The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-10-24
HORSELESS
CARRIAGES
Promise 10 Become an Aid
TO Business
A RIDE ABOUT TOWN
Steep Grades OF Seattle Streets
Easily Overcome Up Hills
and Through Mud

'wui the automobile ever become
practical Bile IN Scatter" IL a question
often asked BY local business men.
and transportation people. who have
been watching with interest the late
developments along the line OF horse
less vehicles. One hotel company
that controlling the Seattle and Ste
vens- has lately purchased large
electric autumohile bus. which may
be seen every day on its way 60 and
from the railway station, Although
In Use only few days. Il has been
found aerViceabls. and will IN al
probability he retained hy the hotel
company. II Is the FIRST Ia Seattle
20 be bought for practical use. and
Judging from remarks made by sew
srai large dealers IN groceries. dry
goods, etc. II Will be but a short time
before horneieaa delivery wagons viii
be seen on the streets.
steep Grades Overcome
when automobiles frat came into
use II waA argued that they would
never be- generally used in thts city
on account Of the steep grades The
condition ~ the city streets wAA also
looked upon ah serious barrier 90
the general use 81 the auto here.
However a practical decentralization
% the Probabilities 81 the auto has
shown that it can SO up almost any
Hill horse can.
Ride abou, Town
Through tho courtesy OF ID. l..
Whitford, manager 81 the whltfora
Rapid Vehicle and Motor Launch co.
n Star reporter was taken about the
city yesterday ia MIR whiffOrd'H
steam mobile. The machine as.
oended and descended very steep
grades with apparent ease. The
ascent between Second aud Third
avenues on James street. seemed u
trlnlnr matter The steam carriage
vent up this hlli with scarcely any
effort, landing at the top with only
fuw pounds temA steam pressure
than when Il started. Mr.. Whitfora
says that q hsayy delivery wagon
could ~ up the hin Just as easily
trip was also made through the
southern part Of the city, where the
STREETS are inches deep with mud No
dtfsieuity was experienced here.
a rris W Queen Anaa
Queen Anne Hili was visited and
the grades along the counter balance
wsre overcome as easily aa was that
Of James street.
Tho possibilities 81 the automobile
aEe practically demonstrated accord.
ing 10 Afr. whitford when the work
Of paving the nrst HIN has bssn con-.
plesad. he say. tbs wagons can -
run there aa easily as on the irwai
streets down town. The city Ia weii
located far the use % automobiles.
The wholesale district ta easy ~ ar-
GOES The stre.ts are level and suit.
81 20 short steam hanla For this
reason u n believed that hnrmsiesa
trucks wiii soon be Ia general uss
down town. TIP on the hlii they will
be fully aa practicable. M they have
the advantages Of being quicker.
more easily controlled and lsaa sr-
psnstve to maintain than a team.
Several delivery wagons for down.
town firms are nov on the way TO
this city and will be on the streets
Within few weeks. and II Il hellrw-
81 by merchants that they will he
come as valuable an adjunct TO bust
ness as they are now In Eastern
cities.
From Pleasure stsaapofst
ffAfF tN% 9tAhlHHiNf OF pleasure
also. automobiles are bound to be
popular In the future when baulr.
wards evil be built around Lake
Washington. along the route Of the
ship canal. cut to the army poet and
other places about the city. Autou1-
huea will be used extensively. A
schsns II also on foot Go have a club
house built hair way between ihta
city and Tacoma. along the line ~
the Tntsr.urhnn railway and with a
good road from each city. this will
become a popular resort.
a Road 20 Ranton
Sun another scheme ~ 10 huild a
boulevard from here 10 Hsnfnn skirt.
ing the Nhorea Of Lake Washington.
With this and other pretty drives
about the city the pastifue ~ auto
MODELLING will become popular. Ths
use ~ these VIII nlHo BE- an Incentive
20 Improve the roads So much az pos.
sible As the bicycle has already se-
m0uAtrated it's power in thu improve.
meut and maintenance ~ roads ~
4 VIII he followed by the nufano-
bile In many Eastern cities fully M
hillv rs Seattle. automobiles are 81
tenHively used and have been found
81 great Unity. and with the pro-
Krssaive spirit 50 characteristic OF
Seattle people. the latest trlumphs
of the inventive genius will come In
10 general use here.