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TDennrt.mpnt. Stnrnx nf Amp.rir.it a T.nrao. C.itipjt Find Motor
p Vehicles Invaluable in Developing ajid Main
l"i ' taining Trade Cars Last for Long Time
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flHH modern department store knows
-1- how miicli it cobtH to sell n paper of
Jln. Accounting that goes Into just
. about the most exteuthr detail (niacin
able, and from bcelnning to eud is rig
idly, almost painfully, accurate is be- cnaracicnsuc 01 ";"."'
coming the common and commonplace brought out by thin test of service
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Bgement. It is not surprising to find
that the store that know how much it
costs to cell a piper or plus Known, niso.
(nc cost of delivering n washing ma
chine or any other article that the
store sells.
Department store executives have
worked out delivery costa not merely
to the extent of showing what these
costs total in 'a year, or a month, or a
flay, or for a certain line of merchandise
ir a certain department, but what they
amount to per package to three deci
mal places.
Competitho Tolnt
Delivery is a competitive point in the
department store business. In the opin
ion of ninny customers, it's a part of
the swle. Quality of goods being equal,
the store that establishes and main
tains a reputation for the promptness
of its delherj is the store that will
get and hold business The motortruck
that not only "makes good' in this sort
of delheiv but makes itself a business
getter is the tiuck that keeps going,
running hitjh mileages every daj , month
after month and year after yeai. Truck
dependabilitj translates itself into terms
of increased sales volume; and truck
durability writes itself into the asset
aide of the balance sheet.
How well quality trucks are serving
department stores is evidenced by the
experience of Gimbel Urothern. who
bought twenty-four trucks iu till I as
the nucleus of i fleet that has since been
greatlv enlarged. The twentj-four pur
chased in 1011 and onu o the same
.make bought in 1012 have mu more
than 100,000 miles each, and arc still
in actnc service.
Fowler. Dick & Walker, A ilkes
Barre, Pn.. thus summarize their ex
perience with high-grade trucks: "We
have four trucks; one bought in 11U1,
one in 1012 nnd two in 1013. All are
In good running order today and they
have been running since we got them.
Hhe first one must hae run over 200,
000 miles. It has had one thorough
overhauling, but other repairs have
been few and not expensive. The three
Others arc giving equally good sen ice.
Great Mileage
Of twelve trucks owned by the Hig
bee C . Cleveland, O.. one has cov
ered 2l?5,000 miles, another 225,000 and
another 100.040 miles. The others,
which ha been in serxice for various
periods, have mileages ranging from
10,000 to 05,000. The first Higbee
truck, was bought in 1011. In eight
years of service it has traveled an aver
age of 33,125 miles a year, which
amounts to about 110 miles a tiay. Con
cerning the performance of the fleet,
Vice President W. T. Higbee said : 'The
twelve trucks have given excellent serv
ice and have bad comparatively little
or no mechanical troubles, in bpite of
the hard usage they have had,"
.' Denartment store service is tho lab
oratory of retail delivery. ot only, is
It the most searching test to which a
'delivery truck can be put. but it is also
the most sensitive recorder of results.
High mileages, run op by trucks in
the tynlcal instances cited above and
in hundreds of other cases as shown by
the records of the White Co., from
which these were taken constitute but
one characteristic ot irucK worm
AUTOCAR FLOURISHING
Attracting Great Attention at Show.
Philadelphia Product
The exhibit of Autocar motortrucks
is attracting a great amount of atten
tion. Any one who has been in the city
for more than n few minutes knows
that Autocars arc hauling goods for
thousands of the business houses in and
around Philadelphia.
The Autocar is reallv a Philadelphia-
made product. Ardmorc. where the fac
tory is, is only nine miles irum i3iuu
street on the Main Line of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad It would be well worth
the while of any business man to visit
this Milpnilirl nlant that is known all
over the country-
llight in tuc my tnc Auiocar com
pany owns and operates its own direct
factory branch service station. Autocar
users arc sure of the most complete
after-sale service at all times. This di
rnnt hrancli .uprvipft lmlicv is followed
out from coast to coast. It has been a
real factor in tho great development of
tnc AUiocar company.
