WpijSiiiiia,1,Jwiijjyijpii.upj pn. ..Atftu,'' ' X V ' V-,'1 HTr; '7i?TEP OmjnHMlliilWil"r. , 'i iJi4V:.-.'X'3J"',uyrjj 1 'vwq'j 'imw yV . vs -j "r -ijyswr, ciTirw?- j t Ty "W-J v &JrQti ar. V lfA "f VENNG - UBtilb7(PEDaER--HliADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, afAECfi t 19X9 n U't i r i KP- k- " Ij l ' DRIVERS TRAINED . FOR U. STRUCKS Tests Similar to Those Used in Army May Be Applied to All FEWER ACCIDENTS JVIcn Required to Exploit Their Skill at Wheel Over Rough Course HAtJLED GUNS TO &IASH HUN . Nm Ynrl, March 18 How tho gov. trnmcnl selected Its drlprs of motor trucKst for service hero nnd abroad was lntiresllnuly described by Cnfinln V. O Buhler, I. H. A , at the monthly mcctinR of tin1 Motor Truclc Association of America, Inc , at the Automobile Club of America, suss the Comercinl Car Journal. Ho Bald that the tests proved 90 ptr cent correct and wero adopted after the Kocrnment had transported many "e.nett" drivers who not onlv fell ""Mown on tho Job, but herlously Impaired the illlclcnuy of the transportation. After describing how the personnel ad jutant Indexed tho drafted men and how those claiming drllnB cxperlenco were separated from tho 150 odd trades, the men were subjected to thfeo te.stfl, oral, picture nnd performance. Tho oral ex amination followed conxentlonnl prac tice, as did the picture test, the men be Inc exnmlnod n,s tothelr know-ledge of the components of tlic trnclc. The performance test was tho acid test and eacli performance was scored , by a slnclo point, 1, or zero mark. The points wero added and a ccitaln number was necessary to qualify tho applicants, Who wcro then rated as expert Journey men, or apprentice. I'relous to these examinations the men were given thirty days' discipline consisting of drilling, etc. J ino llrst ptfrform.inco consisted of the operator driving from one defined point or post to another, and how lie started the engine, used spark and inrottlc con trols, changed geats, used uutch, speed, etc., were factors considered by tho ex aminers. Another test was to irlo the truck through an S-slupcd road having stakes four feet high and flo feet apart, affording a clcaranco ot aproxlmately eight inches on either Hide of tho car. If the driver completed tho route without touching a stake ho was credited with , one, but touching a stake gave him an ought. Still nnother necessary Qualifi cation was the ability 6t the operator to back the machine ovqr tho wimo course, "and," said the captain, "25 per cent of the men did so without touching a stake." Iteverae 0nr Tese Driving up a two and one-half foot grade Jo a square of board at the top of the hill nnd stopping the truck so that its, stpp centered a certain board, was another stunt. The driver was told to hold the car nt the mark, rt.sengago the clutfli and place the gears tn neutral. Another performance required was turn- Ing the truck on the grade within a pre scribed space and where backing was se-itlnl. If the driver permitted the truck to slide backward n foot of stalled h's engine, ho was given a zpfo murk. These and performances of a similar na- lure determined the ability of the1 driver to qualify "as an expert. " A laige number of men wero ex amined. At one camp 00,000 we'ie tested from June to August, Inclusive. In addi tion there wero tests to determine the physical and mental Iltness of the men, the examination Incorporating the sail. sjH features which applicants tor licenses undergo. At the conclusion of the ad dress tho speaker answered questions, V. rhotoiriplil by court of Motor, the mtlonal magailno of motoring Gun carriages were produced in prodigious numbers by the Willys Overland and Studebakcr organizations URGES HTGHWA Y LINKS FOR NATIONAL SYSTEM Truck Transportation Expert Points Out Folly of Fail ing to Connect Up Main Through Thoroughfares of States Having Permanent Roads lly ROY D. CHAI'IN romicr" Chairman Highways Transport Committee, Council of National Defense When tho construction of roads was rived therefrom hao become so gcn rcrally appreciated that thcro Is a con- of special types of express -which are now generally recognized, 1.. --.., ,t m sunt demand for moro roads going up "hw SS a .inking up from every community In cverj stato. 