tsv ' V T t M J' k a. ' . it- Cuenmtj public T"?" $HIP-BYTRUCK SECTION SHIP-BY-TRUCK SECTION HlV, - V.J ir P5iTvi.-no. no Entered as Kecoiul.CliiMi Mutter at the 1'oMnlDce. nt WilUdcluW, Ta. Under tho Act of March .'I, 187P, PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1920 Published Dally Bun-tit Hunday. Kubscrlpllon Trle JO a Tear by Hall. . Covyrliriit, luiio. bv I'ubllo tdser Company. PRICE TWO CENTS VEMENT PHILADELPHIA THIS PHOTOGRAPH. SNAPPED IN MONDAY'S BLIZZARD, SHOWS HOW THE BIG TRUCKS ARE TAKING CARE OF THE CITY'S COMMERCE ' i . - . i - - ' -....... i .... , ..,, ., . . . - ,,,. . i ..... -.-.- - i- . -. i . i . i- . . ! .. . -..,.,. .... ,.....,.. , i UTOMOBILE FANS FLOCKING TO SEE DISPLAY OF TRUCKS PASSENGER CAR motors and Accessories, Keep Up Interest in Ex- hibition at Commercial Museum Building I AIW IS A FEATURE, " ! xperts and Laymen Look Over Varied Types of Machines for City and Rural Work My SPICK HALL 10NTUAIIY to mnny predictions the motortruck show, waving its pro rata ship-by-truck banner, does not resent itself in the nature of nn anti-, max to tho passenger car exhibition 'it passed off the 'sta'gc at the Com mial Museum Building. Thirty 'arth and Spruce btreets, last Satur J evening. On the contrary the truck bow, held in the same, is being just ! largely attended and as enthusiasti wy welcomed by Philadelphia's au raiobile imblic as its more luxuri a predecessor last week. While much of the beatitv of con dition is ueecssarily lacking at the ? suow.tlie mechanical developments i tuc last yeur aro proving just as nractivc even to the layman as the wenger machine exhibition. To the "Port there never bus been a show K afforded such a vast opportunity to 7 progress in tho automotive iu wryas that now being conducted uu. U rr ""M'ices of the Philadelphia .ti.L """ Association, co-operating "to tho trade association. Same Committees Tie same committee of the trade as floiuon who had charge of the pus M cur show and of which Louis i . l? l'uulnan. is working with oK?'.! '"nv ""umittee of the truck nation composed of 13. .1. Ber ?; President of that associutiou, as , Jlrman; W. H. Metcalf, secretary of ,-. ussociniion. q1ui i Harry of the u.."t" M:u( S ,7...r,! !.ormcr President - uasui'Ni i inn The ttnrfc nF ii : fiiit.V ewlinsly tedious, but the ... u.vy jusiiiieu and rewarded their ti ,r; "' i! luvisu uecoraiious " nicri the imiseutu was arrayed rfl ri mvc n retained uud tho "m iieginient luimi lu fin ., i, hiUrr,y-(1.1!iv,'am! cvery nISl't lending tJr.ru!?M' ir of enchantment to tC fl . at w,is onB of 1'C uredomi Tion "res of the Plunger car ex- $C Y i"i arc wveuty-seven cx S J ,cI"'1,mB fortynino different ' and i' Mx ,Ufferet '"ikes of ,!-"" ' niiuiovB, inree manes ,t i"? I urii, urce Mari bl1,,il!,B, ""its, this being ofth ludiv,ill"1f representation of Aldtt evn?Cvt'1",sscs1 ot wotor-drivon 'to cilv Cls,!li!v.tMl iu e building 'treat 7l,ii " "JI(ltiu ' thirteen dif exhibits of ucccssoricK. Tie, Variety of Kxhlblts Wlrff, "f it impossible to cor ii l." cxteinl fr... ni.t ., l'S of mil i .'J.-"ul '.einery vo Jptoth e ,?r..ai"d 89 I,0UDlls opacity VLtao!'W tJ'Po of eight lo !- teSJS,"n.i..z!sa. ", l,1ltuwfctrti!utud?1"' influence on stalo ntJmmen bU """"f..u. eli '" Potlding imtTrnvmV. " TA'i. "at lur '.'jEa i : r.B o'u rset 'u"uffi.li"jRJ?4w!.?!l kvZSSS: Facs About Truck Show Taken at a Glance I'lnee : Commercial Museum Build ing, Thirty-fourth street below Spnice. ' Time Daily, January V.) to 21, inclusive. Open 30 a. in, to 10 p. in. Number of exhibitors 77 Number of makes of trucks.... 40 Number of tiucks exhibited. .. .170 Number of trailers exhibited.... I! Number of tractors exhibited... (5 Number of accessories exhibited. 