NASH VIEWS OF
TRUCKMARKET
Firms Forced to Motorize
Transportation During War
Arc Now Increasing Fleets
"The new field which has opened for
the motortruck is so large that It is
difficult for any one to comprehend its
full magnitude," says C. W. Nash. presi
i
dent of the Nash Motors Company.
The events of the last two years have i
hrought the truck as a means of com- i
mercial transportation to a point which
might have taken years in ordinary j
times to accomplish. For the old adage
that necessity is the mother of inven- '
tion has worked out perfectly in the
case of trucks.
"If you will consider for a moment
the situation of this country when Gov- |
ernment demands virtually usurped the
railroad facilities, you will see what !
I mean. Tho Nation generally had i
to look for a new way to deliver goods,
especially over the shorter'haul. True.;
the motortruck had been used for Inter
city work and there had been some
suburban trucking, but the greater bulk I
A SF.A OF SEI.DEX TRI CKS TO BE DRIVES OVERI.ASD TO THE COAST ASD SHIPPED TO THE
BATTI.EFIEI.PS OF EVROPE. 1
To Help the Allied Nations Bring
The World War to a Successful End
Shipload after shipload of SEL DE N
TRLCKS was transported overseas-to Eng
lail(*'t() Fiance, to Italy, to Russia, to Japan
and mile after mile of SELDEN TRUCKS
were driven overland to army camps and in
-1877-1919 dustrial plants in this country.
The first pasoline Eeonomv, speed, rugged construction,
The present types of anee to the liniit were tlie recruirements of
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the result of years of war service. Leiden 'TN-BLTLT QL AL
continuous experiment. JTY"' Hiet tllClll all.
observation and experi
ence in manufacture One to Five-Ton Models. Write for com
since the dav of their v . • / . ♦
inception IS7T. ] )lcle 'II TO I'll) all Oil.
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repair work.
SELDEN TRUCKS
4RE ON EXHIBITION
AT OUR SPACIOUS SALESROOMS
1017-21 Market Street
Next week we specially request every person interested in Motor Trucks in any way to
come to our salesrooms at the above address where we have on display the various SEL
DEN models. We will be glad to demonstrate the many salient qualities of the SELDEN
and at the same time show you our large repair shops where we do every kind of machine
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SATURDAY EVENING, RAJWISBURG TELEGRAPH ' MARCH 22. 1919.
'of the shippers had as yet found no
pressing reason to take up motortrucks.
When it came, they had to try out
trucks or do without. We. as truck
builders, knew what the result would be
in advance, but even wo had no thought
of some of the business uses to which
the motortruck was to be put.
"The situation opened the eyes of
every one to new and greater possible
uses for motortrucks. And more- than
that, it demonstrated the use of motor
trucks in a practical way. The motor
truck arrived on the scene to help busi
ness out of its difficulties, and it is
going to stay on the job.
"There are many firms in this coun
try which probably would not have a
single motortruck to-day if necessity
had not forced them to motoriie their
transportation. Now. having found by
experience the benefits of motor trans
portation. they will not again be with
out it. Instead they are planning to
enlarge their facilities. There is no one
particular class of firms or style of
truck which will be affected by this new
development. Every business will want
trucks, of whatever particular type is
best suited to it. Moreover, many firms
who were not so situated that motor
trucks were essential during the war are
going to find them essential new. Com
petition will determine that.
"The next few years. I believe, will
see bigger gains in the truck industry
and in the use of trucks than has ever
before been seen. I believe that with
it will come improved roads and better
facilities for using motortrucks to their
full value. Moreover, I think we. who
are building trucks, already are pre
pared to meet the demand prepared by
years of manufacturing experience which
have made the motortruck what it is
to-day—a vital part of our national
transportation system."
PRINTER TELLS OF
BETHLEHEM FEAT
Story Which Reveals Unusual
Interest and Shows Worth
of Strong Chassis
j A representative of the Bethlehem
: Motors Oorj*>ration while compiling a j
! new catalog was conversing with the !
| foreman of a large printing shop in 1
i New York. The printer is a man o.f j
considerable ability and in addition to [
'handling the details of a type setting
'and printing establishment, also runs
farm not far from Elizabeth on what
he calls the tlaptic City road.
I This road, according to description, j
, is one of the ideal State roads of New I
! .tersey. constructed of cement and lined j
i by tall shade trees and winds up and '
i down picturesque hills. The narrator j
j of the story describes his farm as being j
j situated a little below the top of a |
hill so that he can see for a consider- i
j able distance down the State road and |
! very often watches the string of cars j
j and trucks running between Atlantic
City and New Y'ork.
