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By RICHARD If. SCOTT
ITS UPKEEP COSTS VERY LITTLE
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jw. nnica tiiutuikjui it-ua iiiu unit u
I6t of pcoplo are waiting for nutomo
fcllo and truck prices to como down bo
s' foro placing tlicir order.", Jf that Is
f triic. It Is a good thing from our staml-
Xioirit .
K f 'It relieves a condition that would
& v otherwise bo critical.
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nitu ior some reason or oilier we woum
be at our wits' ends to handle the situ-
,tion because 1 have never known n
at, ..tlmo when the demand was so greatly
? la excess of the possible output as
right now.
.Why, In former years wo have always
counted on a let-up In buying during
Kpvember, December and January to
enable us to get a few thousand cars
ahead ot the sales department against
tho big spring demand. '
No. Iteserte Mnclilnrn
But this year we have no reserve at
all, and the tlmo has already passed
rhen we can hope to accumulate one.
"When we suddenly found ourselves
tacit on a peace basis wo were unable
to .plan for anything Uko former pro
duction for tho coming year because,
vhlle some hinds of materials were
obtainable, others were not and while
those that aro unobtainable may con
stitute only one per cent of the automl-
Tjlle, nevertheless, wo liavo to have 100
per cent of parts before wo can turn out
a car.
That, by the way, Is a phase of tho
problem that the average person docs
!tt .not seem to understand. T might con
Sf. accuse some supposedly Intelligent
Wlters of tho sanm shortcoming.
Wo constantly hear it said that "steel
Will, now be available," as if that were
tho only thing necessary.
These writers never even IMnlc ot
the fraction ot an ounco ot platinum
that Is necessary to complete un auto
mobile, not to mention tho fact that
not merely stcol, but certain sneci.il al.
loys of steel are necessary. If wo would
maintain the quality on which our repu
tation In the past has been based.
Depend on Mrel Output
Before we can start on quantity pro
duction at all It is necessary fcT thn
eteel mills to completely rehabilitate
many .'opartmcnls and in a good many
cases your Uncle Sam has not yet can
celed tho orders he gavo tho steel mills.
Jtubber, aluminum, copper, cotton and
many other necessary Ingredients con-
t stltuto serious problems for us, with tho
result that, much tin wo would lllto to
do so, we cannot hopo to supply moro
,-jS (than a fraction of tho demand of the
, coming year at nnv nrliw
s As I said before. It ! n pnmi i.t..n
Si6,!. that, Eomo buyers have found a reason
w. .Muiiiuiuiiib uiun oruers, else the
. automotive business would be Fuainpcd
With, orders wo could not till, and
while that mav sound likn n ni.'i,,,.
W" condition, I can assuro ywi, from pat
Itft.'- experience, tiiat It Ih anything but an
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BIG WAR SACRIFICES
CUT MOTOR INDUSTRY
Automobile Indispensable for
Difficult Tasks of Recon
struction Days
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"Gontlcnicn: Since 1 have liail jour car I liavc not pcut one rent for
repairs nr tiro, ami the paoline and oil consumption is remarkably
low."' Thus tlie curator of llie Smitii'oniiui liistilulion might write, lo tlio
Iltijitcs factory. Tint is Klnood Haylics's original model, liuilt nt
Koknmo, Ind., in 1893-"9 J. Tlie rani describing tlie cxliiliit mi!. "Stir
cestful tiial trip made ft speed of ti or secit miles an lionr, July 4,
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A UTO PIONEERING UNSAFE,
IND USTR Y'S HISTOR Y SHO WS
Manufacturer Who Tries Something Xcw Has to Overcome Many
Prejudices, as Did the Maker of the Fir.st Motorcar and
of First Four-Cylinder Engine
y j. e. McDonald
Of Glratd Automobile Company, 1'eorless
Distributors,
when tho coniplcto history ot tho
world war Is written tho magnificent part
played by tho automobile Industry In the
Allied victory should, and no doubt will,
como In for merited recognition,
Suroly no Industry rallied to the cause
of democracy w Ith btich zeal nnd at such
great sacrllico to Itself as did this In
dustry. Truly a peace-tlmo Institution, the
motor Industry, when called upon, came
to the front not only with Its great me
chanical facilities, but with men expert
engineers and mechanics with secrets
ot manufacture and exclusive methods
in tho preparation of metals.
