Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-23
AUToMOTIvE ACTIVITIES
THRUOUT THE WORLD

THRUoUT THE WORLD
Automobile garages number as,5as,
thruout the United States
Tho first road markers in the United
States were blazed on trees by Indians
Illinois constructed nearly $40 miles
of durable highways during the 1929
season.
Experiments are being mado in Paris
with roadside gasoline tank and
pump system.
Tho President of the United States
never rides on the left hand side of his
automobile.
approximately 100000 sutomobus
tiers were manufactured in the United
States last year.
Automobile thieves drove off with tst
cars, valued at 100000. in Baltimore.
Nd, during 1920.
In Alaska a motor-sledse, capable Of
a speed of over thirty miles an hour In
used on the snowy plains.
Motor trucks are fast replacing bull
lock carts and other primitive meanu
of transportation in Calcutta, India.
outside of New York city. the only
qualification in the state to operate an
automobile is the age of is years.
a regular motor freight gcrvice [,
now operating between Danzig. Brom-
berg, Thorn, Warsaw and Cracow, in
Poland.
A half hours ride in a taxicab in
Petrograd costs 1000 rubles, which Is
equivalent of nearly $1,000 in Ameri-
can money-face value.
1t is claimed that the modern motor
truck has proved the greatest boon to
civilization and is as indispensable AZ
the telephone.
VARIOUS states in the Union have
passed laws to prohibit the erection of
advertising sigrs for commercial pur-
poses along highways.
The average wholesale price of pas
senger automobiles produced in this
country last year was SS9i. motor
trucks averaged si275.
At the third Salon del AutomoviI-
recently held in Buenos Aires, S. A,
no fewer than 43 makes of cars were
on show IN the automobile section
In practically every city in the UNI
ted States tho fire department has at
least ono motorized engine and a
chiefs car, either publicly or privately
owned.
Despite the increasing popularity OF
the automobile. horsestealing still oc-
cupies an important place in criminal
records in tho State of Pennsylvania
Representatives OF moro than . ma
tional organizations are attending tho
national conference on highway traff,c
regulations at Washington called to
draw up "A uniform code of laws.
Maryland is forming a State Motor
cycle Constabulary. The new organi-
Lation viii bo trained by one of thu
red coats' of the internationally ia
nous Royal Northwestern Mounted
Police OF Canada.
with tho passing of tho horse drawn
vehicles and mud roads. and the grow
ing popularity OF tho automobile ard
tho modern highway, the ranse OF
travel has increased from 10 to $50
miles per day.
Tho Prince OF Wales liz rated As the
most popular man in England. and be-
cause OF the fact that he is marvellous
ly quick at operating his automobile.
he Is ablo to fill the numerous cnKaSe-
mcnts Of the day.
Tho New Castle LaSEan hishwsT.
connecting the prairie provinces of
Canada and northern United States
picturesque regions in tho Rockies.
was recently opened to motorists.
or tho many odd requests for motor
licenses received in Wisconsin, cores
pondinS to street addresses. telephone
f,f
Tausend, of Madison, specified his do
sire for license No. 1000 because Il
sounded like his name.
ono of the principal subjects consid-
cred by the American Good Roads con-
gress for its session in Chicago. F'obru-
AIRY .. is proposal to use tho billion
dollars in funds now available for road
building ip 1921, as a partial remedy
for unemployment conditions turnout
the country.
Because an automobile plant in De-
troit closed for a month request was
made by the idle employees for perrnis-
sion TO use tho factory TO mako cars
for themselves and families. The work
crs agreed to pay for all raw material
used. and to maintain all existing de-
partments. and, in general, to return
the plant in even better condition.
A campaign against mud splss
by automobiles is bringing good re-
suits in Paris. Motor cars supplied
with anti-splash devices are ordered
TO drive past a long whitewashed board
fence about six feet high along
stretch OF exceptionally muddy road.
It is found that tho most successful
prevention is a strip Of rubber around
tho edge of the wheel
The California State Automobile As
sociation, Incorporated September ..
1907, is the second largest motoring or
in the world. with head
quarters in San Francisco. the sssocis-
ton maintains eight offices thruout
tho state to serve its % nN members