0f tne garttny8 between states, Back It frequently happens that a highway of that, of course, remains tho press carrying heavy tramo may lead right ""e'y a study of tho development ' . . . .... . trainc, whero It originates nnd how to tho boundaries of a state, tnere to 1 it ncreafic,) ns ln prnc(C0 wo ltl In- llnk up with n district whero tralllo lsevltnl)ly find that certain of these not heavy or whero tho rrsldcnts have through links must he moro heavily tho trend of which was the practica bility otvappllng tho government or a similar test to civilians. From the char acter of the questions It was apparent that It was believed that drivers shouhl be moro carefully tested by performance as to their ability. Routing Transport Service a Problem Continued from VnK Fifteen background. It Is sponsored bv the Highways Industries Association, which has dortp a tremendous amount of work In bringing the national highway move ment Into focus. It has the co-operation and Indorsement of over 400 commercial and other organizations scattered over the country. Including: rhambers of Commerce Inn HuMnrs Club and Association . . fln Itoinln of Tp.ul . 10 Miuonnl yvsimclnuon 01 Jitll i;wio Hoards Natlonnl Trade OrKanlzatlons State Trado ABKnclntlons . . tinned Commercial Travelers' Councils notwry Clubs Travelers' I'rolecthe Associations Transcontinental HlKhnnvs Associations Htftto and County Oood Hoftds Associa MOTORCAR MAKERS WAR'S HARD HITTERS Nash Quads Among First at Front With Chow and Munitions 8 17 11 44 43 411 10 38 Total 430 nlnleulllfs In Wny Considerable difficulties seem to stand fn tho way of this new measure. Self determination is tho traditional right of tho cowpath. Tho cow Is usually blameless. The country rond has fol lowed the lines of least reslstanco for hundreds of years. As an engineering achievement, tho highway is still to, many a new Idea. Certain interests will oppose the Idea1 of federal regulation of hlglnvajB, not only because tho Idea Is novel, but be cause federal control of anything is in some ways more or less Invidious. It will be chnrged that tho entire proposition reeks of tho pork barrel : that it Is merely another schenjo to ex ploit tho public. It will be said that the farmers will be made to by lid, roads for the benefit of the manufacturers, whose ennris nre transnorted over them ! land tho Joyriders from tho cities. None of the foreseen angles of opposi tion, however, can match tho soundness and forco of the favorable argument that tralllo Is fundamental to civilization ; that tho opening of trunk-line channels cannot fall to promote transportation, and that the promotion of transportation means alwn.vs the promotion of tho pub lic prosperity. American business may well be proud of the part It played In winning tho war, and among tho Industries nt the very top of the list of those which helped Is the automobile business. ln questlonnbly all manufacturers of motor cars did their best, as did other manu facturers with hardly an exception. The part played by the Nash Motors Com. pany, of Kenosha, ndded no smnll quota to the stupendous nmount of war work done by this third largest Industry In America, Tho hugo Nash plant at Kenosha turned out moro trucks'durlng the period of .tho war for military purposes than wero produced by nny otheu one maker, not to mention the N'ash passenger enrs supplied the navy and marine corps. In fact, long before tho United States entered tho war, Nash Quads were carrying on up and down the western front. In use by the different armies of the Allies. In all kinds of weather, over tho poorest of muddy roads, across trncklers miles of shelltorn fields, loaded with evcr thing from soldiers nnd "chow" to heavy munitions, or pulling behind them huge guns, tho Quads wero t'olng their part. When It comes to employes actually In tho military pervlce of the country Nash motors again ranks high. Five hundred nnd sixty-two men from the factory at Kenosha were In tho various military forces during the war. Ot these eight wero commissioned officers and D51 wero enlisted men. first undertaken on a large scalo ln tho United Stntos, it was a common be lief that trartlo vvns local. It was argued that as highways transportation could not hopo to compete with railway carriage dver any great distance, the prouiem of construction of roads was that of linking up communities without considering those communities, either In their relation to the stato or to the United .States. for tho purposes of debate, the state ment that highways transportation can not compcto with rail lines may be nc- cepted without argument, since It is generally conceded that