Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-22
Automotive Activities Thru
out the World

Germany has no fewer than $4,000
motor vehicles.
Pennsylvania licensed 635,276 pas
senger automobiles last year.
Because the Englishman likes
plenty of fresh air. motor buses In
that country have no tops.
A wind shield protector with gut
tors has been invented for automo-
biles to carry rain off at each side.
Fifty-five thousand people are en-
ployed In one of the largest automo-
bile factories in the United Stats1
Michigan has moro than $4,000
passenger automobiles, of which Ap-
proximately 175,00o cars arc register
ed in Detroit.
Ono of tho largest motor freight
terminals in the country In in St
Louis, Mo-, with 75 trucks, Is trail
ers, and 100 semi-trailers.
Unless special rates are obtained
from the railroads, all teams In the
Eastern League of Baseball Clubs will
travel by automobile next season.
With the exception OF a few mar
row side streets In London, absolute
ly no parking of automobiles 10 per-
mitted at any time IN tho business dis
trict.
Thruout the farm districts Of the
United States. there are more than
100000 horses and mules. AZ COM
pared with 246,139 tractors and 1884,
More than $3.50 automobiles. with
n value of approximately $500, 900.
were stolen in Philadelphia, Pa, last
year. Police recovered 2.7s6 cars. some
of which were stolen in other cities.
valued at 34.s06.1s1,
Tho automobile industry in Ger
many has lately taken a prominent
place among those industries OF the
country dependent to a very high de-
gree on the export of their products.
Maryland is considering the adop-
i tion OF a gasoline tax Of ono cent a
gallon. Approval of tho tax has been
given by the Automobile Club OF
Maryland and 1t will be the l1th State
| in tho country to impose gasoline tax.
Motor cars equipped with bullet
proof glass and steel plates. carrying
four armed guards, are now operated
by an armorcd service company In
New York City for the transportation
of money and stocks thruout the city.
An American made passenger au
tomobile recently won first place IN n
430-mile reliability contest, conducted
under the auspices Of the Royal Au-
tomobile Club of Norway. There
were so cars in the field, representing
two continents
A total of 2s.135 miles Of roads
were built. under construction. or
under agreement for construction
thruout the United states since July
L. icIo. mo CObL OF tne TO1QWdyb
is 1.es3.43 or an average cost
OF s17,630 per mile.
Mexico is the most important buyer
in tho number of Amcrican-made pas
senger automobiles. followed by
Australia. Canada. and the United
Kingdom. These are followed by tho
Far Eastern markets-Japan. British
South Africa. and British India.
The largest shipment on record Of 4
single product from a factory to one
destination is a solid train of 100 car
loads of automobiles with an appro-
ximatc value of 100000. from New
York to California. There ara fivo
autm obllcs to each freight car
When a sergeant OF the Pennsyl-
vania State Police engaged a fire
company to pump out quarry hole
near Lansdale where three autom obile
were found. he was charged nearly
$1,000 for the service. including
damage caused to land and trees.
The garage. exclusively used for
women in Brookline. Mass. has closed
because OF its few patrons. The in
terror of the building was fitted up
with an expcnsivcly furnished waiting
room, lockers. and other convent
ences. especially for women drivers
and car owners.
Reduction in the pricc Of few OF
the popular makes of passenger auto
mobiles IS reported In tho United
States. Dealers are OF the opinion
that these price cuts will be followed
by others. particularly on those cars
which are sharp competitors of the
type announcing reductions.
Meyer Miller. dealer in second
hand automobiles. In Brooklyn, n. Y,
was found operating car in which
he carried spare wheels. When he
found an automobile that he wanted
nc would take II. but n ono OF tho
Wheels happened to be locked. he
would remove tho locked wheel sub
stitutc one OF those in his own car.
and then tow the stolen machine away
to his place OF business. Miller ia
now serving from 81. to & years in
Sing Sing.
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