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THE FARMER: MARCH 20, 1913
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AUTOMOBILE SECTION
This Department is created for the benefit of our readers. In its columns will be found the very latest auto news, national and lo
cal, in the Advertising Department will be found the very best Pleasure Cars, Electric Vehicles, Commercial Trucks, Supplies, etc., handled
by local dealers. '
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HOW THEN,
Altogether, you Ladles and Gentlemen with the autos, tinea your
gaze upon the BLTJB RIBBON GARAGE. Follow up that gaze with
a visit inside of its portals.
Indulge yourself in that restful feeling of stability and ousl
ness solidity which compels your attention in all of its departments.
Go no further, go home and think it over and its a week old dough
nut to a spread eagle, that the next time you need something for
your car. you will say to yourself, "I better go to the BLUE RIB
BOX GARAGE for that."
You get service there, be it a wash and polish, a repair Job or
the purchase of a tire and accessories.
THE BLUE RIBBON GARAGE Inc.
283 FAIRFIELD AVENUE .
PACKARD AGENT FOR FAIRFIELD AXD NEW HAVEN COUNTIES
LAIVflR REPAIRING
THE AUTO IAMP REPAIR SHOP
80 JOHN STREET
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. - COR. BROAD ONE FLIGHT UP
TELEPHONES: SHOP. 1304-2, HOUSE 3805-4 ,
BLUE RIBBON MOTOR BODIES
BEAR THE STAMP OF ORIGINALITY
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- ;xiie more critical you are, the better pleased We are to have you
for a customer.
We build bodies any design, commercial or pleasure, light -weight
aluminum or wood. " ' i ' '
Now Is the time to have your Touring car put in order and
painted for next Summer's use. .
. 4-, DON'T WAIT D0 IT NOW
1 Estimates promptly submitted on request , .
The Blue Ribbon Auto & Carriage Co.
154 CANNON
E. A. Godfrey. Pres.
83Ett fcdveiG your neighbor 's car.
fM OFord o your own is surely,
within your means now that
Je r prle0 , has reached bottom.
Higher standards of living at
tcmep C3oet that's what, the
0ard.?pricsa changes mean to you.
"JfeffiSfSiOtfl ffiK.SE.r.v.y. . .$525
Tkamg CSWB.MK.1-. Ma -taa. . .600
SEbsrai CSai.Max.i-.:. . . 800
Tbse fiewr prices, 'io.b. Detroit, with all
easement. 'An early order will mean an
. earfy delivery., Oct particulars from Star
buck & lattice. 3S Biairfleld Avenue.
jp2LL IT TO JACOB BROS
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A CCRE FOR WHOOPING COUGH.
One cup flaxseed, 2 lemons, sliced;
6 reck cagit, Z vpcaa honey,
- trmrrt water. Mix and simmer
slowly for four hours, then strain. If
this does not make a pint, add suffi
cient water to do so. The dose for
adults Is one tablesponful four times
a days, and for children one dessert
spoonful as often as the cough is
troublesome to be taken when cough
ttevlns.
During overhauling time we are
giving special prices on reflec
tors, plain and red glass, parts
and repairing for
AUTOMOBILE AND MOTOR
CYCLE LAMPS ,
STREET
Geo. H. Woods, Secy, and Treas.
, 35 KOSSUTH STREET
fl.
WEMTS
ENGINE LUBRICANTS
GREASES AND PACKINGS
The Best Gas Engine
Cylinder Oil Made
250 Stratford Ave.
GIRDLE TABS.
Girdles of satin, silk, tulle, maline,
net or other filmy materials, are
worn with separate blouses of lace or
crepe, says the Newark News. The
girdles often are made with square or
oblong tabs, falling in front, back or
at the side, as is most becoming. These
tabs give ample opportunity for em
broidery. Often the handwork is
done in striking colored silk or in
beads.
Automobile Hews
Automobiles that are bullet-proof
are advertised by a dealer in Mexico
City, Mex., who knows what the pub
lic wants.
An aluminum foundry, . which will
make a specialty of castings for the
motor car and engine trade, is being
established at Waukesha, Wis.
