Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-19

A peculiar condition confronts the makers of Internal gear drive axies in this country. Some little time ago tentative arrangements were made for very comprehensive test of sew eral types of axles of this kind. The tests were to have been made in an eastern laboratory especially fitted for work of that kind, but a few weeks ago. when the word came the appar- atus was ready a canvass of the manu- facturers of Internal gear axles showed that not a one of them could spare working Up to the full capacity of his plant and the tests have accordingly been postponed until a more favorable time.
 The British war department has fol- lowed the lead of the German and French war departments and is now showing 6 decided preference for mo- tor trucks equipped with internal gear drive axles- Only a few weeks ago | prominent British truck manufac- ! turer announced for the market a new sh ton model with an internal gear drive axle. Immediately the British war department contracted for the available supply of this type. At the same time it released for delivery for home consumption a number of trucks equipped with another form of final l drive and of the same carrying capac- ity. The French and German war de- partments showed great partiality to | the internal gear drive axle truck prior to the outbreak of the war and conse- duently were in possession of a great quantity of them when hostilities began
 Frank E. Sawyer, Jr.. of Portland. Me, assistant manager at the Oswe- gatchie house, writes to friends that he was injured recently in an automo- bile accident Mir Sawyer was on his way home from New London by ma chine when the accident occurred.
 Four WiIIimantie men hired a "jit- ney recently to take them to the Stafford fair. They reached Stafford after a time but not in time for the races and the fair was practically over when they arrived. Besides it was an expensive trip for the owner of the car. They had only gone a few
 miles when the jitncy commenced to develop tire trouble and it is said that
 before they finished the trip the jit-
 ney man had used all the extra inner
 tubes he had and stastsd to run the
 last mile or two of the journey on a
 flat tire but this was to much strain
 on the machine and the wheel finally
 came on and this ended the trip. The party left about 1 o'clock in the after non and reached Stafford about Al just as the crowd waS leaving the fail
 grounds It Is said that 1t cost the jitney man about sT0 to purchase new
 tires and have the machine fixed. The great strides which have beer made in the development of the two
 wheeler" or motorcycles during tn
 past couple of seasons have brough
 the little vehicle to a high state of per
 lection, and there is not a reason il
 the world why American military au thortties should not go into the sub : 1ect of using motorcycles as deeply a f have the foreigners. The utility of tn 2 motorcycle in the Great War has i'm
 pressed the War Department at Wash
 ington. as well as the powers that be , in the state militia. and every effor | Is now being pended 10 form specia , motorcycle detachments for militar [ service. The Empire State has no in . tention of being backward in thI . movement and that is why have com g to look over the show, and that is wh, = Captain Spencer has staged the Ma
 tional Guard exhibit there. We expec 10 form within the next SO days, r motorcycle detachment for our stat
 militia, which will grow to be one c
 the most serviceabie arms of the di
 vision in time to come" said Governo h whitman of New York. recently a e the National Motorcycle show.
 An indication of the immense con ,. tinuous growth of the automobile in O dustry is found in a report recent 7, compiled by a trade publication show
 ing that today there Is being expend
 ed for new buildings and equipment b r, the automobile and accessory manufac k turers of America over S25. .0OO. .O0 It There will be added to the factor q space in America over 1000, 900 squar
 feet of floor space. The pleasure au
 tomobile truck and accessory factoriS d in all other countries of the world al ,f being devoted to war manufacturin ,f No new models are being produced an n no new designs and the companies
 Europe will be compelled to start a
 over again when the war is over. EI q hopean factories have been forced -- manufacture material for the war. ir y cluding both motor trucks, ambulanc' .r and death dealing missiles. Durir
 this inactivity in the regular lines