The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

, quires care and attention to keep a horse
and you cannot keep II IN Il city without
great expense. But Ne average man can
/ afford an electric carriage, because II re-
quires no attention. and there is the main
future for the electric carriage---it makes
the owner independent OF trolley cars. in
dependent OF railroad cars and allows him
10 20 anywhere and everywhere; and that
will be. In my opinion, the main feature
of the automobile IN the future when tho
condition has become stationary. when the
first enthusiasm for automObiling a. the
greatest OF ell sports will have soinewhs I
dwindled away. 1t will not mean u re-
duct!on of their use. but rather an in
crease. If you look into 1t probably you
will ind that moro bicycles are used than
there ever have been. but they are not
conspicuous because not any more used
for sport except occasionally.
Now when you consider If wc had an
electric carriage In everyday Use IL would
be quite feasible To arrange for charging
1t at "A moderate monthly cost. say $40 or
s. u month. The Illuminating company
the local company IN a city or country
town anywhere takes care OF the electric
car. You run II there In the evening and
in the morning you go there and take IL
out, IL having been charged during the
night A light charge liz ample for all The
use you will have for 1t during the day.
Now that would save the owner OF the
mean II IL the ideal carriage the moment
you get It from storage there from the
illuminating company and the minute you
take I; back. and that IL all we need 90 do
and 10 care taken.
Indeed. YOU may, In many cases. go
further. You may arrange that a nomi-
nal additional charge be made by the IL
Illuminating company and II sends the
automobile TO your house and leaves It In
front of your door and In the evening.
when you arrive home, the Illuminating
company sends for It. Now. IL doesn't
cost much extra; YOU can get a mes
senger say for 20 cents a trip. and IL
probably even with this would cost less
than $40 a month because II isn't used
every day. 30 II isn't probable IL would
cost that: Il 's such small charge II
Is not Of moment. oh" you might say.
what II somebody wants TO use IL car
very much more, YOU would need more
mileage"
Well. you could have an additional
charge from some other contractor
whereby you get boost charge In your
carriage from any Illuminating company
In the country by showing his card. II
would not be difficult If both sides the
electric automobile industry and the cleo
trio operating company. cooperate. have
an interchange OF courtesies by an an
nuai payment or monthly payment OF a
certain amount whereby the automobile
IS entitled TO be charged everywhere and
anywhere-merely run II into any illumi-
mating company's garage, show your
card, get boost and go away again.
Now. that would make IL the simplest
thing in the world. 1t would make II
the ideal carriage which any lady.
anybody can have, because there Is
no trouble connected with II. anybody
can run II, any lady or child You Just
telephone 20 the illuminating company
garage and hav" somebody bring II 10
you and when you are through with II
you have somebody take II back and you
have your monthly rental ami that i all
there H. 10 II.