It Is universally known that all con
cerns connected with tho Industry prof
fered their plants to tho government at
tho first hint ot war a sacrlflco to Itself.
Tho time arrived when tho Industry
was to malic still further and oven great
er sacrifices tho t(m when manufac
turers, largo and small,1 wero 'called upon
to curtail production of the motorcar
for prlvato use, tho tlmo when materials
were no longer available.
Ou Secrets tb Government
Under tho stress of tho times oubstl
tutcs had been found for many kinds ot
materials, but none had been, found for
steel, tho essential factor "In automobile
construction, and none was to bo found,
Hero ngaln tho Industry rallied to the
support of the cause, placing Its exclu
sive methods ot preparing steel nt the
government's disposal. Tha methods
were not confined to tho construction
of motor vehicles for war purposes but
were adopted extensively In the manu
facture of other war necessities.
The flexible, durable steel, which
played BUch an Important part In the
modern construction of the automobile,
was found to be particularly adapted to
tho construction of the baby tanks, gun
carriages and tho smaller typo boats
used for coast patrol. This steel atreaay
had been embodied In tho construction
of the trnctor and airplane, which funda
mentally embrace the principles Involved
In and originally conceived In tho automobile.
Predicts Prosperous Era
So tho Industry which 'had been a
prominent factor In tha advance of
civilization prior to the opening of hos
tilities In Uuropo occupies a still more
significant placo In the great forward
movement made possible by tho victory
ot the Allied nations over autocracy.
Its work Is not yet finished. In tho
reconstruction now under way and dur
ing the era ot prosperity to follow. It Is
destined to still further achievement
FREE BUYING SIGN
OF STABLE PRICES
Confidence in Even Market
Indicated by Great De
mand for Cars
The surprising demand for minor
cars, an encouraging condition that pre
vails throughout tho country, proves that
the motoring public refuses to becomo
confused over tho price situation.
Misled by certain confusing facts,
there lmvo been some who afsumed that
prices of most commodities were duo for
l drop all along tho line.
The automotlvo Industry, as a whole,
purchased Its materials In 1917 for
I, Kod1ctlon nml Purchased at con
siderably lower prices than It would
hayo to pay In 1018. Government re
strictions provented tho carrying out of
the schedule. The result Is that auto
nni,Q,nd m,0t0'trj.ck8 now being man-
rl .Wf.u1"'1 Yhlch w,n be manufnc;
tured until next summer aro virtually
peaking, all from 1917 purchases.
n . iimmrn KO oaCK into tho market,
now and purchaso materials for Juno,
July and August delivery they must
pay, much higher' prices than 'for ma
terials purchased In 1917, Take, as an
example, bodies, Tho sheet steel going
Into them which formerly ost us t3,SB,
now costs JE; nnd tho same holds
good for gear steel and virtually every
thing In an automobile.
These general conditions apply to most
lines of commodities' and apparently
they aro appreciated by tho bulk of tho
people who understand that general
reductions aro not likely and arc, ac
cordingly, buying' freely.
Mending Broken Jacket
Ilenalr of a badly broken water laeket
may be accomplished If tho operator
knows Just how to go nbout tho Job.
Take, for Instance, n ease where the
corner of tho Jacket has been fractured.
The broken pieces of the casting nre
put togfthcr In a skeleton framework,
made to hold them In position. The
entire Jacket is then filled w Ith a satu
rated solution of salammonlac. The
seepage Is permitted to oxidize, nnd
after the cracks have closed up and tho
leakage has ceased tho solution Is en
tirely drained out and the Job Is allowed
to stand until It Is thoroughly dry. Af
ter that the expansion nnd contracting
of tho Jacket do not affect the repair.
