Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-12
Automotive Activities Thru.
out the World

Tn. average automobile factory IN
Great Britain employa In normal
times between 500 and 900 operators.
produsinx from 800 to 900 cars a year.
The Pcnnsylvania Railroad ana the
New York. New Haven, and Hartford
Railroad recently placed gasoline motor
buses for operation on local lines.
OF the ,5s3, GO new automobiles pro-
duced in tho United States last year,
as 900 cars were maze IN ono factory,
and e.5,eSo were cars Of all other
mokes.
A fleet Of 81 motor trucks 10 operated
by tho Eric Railroad in Manhattan. N.
r, to relieve congestion in tho trans
portation OF freight from the New Jsr-
sey rail terminals.
The International soo-miis Motor
Speedway viii be held IN Indianapolis.
Ind. May 30. Cash purses amounting
to 1900 will be awarded to the win
ners OF the race.
Tn. bcs. market for high priced
American motor trucks Is Brazil. but
for low-priced trucks Mexico leads.
due to tn. heavy Importation OF low
priced chassI, and secondhand army
truckA
Illino,s. Iowa. Kansas. Missouri.
Ohio. P.nneyivan!a and Tens the
seven leading states in tho value OF
farm products and the number OF
motor vehicles owned by farmers are
prominent In tho construction OF q vast
mileage OF permanent roads.
Tho average cost for the registration
OF all classes OF motor vehicles in tho
United States IL 3Ii. Tho average in
Arizona. Kansas. Louisiana, South Da-
kota and South Carolina Is Ss.5T. while
two other state have fees that average
more than $40 for each car in those
ssate2
All automobile seAses engaged IN
~ ~
California must -op between SO aad
IS fee. from steam railroad or inter-
urban electric lin~ tracks Before
crossing. the operator of the vehicle
must look up and down tho tracks TO
be sure there Is no train approaching.
OF tho toi9i cases trAUd by the Trsf-
sIc court in New York city during
1891. 1890 chaufseurs were gent to jail
on straight s"ntenoes, and 1850 drivers
went to jail in default OF payment Of
fines. Since tho court was opened in
June. 1915, the fines collected have
totalled s., 1,7sa,iso.
London has Ladies' Autor oh'le
club. Among tho members are: Ouch
~.s OF Beaufort. Niscountses Church
81. Lady Buchs nan ia rdine. Lady Sy-
bill Codrington. Lard TroubridRc. Lady
NusErave. Lady Young. Lady Bruce
Porter. Lady dc fsfsie and Dudley.
Lady Louise T,odor. and Mrs. I-oeffler
The Automobile Club Of Missouri Of
fers reward Of 80 for the arrest and
conviction OF any person who steals an
automobile from a member OF tho or
Eanizatior. and &i0 reve-d for the ar
throwing glass on tho streets.
rest and conviction OF any person
open n-sir gas stoves are provided for
motorists in camping and picnickins
ground at Brookside, near Pasadena.
Calif Tho two-burner stove, mounted
on concrete base. furnishes suffi-
cient quantity of gas upon depositins
q dime into the meter.
To help owners to recover automo-
niles which have been taken by
thieves, stolen car bulletins issued
regularly with car numbers, motor
numbers. and owners name, are one
of tho means automobile manufa ctur-
ers are taking to cooperate with po-
lice bureaus thruc3t the country.
The touring car name used in
connection with a certain type of pas
senger automobile IL now termed a
'phaeton.'' Touring car" according
TO the Society OF Automotive Envin
sers. ia inelesani and. in n technical
sense, ie not distinctive of any par
tlrular type Of motor vehicle body.