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An Expensive Luxury

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 26, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 4.

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An Expensive Luxury

But few comprehend the large amount of money which has been invested during the last few years in automobiles. While many of these machines have been used in practical ways in the prosecution of the business of the country, a very large majority are used as a means of pleasure only. The Christian Herald of December 7 furnishes the following figures:—
In 1909, 80,000 power-driven cars were built, including those for business use as well as pleasure. Seventy-three thousand were propelled by gasoline, and the remainder by electricity and steam. The total value of these cars was $135,000,000. Three hundred firms are engaged in manufacturing automobiles, and they have 125,000 employees.