tho low rates which prevail nn long hauls on rail lines cannot now bo met by even tho most? efficient form of highways transporta tion, which Is tho motortruck. Hut to argue from that liMiotliesis that hlghwavs transportation is local In character Is to fall Into a common error which has resulted In the creation of many unconnected links of highways all over the country, and which, be cause of their Isolation, bnvo had modules, Blnco trartlo cither originates along or travels over the rond nt somo not been bo Insistent, for on leason or nnother, for the Improvement of tho road. Tho result Is that tho stato de- 1 piitmcnt hns nnturally considered first I tho demand) of ls own public nnd has i expended Its funds in other directions. This In itself would not bo so bad If wo could nrbltinrlly nrrnngo bound aries for trntllc. Hut thcro Is alwnys Interstalo tralllo to bo considered which constructid than others since, they will prove to bo tho most economic routes of travel nnd henco tho trunk lines from which "feeders" will rndlnto In all directions. Tho states nre limited In this llnklng up process, henco the development of a natlonnl s.vstem naturally falls upon tho federal government with Its un limited funds nnd Its ability to final ze theso problems from a natlonil stand- m.sv nrielnnte nt or near the imtinilnrv .I... i 11. r. -, ti, ,n,.,,. ji ':.. '"vi ."r..:. j ..."" .1.1 ."..'. "'v,u !"""' " " u ... ..n ,js.0, .. ,v , v.. oi ono mmu ami iinio 11s terminal rigiu point, creating the trunk lines w hi re to tho consumer. within tho boundary of nnother. This u,Py aro most needed. Take tho case of Pennsylvania and I traffic Is growing steadily In volume and Mar laud ns a concrete example In hand. It should bo tnken care of Hut It Is Tho stato hlgliw ay departments of theso ' closely limited today bv tho costs of. states have recognized for a long time tho desirability of connected gateways, et today there ate but few ot tho main hlghwavs leading out of MarIand Into Pennsylvania which nro linked up with through highways In tho latter htate. Few Connected Systems Analvze, If ou will, the gateways be tween any other states in tho Union nnd vou will find a similar condition pre vailing, with tho exception that tho farther ono travels from the congested trafllc centers, tho leys likelihood there Is of finding connected sj stems between tho states Tho riaBon Is not difficult to find Since the daj when roadbuildlng first In a modern sense in this country transportation, xv lilcli Incrcnso In a .stnrt llng ratio the moment tho tralllo passes rrom a good road In a poor one, nnd In consequenco wo havo not tho free Interchange between stntes that wo should have. Tramo t l.lmlleil Further, it must be remembered that tralllo of this nature Is not nlwns limited to flow between two states Artunl Interstalo tr.-.'Ilc passing ncross two nr three or more slates Is irolnc on whicT "."h1 v0,,0', 'li? ,C,,lr' '"'""1'H Is e"pclany cm which the United States Ov eminent un 1(, a (n t ...... ... .., i-i , ,11111 in nn i.,i 111 niiiii.irv supplies pissing fiom Inland points to seaports for shipment to Franco was this verv need of through lilghwas .iedltss lo s.i.v, this trafllc which orig- VKLIE cs. They build ,J H the machlnei'ontf;-,5 parts are madef V3 "W IV wri.cox t( Wilcox" Trux como In four cliaa4 sizes. Including ono nnd a half, tWoaiwl a half, threa nnd n. half and five ton, tnnrlftlq. Thni, lnl.t. tn tuilM n mitalttu'' v 1 truck and that every operation of manUfc , facturo from raw materials to finishes Jti product Is performed In the Wilcox Vtnt J ny incir own mccnanics. not onlv the truck, hut the which the Individual nartn i.iiu tun mum uot-ii III I11U VUIIULI UCUUlll ." They nre also specialists In manufactwift lncr ns well ns deslirnino?' maehinA ffiAl machines. Wilcox Trux nre not nn-,, Vj IH.IIIIJIUM, um uio utHue in ineir own. avis plant, Including their motors, trnnsmls. yf"3 sions. clutches, steerlm? near e en rAjt? , , $ Ing their own mnngnnese bronze crnnki Vt-S cases; In fnct, no per cent of their parlsT'X.'VI nre made by them. Contrary to very ' V4 wide practice, they manufacture their. 