The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-28
uis uOrOR car - NECESSITY.
%. %. smith D-~Iares 'rit,c,sm % finan-
cIers u MUST.

,f th, country declaring that many persons
Nrrr huying ana using motor cars VINO
have neither The capital nor income 70
support automobiles Harold ~ Smhh
one ut The prominent men IA the lutom"nlle
industry M this country ios'- not asree WIN
the p,--imi-tic ui'rtancr- oi tn" bankers
Mt smith ~ we'll pualif~d Ia dis"uS~ the
. -upr-,t. a. he - president at the Premier
concern ~ indianapolis. ~ vice prrSlheh'
~ m" Manufacturers contest Association
and urul-t OF the executive commute"
OF me American Autom"hl" A~-o'iat'"h.
u. Na- formerly at the head Of the American
Motor ear Manufacturers Association and
was president 1t the q ' Tire company
before gong INTO the Manufacture "i motor
cars Nr smiths comments on the SUD
ieci are IN part a. follows
IN. high cost ui living. W. as some one
has more properly termed ~. the 'oH' "i
high living might ~ ru"a-ur" he a''"oh''l
for aui n. causes attributed ~ IN" motor
car. Judging Toy the lWpr"s-iN" array on
agurc- 49, to money invested IN 'h"h a"n
the number 81 cars u-.'d. mere hes" figures
a correct prr-antation ~ m" Facts Inc
actual runStar,cS are interesting ana
no doubt the public Il looking for proper
statement OF them u should he rehIl'"d
that " is difiDult 10 correctly Distinguish
between necessities and economies ana
Injuries and sNtraVsgance-
The telephone to-day - rarely ''AS-''n
a. an sNtravagancr and rarely a. a luxury 3
on the contrary ~ isan economy and heces-
sitv under modern conditions The ran
wAv train and The electric car have also
becorne necessities and are now recognized
a. economics q time Is indeed considera-
tion The argument that ther" modern
means ~ transportation encourage more
travel and expenditure Of n greater amouh'
O, money IN travelling = refuted nv me
fact that IN effect they r" ice the distance
and save I'm" making I"s,ihle UNDERTAKINGS
otherwise impractIcable.
recent art Gle from the TSchHIcdi Vo'h
estimates he cost 81 operating motor cars.
including 'ati 81 mileage. covering IN"
rars nov "a service and white "onservaflNe
these estimates -, Ion he entire cos as
luvur, representing an outlay FOR pleasure
an M expense only which i obviously
ur'tfr WitIpu' 'aktug ln'o account facts
- tr,le -I,.l,r.on vas pres. Etsd ny acting
u..,r N ..ow1u oi Now NoTA recently In
A ..at.r.ru. hat N" usa OF 'he motor car
had increased IN" 'apuc.'N ot CIV Nrec'~
-iN fnII over that ~ hor~s drawn Vehicles
WHICH can - igrt her r"rk"ne,t a. a -aNins
~ Fve..iN'a- Of 'hc time. IA equivalent OF
-"during "a" d.ztaur" 20 on" -~INth. VIVA
docs the -l,ug Of ~urh time. or the red".'
rtnn ~ d.ssan's ~ " might ue considered,
moan ,o .lr public and to those whose
CAPACITY = united Nv me time a'ailahle'
Would uo' 'ruN-' ly motor car ne an - on
o-rv .y-n With 'he mileage "os' A. great a.
bv ufH.r means. Notwithstanding the iArI
.rha' the r,-., ~ N"liinr and N" saving oi
-Ir.r might induce uu Increase IN iraN"i
N.ruttt- ,ofupAT ,son- WITH statistic
rsrf,-ruflug Other "Nt-u-"- IN noi"rh I'VE.
= realization 81 ~" "n"rinYl. a,ao '.h "l
mun-, Nul,h - Distributed 'hrpngh ne
20. Iuus'- ~ the motor ar tndr-'r' rhd
proper ,uu- ldcra'lun "t ~" as ''on"mH
% Vantage 1T 80" autuW"rI' -h"btd '"f
r,ir... U.. -Hrf. i"ut tu ,unN SOC" the lpgral
Mat % .ly ,.alu. ot I',r Nhui- industry and
o.. . . f and fp ,ls, tT,.' Il'" ~" Alta KS Nh'h
l,..,. fa,.t made uvon % IA very p'' MAR
f..nurt n"rr has been d -'f"uf IN ina
f... .u blame 90" H4fumobu" Tor 'h!hs- thAl
|..,ur. .r- aus, fu go i,r t~,rtN IA "a"
n ,s...,-.- of .H- uu. .unJl ,lm"n'. Il 81 h"
.auru' O." d.-ru'"t o. 81 tho motor ar
has .r-tf., .rtTrt-4si property Ns!pe-.
uah.g H,,'-- ,N." r"rr"'" Io'hlt."-, bI,hg
.ug .." 'f'E O." ~" iHtw uni ~" ihiulrt 70
frr rre-'- % encourages NOR" tan.
