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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1914
Page
14
A 1898- era Haynes Auto Company founder Elwood Haynes notes robust demand for cars and predicts continued growth. He urges careful maintenance, reading manufacturer instructions, and avoids cheap mechanics. Emphasizes systematic fault finding and proper lubrication for reliable operation.
The piece extols the automobile as a valued part of outdoor life and family joy, noting widespread usage and annual buying season. It urges car owners to avoid tinkering under hood failures, advising to consult a repairman and follow instructions, especially during emergencies, to prevent further trouble.
Instructions cover using a regulating valve and cross partitions in inlet pipes to heat the entering mixture center. Notes gasol ine compression limits and kerosene risks with water injection, plus a water kerosene mix to preserve body work. Mentions Paris motor car ordinance to require safety device costing about $10 and linked accidents.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that when a car is used for a pleasure ride the owner is liable for damage caused by the chauffeur's negligence. In the Garettson case a parage company sued a garage owner for damages after an injury from the driver obeying instructions. The decision states the driver acts as the servant of the garage owner, not the owner of the vehicle.
France reports one car per every 100 people and a bicycle for every 13, with motorcycles at 1.383 per unit. Between 1910 and 1911 the country experienced a massive rise of about 100000 cycles as production expanded rapidly.
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