Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-29

In British India there Is, at present,
an oversupply of automobiles.
Holland has 10000 automobiles. or
only ono car to every 700 inhabitants.
! Twelve thousand motor vehicles are
operated by rural schools in the United
States.
At one time it was considered uncon-
lvenuonal for woman to drive her
own car.
Mufrler cutouts arc prohibited on any
public highway in the state of Penn
sylvania-
A motor trip from Paris to verdun.
through the devastated regions and
return costs ct5 francs.
Since 1898. the first year In which
statistics are available. there have
been built in the United States n.s3a,-
4s3 motor vehicles.
In the past four years only one out
of every four automobile drivers used
tho necessary precautions for safety
at railroad grade crossings.
In New York state fire cItinguishcr
must be carried as part of the equip
ment on all omnibuses with a capacity
of ten or moro passengers.
In London there has been 10 per
cent. cut in prices OF many we'll
pee cent. reduction in the prices OF
tires.
OF the $3.50 miles OF roads to be con-
structed throughout the United States
through the aid of federal appropria-
ton, the Dixie Highway leads the list
with Sa5 miles.
All sales Of motor vehicles in Den
mark must bo registered by the police.
and these cannot be effective without
an insurance policy first being Sc
cured
a new branch of the police depart
mcnt has been formed in nearly every
large city in the United States for the
purpose of combating the business of
the thcfts of motor vehicles.
| During the past eight years 5000, 900
tons of asphalt and asphaltic materials
have gone into the highways of tho
| United states. n quantity sufficient for
/ 81. 600 miles OF roads and streets.
| The last toll road in New Jersey
passed into history when the State
Highway Commission purchased a
-four and one-half mile stretch near
Camden for $4,000. The road was con-
structed in 1850.
Tho Red Cross Society in Regina.
Saskatchewan. has decided to equip
two automobiles as dental parlors to
| look after the dental requirements Of
children in settlements in the remote
parts OF Canada.
Capital invested in the motor vehicle
manufacturing business in the United
States last year was estimated at 81
| eoI. .S1s ,6ie. Wages and salaries paid
to the S325,Oo0 employees amounted to
SisS,95n,ONo.
To meet the high cost of motive pow
or. European manufacturers are max
ing lightweight motor vehicles which
look like rolling chairs for invalids and
small bath tubs. The pigmy cars have
| two three and four wheels.
| Permanent traffic towers of polished
granite, surmounted by ornamental
clocks. are to be placed on Fifth ave-
nue.. New York city. The Fifth Ave
nue association has agreed to contrib
utc $4,000 for the purchase of material
I for ten towers.
Scattered through tho National
7 Parks. Yellowstone. Rainier and Grand
/ Canyon, there are fully 100 municipal
motor camps along the 5000 mi!a circu-
lar route where automobilsts of mod
crate means may take their families
and. carrying "A tent outfit. live com
fortably In the opcn air.
rrof r. TakakuwA. of kiriu rniver
sity, iu Tokyo. and Imperial Commis-
sioner Of the Japanese Government,
scnt abroad to investigate the types
Of highways in Europe and the United
States. approves OF the type OF road
way used in this country for the i'm
provcment and road building program
in Japan.
An y ray motor ambulance intended
for the sick or injured in civil life who