French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-01
THE PUSH-BUTTON AND
THE THROTTLE-VALVE.
(By Thos. ]. Rickman.)

(By mos. j. h~lChuldn'J
l,Editor Hustler:
Riding on one of Asnev1lle street
cars recently, a gentleman. his wife
and about four little angels. entered
the car at a stopping place. the ta@her
IN Charge of W. and tiie mother in
CnaI sc Of two, bat scarcely had the
car gotten in motion till there was a
! riot to see which of the four could
fl 81 get to the rush-button anu Only
ny main strength of the tWo-family
heads could the fingers if those kids
be Kept off the pu~sh-bGtton. Push
buttons are expected to be used at III
pr ppA time only, in street cars. tut
the question is what on eartn 50
moved these young philosophers to get
her fingers on that button?
- ty knew not Of it's real purpose
were ignorant Of the stored electric
current and wire there to convey the
top messages to the moterman and yet
b. some intuition. in those youthful
minds. yes, more than that, let US say
by inspiration and inspiration" is ex-
actly what we mean, that is exacrly
What made those babes to realize that
these push-buttons had some wonder
full connection. They know not what
the NY stery was, but no one had tC in
form them that the han dof God was in
it.
When did you ever see a boy stand
round a putting engine, with its many
wonderful complications, it's intri: aIe
tutes, valves. openings, pulEngs,
sno1tlngs and unending bewiider-
ments and yet that boy would have
parted with his kingdom ha dhe own
ed one, for the privilege Of pulling thai
throttle-valve and have that engine
move off with it's train of cars. II is
he inventive genius that was Dor: IT
thet boy and he can no more help ii.
than he can fly, neither can the st.ce:
car maudlins keep hands off the push +,
Duttin. d..
Pity the man, woman, boy or girl
who are destitute of and were not
born with the "p~ush-button' and
"t~hrottle-valve" fever. 1t is that
which sets us all in motion and puts
us on the go. If you have a Hender-
son County farmer, carpenter, me-
chanic, merchant teacher lawyer. or
man of any calling whatever, who has
no pu~sh-button or throttle-valve fever
and general physical makeup, then
You may look for small crops, short
IprOntS and meager returns &,
The push button brought the Baptist
hosts to the mountains. looking after
the Masters business. 1t will take
thousands of Chicago and st. Louis In
6 few weeks, where great National af-
fairs call for men of brains, energy,
patriotism and concern for the welfare
of Il country. How eager are our
Henderson County friends and cam
paigners to be called on and permitted
to touch the electrical button, which
clectrifies the legislative and execu-
tive offices if the County and State.
Doubt not friendly readers, but that
such an ambition is loyal, worthy,
honorable and noble in every sense of
the word. The push-button spirit was
put there by the Creator Himself and
who would dare -stultify, discourage.
OF hinder one with such worthy ambi-
ton?
Here is hoping that our good friend
the Hon. M. l.. Shipman, will be we'll
remembered n favorakly dealt with.
by all the voters in the entire noun
tain section, as well as all the balance
o. the State, since he not only has the
"push-buttonand throttle-valve fever"
but he has likewise proven himself to
be a worthy. painstaking and trusty
engineer at the Unbelievable. If any
word of distrust or unfaithfulness has
ever been uttered against him. in the
discharge OF his official duties we
have never been able to hear if same.
He has changed the Office from one or
insigniicance to one of the very great
est Importance to the Industries of IT,
State. 1t must be that he has famil-
iar;zed himself with the duties of the
important Office of Labor Commission
er, and the duties of the Office are
such, than an inexperienced man
would be awkward in the discharge of
same.
The proper time to use push buttons
in the summer tourist business for
He~ndersonville is now upon us, and
DO not forget to push for the Hender-
sonville stop. The place not only now,
but for many years has been So invit-
ing that it often looked as if empty
cars had to leave the station. Let it
be so this season. More anon
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