Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-27

n NONG the recent inventions dee
~ sigusd Tor utility pleasur. or
\ comfort none has attracted 500
much attention as the automobile.
Primarily intended only TO an.rlAn
speedy comfortable means OF lu.lu}1-
tI0u me use OF the horselcss ca.-lse
has been subjected Co constant eytN-
zion until zoo the present time its gm-
pl0yuert as q pleasure vehicle De- ale
most suborliuated to los application to
other purposes. The automobile has
entered the fields OF business of sport
ana OF war. The automobile motor Nl-
ted TO a business vehicle. has proved
lts usefulness In the streets of our lar-
ger cities, wherein the horseloss fra one
sine, ambulance and patrol wagon are
also daily becoming more familiar It's
many advantages for these purposes
scarcely need enumeration, economy 81
operation and cleanliness heading the
list, At present the first cost ol the
automobile IL somewhat too high tu ad-
nit Of It's universal adoption, and, bee
sides In the hands OF a careless OF in-
experienced user It Is too liable 90 be
dangerous. These objections bid fair TO
be eliminated IN the near future by inn.
provements In the automobile Itself
When this shall be accomplished. the
horseless age will almost bee here, and
the service Of mans old time servant
and friend as a factor In the business
world will be relegated to the back
ground.
Modern warfare. with its customary
greediness. has claimed the automobile
for It's own. Nothing else Is attracting
so much attention IN European military
circles, and our own war department IS
waiting and watching sharply for de-
yelopments, besides experimenting for
itself. The possibilities OF the horseless
carriage are illinitable. and It's ayaila-
bility and efficiency need no dem0ns,ra-
ton. In actual warfare. FOR transporta-
ton purposes, the uses Of the automo-
bile would be manifold, while self move
ing gun carriages for destroying lie,
and automobile ambulances for saving
1t suggest themselves Immediately. In
this, as In all other automobile matters,
the French have taken the active lead,
and II continental Europe again be-
comes a battlefield the French automo-
bile VIII prove a very important factor
The advantages Of the automobile over
the horse are too many 10 be enumerat-
ed, There are a few drawbacks 10 It's
exclusive use. the most serious Of these
being It's liability TO get out Of order,
but Improvements win remedy that
shortening and all Of the others
In France experiments with military
automobiles have been carried on since
1891 and the machines have amply JUS
titled their adoption. The ease and ra-
pldity with which the French generals
have been enabled to move from place
10 place without fatigue while conduct
ing maneuyers or sham battles have
delighted them, and they are enthusi-
ustic In their praise Of the automobile.
During the 1898 maneuyers General ia
mont, one Of the leading French CONF
manders, found that he could easily
cover so miles in one day and see for
himself the exact disposition Of his
troops, a feat Impossible on horseback.
During the September maneuvers this
year better results have been obtained.
This year. also, autotrucks were used
Tor the transportation Of food ammunl-
tIon and supplies and proved 10 be brill
liant successes The saving In cost and
in other respects over horse transport
is estimated at 30 per cent Several
models Of automobile trucks were used.
among them the Scotte. the Dion-Bou-
ton, which hauls other wagons. besides
carrying supplies itself. and the Die
trleh, Some Of these were made up
into trains and attained an average
speed Of six TO seven klometers about