Racers, with rare exceptions, are us
ing ordinary gasoline of about 5 test.
The days of doped fuel are past and
discountenanced in racing circles.
Open ports act as an auxiliary exhaust
valve to clear the cylinder much
quicker than would be possible with
the one exhaust valve.
Since Montgomery, Ala., achieved as
phalt pavements, boys have discover
ed the exciting possibilities of a pair
of roller skates and an automobile.
Several accidents have occurred to
boys hanging on behind cars, and the
police have now adopted the dungeon
punishment to break up the practice.
Offenders are confined in a dark un
derground cell for an hour or more.
A bill hag been introduced in the
Maine Legislature providing for the
compusory lighting of all vehicles, re
gardless of whether the same are mo
tor propelled or horse-drawn. The
only vehicles exempted from the ef
fects of the measure are baby car
riages, wheel barrows and go-carts.
The establishment of a "lights for all"
law is favorably considered by the
Legislature and by a great number of
the residents', of the State. -
After driving a touring car in the
rain, keep the top up until it is thor
oughly dry. If it is lowered and
packed away in the casing or vboot,"
ths lining is apt to mildew and rot
It is also a good plan, if any mois
ture has penetrated inside the car, to
take the . seats out and, if possible,
sun all the uphojstery until it is bone
dry.
According to Chief Dunn, of the po
lice . of Omaha, an average of from
fifty to seventy-five accidents a week
are" due to automobiles operating in
various cities of the United States.
During the five weeks ending January
23d, according to the chief, 1,230 per
sons were injured and 208 f killed,
among these sixty-two in New York.
Chief Dunn expects to submit his sta
tistics to the National Association of
Police Chiefs, which is active in re
ducing automobile accidents.
Of the 990,000 cars now registered in
the various States, more than 900,000
are gasoline cars, and these easily- rep
resent a present value of $750,000,000
or more. Complete and accurate fig
ures showing the growth of the: gaso
line industry from year to. year are
not available. However, census re
ports show that in 1904, eight years
ago, 18,000 cars were produced at a
value of $19,000,000, and that in 1909,
three years ago, 120,000 cars were pro
duced at a value of $135,000,000. Thus
1909 produced 102,000 . more cars than
1904 and the value was $116,000,000
greater. For 1912 the output is esti
mated at 250,000 cars,, valued , at from
$250,000,000 to $300,000,000. Thus, since
1909, three years ago, the product and
its value have ' more than doubled.
The wonderful growth of the "motor
cycle industry since the first crude
crude affairs with a small gasoline en
gine mounted on the front forks and
propelling the machine by a friction
pulley is shown in the statement that
one American firm will manufacture
a million spark plugs this year for mo
torcycle use -alone. ' The Splitdorf
Electrical Company, which was re
cently merged in a $3,000,000 com
bination, was the pioneer in the man
ufacture of ignition appartus and the
far-sightedness of the Torrington
Company of Torrington in acquiring
this veteran house has been conclu
sively proved by the vast bulk of bus
iness done so far this year, . amounting
to over. 100,000 magnetos.
Drove Race in. Burning Car.
To travel 'along at 144 - miles an
hour, enveloped in a. stream of fire,
is an experience few men ' have had,
and Bob Burman, the speed king, who
has signed to drive a car in the In
dianapolis 500-mile race for -$50,000,
to be run May 30, next, is relating Jiis
experience of Christmas Day last.
Burman was after the mile record and
driving his huge 300 , horse-power
Benz car. He had an excellent
chance for a record and expected to
go inside his mile mark of 26.40 seconds-made
at'Ormond.
.. Sitting in his car without a dash
board and looking right into the fast-,
working engine, he was startled when
the gasoline feed pipe burst. The
five pound pressure on the gasoline
tank threw the petrol straight at his
face and a steady stream shot by him,
spraying his. clothing. Intending to
finish the mile before slowing, he kept
on when a back fire in the muffler
set the stream of gasoline on fire. Bur
man saw the danger, and. climbing
from his seat, unable to slow the. car
I down, he placed a foot on the spring
at . the side, another on the Irame,
caught hold of , the body of the car
with -one hand and held the steering
wheel with the- other, although the
flames burned his. hand painfully.-.
