The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-25
HONK HONK NEWS
Automobile Man Defends Slurs
Cast on Car.
Answers Chancellor Day Of Syr-
acuse University.
BUILDS UP HOMES.
Does Not Believe Autos Are
Menace to Our Homes"
Other Items of Interest in Mot
or World.

President Benjamin BriScoe of the
United States Motor company does not
intend to allow prominent men to is
sue statements injurious to the auto
mobile industry without taking issue
with them. The last prominent off,
cial to attack the industry was Chan
cellor ]. R. Day of Syracuse university,
who stated that the automobile was a
menace to the American home" and
| that young business men were becom-
| ing so infatuated with the motor car
that they were losing their business
| positions
President Briscoe has written the
| following letter to Chancellor Day:
| my attention has been called to
/ your recent utterances relative to the
automobile being a menace to the
American home, that the capital in
volved in the industry is wasted money
and that it adds comparatively moth
ing to the wealth of the country.
knowing you by reputation, 1 feel
that you would prefer to have your
and that If it could be proved to you
that the automobile has accomplished
much in the way of economic useful
ness that you would be ready to ac-
knowledge it. ! would; therefore, ask
your consideration to the following:
1.-THE automobile has brought the
country nearer the city, it has raised
land valuation in nearly all sections of
the country, it has cured sick people
when medicine did them no good, it
has made the strong stronger and the
automobile is wiping away border
lines and through the automobile there
Will be no south, no north, no west,
and no east. 1t is bringing the rural
ite and the city folks into closer con-
nections. 1t has been the cause of
making the hotel proprietors and mer-
chants in country towns more pros
porous, has given employment to
de- of mo q nd xryOf1 oy16
wages much higher than the majority
of industries.
1.-The motor car is a boon to mer-
chants and business men who deliver
goods. 1t is cheaper than horses and
thousands of dollars are saved each
day by merchants who have adopted
delivery wagons and trucks in connec-
ton with their business and who have
relegated their horses to the pasture.
81 believe a gross injustice is being
done the automobile industry by the
! thoughtless expressions of prominent
| men who can do great deal of harm.
have seen editorials and comments,
| for instance, on your baccalaureate
sermon before the graduating class at
| the university and your speech has
probably been copied in many publi
| cations throughout the country.
1.-THE only real economic waste
| which is part of the use of an automo-
! bile is the paint, varnish and refine
| ment in finish, in fact, anything not in
| c1Q6nIdl TO the real EMERGENCY OF the
machine and which does not aid in the
saving of time and the shortening of
| space"
| Frank Meverden made a trip to Law
renee Wednesday in his motor.
! Roy Rauch went to Wamego in his
car Wednesday. returning Thursday
morning.
Mr. Mccoy of Mt Pleasant, Iowa,
passed through Topeka Wednesday in
White steamer.
NJ. L. Campbell flew in his machine
| to Kansas City Wednesday.
| Theo Hammatt of the Crosby Milling
company has purchased a Thomas
Flyer.
| Frank Short rescued an automobile
party near Wamego the first part of
the week. Ne reward.
DR.. Hickok made a business trip to
| Garnett Wednesday in his white ma
| chine.
F. NJ. Stoves & Sons registered q
| Lampher motor buggy the first part Of
| Nc iS