Ten Times Round The Earth

The oldest man in point of service on the motor line between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti is Norman Ayers. He commenced in August, 1890, and has consequently been running on the road abont six years and nine months. Dnring the regime of the old steam motor he rnade five trips a day for one week and seven the altérnate thus averaging six trips a day. On every other San day he would make six trips also. This lasted for six years and three rnonlhs. Counting 313 week days in a year, for six and one-fourth years with six trips a day and 7.76 miles fiom the car barns to the Ann Arbor juuction this wonld make 91,033 miles he traversed. But in going to the junction he must neoessarlly have returued to the Ypsilanti barns for the next trip and oonsequently this distance must be just doubled for the round trips, and there resulls 182,166 miles. As easy a computaiton for the every other Sunday in those six and one-fonrth years makes an additional 14,528 miles. Then there comes the six mouths of the eleotrio road. Eaoh trip is lengthened by the additional distance from the janction to the Ann Arbor court house. The total distance from that place to the Ypsilanti barns is 9.29 miles. He has made nine trips per day under the new system, and for 180 days, this makes 30,099 miles. Adding tbis total, the grand distance he has traveled is 226,793 miles. This does not take into consideration the 10 days lay off that he once had or trips raissed by snow blookades, bot extra trips will offset this deduction. Counting the distauce around the earth as 24,000 miles, it vill be seen that Mr. Ayers has gone as far as 10 times arouud the earth sinoe his oonneotiou with the motor line.