Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
KLINE DISCUSSES MOTORS
AND THEIR HISTORY
Tells Of Early Experiments of Dur
yea, Haynes, Olds and
Others.
BIG SHOW CLOSES TONIGHT
Dealers 10 Have Annual banquet ut
Richmond Hotel at 10 O'Clock.
Pronounce Show at Grays' ARM
DRY Great Success.

Dealers Night at the Automobile
SHOW last night made tho Grays' Ar
tnory Mecca to which j goodly num-
beer OF people interested in iutomo bilcs
nade their pilgrimage through the
melting SNOW that covered tho streets.
Especially we're tho members Of the
automobile convention. OF a fcw days
past. evident. In a business sense. the
exhibition waa all chat could bc de-
sired. and the sales greatly outnum-
b"rcd those made the preceding
nights. The dealers held u brief meet
Tag, aud afterwards adjourned until to-
night. when a dinner party at the Rich
mond Hotel viii end a successful week.
The dinner il scheduled at 10 O'Clock.
Recalling again the meeting last
Wednesday OF the automobile dealers
OF the state, particular feature was
tho address given by !. a. Kline. 81
tho Kline Motor sales Corporations and
having for its subject The Develop
Incnt OF the Motor Car Mr.. Kline is
the only manufacturer connected with
tho local Automobile Dealers Associa
ton. and hence his Information comes
hrst-hand.
DURfE:A EXPERIMENTS
DATE BACK TO 1883
Charles II. Duryca was considering
tho possibilities OF the peIf-propeil"d
NtE1tieS anu "EIL4iS t'oNt bi''II III
1892" he said lie assisted. .s con
sulting engineer. Ia designing steam
motor buggy in 1883. Recognizing. that
some years must be EDent i'll develop
ucnt. experiments with motors Were
begun and drawings for complete
carriage were completed during tho
summer and fan OF 1891. followed by
actual worn that winter Many ~
pcrinents We're made VITA almost every
part OF the iisst vehicle 70 reduce Il To
practical form. with the result that
The first motor carriage was finished
in tho fall OF 1892. The Ychicl" rln-
pioycd inclined steering hnucklrs aud
single lever control b. which tho steer
ir;, and speed We're manipulated by one
hand.
The frs. vehicle proved underrowrr.
and was soon d!slnamtl., with infant
10 provide "a more powerful motor. but
this attempt wns quickly abandoned
and a com Dlctr heavier design. begun
the same line. was finished /. the
fail OF lSa2. II ran many miles Win
speed M 10 ten or Twelve miles pr
hour and demonstrated mat the auto
mobile o. the futur" would to far
superior TO the horse drawn vehicles
that instead or being sold. AZ the DE-
fiEnc- thought 10 the poorest classes
unable 10 afford horses. il would be
purchased By tho wealthy and super
sedc their horse-d:awu outfits.
FIRST can PUT INTO
DAILY SERVICE: ~ 1871
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whore hn yort.,, or, -
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