Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-24

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Gasoline costs $40 gallon IN
Syria.
Western Canada now has one auto
mobile for every Is persons.
Automobiles are said to be found on
nearly every farm in the Argentine.
Rolling chairs used by invalids and
others in England have to carry motor
licenses.
The state of Virginia has $4.os1 ,10f57
available for the new road construc-
ton work in 1921.
There Is now in operation ono motor
truck to every 100 inhabitants of tho
United States.
Canada imported ..cs5 automobiles
from the United states in 1870, as COM
pared with 1,T5o in 1919.
South Dakota now leads all other
states with one motor vehicle for every
Is IA persons, followed by Ohio, Ncb-
raska and California.
At tho beginning of 1921. there wers
still seven states in which motor
trucks were registered at the samo
ratio as passenger automobiles.
In spite OF tho high cost of motor
spirits at 81 cents gallon in Havana.
ono can ride any place in the city for
30 cents.
Tho longest continuous strotch oe
hard surfaced road east of the Mis-
sissippi river. 20 miles in length, Is
from Portland. Maine, to Washington.
d. c.
In place OF riding a spirited broncho.
Federal government agents in Montana
operate fast motor cars to round up
bootlesgcrs in that territory.
According to estimates there is said
to be 60 billion barrels of crude oil
still in the fields of the earth. or a SUI
ficient supply TO last tho next 1853
years.
| Minnesota has the lowest rate t$2)
OF all tho states for license fees Of
five-ton motor truck. Georgia and
Maryland have the highest rating. $50.
Authorized by the legislature of New
Jersey. additional revenue of 81. 200 900
a year will be brought about by tho
new increases in m3tor vehicle fees
Detroit Is the center of tho automo-
bile industry. and Michigan today pro-
duccs 30 per cent of tho automobiles
OF tho country. and 20 per cent of tho
automobiles OF tho world.
An anti-mud slashinE test for motor
vehicles was recently staged IN Lon
don. A circular brush attached to tho
wheels of Tho car was ono OF tho many
novel contrivances.
Tho Wholesale value of motor We
hicles manufactured last year was
81. ESQ. .oo00co with 81 10000 for the rub
and accessories lines.
Because England IN small. the
average haul is short and with a sys-
tenn of good roads. motor transports-
ton Ia fast taking tho place of the
railway freight system In that coun-
try.
There hAve been sS4 ANTON obileS,
valued at 31.15a,2A stolen in Hhils-
delphia since January I. or that
number. 3o1 cars, valued at approx
matoly ,s5o.ooo bavo not been re-.
covered.
A charter WAS recently ried by
big motor company with capital Of
500. 100000. at tho State Depart
ment in Delaware. The company Is
authorized to manufacture and dis
pose of automobiles of all kinds.
Road construction thruou. ths
country last year cost about twice as
much as it did in 1919. As y. con-
sequence. tho cost of gravel roads in
creased from s535 to $3.50 a mile:
concrete from S21.lsb to fan.noo.
and brick from }SS,o00 to s55, 900 a
milo
Tho Chamber OF Commerce Of
Washington, d. C, IS looking for a
site in which tho Tin Can" Tourists
Association of tho United States can
camp while stopping at the capital.
At present the automobile traveller
has no place to camp in Washington.
Among the nationally important
highways in this country there are:
the Meridian. Pershin. jefferson.
Roosevelt. Washington. jackson,
coin. Lee. Mark Twain. the old Span
ish Trail. the Yellowstone Trail, and
tho Lewis and Clark Highway.
In France. the siightes, hole in the
road surface is patched. as soon as it
appears. by a patrolman who drives
over the highways in a two wheel cart
carrying a supply of mending ma
terials. If serious difficulties arise
from any cause tho policeman noti-
fies the inspector. and tho repair
gang comes to the rescue.
In New York CITY. tho Autom obile
club of America. organized in 1892.
Ia the first motor club in this coun-
try. The association now owns and
operates tho largest system Of ga
RACES in the world. with accommoda-
tions for over / 900 cars. II has re-
pair shops for mechanical work. up
holstery, and painting, and conducts
an accessory and supply store, all FOR
the benefit of members.