Star Tribune from Minneapolis, Minnesota • Page 82

THE MINNEAPOLIS SUNYJBUNE: FEBRUARY rJM19 FACE EIGHTEEN 1 to if I I A v. i i'. it wee Lille Gets Food From Paris by Auto Truck On a trip to Lille, Trance, recently Commercial Atta he Pierce C. Williams foun' that the city watt being provisioned with food sent, all the way iroin l'aris in motor trucks. Farm Time Saved by Motor Trucks Hours in Field Increased With Quicker Hauls to Railroad Points.

driver's name, tlie form provides fpace for reports on the following: Total miles traveled to number of miles traveled for month; gatuline, quantity for month; miles per gallon of gasoline; oil and grease, quantity for mouth; miles per gallon of oil; tonnage bandied; time out of service; driver's salary; garage rent; tire repairs; other repairs; labor and parts; tost of gasoline; cost of oil and greases; depreciation; liability and insurance, and summing up, the cost of operation per mile. Through this form, the company main work tliat ought to be dune, says tho International Harvester company. Under present conditions the con-sfrvation of time is of greater importance than even to the farmer an hour saved here, another there, amounts up in the course of a year. Time xpent working in the field is directly productive it results in larger crops or more acreage. Time spcut on the road is, in a sense, nonproductive to reduce this time the aim of every busy farmer, su that the greatest possible amount of field work can be done.

Many farmers have solved their hauling problems with International Motor Trucks. They are built to run every ('ay In tho year the construction is right, the power is there, and they save time on the road. They are built complete in the large International plant at Akron, Ohio, devoted exclusively to building motor trucks. The heavy duty, four-cylinder, block-cast engino is simple and durable; the sturdy internal gear drive rear xlo will stand up under constant daily use a heat-treated drop-forging carries the load and a live axle transmits the power. Troteet your spare tires adequately against theft and mark tubes, anil casings so you can identify thra in case of theft.

VJ f'l 5- i 1 If we ask farmers what their big- tains, the owner is encouraged to -o- VA' -uutS "V- Easy Rivet Repair. In case a rivet in the frame or other location is found to be broken, a very acceptable repair may bo made by running a bolt through the rivet hole and clinching it with a nut on the other end. Mt problem is today, nine out of TlTJll ITilt Zi say the shortage of help-there say the snortage or neip thi isn't help enough to go around and there isn't time enough to do all the record for any one mouth is there at the finger's tips. a Makes Trucks From Any Auto Engine Bros. Co.

Finds Farm-. ers Alive to Motor Trans-f port Economies. Many an automobile on the farm, ns "trell as in the is considered of little value oa account of old style of body, tires being worn out, and so on. Tet there lies in these machines the means of a great saving in the transportation facilities of the country, says Marry I. Dafoe, general manager of McXulty Dafoe dealers in Graham Brothers, truck-builders, cabs bodies.

"After all, the vital part of an auto-tnobile truck is f.ie engine," Mr. Dafoe aid. If an automobile engine is in good condition you can produce a good two or three-ton truck. "Most any standard type of a used far has an engine that is good for thou-lands of miles of truck haulage. The farmers in the Nortiwest are waking Dp to this fact.

"Motor transport is just as practical for the farmer be continued, "as for the city wholesaler or manufacturer, The time may not be here when transcontinental lianN are the heigat of practicability, but with the improvements that are being made every day in country roads, and the big projects that are opening up for highway work II! 4 III ill III (if IHrl Mr i 3 AS XL 9 LiLljiillllll lllllllll Shows Demountable Ford Wheel Equipment One of the Automotive s'jow exhibits of spocial interest to Ford owners is the Stoue demountable wheel shown by the Fioneer Kim and Tire company. The equipment consists of special fittings when applied to the Ford wheels, make them not only demountable, but also inter-changeable. There is probably no part of a car which tho owner takes off and puts on quite so often as his tires. In the past the ciief objection in equipping light ears with demountable rims and special wheels "has been the considerable addition of weight to the wheels, this addition being from 10 to 15 pounds per wheel. By applying a few special fittings to the regular wheels this excessive weight is eliminated.

Neither is it necessary to change the front wheels uor to change the front 30x3 tires to as with demountable rims. FRED ABBOTT, distance on a certain amount of gasoline then it is time to have it looked over, because there is trouble to bo found. The Wilcox company urges a simplified record keeping, the forms for which it provides, which eliminate much of the Mother of daily detailed reports, yet keeps the owner of the truck in constant touch with its performance. After stating details of the particular truck owned by the company, with the R. P.

