Show I WOMEN NO NOVI DRIVE TAXIS IN DETROIT i iA iI I I A significant Indication of the growIng growing growing grow grow- ing shortage of men chauffeurs is embodied embodied embodied em em- bodied in a recent advertisement of the I Detroit Taxicab and Transfer T company of Detroit for women to operate their electric taxicabs The copy indicates I that feminine drivers would only be employed during the day between T 7 a. a m. m and C G p. p m. m and that they will I receive exactly the same schedule of wages as the men I As the tho company states experience is unnecessary since the driver of an electric needs only a few hours' hours I training to become thoroughly compe compe- tent The ease of operation of the electric vehicle the simplicity of its I mechanism and consequent Infrequent disorders and repairs together with ith its cleanliness noiselessness attractiveness I and speed have made It particularly I successful in this line of work I This advertisement offered a splendid splendid did opportunity for woman to do herbit her herbit bit hit and the electric vehicle section National Electric Light association has been advised by the Detroit company that over BOO patriotic women have I applied for chauffeurs positions and that several are already operating their electric taxicabs with great success The electric taxicabs of D Detroit troit have enjoyed continued success for three years and the fleet has been increased from on one to nearly one hundred cars Chicago is also the home of a prosperous prosper prosper- taxicabs Twelve ous fleet of electric cars were put into service in April to supplement twenty gasoline cars but the tho electrics electric have practically displaced displaced displaced dis dis- placed the tho gas cabs as patrons constantly constantly constantly con con- request them St St. Louis also has its fleet of successful electric taxi taxi- cabs In addition to other advantages the cost of operating electric taxicabs taxicabs taxi taxi- cabs abs is about half the cost of the gaso- gaso lino type |