13 Value of exhibits. . . ,' $So0,000 SHOW A SUCCESS Trade Association President Says Exhibition This Year Was Well Worth While MANY HOG ISLANDERS RIDE TRUCKS TO WORK Other Big Industries Find This Mode of Travel Quick, Reliable and Economical Some Factories Operate Oivn Busses INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE city markets, and have made possible the bringing of the products of those outlying farms, lumber and smaller manufacturing centers to the markets provided by large centers of population and incidentally have done far more to keep down the cost of living in both sections than has been generally ap preciated. Lots of Tractors A big increase is seen in the number of farm and garden tractors and trail ers exhibited this year, both of these forms of motor vehicles having shown a remarkable degree of development withiu the last year and having enjoyed a corresponding increase in general use. The trajler is really a motortruck ad junct to increase the truck hauling ca pacity and to permit loading being done without tying up the big investment in volved in a truck whose mission in life is to move nnd not to stand still. New ways are found to use those trailers in municipal work, such us ash and gar bage work, and contracting .work. Ibe war year, with its restrictions and the transfer of automobile manu facture to war munitions, brought the production for 1II1S down to l,15a,03S, of which 1)20,.'1SS were passenger cars, and 22i,'J50 motortrucks, nearly double the. previous year, owing to largo war orders. Figures for 11)10 give 11 new production record of 1,801,020, exceed ing by a slight margin that of 1017. The passenger car production, liow ever, was actually less than in 1017, being but 1,380,787. but the total was brought to its new high record through the lurge increase in motortrucks, of which 305.1-4S were made last year. The value of America's motorcur output for 11)10 was close to $2,000,000,000. being estimated at s;i,807,r01,0b0. Manu facturers are looking forward to u pro duction of 2,2o0,000 passenger cars this year and from -100,000 to -125,000 trucks. Tho utilization will depend ContlmieU on Not Vase That all of the trouble, work and expense of the 1020 passenger automo bile show was fully justified is attested by the huge attendance all last week at the Commercial Museum Building. On Saturday evening tho passenger car ex hibition came to a close with a blare of Third Itcgimcut Band trumpets and n feeling of entire satisfaction among the members of the Philadelphia Trade As sociation, whose vision made the show such a remarkable success. According to Louis C. Block, presi dent of the trade-association, there has never been the interest shown in the exhibition in previous years that could compare with the present. Here is just what he says of the show : "While it was not a radical show in the way of new things offered, there was enough improvement and change, and new makes of cars exhibited, to have made it a well-worth-while show. These annual exhibitions, while afford ing an clement of entertainment, un doubtedly aro also an important busi ness stimulus at this season of the year, nnd e have not fallen short in that re spect. " Mr. Block's fellow committeemen were equally pleased with the success of tho show, for which, they had been direct sponsors. Not alone in attendance was it a re markable show, but in volume of busi ness done, both wholesale and retail. The retail selling did not become really spirited until about mid-week, but the dealers from the outlying sections seemed to pour in in a regular stream from the (irst day to the close of the show, clamoring for cars and early shipments. NEW POST FOR FRAZER Vice President and General Manager Manufacturers' Motor Sales Co. D. C. Frazer, one of the most widely known automobile men iu Philadelphia, lias been made vice president and gen eral manager of the Manufacturers' Motor Sales Co. Mr. Frazer was for merly connected with the Vclie-Federal Co. The distributing agency for tho Man ufacturers' Motor Bales Co. is located at 473 Drexcl Building. This finn is handling the Gary truck, one of the best machines on tho market. IN LABCiK industrial centers the motorbus is becoming a big factor in solving the labor problem. Where it is difficult, even" if desirable, to buy or lent hotises near factories and scarci ty of housing facilities is a common con dition now in many sections of the country employes often are compelled to go to the outlying districts to live. They arc being brought to work and returned to their liomcs in many in stances by motorbuses owned and op erated by the factories. Akron, O., for exnmple, has added approximately fi0.00( persons to its working population in a year. Total monthly expenditure for building, as disclosed by permits, is exceeding the total for