The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-09

ing. eThe agent told me a child could
run it,
that" growled be traffic officer Why
don't you hire child"
When the motorist gets so that he
can sit back in the rear seat of a Sc
dan or limousine, that is heated by
radiator connected with the exhaust,
with an electric dome light over his
head, cut glass vase of flowers at his
side, folding writing desk, manicure
set, and all the other comforts of
modern hotel room, one wonders if 1t
is real motoring after all
Limousines With all-glass roofs are
among the novelties soon to appear
in the larger cities, according to
those familiar with advanced prac-
| tee in automobile design. Such We
h;cles have already gained marked
popularity in Germany. where the
m~terial "cellon" instead of glass is
used for the roofs. This remarkable
substance greatly resembles glass in
It general properties, but withstands
rough handling much better.
According to- a report OF the United
States department of agriculture.
there were 2.2s5,664 motor cars in the
United States on December 81, 1915,
as against $4,000 in 1906. While
these figures may be somewhat ex-
,.-r,oratad u,hau con,uarad with n
compilation of license statistics OF the
various states, they are near enough
TO give a vivid idea of the growth of
the motor industry The total gross
motor vehicle registration and license
revenues are siyen as $1S,246 713, of
which practically 80 per cent is
az ailable for rDad improvement. so
that il will be appreciated what a
benefit to the entire country the auto
mobile has been, and is,-The Scent
| ific American.
For motorcycles there has been in
vented a pump that automatically fills
q tire with air as a machine is run
nins
Among the purchasers of MaImcn
34's reported by the makers of Mar
mon cars are Anita Stewart and Mar
guerite Clark, film stars Madame
Olga Petroya IS also recent pur-
chaser of a Malnnon "a closed car.
Ploughing its way through snow
and ice. a stock Maxwell touring car.
driven by Ray Mcnamara, established
a remarkable reSord for endurance
and speed, recYhtly.. on run be-
tween Chicago and IaCross, Wiscon-
sin Despite the terrific pounding
the car suffered il completed the long
stretch of 300 miles in IA hours with
out mechanical trouble OF any kind
Here Is small column of figures
$500, 000,0 900
100000
soc 900
1000
40
The first represents the amount of
money you and we have invested in
automobiles in this amazingly pros
porous country The number OF the
cars gives us the second figure. But
where are these cars? They are
scattered over the whole length and
breadth Of the land Therefore, it is
Impossible to see them all at once.
But their essence can be seen, and
| will be seen, by motorists. represent
| ing the third figure, at the forthcom-
| ing Palace and Salon shows. The
fourth figure is the average price of
American ears. There is one to every
20 people in the United States and
one to every eight in Los Angeles
Motor Life.
The automobile salon which will be
held at the Hotel Astor during the
week OF January will announce two
facts to the motor.loying public that
the American motor has been brought
TO an amazing degree of reliability,
and that American designers are lit
tie. if any, behind their confreres Of
Europe.
The Oldsmobila Model IS, eight
tNilhuti tiuD IOduSttI IL SOHitlilit-
brand new and as classy little car
as has been seen in some time. II is
being featured at many of the bis
shows this year
The new Hudson sporting roadster
looks as though IL could travel about
$50 an hour without trouble. If 1t
lives up to the established reputation
of the Hudson motor it ought not to
take the dust OF many cars.
The Saxon Motor Car corporation
announces a $50 advance over the for
mer price to take effect Jan. I. This
rise in price has been predicted for
some months. Practically all of the
other fine cars have announced high
er prices to meet soaring labor and
material costs. Prices of materials
entering into the construction of
automobiles have experienced as
great, if not greater, rises than have
other commodities.
The United States Tire company
has placed uDon the market "A new