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Touring AutomoMer with all the Comfcrtr «f Home ' * - : Ml rf* i ...*.*■•• mm ■ ft? •V Ûf'L p3& « » äHH If V^V " g Mm*':-': m m .1 r>u-+? r V « ' 'xmxm.' i ■ r '■ < 'V > "'' ? 4' ;r*4 ' tff I s?? ' v r : •> » m >:• IÄ| : J! ; . • K: imi 3 » % .* * •: f : r ' 4 f J .»•' -■ : 1 :> : f /& •$ ■. * !//• raPfl f $p v £ IH? * > • m - #* SO V Lit] •' ; I't; L i\ im bit: L < wm \ (> • •• ' ;%x I 1 i A ^ ■ ' % §§&r §P :> ' ^ '■ . * ? ? Niff $? ■i- '&'< > j <> ■' y ■, 4 m xr? m jT'-X ■mm ma jM .^w*T-as • au#Tf««,4i CO, / The Automobile-Telescope Apartment invented by Gustave De Bretteville and Used by Him for "Land Cruising." MrT De Bretteville is Shown Taking Observations Through a "Port Hole." The Kitchen Extension with Its Cooking Range Fed from Small Gas Tanks Is Shown at the Extreme Right. Some of the Newest Designs of i( Land-Going Yachts" with Bedrooms , Kitchens OURJNG the country In 'Hand going yachts" promises to become a popular pastime. It was Introduced on an elaborate scale last Summer by Mr. Roland R. Conklin, a New York millionaire, but has since been taken up. In a more modest way, by numbers of auto-owners who recognised Its great possibilities. Gustave De Bretteville, of San FYancisco, for Instance, haw con structed what he calls an auto mobllotelescope apartment It con tains a comfortable bed, a bath, kitcheh facilities and a dining-room. This car Is intended to accomodate only two persons, and everything is so efficiently arranged that there Isn't the slighter suggestion of crowding. f| The bed is of regulation else and is lighted by electricity. Cooking utensils and facilities and store T •ature of a houseboat thaa a yacht room for supplies make it possible for the travellers to provide them selve» with warm meals Just as regularly as if they were home. Cooking operations are not com menced until the car comes to a standstill, meats being cooked usually at night and warmed for meals during the following day. In fair weather, meals are eaten out of doors, a collapsible table and chairs being carried for that purpose. When the weather Is Inclement the travellers keep Indoors, the dining-room being ample enough to hold two people comfortably. Books, writing materials, cards and other diversions help to make the time pass quickly when the tourists tire of watching the scenery, and there are always little oddw and ends of mending and repairing to be done on a voyage of this kind to keep the mistress of the house busy just the same as there is on shipboard. One of the photographs on thi» page shows the automohlle-tele scope-apartment. at rest, with its owners breakfasting comfortably on the road. Hot coffee, warm rolls, alt cooked on the travelling cook stove, comprise the meal, but the farilitie» are equal to the task of roasting a turkey or a Joint of beef or any other major cooking opera tion. Equally efficient is the "automo bungaiow" used by S. W. Beasley, of Pomona, Cal., while on hie Journeys abo'ut the countryside en gaged In distributing religious litera ture. This conveyance Is in effect a transportable bungalow drawn by a light runabout. It is more In the and Even Bath Tubs but It admirably serves the purpose of provldlog Its owner with a com fortable shelter while he 1s travel ing through the country. The photogftph of Mr. Beasley's "automobungaiow" on this page shows that the rear w-heels have been removed from the runabout. In their place ie a Jack-shaft pro vided with a differential. The runabout frame is extended back to make the front wheels of thç house serve as the middle set of wheels for the train. One of the remarkable features about this conveyance is that the runabout is not marred in the least by the use to which it is put and can be changed back into its original form within twenty minutes by removing the sprocket wheels and disconnecting the extension. This» feature 1 b very valuable to Mr. Beasley because it enables him to use the runabout in connection with his extension work whenever he arrives in a community where be desires to operate. The sleeping accommodations of this structure comprise one full sisod and three three-quarter-wiaed beds. When they are folded up they are shut off from the living room by a curtain on the inside. When they are let down, this cur tain forms a roof and side-rurtalna are provided so that each bed may be separately enclosed. The "kitchen'' is located at. the end of the bungalow and consists of a gasoline range, sink, china closet and ice-box. Hot and cold water are forced up from a tank under the house by means of an atr pipe fed by a bicycle pump. Above the sink is the chinB closet, the linen closet and cooling chain her or ice-box being on either side. There is a collapsible dining room or library table. A dressing room, about the siae of a telephone booth, contains a ciothes-pre»s, and outside of it Is a built-in writing desk with a mirror over It. A built in bookcase is under the desk. The automobungaiow is Intended to ac commodate live persona, its cost, including ail the fixtures and utensil», is put by Mr. Beasley at $1,800. Simple, but very complete, U the two-story auto-house used by M. Amagoris, of Paris, which Is also shown on this page. The car itself Is not structurally different from an ordinary large limousine, al though it» interior is equipped with ell the conveniences to be found in a well-appointed private dwelling. ^ Wa shall he a little Copyright, ISIS, Bathing, cooking and dining fa cilities are here provided, sleeping-chamber is located on the roof of the limousine, canvas being used for the sides and tops. By far the most elaborate pro duction tn the way of a "land-going yacht," however, is that of Mr. R. R. Conklin, before referred to. It was built, at a cost of $25,000 for the primary purpose of conveying Mr. Conklin and part of hl» family from their home at Huntington, I,. I,, ail the way to the San Francisco Expo sition. The party consisted of Mr. Conklin, his wife, two children, two nephews and a young woman guest, a