Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07

| CARY WClC Odll Gu lIOlll tllC ICSChI ALL
ternational motor show in Paris.
Placed end to end, the passenger
motor cars in use in this country
would encircle the United States.
The first American-made cleo
trio automobile that was driven in
Paris appeared upon the streets in
1t is estimated by American
motor truck manufacturers that
more than 125,000 trucks will be
made during 1920.
During the recent visit OF King
| Albert of Belgium he purchased
high grade American-made touring
car.
During the month of August 282
passenger cars and 26 motor trucks
were exported from this country to
Japan.
Farm carts are seldom found
on market days in Scotland on &C
| count of the heavy demand of motor
cars by farmers.
The new law requiring all taxi
cabs, trucks and other commercial
vehicles to carry mirrors has gone
into effect in Massachusetts,.
The latest production in motor
! trucks is a 15-ton refrigerator trac-
| tor and trailer in the service of
St. Louis packing firm.
Cuba is discarding the historic
two-wheeled mule carts for the
American motor trucks in connec-
fion with the big sugar industries.
The total fees collected by the
Highway department OF Michigan
from motor vehicles so far this year
amount to $3,3s3,Sl1.76.
France is in need of heavy-duty
trucks of from three to fve-ton ca
pacity, and will accept quotations on
prices not in excess of $500.
California, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, New York, Minnesota and
Missouri are recorded with having
the largest registration of motor
trucks.
On the western front in France !
the British army authorities were
employing in all 46,700 automobiles,
of which 10000 were trucks.
A strong effort to break up
profteering in automobiles is being
made by the British Motor Trade
association and the Motor Agents
union.
The first automobile race in
America was held in Chicago in
1895, and the winning car covered
course Of 81 miles in 10 hours and
% minutes.
"A change will be made in the
Missouri motor car license plates
for 1920. Instead of 225.87o, the
plates will show 22-5S-79, thus en-
abling the numbers to be more
easily read.
England is manufacturing light
cars which range from 1000 to 400
pounds, carry five persons and show
gasoline, oil and tire mileage three
times that Of American-made motor
cars,
"A proclamation has been issued
by the commander-in-chief Of the
British forces forbidding the owning
or keeping of an automobile or mo-
torcycle in Ireland except by special
permit.
I'm cooperation with the Cali
fornia State Automobile ASSOCIATION,
the Pacific division Of the American
Red Cross has arranged to estab-
lish first aid stations in the forests
and national parks throughout the
state.
I'm case of emergency brought
about by a railroad tie-up due to
strikes, 10000 army trucks and $780,
900 privately-owned motor trucks
are available to transport foodstuffs
and other essentials to the larger
cities.
The New York State Automo-
bile association with a membership
Of 10000, has completed plans for
campaign to force more rigid and
general observance Of the motor We
hicle. uniform traffic and anti-glare
headlight laws.
The American Forestry associa-
ton is urging motorists to aid in
planting trees along the highways.
Trees planted along the highways
will not only beautify and shade the
roads, but their roots will strength
en- and support the road founda-
tons.
According to figures recently
compiled in Washington. only one
eighth of the public roads in the
United States have been improved.
The total length of these roads is
2,47S,552 miles of which 2oo,133
miles are improved with some form
of surfacing.
Automobiles of American make
have been imported into Venezuela
in increasing numbers of recent
years. There are 1000 privately
owned cars in the capital city Of
Caracas. which number represents a
per capita ownership of automobiles
OF one to every 100.
The Motor league of Louisiana
is planning campaign to raise and
spend $4,000 for good roads pub
licity and development during the
next year. Twenty-seven counties
are now improving their roads or
building new ones. The association
favors eitrihed brick or concrete
highways.
The delivery service OF 4 large
New York department store has $50
gasoline and electric trucks aud 500
men employed. The store deiivers |
annually 6.750,000 packages, ranging
in size from an eight-inch eubed box
to . household refrigerator. The
frucks are ~ twa e;~as <hsa.a~ss