Cleveland, a much larger city, yet the 'supply of houses continues far below the demnnd. For housing facili ties many incoming rubber -factory workers are turning to towns ten and even fifteen miles from Akron. Numer ous motorbusses nre joining with iu terurban cars and jitneys in bringing them to work each day, Many employes at Hog Island are carried to and from tlie big shipyard down in Delaware county. Typical Case The motorbus is not, however, an adjunct of factory life in tho larger in dustrial centers exclusively. A typical case of its employment iu one of the smaller centers which has a number of investigators in the field studying the economical uses to which the motor truck may be put, is found at Spring field, O. In that city one concern recently found that increase of business demand ed Hint twenty women workers" be added to' the factory force. But all available sources of labor supply in Springfield had been exhausted. Only at New Carlisle, sixteen miles from Springfield, was the labor department scout able to locate the desired number of women for the work, without going n distance that would be prohibitive. However, there was no intcrurban service to Springfield from New Carlisle before 0 each morn ing nnd the fare charged was eighty one cents. The motortruck proved to be a satisfactory solution. The factory bought a truck with an inclosed body capable of carrying twen ty seated passengers. Each morning now it leaves New Carlisle at 0 o'clock. Its passengers nre at work by 7. Be Ittfning it leaves the factory at o'clock. Small Charge Only twenty-five cents is charged for the round trip. This amount furnishes an income sufficient to meet daily run ning expenses, which the factory finds nre as follows: Driver and storage, SI; gasoline, $1 ; oil, thirty-five cents; in surance, twenty-five cents; nnnunl overhaul, twenty cents: tires, eighty five cents, or u total of $3.05 each day. This means that it: is only necessary to charge approximately ?2 to factory labor cvpen.se each day. This amount, plus the $1.35 difference between op i rating expenses and income, covers depreciation nnd interest on the truck. The expense for driver is low for the icasou that the driver is a factory em ploye who lives at New Carlisle. By taking this job and storing the truck eneh night iii his garage he adds 0 weekly to his pay. Thus the factory obtains workmen. But the workmen themselves benefit. "Undoubtedly they nre receiving higher wages than they could get at New Car lisle," said a factory executive. "We should judge that their pay there would be from ,?S to SIO a week. They are earning from $12 to $18 a week here.' NEW YORK ROAD NEEDS P OIEGI ON SHIPPING BY TRUCKS GROWS MORE POPULAR HERE YEAR BY YEAR Heavy Traffic to and From Philadelphia Offers Attrac tions to Bandits DANGEROUS AT NIGHT AUTOMOBILE CLUB HERE OPENS DRIVE FOR THOUSAND MEMBERS The Automobile Club ot Philadelphia has inaugurated a ten-day drive to obtain 1000 new members. During the membership campaign the club's usual initiation fee of $10 will ba rcmjtted nud membership dues from January until the end of the present fiscal year will be assessed on a half-yearly basis, plus wur tax. Facilities now available in the club's large garage and office building at 23 South Twenty-third btrect will permit accommodation of approximately 1000 moro members, and the club expects to fill this quota within the time limit set for the mliius-iuitiatlon-feo drive, In u circular letter to members Msking them to lend their aid In tho mem bership drive the club officials surainarizo the advantages of membership as follown: Free storage privileges worth, ou the basis of present garage charges, $75 a year. Free legal advice and representation. Free touring information. A free copy of the Bluo Book, Free assistance iu putting through license ap plications. A discount to members on supplies. Membership In tho American Automobile Association and the Pennsylvania Motor Federation. William W. Uuily and F. H. Savidge, of Philadelphia, have been re-elected to membership iu the club. Motorists of this city who have been elected to new membership include Harry O. Dana, J. T. Dee, Boss S. Fleming, WIN Ham 1 Guuthorp, Jr., Waller Boss McShca, J. Brooks Parker, Irwin T. Belter, John II. Boscu, William