Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-08
What the Automobile Means
to Civilization and to
the Individual

one is date cousin
The struggle for speed has been the story of mankind The
telephone conquered distance for the the telegraph
quered distance for the written message
The automobile enables about rapidly
the bird-and now, the intelligent citizen is asking himself
WHAT machine shall buy?"
Let give why every man who can should
buy machnebg snortng and expensive if he afford
it, smaller less but the greatest possible addition
life, if the big is too costly.
The automobile economy.
All that has in this life is TIME and very little of
The automobile adds the power of hour adds
day. doubles triples quadrupe his EFFICIENCY
And this does apply only the doctor with his many
to the fashionable rushed in directions by calling
shopping and other pleasures and duties.
The automobile will do for small plumber than for
of leisure 1t will do for butcher small contractor
other little business than for the richest citizen Be
the little in need of the machine that
work accomplished
Long ago, when only dudes called rode bicycles the
envious scattered tacks glass along roads
We used tell the workers then that day THEY would
be the chief of the bcycle-and that
fact We tell the workers day the time coming when
to them than other class the cheap automobile
motorcycle will be the greatest blessing another freeing
of the serfs'
workman hardly he opposed the
bicycle as the of the roh-bu he DID that
In short time will be unbelievable that vexatious
and nnumerab should have been devised
those engaged in developing the automobile.
You can get that will carry five eighteen
miles for twenty worth of gasoline
The this with fifty horses standing in the
stable his farm bought hands
to their work 1t foolish waste to let the jog slowly
hind farm horses and the machines LESS THAN THE
HORSES farm that produces the horses food and
does not yield gasoline
The day is here when tradesman builder skill
ed mechanic automobile ECONOMICALLY Let
f0rh
do it.
Let the consider that he is using HIS valuable prop
ery he drives Then the life machine low in price
almost without limit And the ownership of car far
ing extravaganza is actual economy 1t
makes money during the week 1t gives pleasure the
family Sunday 1t is heahfu useful pleasure that dis
courages pleasures that are harmful
The little already The workman car is
not far away Within five the tin dinner pail will
side the clutch and the brake at the bottom small
wife will drive her husband worake children to school
do her marketngno longer tied down the prices the
est store
Many weary workman the days end seeing the birds
flying easily to their nests has wished that wings
Now the automobile will actually GIVE him wings The
days end need longer tramp country
roads long journey hanging strap the city street
One workman will take his friend home day The
friend will do the next day.
And workers thus relieved drudgery have for their
employers added value greater than the gasoline
First had the white ghost" the red devil TOYS
sor rich young
Then had beautiful quite expensive mousine ideal for
nervous old ladies.
Then got the wonderful machines of price within
the reach of the citizens of small shall have the
workman carthen the automobile job will be complete
What reward what praise be too great for men
who have genius fortune power courage and end
less ambition into the making of the nations automobiles Those
in the highest benefacors of their Long
life TO them them They ahead and know
is Ours
alone millions automobiles-he who doubts that is
baby The great work has only begun
Three cheers for the automobile which repays
health cash happiness every dollar that it costs