Unable to reach the release with his
foot, he could not slow, the .car,, and
with the stream of flame shootfng. out
tftirty yards t9 the rear, he dashed
over the tape doing the mile officially
in :28, and then steered for the ocean.
The impacf of the car entering . the
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230 Twin 7 H. Power
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ELLISON'S TIRE & REPAIR CO,
water of 144 miles an hour threw
Burraan far out and away from it,
and spectators pushed the blazing
juggernaut Into the waves until it was
submerged. Bifrman was relieved of
the fire which had enveloped him
when he struck the water. The car
was really but little injured.
The Ford Car.
One can go entirely around the
world and see an American car in ev
ery country he visits. One American
manufacturer, the Ford Motor Com
pany which builds one-third of Am
erica's cars, has invaded nearly every
country where there is a road. Strange
as it may seem the American built
Ford is present in greater numbers
than any other car not barring do
mestic products in almost any coun
try one can name. This is striking
ly brought home to American, tourists
in foreign countries. ' No matter to
what remote recess of the earth they
go they are given a warm thrill of
patriotism by seeing the familiar
name of Ford on a doughty little mo
tor car. In England the branch fac
tory at Manchester builds more cars
than the next two largest English mo
tor car builders combined. This
year the Manchester factory will turn
out 10,000 cars. But, one would ex
pect to find a car manufactured in
such numbers in principal marts of
the world. It is in the out-of-the-way
places that it is surprising the car
has gone. One can hardly mention
the name of a country from Labrador
to the Fiji Islands, in Tasmania in the
Hawaiian Islands down" to Australia,
running about the roadless tracks of
South America and over the veldt of
South Africa, in China, in Japan, in
Korea, Turkey, Greece, Abyssinia, ev
erywhere, wherever a motor has ever
throbbed the American Ford is known.
During the month of January this
year the export shipments from the
factory at Detroit would be a revela
tion even to those who make some
attempt to keep up with the records
of the company's expansion. Here is.
a typical day's shipment. Aden, Ara
bia; Bangkok, Slam; Batavia, Java;
Buenos Ayres, Argentina; Cdad, Boli
var; Columbia, Isle of Pines; Colon,
Panama; LaGuaira, Venez; Maracai
bo, Venez; Marangao, Brazil; Monte
video, Uruguay; Port Au Prince, S. D.;
Ft. Cabello; 'Polotas, Brazil; Tampico,
Mexico; San" Juan, P. R.; San Paulo,
Brazil; Santa Clara, Cuba; Scerabaya,
Tientsin "Chinai Valparaiso. Chili ; Yo
kahoma, Japan.' This gives. a faint
idea of where the more than seventy
five thousand cars the company manu
factured last year "went, to outside of
the United States- and where some of
the 200,000 that It 'is building this
year are going. As 'an example of
what quantities go in shipments of
this kind it is interesting to know
that to Sao Paulo, Brazil, there were
shipped some thirty, cars during the
month of January: " ' "
Philadelphia Merchant Delivers Motor
Freight to Pittsburg Customer.
- The first delivery of merchandise to
be made across the state of Pennsyl
vania by a motor truck started under
way Monday (March 17) when a three
and one-half ton Alco truck set out
from the factory of its owners, John
Lucas & Company, the big Philadel
phia paint concern, with a consign
ment for the Joseph Home Company
of Pittsburg. The distance is 300
miles over rjough roads and across the
mountainous country of the state.
The journey will end at Pittsburgh
on the fifth day. Accurate cost rec
ords are being kept of the operating
expense of the truck and of horses. It
is expected that the results will show
motor trucks to be a marked economy
in hauling gooas between cities, as
compared with the operation of horse
vehicles. It is thought that this
trip will prove the practicability, of
motorized delivery within a radius of
from 50 to 75 miles.
Greatest Exhibition of Automobiles in
' the Worldl
A record-breaking exhibition of au
tomobiles and motorcycles, . motor ac
cessories,' and all phases of motor
transportation, will be one of the most
distinctive features of the Panama-Pa
cific International Exposition in San
Francisco in 1915. So vast in ex
panse and so rich in mechanical and
artistic accomplishment will this im
mense exhibition be that it promises
to utterly dwarf .anything of the . kind
that has ever been attempted. Every
phase of the advance in the automo
bile industry will be illustrated, many
new types of automobile manufacture
will . be shown to the public for the
first time. - ... . .
