Culled from Contemporaries.
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Bearing somewhat on the Agricultural Side of the Industry.
Motor Horse-vans.
I have been in serious communication with practical people on the above subject, and can state with certainty that motorvans can be provided at a much lower price than owners of motorcars would ever imagine.—A writer in " The Sportsman."
Watch Australia.
The industrial vehicle has a very great future in the country districts of New South Wales; in fact, it has an unlimited future, but the economic side of the case will always have to be jealously watched by owners.—" The Motor in Australia."
How the Small Man Scores.
During the last few years, however, I find that many smart young housekeepers are getting tired of taking home their own packages, and I have noticed bright smiles on the faces of many when my assistants have proffered delivery . and [the week's goods' would be delivered by motor just as easily as would a three months order.—" System." The Farmer's Salvation.
Westeru farmers realize that the only way to meet backward seasons is to have in reserve sufficient farm motor power to do rapid and effectual work. The reports received to date from Saskatchewan indicate an increase in acreage under cultivation of 50 per cent.—" Gas Power Age."
Other People are Puzzled.
The puzzle to us is that in face of the overwhelming evidence as to the relative cheapness of operating fleets of motorbuses there can be found tramway enthusiasts who persist in advocating extensions of what has been proved to be an obsolescent method of traction.— " The Auto Motor Journal."
The Scope of the Motor Coach. There is no doubt that these day (char-a-banes) tries are becoming very popular, and I think it will not be long before we have working-class people spending their holidays on motor charsa-bancs—touring about the country and putting up where they please.—" Daily Dispatch." Motor Truck Succeeds Ox-cart.
James W. Barber, a Syracusan now employed in Porto Rico by a concern that uses motor trucks for freight work, writes friends that the motor is rapidly driving from business the old-fashioned ox-cart. He says 30 large trucks are being used on the island, his district lying between San Juan and Ponce, and that trucks are used also for hauling the mails.—" The Automubile,'. New 1 ork.
Plain Horse Sense.
Everybody knows that a motor wagon will stand up under conditions that would prove insurpassable to the horse, and that the machine will go further, travel faster, carry more load and keep on doing it without fatigue. But that is not what vitally interests the business man who partly or wholly makes his living out of transportation. What he wants to know is how the power wagon will fit into his business to supersede the horse profitably. He does not want mere hearsay evidence; he must have facts and figures that suit his conditions of doing business.—" The Power Wagon," Chicago.