The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
THINGS ABOUT
 AUTOMOBILES WORTH KNOWING
HORSE NOT sUPPLANTED.

cia1. vehicle enthusiasts are proclaim ing the passing of the horse and are planning a fitting memorial to the faithful old engine, F. F. Phillips, Manager of the solid tire department of the United States Tire Company, is one who does not share in the be- lief that the motor vehicle will entire Iy supplant the horse in the hand ling of city merchandise. That the field of the horse for delivery pur- poses will be materially restricted and limited, MT. Phillips admits, for on every hand is to be found evidence pointing in this direction. But he also argues that there are certain kinds of delivery work which the horse always will be able to perform more economically than it can be done by power vehicles. For this reason he does not agree with those whose predictions practically elimin- ate horses from city streets within the next ten years MT. Phillips is of the opinion that the ideal delivery system of the future, so far as the larger cities are concerned. will in and, through a combination service along such lines, business concerns which have large deliveries to take care of. will realize the best results
 "The Commercial vehicle has come to stay" says MT. Phillips, "and the ensuing ten years will see some rad1- cal changes in the methods of hand ling deliveries in the larger cities. The motor truck has been made an en- tirely practical proposition and it must be admitted that there doesn't seem to be much of a future for the poor old horse. But when we say
 the horse has had it's day we are perhaps stretching a point for the sake of self-satisfying argument The question is to what extent the horse has had it's day. No man whose business involves a delivery system is offered something better in return. And there are a few lines in which I doubt whether we can give him anything better.
 ''Take for instance the milkman covering a route of city customers by to save him either time or money by fitting him out with motor vehf-, cles? It can't be done because a motor must be stopped and started by human hands, whereas under the present system a milk del1veryman may cover several blocks without once clim ping back into his cart or touch ing the reins. He makes delivery, returns to the curb, shouts to the horse and goes on to the next house. Supposing he were to use light mo- tor delivery truck in making his round Each time he stopped he would have to climb down out of the vehicle, get his bottles for delivery. leave them with the customer and then return to his seat to start and operate the truck. All of this would consume a great deal of time and I do not see how it would be possible to obtain any reduction in operating expense. Where a great many cus- toners are to be served within small radius. I believe the horse will hold it's own against the march of progress.
 "The ideal delivery system of the future will include horses, electric ve- hicles and gas trucks-horses where distances are short and numerous stops are to be made; electrics to the full extent of their mileage ca pacity; and gas trucks for long hauls and heavy loads. The delivery of merchandise along these lines would produce the results every business man is looking for, namely, an eco- homie service doing a maXium of work in the minimum of time.
 "In the ideal of delivery system trucks will far outnumber horses. There can be no questioning of this fact. But even with the commercial vehicle looming up as an actual boon to the business man, there will. be a field for the horse and a big one, too"