The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-07

side of the city Of Chicago. while in
the suburbs like Riverside, Evanston
and Highland Park there also are
charging stations. The installation
Of these has done much to popularize
this type Of motor vehicle in Chicago.
and the woman goes to the dealer
rather than attend to 1t herself. So
1t goes down the list, which all goes
to make the life Of the agent a busy
II not a merry one. He has one adj
vantage over his gasoline rival,
though. that being that his repairshop
ts far more clearly because Of the alb
sence OF grease and oil.
Trend Of the Electric.
Summing up the situation by the
show forecast, 1t Is evident that the
coupe Is the most popular Of the body
types, that the average wheelbase
will run between 70 and 80 inches;
that the majority Of makers will stick
to lever steering; that most Of the
cars will be chain-driven; that the
average mileage possibilities Of the
battery will be from 50 to Is miles,
while the increase in average speed
will be jump from IL to 20 miles an
hour. There also seems q tendency
to get away from the idea Of making
the bodies too large and unwieldy,
which Of course makes 1t hard for a
woman to steer. Also, in some in
stances the underslung frame has
come doubtless the same idea, II car
ried out in other cities, would in
crease the growth Of the electric cor
respondingly.
Cares Of the Dealer.
Undoubtedly dealer who MAIN
tains an, electric agency or branch
finds that his cares In the repair shop
are of more varied nature than is
tho case Of the gasoline car. No very
heavy work is done on electrics, It is
true, but there are a thousand and
one inconsequential things which
a dealer Is called upon to attend to
principally because most Of his Gus
toners are women. When q man dis
covers something out of kilter on his
car and 1t IL Of 80 trifling q nature
that he can attend to 1t himself he
does not bother the dealer, but In the
case Of q woman 1t is different. II
"a tack comes loose In the upholster-
ing she drives to the agent and calls
upon him to fix It. 1t may be, also,
that an incandescent light bulb is
burned out, and into vogue. while the
pneumatic tire 10 popular In almost
every case. One very prominent con-
Germ, however, sticks to the solid
tires, claiming that the solids have
an advantage over the pneumatics In
the case Of the electric car because
they are unable to repair the tires In
case of puncture.
THE trend for this year shows that
the most popular body type will be
the four-passenger COUPE" says q
tradesman who was one Of the pio-
neers. ut also will be noticed that
the users of these cars have, to q
certain extent, got away from the
idea that 1t Is necessary to use all
kinds of fancy upholstery and bedeck
the interior of the car with gewgaws.
The smelling salts and the flower
holders are disappearing fast. and
now the driver seems to be satisfied
with clock and possibly a speed
ometer, whereas before this the dash
in the interior Of IN electric usually
was overcrowded with thousand and
one things that were Of no particular
use to the occupants. Last year
whipcord was with the idea Of sim
plifying 1t as much as possible.
Nearly every concern will fit solid
tires II it is desired. but the general
vogue is pnuematic. It is interest
ing in this connection to note the
type of tire makes difference with