The exhibition will be contained in
a special palace solely, devoted to mo
tor transportation . and it will . stand
apart and distinct from the Palace of
Transportation which is being erected
Automobile Hall . will .-. be erected pri
marily for the benefit of American
manufacturers of. automobiles, motor
cycles, motor . boats, aeroplanes and
motor-accessories.
. The National. Association of Auto
mobile -Manufacturers requested "per
mission, to erect a building . at. their
own expense, in order to obtain space
necessary, for. the exhibition of such
an industry, as theirs. After nearly a
year' of negotiations . ; an . agreement
has , been reached under . which :there
will be erected a palace solely devoted
to the exhibition of automobiles, and
all that pertains to the motor Indus
try. This palace which will be erect
ed at a cost of several hundred thous
ands of dollars, will cover an area of
about 210,000 square feet, or more
than five acres.
DIRECT ELECTION
tiF U. S. SENATORS
ALMOST ASSURED
Washington, March 20 With the rat
ification of only three States remain
ing to insure the adoption of a con
stitutional amendment for- the direct
election of Senators, speculation was
heard at the capitol today in regard
to the effect of the adoption of the
amendment upon the Senatorial con
tests in Illinois. At present two Sen
atorial vacancies exist In Illinois but
the Legislature has been deadlocked
many weeks. The concensus of opin
ion was that the ratification of the
amendment by three more States and
the subsequent proclamation by the
Secretary of State that the amend
ment had been -adopted would deprive
the Illinois Legislature of power to
elect Senators. The selection then
would be made under the terms of the
new amendment. This requires that
when vacancies occur such as exist
in Illinois the Governor of the "State
shall issue writs for an election at the
polls to fill such vacancies. It is pro
vided, however, that the Legislature
may empower- the Governor to make
temporary appointments until the peo
ple fill the vacancies by election.
DISTRIBUTING CO.
IN MARCH OF PROGRESS
The twentieth century is bringing
many changes in public taste, and bus
iness men in various walks of com
mercial life have been quick to grasp
and profit by the general elevation
of the masses. -. Probably nd better
example of this advancement can be
shown than by the emporiums devot
ed to the sale of wines and liquors,
which, catering not alone to the pal
ate strive for appeal to the eye and
ear as well. v
Noteworthy in this city is the estab-;
lishment of the Bridgeport Distribut
ing Company, 102 State streetnext
door ! to the Public Market, of which
George J. Clancy is the head.- There
is always kept for home demand aged
wines and whiskeys both in bulk and
bottle, ales of the better brew, and
beers of standard brands, ready for
immediate 'delivery.' Under the ex
perienced hands of "Jake" the able
chef the most succulent of the season's
delicacies are ever ready for business
men's lunches,, dinner or beef-steak
club. ' Thus does the march of pro
gress tend to extend beyond the lim
ited portals of the past and cater to
the home as well as the individual.
THE EICHMOXD CONFERENCE
Farmers, business men, and school
workers will meet to , discuss rural
schools, agricultural credits, market
ing methods and other pressing prob
lems of country life at the Conference
for Education - in the South, to be
held at Richmond, Va April 16-18.
Each group will have special confer
ences on its own particular work, and
then all will come together in a gen
eral session to discuss fundamental
points in the upbuilding of rural life.
In response to the invitation of
Governor Mann, of Virginia, the gov
ernors of nearly all the Southern
States have appointed delegations of
farmers and business men to attend
the Richmond meeting and take part
in the discussion of such important
topics as: Lack of capital in farming
and how it may be remedied; the ten
ant evil, its extent and influence; why
business men are concerned with the
rural problem; how to 'organize and
conduct co-operative market associa
tions; how to make the rural schools
educate more effectively for the de
mands of country life; and how to
make the country a better place to
live in.
j At the farmers conference it is ex
pected that a definite plan for organ
izing and managing co-operative mar
keting associations will be worked
out. Before the business conference
the facts about the farming situation
in the South will be presented by men
who have made a special study of its
possibilities and needs; and bankers,
merchants, and manufacturers, will
discuss how they may aid in the devel
opment of agricultural resources.
