The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
DAY OF THE AUTOMOBILES.
MORE AND MORE AMERICANS NOW
NAMING AM .UsING THEM.
Features Of Their Recent Development-
, First Cost md Expense of Running Them
Automobiles Here and Abrond-The
Nnt,.r Of Repair. of Much Importance.

| mnChlncdryen carriages thnn any O'net CounNg
ono company alone which now owns all the electric
| cabs In this city Chicago Boston and philadelphia
and was the lessor Of many Of those used this
summer by cottagers at Newport expects within
twelve months 10 have 5000 electric cabs and
| carriages I'm ,isc while the number Of other com
| panIcs ptcpnred To manufacture automobiles
| is constantly increasing. The fad bids fair to
! exceed that Tor the bicycle. which brought about
| the establishment OF many permanent factories
| and Industries and gave greater stimulus To the
| good roads movement than II had ever had before.
its lasting results will not only include a revO.
| luton In wagon building for city and suburban
work but will also involve still greater extension
| Of the good roads movement.
| Heretofore large part Of the ingenuity Of the
| designers IL automobiles carriages has been eS-
| pended upon the vrylng question Of how to pro-
vide power and strength IN engines and frames
| to drive the carriages over bad roads, aud up
| steep hills II was difficult. In fact au almost
| impossible proposition. II travel must be over
| bad roads ono had better use horse or 10 atoOt
| In the animal mechanism In stored a surplus
| Of energy which can be called upon at any moment
| and be kept in action for considerable periods,
during which a horse may develop Ave or six
horse power or n man. who is nominally rated
| at one eighth horse power. may do the work OF
one Horsepower engine. The steam boiler and
engine and the electro motor may DOtD De bdltly
called upon TO double their normal power for
few minutes at a time but this IL about the limit
II expansion without increasing the weight "
engines and carriage Tho gasoline and PEE
trolcum engines which ~ far have been the favor
ties ior suburban aud country work In nu,omo
bilcs, ~ constituted that they must 10 run
al constant speeds and hence they have no sur
plus OF power 10 meet emergencies IL IL one ot
the features OF the more settled designs Tor auto
mobiles, as shown In the products oi the last
year, that all extraordinary means for mccuhg
abuormely bad road conditions ate being neg
ler.d fla, n,ly ,,,,,,s ia, ,,,c,p changes
81 - ,, -, .i.,.,.. ,,,,, ,h.
o'IcNc' ana SUCH norman frs's'ah''S "o'"S '"'
speed changing devices
,,,, 49, g. -, ,,,,,,,, ,,, 81, ,,,., ,,oo
'"uf' ~ '" U" i'"'ihn' ou"' 10 run over so'n
uu,,iinn th,i en,d roads will tnlIux thr ext,nsy,
,n,,od,,a,,'n y, u,. ,,., .,,,.. To- tt ~.
Introduction Of the power truck with its cunse
gurnt ten ar fifteen ton weight may bring about
the use Of Hat steel tracks in the streets for the
ordinary paycnrnts are today hardly equal 10
the pounding Of horse trucks IL would b, as
'n'ilsh I" load up motor carriages With power To
drive them over bad roads as II would be to take a
loytcn railway iocrn,,ivc Ia ,un over IN. st,,.,s
g., -. -, ,.,, -, =, I...-
ou'h an engine a''h"ugh oapao'e ol craving
2,OOoton train On proper rails, would gc, stalled
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''"'S uc'' WIZ however u"u"uo'oniS =" penny
OF types OF automobiles put forth In this country
within a few months with which TO ,.st this and
-. -. Ell. g.. a., ,-.t,.. 80,
",'' ''''s wv WV ~ app w 'AAe
Their, M. l., d,v IN v,,i,,s n,,,. -, ,h. I.ri,.I
State. n..,I .,., - ra.' W "e S,'e'
:acurc automobile carriages, and besides these
are scores Of individuals who are dabbl,ns with
the same problem Carriage makers. bicNClo
makers. machine shop PROJECTORS and many
-, -, -, ,'''N ~ So Nv" '"u"'"'' n''u "'"'c
u.ai, eopIVp w IN 'apl'a' STOCKS has been nu-
"tsL%i IVY Jaw inr Ihr nafous c"tPofatioEs In
inompanN Oh thiN Guy, winch has absorbed the
b,nnch IN cTtnpsnS automobile
n'mnd '4inse,nS hhe Saptal stock runs up into
md f., ,,,e,o arc 70 ga! -,m.tliig
Gr"HS '% msmGac'Hts sr,' Propelled road vehicles
o. ANUS ,I setS cary az ne Other concerns
H"rdW Week Se "y S"ss S TII . ana
moIc Gomnnn" new ~ nn,, 900 il,,, hut
has taEcn In Tho old eS,abIisHcJ V wntan Wnitn t
atr.afe ..npanH ., 'lryennd' Is pcrhapN the
RAE EIcr,rr Vehici" G"mnnnv " ~ T atT We
=, ,, !" .me i,, Ma'm,.r ,:>rtr" ,"nphuE.
Mnr S %"c nrnn p' nnL Vi mn,, hr WdS
~, 80, va ", ~ ,I ~ "',u ,I!' Nh'ti'nn Flee
Nprc,sn n1"sy~ - n I,, ,hc iihhh,s
iip"Is"n mm.pn,N ~ hS u,n" lhu me indiana
,,,,.',,,' "a IL C,.i 10y, r. MhHulaC'ufhg
',"unpaiin n h u S' ninhaIn i.iulphch "mpnnN
npS,,m w" nWH.n,m,n NItonohe company.
nj The EY.,mnn Wheel t'nmm sr""S 81 rr'nn.
Ei, VI" aN''', IN I'V. ',,,nphnN "i mn, pee
""n mnsn III ' nHu M"Ir N"h!lr Com
P,np W n,u'm,''"' i" ~ thr 'ea'h Motor '"
T,,nr.,, ~ ,.m ~ '"nIn Mahulnctnung
Nmi,r1 W, o. 81 s"r ~ i.nuls Motor
C,nn,,y ~ bttshury ''' ""' VI" Nul"' ar
.ri'c ,s,,cn, f,p,sii,p q, tho ,.i
tr,iiI. IIb in mis- ri,v ~ Whit Ntin.i hu".
erni \ycry l. andrews il ntcsid.nii zen
enthusiasm with which nutnInnbiIss -, n"u we
about nj Newport last summer nTr cv,dor mrINcu
The hold ne nutnmnhil- Inns sI,,.J u'ih ,n ni
here Already Tho ,i,,nmohiIe la bass A., itnninrn
ture in this country consisting III ths A I ,'er1
NICg:in, The lUipy,0hiIc The UotS,,, t 70,
NOipr I',hirle the Motor AZ, the Nofo, va
R,ri,r and Srtrd and he Amrrlr.n .b wii,r
is exceeded In this respect only hy Franc ais
two dail,s n hi weekly seven wee kiirs and ~
monthly publications ar. devoted Ia n,I,nn,ohn
interests Germany, Austria and Great Iirit,in
also have their publications. ~
According 10 tables recently prepared there M.
in usc in all II Eurnpc about II OdO autCmnbiirs
France has 900 ~ these with list Of o 10 manu-
facturcrs and 900 dealers, Belgium comes
next with 83 manufacturers - dealers md sh'uI
100 owners. Great Britain third with 80 manu-.
facturcrs. 20 dealers and about $50 owners Ger