F. Sohocll, George M. Stlteler nud F. II. Out-of-town motorists elected include Sheldon Catliti, St. Davids; O. ,T. Graft and 0. J. Craft, Jr., Lonsdowue; Horaco W. Smcdley, Ardmorc; Har rison B. WrJht, Bala, nd John 8. Wood, Mlllerstown, l'a. RAILROADS LIKELY BUSINESS VOLUME TO OPERATE CARS SHOWS INCREASE Trunk Lines Could Benefit Ma-1 Chicago Cooperage Man Greatly terially by Running "Feeders" on Regular Schedules That the time is coming when the railway system,s of the United States will own more motortrucks than any in dividuals or other corporations was nn opinion expressed nt the tenth annual truck owners' conference, recently held at Chicago. It was brought out in discussion nt the conference thnt Chicago nlready ha. a motortruck1 transportation company which is to-operating successfully with the intcrurban lines entering that city in the handling of freight. Tho trucks ilck up outgoing freight for delivery to the interurbau cars nt the city limits ind receive Chicago freight cnrrled by tho intcrurbaus and deliver it to con signees In tho city. By this arrange ment largo freight -receiving and storage houses aro unnecessary, terminal con gestion is avoided, and delivery is speeded to the benefit of the consignee. The motortruck functions most efli clently in tho short-haul transportation field, where railroad experts themselves arc inclined to the belief that it can carry freight to better advantage thau the expensively maintained light traffic branch lines. C, A. Morse. of the United States railway administration, assistant di rector of operatiou, is quoted us baying recently that when the development of tho country for fifty miles on cither side of a trunk line has required the construction of light branch lines, it is n question whether this policy should be continued or whether the products of the farm should cot be handled by1 .motorcar, to tbiTmnJu llnc f Benefited by Use of Trucks, He Declares "Wc arc doing three times the volume of business wo did four years ago, mainly attributable to the fact that we have a new selling machine on the job the motortruck." This statement, made by Daniel Burkhartsmeier, president of a cooper ago firm of Chicago, indicates the posi tion gained by the motortruck today, Mr. Burkhartsmeier, who experi mentally purchased n five-ton truck in 1014, found that, the vehicle multiplied his business field eightfold. He now operates one five-ton and sis two-ton units. His factory, located about eight miles south of the Chicago "loop" dis trict, limited deliveries to that distance in the days of horses. Now deliveries aro mndo twelve miles north of the "loop" and as far as South Bend, Ind., sixty. five mlleH.froin the plant. "Trucks cover u much larger area, enable quicker deliveries, permit a faster turnover,' effect the economy of u larger production fostered by them, und give us direct advertising through (heir presence on the streets," bald Mr. Burkbiirtsmeier. The firm's larger truck has u capacity for 150 barrels. Formerly it was un economical to deliver less than a car load lot, 000 barrels. Now. instead of two, thrco or even five-day freight serv ice, barrels can be delivered the same day they are ordered, "In fact, duringtho frelght-car j,hort ago of tho winter of 1017-18, trucks literally saved, our busiucus," said 3VIr, Burkbartsmtler, Trucks plying between Philadelphia and New York, which make the trip at night, aro mennced continually by high waymen, attracted by the value of the cargoes. It has frequently been sug gested in transportation circles in this city nnd New York that dark portions ot tne state ot rcw Jersey be patrolled' by special motor police to guard against ' this evil. T.he rapid growth of motor transpor tation between the two cities, and the valuable loads which the trucks usually carry make the trips constantly dan gerous, and the apparently harmless five-ton cargo carriers which make their way along the Itooscvelt Boulevard at dusk nre generally equipped for a stiff battle. Steven Fletcher, the local manager of a transportation firm which has sev eral trucks plying between here and the metropolis, told of an experience one of his company's drivers had not long ago. Man in Road The truck was lumbering along slowly a few miles this side of New