Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-06
BRATTLEB0RO LOCAL NEWS
AUTOMOBILES ORDERED
Many New Machines Will Be
Seen Here This Year

The Number VIII Include Both Lare,
Cars and Runabouts-Reports from the
Local Agents.
The automobile fever continues in ar
epidemic form in Brattleboro, and nj
operation or other measure vet has beer
found which will eradicate It from the
system. Once 1t gets a hold on a person
it's grip is permanent and of increasing
firmness. The garage built for Manley
Brothers was busy place last season. II
will be buster through the coming
months. The automobile business never
had so bright a prospect as at present
Better cars and more power is the demand
of the hour, and this demand is more
widespread than ever before. Factories
making high-grade cars are crowded tc
their limit. Order a car now and you
probably will not get 1t before July 1, II
you do at all this season, unless some
dealer happens to have what you want
in stock. Last year the appearance OF
a machine was a factor influential in its
sale. This year power is the first con-
sideration. The cars which will be seen
the coming season will not differ material
ly in appearance, as a rule, from last
years models, but they will embody the
results of experience and will appear with
the weak places made strong.
Probably not less than Is new cars
will be owned in Brattleboro this summer
They will be shipped in the course OF
about three weeks. Manley Brothers, who
have the agency for the Ford machine in
Vermont and a part of New Hampshire
and Massachusetts,, also for the Rambler
for nearly as much territory, will have
two carloads shipped to Brattleboro and
another to Lebanon, N. H. They have
sold a Rambler touring car to H. L.
Emerson, who had a Stevens runabout
last season. They will replace A. D.
Wyatt's Winton car for a Rambler or a
Ford, which will give room for one more
passenger. Orders for Ford cars have
been placed for F. K. Barrows, Adm H
Pettee, w. A. Morse and DR.. 3. R.
Lynch, a Rambler runabout mas been
sold to G. H. Walker of Westminster
and one Rambler car and two Ford cars
have been sold in Bellows Falls. The
Rambler car is a two-cylinder machine
selling for $1,000, and the Ford car has
four cylinders and sells for from $500 to
5000. Mr. Wyatt's car will be of extra
size and will cost more.
E. D. Whitney, agent for the Stevens
Duryea touring car has sold seven cars
for shipment about May 1. This is all
he could obtain. One will go to Mont
pelier, one to Burlington and two to
Springfield. The other three will come to
Bratteboro, one for ]. Harry Estey, one
for c. w. Durham and the other for Mr..
Whitney. Capt Estey will sell the STAN
ley steamer which he ran last season.
Mr.. Durham traded in his Stevens Duryea
for this seasons make The Stevens
Dnryea is a four-cylinder $4,000 car.
Linn D. Taylor has sold Grout touring
cars to Arthur B. Clapp and Charles D.
Whitaker Of Brattleboro, A. c. Aldrich
of Boston and Francis w. Crosby of New
Orleans. and a Grout runabout to DR.. G.
r. Anderson of Brattleboro. The Grout
Io1 l. Ig.Aal "a
$2500.
Henkel Brothers will receive soon a
carload of Cadillac cars which they ex-
pect to place with local customers Wal
ter Henkel came from Hartford, Conn,
Saturday to get ready for the seasons
business
S. A. Smith, who was agent for the
Premier last season, is undecided as to
whether he will devote any time to the
business this season.
The actual cost of running an automo-
bile depends upon many things, but a
fair average is a cent and a half a mile,
which covers OIL gasolene and batteries,
hut does not include depreciation, repairs,
garage rent, etc.
AS to the item of repairs Manley
Brothers think it should not be very
heavy. They say: I'VE are willing to give
our local customers written guarantee
that we will keep their cars in good run
nlng order, making all adjustments and
replacing all worn or broken parts free
of charge for this season, or until Jan.
1, 1907"
Prospective automoblists would do well
to familiarize themselves with the law
covering the subject of automobiles, which
is No. SO, Acts of 1904. 1t includes regis
tration, duties in regard to passing teams,
speed regulations, brakes, muffiers. lights,
devices to prevent motor vehicles from
being set in motion by their own motive
power, etc.