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Show A NEW ORDINANCE TO REGULATE TRAFFIC. A new ordinance regulating travel and traffic on the streets and ' in other public places of Salt Lake City, which has been prepared by the Salt Lake Automobile Club, will be submitted to the City Council next Monday evening. The new ordinance is decidedly a step in the right direction, and although prepared by the Automobile Club is as much for the protection pro-tection of the general public as for the automobilist. Following are a few of the points covered: No person will be allowed to drive an automobile without having previously passed an examination for competency. No permit will be granted to any woman under eighteen years of age, or boy under sixteen. Anyone riding a motor cycle will have to pass an examination similar to the automobilist. Speed and other regulations shall apply to motorcycles in the same way that they do to automobiles, f Cutting corners will not be permitted. Cars will have to pass to v v the right side of the central telegraph poles at the intersection of j the streets. V No vehicle will be allowed to back up against the curb and rc- Jmain backed up all day as they are doing now, but will only be permitted per-mitted to remain backed up so long as they are cither loading or unloading. Any vehicle will have to allow at least eight feet space between it and any street car that is loading or unloading passengers. No automobile is to be allowed to stand at the side of the pavement pave-ment with its engines running without an attendant. Vehicles will be subject to inspection at any time to sec that their brakes are kept in good order, so that when they are traveling at the rate of twelve miles an hour they will be able to come to a dead stop inside of ten feet. In the future the numbers carried by automobiles will have to be on a white plaque with figures four inches high. These are only a few of the many excellent regulations that the Automobile club is trying to get passed, and they are to be congratulated congratu-lated on their work. PARTY GOES TO GRANTSVILLE. There were three Salt Lake automobile parties at Grantsville Sunday. Messrs. L. L. Terry, J. E. Jennings and T. R. Woodbridge each had a party of friends along. They report that the roads are in excellent condition and that they had an enjoyable time. Grantsville is an ideal Sunday run as in addition to the roads being in a good condition con-dition the distance is right and a good dinner can be had at Mrs. Fauson's hotel. DR. KEITH'S TRIP TO WYOMING. Dr. J. P. Keith left the city last Saturday in his Studebaker "30" for Evanston, Wyoming, returning again on Tuesday. He had a pleasant trip and found the roads generally good. AN UNLUCKY ACCIDENT. lJj At the Temple garage the other day one of the men was repairing " a car and when trying to crank it the crank sprung back, hitting him J) just above the wrist, breaking and twisting his arm. A few days later the fact came to light that the man commenced to work at the garage "on a Friday and the date was the 13th of the month, so they were not surprised that he was unlucky. Sinoc, however, it has been found that the factory number of the machine that was being repaired was 1313, the surprise is that the accident was not more serious. Now are you superstitious. THE NEW STODDARD-DAYTON CARS. The Sharman Automobile Company have received the advance specifications of the Stoddard-Dayton 1909 models, there arc five new models ranging in price from $1,500 to $2,500, and in horse-power from 25 to 45. All the cars are fitted with Valve-in-hand, 4-c-linder vertical ver-tical engines with cylinders cast in pairs. MR. GEORGE T. ODELL'S TRIP TO PRICE. When Mr. George T. Odell started out on his trip to Price last Thursday week with the determination of making his destination the same evening, he little knew what he had undertaken. He made the run to Springville in good time, and experienced no considerable difficulty till he reached Colton, although the roads after leaving Springville were not what an automobilist would call ideal. He had no trouble in climbing up the grade to Soldier Summit in his Franklin, Frank-lin, 6-cylinder car, and the run from there down to Colton was all right, but after leaving the latter place his troubles commenced. . - From Colton right into Price the roads were awful ; washouts all along the way, while in some places the roads were more than a foot deep in mud. But Mr. Odell arrived in Price the same evening. Mr. Odell is not recommending the trip to his friends. Henry Potter Pot-ter was the driver, and is not over anxious to take the trip again. MHIimiilHHHQmBHillHHHHHiHHBHHIHlHHBIHHI A REGRETTABLE ACCIDENT. A most regrettable accident occurred on Wednesday evening , I when Dr. II. N. Mayo's automobile ran into a buggy at the corner j of D street and First avenue. The buggy contained Hcber J. Rom- B ncy, vice-president of the Consolidated Wagon & Machine Company, his two sons, Hcber J., Jr., and Joseph M. Romncy, and his son-in- law, George J. Ross, all of whom received more or less serious in- juries. Air. Ross was badly hurt, and his condition is serious. GEORGE J. ROSS DIES FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN AUTO. ACCIDENT. 4 1 George J. Ross, who was thrown from Mr. Hcber J. Romncy's J buggy when it came in collision with Dr. II. N. Mayo's automobile on Wednesday evening at the corner of D street and First avenue. died at his residence on Friday morning at a quarter after seven o'clock. He leaves a wife and four small children. This accident is , one of the most regrettable ones that has happened since automobiles have been running in this city, as Dr. Mayo is known to be a careful j driver and it was only owing to the fact that he was hurrying home to get out of the slonn, and was going without his lights that the accident acci-dent occurred. P AN UP-TO-DATE REPAIR SHOP. I F. S. Harpster of the Temple garage has taken Fred Barnctt ' into his business as a partner. From now on the firm will be known jj as Harpster & Barnctt. The Temple garage is one of the best garages and most up-to-date repair shops in the city. In addition to the lathes and drive presses which they have at the present time they are putting put-ting in a new milling machine and large drill press. They are in a , position to make any repairs to any automobile that may be necessary, necessa-ry, as they are so equipped that they can make any part that is needed without sending cast for it. GOOD CHICKEN DINNER AT LEHI. Messrs. Sam Sharman and Harry Elliott and their families were jj out on an enjoyable trip last Sunday, in Mr. Sharman's hill climb- I ing Stoddard-Dayton. They went to Saratoga Springs by way of I Lehi and American Fork. They report, that the roads are in fine I condition and that the pleasure of the trip was greatly increased by I the fine chicken dinner that they got at the Union hotel at Lehi. WHITE STEAMER AGENCY. It has been a matter of considerable conjecture ever since the hill-climbing contest as to which agency would handle the White steamer in Salt Lake City. It is a matter of conjecture no longer; the agency has been placed with The Utah Implement-Vehicle com-' pany who will receive a shipment of the cars in a few weeks. The same firm will also handle the Cadillac. ; AUTO RACES FOR FAIR WEEK. ! Automobile races will be held at the Fair Grounds on the 7th I of October under the auspices of the Salt Lake Automobile Club. M There will be six events and it is anticipated that there will be a goodly number of entries. It is rumored that several eastern men J will bring their cars along to see what they can do against our local 1 experts. a TAIL LIGHT AND NUMBER ORDINANCES TO BE ENFORCED. ffl A plain clothes officer has been around during the week warning til automobilists that the police department intend enforcing the ordi- jfl nance, providing that every automobile on the streets after dark JH shall be equipped with a tail light, placed in such a way that the H number of the car shall be in plain sight: Standing behind the car, H the light is to be on the right hand side and the number on the left. H H Max Pembcrton, the English novelist, is a thorough sportsman, Efl an enthusiastic golfer, famous walker and more than anything elsen H he is devoted to motoring. . H |
