Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-04
GASOLINE GOSSIP
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ing every day. The demonstrating car
that has reached Honolulu has induced ,
several people to buy Flanders ito
and the whole effect Is fine; these
cars will surely become very popular
in Honolulu and all over the group.
The Schuman garage handles some
fine types of cars, and machines at all
prices can be obtained at the head, |
quarters for the T.. NJ. r. and dozen
other well known automobiles. The |
u. NJ. +. Is a car that can be seen all
over the islands, and the Flanders will
follow closely in the footsteps of its
first cousin, for the same mechanics
who made the 4. NJ. +. famous have
had hand In the development of the
smaller car.
II. u. Chaplin, president of the IIud-
son Motor Car Company. returned
yesterday from seven weeks trip.
which took him as far west rs the
Pacific Coast. Going by way OF oma-
ha, San Francisco and Los Angeles,
Mr.. Chaplin spent some time in Dali
las. Kansas City and the Mississippi
Valley, which means that he cover
ed part of the country which rep
resents an enormous agricultural sec
ton.
When seen at the executive Offices
of the Hudson Company. yesterday,
MIR. Chaplin said that, so far as he had
been able 10 observe. the recent cold
weather would have probably no eff
feet OIL crops, with the exception of
the cotton crop. A great percentage
of the cotton crop will have to he re-
planted, which will mean that II Will
be an additional expense. but there
are chances still of tine crop being a
success. He says that the people In
the west and central west look for a
good year. Every year something
happens to slow things up bit, and
this year It happens TO be the recent
cold spell.
1.-THE thing that impressed me more
than anything else during my trip
was the fact that was offered con-
elusive evidence that at last the farm
ers of the country are really buying
automobiles. Up to this year they
have been just nibbling. but today
they are the biggest single factor to
be reckoned with by an automobile
manufacturer from the selling stand
point. have been going to the
coast about this time almost every
year for the last ten years. and al
ways on automobile business, and |
think l have kept as close watch
on this as anyone. All the talk we
have heard and all the things we
have read about the prosperity OF the
American farmer seems to be coming
true. In other words, the farmer
has caught up with what we have
been saying about him. | don't
know of any stronger evidence OF
the prosperity OF the southern and
middle west states that | could give
you than to tell you that the farm
ers are rapidly becoming automobile
owners. It means much for our in-
dustry. too, that the agricultural dis
tricts have finally recognized the
great utility TO them of the modern
motor car"
Mr.. Chaplin returned in time to
see ground broken at the new Hud-
1on factory, which has been delayed
slightly owing to some miiior changes
in the plans. The Hudson Company
are about to lay out practically half
La million dollars on what engineers
and architects say will be the finest
automobile manufacturing plant In
this country, and that will probably
mean in the world.