The Washington herald., 1917-06-24
ACCESSORIES.
LUKURES OR
NECESSITIES?
inpossibse 10 Place All on Car.
Should Be Left to Owners Taste
and Iud4ment

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Some peopls advance the idea that
the automobile manufacturer should
put svery accessory on the car. never
stoppins 70 consider that II this were
done there would be no limit to the
same. When one considers the large
number OF accessories Il 10 not hard
to see that Il would be q total impos-
sioility for any one manufacturer Of
automobiles to cover the neld.
Instead of spending money In lines
OF doubtful proft how much better It
is that the manufactures perfects his
car to the extent Of turning out one
that will run and give good service,
At . price that represents the mini
mum cost IN manufacturing and leav-
Ing " TO the individual taste to add
whatever is desired.
why Demanded.
Ths dsmand for accessories Il an
expression of the very human desire
for improvement. II today every ac-
cessory were eliminated 1t would be
only short time when there would
Be again hundreds on the market.
The spirit that inspires the purchase
OF accessories Is the same spirit that
leads man to beautify his home
after the original purchase. price is
why he should fx up his lawn and
flower garden. He could live well
without them He does not need to
paint his house IN blended and attrac-
tive shades. As far a. comfort was
= serve az welL He does not need cleo
tho lights, People have lived very
happily without them He does not
need the various things that are made
for his comfort. He could set along
all right without them. But does h? J?
there, and Keeps adding the various
little things that make his place at
tractivs and his home comfortable.
When sonaething 10 found that makes
. his EorH bshtsr or his home more
: can. The same applies to the motor
. ear. Men are at WORK continually in
, venting and manufacturing devices
that add TO the comfort and safety
Of Automobihsts. The results Of their
. from time to time and meet with the
interest OF automobile owners
We DO not eslisVe there Is such an
; unnatural thing as an automobile
owner who would fail to examine
with interest a device representing
( branch Of automobile service. Sup
J pose that tomorrow some one would
come TO you and show you a paint
which could be spread over the sur
. face OF your tires and which would
give you an assured 5000 mileage,
: and absolutely prevent punctures and
. chase it? Suppose that another would
bring you an auto-top that when you
wished 10 raise IL all that was neces-
saEy was to press a button and 1t
. sprang into place. Another pressure Of
, the button and II was lowered and
disappeared into the body of the
. car. Would you buy Il? II Is more
than likely you would.
Assures Comfort and Pleasure.
The accessory is one Of those IA
miliar objects that cannot be fully
you were starting on q 9OO-mile trip
tomorrow and you were without extra
tires or patches; no tool-kit, no speed
ometer. no tire-sauge, no horn, no
tire-pump, no non-skid chains, you
would probably feel a little bit dubi-
pleasure. II you are femme and the
wind was burning your nose a de-
cided vermil1ion you would demand
a windshield. II you are masculine
and your tire went fat on the leeward
side Of high stone wall with the
Thermometer % in the shade and the
> only thing you could get % raise
s, the wind with" was . bicycle pump
you borrowed from a passing school
BOY: by the time you had gone
through your physical culture stunt
the one million and oneth time you
would be willing to believe that sons
people had their Purgatory here. II
Is occasions OF torture such as this
that have been changed by the ac-
eessory manufacturer into occasions
of Indifferent interest. The self
starter, electric lights. motor tire
pump, one man top, etc, which have
been achieved as the result Of the
untiring efforts Of the accessory man
ufacturer have made automobiling an
unalloyed pleasure