Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-26
TALKS WITH TRAVELLERS.

LSt. Louis obe-Democrat.l
THE gasoline motor will be the thing
in a year or So remarked r. A. Hollen-
beck, of New York city, who is at the
| Southern hotel. Mr.. Hollenbeck has
three automobiles, each run by differ
/ ent motive power. Continuing, he said:
The auto is hardly out of its ewaddling
clothes. 1ts future is yet before it, with
limitless opportunities don't know
what is to become of the horse, but the
time will come when he will certainly be
an object of interest for a museum rath-
er than beast of burden except for the
wealthy people who like horses for their
own sake. Now, I don't care a rap for a
horse. never did. They are too much
worry and there is no telling when one
will run away. A fellows chances for
the other world are better behind a
horse than over a sparkling or sizzling
motor.
But, coming back to motors When
I say the gasoline motor will become the
most popular I say 1t guardedly. be-
cause for all-round city use I don't be-
lleve the electric machine can be ex-
celled. But the gas engine awaits a
few minor details before 1t is a perfect
motor. It's a little too cumbersome at
times and the mechanism is too delicate
for country roads. What 1 think Will
remedy these defects is the self-spark-
ing motor. mean by that the motor
that sets off its own charge of gas. 1t
does 1t by compression, which Is auto
matte combustion. The gas Is ignited
without the elaborate sparkling devices
now necessary. This will do away with
a great deal Of unnecessary machinery
about the automobile and will permit of
stronger machines. 1t will be the solu-
tion of the motor question, and when
that is solved the motor will be within
the reach of any one who can add a few
more dollars to the price of an ordinary
vehicle. What is wanted Is motor that
can be easily attached to any vehicle.
and when we get that look out for the
disappearance Of the horse"
"Crop conditions are not so bad az
they have been painted" said Judge w.
A. Wall, Of Mound City, Ill. For
while it looked serious enough, but
things have taken on better turn since
the last few rains came along. From OBJ
servation believe there will be at least
two-fifths of corn crop in my section
of the state. There are some potatoes,
but scarcely any oats. have 800 acres
of land. On half the corn crop was
total failure. On the other half think
we will get about thirty bushels to the
acre. Not SO bad, Is it?
The farmers are in better shape to
stand the drought this year than they
have been for years. A large number
have some old corn left, and with their
bank accounts they will pull thru the
winter all right. There are a number OF
farmers in my section of the state who
are making purchases of cattle again
I mean stock feeders. They can winter
them thru on what they have on hand
and the millet and other roughness will
pull good many cattle thru the winter.
Conditions might be much worse than
they are. can't see that business has
dropped off much except in the very hot
weather, and that was natural. But
prospects for continued prosperity are
fair all around"
Mr.. 8. A. Haseltine. of Springfield,
Mo-, was in the city on his way to