The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-26
MOTORING

A great deal more travelling is being
done this year by automobilists than
last year, a local automobile dealer said
today in commenting upon the number
of tourists who pass through Ardmore
every day. Greater passenger mile serv-
ice is rendered by the passenger auto
mobiles in the United States than by
the entire railroad or street railway
system in the country. The 300, 600
passenger cars averaging 5000 miles a
year and three persons each, give L
total of $500, 100000 passenger miles.
AT the rate Of two cents a mile this is
is worth S1,110, 100000 a year.
The automobile fills real transpor.
tation need. 1t not only gives a pas.
senger service, but it Is estimated that
forty percent of the motor cars i'm
America are owned and used by farm
ers who do great deal of hauling. The
automobile Is time saver When used
in business it is an economy, not an
extravaganza.
The use of the automobile as sub.
stitute for the horse releases enough
land which, if put in cultivation, will
produce enough foodstuffs for more
than 12,OOO0O0 men, the total force EN-.
ployed in the war by all the allies The
result is attained this way: Five acres
Of tillable land are required to support
one horse; three acres to support a
man. If each automobile takes the
place of only one span of horses, the g..
100000 cars release 37,000,000 acres of
land for production of foodstuffs.
Wholesale recreation in the open air
is a great reyivifier and invigorator. It
enables the Woodworking business man
to continue intense work without break.
ing down. The automobile affords such
recreation. President Wilson takes his
relaxation in an automobile every after
noon.
Approximately 100000 wage.earners
are employed in the motor vehicle in
dustry. The majority are skilled me
chanics. The automobile factories and
their organizations OF mechanics are an
invaluable asset to the nation in mill
tary activity. They can be used for
the production Of aeroplane engines
parts and complete machines and for
manufacture of ammunition.
Patterson Motor Company unloadeC
and delivered five new Dodge cars last
Friday
William Davidson returned from West
Virginia Wednesday in his Hudson SUP
er.Six, making the round trip Of 4.OOl
miles without a mishap. Two Of hi,
castings still had Ardmore air in then
when he returned
Joe Telford. Of Morehead. Telford 4
Company, motored 20 Sulphur Friday.
carload Of Stevens cars was un
loaded this week by Morehead, TelforC
q Company. The shipment included botl
touring cars and roadsters of the 1915
model all considerably changed from
last years style. Morehead. 4Teford 4
Company has just moved into the new
addition 70 its garage on First avenue
southwest, and has on display full
stock Of Reos, REQ trucks and Steven
cars A shipment of Cadillacs is eN
pected soon.
John II. Miller. manager of the tir
department. Of the +. L. Shaw con
pany, distributors of Studebaker auto
mobiles. Dallas, Texas. was in Ardmor,
Thursday
A. a. Snowhill Of Lawton. purchase
a light delivery Buick truck this wee
from the Palace garage, local Buic
dealers.
w. L. Wharton. state distributor fC
Stapleton Motor Sales Co. Oklahom
City, has used the offices of Morehea
Telford Company as headquarters III
past week. while demonstrating tn
heavy Duplex Four.wheel drive truck.
Harry Foster is the new night for
man for Patterson Motor Company.
An E-49, seven.passenger Buick. wa
delivered to Davenport and Mannin
Of sulphur by the Palace garage.
Wallace Holt. night mechanic ia
fha 49,,