The Washington times., 1920-01-31
Automotive Activities Through.
out the World.


St. Louis. Mo. is to have . motor
bus line. t..-
The Province OF Ontario, Canada,
has I2s. 800 motor cars, rs
In Japan, Tokyo and Osaka are the
principal users OF motor cars.
There are l7s,tss licensed ,automo-
bile drivers iusNew York City. 'F I.
Motor trucks were tirst introduced
into Turkey during the e'Worid War
Tie ne.b~rship of the sestety 81
AstouaStive EnEtaeers ss <,S0s.
Motor traffic trucks are now operat-
ing in twenty-siK foreign. countries
There are 1878 miles OF first-class
automo bile roads In French Morocco.
Privately owned automobiles In
Constantinopie. Turkey. do not ex-
ceed hfty,
The frst motor truck operated was
used to haul heavy artillery in France,
Motor vehicles Increased 10 pr
cent. during the past yesr In New
York City.
Robert Allison. of Port Carbon.
Pa. bought the first automobile on
April !. 1896,
one OF the greatest Industries of
Italy is the manufacturing Of auto
mo blles. rt 'N
Quotations for the latest passenger
automobiles run in price from 37l5
TO $1,000.
Twenty -one passenger cars and two
motor trucks were exported to Ice
land last year.
The latest production in taxis Is a
motorcycle sidecar. entirely inclosed.
which carries one passenger.
In 1890 there was not . single
stretch Of twenty-five niles of god
highway anywhere I'm the United
Electrically heated gloves were one
OF the novelties exhibited at the recent
London Olympia Automobile Show.
There are no less than $4,000 men
employed in one of the largest auto
mobile manufacturing plants in De-
troit. Mich. s.,-
A lively contest is now on between
the cities OF Detroit and Cleveland as
to which is to be the leader In the
automobile industry.
The California State highway COM
mission will spend 100000 a month,
or a total OF nearly $10,000.OoO, for
good roads during this year.
The duty on automobiles and auto
mobile parts was recently reduced
iioIii ~ pSI StHt iu " ro pcT
cent by the French government.
Nebraska and Iowa divide houors
in leading, with the greatest number
Of motor cars per capita. Statistics
Indicate one for every six persons.
The movement for better highways
both in the United States and Canada,
Is to be given impetus through an In
ternational tour mapped out for. July.
Special city tax of $50 a year for
motor vehicles with u seating capacity
above twelve passengers is imposed
on operators of jitneys in Kansas
City, Mo. .,'
a general British automobile COM
pany. with Q capital OF nearly two
million dollars, Is to operate in Tur-
key. The company will operate taxi
cabs, cmnibuses, and trucks.
The leading, countries importing
motor cars from the United States
have been Denmark. Spain, British
India, Australia and New Zealand,
South Africa, and Argentina.
A new motor truck base is being
built upon which the Liberty Bell
will be placed when used in parades
or for transportation to and in other
cities than Philadelphia. .E'
The first automobile road race, run
in France in 1894. was known as the
Paris-Rouen race. over a course OF
eighty miles. 1t had an entry list Of
forty-six cars of which twelve were
steam.
To accommodate children who live
in the remote districts, one of the
Hartford. Conn. churches has put in
to service two passenger busses,
which make regular trips on Sun
days. l..
Tke first automobile show In 1900
had thirty-one exhlbitors Of cOnsplete
motor cars md twenty Of part acees-
sories, against eiEhty-sevep passcn-
ger cars and sevepty-nve meteor
trncks It the present motor shows.
The first business day OF tie new
year in Pennsyivania started off with
over $4,000 In checks and money
orders sent to the Stnfe trrti~ury In q
clothes basket ~ the sutesAebiIe d.
vision Of the State highway depart
ment.
A committee OF the Massachusetts,
legislature, which made a study OF
the street car situation. has .estima.
ted that private automobiles, exclu-
sive OF "jitneys," reduced the income
OF the traction lines. in the State -
per cent, and that, II this reduction
were applied to the whole country in
PROPORTION to population, the total
reduction in street car earnings
would amount to $7O,oo0,0oo a year.