Milford chronicle., 1915-05-21
AUTOMOBILE THE
FARMERS RELIEF

The motor car has furnished a We
come relief from the monotony of life
which was long the lot of the average
farmer. = no usually well-to-do, The
| farmer found that his necessary isolation
| kept him from enjoying the full be II fits
of frequent association with his gh-
bors and friends. Easy means of com.
municatiOn were lacking. 1t is only
within recent years that any progress
has been made in this direction
1t is the big need for relaxation and
tleasure that the automobile has filled
for the farmer. This point is made
| plain by John n, Millys, president of
the WHY'S s-Overland Company, which
sells more than half of its entire output
t. residents of rural communities.
The former does not have to stay It
home If he has car said Mr.. w llys,
He does not feel himself rooted to tie
soil His wife and children will be hap
pier and more cOntented. An automobile
brings freedom freedom from isolation,
freedom from loneliness, freedom from
the limitations of time and distance
To the farmer a car is far more than a
mere luxury. 1t is vital necessity to him
and his family. 1t offers welcome relief.
1t makes him better woT ker by giving
him recreation and pleasure he could not
otherwise have. Its broadening mental
effect is one of its greatest benefits to him
Once the farmer has an automobile
he soon finds himself looking forward to
lmmer evening rides with his family,
with the cool breeze blowing away the
fever heat of the days work in the
fields. He finds himself able to go on
pleasure trips to picnics and so on, with
his wife and children, which hitherto he
was unable to enjoy because of the dis
tance to be covered in the time at his
disposal. Many a man has reported
that he doesn't feel the hard work of
harvest time as much as he did before
his car gave him the needed relaxation.
I'm winter, instead of hugging the
fire, trying to keep warm, and dreading
the next trip he will have to make to
town, the farmer can go and come with
with comfort as often as he pleases.
The automobile also facilitates COM
munication and intercourse, and because
it does, it is one of the foremost influ-
ences in fostering a strong sense of good
fellowship and fraternal cooperation
among farmers.
when the church, the school, and
the grange flourish, the opportunities
for recreation and social betterment are
naturally multiplied In enabling the |
farmer to make the most of these insti- |
tutions, the automobile helps to support |
and develop them and also renders its |
owner one more invaluable service.
Progressive farmers to-day appreciate |
that the women folk deserve a better,
brighter life. And nothing has made the !
life of farm women brighter and broader |
than the automobile. An hours ride-a
visit with laughter, song and gayety, do |
more to erase the marks of care and pre-
serve the roses of youth than barrels of
pills.
And, of course, if an automobile in
the family proves beneficial to a man and
his wife, it cannot help making big diff
ference in the upbringing of the children.
A car provides just the safety valve needed
to let out the excess energies and spirits
of fthe growing boys and girls on the farm.
It gives the farmer city advantages with
out city drawbacks