New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
AUTO NOW INDISPENSABLE
Has Gradually Become a Willing
Servant for Man.
NO LONGER CALLED A TOY
Health Giving and Educational
Features Important Side-
of Motoring.
NO LONGER CALLED A TOY
By ALFRED REEVES.
General Manager Association of Licensed An
tOmobile Manufacturers.

Instead OF being termed a fad, or even 4
vehicle for pleasure use only, the motor
car is now the tool OF civilization and is
performing more thoroughly and more 10y
alIv than any other invention OF which We
have a record, with due consideration for
its comparative youth-for automobiles. -
Gar as practical purposes are concerned,
have been In use but little more than
eleven years. Prior to that time they were
governmental and deemed 20 be toys for
the rich.
Even at the first automobile show. held
I'm Madison Square Garden eleven years
ago. motor cars were looked upon largely
as curiosities, although every one admitted
their bright future. Each year has seen
progress of an extraordinary sort, unul We
have the perfect car Of to-day, the very
latest models OF which are shown.
with almost four hundred thousand ma
chimes I'm use I'm this country, and the num-
Der fast increasing, the statement that the
automobile IS now the tool Of civilization
admits Of. little argument. The so-cailed
! pleasure car, or passenger carrying ys-
| hice is TO a large degree an absolute ne
ccssity TO a great number OF our American
/ people, not one Of whom would think Of
giving up his car any more than he would
consider dispensing with his telephone
after it's advantages were appreciated In
addition, there are thousands Of new osn-
| ers entering the field every month. all Of
whom are receiving proof OF an indis.
/ putable nature In favor OF the motor cars
Z advantages
! The use of cars is now so general and
/ the conyeniences and time saving qualities
are so apparent in our everyday life that
machines are not alone taking the place u
the horse. but are opening up new fields
, in our lives that would be uhdreamed OK
N,nder ordinary conditions. As health
giyer and as an educational factor the
motor is far more important than Is a mere
vehicle for pleasure driving
Every family can find almost continuous
| use for the modern motor vehicle. \
prominent manufacturer points out mat
the head Of the house can use II gong TO
and from his business, for making business
calls. entertaining customers and business
associates and for touring. Ihls use OF the
car gives him a greater knowledge OF me
country, while the mental and physical
exercise OF drying makes for better dlges-
ton and better health. The ownership o.
a car certainly adds prestige.
A mans wife and daughters may uss
the car for social calls, entertaining and
for open air driving. on behalf Of the
sons. IL must be admitted that caring for
and understanding great piece OF ma
| ehinery like the motor car nave an edB'
cational value, while the mental and phys-
cal faculties in man are developed by drv-
| ing. The fresh air recreation cannot bg,
! improve his health, and using the car gives
the son more time with the other members
! Of the family and therefore brings hin
under the best influence
| As willing slave for all work the motor
vehicle is now entering that broad com
mercial field involving the transportatlOn
of freight and the quicker and more eco.
nomical distribution Of merchandise which
foretells the emancipation OF the horse
and tends TO bring close 10 hand the time
when that noble animal will become the
pet Of mankind instead OF the slave Of a
| cruel business life.
IL would be absurd to say that the horse
| will be relegated quickly FOR with Sl0ol-
! O0O horses in the country and some ica-
00o horse drawn vehicles the displacement
| proposition will be Of a steady but not
abnormal growth. Nevertheless. the ulti-
mate outcome must sec traffic. especially in
our large cities, where it is Of a congested
nature, given over entirely TO power driven
machines. 1t Is not too optimistic to say
that ten years from now Il horse on the
streets OF New York will be as rare Us a
motor vehicle was ten years ago.