Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26
Automobile Transportation.

Few people even among those ~ y
quenting the large cities, realize the
wonderful rapidity with which the
automobile is taking it's place. Mechan-
ical science has reached such standard
that the practicability and efficiency OF
an idea can be calculated; thus, long
years of patient and experimenting are
now largely made matters OF expert cal
culation which, when applied gives
immediate results THIS IN measure
accounts for the sudden rise OF the
automobile.
Several kinds of motive power are
used each having its peculiar advanta-
ees. Electricity is doubtless the ideal
newer. To quote from an article in
the Review of Reviews, 'the electric
automobile stands without rival
This is not so starnge now that the
China,aans no prsnee no pulee troliy
car is everywhere in evidence. 1t Will,
however, surprise many to know that
experts all agree that for hauling lum-
ber. coal. stone, Farmers produce. etc,
over reasonably coed roads, the auto
mobile insures a saving OF from twenty
five to forty per cent as against morse
and wagon. The New York custom
house has recently replaced horses and
draws with the auto-truck at q great
saving of time and labor; and several
street railway companies are using cleo
tcic aStc emergency wagons.
Quoting again from the Review of
Reviews: Already freight lines are
looking with apprehension at the splen-
did possibilities of the freight-carrylng
automobile, andstrolly lines are wonder
ing if automobile buses and coaches are
destined to war against them as they
have warred against the railroads.
Rapid transit in eat cities Is an all
important question. To quote Geo. II
johnson, Sc d. in Leslie's; The solu-
tions of the problem have brought glory
70 inventors and great fortunes to pro-
motors, and yet the problem. growing
foster than any solution, or al solutions
together, refuses TO be nnally solved
This then is another and large cPpor-
tnnity for the auto. Hhe Richmond
darkey will soon have added reason to
saw as he said when thu t',olly was first
introduced: 1T do best all what them
Yankees do; first they come down here
and set the niggers tree, and now they
set the horses free.
The automobile was success, so was
Fulton's "Clarmont, and yet how in
significant that first steamboat would
appear today beside the gte75 ocean
greyhound. Indeed, the greatness OF
| the automobile lies in the future, and
| the lions share of that future greatness
can be found in what Ia known as the
Hub Motor Equipment. With no desire
| to belittle the honest efforts of others,
we say without any fear of successful
contradiction, that the placing OF the
power with all its mechanism directly
in the hub, is triumph of inventive
genius John Erickson, city engineer
Of Chicago, says it is the highest and
best results possible lii the application
of electric power TO automobiles.
The Hub Motor Transit Company, OF
which the writer has the honor of being
| the general manager, is the company
| especially organized to use this equip
| ment in transportation. There Is
limited opportu.it = now for investment.
| The stock of the company is sold only
at par but to obtain outside investors
| this stock will be secured by an equal
amount in the bonds of the company.
These bonds are certified by the Equita-
| BILE Trust Company and bear six per
cent. interest They will always be
worth their face value while the stock
| will soon pay enormous dividends and
may be expected to be worth several
times it's face value. To make matters
doubly certain and secure against all
mistakes, the American Car Company
of st. Louis, one Of the largest of it's
kind, have the contract for and are
building our '1mperials, as orr auto
cars are called For our electrical eqip-
ment contracts have been signed with
one of the largest electrical manufactur-
ing companies in the country. This
! guarantees everything absolutely correct
/ from the beginning and insures immedi-
ate results from the enterprise.
Our prospectus and any further
information desired may be had ny adj
dressing w, A. Lake General Manager,
| 100 Washington St, Chicago, Illinois