Stanton Back From Army to Run Garage in 1919, the farmer who does not uso motor transport for getting to the railway market is missing a great opportunity for economy." Mr. Dafoe has in his office many pictures of used cars which farmers and business men had considered practically worthless, but were rebuilt into one, two and taree-ton trucks. The original idea of building trucks from automobile power plants was 1-0 attach them to Fords. While they ar itill in grr demand, the majority of Truck-Builders are being sold for the Cadillac, Buick, Dodge, Velie, Hupmoi bile, Overland, Iieo, Hudson, Kissel, White find numerous other makes of pars. Graham Brothers manufacture Truck-Builders for every make of auto power plants.

MaIaiti Mntnr TViirl R. T. Stanton of the Stanton garage, after an absence of seven months in the service, where he was stationed at tho Overland building, has resumed management of tho Stanton garage. During Mr. Stanton's absence the business was managed by Mrs.

Stanton, although she found it very difficult to employ efficient labor as the result of the army demand. Mr. Stanton is considered one of the best automobile mechanics in Minneapolis. Mart a "Fnnl Prnnf" I'lUUU I UV1 1 IV VI Important Thing Is to Inspect Machine When Gasoline Mileage. Drops.

i I Mr fhX mn. 7 wo THE unusual interest in the Nash truck line evidenced at this time is perhaps heightened by the knowledge that more trucks, we believe, were built by the Nash Motors Company during the war for military purposes than were produced by any other maker. The Nash Motors Company built nearly thirteen thousand Nash trucks for military service. This preference of the Government for Nash products is readily understood upon close inspection of the many superior mechanical features of Nash truck construction, i For example, owners are quick to appreciate the automatic locking differential with which all Nash trucks are equipped This feature, besides saving fuel and tires, enables Nash trucks to make surer and safer deliveries with no time out because of weather or road conditions. Reasonably prompt deliveries can be made to immediate buyers.

See the fall line of Nash. Trucks, including the famous Nash Quad, at the Show, Nash Trucks One-Ton Chassis, $1650 Two-Ton Chassis, $2175 Nash Quad Chassis, $3250 Prices F. O. D. Kenosha P.

J. DOWNES COMPANY i Northwestern Distributors 11021 Hennepin Minneapolis Commercial Bodies Built The Right Materials The Right Workmanship The Right Finish The Right Price "We build them to stiy built" Visit our Factory just 3 blocks from Auto Show. J. W. Rogers Mfg.

Go. 320 First Ave. N. E. WFi The motor truck today has developed to the stage that it ia "fool proof" so far as depreciation is concerned, says C.

H. Will, tales manager of tho II. E. Wilcox Motor company, mauufacture-i of Wilcox trucks. The only thing the driver has to do is to oil the machine and keep it oiled; beyond that the truck of today that is worthy of the name is so constructed that breakage is small item of expense.

The thing for the owner of the motor truck to watch is to keep certain simple records by which he will learn one important fact in time, Mr. Will said. And that is to be able to ascertain when the gasoline mileage is dropping below the average. When that happens when a truck refuses to travel the average RG.OOWNTONf. Co.

vp mi II 1 1 r. I USERS ASSURED 24-HOUR SERVICE At 1120'First Avenue North, the International-Mack Corporation maintains a Direct Factory Branch and Service Station, backed by the vast resources of the International Motor Company of New York. The Minne-aplois Branch carries an inventory of over $30,000.00 worth of parts of all descriptions, sufficient to care for all trucks, in this territory, and is prepared to give servicereal service at any time of day or night. mm (568) VP mm MACK trucks are durable and reliable, and we have few calls for service, but these facilities are provided for personal service if the occasion should arise. The built in qualities of MACK Trucks eliminate lay-ups.

Thb direct Factory representation insures regular performance. 1 'Set. FOR all mm is' 1::: In a bix months' period, the total sales of parts in this territory were only 51,800.00. This is an exceptional record when it is considered that the above amount covers 63 trucks, the oldest of which is seven years. This is only $27.00 per Truck, and only $4.50 per month.

SOME RECORD. 24-Hour Service DAY, NIGHT, MACK capacities: 1 to 7i tons. 9 mm if; Same Day Shipment of All Orders i International-MacK Corporation Light Delivery Panel Body. Heavy Duty Live Stock Body. Direct Factory Branch 1120 First Avenue, North When you buy a truck chassis you necessarily want a body one that exactly meets your requirements and you want it quick.

We carry a complete stock of PARRY BODIES in all styles and sizes from the light Commercial Fords to the large heavy duty trucks for immediate shipment or we mount them on your truck chassis while you wart. Parry Bodies are made in the world's largest body factory by specialists who study the trucking requirements of every locality every industry. They are standardized in design and manufactured in such immense quantities that the highest standards of mater and workmanship are maintained at lowest Northwestern Distributors 7 is. am. Nicollet 7676 Auto.

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