The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-13
Rich MIN
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Tho Popular Vehicle OF
the Future Discussed.
ALL ABorT THE AUTOMOBILES

The development ~ public later
est In motor vehicles, known a. auto
mobiles, has been snddsn and wide
spread. Within the last ain months
over 80 factories IN the Eastern
states have undertaken the manafae.
ture Of automobiles. IN the various
forms OF carriages. carts, delivery
wagons. freight trucks and tFioyeles-
A hundred electric cabs arr plyinF
fAmsiiArly ON the streets OF New
York. and 80 more are being rushed
10 completion In order to supply the
popular demand Tor horpcseaa loco
motion At least two score Of de-
livery wagons. propelied chiefly BY
electricity, are in operation ~ An
sriean cities. and the private com
veyane~s cf various makes VIII num'
Der well into the hundreds. mo
tor ambulance Is in operation In
Chiease. meter trucks are at work
IN several different cities. a tnotar
eun-carrisge for use IN the army viii
be ready for service IN the summer.
Santa We railroad has ordered a
number ef hofseiess coaches for an
Arizona mcuntala route. and al least
tWc cities ar. using seif.rrapsiied
nre-enaines. A trip Of 10 miles.
frem Cleveland TO New York. oyaF
ali hinds Of country roads. has ae-
tuaiiy been made in a gasoline car
rtase. ard an enthusiastic aatama-
bio traveller Is now on his way from
Nsw England 10 San Francisco.
efx different motive powers are al
ysady In use In various types of auto.
mobiles manufactures IN this coun.
try. These are. electricity. gaao-
lire. steam. compressed air, carbon
70 seid gas. and alcohol. The fiftt
three have been applied with marked
eaeesss- All OF the others are more
o. isse In the experimental stage
The electric vehicle has the moss
sueeessfui development. and viii
proeasly rival tins gasoline motor
machine a. q candidate for popular
fsvar. TIE electric modsis are noise
lees and without oior ar vibrations
They viii make any permissa bic
epesd and climb steep graaes
II 10. however. quite heavy owing
- the use Of storage batteries. u
eaa run only . limited distance with
out rschsrwing. In cost. It il the
@est expensive Of all vehicles. The
entire Weight of the vehicles varies
fre9 about so 10 sece pounds The
electrical current r. easily controlled
~ useAns Of level under she hand
81 the driver. the propeIiinw ma
ehtaery being comparatively simple.
1he eufrvnt not only operates the
vehicle. but ~ lights the lamps and
YinGn the gong The coat 81 main
seoaaee Of storage Batteries per year
varies from $50 for light buxKiss %
go for heavy omnibuses. ths entire
cost 81 operation being from three
qusrtsrs Of a cent TO four cents n
mile A good electric carriage for
family use cannot be obtained for
mach less than jsnoo. One Or two
manufacturer advertise runabouts
ana huGEies al from t7s0 % 1850.
The new electric cabs are unauer-
sisnsbiy Immensely popular as
eonveyances
while the electric vehicle l. pep
hsps the most popular sutoru0bllc IN
citiss. where the pavemenfH are
smooth. the gasoline vehicle has beer
suecsssfui both IN the city and in the
aF< ~ baa many A3N ANHA 4 q =
over the electric vehicle, being much
lighter and requiring no charging
citation. They are not az easily
managed. however. and II t. irupos-
sfhie 10 do away entirely with the
unplsssart ofor Of burnt gases.
Very little fuel Ia required to run =
gssciine vehicle. n has been demon
strated that a phaeton weighing 100
pounds can run 100 miles on Ave
gallons Of gasoline. a bare half dot
lars worth. steam has been suceasa-
fully applied 10 the heavier grades Of
vehicles. Compressed air Tor heavy
trucks IL being used with great sue.
cess. A Chicago inventor has been
building q truck In which he com
bints gasoline and electric power.
A 10 what form the future motor
vehicle viii take there IL the widest
diversity OF opinion. IL Is stated
that u viii be within step Of the
ground with an artistIcaily rounded
front. The universal adoption by
ths automobile seems Inevitable and
II now very near.
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