I "On November fourteenth, at about
j 10 o'clock." as the foreman in telling
[ the story said. "I made out a heavy
truck, which I recognized as a Bethle
| hem Truck as soon as it was close
| enough for me to see the raidator. well,
j this truck was coming up the hill at
I a considerable speed, the pavement was
I wet and slippery from a heavy rain
' which had fallen all day and the driver
was driving on the crown of the road,
apparently to minimize slipping. Just
as the Bethlehem truck neared the crest
of the hill near the farm, a Ford car
came into view and the truck driver
swung over to the right to get out
of its way. in doing so his car skidded
and made a complete circle striking a
concrete electric light pole with sufficient
force to snap it off clean about two feet
above the ground.
The car. however, was npt damaged
with the exception of one or two spokes
broken out of a rear wheel. The ac
cident is made even more interesting
by the fact that the truck was heavily
loaded with bags of cement and had
made the hill easily in high gear and
was running at a Wry rapid rate when
the accident occurred."
ROUSHEVIKI DEFEATED
By Associated Press•
Archangel. Thursday, March 20.
Patrol activity has increased con
siderably along the Vologda rail-
HA RRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Vol. 1, Xo. 29. lIAHRISIURG, P.t, MARCH 15-21. Our Yank Edition.
The Meal They Planned to Feed the Rest of the World
NEWS OF THE WEEK BOILED
DOWN FOR OUR BUSY SOLDIERS
Saturday, March 15
The ninth annual exhibition of the i
Harrisburg Motor Dealers' Associ- j
ation opens to-day with an unusual- j
ly largii exhibition ot automobiles |
and accessories.
It is announced that almost 10,000
income tax returns are filed at the
local income tax offices.
Sportsmen of upper Dauphin county
have started a vigorous fight to pre
vent the closing of thousands of
acres of land, which is being plan
' ned. ■
The Harrisburg Hospital rummage
will be held on April 7.
The last livery stable where horses
have been rented for thirty-one ;
years, will shortly be out of busi- ;
ness and be turned into an automo
bile livery.
Edward Bailey, president of the ■
Harrisburg National Bank, is named i
to serve on the housing committee of
the Harrisburg Cumber ot Com
merce.
Monday, March 17
Local Red Cross issues appeal for
more women workers to aid in making
refugee garments.
St. Patrick's Day is quietly celebrated
here.
Blame for the Pennsylvania Railroad
freight wreck which resulted in the
deaths of five men is placed by Public
Service Commission on engineer and
flagman. .
Ralph D. Gettier is instantly killed
when he steps in front of train.
Automobile show proves to big suc
cess both form number of sales made
and the attendance.
Local breweries plan making of beer
with alcoholic contents small enough to
come under the prohibition rulings.
Revised figures show that approxi
mately 13,000 persons filed income tax
returns in the Harrisburg district.
William H. Snyder wins the E. J.
Stackpole cup in the annual Harrisburg
Academy debating contest.
Eddie Gilroy was not worried when
his lawyer failed to turn up in court;
he plead his own case and was ac
quitted. the jury placing the costs on
the county.
Tuesday, March 18
Harrisburg gets first sight of army
tank when it rattles through streets on
way to automobile show.
City and county officials plan meeting
to discuss new joint city hall and court
house.
John N*. Peregov. well known Mason
and insurance man. dies.
"Your name is on the sucker list,"
! warn Liberty loan committee when bun
co men try to float fake stocks for
bonds.
Christopher Harmer, 80. Civil War
veteran dies.
Two cases of new "sleeping sickness" |
develop in Mercersburg.
j Tribute paid memory of late Dr.
Nathan C. Schaeffer, superintendent of
! public instruction.
Pliins for the building of a new edi
fice for Christ Lutheran Church are i
outlined.
Iran Madras. Greek champion, is
bested in wrestling bout in Chestnut
I street hall by Wiadek- Zbyszko, former
world's champion.
Council passes ordinance authorizing j
widening of Walnut street along Capitol
park.
Wednesday, March 19
Representatives of church organiza- !
tion and the theatrical world appear be
fore legislative committee to speak for |
and against bill which would amend
the old Blue Laws so as to permit 1
motion picture exhibits and concerts j
on Sunday.
John Middleton is the original "hard
luck guy." He is in the hospital with j
nose bleed as the result of a blow
in a restaurant where he works. Mid- j
dleton was beaten and robbed by foot
pads and later his automobile was
stolen.
Lieut. Hamor, stationed at the Mid- i
dletown aviation depot, entertains city ]
with aerial gymnastics over the CapitoL I
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J way and on the Dvina front. On both
sectors the Bolsheviki have been de-
I feated by the American and allied
1 troops.
i
U. S. Halts Japanese
Attempt to Acquire Land
in Lower California
I By Associated Press
! Washington, March 2 2.—As a re-
I suit of telegrams from Senator Phe
| lan. of California, giving informa
; j tion of a proposal by Japanese inter
| ests to acquire a large tract of land
j in Lower California owned by Atner
| icans, the State Department has
i called the attention of the owning
| corporation, the California, Mexico
| I.and Company of Dos Angeles, to
. the attitude of the United States
! government toward such sales of
' | property which might be used for
■I military or naval purposes.
| Miss Martha Pox, a local school
| teacher, visits Sergeant Ernest J. Dui
j kin at the Camp Dix hospital and re
| mains there his bride,
j Giovanni Ferraro. slayer of William
j E. Dunbar, a Harrisburg man. bites off
| guard's finger and stabs another in
effort to escape the Sing Sing death
: house.
