Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-08

BOWLING. B1ALAAksOSs
AlIes.. ~ rabies.
driver can be expected to range from
the one extreme to the other. the
automobile that Is equipped with
governor will be driven to the Emita-
ton permitted Now any generator
must be turned a certain number OF
revolutions before it will begin to pro-
duce current, and were a generator Tor
an automobile lighting system to con-
tinue production in ratio to speed 1t
would have a very large output, eS-
pecially as there is a very general de-
sire among electrical engineers 70
have comparatively high efficiency at
low speeds. Were these machines de-
signed and operated as are those that
are used for stationary lighting plants.
in which the current produced Is
steadily increased up to the maximum
operating speed the result would be
far from satisfactory.
Where do all the automobiles come
from? A late census Of the industry
shows there are 44S motor factories in
the United States. These are distri-
buted through "a states Michigan
leads in the number of factories with
"a. New York is second with 60. Ohio
comes third with 81. Illinois fourth,
A., and Indiana only two behind. The
spread of the industry is indicated by
| the number of states in the west and
south that have recently appeared on
the auto map with one factory to their
credit. Among the states credited
with one factory are Georgia, Louis
J lana, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas;
| Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah and
| Oklahoma Following are late statis-
| tics regarding this phase of the indus
| try:
Passenger car manufacturers e96
I Commercial vehicle manufac-
| lurerS 1o1i
Total manufacturers of pas
senger and commercial cars. AS
Dealers. garages, repair
shops, and supply stores. z7.Too
States in which automobile
factories are located ...... 81
Proportion motor vehicles to
population of United States 1 to Is
ted states ................ 2,27sooo
Proportion Of motor vehicles
to miles of road, nearly. 1 to
A we'll known tire authority ad-
vises that anti-skid chains should not
be attached tightly to the tires, as
this would retain them in one posi-
ton. The chains should be loose
enough so that they can work slowly
around the tires. This condition will
prevent undue wearing Of the tires.
The question of what may be termed
the automobile population of the
world naturally arises IN these days
of quantity production with the lead
ing automobile manufacturers of the
United States planning for the turn
, ing out of a round million OF cars
during the present fiscal year. Where
do these thousands Of American cars
and the additional thousands made in
foreign countries go?" asks the Horse
less Age. According to statistics just
compiled by the same publication, fol-
lowing its efforts to obtain an auto
mobile census OF the world, there are
o 4 4 A IA l.
: use over the globe. This total seems
astonishingly small when It is con-
sidered that the latest registration
figures indicate that there are 2,40o-
, 600 automobiles in the United States
alone. The United States has long
been recognized as the foremost manu-
facturer and user of motor vehicles,
S but it remains for the tabulations Of
figures such as those mentioned above
strikingly to illustrate this supremacy.
{ Approximately n per cent Of the
worlds automobiles are being operated
. over the roads of this country.
An idea of the position the United
States occupies in the motoring field
8 may be gained when 1t is known that
2 the 714,000 cars in service in other
sections of the world represent less
! than the total of cars registered in
the state of New York, Ohio, CahfOr-
| mia and Iowa
There is one important factor In
connection with the compilation of
these figures which has to be reckoned
| with, but which tends further to adj
vance the standing of the United
States as a nation of automobilists.
This is the war now raging on the
other side of the Atlantic. The lead
ing nations involved in this struggle
2 include the foremost of the European
automobile builders and users. In
, Great Britain, France, Germany, Aus
= tria, Russia, and Italy practically all
of the privately owned motor vehicles
have been requisitioned for military
service in which their period Of USE
fulness is decidedly limited.
It Instead of leaving that function tc
y magazines, the American Automobile
: Association has decided that next year
# it will pick from the drivers who con-
= test in the speedway and road races
# the champion drivers of the year-one
e, for each class of races. 1t is probable
&c that the winners will be presented
d with a medal of some sort and also
e with cash prize
n To prevent skiddins and other motor
car accidents on it's smooth asphalt
: pavements when they are wet, the
IT street commission of San Francisco
l. has been sanding the streets on damp
l. and rainy days with a coarse ocean
it sand. This has been found to make
lie the cars much more easily controlled
it and to have reduced accidents very
If considerably.
" Usually when the motor overheats
n under ordinary running conditions the
Is trouble is due to a too lean mixture
is Such a mixture will ignite instantly
" but will burn more slowly than a pro-
n per mixture. If the fas is over rich
II the tendency will be to produce much
= heat but little power. By opening the
g relief petcockc on the cylinder head
the operator may determine whether
" or not a dark place, the properly
lie mixed fuel will emit blue flame.