Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
WHAT THE MOTOR
CAR DOES FOR
HUMANKIND

II saves time-Ia the aggregate,
tens Of millions of hours daily are now
devoted TO useful occupations which
tormerly were wasted because of slow
and Inefficient methods OF transporta-
ton. 49,. <.. ~
% II improves health-The extent to
which motor cars improve the health
Of those who use them cannot be es-
timated. 50 vast and far reaching are
the benefits thus accomplished.
IL increases neutrality-suspicious.
and users OF motor cars find IL easy
TO extend and improve their circle Of
friendships, thus enlarging and i'm
proving their opportunities to enjoy
the numberless benefits incidental
thereto. -. ~ H.. -.
IL encourages thrift-Thousand of
people are Saving up" to buy an au-
tomobile and the reason they are saw
ing Is because the automobile is such
an intensely desirable thing that peo-
pie quit spending their money fool
ishly In order to get one. The habit
Of saving thus inspired often contin-
ues long after the motor car Is pur-
chased.
II Is highly educational-The mo-
tor car has made II possible for thou
sands Of men and women to acquire
an elementary knowledge of machin-
cry. than which there is no more in
teresting or useful study. II i'm
proves the mind through enlarged OPP
portunities for travel, 1t gives to
those who use II a constantly extend
ed intellectual horizon.
Il strengthens family ties-Untold
thousands Of families have been ce-
mented into a closer bond through the
possession Of a motor car. II keeps
children and parents together and in
creases their understanding or each
other. When there is motor car in
the family the parents are never
strangers to their own children" On
the contrary they are friends and COM
panions as well as blood relatives.
II increases the worlds wealth
Sometimes you hear an expression OF
surprise that there should be SO
much money to spend for motor cars.
As q matter OF fact, the motor car
creates q great deal more wealth than
Is represented in its purchase price.
The owner Of q car soon finds himself
q more efficient being than he was be-
fore, with q largely increased earning
power. Improved mentally and physi-
cally, the motor car owner finds that
he can carry on his work or his BUSH
ness in q way that yields him great
ar return. Thus the motor car pays
for itself and piles up huge balance
for distribution among all classes OF
men. There 10 nothing so economi-
cally logical as the motor car.
II adds to human efficiency There |
Is hardly q utility that is useful in as
many or In such essential ways as the
motor car. There are numerous utili- |
ties which benefit mankind in one way !
but thsre are few to compare with the |
motor car In the great diversity OF its
benefits
The telephone saves time, but. un.
like the motor car. II does not inn
prove the health Of its user while 1t
Is saving his time. There are hun
dreds Of useful machines and appli-
ances ID the world, but 1t is doubtful
n any one of them has such a wide
spread influence for good as the motor
car
II creates whole new industries.
Aside from the millions of dollars
directly involved In the manufacture
or motor cars, the development Of this
industry has made II possible for
other industries to establish them
selves. Think of the tens of thou
sands who are making q living as re.
pair men, and through employment in
accessory and associated Industries
rem are employed today at good
wages In tanneries, In mines and fac
tories, on farms and plantations, in
oil fields and rubber groves and IN
stores and offices ali over the world
who would not be 90 employed were
Il not for the motor car and the In.
dustries II has created.
II has brought better roads-Few
things contribute as much to the ns-
tional well-being as good roads, and
the motor car has been and is now
the strongest influence for road i'm
provement that exists. When roads
are improved, property values double,
treble and quadruple. Markets are
made accessible which previously
were beyond reach. Good roads make
Il possible for the poor of the cities
10 have better food and more of 1t.
IT less cost. and for the farmer to
sell the products Of his farm and gar
den at greater profit. And as the
motor car improves roads, so 1t Inn
proves the lives OF untold thousands
IN and out of the cities, and makes
existence for them pleasanter and
more profitable.
II benefits both users and non !