Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-21
THE ONLY UNIVERSAL CAR
Ford Cars Enjoy the Distinction
of Being Operated in Every
Country in the World


Country in the World
That the United States is, through
the energy and efforts Of one or two
manufacturers, assuming the lead in
the introduction Of automobiles into
every corner of the globe is truth that
while not generally realized impresses
itself upon anyone who travels extern
sively, or is acquainted with foreign
trade conditions. One can no longer
visit any distant country and fail to note
upon its streets and roads automobiles
of American manufacture. Concerning
this interesting phase of the develop
ment of the automobile industry the
Ford Motor Company has collected
some interesting data.
For years the laws of Turkey would
not permit the use of cars on the public
highways. The royal family owned the
only car in the kingdom. Typewriters
were likewise excluded; firearms, also,
and numerous other modern inventions.
The coming into power of the young
Turks" killed these laws. and automo-
biles were allowed. The first car sold
after the ban was removed was Ford
runabout, to an officer of the Grecian
army and the appearance of the car pro-
duced a riot almost daily for months. so
wonderfully did it impress the natives.
Three years ago there was not an au-
tomobile in the Island of Barbados. A
physician purchased Ford car. In a
few weeks he sent in an order for a
brother doctor; now each doctor on the
island owns Ford car, and the original
buyer has embarked in the business.
In far off KuaIa Lumpur in the noun
famous district of the Malay Peninsula,
fiourishing Ford agency exists, and
the sole means of rapid travel to many
of the neighboring towns is afforded by
this American car.
Newfoundland, while near at home,
was without an automobile until a few
months ago, when after continued effort
a single car was sent there. Now the
Ford garage is the only garage in New
foundland, and the Ford cars the only
cars to be found. Here, too, this mis-
sionary work is being taken advantage
of by others and second garage is be-
ing built-a portable affair the material
ready to setup being sent from England.
Far away on the Island of Mauritius,
an island east of Madagascar in the
Pacific ocean, the operation of this
Detroit car is familiar sight.
Naked little urchins on the narrow
streets of Bombay dodge the rapidly
moving cars. Scantily clad Ethiopian
giants pilot tourist-laden Ford cart
through the mining districts of South
Africa. The sphinx, if he were to speak
would comment on the horseless steeds
of Vanadium steel that so frequently is
seen before it. The slant-eyed nativ
or China views with interest or alarm,
according to his knowledge, the noise
less vehicles that so quickly pass by.
The narrow jinriksha roads of the new
Japan are being rebuilt so that the
pleasures of the American automobile
may be the more enjoyed. The only
automobile advertisements so far to
appear in japanese periodical have
been the Ford lads.
Greenland's icy mountains and India s
coral strand alike have succumbed to
the fascination of the motor car, and
the Golfers of this Detroit manufac-
turer receive its moneys from every
land under the sun.