New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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
life 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
regime.
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
rom 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
were Is no horse to unhitch; he merely
. .shS ms car into the garage and it is
'aerc until morning.
ne covers more territory, sees how
v sEr successful men are conducting
aeir affairs, and runs his farm as a
BUSINESS man runs his establishment.
W.. the least important aid that the
ssasomob,le has been to the American
amer amer IS the added attraction it has
sns 10 farm life by banishing loneli~
s sss and proving to the young men
s sst rural life is not without its at
actions after all.
me medical profession as a whole
d. H. adopted the motor car. Every
s"vser drives his car winter and sum-
Se os whlle making his daily profes-
,sS"sI calls. We're he. dependent on
s as h9rse and buggy his working radius
Ss vu.u De seriously hampcred. Incl
inAsaIiy, II an emergency call comes
HuIeh response iudy mean tDG
,rsaa'ng 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
,sr ,"e city salesman who drive motor
r no nave automatically widened their
fh;i H. territory many times over.
.sts, eSs enabled business concerns to
~ petter service to their custo-
consider how our cities reflect the
,aw r."Ie OF the motor car. 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. |
he meets of taxicabs. stationed Mt |
sents, arlous depots, distribute tran |
Elmo oil parts of the great cities
Woue loss of time.
na,. nave accepted this revolution "a
just.S Oh course. We have been adj
lie s, 10 this condition. Althonch
nd shipment of our streetcar ." i;nss
ts., .Uaiiroads had grown to meot ~
Yea b. u "a demand placed upon
Aslesss ~ III sae public, they would, never
Ia trs,. NC insufficient to take care OF
re OF s,pho;r'ation OF the entire popu-
sator 60. r",s great country were the
Ssomoh;f1 10 be banished. Should The
W ci tS''e suddenly disappear from
sssss,ss :, streets there would follow =
essiIs'a conditions which would mt
'ss'ly alleviatcd. ''N" "ou'o "os