Brunswick, where nothing can be seen except the small portion of the blackness that is cut into by the glaring lights of the Motor. The driver's helper, peering for ward, called his mate's attention to a form lying in the roadway a few yards ahead. "There's a man in the road. Stop, or jou'll hit him," he shouted. The Irivrr of the truck had to do some quick flunking. If the man were reallv helpless, and he failed to stop, he would be crushed beneath the wheels of the big truck. On the other hand, the driver felt sure that it was only a ruse to bring tho truck to u halt, in order that confederates hiding by the road side might seize the opportunity to litle its contents. There were thou sands of dollars' worth of valuable plush in the car. He kppt ou going, opened his cut out, and blew his horn. Shot Is Fired When the machine was but a few feet away from the inert form the man jumped to his feet and ducked to the side of tho road. A shot rang out from tho bushes, with which thu road was fringed, but the nervy driver put on all the speed which the governor ou the Mg car would permit, and got safely away. Movement in Philadelphia Has Been Beneficial to Both City and the Motor Industry, Expert Says ARE IDEAL FEEDERS Many Lines Out of Quaker City Offer Huge Oppor tunities for Expansion of Automobile Industry By EDWIN L. LEWIS Assistant Ocnfrnl Mnrincer Philadelphia ltranoli l'nrknrd Automobile Co. "NJOWHEBE in the country has the ship-by-truck movement made more progress than in Philadelphia. This dis, trict and this great progressive move ment have had a reciprocating effect on each other that is the movement has been aided wonderfully by Philadelphia and Philadelphia has been aided by it. The mutunl benefits accruing from haul age by automobile is incalculable to the community and to those engaged in the many branches of automotive industry. Here iu the Quaker City we are situated in one of the world's great in dustrial centers. The huge mills of Ken sington and the hundreds of other in dustries in this vast center of labor af ford untold opportunities for the city and for the further development of the ship-by-truck .movement. Already there are a score of regular truck lines out of Philadelphia. tOthers will be added as mnnufacturerPnnd business interests in general become educated to this move ment, one that is destined virtually to revolutiopize the transportation of freight, not only in America, but in the entire civilized world. Express Lines Besides the many truck lines running out of the city there are nearly 200 truck express companies doing a rushing and ever-increasing business within the limits of Philadelphia county. I be lieve that the time is not far distant when not nearly but all of the short hauls and railroad "feeders" will be truck lines. This method of transporta tion is uot only cheaper than the anti quated methods still more or less in use, but truck shipping is far faster and each truck is capable of carrying a much larger load than the biggest horse team trucks. In order to further stimulate the "Dispatch by Lorry," British Phraseology "Ship by Truck," the nationally known slogan which is coining to mean improved transportation and better roads to the American people, is unknown in England and the English provinces outside of Canada. A similar campaign is being under taken In those countries. But the phrase "Ship by Truck," which is so expressive to the American, had to be translated into English. In Eng land, Australia, India and the English African colonies they "Dis patch by Lorry." This adaptation, it is said, is proving quite as popular as is the original in this country, as witness the universal application in England during the recent railroad strike. The change is explained by the fact thnt the English name for the auto motive vehicle which Americans call a "truck" is a "motor lorry." SHIP-BY-TRUCK OFFICIAL SLOGAN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION "Ship by Truck," the slogan which H. S. Firestone, president of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., of Akron, originated nnd which the company has given a national circulation, has been adopted by the National Association of Motortruck Sules Managers. The company's symbol incorporating tho blogan a wheel