One of the features of the confer
ence will be an interstate meeting of
State and county superintendents,
teachers of agriculture, and other ed
ucators, at which the subject for dis
cussion will be "The Most Effective
Means for Developing the Rural
School." A. ' C. Monahan, rural
school specialist in the United States
Bureau of Education, will urge the
necessity for a well-defined, construc
tive county plan in rural education.
Typical rural-school problems will be
discussed by county supervisors and
others wb,o are keenly interested in
improving the country school, such as
Albert S. Cook, of Baltimore Counts',
Md.. Zebulon Judd, Wake County, N.
C; Miss, Rhea C. Scott and L. J. Hani
fan, supervisors in Virginia and West
Virginia, respectively; Miss Jessie
Yancy, Mason Co., Ky.; A. R. Jones,
Equality, Ala.; J. S. Stewart, Ath
ens, Ga. ; and many others.
Arrangements for the Richmond
meeting are in charge of A. P. Bour
land, of Washington, D. C, who is the
executive secretary of the conference.
TROLLEY PATRONS
PETITION FOR FAIR
v RATE READJUSTMENT
Hartford, .March 20 About 40 citi
zens of Southington, patrons of the
Connecticut Company's trolley line.
have petitioned the public utilities
commission for a readjustment of the
rate of fair between that town and
Plainville and a hearing has been as
signed for March 2 7. The petitioners
request a lap over system of transfers
or something of the sort but do not
ask for a change in fare limits. Thes
say that by the rate now charged they
have to pay a five cent fare for a ride
of about a mile and a half. They want
to be able to ride to the Plainville
town line for a single fare.
SWIPT SERVICE BY THE PLATT COMPANY
H. S. PLATT, Manager '
Collections and Distribution of Parcels and Express to all Seotlooa of J
the City and Vicinity Prompt Parcel Delivery
Telephone 3884
THE MITCHEIiL LIGHT SIX
1913
$1,850
FOR INFORMATION OR DEMONSTRATION
CALL, WRITE Op. PHONE
184 ELM STREET
THE CAR THAT WILL GET YOU THERE
AND BACK AGAIN
BXriCK
ARTHUR L. CLARK AUTO STATION
ALSO DISTRIBUTOR OF THE FRANKLIN
1671 MAIN STREET Phone 1214
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The SELDEM
IVIottoi TTiPuicIk:
Careful inspection of the Seidell Track and detailed comparison
of its specifications with those of other trucks of like capacity will
show the fact that the "Selden Trnidc is a sturdy, powerfully built car,
every part of which is constructed with a large factor of safety and
with due regard for the rigid requirements of high duty commer
cial service. The Selden Truck Is built to render the highest degree
of service at a minimum of cost.
Standard Chassis In either short or long vheelbasfe. Model 3 or JTTj
respectively, in priming coat with driver's seat and equipment, 92,000.
THE CONSOLIDATED MOTOR CO.
Office: 1047 BROAD ST. TeL 392. Garage: 183 JOHN S. Tel. 288-2
If You Are Looking
For Quality and Prompt Service
Come to Us "
WE BUILD AUTO BODIES OF EVERY DESIGN AND SIZE -AUTOMOBILE
PAINTING AND REPAIRING
IN FACT WE DO EVERY KIND OF AUTOMOBILE WORK
EXCEPT ON THE ENGINE
WE STAND BACK OF EVERY JOB THAT LEAVES OUR SHOP
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
.Metropolitan Auto & Carriage Co.
434 GRAND STREET PHONE 4165-3
AMERICA'S
GREATEST
CAR,
H. P.
$900
The R. C. TI. Is fully equipped, Folding Top, Wind Shield, De
mountable Rims, Rear View Mirror, in fact all ready to get la and
start off on a trip or journey. -
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DISTRIBUTOR.
1837 Main Street Phone 1273
Auto Co.
PHONE 1901
MODEL SI
PASSENGER
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