Have Complete Line
The. coumletc line of Bethlehem trucks
includes a three-quarter-ton model,
lecently announced by the company in
addition to the one and a half, two and
n l...l t.wl tl.nA nn.1 n Ji l 1 F if,,, TllftrlMc.
Specifications of the three-quarter-ton
mouei inciuua mnnv interesting fea
tures electric starting, electric light
ing, Bosch magneto, a motor designed
in narticular for this truck, bronze-
backed motor bearings, Snlncr drive
shaft, bevel Beer rear axle, Ross steer
ing gear, chrome vanauium sicei
magazine oiling sjstem aud cord-pneu-niRtic
tires. 35x4'A front aud 35x5
rear.
Made In Harrlsburg
The Hurlburt is made in two-ton,
three-and-a-half-ton nnd four-ton ca
pacities with the Buda motor of thirty
two horsepower, tubular radiator, Eis
eumann ignition system, Brown-Lipe
transmission, four speeds forward,
amidships, Spicer universal joints and
uses the worm -type of Moating rear
axle; the springs are of their own
make us well as their wheels aud the
wheel bases range from 102 to 15lt. This
truck, formcrlv made iu New York, is
now made at Hhrrisburg, Pa
This Unit Made Here
The Truxtnn Unit made by the Com
mercial Car Unit Co., of this city, comes
in a wide selection of models, from one-aud-one-quarter-tou
capacity up to
three-ton capacity, and is so construct
ed in the various models as to be adapt
..v.l . nnv mnb itt Tinsjnipr 'rnr
chassis, converting it into a truck by the
addition of a truck body on the unit
frame in place of the passenger car
bods.
RED SEAL POWER
Stewart Truck Is Made In Five Sizes
for 1920 Market
The Stewart truck is made iu five
sixes, namely, -ton, 1-ton, 1-ton,
2-ton, and 3V4-ton. The motor power
Is supplied by Red Seal Continental
Motors and the final drive Is of the
Clark internal gear type.
The construction eliminates from six
to seven hundred parts, creating a truck
of utmost simplicity and strength, as
well as economical operation and en
durance." The smallest model has an 110-inch
wheel base, 7-foot loading space, 50
inches wide, while the largest model,
105-inch wheel base, standard, with
correspondingly increased loading space.
Four-Wheel Drive
The Duplex is a four-wheel drive
truck made in thrce-and-a-hnlf-ton
size, with 130-inch wheelbaso and a
chassis length of 223 Inches. The Buda
motor is used, four cylinders, Eiscn
mann magneto, Schebicr carburetor,
with choice of two speed reductions. It
is internal gear driven, using their own
type of rear axle, 130-Inch wheclbase,
Brown-Lipe transmission, Petcrs's uni
versal joint.
Great Variety Exhibited
Fitzgibbon & Crisp, Inc., are ex
hibiting a line ot bodies on truck chasscs
that chow the great variety of possi
bilities of the motortruck of today.
Their line includes open and closed tour
ing bus bodies, u glass roof body, de
mountable top body, panel-side delivery
body, patrol, ambulance and under
taker's bodies in addition to platform
stake bodies, screen-side bodies, etc.
Columbus Jurist Holds
Truck Drivers School
What is perhaps the most novel
truck drivers' school In tho country
was conducted recently by Judge
Frank E. Ruth from his bench in
the courtroom at ColumbiiB, O. His
honor requested Columbus mortor
truck drivers to appear in his court
for instructions in handling motor
trucks during traffic hours.
"Drivers of heavy conveyances can
save themselves considerable incon
venience if they acquaint themselves
with traffic laws," said Judge Ruth.
Traffic ordinances and state laws are
so complicated, tho court insists,
that ho expects to give similar lec
tures at intervals. Experienced and
capable drivers are recognized by
truck operators as being one of the
greatest assets to the industry, and
tho judge's stand has been generally
approved.
Commercial Is Electric.
The Commercial truck is electrically
propelled and made in 1000, 2000, 4000,
7000 and 10,000 pound capacities, using
General Electric type of motor, giving
an optional choice of battery, bevel
gear, primary drive spur gear or chain
gear, according to the model, and the
final drive is cither spur or chain, ac
cording to the model. They use their
own type of axle with semi-elliptic
springs.
