The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-20
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The point Of view Ia a great thing. This APP
plies TO everything In general and to horseless
carriages In particular. Opinions on the subject,
obtained from Interested parties, run up against
each other with such force that there Isn't
enough left Of them for an outsider TO patch up
the show Of an opinion for himself. Here ts an
extract from n letter to the Breeders Gdsefte. a
paper patroniEed by horsemen:
1.-THE ludicrous failures Of horseless carriages
the last year or two would soem to put a quietuo
on tho manufacture of the numbering, loud
smelling vehicles. They were uneainly, un'
wieldy, and lacking in power to propel them
over any but the best roads and streets. Butthe
zeal of an American inventor seems unquench'
able. and there 10 always to be found some
manufactures who has such faith in his skill
and enterprise that he is slow to abandon a plan
once undertaken. The more novel or difficult
tho work the greater the renown and profit do
they expect from success. The idea OF a horse
less carriage, or as the English have bettor
named IL the auto.oRr, has not been abandoned.
at is claimed that American manufacturers
have now invested in plants and materials at
least $4,000. 600. Although France is the home
Of the auto-car, American manufacturers arc
selling moro OF their products in France. Eng
land and Germany than in this country. Strange
to say. the demand is growing. There are four
factories now in the East. The use Of coal oil and
gasoline seems to have proved a failure. and they
now expect to succeed with electricity.
"A Hartford company claims to have solved
the problem of motive power and lie making vehi-
cles OF the general appearance Of n Stanhope. fin
ished and upholstered In the best style. Storage
batteries ara used Weighing $50 pounds, and the
Ontire weight of the vehicle 10 1900 pounds;
this to carry but two persons. Tho cost Of
charging a battery is about 90 cents. requiring
NhrAA hntNFa' fiONa and n rnn ~ thirty nIlAl mr. n
good road can be made with one charge. That
10 to say, the thing requires az much time to
take on its power AZ 1t Is able to run. The
cost of such q vehicle 10 $4,000. Verify, Q
man who will invest in such q pleasure v0hi-
Gle must have an abnormal love Of q nov
city or be wofully wanting In knowledge of the
ure or service. We hAveRivent the best showing
that can be made for the horseless carriage from
eompsny in the Business apJIH ssn' He tt6biTnEs Il ! upffor.
tunate that inventors and manufacturers were 30
foolish as TO mako absurd displays and contests
had fully mastered tho motive power and
mechanism of the vehicles. 1t will take years
to overcome the effect Of those nascos."
To all of which tho automobile men simply
smile and say Sour grapes
with such evident astoDishment. said a dealer
In horseles' carriages to a Sun reporter the
'Hmfaa Ms '1l oud.smssilin AZ 1 Ieh d,S f'i Se si@p 10
shows that he knows nothing OF the latest
forms of the automobile. There isn't a particle
is like riding in q cradle. We mako tho vehicle
he describes, but we haven't an exact counter.
costs less. 1t weighs 2,2o0 pounds and costs
$500. Tho machinery Is the same, however,
of weather and it has never broken down. Last
winter was out In Il when We went through
SRqw Wa banks Msr SO on nigh Z s thai n we pqshe Tb them s11t sSidS
are in tho back of the carriage and the dynamo
Il in this cylinder between the back wheels.
Thu NJ rrt ~ Ia luhfaA nv a1arfrfritv HaNA
Ono for each side lamp. ono for tho headlight
In case Of any trouble with machinery at night,
this enables one to and out just whore the
The operator sits at the left. so az to have
his right hand on the rod which guides the car
T roTsr At Tb bis l 81 . Is tho lsyeF fo 6f rSS SEsItl ing tho tn.
other lever for reversing. ANY one can learn in
a few minutes how TO operate the carriage. The
II one goes at the ratio Of ten miles an hour. II
tho owner has his own electric plant, running
his carriage will cost him only half a cent .
mile. Tho normal capacity Is slightly over
2-horse power, but this can be doubled at will.
n mTeh Do Dc o = %G rems amen 80 Sf fESt one an an" nse tiia not h1 So
caught out where, one could not get back. By
I AKIN tb out r,r thS Key 70. , here at tn 16e Is side de- you can
yided with a similar key or plug. can start it by
its OWE, power"
has sent carriages abroad. Another d ealer an
nounces that he Is manufacturing LOO horse
dealer in carriages. not h~orseless ones. admits
that the electric automobile In . wonderful i'm
provement over those which were operated by
gasoline. SO far as noiSel0ssnoss and certainty 60.
Nevertheless, he says he was never in q horse
less carriage which did not stop during the ride.
1T went on again after moro or less Of a pause,
but 1t always stopped for breath at least once
he said. THAT would DO q rather trying d.
lemmR II one were rushing to q train or late for
q dinner engagement or posting after the doc
tor In q case OF life or DEATH"
In reply, tho dealer says that the gentleman
hasn't tried the latest Improvement among
horseleBs carriages and guarantees to run or
dinRrily on schedule time. So there 1t Is. The
point Of view makes all the difference. But
meanwhile tho manufacturers 60 on making the
new vehicles. and, as the wondering hor60mRn
remarks, strange to say, tho demand 10 increGS.
ing.