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horse in the Wilson stables cost $28Y. As an instance of how 

 depreciation works ont in the stables, the South Chicago branch 

 house took out a team 8 years ago at $540. Recently the team 

 was sent back and the branch house manager thought enough of 

 it to bill the horses back at $540 ! 



The Avage scale for truck chauffeurs is 46% cents per hour. 

 Drivers of four-horse teams receive 50 cents an hour, drivers of 

 two horses 45 cents, and drivers of single horses 421A cents. 

 A horse driver is allowed 30 minutes to clean his horse before 

 starting out. * * * 



The cost for incidental help to keep equipment in shape is of 

 course much higher with the trucks than with the horses. For 

 23 pieces of auto equipment four mechanics and six helpers must 

 be maintained. For 92 horses and 40 wagons three barn men 

 and two wagon washes are required. 



REVIEW 



1. What other factors have in the past threatened to supplant the horse 



as in the present case of the motor? 



2. What are the undisputed advantages of the motor car in commercial 



service ? 



3. What advantages must be conceded to the hoi-se in commercial 



service ? 



4. Why may the present vogue of the automobile be expected to abate ? 



5. What classes of horses have felt most keenly the competition mth 



the motor car? 



6. What classes owe their increased demand in part, at least, to the 



motor car? 



7. How has the adoption of the motor vehicle improved the welfare of 



some horses? 



8. Will the motor vehicle supplant or supplement the hoi-se in sei-vice ? 



9. What will be its probable effect on the horse breeding industry? 

 10. To what extent has the common use of the motor affected the horee 



maa-ket? 



