Personal travel & life in the USA has change radically since 1900!

From: http://local.aaca.org/bntc/mileposts/1900.htm  

• Total vehicle production in the U.S. in 1899-1900 is 4,192.
• Total vehicle registration is 8,000.
• There are 10 miles of paved roads.
• In 1900, 115 auto deaths - 96 lynchings.
• Ford forms the Ford Motor Company.
• Top speed for new cars is 8 mph.
• Gasoline fuel efficiency is 35 mpg.
• New York operates the first U.S. motorized ambulance in the United States.
• Boston's last horse drawn trolley is replaced by a 12-passenger electric bus.
• The Automobile Club of America hosts the first automobile race.

1899-1900 automobile production figures by manufacturer

1.      Columbia (1900)......................................................... 1,500

2.      Locomobile (1900)........................................................ 750

3.      Winton (1899).............................................................. 100

4.      Packard (1900).............................................................. 49

5.      Stanley (1899).............................................................. 30

6.      Stearns (1899).............................................................. 20

7.      Knox (1900).................................................................. 15

8.      Oldsmobile (1899-1900)................................................... 11

·         US Population..................................................... 76,094,000

·         Avg. Income........................................................ $637/year

·         DOW Average................................................................ 71

·         New Home (Median Price)........................................... $2,225

·         New Car (Average Cost)............................................ $1,168

·         Milk (Quart)................................................................... 7¢

·         Bread (Loaf).................................................................. 4¢

·        Steak (pound).............................................................. 12¢
·    Postage Stamp.............................................................2¢....