Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-08
HAYNES DESCRIBES
GROWTH Of AUTO
INDUSTRY
Manufacturer Declares Motor
Car Has Become Essential
Feature Of Modern Homei
ReciteS New Inventions,
CEy Ilwood IIaynes.)

Az early as 1898, when the Haynes
Automobile company was still In us
infancy. we decided 10 build for the
following ycnr about fifty cars About
tho same tins learned that another
firm was expecting to build one hun-
drod machines for the same year, and
we wondered If both companies would
sell the entire output of $50 cars
Ii was not q question in my mind
whether the American people could
buy these machines, but whether or
not they would buy them. To my sur
prise we Sod all we could make ana
the public etlll clamored for more
Notwithstanding the tremendous
strides which have been made In the
business this experience has been re-
peated each year without exception
ever since
The automobile has SO established
Itself IN thousands Of American homes
and SO cndoarcd itself to those who
use It that II viii not be given US, OK
cepting in certain cases where are
necessity demands it.
Not ony does the owner Of ma
chine take his own family oIt for
pleasure driving but frequently takes
the children cf his neighbors, so that
il is now rather difficult TO find q boy
or girl in the more populous districts
who has never had a ride In an auto
mobile,
The motor car VIII no more go out
Of style or out cf use than the beau
tiful home, the piano, The Brussels
carpet or a hundred other things
that contribute 20 the JOY of lie, II
has become the basis for outdoor ire
for thousands o. families. contributins
not only 20 their enjoyment, nut 10
their health, peace Of mind ana gem
eral well being, affording, as it does
a long wisher for pleasure and utility
which ii has only been possible TO
realize within the past ten or twelve
years.
The latest Haynes cars consist OF
three models In brief, the principal
changes are. Pressure gasoline feed
with tank. equipped with gasoline
gauge. suspended az rear OF chassis
and air gauge ON cowl board auto
matte air pressure pump driven from
cam shaft, and auXiliary hand pump
on cow board. motor driven tir pump
ample storage space under both seats
for tools. pump, jack, etc, battery box
IL under front seats leaving running
boards clear. and leather kicking pads
on lower rear half of front seats
The greatest Of all motor refine
ments ad led to the new Haynes mod
els, however. is The Vulcan electric
gear shift, standard equipment
The Vulcan electric gear shifts EN-
ploys the wcll-ku0wn principle OF
electro lugnets or solcnoids as thcN
are technically called By these
electro are operated the slid
ing gears OF the usual selective trans
missions.
On the steering wheel is a dial or
push button known as the 'seioctoi'
switch. Ia crder 10 engage any de-
sired gear, it Is only necessary To-
push the proper button and denress
the clutch pedal
When tho clutch is out switch at
tached TO the pedal makes an electric
contact and sends current from the
battery 10 the solenoid controlled By
the button pushed The proper gear
is instantly pulled into engagement.
The entire operation takes only a frac-
ton Of a second.
As the switch between solenoids and
battery can he closed only by de-
pressing the clutch pedal. the danger
of stripping gears Is absolutely elm
mated
The vulcan electric gear shaft is ie-
cidedly simple, both electrically and
mechanically Il IS "foolproof" For
emergency use q hand shift lever is
provided.