Show at Harrishurg'
Ilarrlshurg'R annual automobile show
opened Saturday In tho Overland ware
house In tho capital city, under the aus
pices of the Harrlsburg Motor Dealers'
Association. J. Clyde Myton Is manager.
Tho show will close March 22.
RECORD RUBBER' SHIPMEKT
Twenty-six Carloads of Atcuinit;
latcd Orders Arrive in U. S.
One of tho greatest shipments 'o rub
ber ever received In America In n single
lot Is proceeding across country from
San Francisco to Detroit In a special
trnln of twenty-ttx cars. The weight
of tho fhlpment is 2.240.0H0 pounds.
Tho rubber Is consigned to the Mor
gan' & Wright tire plant of the United'
State Rubber Company. It arrived In
San Francisco from Singapore on tho
stenmshlti Siberia Maru on March 1,
liitloii of crude rubber held back in tna
Far East by th9 embargo on Importa
tions. , , . ,
To the tubher oxpert a shipment ot
this slzo Is a matter ot amazement mcire
than to tho averago man unacquainted ,
with the Infinitely s'ow processes by
which such store' of rubber nre built
up. Tho shipment In question repre
onts the entire production of nbput BOn,
000 rubber trees for an entire year and
the labor of moro than 1000 men for
the same period.
Kvery working day of the year the
tappers visit every tree, collecting the
latex nnd making fresh cuts In tha
hark. From tho new cutt tho valuable
rubber fluid begins to drip Into the
norcclaln cups. Any one watching the
slow drip would marvel that so slow a.
procesn could ever produce a tralnload
of crude rubber. Kach tree's contribu
tion Is Icjs than two-tenths of an ounce
of rubber a day, or about four pounds .
a year.
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Goodrich Doubles Surplus
Xct earnings ot the It. K Goodrich
Itubber Company weio approximately 4fi
per cent greater In 118 than In tho
year preceding. Tills is revialed In nn
accounting ot the company's year madn
public this week. In tli.it statement
IS confirmed earlier news to the effect
that Goodrich not sales fur tlie enr
reached J123.I70.18S, nearly 10 nor out
over tlie mark reached in !U7. Nit
Income for tho year whs $21, Kin, ,123, as
compared with $in.220.277 for 1!H7, and'
net profit $15,637,115, as compared with
id,(4,)i lor tlio earlier year.
Contrary to the general suptosilion.
it in moro dangerous to lie in advaiu'e
ot than behind the procession in the
matter ot introducing improvements In
a motorcar.
The four-cylinder motor had a hard
tlmo making Its way against popular
prejudice.
We can all recall the foolish argu
ment that "it one cylinder gives trouble
atone, won't four cylinders gho four
times as much trouble?'"
Finally, popular opinion accepted two
cylinders, but no innrc. ami Insistrd that
the engine must bo amidships, because If
It was anywhere else It "would throw
tlio car out of balance."
Who would have a motor nnywhero
but under tho hood today out front,
whore It is easily nrcesslble?
Then tnKo the lighting problem.
First, wo had kerosene lamp", and
then came tho carbldn tnnk.
With some roiwn there xvas objection
to this on tlie ground that It was dan
gerous. FIRST IN POST-WAR FIELD
Aiulro Citroen Leads French
Makers With Big Production
lurl, March 18. Andre Citroen will
prodULo the flist really post-war auto
mobiles in France. Ills production will
bo 100 per day from tlio mlddlo of April.
Although a few other French manufac
turers haic cars almost ready for de
liery, nobody else ha3 got down to a
production basis, nor lias any other firm
announced prices.
Citroen Is specializing on a single
model tcn-hnrsepower. four-cylinder
block engine of GlixlOO bore and troke
It has forced feed iiibt leatlon, high ten
sion Ignition, a three-speed gear box and
final drlo hv Citroen herring-bone
gears; left-hand storing in fitted; Mlche-
l. ..! ,111 ii linnla ln.i, n lt,.ilt f, lllltltixl
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wheel base of this car is either uiiiptv -eight
Inches or 110 inches; track is for-
tv-slx inches; weight of the car is H.'O
pounds, completely equipped ; speed nn I
the level Is forty miles per hour, and gas
consumption is tlilrty-ono miles per ,
American gallon. Tho aw Is equipped
with electric lighting and starting
IJoforc the war CHroen was engaged
In the production of gears for auloniii- .
biioB. Hvfore tho signing of the nrmis- '
tlcp he was producing 50.000 shells per;
day. As the factory han never heforo
built automobiles, the. chango over from I
, The tank which followed was more
readily accepted, although a lot of pco-
pie had to be convinced that If the car i
, got Into a sinashup tho gis tank would
(not explode and blow everybody to It--i
Germany.
