Show l r n to t U VZ 0 l I One of the largest single of automobiles received in Salt Lake Lak City ity this season arrived aimed one ODe day dav av this wc week k and was delivered ered to the Sharman Automobile company This one one shipment included o ii carloads of Reo Eco touring cars like the he one shown in the picture The rhe Reo car has many admirers in in Salt L JaKe lee City INCREASED ACOST COST il OF LIVING HELPS THE T t ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE SAY MAKERS I the Some one asked the other day dav how the high prices of food and other things that enter into living expenses were affecting the automobile a business Not ot at Rt all unfavorably un- un favorably said the manager of a large automobile factory facton In fact there are certain certain tain taut aspects of the Cite problem that are aie distinctly dIstinctly distinctly dis dIs- to the advantage antage of the automobile and especially of the electric automobile It costs more to live this year than It did last year ear and a good deal more than titan it cost five Ove or ten years ears ago That applies of course to animals as well as to men It Ii costs Costa more to keep a horse than It did last I year ear and a good deal more than It did I five or ten years vears ago Here for instance are the feed bills bm of a horse kept In regular regular regu regu- lar Ian service for the last two years ears by awell a awell awell well known physician of Boston COST OF OP KEEPING A HORSE 1905 January January- 12 bushels oats 33 pounds hay r f 50 SO pounds corn SI 83 I February February- pounds hay bay 6 bushels oats 25 pounds corn 45 March March- pounds hay f 7 6 bushels oats 2 25 pounds corn 40 40 April April- April 1 bale straw 6 bushels oats 50 00 pounds corn May May May- 6 bushels oats i 02 35 pounds dS hay t V 3 87 June June- June i pounds hay S 33 12 bushels oats 8 8 04 50 pounds corn 85 51 July 6 bushels oats 4 00 August pounds hay 7 iO 3 bushels oats September September- 3 bushels oats 50 pounds corn 93 91 3 October October- 6 7 bushels pounds So oats hay r t 5 72 November November- 6 bushels oats 1 bag corn 1 50 pounds bran bian S 82 So 1 bale straw 2 20 Oo December 12 oats 1056 pounds hay by h y 10 1050 50 pounds corn 90 Blacksmiths Blacksmith's bills bUIs 29 2930 Drivers Driver's wages COO 00 Drivers Driver's board 00 Total e expenses were 12 2 COST OF OP KEEPING G A HORSE HORSE 1909 January January- 6 bushels oats 3 2 February February- February 6 6 bushels oats 3 50 pounds corn S Sl pounds hay hay March March- 0 6 bushels oats 3 6 50 00 pounds corn S 8 April April April- 12 12 bushels oats 7 14 1135 pounds hay hay 1133 1 bag corn 16 6 bushels oats 3 DC June June June- 1 bale straw n. n 35 6 bushels oats pounds bran 1 17 1135 pounds hay 1241 July July July- 6 bushels oats 4 2 1 bag corn LS August Au August August- 6 bushels oats 3 9 September September- 6 1542 5 bushels ih pounds 1 oats hay 1721 October October- 3 oats v. v r. r 15 12 bushels oats y J C 3 November November- 47 47 bushels oats 9 1010 of s pounds e dSa hay a Decem December December- ber- ber 1 bale straw 17 6 bushels oats oats 5 Ii bales hay 59 1293 3 Blacksmiths Blacksmith's bills 32 6 Drivers Driver's wages 0 Drivers Driver's board 0 Total expenses were l An Increase of 10 30 per riel cent In the feed bills of a single horse for a n single yeas may mav n not seem startling to O the e a average mind but t when you add l t to th that h a Increase in the too blacksmith bills and a still greater increase In the Hie wages and board I of a man and keep leep up that pace for i B series of years the difference is quite significant sig sig- It will be seen that the cost of keeping a single horse In the city of Boston iv in 1909 1903 was greater than in 1905 1908 Now Kow compare this cost with that of us us- Ir I ing an interior driven electric In the same part pait of the country county r dispensing with 1 the these I se services vices of a man These figures are taken from the experience of a large number of or owners of Waverly Va electrics of various dates and types t pes and represent average I costs for foi extended periods Cost of current per month 4 11 Cost of b battery renewal per month 4 85 g Cost Of of tire eri renewal per month r h. h 4 40 81 Sundry r repairs per month 2 20 0 Total average crage Of of an electric per pei pel- pel E l 1 1 38 I For a year ear 1 6 A saving n in favor of t the elects elect's ot o ln r. r I Idue 4 m in a single year This saving g is due to the very reasonable econom n e- evolved n ed In dispensing with the sei services sel ata of at ofa ofa a mar man man-an an economy that becomes and convenient with the use ue i of an electric If however the owner prefers t to keep his cat cag at a public gala garage e and avoid the slight trouble involved in In washing and looking after his own H H N t. t I. I the additional expense would be less than 20 per month and he would still sun save upwards of 00 per year ear on the cost of keeping a horse hors and a a a. manIn man In th the light of the these e figures the increasing cost of living Is III an ill w wind nd md that blows some good to the industry of the country if to no other for forIt forit It H is a well wen known fact that the expense eJ of maintaining an automobile either etther ther galine gain ga aline a to i line line- 01 or electric tends constantly duce duee while the poor old horse with 1 Jq In i limited usefulness becomes expensive fj H 74 V a. a f t 1 s fl k SG S. S Vii C i fl 7 J v J T 1 r i f rJ f ELLIS FREED AND HIS THOMAS and fastest in in Utah is Ellis mus Freed s 's 70 si cylinder fi five Among th the best and cars cirs is s nev horsepower 70 passenger n er Thomas Joly recently tl the e Ian Randall Dodd alI Dodl Automobile company compau While I this tins machine is rated is is JS a 70 horsepower ear ear cai it em can can maw make ninety miles an hour with ease Mr 11 Freed will vouch l for the statement that at athis his Lis car ear can make all others tiro SIO soon ci 1 H v. v |