Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-23
UTOMOBILE IS
BOON OF TODAY
RAPID TRAVEL GIVES MAN
NECESSITY OF TODAY
Man May Soon Strap Motor to His
Back, Give Crank Turn and
q.
Soar Away About His
Business

Among the older and closer observ-
ers Of the users of the automobile is
L. B. Harvey of the Rambler agen-
cies, the "old war horse of the road"
and who has done probably as many
useful stunts with the automobile as
any man on the Pacific coast. Harvey
is a student of the practicability of
the machines, and in speaking Of this
subject recently the old driver has the
following to say regarding the ma
chimes that are today so universally In
demand:
"The man who does not own an
automobile nowadays does not appre-
ciate the value of time. There was
time when the world moved slowly,
when the historical OK team and farm
wagon were apparently satisfactory to
the majority, but a taste of speed
which the horse-drawn stages and
subsequently the railroad trains gave
man the desire to move more rapidly,
and he soon found that if he kept
apace with his fellow men hef must
necessarily move lively; thus the
elimination of space with the least
possible expenditure Of time became
one of the greatest economic, propiens
of the times. Therefore rapid and me-
chanically propelled vehicles are the
only things that have a place to serve
man in these fohernd avs.
"The physician in his practice, the
farmer who lives many miles from
town, together with all professions and
callings, find the automobile essential
to their convenience and welfare.
1.-The universal demand for the auto
mobile has brought up the manufac-
turing industry OF the same to colossal
proportions within a phenomenally
short space of time, and still new
manufactures going into existence are
almost of daily occurrence, until 1t
would seem that the greater portion
of capital and mechanical ingenuity
of this great commonwealth We're
moving in that direction
Like all other commodities of great
demand, the manufacturing field pre-
sents opportunities to the expert
mentor and exploiter of new ideas, the
outcome of which passes untried and
unreliable product into the hands of
the eager and unwary buyer, much
to the detriment of the cause.
"Some one has said, "A fool is born
every minute Whether this be liter
ally true or not may be judged some-
what from the large number of sunre-
liable and untried makes of cars that
are bought and which soon find their
way to the boneyard; leaving, how
ever, a sadder and wiser man.
"Still the good work goes on Le-
gitimate and conservative manufac-
turers have standardized their product
and have increased their capacity Of
output until there are plenty to sup
ply the present demand for the reli-
able article.
ut is not an uncommon thing Tor
the salesman to encounter a man who
is waiting for them to get through
improving and changing their models
from year to year, hoping that he may
buy an automobile in 1910, and with
care his car will still be in style with
the succeeding seasons.
whatever may be the prevailing
style or model for 1911 or 1912 cannot
at this time be conceived. However,
this much is known: No man has any
guarantee that he shall have use for
an automobile or anything else a year
from now, and If he be one among the
many of the day he must act within
the day Napoleon used the ways and
means provided.
1.-THE year 1911 may bring great
changes in mechanics. 1t would not
be surprising If at that time a man
could strap small motor. having a
propeller, to his back, give the crank a
turn and soar away about his
business"