The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-19

minum. The benefits extend further to
the hotels, res; aurants. cafes, shops
theaters. merchants, dressma kers
souvenir dealers, and all the host OF
: tradesmen who profit by the pres
! ence Of travellers.
With all his foresight, Napoleon could
hardly have imagined the prosperity
his excellent system of roads would
eve ntually bring to the Whole French
people Every little village and town
now profits by the invasion of automo-
bilists. Everywhere the tourists &c
they leave money in their train, and
the effect can be noted all over the
empire. improvements are being made
in old hotels and new ones are being
built. Both the French government and
the municipalities realize the advan-
tage of attracting visitors to the coun-
try, and their coming is encouraged by
the enactment of liberal laws and urg-
ing courteous treatment of them.
Not long ago a journey of a few
hundred miles in an automobile was
looked upon as quite an adventure. but
conditions for touring in France have
become so improved that a trip of
thousands of miles is now regarded in
the most matter-of-fact way. Almost
every element of danger and discom-
fort has been removed from a long dis
lance tour. The greatest ingenuity has
been exercised in constructing the tour
ing car for comfort and convenience.
1t is equipped with lunch hampers, ice
boxes. electric stoves for heating food
and drink, and all facilities for pic
nicking or camping out.
IDEAL WAY TO TRAVEL.
One prominent American who has
just returned from an automobile trip
abroad was quoted in a newspaper in
terview as saying: Il travelled IT, 900
miles over European roads and brought
my car back in perfect order 1 did not
have a single accident during the en-
tire trip. Our party passed through
nearly 1000 towns, cities and hamlets
In seven different countries. and the
average cost of operating the car did
not exceed two cents per mile per pas
senger, which was equally as cheap as
railroad travel, with the advantage
that we were out of doors and saw
parts of the country not accessible to
those who travel by rail-
While the automobile is and will
continue to be a great factor as
pleasure conveyance. it is destined to
revoIutionize commerce as utility
vehicle The practical power wagon
will work almost as great a revolution
in transportation as the railroads. AL
though a model type has not yet been
perfected, great strides are being made
toward that end. That it is destined
to suppIant the horse in local COM
merce, even as the railroad and the
trolley car have eliminated him as an
agent in long distance transportation,
there can be no doubt. The reason for
this is that a motor-driyen wagon
will convey q larger load a greater
distance than a horse can pull it, and
it is available for work at all hours
and is not subject to fatigue. It re-
quires no food. no lodging, and can
be repaired after any accident aside
from one amounting to total destruc-
ton. Other arguments in its favor
are that it requires less room in the
street. that it can be moved backward
as well as forward, that it neither
contracts nor distributes disease, that
Continued on Page So