cook, a governess and two chauffeurs—eleven in all. Owing to the wretched condition of the roads which the "land-yachf" The encountered, the "Gipsy Van," as the conveyance was called, was abandoned tn Chicago, the rest of the trip being mude by rail. "Despite the fact that we did not follow «ur original plan of cross ing the continent in the 'Gipsy Van,' " declared Mr. Conklin upon his return to New York, "we all considered the voyage a distinct success. I have had the van brought back to New York, and we shall use it again this Summer for long trips-, more careful in our choice of routes, however. On roads which were half-way decent our convey ance answered every requirement and demonstrated that 'land-cruis ing' in this way is. in many re spects, as delightful and as restful as ocean-cruising, and possesses many advantages which yachting lacks " One of the most interesting souvenirs of the trip last, season was the "log-book" which Mr. Conklin had prepared for private distribution among his friend». It contained a complete narrative of the voyage written by various mem bers of the party and was illustrat ed with numerous photographs taken during the trip. No attempt was made to skip over the slight mishaps which characterized the voyage. On the contrary, by word and picture, every minute incident was duly recorded so that thorn who participated in the unique tour might ever recall the bitter as well as the sweet experiences they en dured. Photographs of the "Gipsy Van" stuck axle-deep in the mud at Briarcliff. N. Y., when only two days "out of" Huntington, were In cluded in the "log-book," as were Ä also picture* showing the vehicle minus its upper-deck, an operation which was made necessary when a viaduct which was too low for It to pass under was encountered on a road four miles east of Michigan. City, Ind. The "Gipsy Van" may best be de scribed, perhaps, by Imagining that we approach It from behind and then enter on a tour of inspection. The door in the back is opened by turning a handle which auto matically lets down a couple of steps. Having ascended these steps and shut the door after us, we see on our left hand a large icebox in two sections, one higher than the other. On the lower section of the icebox rests- a folding wash basin with mirror and other toilet articles. Attached to the main Ice box, which holds 100 pounds of ice, is a filter which is connected by pipes to the ice chamber, providing a flow of cold water at all times Over the icebox and extending to the roof of the car are shelves for preseries, groceries, etc., which do not require icing. Directly overhead as one enters iy a shower bath, with curtain at tachment. The overflow of water is taken care of by a very in genious contrivance concealed in the floor of the caravan. A num ber of small trap doors are raised, and when secured in place they form the sides of a bath and pre vent leakage of water. A plug re moved from the centre of the hath floor lets out the water while the shower is running. Next to the big icebox on the left hand side of the car is a sink with running hot and cold water for the washing of dishes, and next to this is an electric range, with broiler and oven A large cabinet for sup plies adjoining the range completes the left-hand side of this first com partment, which is called the 'kitchen." On the right hand side, upon en tering, is a lavatory, then a large cupboard and an ingenious card table which can be converted into a set of steps, by means of which is reached the "upper deck." or roof garden. \ writing des-k adjoins this cupboard, and in addition to library requisites holds the cameras and Aims. The kitchen is seven feet long. We then come to the sitting room or salon. In the daytime this com partment, which Is some ten feet long, is furnished with three im mens« settees, ail of which face toward the front. These lounges are covered in a very artistic fashion, the whole scheme of in terior decoration being designed with a view to the beautiful as well as the practical. A talking ma by tha Star Company. Great Britain The Auto Telescope Apartment On the Road"— Above It Mr. and Mrs. De Butteville Are Seen Eating a Meal Cooked in the Automobile Kitchen. I i 4* f ( Î; j I -■ T •• A j The "Automo bungaiow Used by S. W. Beasley in His Religious Extension Work. It Carries 5 Persons Comfort ably. Its Beds, That Fold Against the Side, Are Shown "Let Down > « •i.i c . v ;; ; j ■4 ' i ; ' ; v \ ; i V - $ II m tmmip PW*«»!» C » W:û "■"TwA -, t • . t ;s*2 I - : : - ¥ -■ ■ m.;/. - 1 . ■i. Scitf HT'FlC • *I4E. chinp with the very latest records occupies one corner of this salon. At night the salon is converted into a bedroom for »ix "people. Three sleeping berths let down from the ceiling of the room, al though they are designed in such a way that during the daytime no one would ever suspect their ex istence, and the three settees, are readily converted into comfortable beds. Mattresses six inches thick of s-pecial construction are pro vided to insure comfort. Each berth is provided with Its own electric reading lamps, one at each end. and has special arrange ments for hanging clothes. We now come to the front apart ment. or driver's cab, which is separated from the salon by a large window, allowing the passengers to have a front view aw well as a side one. The window is screened at night to allow of perfect privacy in the car proper. The driving cab contains sleep ing berths for the two chauffeurs, which are concealed during the day: tool boxes and storeroom for ac cessories. On the roof, which Is reached by means of the steps before men tioned and through a trap-door which iw easily opened as on* ascends, is provided storeroom for most of the equipment carried, in cluding a valise for each one of the eight passengers, guns, ammu nition, tank* tor water, oil and kerosene. Rlgbta Reserved. ilsJi */ l-i ' -si ' > 4. ■ ■v; ■ ■'V •y a ( > mm 4»# • 4; Ml ■*:* i , 'Jr ? te m m » . : *- - 4 ■ !ÂJs -A * ■ m A "Two-Story" Automobile Used for "Land Cruising" fajj M. Amagoris, of Paris.