5g ii mmiiiinniuii nn tx ce'illMie UII1L inO v clutch aB n separate unit, and the cyllnJ "'Mrd ders are Cist In pairs Instead of e;n -a nioc. a practice cmpioyeu py many 5 trucks used for war purposes .and em-vrl ploved by the Wilcox Company In their?,"" trucks since 190G. The wheel basis 'of f ,lS tho various models range from 135 k i Inches to 1S3 Inches, with exceptional y,1 jj body length on nil models. Tho Wilcox; i cub Is a familiar sight to every one I 'Ki acquainted with trucks. WARNER TRAILER T.le Warner trailer Introduces a nn-r. s iltv to IMilladelphla automobile shows;' Hi although trailers are widely used In began the highway departments havo nlwavs lnntcd under the press of war conditions been handicapped by a scarcity of funds, has not died, nor will It. sine, ihcfn tendenev to Increaso costs of transporta- As they have gradually pushed out their are certain economic advantages tn tlon nnd consequently tho cost of com-, ntw, modcrn-t.vpe loads, tho benefits de- fast thiough highwajs tr.tnsimrtiitlon The manufacturers of the Voile truck nro the sumo concern making Velle passenger cars. Their heavy-duts i basses employ Continental motors. Ilrovvn-I.lpo four-'pecd transmission and I Tlmken worm-drive rear axle, which they have been using for almost ten ' jears with such satisfaction that they have continued them Thete nre vir tuallv nn changes In these trucks so far as units are concerned the onl ihanges having been In the ii.iluie of uflneiiients Their special dutv chassis I constiucteil to i.iim b. iwie The main feature of tho fnnr:!,- touring-car nrP,l - nbeel twin Is the draw bar inka tnkln 'SwS? Is used (tensvev bv nndertnkei s, flic i u) tiie depression of the load, preventing 'iffij i iiiiitMiiir r., iinuitDLiiu Kiuviri. 11 .uiijui - i ipi fiimim ui w iivcis huh iiiereiore com XyM laiion ( oinp.inies .uui in ine gov ei iimeuc , neiiiiig itMniiieiu uuu eiiiuinacing swine' Jj' mall service In v irlous cities The ex- mg motions An lmfiortant feature bf $1, liililt liwliiil.s tlirin niul oiip-h.i f tn four, i '" iwo-wneeier is ine neavy spring to f . i ...i .1 , , take ui the Jar. The extension nt thm ' lull, nu.n -uui iimpii, uui" null uilf- . , . nn rZ ....!. .u , ,. -.'f j halt to two-ton heavv-dutv chassis, and '"?.', ""I'?. " L11,", J.h.e.Jlaui .n.' &k three-quniter to one ton, speclal-dutv , nn all-purpose vehicle for attachment chassis t0 It passenger car chassis. ' lM.i mner sections nnd nie coming Intovusa si here rapldlv They are exhibiting one' it 'iiiii.inKi i-.ui-ninri ij in-, unu Heavy jRT wo-wheel type and one light two-whetrwi irj Opens a Branch in Scranlon rirrnnton, l'a., March 18 The Koss Hughes Company, of Philadelphia, well known in this territory ns distribu tors of riercc-Arrow trucks, recentlj' opened a sales and service station nt 922-921 Washington avenue, Soranton, Pa. The new branch Is to serve as a distributing center of Pierco-Arrow trucks for I.nckawanna, Luzerne, Wyom ing and Wayne Counties. Management of tho new branch Is ln tho hands of Frederick B. Barnltz. UNITED STATES United States Trurk Is exhibiting a thieo and a half-ton model w Ith Woods's hjdraullc hoist nnd dump body, a two nnd a half-ton chassis model and a spe cial three-ton coal dump, equipped with Itodenhausen hoist nnd body. They make In addltl'n a ono and a half-ton truck, which Is not exhibited at the show, but on which thev expect to make deliveries by April 1. They also manu facture a tlvc-ton truck. The peclal features of the United Elntes motor truck include a floating power plant mounted on a subframe, which Is sus pended or "floated" at three polnt.'i only Inside the main frame. Twisting of the frnme us one wheel drops into a hole or goes ,over nn obstruction cannot break tho motor arms or affect the motor or power transmission This fea. tnrn Is used exclusively on theso trucks, and to It Is attributed the credit for keeping tho tiucks In continuous serv ice. The motor ot the threo smaller models Is of the Continental tjpe, while that of the five-ton is tho Waukesha. . THE FULTON TRUCK and the FULTON LOCOMOTOR 'stBKwflHHK 'if WILL OCCUPY SPACE 28 AT THE TRUCK SHOW FULTON owners and users (as well as intending purchasers) will be welcomed at Space 28 by a corps of Fulton Truck and Locomotor experts ready to show them why the Fulton Truck is the most economical for all-weather duty and every kind of duty up to 80 of the whole world's hauling problems. With the Fulton Locomotor, which is a combined Tractor and Trailer, now, being produced by the Fulton factory, 10Q of all hauling problems can be met by all business and industry. ySO FAR AS IS KNOWN, THE FULTON LOCOMOTOR IS THE FIRST VEHICLE OF ITS KIND PRODUCED IN AMERICA. COME TO SEE IT AND ARRANGE FOR A DEMON STRATION, REMEMBERING AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE FULTON SPEQIALIZED l2-TON TRUCK IS $457 LESS IN FIRST COST AND MUCH LESS IN COST OF UPKEEP THAN ANY OTHER TRUCK OF ITS CLASS IN THE WORLD. The Fulton TriicloCo. of Philadelphia 2330 Market Street, Philadelphia (Factory Branch) H. T. MELIIUISU, General Manager t-- US '!: 1 1 1 ,1 iFBHtt'-'NHS I ''" ' SjjikSw J JK ' ' " V-: ' :'' LVs8MsrWl f 1 1 tltim' J. UJ r.