The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-20
Automobile News

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 Marked increase in the public in terest iE the opening of the Sheeps- . head Bay Speedway on Oct has fol- lowed the announcenent that Vincent , Astors has donafed aA perpetual cnal-. 1enge trophy to be raced for on that day in addition to the $50. 1000 in cash offered in prizes for the great 350- mile struggle
 fork at the Speedway is Sd far ahead Of schedule that the course itself is expected to be finished in days. This will be close to three weeks before Saturday, Sept. IS, the day set for the big decorated parade to the course in celebration of the ntart offorrnaI practice
 The doHble-deck steel grand dstand is fast approachfng eempleti on i'd sYnu be ready for Spectators on the zarening practice day. This grand stand is the first one in the world to be designed for spectators of aviaHon as we'll as motor racing By a very ingenious arrange fnent the view from 3eyery seat is unobstructed. { The second deck covers two-thirds z of the lower space and the roof cov- CTS about one-half of the uper deck The complaint about the ordinary { the spectators in their seats cannot see the aviators and are obliged to E fet from under the roofSand go into the field. Tn the Sheepshead Bny stand which isg eonstrueted with an eye to the development Of ayitton as
 sport spectator may sit in his seat and see all evolutions whether they be eo % pr 5000 feet in ttlesair. Goob ROADS GOOD PRoFFTs s
 Atffsd 70. Dunk. of petreit says "a Hseanr rsporf fslTnishsd by the culture fhFni shed the astounding 8 proof fiat the farmers Of the United States are losing annually $z50, ,009, I 900, for fha reason that they are una- : ble to get to market at certain times Of the year owing to bad road condi- tions. All over the union are coun- ties rich in agr9eu4t HrAl products. but bearing the burden of bad roads. Careful observation shows that the Pacific Northwest has uniformly the the active cooperation of the various states in that locality and the enact- 4 uent of good roads Iegfslatio1l to- getier with liberal state appropria- uons.''
 .sThe motorist,' says MT. Dunk, has been a potent factor in the good roads movement throughout the country. Their influence has extend ed even into the halls. of Congress. It 5becomes the duty of farmers every where to lend their powerful inf1u- fence in frr owing the roads condi- q @resent your district is good roads advocate. Get up petitions in your county and incorporate them into one monster petition addressed to your Legislature and governor, demanding enactment of good roads nd liberal Appropriations for this purpose. Con- Acerted comparative action in this re- spect Is bound to be productive of good results and will in a few years and ten billions to the farmers II affect every other line of industry. ] stand ready at all tiTnesto lend every influence in my power towards i'm proving the public highways and thereby the financial and social con 5 dition of the agrfculturalfst for the al potent reason that added wealth in this direction means national pros Ferity.
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