u..'c -.s.ut o. guf" NIr b' 'N"~" 'ohnhri
q, ITO ...'f. r. lr.i.r fur great pressure oi
...sru r4-Iur-- amt l. OF TAR greater benent
, 'n tH. uN her ari no family man "ould y"
~" annual Interest ~ ne same ah,pu ~,
. 1Ilf's - r,.l soma bl~ ana pra''l'able 10 con
: 1fi.r ABANDONING the electric car 20 return
o., tho horse car or gINlNs NJ me rl"aul
railroad car to return 10 'hr prairi" hooner
Z NJ To- ahaudon the motor car
The -ptrir of The age - 70 keen shr.1s,
20 no" march oi progt"~- ana d, N9nln we
. dc. .tf' 30 conceive - even banker re
. I.,.... r, an, 10 A loan on a responsible bust
So. rY.r.I. On fh. ground that -om" por
80, -, ~ money nliyIt nr rN,hAnzc,i
, Tor ,r .rtlUl- Whu'h has E-ionisheu IN"
2 world ON account ~ TO-" pTh ''l'hl way ",
winch = ha- Effected % market saving "i
. ,t,... t..ry ne. ,.1u,Nalsrf " reducing dts
rar.r n ~ rsrfs, rs true perhaps hat me.
have r""n known ~ mortgage 'helf NOME
OBJ, 90 borrow on NE Ir-Uran'e policies ~
Q l.I. r..,hlue. and - an IudiCutton OF refk
" Ie-. ",rravaEan'e aud -hifie-- !o"lishnes-
"a ...n . performance - 20 h. deprecated
Z D.. - No lpwtg hla ug me auto
A.. uobII" maker and denoutclng hlr business
z - no." 'au-s' 81 he silly 49,
f, -,tr..- on man some ,riti.- would have th'
p rI'.. n-t",e farm !".a'-d an hon,
from o." rnarte' rr,konst On The basis 81
. lnr-.. travel ian b. brought one-thirt
rstr.r .rt fH,-.' hy the SAVING ~ a pra' &c a
Be- 20 travel tho dt-'an'". and WHY should th'
- pIrl ~. refused or tho farmer ensured
fnr "mpI"ying modern as"n, ot ., on2ml
any NOR" than for the W" ~ ~" moderI
- 81, h,nd.r IN the harvesting 90 his grain
I0 go further. -" farmer - not 'rIt'is-'
- n o." pIa, - q mortgage On h'- farm IN "rd"
10 30 pur, ha-" ADJ AZ. 81 equipment 7" CARR
- WI" In N I" danger ~ people yenturing int,
II ne la,t that ,ar- are odd for cash ra'h"I
.. than on aNm"ui-. which Inean~ That M
"a pur. ia-sr must haN" q sum i"ui hank a.
b., , nrnt 81 "Iui, alsut ass"'- tor settlement
. AMI the temptation 80 heavily discount tbs
= future. A. might -" me a-r MN AR sol
- OIL '," ln-tgln"n' plan. - "n'ir-V chnIh
, afrd
/, ~tq'is'I.s chow that there - liiflS aus
% Tor Iur.Ius the ,u-' ~ high living 10 tbs
motor w and -" moot "uNin"tng proc
. an I. tfisi m = ,oWVtrt-ou OF the $50
Ia tslH t.ul fcIr.-"uffuE % total li-t pri'e o
p 'l, "a fs-, motor Hf- -u'd "a the last twelve
months aud n" lfrTf"-sIN" ami enormous
= amount ~ 3. 49, 'Es' 49, expended duTins
.r the -ams 'fr~ for liquor and tobacco slou"
a. A. the -am. tim" the motor raT - an invest
p fu"ur 'epfD-"ufIu" an Asset Nht D. ar
X hardly TO- -uii ct 70" investment made ~
l. fn- ,uusum"r, ui -" two r"mm"diri''
. above referred 10
. -iuprI.iaI -t.tf-'.,s have been obtained
~ WIN. O. are interesting. for they tnfb at" thai
o 81 f.,r--fbIr o.. 1907 cent ot ~" motor ar
nun. La-..t A. bought lN 'ho-" v no have
, lr"sfou-IN "v ned private 'UuNrvan'e nj
are using he former N 'puuet'I al and
u -.tuI.,. DINNER, Ini Uav u has also beer
/. shown that the wealthy almost INV ariahlN
10 ruy rNI"n-iye 'ar- and n"T" than one ar
- and On fair e-tlmai" 60 ls't cent 81 me
. U"usN Invested ~ autoW"bil"- T. PENDED
T. h., tins , lass notwithstanding many ION
.. Tray reports % I'D fat trRi the mileas" cost
L. Uf opsrating aufpmobIi"- - less than tbs
4. r,Il.,s. lost ot uor-..drAvn Nrhrles. Nhil'
4. the tutleag. d"pr'' taiIon ~ the motor cal
, D. no AnyVh"r" near that OF -" latter
Z. OF ,our-.'ihiS 'i"pr"'r inti"n dn"s not tax