The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-14
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ALL ABouT THE AUTOMOBILES
msay oihsssat kinds % the Market
The Popular sshieIe OF
the Future Discussed.

The development % public inter
est In motor vehicles. known as auto
mobiles. has BEEN sudden and wide
spread Within the last six months
over 80 factories In the Eastern
states have undertaken the msnulac-
tare of automobiles, IN the various
forms Of carriages. carts. delivery
wagons. freight trucks and trieyclcs.
A hundred electric cabs are plyiuF
fsmlitAriy on the streets II NvW
York. and no more are heing rushed
Co completion In order e. supply the
popular demand Ter hurseioss lnca-
motion. At least two score ef de-
livery wagons propelled chiefly ~
electricity. are In operation In Am
ericaa cities. and the private con=
veyanees u various makes wla mum
Der well into the hundreds A mo-
tor ambulance Is In operation IN
Chicago motor trucks are AZ work
In several different citirs. motor
Fan-ezrriase for uss In the army vii
be ready Cor ssrvies In the summer.
Santa he railroad has ordered
number Of horseless coaches tef an
Arizona mountain route. aud NJ lrast
two eiti~s are using self prepelied
nre-enxines. A trip Of 30 miles.
from ciev~gand TO New York. over
ell kinds Of country roads has ae-
tuaiiy been made In a gasoline ear-
rage. and an enthusiastic autanlo-
bile traveller 10 now on his way from
New England TO san Francisco.
ssx different motive powers aFe al
ready In use In Various types u auto
MOBILES manufactures in this eoun-
try. These are. electricity. zaso-
line. steam compressed air. carbon
ie acid gas. ana alcohol The frEt
three have been applied with marked
suesess. All az the others are more
or less In the experimental stage
The electric vehicle has the most
successful development. ana viii
probably rival tbs gasoline motor
machine as a candidate for popular
favor. The electric mosieis are noise
less and without odor or vibrations
They will make any permissible
speed and climb stesp grades
II 10. however. quits heavy owing
10 the use Of storage batteries Il
can run only a limited distance with
out rechargfnx. In coat. Il IA the
aost expensive Of all vehicles. The
entire weight OF the vehicles varies
from about so TO teoo pounds. The
electrical current r. easily controlled
BY means o. a level under the hand
Of the driver. the propeliinx ma
ehinsry being comparatively simple
The current not only operates the
vehicle. but IL lights the lamps and
rings the gong Tho cost % main
tsnAnce OF storage batteries per year
varies from SO for ilThf huKxles 10
tzoo for heavy omnibascs the entire
cost Of operation being from three
quarters Of cent 10 four cents
mile. A good electric carriage for
family use cannot be obtained Tor
much less than ssG0o. one Or tive
manufacturer advertise ruuabouta
And buggies IT frefn t7s9 to 1850.
The new electric cabs are unaues-
tionably immensely popular as
eonveyancss
While the electric vehicle il per
haps the most popular auiomubiie In
cities. where the pavements are
smooth. the gasoline vehicle has beer
SUCCESSFUL both In the city and IN the
country. II has many advantages
over the electric vehicle. being much
hghtsr and requiring no charging
station They sre not as easily
managed. however. and It u lrnpos-
sible 10 do away entirely with the
unpleasant odor o. burnt gases.
Very little fuel is required % run a
gasoline vehicle II has been demon
strated that phasf0n Weighing 100
pounds can run 100 miles on Ave
gallons OF gasoline. a bare half dol
lars worth. Steam has been sueeeps-
fully applied TO the heavier grades ~
vehicles compressed air for heavy
trucks Is being used with great sue.
cess. A Chicago inventor has been
building a truck in which he com.
bines gasoline and electric power.
As to what form the future motor
vehicle will take there IL the widest
diversity of opinion II IL stated
that II viii be within a step ~ the
ground with an artlstioaily rounded
front. The universal adoption BY
the automobile seems Inevitable and
10 now very near.