Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution . ^ o. MECHANICAL TEANSPOKT MITMAN 557 being best suited for his proposed vehicle. He had considered theproblem of putting together the two units which he had already pur-chased into a workable whole, and had his plans rather completelyworked out before deciding in which of the machine shops of Kokomohe would have the work done. But late in the autumn he madefinancial arrangements with Elmer Apperson, proprietor of the River-side Machine Works, to do the work. Haynes stood alone in havingfaith in the successful development of
Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution . ^ o. MECHANICAL TEANSPOKT MITMAN 557 being best suited for his proposed vehicle. He had considered theproblem of putting together the two units which he had already pur-chased into a workable whole, and had his plans rather completelyworked out before deciding in which of the machine shops of Kokomohe would have the work done. But late in the autumn he madefinancial arrangements with Elmer Apperson, proprietor of the River-side Machine Works, to do the work. Haynes stood alone in havingfaith in the successful development of his idea, and it was only uponhis assuming full responsibility for the success or failure of the ma-chine that Apperson would take on the job. His first disappointment came when he realized that the heavyvibration of the engine was far more than the buggy he had boughtcould stand and that a special framework would have to be a hollow square of steel tubing was made and the buggyseat, floor, and dash secured to it. The rear cross member of thesqua
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