Re: hey Goofus from Alabama

Posted by Goofus fr Alabama on January 17, 2004 at 21:14:13 from (68.32.241.56):

In Reply to: hey Goofus from Alabama posted by mudstuck on January 17, 2004 at 20:31:34:

I just tied the seat on with a few old damp welding rods, so it would be easy to remove later for other projects. alvinnms
Now this.

On May 23, 1903 -
Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House and there were 45 states
The first World Series was scheduled for October
France produces more automobiles than the USA
A good horse cost $150 - $300
The Wright Brothers had not left for Kitty Hawk
Oldsmobile was the largest US manufacturer of autos
Average yearly income was a little over $700
Houses sold for about $2,200
There were less than 140 miles of "improved" roads outside urban areas in the entire USA
Teabags and cornflakes had not yet been invented
Steak was 7 cents a pound / bread 4 cents a loaf
The great majority of automobiles were NOT powered by gasoline
The first motion picture (The Great Train Robbery) had been released
Approximately one American in 8,000 owned an automobile
Most people in the United States had not yet seen an automobile and many had never even heard of such a thing
Sunday, June 7, 1903 Heratio Nelson Jackson
They encountered homesteaders who were so terrified by the automobile that they released their horses and hid underneath their wagon. Some who encountered the Winton thought it might be a railroad engine that had somehow gotten off the tracks but many, like the homesteaders, had no idea of what they were encountering.
News about the impending arrival of the first automobile ever to be seen in Lake County had reached Lakeview, Oregon, and citizens lined both sides of main street - fully expecting the Winton to blaze through at 90 miles per hour.
It must have been a let-down when Jackson and Crocker chugged up to the Hotel Lakeview at something only slightly faster than a walk.

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