Editing Bennett buggy

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[[File:35bennettbuggy.jpg|300px|thumb|Bennett Buggy (University of Saskatchewan)]]
A '''Bennett buggy''' was a term used in [[Canada]] during the [[Great Depression]] to describe a [[automobile|car]] which had its engine, windows and sometimes frame work taken out and was [[Horse-drawn vehicle|pulled by a]] [[horse]].  In the [[United States]], such vehicles were known as '''Hoover carts''' or '''Hoover wagons,''' named after then-President [[Herbert Hoover]].<ref>Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur M. ''The Age of Roosevelt, Vol. 1: Crisis of the Old Order.'' Paperback ed. New York: Mariner Books, 2003. (Originally published 1957.) {{ISBN|0-618-34085-8}}</ref><ref>Tom Painter and Roger Kammerer. ''Forgotten Tales of North Carolina''. The History Press, 2006, p. 90.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/6877127/?terms=%22Hoover%2Bwagon%22 "'Hoover Wagon' Gets Official Cognizance," ''The Dothan (Alabama) Eagle,'' May 17, 1935, image 3]</ref>

The Canadian term was named after [[Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett|Richard Bennett]], the [[Prime Minister of Canada]] from 1930 to 1935, who was blamed for the nation's poverty.

Cars being pulled by horses became a common sight during the Depression. During the boom years of the 1920s, many Canadians had bought cheap vehicles for the first time, but during the depression, many found they did not have enough money to operate them.  This was especially true in the hard-hit [[Prairie Provinces]]. The increased poverty played an important role, as farmers could not buy gasoline. The price of gas also increased. [[Fuel tax|Gas taxes]] were also one of the best sources of revenue for the provincial governments. When these provinces went into a deficit, they increased these taxes, making gas even harder to buy.

In [[Saskatchewan]], badly hit by the depression, similar vehicles with an additional seat over the front axle were dubbed "Anderson carts" after [[Premier of Saskatchewan|Premier]] [[James Thomas Milton Anderson|James T. M. Anderson]].

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==External links==
* [http://library.usask.ca/90th/1930/1935.html University of Saskatchewan archives]

[[Category:Great Depression in Canada]]
[[Category:Economic history of Canada]]
[[Category:Horse driving]]
[[Category:R.B. Bennett]]
[[Category:Presidency of Herbert Hoover]]