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AT THE FORKS OF THE GRAND that they were agents for the Overland; and Huson's Garage an- nounced that it had the agency for the McLaughlin-Buick and the Maxwell. The latter car, which sold for $925.00, was advertised as having a stream-line body, spring suspension, a powerful engine, a double-shell radiator, a gear steering-wheel, and brakes that would i hold and last. The Chevrolet salesmen, not to be outdone, claimed that their car "rides like a cradle", and that "all hills look alike to the Chevrolet." In 1917, an advertisement for the Ford (which sold for $497) showed a happy farmer saving time by driving to market in a touring car loaded with vegetables and a crate of chickens. During 1918, more makes of automobiles appeared on the market. Wooden's Garage sold nineteen of "the cars you don't have to crank" - namely, the Gray Dort, which cost $825.00; and it was offering for sale the 6o-horsepower McLaughlin "Big Six" at $2,345, and the Overland touring at $I,325. The increase in the number of automobiles introduced the motor- accident. In July, 19i1, on a quiet Sunday afternoon, Dr. Bell left I his car standing in front of Dr. Dunton's office. Suddenly it coasted down the grade, crossed the road, and shattered the Sunday calm by crashing into a post in front of Travers' Ticket Office. The editor of The Star-Transcript said that "this should be a warning to automobilists not to leave their machines on a grade without locking them." Two months later, another accident took place. Norman Flahiff, i while crossing Grand River Street, was knocked down by a car driven by A. C. Brown, who, it was alleged, was driving on the wrong side of the road. The boy escaped with a scalp wound. By 1913, Parisians were beginning to realize what a menace the automobile is to life and limb. In April, the editor of The Star- Transcript wrote: It has been suggested that parents and school teachers should warn young children against the folly of running in front of motor cars. Autoists complain that children will stand in the roadway and watch their approach and then when the car nears them, run first one way and then the other. The automobile claimed its first victim in August, 1916. Willie Denby, five years old, was walking across the Nith bridge, holding his father's hand. Suddenly he let go and ran into the path of a car. He was fatally injured. Up to 1915, a motor trip of thirty miles was an adventure. On the evening before the day set for the departure, the motorist would make his preparations. He would, for example, shine the brasswork; clean and adjust the spark plugs; fill and turn down grease cups; use a hand pump to force the pressure of the tires up to 70 pounds; pour gasolene into the tank through a chamois and funnel; make sure that the tool-box was crammed with its complement of hammers, 236