Bernard Schmidt buys bakery in
Chambersburg.
Carlisle plans for peace jubilee and
• home coming reception for Cumberland
county's soldiers the first thre davs of
July.
I Few names are suggested for naming
| of big freight steamers to commemorate
Harrisburg successful libertv loan
s drives.
Thursday, March 20
| H. S. Bingaman. son of Mrs. Jesse
| Bingaman, 25 South Front street, was |
i one of the 250 men who came back to
America as the President's guard on
the George Washington.
Movie magnates make a big fight
against the removal of the State Board
of Censors offices front Philadelphia to
| Harrisburg. It will necessitate the re
moval of many offices of film companies i
from that city, it is said.
Ross Snyder, of North Front street, !
wanted here on a forgery charge, es- I
capes from Olean. X. Y. police a short I
time after being arrested. He is also I
wanted on similiar charges in Phila-'
delphia and Baltimore.
William Trimble and Harry Graham,
; °f New Cumberland, are missing from
their homes after attempting to cross
the Susquehanna River in a light duck
' boat amid a heavy storm on Tuesday
1 night to go to work at Steelton. New
; Cumberland residents are planning to
I drag the river for their bodies.
Professor C. D. Koch, of Phillipsburg,
is named acting superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the late Dr. Nathan
j C. Schaeffer. of Lancaster.
Love Wilson. Lawrence Brown and
Theodore Martin, are indicted for the
murder of S. Wolfe Lacob. a Steelton
j grocer and banker. Mike Galles is in
j dieted on the charge of the murder of j
| George Mahlan.
So many bidders appeared for the first j
opening of bids on the State's new road
! building program to-day that the Senate
chamber had to be used.
William Elmer, acting superintendent !
of the Philadelphia division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, is named superin
tendent of the division since January 1.
Friday, March 21
I For the murder of William E. Dun
bar, formerly of llarrisburg, Giovan
i nia Ferraro, paid the death penalty
in Sing Sing prison, New York. He
was In irons and heavily guarded
J throughout, after he had previously
stabbed one keeper and bitten the
finger off another.
There will be no general closing of
saloons in Harrisburg on July 1. it
, was learned to-day. Hotel owners
are loath to discuss their plans. '
Spring arrives at exactly 11.59 a. m.
The moving picture industry is in
its infancy, John Brady, producer,
says before leaving after a confer
ence with Governor Sproul to pro
test against the removal of the State
Board of Censors to Harrisburg. This
removal, it is said, will necessitate
the removal of the officers of a large
number of film companies to this
I city.
Joe Morgan and Roy Dillon, two
highwaymen, who held up. robbed
and then stole the automobile '
driven by Earl Challenger, chauffeur
for City Detective George Shuter,
get long terms in the Eastern Peni
tentiary.
Lebanon Valley freshmen hold ! I
their banquet at the Perin-Harris af
ter the Sophs make many attempts to
break up the affair. Four Krosh are
captured before hotel authorities In
tervene, it is said.
Sales and attendance records are
broken at the ninth annual automo
bile show in this city, J. Clyde My
ton, secretary of the Harrisburg Mo
tor Dealers' Association, announces.
GARFORD WINS
IN SECRET TEST
American Truck Kxccls Those
of Foreign Make in Trials
Made By Danish Military
News of a secret test conducted
by military authorities of Denmark
and involving 20 American and for
eign built motor trucks has just been
! received in the United States.
The trials resulted in a victory
for American Automotive engineer
ins. A Garford truck won tirst place
in the competition.
The information concerning the
investigation comes in a letter to
President E. A. Williams, Jr., of
The Garford Motor Truck Company
from F. Dulow & Company of Co
penhagen.
The test was a unique one. sec
retly conducted. Without announc
ing their intentions Danish military
officials obtained one each of 20
different makes of trucks, both
American and foreign. These trucks
were disassembled and accurate and
minute measurements were made of
cylinder bores, bearings, gears and
various parts were made as before,
there supposedly is much wear.
The trucks were then reassembled
and placed in regular military ser
vice. For two months the trucks
underwent the most rigid tests.
Over roads which in this country
would be impassible and in all sorts
| of weather they hauled heavy ma
terials for gun factories, munition
works, etc., for great distances.
The work was proportioned evenly
among 20 trucks and accurate rec
ords were kept in order that all
should cover the same mileage and
operate under the same conditions
as to load, road and weather.
At the end of two months the
trucks were torn down a second time
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and accurate measurements of the
various parts were mae as before.
This, of course, was to ascertain
which of the trucks withstood the
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The results disclosed that the Gar-
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