Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-25
HORSES ARE OUT OF THE RACE
Extensive Automobile show In Paris
Forecasts Future in which
Eauines Play No Fart.


Copyright, 1899, by Press Publishing co..
PARIS, June 24.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram. ALI Paris
is Hooking to the automobile show in the
Tuileries gardens. Hundreds of cars of all
sizes and types are on exhibition, II Is a
startling revelation OF the extent to which
automobiism has been adopted by French
men. At moderate estimate the cars ar
rayed here are worth ST, 900 600 The values
range from 5000 for motor tricycles that
whiz around corners and dash so recklessy
in ever increasing numbers on the boule-
wards, to the beautifully decorated per-
fectly equipped electric landau purchased
from Jeanteaud, the leading maker of elec-
trio motors, for sl2,5 500 by Albert Menier
Of the noted chocolate firm. The automobile
industry reports the investment of nearly
$50 900, 900 and over 100000 men are en-
ployed There is hardly an important en-
gineering firm in the country which is not
directing its energies and attention to some
branch OF manufacture which Frenchmen
believe will be one of the great fortune
making Industries of the coming centuries.
French manufacturers are not troubled by
meddlesome legislation. On the contrary
the government assists a growing industry
in every possible way. Nor are automobilsts
hampered by grandmotherly local laws in
enjoying pleasures They have liberty as
regards speed which tends toward license.
Automobiles have the freedom of all public
places and in parks, where no other convey
ances are allowed. Special arrangements
have been made for them at all important
hotels, waysde inns and in fact every pos
sible encouragement Is extended to auto
mobilsm whether pursued for business or
recreation. Consequently the improvement
in hair Rpts hnnp
amazingly rapid. They are no longer ugly,
noisome vehicles but elegant, smoothly
moving contrivances, already superseding
the horse to an apprecable extent.
The tendency of French manufacturers is
to the production of light automobiles, ca
pable of seating two or three people, cost
ing from 800 to $1,000. Rows upon rows
OF auto-ca and auto-cyces stand on eX-
| hibition, delivery vans for heavy work,
smart delivery carts for quick traffic, huge
| wagonettes which can do fifteen to twenty
| miles per hour with fifteen passengers COM
| fortably seated. But heavy vehicles are in
| the minority. Motorcycles OF light con-
struction, capable of twenty-five miles an
| hour, seem to be the ambition of French
| automobolists.
| The electric cars make splendid show.
| One is very smart four wheel hanson,
which covers sixty kilometers with one
! charge of electricity and can climb the steep
| hill of Mont Martre, known to all Americans
| visiting Paris. The electric hansoms and
| cars range from $4,000 to $4,000. Inventions
| for lessening vibration. for gear changing
| and other things are numerous, and 1t is
claimed for one Panhard Levassor motor
| car that even when standing still and the
motor running free all unpleasant vibration
| is obviated.
| Another section of the exhibition is de-
voted to every imaginable appliance for con-
venience and comfort of the automcbilist
Complete outfits for all kinds of journeys In
all weathers, rendering tourists largely I'M
dependent OF the vagaries of country inns;
| are on exhibition. Altogether 1t is tre-
mendous testimony to the cleverness, quick
ness and adaptability of French engineers
and gives glimpse into the future OF street
and road travelling inspiring in its possibli'
ties and captivating in the hugeness of the
revolution which gifted people are in a
fair way toward accomplishing.