Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-12


he large attendance
The annual crop report compiled by
the Continental and Commercial Ma
uonal Bank Of Chicago, shows that
'he production OF the five leading grain
crops OF this country surpasses last
Years by over 6O0,O00.o 900 bushels, and,
IN me aggregate. is the largest in
me country's history. This means that
'ne farmer is again going to be one
or the largest buyers OF motor cars
in the country
for the first time I'm the history
OF thc country has the wheat crop
reached n billion bushels and with the
hISh prices, the automobile dealers and
manufacturers are going to have one
% the most prosperous years In tn.
history OF the Industry.
After year of war I'm Eurone !,
mhich the motor truck has continually
demonstrated it's superiority over horse
or mule power our country goes on
In the old Civil War atmosphere with
It's national encamDmcnts. using the
same old two and four horse or mule
wagons, moving at tho same mule nace
and with the same mule caparitv s.v,
the Commercial Vehicle Tho New York
state encampmcnt with It's 5000 men
mas only five motor trucks OF its own:
true. mere are few loaned by Jealous
80" anu uedIeTS, out 10 all intants
ana purposes the army department In
sun movings Mt mule pace and with
mule capacity. The field kitchens are
sun slowly and laboriously hauled
about by four mules, much OF the COM
inissary is SO handled; in fact the mo-
TOR truck la stu factor Of surprisA
and has not yet become an accepted
part OF the army
Builders OF inclosed cars throughout
the country have all remarked notice
able Increase In the call for inside
driven automobiles. The Anderson Elcc
tric Car Company-bu!lders OF Detroit
Electrics--the worlds largest manu-.
facturcrs OF Enclosed cars. have been
Forced to extend their production plan.
10Y inns coming season to provide for
more than twice as many cars rs they
built in 1918
w. c. Anderson. president OF the An
derson Electric Car Company, says: at
is my belief. from having carefully
watched tho automobile business
through It's various phases OF develop
ment through the past ten years. that
there are two very evident reasons for
the growing favor the Enclosed car Is
hndinS among practical motor car buy
ers. First. because Of it's construction,
the inclosed car provides an couipaue
which can be used with the greatest
efficiency and comfort every day tho
year round SO when n man buys an
Enclosed car he eliminates the expense
OF an extra body for winter driving.
which touring Car owner Ia forced TO
mcet-unless no puts his car up for the
winter and so losos four or Ave months
of automobiling each year. Tho second
important reason, as l see II, is that the
custom OF long tours by automobile la
rapidly dying out. Statistics OF which
] have knowledge prove conclusfvely
that as per cent of all automobile trips
taken faIl within n radius aixfr n
eighty miles. This decrease In touring
simply means that the open touring car
is becoming less and less factor
among automobiles. Detroit Electric
holds It's supremacy among inclosed
cars. because II offers not only the gen
eral advantages OF the inside driven
automobile. but also the many further
features OF comfort. economy. silence
and smoothnesa which are only possible
with electric power. Our dealers In
every part OF the country report most
gratifying situation for this coming
season"