The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
AUTOMOBILE ACTIVITIES
 THROUGHOUT THE WORLD


 The automobile show era is 22 years old.
 l Canada has 42 automobile acces- sorry manufacturing plants.
 Three thousand automobiles are registered in Cairo. Egypt.
 Chicago led all other cities last year with 5,527 automobiles stolen.
 A 12o-horse power passenger auto mobile, made nj Germany, costs ESQ., 900 marks.
 The membership of the Automobile association in London totals more than 1,6oo.
 In Detroit, Mich, there are seven different plants manufacturing en- zines for motor vehicles. Automotive exports from the United States last year exceeded 30,0o0,0o0, going to 114 countries.
 new steam automobile Is to make It's appearance on the market In short time to sell at about s1,0O0.
 Ontario leads all other provinces in Canada in the registration of au- tomobtles; Saskatchewan ranks sec ond.
 A patent has been granted for an automobile trailer shaped like a boat It can Do used to navigate waters.
 New York state has an automobile to every fl of it's residents and a licensed chauffeur to every three cars.
 A motor bus in England Is called char -banc," adopted from the French, chariot or car with benches.
 Price reduction of 25 of the lead Ing models of passenger automobiles in the past year have ranged from $15o to S1,150.
 livery driver an escort is the safety slogan adopted by q large taxi company operating in several large cities in the United States
 One of the sixty or more four-cyl- inder passenger automobiles manu- factured in the United States. only Ii of the models are sold below $1,00v.
 Because Max E. Kloorfain of Brooklyn. N. Y. spent too much time "tinkering' with his automobile, the supreme court granted Mrs. kloorfain s15 week alimony, pend ing trial for separation.
 According to recent figures, there di C VIS1o,ASo peiooNA6 Sdl g. U uGhS and commercial motor vehicles reg istered in the United States. Trail CTS number 2S,114, and motorcycles ll7,2S4.
 The total registration revenues col { ected to July.1 for motor vehicles n this country amounted to $10S,213,- 6533. an increase of s5.666.s53.0S yer the, amount collected for the en- re year of 1920.
 In France the majority of automo-
 tle manufacturers do not make odies at the factories, but turn over he chassis to firms specializing in ne construction of bodies, where any ylc of coach work can be ordered.
 The bureau of public roads of the nited States department of agricui- ire will shortly undertake a survey # the mileage. cost, character or con- truction and general condition of the ighways throughout the country
 Of the 190 passenger automobile models manufactured in this country, A05 have six x-cylinder engines. There are, however, more four cylinder cars on the streets than there are any other kind.
 The fight for highway improvement In the United States is carried on by l5 national or interstate good roads associations. 34 states organizations, 304 automobile associations and mo- tor truck and automobile trade or ganizations.
 In England an ambitious promoter organized motor bus trip for tour ists from London to France and and Switzerland, and across the AL giers and North African coast. The vehicle was called The Crimson Rambler," and caused considerable excitement in Switzerland and Af- rica.
 In anticipation of big tourist movement through Chattanooga, Tenn, this fall and winter. the Chat tanooga Automobile club. in co-op- eration with the city park department is established a permanent free tour .st camp in one of the citys most beautiful recreation centers.
 A motor truck has been designed carrying an apparatus for boring post. holes. A large sliding vertical shaft bearing huge auger is mount ed on the front of the truck. With out leaving his seat, the operator can bore hole. bring a derrick into play and drop telephone pole into the hole.
 The Pajaro Valley railroad, operat- ing between Salinas and Spreckels. is the first steam road in California to go into automobile stage business to the extent of paralleling it's raiis with automobiles on highways. The company carries passengers. baggage and express at the same rates charged on the trains.
 Mrs Mildred Barratt and her two daughters. and 10 years old. of Omaha, Neb.. are touring the United States in a motorcycle sidecar. The route with their machine and camp ing outfit, covers 25,o00 miles. taken them across the continent. down the east coast to Florida. across to Mex leo and California. and up the west