New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

e,nments sent hundreds OF buyers into
army use. In this way from our al
ready depleted ranks Of horses we're
drafted hundreds Of thousands more
and greater share of the work once
done by the horse in farm and city
fas taken over by the automobile.
! More and more the Importance Of
TIE automobile as applied to business
Afe has been made apparent. But the
city man holds no monopoly on the
automobile. You have but 10 resort
to available figures, or, better still,
take trip through a thriving agri-
cultural community to realize that the
American farmer is now one of the
most consistent buyers Of motor cars.
Better Days for the Farmer
The farmer, who formerly depended
on his horse and buggy as a means Of
ssnsportation from farm to city, now
'lts at the wheel of his automobile
aud makes the trip in fraction Of the
sme formerly required under the old
,sgime.
As result the farmer Of to-day is
better informed man than the far
ner OF yesterday. lie Is no longer
Isolated from society. A matter Of
zen, flfteen or twenty miles, when the
Weather is bad, no longer keeps him
1.tom attending his Grange meeting, OF
nearing lecture on scientific farm
ag IN the city. He can drive to town
II the evening after his days work is
uohe. When he returns home at night
siete Is no horse to unhitch; he merely
.shS .shS ms car into the garage and it is
'aerc until morning.
ne covers more territory, sees how
v.aer sEr successful men are conducting
aeir affairs, and runs his farm as a
BUSINESS man runs his establishment.
"ol W.. the least important aid that the
ssasomob,le has been to the American
sslmer sarmer IS the added attraction it has
M sns 10 farm life by banishing loneli~
ssss sss and proving to the young men
s, ssst rural life is not without its at
Esstions after all.
me medical profession as a whole
H.. H. adopted the motor car. Every
s"vser drives his car winter and sum-
Ses os whlle making his daily profes-
so ,sS"sI calls. We're he. dependent on
sa.is as h9rse and buggy his working radius
Ssa.'r vu.u De seriously hampcred. Incl
inAsaIiy, II II an emergency call comes
HuIeh response iudy mean tDG
,rsaa'ng M OF human life, the physicians
~ ~ v.oss on his radiator permits him
,,s exceed the speed limit and rush
''' aid when it IS needed.
>. Wider Range for Statesmen
,srs ,"e city salesmcn who drive motor
r"s, no nave automatically widened their
fh;ising fh;s territory many times over.
.sts, eSs enabled business concerns to
hI.s petter service to their custo-
.sd"snslder how our cities reflect the
low. ,r."Ie OF the motor "ar. Suburban
bus;nn's nave sprung up miles from the
hnd;sss centres, their inhabitants de-
Sles almost entirely on automo.
iis.n.a Inc hanson cab has almost
Ss;bpesred from our city streets. |
the meets of taxicabs. stationed ai |
sents, ,arlous depots, distribute tran |
sthou.'1 70 oil parts of the great cities
Woue loss of time.
na,."sSe nave accepted this revolution "a
just.S Oh course. We have been ad-
lie s, 10 this condition. Althonch
nd squiiPment of our streetcar ."Husn i;nss
ts., .Uaiiroads had grown to meot tha
Yea nb..e.aasing bu "a demand placed upon
Aslesss ~ III sae public, they would, never
Ia trs,. ue insufficient to take care OF
l,ss OF oss,pho;r'ation ,h; OF the entire popu-
sator co., r",s great country were the
Ssomoh;f1 10 be banished. Should The
ar citv itS''e suddenly disappear from
sssss,ss :, streets there would follow =
essiIs'a Sonditiou which would mt
'ss'ly alleviatcd. ''N" "ou'o "os