The sun., 1906-12-26
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
FARMER TELLS OF DAYS WORK
or HIS RUNAROUT.

Agent for q French Machine Thereupon
AbandOns Argument Concerning ReIa-
tive Merits Of Foreign and American
Cars-MOtOrIsts EnuOrse Police Activity.
Any one who thinks the farmers OF this
country are not keeping posted on the auto
mobile situation Is badly mistak says an
exchange. Recently the agent OF famous
but very expensive French ma chine, In touring
through a small city in q farming district.
got into a discussion as to the relative merits
OF the different makes Of automobiles with
some OF the wealthy farmers OF the vicinity
who happened to be In town that day, The
beauty and comfort OF the French car were
conceded and the han polished engine ex-
cited interest. but the farmers declared It
would not do for them.
-You see." said one OF them, -we want =
ractioal achins Now, when start out
can't tell what will happen before return.
I've got to have machine that will stand
anything. and then some, The other day l
started out with my Olds ri nabout, and hadn't
gone far before found q threshing OUTFIT
sta lied at the foot Of a hill. so tied rope
to my rear axle and helped tug them up to
the top. Then when l got a few miles over
in the hill country the water ran out, and
none being in sight. l MIXED a stray COW so
as to get enough in the tank to run me to the
next farmhouse. When got there the far
mer's engine was out OF order SO We blocked
Mp one wheel of the rlnabout. put a belt on
and ran his corn cutter for a couple OF hours.
Then IL rained. and on my way over to Mud
lake the ma chine got mlred. but dug it out
with a shovel l always carry. When got to
Maple Grove the gasoene was out, so | had
to buy some boottack whiskey and put 1t in
the fuel tank TO get to the next town. made
the run back in pouring rain. and over near
Bud Miler's the machine was covered
with mud that 1t looked Ike big ba II Of clay.
The going wasn't pleasant, and as l now
had a tank full OF gasolene. | ran a horse
power saw mill for five hours. as Buds horses
were sick. One of my tires gave out on my
way home. an old one. SO had to use tire
made of rope fitted in the wheel groove and
bound on. 1t worked fairly good except
when the knot struck the roadbed. but |
got home all right in time to let the boys
take the machine to 20 after the cows. They
upset IL ia the creek, so had TO leave IL in
the water all night. but | pOled II out In the
morning aud ran 1t home under its own
power.
BY the time the farmer had finished his
narrative the owner OF the French machine
had completely lost his enthusiasm for con-
verting the farmers TO its use. It's wonder
you don't want an auto With sheep shearing
attachment, hose for spraying fruit trees
and a suction pump to be used as an auto
matte COW mixer he muttered. why not
HI your tires with hickory nuts 80 as to crack
them as the car runs. aud raise crop, OF
sp,asGdh sI;ad % on the rear rear seat ana WITH dLs,
OF town.
Members OF the Automobile Club of Mary
land have decided TO cooperate with the
police OF Baltimore in disc ouraglng reckless
driving by Indifferent operators. Marshal
Farnen has begun the crusade against heed
less drivers OF cars by distributing copies OF
the State laws regul latng motor cars and
their operators to each member of the police
department, with Instructions TO carry out
the law to the letter ln conseqqenee Of
ss 6sb ss.on n9arsas So sas part tho OF Msrsh which
number of arrests have been made and fines
resulted. One OF the park policemen has
been furnished with a motorcycle With which
to chase volators OF the automobile regula-
tions
Estimates of the amount Of capital invested
in the automobile industry in Great Britain
place the amount above SIS ,39s 900 and the
total output OF vehicles OF all kinds by British
manufacturers for the current year will be
about $4,000. with an approximate value OF
t2l 500. $50. The British makers are begin
the exports for the first ten months OF this
year having heen s.. 900. 1888. while the ex-
ports for the same period OF 1905 amounted
10 ST. 75O.22I.
One who has had experience with most
all the different ignition devices on the market
advises automobile users TO keep their fingers
from the spark plugs or other terminals OF
the high tension end OF the ignition system
while the engine IL running. While the
shock produced by the average Induction
coil used for ignition purposes Il absolutely |
Jolt are sufficient to unnerve some people |
totally for several minutes and the interim
nocent looking brass nut was alive" and a |
return TO a normal condition Of feeling is |
only less uncomfortable than the shock itself
After considerable earnest discussion the |
Chauneurs Club OF Hartford has been or
ganized by the drivers of Connecticur's |
capital city. They evidently take their
occupation very much in earnest and have
issued - circular in which attention il called
IN IA hal fhA ~ IN 1.t
has been very successful among automobile
manufacturers. suggesting that the chaufeurs
could do no better than to FOLLOW the lead |
OF the makers. The circular is in part as
follows: |
The automobile industry itself. that
brought into eX lstence the necessity for the |
profession OF expert motor drivers, Ia yet |
quite young, although its present magnitude |
makes II a thing that must be reckoned with |
in the commercial world. IL would seem |
from superficial viewpoint that the interests |
Of every manufacturer Of automobiles would /
be diametrically opposed TO that OF every |
other manufacturer of automobiles. because |
he is in direct competition in the sale of his |
cars. But the brains controlling the millions /
Of dollars invested in this industry conceived |
the different and very correct idea hat by |
close association and exchange OF views the |
Industry as whole would be better benefited |
and improved. and they were shrewd enough |
to see that this must necessarily benefit each
Individual manufactures. provided OF course,
that the work he was turning out was meri-
torriE3nus. orrEn. ~ ,,. .,,., g.,
would also be good for the men who are
driving their own cars. The competition
feature with us was. OF course. not an i'm
portant factor. and the better element among
chauneurs could see and feel that there were
many abuses that could be eliminated,
many wrongs thar could be rtRhted. and
many things that could be done to improve
the personnel OF the chauffeur. and thereby
improve his standing in the community and
the esteem in which he was held by society
a whole.
-Th is was a cons,Immstion de voutly wished
by the more Intelligent among MS. so the
question Of organizing for the common good
began to take shape. and after a little intelli-
gent work and discussion out Of chaos spranR
the ChAuffeurs Cllb Of Hartford. We are
endea voring TO raise the sta ndard OF our
pr rofession. and every applicant for member
ship must undergo a thoroug gh xamina ton
Mora lily he must be up to our high standard
A to his bilty to operate and care for a car,
each applicant must stand an examination
as rigid as the civil service examination"
Luck Enables DIR. LeggO 10 win.