OCR Text |
Show If:.;, m:, Harding and Cox Both HeM as Ardent Motorists and Drive Own Machine "It Is certain that a friend of the automobile will occupy the president's presi-dent's chair In 1921," says L. L. Haln3 manager Ogden Motor Car Company, Iboal dealer in Chevrolet passenger and commercial cars. "Both Governor Cox and Senator Harding are ardent motorists. Doth have driven their own cars on most occasions for years, and both are regarded re-garded as expert drivers. "It Is not improbable, therefore, that another precedent will bo established estab-lished by the next president driving his own car through National Park. "AlLpresldents have had their hobbles. hob-bles. Roosevelt loved his horses, and whll? Taft. used his ear officially a; gn at deal, It is not on record that he was fond of driving President Wilson uses the White House motor on almost every occasion but he never nev-er drives himself 'Many public men find that the automoldl not only permits them to carry on their business with greater dispatch, but that driving their own car affords recreation at the same time The modern automobile Is easy, to control and busy minds find in It i both stimulus and relaxation. "The great political parties, too,: have officially recognized the impor-j tance of th- automobile, flood roadil planks have been adopted In the party platforms, and stress hn ; been placed upon the necessity of developing rural territory and resources. j "Th automobile is looked upon as ihe natural medium to bring 'this' about. Good roads ,and the antomo-1 bile connect farms and markets more : closely, and have a corresponding ef-fect ef-fect on both cit and country business conditions." |