The Washington times., 1918-02-09
/ Automobile---If You Can Afford 1t.
Move to the Suburbs if Necessary-You Can Live
There with an Automobile as Cheapy and More
Comfortably Than in the City WITHOUT One.

This, the beginning of year, is the time for the man
who hasn't yet got automobile for himself and his fam
lily, to think hard about getting one.
Here are some facts-actual facts, not imagination
that ought to help thousands of citizens to make up their
mind that their automobile hour has come.
You get small house in the suburbs live under your
roof with your front yard plenty of fresh and
sunlight, AND KEEP AN AUTOMOBILE for less than it
costs to live in the city without automobile.
The automobile today is absolutely different thing
from what it was fve ten, or even three years ago.
An automobile kept by intelligent man now is less
expensive than a horse and buggy.
The smaller economical cars built soldly substan
tally and to last for years. cost little for upkeep that the
acquainted with the facts scarcely believe them
You may go for six months without changing tire if
you care to take the trouble to your Car carefully
You can I'LL small tank with gasolene with one of the
modern economically constructed and you can run the
whole week with that small gasoene suppyf you don't go
touring off in the direction of Honolulu.
The so simple that the man who chooses can
keep his car without chauffeur His wife or his fifteen
boy meet him at the station take him to the
station, and use the car while he is away
At the end of long the be sent back to the
manufacturer and obtained for half the price
or even less.
Remember that autOmobilng is no longer luxury of
the rich, but it is actually A NECESSITY OF THOSE
THAT ARE ONLY FAIRLY WELL TO DO.
The man to whom time is important. who must m @ run
around seeing many different people, OWES IT TO HIM
SELF TO HAVE AN AUTOMOBILE
The who has wife and children who realizes that
aS r S IT 1as Elf TO
FAMILY TO GET AN AUTOMOBILE
Buy car WITHIN YOUR MEANS
Run carefully take the advice Of the maker to how
you make your tires and your gasoene last AND RUN
YOUR CAR CHEAPLY.
you don't want the cost of paying storage in the city
get outside of the CITY, and remember that the automobile
and the country house combined will cost you less than city
life without the automobile.
Whatever else you do visit the individual shops where
the type of machine that you want can be purchased
Look over the field, study it, AND GET MACHINE!
IF YOU CAN.
Remember that for children growing up, and for you
yourself there is greater interest than the care Of
The understanding of machinery.
And above all, remember what it means to CONQUER
SPACE AT WILL to all that beautiful in the country
about you visit neighborng towns climb the high hills
down the oceans edge in summer when you choose
With automobile you can by turning the crank and
starting the machine, CHANGE A HOT SUMMER DAY
INTO DAY OF BREEZE AND COMFORT. You can take
children and your wife for entire days happiness at
very slight cost.
You will find your wife very glad to clothes and
your children glad to orego many other things that they
nave thought necessities, you will give them NOW the
machine that they ought to have.
GET AN AUTOMOBILE IF YOU POSSIBLY CAN