Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-19

sixty per cent of the production OF
EasoHne is used by motor vehicles
Motor trucks are now displacinS
mules and carts for heavy hauling in
Jamaica
A 16-horsspower passenger auto
marks or more
License fees cost the American
motorists sos, 900 per year. or ap-
proximately $11 per car.
In Pennsylvania, 533, 1000 pasen ger
cars and 4s.6O0 motor truck licenses
have been issued this yenr.
Gasoline stores of 755.0oo.ooo gal
Ions on April 80. were the largest in
the history of the country.
Thruout the United States there
are 17s.00o automobile dealers
charging stations. garages and repair
shops,
Riding a motorcycle is the principal
hobby of Daniel Frohman. promin-
ent theatrical producer OF New York
City.
Boston has tho distinction of hav-
ing the first garage for the storage
and repair of automobiles. which was
opened in the spring of 1899.
Tho original process of making
rubber tires consisted in dipping the
india rubber in melted sulphur and
then heating It to nearly 500 degrees
Fahrenheit
During a recent tsst made In
made touring car established 4 record
rate of 3Si7 miles to the gallon of
gasoline.
In Colorado. 2.s13 children are
% consolidated schools, some buses
carrying from so to SIS children each.
Motorists in Detroit, who park
their cars in forbidden territory. find
them at tho city pound and are OBJ
liged to pay fines o. 81 to IS to re-
gain them.
In Phoenix. Arizona, a Justice of
the peace fines all motorists. who are
convicted of speeding in his court. II
for every milo an hour they are
travelling when arrested.
Miss Betsy Merritt. an automobile
salcswoman of Jackssonvi':e. Florida,
las been successful In the sale of cars
thru her experience as driver and.
knowledge OF mechanics.
One hundred warrants wcre re-
Gently issued in Philadelphia against
motorists who rush thru tho streets
at night with the cut-outs open and
freely sounding the horns
In recognition OF the achievements
of the heroes Of the World War. n
new coast-to-coast paved highway.
known as the Victory Highway" has
been launched in Topeka. Kansas
Because strawberries arc brtn sing
o; Maryland and tho Virginia section.
negroes arc now buying passenger
automobiles of tho $4,000 to 5000
claH.
The ss.ItI.soo thus far received n
registration foes. under the Automo-
bile tax in New York state. for tho
-irst three months OF 1921. h7s been
greater than that Tor the entire year
Of 1927.
Approximately 1900 American
motor vehicles. valued Mt s1.+Ao 900.
have accumulated on the vharvcs In
warehouses and in lots mt Buenos
Aires because OF the general freight
congestion there.
Schools and colleges thruout the
United Statcs pre to be enlisted In
national way to teach tho coming
generation all about highway cnGtn-
ooring. automobile transport, traffic
regulations and slfety.
In Japan, the tax ra;o on motor
vrnicics in bascd entirely upon horse
power. the annual rarc running from
las yen for n onc-horsenowcr motor
cyclic to sA5 yen for .O'horscpowcr
car. with others In proportion.
metal production company or
Fairmont. West Virginia. IL now using
empty shells. old guns ard millions
or rific shells for tho manufacture OF
anton ohiio radiators. ctc- Tho shells
are rolled and made into strips OF
brnss
In Indianapolis. first offenders OF
traffic regulations pe presented
pamphlets and violstors Of the park
ing rules find a sticknr pasted upon
their automobile notifying thcm to
report Mt tho office OF tho traffic
chief Mt n certain hour the neSt day.
Aitho he is armlcsr. Fred Ericsson.
Of Kansas City. operates an automo-
bile by r,sc OF arm cups for tho steer
ing wheel into which he tits his stubs
to guido tho machine He feeds Eas
with his lS1iecs and shifts gears and
works brakes with his foot.
Two hundred business men Of
Omaha. Nebraska make III force
of volunteer citizens to help enforce
tho city's traffic laws. Blank report
forms arc carried by each member Of
this force which has secured the CON
viction in Court OF many Hccond ana
third tino offenders.
Approximately 10000 parsons skill
cd in auto-merhsnics will graduate
within a short time from knights OF
Columbus night schools thruout the
country. Tho knights of Columbus
course in suto-mechaircs. thirty
two week course. makes a study NJ
motor mechanism compulsory before
driving IL taught