The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-20

tnF lot 81
scene Of one ~ the hs9t,as '''7
The man reading the proclamation is
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Young peon1e WIN aftar visits 90
the citv fo,,rd ne - -
weariso1ne now find invs thov 49,.
experienced. through the advent ~
the auton,obi1e =, bas broTe,ht o<,,,,-
munittes closer taoathar r. has ~
moted ,he social snirIt II bae addea
to the general welfare
In time. through tho agency ~ the
automobile a moor co,rtr, rn,d ,,-4lI
be unknnvn Wi, he+ter roass MN
come better farms with better
farms greater prosnerfty This ia M
trita statement. +, is a for. and ~
ona hnovs q ha,,er ,b,, ~ rarr,ar
the NAV wbo feads tha ra,io,
Auto-Truck Rrncf,,s
The benefits Of The automohiIe arc
nnt confined tn ,ha messenger xa1,i~
Gle The ai,to.truck clair,s Ito .h.-a
A farmer forty, sixty, eightv--~even
one hundred rntIes~--frcu cir, 10
able to ret his produce to marie, ~,
au,o-truck IN onicker t,nne ana vcitb
less exuensa than hv any other aran-
ry Ria ran carr, more far ~. e.
DIV auto-trt1ck win naver grow waary
on the wav. A distance mar IA i'm.
possible for horses ia as notbing r.,
an auto-truck. a tourney that t.kes
a nstr ~ sloo rroying a,irsats ~
better mart Of Tho nfgbF vii 10 ,raI.-
e1ea nv sn auto-truek !, eof,l. ~
hours.
rha ,,,u, -,,,,, .t.s.sr,s - .t..-.
saver one viii carry ,,ore thsn ~.
ordinary wagons. therefore it is labor
saving II costs less per mile than
horsa-nouvsr ~ IA canah fa ~ 4o,r, 49, :
htr freight carriers therefore r. ~
,7onay-4svfrr
.Ttaro ia ro ao,,l,, hat tta+ Ia
short time, the at,to-tr1ie1s viii d. tho
work row narforr7ad nv wagons and
horses. merely because j. can 40 II so
much better
In .he cities :. has been,,s the
freight carrier and tho heart ~ ne
humane citizan 10 not moved n }ndtg~
nstion. Az n once vas h. tha sight
IF an overloaded team, drawn b,. 1ia-
spfrfts6 urhanr,--1nntfrs a,tv,ats
The smart eufo.trurk ~ snraetbsnv
to behold with admiration. n gors
along 80 smoothly. easily atn,,s,
fappff1y +na, n scerns ia do tts y.nrA
with rieas,,re
What ia more n DOES NOT litter Mn
the streets Of the civ q 1,a,,aT
which Tho ctttzara ~evn ~, e>,st3'
cred with tho attarttnn tbag III,
when me "e,,v heaf,tff,,t,t hsca-,,['i :,
far, much credit vii ~ Me-,
a,,1o,,yt ~ r. s,,+al+-,,,3, -. ~ '1e
10 tha ltgbtn- ,,arhs-1. -, $50. a
~ se''@i al
,,,o ..s-,,x. p...,..,
-
l. ~ 'es II, tlil'ot'4 on rs seven
'.','' - ~ ny oeaa air. III, as
psh,tai" az Ali' f'FiiaLiig saw. 40 un-
is ~ s'et1 s"eePeFs WIZ &c seen
-. ~ osHihs up iasteF aha raising dust
"a almost s'rahs'eS Inc unfortunate
psaef"iaH'
,Aeeoraine 70 Mr. s'reatoa EelNin.
'l1s peatnc state OF affairs Wiil be
Feall1ea Witnln ten years
me streets VIII be suitably paw
ed declares Mr- Belvtn. There wili
be no horse Hitter ia mar the high
way, because horses viii not be al
lowed within the city limits.
Horses will be barred fer the sim
pie reason that the health authori-
ties, acting under the tnstructt9na~ %
the citizens. will not permit them to
litter up the streets
The plague Of flies that visit us In
summer will thus he hantshed
Disease spread by these nests VIII
disappear
THE army Of street sweepers viii
not be necessary. The streets. flushed
with water. viii be clean and cool.
The city will save the thousands
OF dollars now spent annually TO keep
the streets comparatively clean. It
Will save the thousands spent To keep
them In repair, the result of the pound
ing from irons bod hoofs and the eat
ting of iron shod wheels.
In time the street cars Will, give
way to the uto-omnibus and although
the horse may not become extinct vet
he never again VIII be a beast OF bur
den. lie Will come into his own, an
annual 10 be treasured for a cross
country run. the pet Of his owner"
Such is the opinion OF Mr.. Preston
Belvin and as he is president Of the
president of the Richmond. Louisa and
Gordousville Highway Association. h..
may be regarded as an authority
Richmond An Auto Centre.
Richmond is fast becoming an an
tomohtIe centre n Distributing nnln,
for machines in the South. one enter
prising concern with admirable FORE
that automobile making has haco,,a a
home industry.
Others are hound 70 follow ana In
due time the capital city of the n,ost
important State in the south may bs-
come a rival ar retrofs
Stranger things have happened
has as many natural advantages as