The evening times., 1900-05-12
AUTOMOBILES IN GERMANY.
The Manufacture of HOr-eIess We
hicTes B-veIopinE Rapidly.

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Brainard H Warner. jr-, United States
Consul at Leipzig. writes the State Depart
rent as follows.
The automobile industry. though still in
its infancy in Germany. Is being RAPIDLY de-
yeIoped and before long is destined to be
come an important factor in the manufact-
uring circles OF this country. The large
amount Of capital and energy which are be
ing spent upon this branch of industry in
dicate that German business men. the most
conservative Gnanciers in the world. have
great confidence in the future OF automobH-
ism Last year. there were about I.e00
men employed in and around Berlin in the
automobile industry. and. 70 judge from
the present outlook. this number VIII be
more than Doubled during the present year.
In France, where automobiles were first
seriously taken up and pushed. the results
which have been aimed al for the most part
have been 10 obtain excellence in sporting
and luxury automobiles while in Germany
Just the opposite state Of affairs has exist
ed. the manufacturers having given more
Of their attention 10 making freight auto
mObiles--nOt without success either. as was
shown al the international motor wagon
exhibition which vas held in Berlin lasc
yeas
For motive power. electricity and ben
zine are almcst exclusively employed: the
use OF steam power IS as yet hardly out Of
the experimental stage, the same may be
said OF the employment OF compressed and
hquefed air. and Ot combined systems
ibenzine and electricity, ete.l. the 2dya1-
[ tages OF which are C1set BY a too CGm-
| pIicated mechanism and the great amount
OF attention which is uecessiJated thereby.
I Electricity as motive power has strOn <
/ competitor IL benZine- The employment
1 OF the electromCbile depends upon the na-
1 ture Of the lead accumUlator; the great
weight OF this apparently as yet fireplace
I able metal increases the weight Of the mo-
tor TO such an extent that the electrOnO-
bile can be used TO advantage only in car
I rying persons and light loads on good
roads with easy grades.
The electromobile necessitates the es-
/ tablishment % charging stations Il Is
well adapted for omnibuses in cities with
/ electric light plants and good streets. and
! also for delivery and luxury EeAieles.
The electric automobile seems 20 be
i preferred 10 the benZine automobile on aC-
/ count OF its much simpler mechanism. less
/ noisy running. and absence OF the IN
i pleasant odor OF the benzine motor. Then.
| too the public has preference for all
I SleClTicdl continuance anu tAe uHLOuuu-
1 ed fear of explosion by the benzine motor
works also to its prejudice. These reasons
! are sufficient TO assure preference for The
| electric automobile.
/ "The benzine automobile is used princi-
1 pally for transporting heavy loads. where
/ great speed is desired. long and indeter-
mined distances, heavy grades. and where
other difficulties are likely TO occur. Hence
its adoption for brewery wagons. drays,
| omnibus lines connecting railroad stations
with inland towns. and for carrying per
| sons and loads in the country. The ad-
| vantageous use of benzine motors for
freight-earrying purposes is made doubtful
| By the present high price of benZine.
| Heurich's Senate is the best table beverage
brewed of malt and hops. Phone 6S4. Arlington
| Bottling Co, for case OF this pure beer.