Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-07-15

on Sundays, while teams are resting,
the untiring auto may whisk the FAM
lily to church, or to neighbors or dis
tant friends. During harvest, when
there is a breakdown in the machin-
cry, and what farmer does not have
break-downs in course of a season,
the automobile quickly brings the
necessary extras or repairs and work
goes on with little loss from delays.
otherwise accidents in harvest time
might in some instances entail hun
dredS of dollars of loss, for the utili-
cation Of every moment of tavolabl,
weather counts when bringing in
the sheaves." The auto does not
supplant the horse; far from i . How.
ever incredible it may seem, its in
creased use has in no way detracted
from the prosperity of the horse in
dustry. 1t is of record that the de.
mand for good horses is stronger than
ever, prices rule higher now than for
years, and their breeding md rearing
promises future brighter than ever
before.
In contributing so literally to the
convenience and contehtment of the
farmers family the motor car is over
coming one of the chief drawbacks
urged against the farm; it makes the
farm life less burdenSome and more
agreeable, and keeps those in the
country in closer touch with the rest
of humanity. 1t encourages visits
that make for more neighborly com
munities, and contributes to culture
and refinement that without the men,
tai contact and association with others
might not be attained. 1t helps to
diSSipate the drearineSS and lonlineSS
of rural life and particularly so in the
case of the good housewife, whose
years are in so many instances filled
with the maximum of strenuous labor
yielding but a minimum of reStful
pleasures. If the auto helps to
brighten the path of the farm women,
it serves most worthy purpose. In
cidentally, but important also, is the
tendency Of the automobile to keep
the boys on the farm, which has need
Of them and they of il, for unless all
signs fail, agriculture is entering an
era wherein farming will be made
more attractive, more remuneratlve,
more dignifed and more respected.
Aside from big dividends the auto
may pay in greater contentment, its
material uses are manifold, 1t is so
admirably adapted to farm usefulness
that the more progressive must re-
gard it as a part Of modern farm
equipment, With the gasoline engine,
the self binder, the windmill and
other labor saving inventions and ma.
chinery common everywhere today.
Some manufacturers are now making
cars with special reference to the
general needs of the farmer. As
epochmakiDg In farm affairs the
motor car may be classed with rural
telephones, rural delivery of mail, and
modern lighting and heating, all Of
which are wonderfully Influential in
betterment. The auto has proven it.
self not so much a luxury as bust
ness necessity. However Skeptical
previously as to its utility the expert
eGce of hundreds has shown it to be
aproftable acquisition. 1t promotes
a higher standard Of living; means
more time for the Grange, clubs and
institutes, enables broader views
benefits the farmers organization
and should bring nearer the day o.
cooperative marketing.
Contemplating the purchase of ar
automobile the man in the country
should not be governed solely By
statements of upkeep from the city
mans experience, for the reason tina
the farmer has no direct exnens,