Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-22
rae AMERICAN sUooY.
rh. Fnyor,te Light Passenger Vehicle fof
All Purposes and All People,

All purposes and All People.
Tn style and construction, in exterior
.nnearance and comfort we know OF no
carriage that offers so many varieties
as the buggy, inasmuch as each Is the
result of the development in some par
ticular direction of the original buggy
whatever that was like, by the Amer
lean manufacturer, who has made lts
improvement a study, it may be re-
garded as par excellence the democratic
vehicle of the age.
Unlike the phaeton, the dog cart the
gig, ETC.. it is adapted for all times all
seasons, all weathers, all climates, all
neoples. and all considerations OF use,
according to the different styles IN
which it is constructed. The hyer
speeds over the well-kept road or track
at $3.50 gait with buggy behind him.
its one seat just affording the solitary
passenger a comfortable resting place;
if of more sociable inclination, he
can accommodate . friend with
out materially adding to the
size, weight. cost or draft OF his vehicle
With top the buggy is the most COM
Portable carriage in the world Tor
pleasure driving, it shelters the occu-
pant without enclosing him, and in case
of sudden storm affords him almost
complete protection without interfering
with the driving arrangements. 1t is
thus equally adapted for cold or hot
countries, while, where the weather is
variable, it is always safe vehicle to
travel in.
In the city it rolls easily over poor
pavements, it's lightness and perfect
spring construction preventing the ag-
onizing jolts that a heavy carriage in
variably entails, and it is certainly the
safest and easiest vehicle to handle in
crowded street. In the country the
buggy of stronger build comes into use,
and here we find the farmer using it in
preference to any other car
rage on cross country roads
and open fields that would
strike terror into the driver of dog
cart or even gig. Hung low on its
wheels, it passes in safety places that
would inevitably mean a spill with any
other carriage, its lightness enabling
the driver to handle it with readiness,
if only his horse proves reliable. Here,
again, the protection it affords its oc-
cupant in all weathers, as well as its
easy riding, are fully appreciated, and
there is no carriage in which more and
longer riding can be done in comfort.
Even in style, the buggy offers an
endless variety of designs suited to all
tastes, while the manner in which it is
geared is equally varied. Piano box,
Corning and Whitechapel bodies are
supported on Brewster, Timken,
Storms, side, end and even spiral
springs, while as a modification of the
buggy, so far as the smplitication of
the under gear is concerned, we have
the blackboard, so popular in the noun
famous regions of New England. Neat
ly finished and decorated, the buggy is
a handsome carriage, and we'll kept
top-buggy of good make will attract
attention among the finest equipages.
Finally, the buggy is cheap vehicle.
Its cost has been reduced to a minimum,
the extensive and constantly increasing
demand for it at home and abroad hay
ing led many important concerns to 90
into the business of its manufacture,
systematically, on large scale and
with the most improved modern ma
chinery and appliances, in the use OF
which the division of labor is carried to
its furthest limit of practicability, SO
that repairs are seldom requisite, and
when necessary they are cheaply made,
while even in the horse power required
to propel it. it effects a saving over
other carriages, to which one or even
two powerful animals must be attached
For foreign use it is particularly
well adapted, for in addition to all the
merits above enumerated, its lightness
the compact space into which it can be
packed and the readiness with which il
may be Grated for safe transportation
to any distance, are all strong points
in its favor. Its popularity is proved
by its general employment by all
classes, and even in foreign countries
as its large sales testify, the American
buggy is rapidly becoming. wherever
progress in the construction of car.
riages in every direction in which they
may be improved is considered, the
favorite light passenger vehicle for all
purposes and all people.