Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-07-31

The United States has 2.47s,551 miles
of surfaced highways.
Gibraltor, despite its limited AREA.
boasts of having 30 vehicles,
In France at cross roads the auto
mobile coming from the right has the
right of way.
Two hundred and ffty-two aplica-
tons to operate automobiles were dis
approved last month in Washington,
D. c.
In the United States. there are APP
proximately 1000 firms manufacturing
annually 35,oeo,ooo tires, valued at
81. o0o, oO0, 600.
The city Of Boston spent saoe, 900 for
automobile service last year. exclusive
of the fire, police and hospital depart
ments.
According to estimates. automobiles
In operation in the United States travel
1850 miles every second, or ffty-ivs
billion miles year.
While the United States possesses one
motor vehicle to every II inhabitants
there is one to each ITO persons ir the
United Kingdom.
One OF the motor taNicab systems in
Chicago operates 14oo cars. Every
driver must be married and each en-
plovee shares in the profits of the
company.
DR. George Carevth, of Toronto. Cam
ada. operates motorcycle for emer-
gency cases. In the past twelve YEARS
DR.. Carveth averaged 10000 miles
year
In front of high school building IN
Cincinnati, the streets are lined with
pa ssenger automobiles. more than 20
students riding to and from the instl-
tuition.
OF 90 active passenger automobile
manufacturers IN the United States. 20
have reduced prices since May !. The
4,
per cent.
Both the usual type OF cleated wheels
and wheels with solid rubber tires are
provided for a new farm tractor so 1t
can be changed into n road vehiSle
in few minutes
| Roads. United States Department of
\ Agriculture. there Is less wear on the
roads when pneumatic tires are used on
| motor vehicles
Since 1915 tho number OF horses
| owned by farmers in Pennsylvania has
! decreased 5000. while the number Of
trucks on farms has Increased to 1925
and the number Of tractors to 6scS
To enIighten them upon the usually
confusing foreign traffic regulations,
American motoring thru France are
supplied with Code Of the road
booklet by the Minister OF Public
Works.
Tn. Motor Car Dealers association
Of San Francisco has begun cam
paiEn for clean automobiles IN the city,
The idea Is to improve the appearance
Of the city hy improving the looks OF
,tS automobiles, =.
According To Roger w Sabsor I,
statistician In Chicago. automobiles OIL
the future viii he built Of a compost
,ion Of cotton, formaldehyde and glue.
This composition It was explained, may
solve tho problem Of lighter cars. .
For the convenience OF automohils
tourists. tho city park commission and
tho Chamber Of Commerce Of Ottawa,
have opened n convenient free tour
ists' camping ground on tho Illinois
river. near tho centre Of the city.
More than a. per cent NJ the surfaced
roads in the United States are gravel.
25.22 per cent AFRO Eond clay. 1925 per
cent arc asphalt and other bituminous
materials. 3.9l per cent are concrete.
and So per cent arc brick.
Cranklng 80 the cause Of 29s per cent
Of automobile accidents. and collisions
cause 1872 per cent. Skidding and
ditching cause ~ per cent OF acct
dents. and los per cen, arc caused nv
car-lessness in entering and leaving
cars
Each applicant FOR drivers rccrs>
in Spain must set certificate Or good
conduct from his mayor. He must ~
o. bic to read and write Hts hearing