Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-28
The AUTOMOBILE, IT'S
ORIGIN AND PROGRESS



We are always seeking something
new, hut after We have found 1t. We
act A n we had always had II.
40 /, Ia with the automobile. which
We have had comparatively very
abort time. The development of the
automobile has been dependent upon
the perfection of the gasoline engine.
In lssu.lS;t internal combustion
cngines weighed 1900 to 1900 pounds
ner horse power. The otto Cycle.
iSss, USING high compression, In a
s,ns. led the way to practical motor
oaru. Following IL n brief history OF
tn development of the automobile.
N.,weon isls and 1850. Jesuit
missionary built toy steam car for
the court AZ rckin.
In 1870. Joseph Cugnot of France
built a three wheeled steam carriage.
In i5s2, James Watt of steam en-
sine fame took out "a patent on a
scf-propcilcd carriage In England.
In ifso. oliver Evans Of Delaware.
an engineer. built n car called "oructor
Amrhihius." which was good for land
or winter. IL rnn down Chestnut street,
Philadelphia. into the Delaware river.
and from thence 10 Trenton.
In 1909, Richard Trevithicki made
n car ln England which made 10 miles
Yer hour.
between 1900 and 1904. locomotive
dc.igna were begun.
I'm 1903. Rcade of Springfield. Mass.
Got steam propelled vehicle To run.
Between 1855 and 1850. Richard
pudseons steam car. with speed OF
40 miles per hour. came into existence.
In 1860, l.snoir OF France, patented
a vehicle with an explosive engine.
Ito IL the inventor 81 the type OF gas
engine that bears HIS name.
In 1891. the steam stage "Fly-By-
Nisht" made trips M a speed of 10
60 10 miles per hour.
Ia 1859, the House Brothers car
with a speed OF 80 miles per hour
came out.
Ia 1874, George n. Seldcn applied
the internal combustion engine 20
vehicles. for the nrst time in Amer
lea.
In 1877. Scigfried Markus, an Aus
trien. built a vehicle propelled by an
internal comhus,ive engine.
In 1879 Seldcn's patent was applied
for. II was granted IN 1895.
In 1855, an s-seated electric car
va. operated in Boston al a speed o!
10 miles per hour.
In 1854, Got,lieb Daimler Of Gef-
many patented road vehicle pro-
PEELED hy high speed. cycle. and an
Internal comtustive engine.
In 1885, Karl Benz. also 81 Germany
produced car driven by an internal
ccmhustivo engine.
In 1887. n. n. olds 90 America built
buggy which was driven by q
steam engine supplied from n tubular
boiler, heated by gasoline.
Ia 1855, y. W. Pratt ran electric
cars I'm Boston.
In 1889. scrpolict cf France revivet
IN. rn-h boiler which had been uses
IN isas.
Ia 1899. Charles T.. Duryea ran hi
nrst motor carriage. He used epari
IGNITION on spray oarhuretion. Henri,
Ford. steam driven vehicle also ap
pesrcd IN this year.
In 1894. Alexander winton's mo,o
bicycle appeared.
In 1894. the prize race from Par1
10 Rouen was run. In the same year
r. Y. olas' gasoline vehicle appeared
Charles n. King put an engine IN
buggy and Elwood Wagner drove
car seven miles per hour.
In 1925. the frst Winton car ap
peared. A race was held between New
York and Arcsiey and return. dis
tnnce ~ 90 miles Two cars returnel
!, 4? hours. A race was also held 8
chicago. with Ave entrants, Duryel
(. f.ts. nj n "A
race IN England was also won o
pury,h. In roce from Paris Z
Bordeaux. France. there were 6s en-
trant.. ono Of the entrants paid vs.
900 FOR his car.
In 1895. rord's first gasoline ca
sas produced. Frank r. Stern ais
Completed his frst automobile.
In 1897. stanley Brothers produce
steam car.
In ises. winton bull; and sold fou
motor cars. Less than 800 cars wer
n tho country az that time.
In 1899, the first auto show wa
aeid IN New York.
Ia 1909. gasoline omnibus az
pcarcd.
IN 1908. the beehive radiator an
magnetic ignition were put In use.
In 1919. self-starters were used.
In 1913. the month OF septembe
here were ..oeo.ooo cars IN this cour
Try. Al the present time u Is estima'
ID tina, there are more than 100000
cars IN tho United states. What me
elii Accomplishment knows?
Tru. constructive processes are or
y In their infancy. What the next
wears holds for us we know not, bl
- feel confident that science and n
lus,ry. as applied 20 the business
making automobiles eater 70 y
needle. comfort and the luxury
mankind have only shown Us q
ir~, achievements Of their immatu
ny.