New Britain herald., 1917-03-30
AUTO Is SPEEDING
 PROGRESS IN SPAIN
Streets Being Better Paved and
 Old Vehicles Supplanted

Madrid, March 30.-There are some curious features of the increase in trade between Spain and America a which has resulted from the subma- rines war. and the cut4ing of Ger masay.sstrade with Spain. While Am- eri6h automobile are having great boom in Spain, they have one curious dr4wback in not being able to bring sA1rng the American tires as these are rubber and contrahand of war, subs 3ect. to a1l kinds of restrictions and Regulations.
 t The American auto-trucks are caus- ing revolution in Madrid along
 three distinct lines: First. doing away
 with the huge antique carts which iA-s sh0ts along the streets; second, sup
 planting the long tandem teams of oxen and donkeys. covered with tlng- lfhg bells; and, finally. changing Ma 'drld from one ofsthe worst paved cap- itals of. Europe to one ofsthe bsst.s The Spaniart1s look with awe at the disappearance of their ancient methS
 ods before the march of improvement.
 A complication has arisen over the shipment of American meat to Spain. The Spanish ships were glad to ret this class of freight, but the ships yepe4ss ' afrigerating plant. As this is essential
 for shipping meat long distances,
 many Spanish ships are being over-
 hauled to put in the modern cold-stor-
 age equipment se0aas' to handle this new class of sA1na4eean product. Once
 equipped this way, fresh Spanish fruit
 will be s6ing to America, and fresh
 American meat. coming to Spain.
 Other American Articles Used.
 American fiat-irons and other cleo
 trical novelties are now being used for
 the first time, and the 'Spaniards say
 these articles are so much better fin ished than the German goods that used to come here that they will hold the market peru4anently even if German trade gets a footing again after the war. Even American drugstores with 1 American medicines have made thejr appearanpe along the streets of Ma drid % Besideb stepping into the place < of France and Italy in supplying Ameri- ca with antiques, curios, etc, the war
 Is also having the effect of giving Spain a good deal of the American trade in perfumes, toilet articles and soaps, which used to go from France in large quantities. Some of these ar tfCleSs 6uCn as cdStlAe soup, HdVo tHeAI
 origin here in Castle.
 1t is in the American demand for flfAirNart treasures that the Spanish I are taking their chief interest. Buyers
 for the big American department stores are now coming here for the I first time instead okst to Florence, Mi- 1 Ian, Paris and other art centerss from
 which it would beE risky to ship art 1 treasures now.
 America would have received a number of paintings of the great Span- ish master Goya if it had not been for I a recent complication at the New York custom house. The, pictures ac- tually wentS to New York, were held on the p44r for some time because of ffrregufarfties in making out papers. and were finally sent back here un- ope11ed The owner had meantime made two trips to New York. but at | laAt gave up the shipment as hopeless. OnG of the pictures was Goya's study or Madame Haro, another his Virgin painted on a panel of wood, and a l third peasant dance. on. wood. s¬her artist Is now taking to Arn- ert7h Titan, called Salidad (soli- fMde) The value recorded here is EDO. 900 peeetas.