The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22
ANSWERS MOTOR CAR CRITICS
ALFRED REEVES DEPENDS nm
INDUSTRY.
General manager q Association n, L.
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Automobiie manufacturers and oF...,
resent the remarks Of James J. HuI ....
dent Of the Great Northern and Mo- r,rn
racine Railroad companies, who has lot.
Ieiy critleAed antomobilinE a. a pa ID.
ana AUTOMOBILES manufacturing a. lr,,.
ness. Ne declares that motor CO.., IN
general are an eEtravaGAnce and his ON.
meats have been followed by a spre,. Of
Vice PRESIDENT j. ], Talbot Of the National
CITY hank. who b quoted a. saying IA,
the business Of making motor cars {, ,
waste Of capital These comments nav,
nroaght many protests from automo,f.
manufacturers who feel that they sp
oeing piaced IN q wrong light before la,
public.
unbeeoming for such men A. N,
hii ana Mr. Talbot 20 term u extravaEano,
because men dare 70 invest In motor car,
instead Of possibly putting money ma
overcapitaliHed companies with their ma.
hipuiated and WateglOgged stocks says
Alired Reeves, general manager Of I'M.
ANocntioh OF Automobile Manufacture,
inc members and licenses Of which nro.
dnee about - per cent. o. the gasolens
automooilea made In this country. "Ths
MAKING OF motor cars cannot BE- made spy
more Sasteful OF capital than some Of on,
Wall Street enterprises.
Back 10 the farm has been the CRY a,
Nj. Hill Tor some time. the claim being ia,
thsfe we're not enough people tllllng Inc
sou and increasing the supply Of natural
wealth. Does Mr.. Hii appreciate thu far,
lhat the automobile has done and Il doing
more to keep the young man ON thu f,,-,
than anything elss' IL he not aware Ina,
me farmers have been among the larRe.,
ouyers OF motor cara during the last iva
years and that In one county In Iowa alous
me census showed 27s automobiles oVnst
oy tlliers OF the sod? Certainly the mote,
car = aldlnS tho farmer not alone In m.
transportation Of himself and his family
WIN health giving rides bur also In the
transportation OF his products
speak OF investing In automobile,
~ automobiles are an investment Thsy
hot alone give greater radius Of travel
ana are great time savers but even when
nseu solely Tor pleasure they give enjoy.
ment 70 family and friends, taking them
INTO the pure air Of the country. Such nd.
ms = bound 20 Improve both brain and iuds.
ment Il aida dirpution vrifh /. ,o,..,...--.
mora rhe.ro,I -, =, Iis- -, ,l-l U-N
~ ~ " NV anu eventually
IetuIus compound interest IN improved
health and ability 10 perform In bushes,
life
- = ui.uOuutsliy rue th4e there are eoms
peopae MAINTAINING motor cars who cannot
properly afford them; but Ia that any ls.,
true in the case NJ pho.a a. ..,....is.'
WI, 49,. ...-.,,. ~ nv speouAA's
','as 49, oe'ees s-OcAs " oey more expensive
eiothing OF MONIES than their incomes really
wArrantP
BETTER nv far that NJ MIN - 49,
a., -. - -.D, ~ nuA Anu o'het
80 NV oson quoteu a. oeing peasimislia
OF the country'a future and hasten 10 av
much Of the blame on the motor car should
glory In the countr,, ~, ,.,,,,Is - y.
-, 80 -. l.-.-l- us, ,u@s o~uaA AnOfu u
DNs A~''"v automopuca IN te9, costing
approximately eiSO. 00O. 600 with every pro,.
Dect Of buying more than ap0 Ono co. a.,
v.ar rataIitn,, AZ -, -. 49,. -. -, ~.
= =. - -. - NuNu s@~ssVuoIupA
- ssen Ieiien DIT tnat mere than iooo.on
families In this country have inoomes Of
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