Show busiest street 4 t it t i 4 X U ST LOOK at that traffic roaring byl by j JUST yes sir new yorks fam famous ous fifth avenue looking toward street and the lady in the stylish white I 1 shirtwaist and the snappy little straw skimmer had better be careful when sh she e gets to the corner comer because you know how those horseless carriage drivers swing around the turns with the national automobile show approaching consumers information information dug out this picture taken in in 1907 to show what a difference 30 years can make the picture below shows fifth avenue as it is today advertising ver which created the demand and research which perfected the product are credited with changing the picture from that of 1907 when only a few thousand cars were on the count rys roads to that of today with almost the few small manufacturers of 30 years ago advertised to sell their primitive cars which cost around for a medium priced model they created a bigger demand than they could fill and so bigger factories increased employment and and constantly better automobiles resulted and today we can buy an infinitely superior car for about one fifth of the price while halt half a million men are directly employed in the industry compared to a few thousand at the time this picture was taken |