New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-23
ALL PRAISE THE AUTO.
Uses and Future Told at TrdnSpor-
fation Glib Dinner.

~, -r-.,s,o-.stio- club devoted fits eighth an
nual dinner. held at the Manhattan last even
ing. 10 a discussion Of that new and popular gen
eral carrier the automobile Its development from
az, unsuccessful experiment. through malodorons
STAGES to its present lofty position. was desctloea
and its possible future applications were pointed
out
rlanted the bicycle in the hearts Of the people
W-irrlrop T. Scarritt explained the time saving
value Of the horseless carriage ana James Is.
Din protested against the proposed amendment 10
the state law that would allow each municipality
Ia have fte own regulations for automobiles.
Senator Depew. who. as president Of the club. was
toastrnaster, said in part.
We are now upon the eve OF a revolution in both
passenger and freight transportation ny Ile al'o
not confined 10 street corners. but which can land
and take on passengers AZ me cut9 f "noS i one
,eEf-lo which moves 50 readily and easily in and
Out in crowded streets which is not dependent on
greater use in large cities and profitable employ
ma onerate trolley lines Rural free delivery Of
mails is OF the growing neceSstles OF our POST
Office system. Il is not a dream 20 sAil,Se 1ila'
an automobile constructed 10 carry lhlll' paS
bf 7-rrire The farmer in daily contact with
store and his farm with the village market.
NJ s0arritt said automobiles were space saving
and clean. and that with them Il was possible 20
move a double load in half the time it took by
horse power. This. he said. made the auto a
factor in relieving the crush in crowded streets.
lie added:
Wealthy men. as rule, are long on everything tltTs
but time so IL Is easy to see why the automobile
IS a favorite with men Of that class
James r. Dill who got practical experience IN
the value Of the automobile In transportation on his
tour TO Maine last fall. said IN part:
whatever stirs up the better elements. Of society
ol-el I, 5 AZ s, y- Observation-Disclosures. The auto
sc ina trTlT IL
u8ueut. OF transportation. and being the exponent
~ fransports5ior I'M the last analysis his contrbu-
ton must be 10 the transportation companies. The
The legislature OF the state OF New-Torlz pro
poses 10 give 10 each municipality that lies IN the
confines Of the state Of New-1or power 70 make
separate corhletlng ana varied lLn4scIoseC ELS
lation II would be necessary for man travelling
from New-York 20 Buffalo IN an automobile TO
take an extra machine FOR the purpose Of carrying
with him what literature be could discover upon
such Ierisiation IS fatal 10 the infant ally OF
transportation. Such regulation would place the
State Of Nap-York back hundred years. such
legislation will cause The automo6ilst to send ne
than 10 20 through g.
John H. Mcdonald. State Highway Commits
sioner for Connecticut, who followed Mr.. D..I.
spoke OF the necessity for good roads. and said
that the time would come when the automobile
would make the roads q the country great a
highway is the sea. Then Patrick NJ Gallagher
explained why. in his opinion machines OF foreign
manufacture had hitherto been better than those
Of American make
Colonel Edwin B. Hay, OF Washington. told this
story. which he said not IN Senator DepewE
book:
A ton guetied ran went into a restaurant at the
PeekskI railroad station and asked the caterer
for sandwich. There was nothing between the
bread. say. won't you shuttle that up again,
said he. 4 think 4 got the Joker"
Colonel Albert A. Pope was the last speaker OF
the evening. and spoke Of the automobile and BIZ
cycling lie defended the cars made here, and said
that cars were made on this side that could a
NJ
fast enough. he said. especially when police
man is IN sight