Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-03
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Maryland has a State Motorcycle
Iconstabulary.
| Gasoline costs more than $40 a
gallon in Japan.
In the metropolitan area of London
657 persons were killed by vehicle or
| horses last year.
| In Turkey there are American, Eng
lish, Italian and German motor We
hicles in use in Constntinople.
| OF the 315 establishments for the
: production of motor vehicles IN this
country So are located in Michigan
| For the construction of concrete
highways this year Winconsin is pay
ing from s2s,boo to s4o,soo per mile.
ed according to their capacity. the tax
being 81 on a garage holding one car.
Street cars have the right of way be
tween cross streets over all privately
owned vehicles in Karsas City. Mo.
Automobiles now used by missionary
| workers in India provide a never
ending source of wonder to the Telugu
village people.
In proportion to population there ara
at present moro motor vehicles In
Mexico City than in any other city
| of South America.
In Canada the total number OF motor
vehicles Of all kinds manufactured in
1919 was 1880. of which 61,c5i were
passenger cars.
Since May I, no fewer than twenty
lowered the price of passenger cars
ranging from 800 to 81, 400.
The United States Forest Service u
cooperating wit the towns In South
ern California in establishing camp
grounds for automobile tourists.
Because OF tho narrow streets In
many of the cities and towns of japan
tho motorcycle has become far more
popular in the Orient than the auto
mobile.
Automobile shipmcnts from factories
In May totaled 1000 carloads. 1850
driveways and $3.50 shipped by boat.
an increase OF IL pcr cent over April.
Average wholesale price OF gasoline
| in thirty prominent cities OF the Unit
ell States is 20, cents = gallon, a de-
cline of IL cents. or :. per cont, since
| january I.
Automobiles costing 1900 at present
| exchange rates would cost approx
mately 10000 levai in Bulgaria. whicn.
At tn, normal exchange rate. would
| amount to 1880.
| The development of tn. modern in
| ternal explosive engine frst began in
l1A. when C. i. Ludolff, German
| scientist, succeeded in iEniting tho
yapor OF ether by an electric spark.
While watching for motor vehicle
spccdcrs and other law violators. Will
liam ueidcn. n traffic policeman, sts-
toned in Now York city. works on a
| small garden on his post.
MI but 10 mics OF thO tsh miles OF
tho Lincoln Highway In Wyoming arc
surfaced with "A boulevard coat of rnc-
Is crushed granite. Is feet Wide and +
| inches thick
Tho total capital invested In the mot
or car industry in Canadn In $500
ois. OF which 3s,.nto.T7o Is In automo-
bile plants. 3s.sst.ao In accessory
plants and yiss2s. .sss In repair plants.
\ stretch OF hard surfaced road In
| tn. southern states. - miles In length.
was difficult to bo found six years
ago. whereas at present there arc
any number Of hard surfaced roads
from - to io0 miles In length.
According to tn. pcltco department
| of New York city. ono OF tn. best rea-
| sons why automobile stealing In a
safer and moro lucrative form Of thief,
| than any other. !. that instead OF hsv-
Ing to carry away tho loot. the loot
! carries tho thief
In tho first ftv~ months Of this
year go, ,tls passenger ears and trucks
were Registered IN Massachusetts. an
Increase Of nearly 20 per cent over tho
| ssne period Of last year. Tho Income
NJ the state from this source has p.ss-
- tho sls,ooon mark
| Moro than year WAS taken hy the
Automobile club OF Southern Calf
foruis In car,inE and erecting signs
Iin Death Valley and tho surrounding
desert Al water holes and wells
have been marked so ihoy can hc
found wi,hpu, trouble either day or
night.
whs, IA said {, h~ .he olde., auto
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