It sounds ridiculous at this lato date.
but It is a fact, that although every '
motorist wanted to got away from the
drudgery and tho danger of cranking j
Ills our. there was a tremendous oppo
sition to every form ot nolf-startor.
Onn argument against thn electric 1
starter was that, tlio molor would ah- I
scirli too much power for Its recharging.
Tills nrininietit calnn lt.'iclv inln Miirlle '
j.igain when we first began to light lamps
from Iho i-,inio battery.
At tlinl I dnnt know that the cus
tomer was qiiite.HO obstinate about those
thlnirs iih w':is Ihn. dpnter. The liilter
icoiiKiderrd himself an autlinrilv and ap
, pointed himself guardian foi all his cus
I toniors. and, believe mo, we used to
I have to talk some to got by him with
an innovat'on or improvement!
a war to a peace basis Is exceedingly
Lipid. None of the old French nuto
luobiio firms have been able lo get back
to automobile production In such a short
tlmo. u addition to nutuinoblies,
Citroen will pioducu bicycles and sow
ing machines
Protecting Dry Oils
ri- cells can be ellloleiitly protected
and made in last longer hv pbiemg them
in a Ming titling box and filling llie m
lerspaceH Willi dry s.llid. if these cf lis
ate allowed to rattle as the car traveh,
i.o that momentary hort olioultB lesull,
thry will be quickly exhausted.
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Capacity 2-2 V2 Tons
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truck made in '
Philadelphia "
ttrinton Motor irucK to,
lMal.lr....l l!Un
5805 Market St.
Ilrlimint 1510
MManaaraiwiii oil
5:20
and here he comes
" We can almost set our watches by the Clydes
dale," said a traffic manager the other day.
"We operate four trucks. One of them is a Clydesdale.
They are scheduled to arrive back at the plant at 5:30. Some
of them straggle in anywhere from 5:30 to 6:30. But the
Clydesdale shows up night after night about 5:20.
tho hardest service. Clydes
dale parts are never strained
to the limit of their endur
ance. Consequently nothing
short of a serious accident can
put them "out of business."
It is our business to see that
you get this kind of Service
from your Clydesdale.
Wc have the men and equipment
to even take care of a serious acci
dent. Wc keep your truck working-there
Is no overtime" with
Clydesdale.
The service records of Clydes
dale Trucks in this city will give
you un Idea of what they are doing
for other business houses. Un
doubtedly they will show you what
you can do with Clydesdale in your
business.
Fhoncor call:
GAWTHROP & WISTER CO., Inc.
Dealer and Distributor
2218 MARKET ST. Locust 838
"It hasn't been late since
we put her into service. The
driver says the Clydesdale
controller helps to make time
through traffic, accelerates
quickly, takes care of the
motor speed and leaves him
free to steer and watch the
road.
"And he don't have to stop
on the road to tinker with
the truck. It just keeps on
working day nftcr day."
This is typical Clydesdale
Service service that is the
logical result of designing a
truck with every part and feat
ure about it havinga large fac
tor of extra strength more
than it will require even in
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IDEAL FOR THE FARMER
AS WELL AS THE MERCHANT
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Users in
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WHICH
do you think will
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PINE LUMBER. BARREL STAVES AND HEAD1NGS-
Truxt'on Saleo Co,
Philndelphia , Pa.
OntncocLVirjinii Sept, 2$rd, 'l918
Gentlemen: -
Ve ate enclooing you some 'pictures of our Truxton Ttuck and
trailer.. ' Ao you see the truck now nhe io in Onancook, and ehe has
hauled the trailer from our mill, a distance' of 10 milea over' a dirt,
road and. haer climbed oomo hills with r.oout a 10 grade.
