St. Tammany farmer., 1915-08-28
PROPER TREATMENT FOR Bill
IOU9NEse.

For . long time Miss Lula Sksl-
ton, Churchville, N. T., was bilious
and had sick headache and aizsy
spells. Chamberlain Tablets were
the only thing. that gave her perma-
nent relief. Obtainable everywhere.
DEAL COMPLETED FOR GREAT
AUTO SPEEDWAY IN
NEW ORLEANS.
Investment of 44OO, 900 to 30 Repre-.
sented In Chicago Ven'
ture Here.
New Orleans, Aug. 27.-A dsal for
lwc-mile autom ,biie speedway. In
ro'ying an investment Of $lO0.e2j,
aud insuring for New Orleans the
a,:est track In the world. was CON
unanated Thursday morning. and
u1tcr the arrangements now De'ne
rer!ee ted, Barney Oldiie'd. the vet
cram driver, may ss.ahls3h 10
n.ile-or-hour reco:d o.. tbs course.
early in February, 1915. On The
oren:ng day, Satartlas'. March 4. ;ha
fiye-hundred-mile derby will DO run
for a $4,000 prize. with such dris'Is
AZ Ue Palma, Burrlan and Res.a
participating.
A. F. Brockman. S. w Iiudssy
and Fl. c. Moore We're the we'll known
CT icago business men wh3 brought
'le negotiations TO successful ce1-
cl.s.cn, and acquired frcm the Ne~
Cr.eans Land Company $50 acres =.
ideally situated land, fronting lake
on the street car line
be. ween West End and Spanish Fo-t,
as tho site for thu speedway.
Jthr A. Price, originator ot the
board track speedway, who has ouilt
more than one nandred aItonob'ls
trackc in the United States, is in tae
city at the Grunewaii Hotel. with
Nessrs. Moore and L!adsay. and vii
have charge Of the conss.u:t:ca of
the course.
kr. Brockman, who IL prest3ent ct
tho New Orleans Motor Speedway
Association. the company carving
the big scheme Though, loft the
Grunewald Hotel for New YORK We'd
nesday night, after the arrangements
act,cally had been complated. and
u. L. Stanabury, the com2Any's at
wno looked aftc- tue
legal end of thu arrangement, and
1rra..i. De Money, the enginee; Who
xan:ned the land AMI found II sat
stattory before The pan:rs were sign
ed. went back tc Chicago Thursday
|mo,ring.
Mr.. Lindsay and Mr.. Moorc will
remain in the city, TO he toiEea later
by Mr. Brockmau, and MIR. Lindsay
wha IL secretary Of the New orleans
Motor Speedway Association, vii,
,pen an Office here.
The land secured begins GOO feet
from Adams avenue, and is bounded
ON the east by Bayou st. John, on the
west by Orleans avenue and on the
south by Harrison avenue. It is
we'll drained land, and in . few days
1t will be entirely cleared and made
ready for the beginning Of actual
work on the speedway and grand
stand, September 20.
Mr.. Prince will be on the ground
to superintend the work from Its be-
ginning to the driving OF the last
spike. II have wagered $1,000 that
the track will be the fastest in the
world, and that Barney Oldfeld, In
the test, will make the two miles in
one minute, equaling 120 miles an
hour" remarked Mr.. Prince, with .
satisfied air, in his rooms ct the
Grunewald.
The company will build q two
mile board speedway, sixty feet wide.
the surface Of two by fours laid on
edge, running lengthwise, like the
boards in q bowling alley. The
straight-away incline will be pitched
at degrees, and the common half
circle will be pitched at 80 degrees.
the circle rounding to . triple radius
leading the driver gradually into the
stretch, the angle Of pitch declining
from 80 degrees in the radius to s
degrees in the stretch, thus keeping
the driver 1t all times on the center
Of the tire at right angles to the
surface of the track, at speed Of
12O miles an hour.
Fastest in the World.
II guarantee that 1t will be the
astest track in the world" said Mr..
Prince. in telling Of the project in
company with Mr.. Moore and Mr..
Lindsay. "and l will put . driver on
the track to make the whole lap in
one minute, or forfeit $1,000"
Seven million feet Of lumber will
be used in the construction Of the
and seventy-hve tons Of
spikes and nails. There will not be
= spike or nail on the surface, and
the boards will be held in place by
blind spikes and ''toe-nails."
In addition to the track, 4 grand
stand 1000 feet long, paralleling the
stretch. 10 to be erected, with pri-
vate boxes in front. Separating the
and boxes will be prom
enade. with the boxes set Just
little below the promenade.
Messrs. Lindsay and Moore said
that the work would be completed
Early in February, and the first test
would be made then by Barney Old
held or some other famous driver.
rhe test will be private and the
speedway will be opened to the public
IN Saturday. March 1, tho Saturday
before Mardi Gras. The program for
hat day win have - its feature the
mile derby. With $780,
700 In prizes.
Mr.. Prince maintains that the