The Los Aotfeles Times (‘alls the arolcounty automobile a white elephant. Tbia it is not. in the rat place it is not white at all, but red. In the second place, aud more important, it is not, as the term “elephaut” might be 4?construed to mean anything but a ^most useful and uecessary article. I look upon the purchase of a county automobile as a wise one by the county. The taxpayer who will take) the trouble to scan the county billsfor livery hire will readily see that it was strictest economy to have a vehicle of some sort, and as nothing on wheels can stand the wear and tearP*1ovaud do the work of an auotmobile, there was wisdom in the purchase of such a machine. E. M. SHERIDAN.prlit