The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-03
MOTOR CAR NEWS
Club Roads Meeting WIN Draw
Big Crowd.
Il win Be Held This llonth-
Farmers interested.
WAKE UP TOPEKA moIOIns1s!
Local Automobile Hen win Get
Together Soon.
Easy to Operate Electric Mn-
chino-Reporter Tried II.
WAKE UP TOPEKA M0TORISISI

The farmers and m0torists>of Shaw
nee county are taking An interest In
the open house" all-day good roads
meeting that will be held In the main
Day this month. George w. STAINS
field, chairman Of the good roads conn
mittee OF the Commercial club, who
VIII set date for the meeting, has re-
celved letter.. from number OF farm
ers who say tho viii be on hand for
the event. and that they are willing
to do all they can to assist the county
commissioners In their efforts to bet
ter the roads
The meetins is expected to be big
affair. The farmers Cf Shawnee coun-
", the motorists, the county commits
sioners, and all others interested In
better roads for the county will b
invited to attend.
In speaking Of the meeting ]. win
club. said: ssThe purpose Is to find
out just what roads ought to be Inn
proved and what cooperation the
farmers and others viii give. The
whole road situation will be discussed
tiers have been received from farmers
OF shawnee county complaining that
some Of the roads are in bad shape
so bad in fact that 1t is almost i'm
possible to reach Topeka.
I'VE expect to have large attend
ance at the meeting az the question
of good roads in Shawnee county is Of
interest to both the farmers and the
people of the CITY,"
Wake Up Motorists!
After having been in q dormant
state for a period of many months 1t
seems that the Topeka Motor club II
soon to wake up. w. w. Webb Of the
club and Clarence Jordan. secretary Of
the Kansas State Automobile associa-
ton, are getting their heads together
Tor the purpose Of planning for q
rousing meeting that will get several
er in conference at the Commercial
club. The date Of the meeting has not
been announced.
About Electric Machines.
The mechanism of an electric automo-
bile is 50 simple that any one, even q
child. can operate 1t.
There are many makes in America and
Topeians Topeka has Branch ene c1n repr Dy
Kurt. KelIsm. Of the Anderson Electric
company OF Detroit He represents the
All electrics have regulations for easy
riding. and the electric car u . great
leaolng makes are Waverly. Ohio. Baker.
Detroit. Rauch-Lang and others. Cars
because az ths syes a ipcas COME 4, ,nt o. Ievo of
This week q State Journal reporter
Il
The coupe was driven easily ana is efliip-
ped with luxurious upholstery. The re-
porter drove the electric up and down
hills and went twenty-five miles an hour
with ease.
It costs about fifty cents to charge an
miles on the one charge.
Gasoline cars can make much better
time than electrics. but q person can ex-
coed the speed limit on any standard
make electric Electric cars have solid
tires and are not bothered with punctures
The interior Of q coupe OF an electric and
that OF a big gasoline limousine are SIM
liar.
It Is "Dun Season."
This Is dull season for the motor car
dealers OF Topeka. Tho roads are not Ia
the best Of condition and It win be some
time before the motoring season opens. a
number of cars were bought as Christ
mas presents but the men who will be
prospects, later for the dealers are pay
ing very little attention At the present
time to the question Of the purchase Of 1.
machine