddle wheels are
,srned on the inside with two hard
v6o5 wheels eighteen inches IN
diameter. On these there are leather
ssmrs 10 secure them 10 the spokes OF
,ls motor car wheels. In this way
ne mower from the driving wheels or
,bs car is transmitted 10 the paddle
wheel. The boat is started by simply
starting the motor car.
Tips for IourlSts'
aT.au N WordcrIands" is the title
n en- article in The Motor Age Of
NV Is. hv Frederic Wagner, IN which
srs ~~ourcc an the beauties Of the Vel
Inv zone. the Glacier National Park
and Mount Rainier. Tourists who CON
,s,,rfa.e "a visit 10 the Yellowstone
sftcr August I may find this article Of
Interest. II is well worth while to kill
tIe three beautiful birds with one
store If the traveller has the time to
spend.
Motor Age" and Motor Print are
leening tabs on the road conditions
along the transcontinental routes, anc
tourists bound for the Paclhc Coast
will do we'll 20 keep in touch with these
different departments OF information.
There is still quite conflict OF opln-
Ion rs 10 which is the better trail for
those crossing from the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific. The good roads boomers along
the several trails are so enthusiastic
that their information must frequently
be taken with grain Of salt.
"Afo,or Age" and Motor Print" pay
more attention 70 touring than any OF
the Otner olfQtnohi4e maya 1lAtN. QucS-
tions are answered regarding the best
route. and each number Of these mag
szines contains special articles on tour
ing.
Details Of New Cars.
Details Of several new lines are given
IN the current automobile trade maya
zines.
der listed az SL0G5, is fully described
in "Horse.ess Age Of July IA.
The new Maxwell models, including
the touring car. which has been re-
d1ced % $3.50. were described in Auto
mobile Topics July II, and they are