The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-17
Nj. Jos. B. Anterior Selects an
Electric Carriage.
eius Print OF the Cab that II to
Coms-Mr. Oranrs Letter.
varietiss.

Mr.. Jos. b. Atherton has been visit
ing automobile plants and trying the
machines at Chicago, where hundreds
Of the new vehicles are to be seen upon
the streets constantly. For his own
use Mr.. Anterior has purchased one of
the prettiest and neatest park traps
imaginable and will have 1t here early
in the new year. 1t will carry four
people handily, will be speedy and
easy to manage.
Louis T. Grant, who Is at Chicago as
representative of the local automobile
company, sends blue print OF the
cab that the syndicate will put upon
the streets of Honolulu for passenger
travel. The electrics have the very
appearance Of the hacks now in use
here by the one horse concerns. De-
tails show that the autos will be few
inches wider in the seats than the horse
cabs and that they will be upholster-
ed and finished generally in somewhat
better style.
Mr.. Anterior, like everyone else who
has tried the automobile In Chicago. Is
enthusiastic over 1t. 1t may be stated
here that one Honolulu man lately
In Chicago found the autos other than
electrics in favor with people who un-
derstood machinery. One practical man
unreservedly endorsed a Boston ma
chine that weighs but 400 pounds. car
ries two people and costs only $500.
It Is expected that Mr.. NJ. NJ. Kohn,
who Is In the States for the oceanic
Gas and lighting Comapny, will bring
back with him a couple of automobile
agelcies.
The electric cabs for Honolulu are to
carry three people besides the driver.
The promoters are well satisfied with
the style of vehicle they have selected
OF the use of electricity as the motive
power. From the first they have con-
sidered only the electrics and have en-
ployed experts to pass upon everything
in the market. The great trouble has
been to get companies manufacturing
to agree upon any time for delivery.
The plant capacities everywhere are
all booked months ahead and new es-
Establishments are cropping up In all the
States. A strong company Ia being or
ganized at San Francisco. and 1t will
make a special effort to secure the
trade or patronage Of these islands. One
of the big men In the San Francisco
company said few weeks ago that his
concern expected to sell several hum
bred autos in Honolulu so soon as the
goods were ready for delivery.
A number Of magazines and papers
devoted to automobiles are now pub
lished. Neither these prints nor any
of the men engaged in the great new
industry claim that the horse Is to be
superseded. But they do claim that the
auto Is to become cheap and Is to come
into quite general use.
ing money and time perpetrated the
greatest automobile Joke Of the year.
He appeared on .he streets and at the
exposition grounds with two automaton
horses ahead of his machine and q
wooden dog coming along behind.
A local cab factor-a man owning q
number Of rigs-said yesterday that the
men at present In the business were
not at all worrying themselves over the
prospective advent Of the electrics.
Said he: I'VE do not believe that they
will become popular with the public.
At any rate 1t will take a long time to
establish them In use. II they are &C
cepted we will sell our horses or turn
them out and rather out-Pain Mr.. Pain
In the matter OF converting to electric
ity, gasoline, kerosene or whatever il