THE BOOK ENDS

up and repairing road engines, builds a steam tractor in his workshop, reads of the "silent gas engine" in the World of Science, in 1887 builds one on the Otto four-cycle model, father gives him forty acres of timber land, marriage, in 1890 begins work on double-cylinder engine, leaves farm and works as engineer and machinist with the Detroit Electric Co., rents house in Detroit and sets up workshop in back yard, in 1892 completes first motor car, first road test in 1893, builds second motor car, quits job with Electric Co. August 15, 1899, and goes into automobile business, organization of Detroit Automobile Co., resigns from, in 1902, rents shop to continue experiments at 81 Park Place, Detroit, beats Alexander Winton in race, early reflections on business, in 1903