THREE MODELS SHOWN
Rainier Follows Lines of Most Suc
cessful Trucks In Designing
The Rainier is shown in their three
models, three-quarter to ono ton,
one and one-half ton and two ton.
They are all equipped with Continental
Red Seal truck motor. Brown-Lipe
clutch and transmission and Tlmkcn
or Sheldon' worm-drive rear axle.
In design and construction they fol
low tho lines of the most "successful
heavy trucks that represent high-grade
engineering practice.
They are composed of standard units,
whoso merit is generally recognized.
Every unit is selected for its ability to
stand heavy and severe strain. Tho
Tlmken and Sheldon rear axlo with
David Brown worm nnd gear, were
picked because of their wide use by
leading truck makers.
Other mechanical features include
Sims or Rosch magneto, Zenith car
buretor, Stewart vacuum system, Mon
arch governor, pressed steel frame, dou
ble safety spring shackles.
Display Cushion Wheels
In the accessory department is seen
an interesting exhibit of Sewell cushion
wheels for motortrucks, employing u
unique principle by securing resiliency
in the wheel before the road shocks
reach the mechanism and working parts.
It is simply a wheel of rubber within
a wheel. It has no springs or moving
parts, they are built to hub specifica
tions nnd can bo applied without alter
ing tho design or construction of tho
truck. The same tires and hubs can be
reapplied.
Maccar
Worm Drive
The Truck With the
Demountable Power Plant
Used on All Models
Maccar Trucks, made at Scranton, Pa., have been tried and
tested for years over the mountain roads of that region. .
They contain such proven units as Continental Engines, Tim
ken Axles and Bearings, Bosch or Eiseman Magnetos, Stromberg or
Zenith Carburetors, Brown-Lipe Transmission, Merrill Springs, Bix
names that inspire confidence in the quality of Maccar construction.
But the outstanding, distinctive feature of Maccar construction
is the DEMOUNTABLE POWER PLANT, which can be taken out
by removing six nuts and disconnecting drive shaft, brake
and fuel connections and a new motor installed in SO
minutes. No lost time for truck or motor repairs.
Sea It Demonstrated at the Truck Show NcxtWcck
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1417-25 Melon Street
Philadelphia
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ff owner, a truck operator or profes
sional mechanic, you will find the Alert
ratchet wrench the greatest time saver
and trouble fixer ever invented.
It will do in a few minutes what re
quires hours by other methods, simplify
ing tapping and reaming in. tight places
where a revolving wrench is impractic
able. Also used as a ratchet socket
wrench, screwdriver and valve grinder.
Alert wrenches are made in lengths
and capacities to fill all needs. No. 365X
extension set $6 complete includes the
ratchet wrench (illustrated above) and
two extensions which fit the chuck jaws
for long reach jobs.
With these tools you can reach into
inaccessible corners of your motor plant,
engine, press in any machinery that re
quires tightening up nuts, bolts, joints or
other partb. Ask your hardware dealer or
automotive accessory man to show you.
"Made by Mechanics for Mechanic"
Alert Tool Company
Philadelphia
Immediate Deliveries
On These High-Grade Trucks
We are in the fortunate position of being able to assure immediate deliveries on
our new models 10 to 11, respectively of 1 and iyz ton capacities. They incor
porate the mechanical features that have made Republic Trucks the most largely
produced trucks in the world. Torbensen Internal Gear Drive, Red Seal Conti
nental Motor, and other world-famous standard parts. Backed by over 1800
fully equipped Republic Service Stations, insuring immediate service whenever
needed, wherever you are.
1. Vz, 2Y2, 3V2 Ton Models
at the Truck Show, Space 19
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Race 2681 Philadelphia Sp ss
Harriiburg Salei Office and Service Station, 17th at Derry Street
I Dddge Brothers
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fee and its lew cost of operation.
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THORNTON-FULLER AUTOMOBILE CO.
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Buy Your Truck on the
Basis of Maximum
Haulage Economy
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The one true measure of a truck's value to its user is the actual cost
of transporting his goods. The buying problem then resolves itself
simply into finding the truck that works with least waste, requires least
initial investment, least cost for upkeep and operation, greatest speed
and endurance. So well has the Oldsmobile Economy Track lived up to
these specifications that the business public has learned to call it tht
truck of maximum economy.
BOOTH 38 AT THE SHOW
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