-nfTnriinLrrnTr: ' feTTT"fr4irfsVivviPsVsWMu ! AUJjBHHuaxu4LUMr: lln .sgTWJTTTTlTTWyWTM :fcM4j-4f-t-TMj-f-:i-f--lf- IJ I iTirrTT;nTTTTTTfTTTTTTiTiTT.i 11 .IiuF'''' WE DON'T LIKE TO KEEP harping on the fact that Reo was a pioneer in this industry so many of the pioneers have failed to keep pace with the progress. BUT IT JUST IS a fact, and, as the science of automotive engineering and manufacturing progresses, somehow you always see Reo in the van. ULTRA CONSERVATIVE in some regards we are considered, by the more adventurous in the industry. For example, we still adhere to the policy of doing all our experimenting at our own expense not our customer's! AND WE NEVER adopt as a part of our standard product or offer to a buyer, any feature of which we arc not absolutely sure. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE between courage and daring. DARING is taking chances and depending on bull luck to get through. COURAGE is the propensity to assail obstacles when sure of the ground after the most careful survey of conditions and with a full knowledge of its difficulties. REO IS COURAGEOJJS in that sense. If our engineers have convinced themselves that'a certain principle is right, our sale3 department is perfectly willing t meet any opposi tion and convince you of its superiority . SO YOU SEE Reo is conservative servative. but progressively con- j I B 1 DID YOU KNOW THAT? 19 ' I "Speed Wagon" nV"155553 1 $1350 I I 1 1 III. II 1 1 1 II 1 BM.1.1 IttM If l'f 1 No Imitation Can Be As Good as the Original THIS REO "SPEED WAGON" is a case in point. DO YOU KNOW that the very features that constituted the strongest sales resistance when we first brought out this truck, are now the-features that most strongly recommend it to buyers? AND HISTORY REPEATS itself in this case also, for the very-competitors who then flouted the very idea of electric starter and lights; and pneumatic tires; and speed qualities in a truck, are now Reo's closest imitators! SO AGAIN the soundness of Reo engineering is demonstrated. WHY, THE VERY TERM "SPEED WAGON" used to differentiate this type of Motor .Truck from all others, is as much the rightful property of Reo as is the very design itself it is ours by right of priority. BUT WE DON'T MIND others using it imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and if they find it necessary to imitate as nearly as possible Reo design, why should they not also take the Reo term to designate their imitations. A BETTER for either, is evidently not to be found! BUT WE'D SUGGEST to you as a buyer that an original 13 always better than a copy the real, superior to any substitute. SO IF YOU CAN SECURE aRco"Speed Wagon" the quality of which has so thoroughly proven itself that rivals habitually proclaim theirs "just as good as a Reo" if you can get an original, why accept an imitation? IT IS EASY to imitate outward appearance but Reo quality must be built in the Reo shops. And Reo Low Upkeep has never, so far, been duplicated. OF COURSE your difficulty js to obtain a Reo. Demand, always greater than the possible factory output, is now almost hopelessly so. BUT IT WILL PAY YOU to wait a little while for a Reo rather than accept a second choice. AND IF YOU PLACE your order now at once you won't have to wait so very long. We can give you a pretty definite date on which your Reo will be delivered. YOU CAN ALWAYS get the thing'you don't want. That's because, others also don't want thatl To get a Reo you must always order well in advance. Well, it is a fact. VISIT OUR EXHIBIT AT THE TRUCK SHOW & Hurley Motor Company Salesrooms Broad and Race Streets Parts Department and Repair Station, 23d and Chestnut Streets TELEPHONE, LOCUST 4000 Reo Motor Car Company, Lansing, Michigan J M "as 1 vrt,rJ ft ,;u v V! tH& cold; standard t k OI? "VJI-tJ.ESSW T h ?&'' , a'K'v4rv 11 - '.&O feVv s , j ,: I 1V t J Sk i . i -.. ttfl . . i. B.XH.J y ii& wtgtiKamgmmKKmmmmmKmwmm'mimnmmimmmvmBwmmmmmmataggfgliggB
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