We have been usine this truck ixx in this way since Kay and' oho
has not, cost us a penny for 'upkeep. The truck has 6000 barrel staves'
and -the, trailer has 8000 Thoy weigh about ,34 of a pound apioe piking"
tho load'noarly 5 Tons we pro hauling with' one of you2 ton- Truxton'
Trucks.
Th'in truck is doing the work of IB. mules,, and to day she has paid
for herself and then some. We wan't to say right here that our.trudjs
has not beeri otalled since we have had her, and she always "goes with her'
load any place we have ever -sent her, we dont. know how we would got ' "
ulonge without her, she io doing more work than the trucks around here
that coot twico ao much as. y'pu sell the Truxton trucks for.
Yours very truly,
HATTHEVTB HQCK & 'HALEB
The Truxtun Unit
consists of a frame, which carries the load, springs,
rear axle and wheels fitted with solid or pneumatic
tires; and it can be attached to any make of
passenger car or small truck, thus converting it
' into a
Truxtun Truck of
1J4-, 2- and 3-Ton Capacity j H
which will give all-year-round ser ce on good roads
or bad, and never get the heaves nor balk in its
tracks. Our catalogue (free for the asking) tells a
lot about it, and we will gladly tell you more.
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Distributors
1714 North Brpad Street
Visit Our Booth, NO. 24 AT THE SHOy, Right at the Entrance.
SOME WELL-KNOWN TRUXTUNITES
No. No.
3 Croft & Allen 26 A'tlnntic Refining Co.
3 Scolt Powell Milk Co. 4 American Ice Co.
11 Girabtl Bros. 3 Atlti Storife Co.
4 Kejritone' Telephone Co. 2 Bureau of llijliwiyi
14 Samuel Bell & Sons 2 Bureau of Charities
8 Moore Brea4 Co. 2 American Molor FreifVt Corp.
2Betz Brewery Co. 2 Cramp SMpbuildint Ce.
2 Jot. L. Sloemaker & Co. 12 Looie-Wilet Biscuit Co.
1 N. Snellenburg & Co. 3 Cbai. Krull
2 R. C. Retainer & Soni 2 Kolb Bakerj Co.
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The Pioneer
Worm
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Trucks
The result of more than eight years' productive effort
on the part of Rowe engineers.
Built up to a standard that assures real service under
all conditions. "
2 TO 5 TON CAPACITY
With solid tires
2 AND 2i2 TON CAPACITY . .
With solid or pneumatic tires
, A model for every line of business.
IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES
Do not fail to visit the Rowe Exhibit in Booth 29,
Commercial Museum Building, during Philadelphia show
week.
Rowe Motor Mfg. Company
Sales and Service Station. LiAINvAaj 1 Litx; i A.
1726 Cherry Street
2 to IO Days Service Saved
by Sandow Quick Demountable Motor
Two to ten days time loss is the average with other motor trucks when you want
to overhaul the motor or take it out to make an adjustment. Two hours is the time
required to remove and replace the motor in Sandow Trucks figure the earning capacity
of your truck, plus idle drivers, over two to ten days, and this is your actual money saving.
Another Sandow Feature
1 Quick Demountable Motor
Saves Money for the Truck Owner
Suspend tho front, end of the motor in Sandow
special construction loosen two bolts loosen the
Sandow Motor Rocker Block in the rear and take
the motor' out.
'Other trucks require a general tearing down of the
front end construction.
HURLEY MOTOR CO.
On exhibition at the Truck Show
Users of a ' fleet" of Sandow Trucks can carry an
extra motor in stock and in less than two hours from
the time the work is started, take out the motor to
be overhauled, install the extra motor and start work.
The Right Truck for You-See It Here
Buy a truck adapted to your particular hauling re
quirementschoose from the complete Sandow line:
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Sandow Tracks add five ttttntial feature to (As
standard specifications of the highest quality tracks.
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