in motion, with the slogan written across it has also been adopted by the association. This action of the association, which is tho or ganization that put on the national development tour of motortrucks last summer and which is recognized as tho official representative of tho motor truck industry, was taken at a convention it held recently in Detroit for tho purpose of considering wajs and meaus of prompting the increased use of motortrucks. According to J. E. Trncey, president of the association, the nction of tho convention means that the association will concentrate the full strength of its influence und prestige behind the ship-by-truck movement. "A review of the past activities qf your company," he wrote Mr. Fire stone, "indicates excellent results in the use of tho slogan Ship by truck ' coupled with the work of your ship-by-truck bureaus throughout the country Your 'ship -by -truck' sloguu nud tho design In which it is incorporated are looked upon us a most apt presentation in the briefest possiblo form. The three words, 'ship by truck,' constitute, in our opinion, tho keystone of all efforts that have been made to bring favorably to tho atteutiou of the nconlc ot this country the great utility of the motortruck. "The Absolution of Motortruck Sales Mauagers has taken upon Itself tho full responsibility of furthering the ship-by-truck movement throughout Us membership.'' ul ship-by-truck movement, a development tour has been planned by C.C. Burke ley, manager of the Philadelphia bureau of the association. The tour has been heartily indorsed by the Philadelphia Motortruck Association, which will co operate with Mr. Burkeley in this great educational undertaking. It is planned to have tho tour take, in all of the prin cipal points in Pennsylvania, New Jer sey and Delaware. Aims Explained Just what tho alms of tho tour and the move, too, for thnt matter, are have thus been tersely stated by Ernest r arr, chief of the bureau : "The definite aim of the bureau Is to study the problems relating to the en trance, on a sound business basis, of the motortruck into our national commer cial and economical life ; to promote the use of the motortruck where it is eco nomically feasible; to analyze efficient cost, operating nnd business methods, with a view to advocating their general adoption; to plan co-opcrutiou witu other forms nr npanniou t fnr.nH,.. . . ....,., ...i Vi UUDIULIU mm bo mm our country may liave a complete, efficient nud economical scheme of transportation; to promote the construction und maintenance of roads, adequate for the proper use of mi; muiuiuuuK unu uie legitimate ex pansion of its service : to encourage uni form and Hllitllhllt lnilulnffnn wAl..t .vB.m.u..wu Il-IUUIIK to the use of motortrucks, trailers and uie iiignwnys; to co-operate, where ud visable, with other agencies, having all of these policies or nuy one of them as their object." That tho truck is being universal recognized as a medium to relievo con' gested transportation is evident from the following statement of Wulkcr D Hines, head of the railroad administra tion: "An unusually heavy gruin and coal movement, deferred repair and con struction of public highway In all tec tions of tho country, and the concen trated requirements of suddenly reviving business combined with usual transpor tation requirements of this yeur, threat en ii serious luck of transportation fa duties, unless nil parties interested r.o operate in securing tho greatest pos bio utility from the existing limited transportation facilities. "All bhippcrs should assist In thk work by loading nil cars to rapacity; by prompt loading und releuso to the carrier; by ordering earn only when actually required, und by rllmlnatlnp the use of railroad equipment iu micii service where tho tonnage cau bo han dled by motortruck." Help (o Hltliuujs It has been erroneously unfiled Ibat the constant use o trucks on the bleb wuys of tho country havs bad the gen eral effect of putting th roads In bad condition. As n inutUr ot fact, the udvent of tho truck hs dace more to i n ir&i :i '1 1 ,VH a ii ' --si ; m ' rr' 'r p ,, St XJ . s ; j i ,, . . IV . n .L f iL. "V :-.-V ,!V --" ,! - - '. a-,k" w - w .ti.,-..i, i - & x x 2ilS.- ,i. W 1
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