New-York tribune., 1907-01-18
EVOLUTION OF AUTO.
Many Features Of Construction In
troduced bu americans.

EIwood Haynes of the Haynes Automobile Com
pany, Of Kokomo Ind. built Americas first sue
cessfui automobile driven By gasclene. in 1881 and
believes that It is error to credit France with
originating everything OF value in the automobus
field. Mr.. Haynes saysi
1t is a well established. fact that a great many
features which have become prominent In automo-
leans Notable among these features are electric
ignition, which introduced American
o it at ali until s and then onS on n's
few cars: the Introduction of aluminium into the
IN 1894: the introduction Of the magnetic. also intro
continuous throttle control on the motor. and the
Introduction OF nickel steel into tho rear axle.
was first used by De Dion. at the Bordeaux race in
iss5; It viii be seen from the above that amer
emily used large number of the features which
an It wod ee thai IN F1enne hs 9q
fowed quite as much from America as America
due the French builders for introducing artistic
form and elegant finish.
Mr.. Haynes looks back to the earliest days of
the automobile with great deal Of pride. and In
comparing the old days with the present tirne he
draws great many interesting comparisons. Few
In the automobile business to-day realize the work
which was accomplished by the pioneers In the
nelo In speaking OF the early days yesterday Mr.
Haynes said
the self-drven road carriage was undoubtedly begun
Gle was no doubt aGr G power propelled vshi-
mechanical exertion required 10 nronaI tha havoi
ELhch made 1t irksome for many people, distaste.
ful to many others, and to number prohibited
1t is not strange then that Inventors soueht Sor
sUbstitnted ro I echancai me power which could be
The first attempts in France were maj. wiz,
Of these was the be Dion aa eea one Q, the sares.
ebout the same time. however the fnyentors hevan
70 70 use the then crude gasolene engine which Rad
pulson of boats. The first race. however s from
Tar TaGls to Rouen. distance of seventy-ive miles.
foTR covering Roa total distance Of @ miles This
for the gasolene machine, when 1t coversd tba
entire distance at average speed of fteen rnilss
ated great deal of excitement and dIscssio doe-
and had the general effect materially stimuiatins
:. In the mean time American makers wer. no, an
tirey Idle, three four inventors In th,s covn
Try & nad been considering the problem SO that when
ber. 1885, eight or nine carriages appeared in CHI
eago @ 70 take part In the contest. Owing a heavy
Besides the American cars three cars np to1sisn
eKe tba were permitted to start on the ground that
won by American car, built bv CherIe. n
puryea Other contests were organized in Amer ~
features Of the car would be brought ne @
permanent. rather than speed capabilities N"
contests became the method for dster ennTr
the reliability and general stability of American
Dsa but 9y oSsss
speed limits exceeded, II will he seen |rona
this that while the French stimulated and spurred
ventors to build cars which were reliable and md
suit OF these Incentives and the condtiona of the
different makers. the French invented a sort of
developed carriage of enduring Qualities and
lower power and consequently lower speed than
those Of French manufacture