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THE OLDS HORSELESS CARRIAGE.
as the engine is arranged to do its own "back pedal­
The horseless carriage herewith illustrated is a com­
mg good service during the past few
country roads of Michigan.
power
wh
an
accumulator.
No hopes are held that the
a commercial
speculation, but
The current stored is hopes are entertained that, in the awakening of Siam,
sufficient to work the carriage 300 miles.
The horseless carriage has been having a hard time in
that fatal unsteadiness of purpose which has character­
ized her act.ions in the past may give way under better
motor
guidance
to
is placed under­
nuity of
action, and the
g as o l i n e
ich
weeks on the
It is driven by a five horse
est importance to Siam.
The current to work the igniter is ob­ railway will pay as
ing," as it were.
pact and well proportioned vehicle which has been giv­ tained from
[NOVEMBER 21, 18<)6.
neath the box.
In attach­
some conti­
railway, having been
gun,
ing the motor to the car­
may be
be­
fi n i s h e d.
riage, care has been taken
'1'here is no physical rea­
to avoid any direct attach­
son
ment to the box, so that
should not be completed,
when
it
the
l'
ailway
the
and when the first engine
s h a l l not be
steams into Khorat Siam
is
vibrations
why
running
communicated to the pas­
will
sengers.
effort so far to escape from
The carriage
is
have made
her best
the operator's
the
state of
left hand and is thorough­
ism
in which she
ly under control, the front
thralled.
steered by
semibarbar­
is
en­
wheels turning with some­
The railway is 163 miles
thing of the ease of a bi­
in length, and, as is well
cycle
known, it is being built by
wheel.
The
start­
ing, stopping and change
Mr. Murray Campbell, one
of speed are controlled by
of
a lever placed convenient­
neer
ly to the right hand of the
of
driver.
by
To throw
gear the
in the
the distinguished pio­
rail way
Asia,
Messrs.
Street.
lever is thrown
fi n a n c e d
Matheson
Company, of
back
contractors
and
&
Lo m b a r d
It is designed to
forward; and when turned
pierce
in the
vast plain of magnificent
opposite direction
"the center
of
a
it
soil reaching right away to
throws in a four mile speed
the Mekong, and capable,
suited to rough
if
one-fourth
of
a
hill climbing.
turn,
roads or
properly developed, oi
nearly doubling the pres­
If a higher
speed is required, another
ent l' e v e n u e s of Siam."
quarter
The
of
a
tum
gives
eight miles an hour,
another
miles.
railway
tremely
and
line."
quarter t w ei v e
1895.
the power is increased at
an
"ex­
full gage
It was to have been
finished
Beyond this speed
is
cheap
on DecemblK 12,
An e x tens i o n of
the governor of the engine,
time of one year has
un til a
m a x i m u m of
eighteen miles an hour is
ready
reached.
The
THE
OLDS
HORSELESS
CARRIAGE.
a
al­
been granted, and
second
extension
may
reasonably be e x p e c t e d.
machinery
is simple in construction and is practically noiseless. England owing to antiquated laws, but thanks to sen­ That the railway can be ready for traffic by Decem­
The fuel supply is located below the engine, and has sible legislation, the industry will probably now develop ber, 1897, there is no doubt, for the most difficult sec­
no connection with the box, special care being taken rapidly. England, with its superb roads, is a splendid tion of the whole line will, barring accidents, cer­
to prevent any possibility of explosion.
The carriage ,field for the utilization of the horseless carriage.
is fitted with 1� inch cushion tires, and has ball bear-
Slarn'8
ings throughout.
tainly be completed before the end of the current year.
There have been many difficulties to contend with­
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New .Hallway.
a spongy soil. and. the alluvial plain fever and sickness
With the exception of the short narrow gage line to in the jungle; too much water at one season; a dearth
Paknam, the railway now under construction from of it at another; no roads; difficulty of transport;
'
Bangkok to Khorat is the only railway in Siam. It is untrained laborers; a vacillating government, and
The carriage was invented by Mr. R. E. Olds, the'
general manager of the P. F. Olds & Son Engine Wo!'ks
of Lansing, Michigan.
The director-general of the Siamese
. to be the first of a vast ramification of lines designed to many others.
distribute civilization to the most distant portions of railways is an able German engineer, Herr Bethge,
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AN ENGLISH OIL MOTOR CARRIAGE.
We present an engraving of an English oil motor car- the kingdom.
riage made by Alfred Cornell, of Tonbridge, Kent.
is
It
That the construction of the railway to who was formerly Krupp's agent in China.
Khorat should be persisted in is a matter of the high­ unsuccessful
oil
carriage.
an
all
this opposition of
i n t el' e s t s. COB­
The
S
ample,
admits of a seat at
ment
is
Siam
is
visers, culled from
is
half the nations of
about 500 pounds.
Owing to the con­
Europe.
centra ted
m
nature
dom. - C o r r e s ­
pondence
miles without re­
i
l'
.
car­
BOOKS bound in
riage itself is very
the skin of depart­
pie a s i n g in de­
sign,
the
Iiaving
ed friends are said
wheels
by the Lo n d o n
r u b b el'
Figaro to be the
tires and running
fashion
on ball bearings;
the spokes are ar­
ranged as in bicy­
cle wheels.
in
So are cig­
arette
cases,
0
to­
u c h e s,
pocketbooks, and
carriage is easily
p
g u i d e d, and de­
l'
ay e
l'
books
mnde of the skin
scends the steep­
est h ill
now
Paris.
bacco p
The
of notorious crim­
without
using the brake,
Lo n -
don 1'imes.
reser­
The
of
there is much wis­
agent, the vehicle
can be run 60 or 70
0
In t h e
u1 tit ude
counsel, they say,
of the propelling
v
coun­
lllultiplicity of ad­
The entire weight
the
a
try rejoicing in a
motor being used.
filling
d u e to
tion or of design.
the
motor
a
faults of construc­
well known Benz
the
an
masonry embank­
riage is propelled
of
sub-
of
w a b b Ii n g of
or even four peo­
by benzine,
the
to
ex­
earthwork or the
carry three people
The car­
for
s iden c e
the back so as to
weight.
questions
whether,
b u t
moderate
tant
are arising as
carriage seats two
pie of
the
making
Inevitable friction
price­
p e o p l e ,
of
the
has resulted from
road wagon at a
it costs £130.
He was an
construction
superin t e n di n g.
round
moderate
the
of which he is now
motor
It is an
excellent example
of
for
line,
known as Ar­
nold's
tenderer
THE
ARNOLD
OIL
CARRIAGE.
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inals.