The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
THE UTILITY OF
THE MOTOR CAR
By II. s. DANIELS.

The people who are buying auto
mobiles are those who always
bought them-those who needed
them. And this year there are more
people needing them than ever be-
fore.
War has not reduced the demand
for cars because as a patriotic and
energetic people We require more
cars than ever before
The automobile is contributing
vitality to military and civic eff
cheney. 1t multiplies movement, en-
hances accomplishment.
In the hands of an alert and ac-
tive man it pays for itself quickly.
Those who have a number Of daily
business calls to make. credit the
automobile with their prosperity.
In order to hit a pace that makes
for greater efficiency, the doctor, the
lawyer. the farmer. the salesman-in
fact everyone whose work takes him
out of doors-must have a car.
The automobile is parent to ths
most wholesome movement in the
history of American domestic life
the movement toward the acre. In
accomplishing this one great reform
it has proved its claim. as an es-
sential unit in our transportation
system.
The professional or business man
u.
very decided disadvantage with
his competitor who does.
In all walks of life and in the
hands of every person to whom time
is important. the automobile Is
necessary.
1t takes the workers to and from
their daily tasks, carries the chill
rem to school, simplifies marketing
and shopping-in fact enters into
every daily duty and recreation.
To get there and back" is a mat
ter of minutes as compared with
hours in the days before cars were
built.
Business houses are not confined
to limited areas as they used to be
the motor car has changed all
that by bridging distances.
True economy. means only tho
elimination of. waste-the curtail-
ment of expenditures for things mot
| essential to the pursuit of right iiv-
ing. health and efficiency. ..
He who owns a motor car knows
that it is true economy to own one
that It is waste to be without one
waste effecting those things that
make for business utility and do
nestle content.
People who say that a car Is ex-
pensive to own are not fair. Pin
them down to cases and they charge
| against the car the cost of enter
tanning friends. repairs due to care
less driving, unnecessary incidentais,
and so on That is unjust. 1t is an
| investment. not an expense.
Could the American people get
| along without the automobile? I'm
doubtedly they couId-but no easier
than they could get along without
the typewriter, telephone, telegraph
street car and elevator.
| 1t decreases unproductive hours. II
increases human capacity. It SPURS
| initiative. 1t promotes accomplish
ment. 1t eonserves health. These
! things are money. a
The automobile has been the great
est creator Of wealth and conservator
fof health OF any utility of which the
world can boast
Its part in the worlds work Is a
brilliant page in the story of human
progress.
There Is no other means of travel
| that can compare with II. 1t is the
only vehicle that will take you exactly
where you want to go,
Evidence accurnulates that automo-
biles are bringing material relief to
that trafic congestion which Is se
vexing a problem to all communities
The importance Of a mile depends
upon bow quickly It can be traverssc.
II has been made comparatively un.
| important by the automobile.
Only nations that retain IN war their
Industrial strength fight victoriously,
Industrial strength does not mean the
maintenance OF the production OF lux
uries. but the production at maxi