Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18
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Automobile Activities Throughout
the World

Automobile Activities Throughout
.. the World
There is one motor vehicle to
every 50 persons in Chicago. a
Scrubwomen in Clearheld, Pa,
go to work in their own motor cars.
There were 3l74 motor cars stolen
in Philadelphia in 1919.
Twenty years ago engineers term
ed the gasoline engine impractical.
The state of New York has eighty
thousand miles of public highway.
Brooklyn has nearly forty motor
truck lines operating out of the city.
There are no road rules nor speed
limits in Chile outside of the city.
One half of all the rubber i'm
ported to this country goes into
automobile tires.
In California, an automobile IL
cense of any other state is good for
three months.
Cuba is repairing many. Of the old
military roads, as we'll as construct
ing new highways,
There are approximately 100000
pleasure cars and $500 trucks in On
tario, Canada.
A large oil company, of New Jer-
sey, with headquarters at Newark,
operate 346 motor vehicles
The National Automobile Dealers
association is represented by 10000
dealers throughout the country.
Since March, 1918, the Japanese
government has actively encouraged
the manufacture of motor trucks in
Japan.
American manufacturers have
practically controlled the South AT
rican automobile market for the past
four years.
All records were broken when
100000 visitors entered the Western
National parks by motor during the
past year.
The Pittsburg Transportation as
sociation is new organization re-
Gently formeed by motor truck
owners in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Many London ladies' maids are
learning to become chauffeurs to
their mistresses, thus performing a
double duty with increased pay.
Due to the congested state of rail-
ways in England, a daily motor
lorry service between London and
Birmingham has been established
N. w. Cooper Of Los Angeles,
Cal, recently purchased his nine
teenth automobile. The total mile
age covered 10 201 900 miles.
A motor truck has been invented
for farm use that loads, hauis and
seatters fertilizer, using the same
power for Ill three operations.
There has been an increase Of Is
per cent over the registration Of
motor vehicles since January 1, 1919,
throughout the United States.
Highway engineering 10 rapidly
becoming recognized ~ one Of the
important courses in the curriculum
of the technical colleges throughout
the country.
There are 1901, ,4oz persons en-
gagged in the production of automo-
biles. This does not include acces-
sorry manufacture, garage, repair
shops or sales establishments.
Despite the restrictions imposed
during the war period. the motor car
industry has averaged a production
of 100000 cars every year during
the last three years.
Starting in a small way sixteen
years ago, with three horse-drawn
trucks one of the largest coal dealers
in New York City. now operates a
feet OF twenty-five motor trucks.
To compete with American motor
cars, $4,000, 600 of capital stock was
recently placed on the market in
England BY six British companies
with the object of mass production
of 100000 cheap cars yearly.
Rio de Janeiro has the finest
taxis in the world, for the reason
that in Brazil's period of financial
depression following 1912, many
wealthy Brazillians found it neces-
sary to dispose OF their highly hn-
ished cars, and a large number pas
sed into use as taxicabs.
Interests at Washington, D. C.,
are working on plan to make the
automobile license national and in
ternational. Progress is being made
and it promises soon to be fact
that the motorist with one license
may go anywhere in the civilized
! world.