The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29

tne motor cars downtown and that with 4
lees expenditure Of energy.
The motor car isn't tired Whan q RstH
down town and q has reached tho place
faster then the horses would. Another
thing . that a ten story garage can bs
erected ON a site Whara q stable couldnt
BE- put up anywhere near that high. The
motors can 10 loaded onto elevators and
shifted away zap 20 the top floor. bat
the limits a. regards stabling arr greater
A garage develops the Possibilities OF the
Joe p9ttor than doea the stable. That h q
decided advantage.
If. however, tho merchant decides
after looking these things all over 20
change the traction power h Il apt 20
find u very expensive for souls time 20
come. In some oasaq tho expense never
comes down within ths limits Of that OF
the hOrse drawn vehicles. but az that
the merchant has no choice. His nearest
business rival has done it and he must do
Il 20 keep up with the procession.
.Eventaally all will hnd Il imperative.
oocause I believe there will be nothing
but motor drawn commercial vehicles
20 b found In the large cities. In the
suburban toWns thia wont BE- the case
Tor a long ttTne 70 como, u ever. There
are many reasUns why this Rhould BE- 30.
But the cities are finding handler In
en sorts q Esys. and thA g what rules
A manufactursr who entered tho CON-
merctal field long after he started making
pleasure cars has studied the former en-
teTpFtss 9 long time. He has become
convinced that the making OF touring cars
small thing alongsbdO Of what tho
other will be.
Il do mot believe says be, that the
avapaga man 49, an, ,.cnrantion ~ tha
magnitude Of the business that IL surely
coming In the commercial end Of the In
dustEy. The popularity Of the pleasure
car has been simply the entering wodgs for
the antual emancipation Of the horse As =
beast Of burden. The oommerulAl car
has hsan slower in catching on than the
pleasure car. but the demand 10 just BE-
ginning 20 roll In from all sections and
will sweep all our archaic methods Of
transportation before it.
a0ns reason for the slower moveunant
Of the commercial car has been the lack
Of spectacular features In connection
with its development. No millionaire or
prominent spOrtaman has had the am
bitiOn 20 drive . motor wagon OF truck In
q 0lidden tour or from coast 20 coast. nor
has there b,sn the same inspiration for
automobile clubs 10 organise contests
solely for the advancemsnt OF The COM
mercial vehicle industry. A q con-
sequence the early experiments and tesla
Of the motor truck have been Of a moro
or leas private nature. but nevertheless
they have been ~ exacting and in most
cases q great deal more exActtng than the
public tests Of pleasure cars.
Because Of this less noisy development
q mistaken idea prevails in Tpany quarters
thae the commercial motor vehicle has not
reached the advanced development Of the
pleasure motor vehicle. That this IL an
absolutely erroneous impression u proved
every day by the magnificent service OF
commercial vehicles In the employ mont
Of big business houses. Pleasure cars are
occasionally put into endurance contests,
but the average commercial car rsts an
endurance test during every day Of its
service.
-As a matter Of. fact next 70 efaciancy
endurance is the strongest point 10 favor
Of the motor business vehicle over the
hOrssdraWn vehicle. Speed " fire.
qusntly mentioned az the most distinct
advantage Of the motor over the horse
but in cOmparison with other advantages
II takes a back seat. Il 10 daily demon
strAted that a good motor truck 10 more
efficient. more reliable and much mUre
economical than an equivalent horse
equipment. The fact that Il 10 ready for
use o. any time Of the day or night. no
matter how stormy the weather may be
or how heavy, rough. billy or slippery
the roads, has won tor u countless num-
bern of adherents who 10 the early stages
Of development were more or lsas soep-
teal. Nor with the peTfect~sl motor Of
the present day does a seig-propelled
vehicle require the close and constant
attention OF the horse.
aTkIwm q No tWNUaerTF A. hrtafnaaa IA
which horses cannot he probably sup
planted by motors. In the hAulARe Of
and the delivery Of goods
IL has been demonstrated by comparison
In actual service that self-prOpellsd vehi-
cles will do the work Of three or four OF
sometimes Eve teams, will cover daily
In from One-halH % One-quAPter
q the time required by horses. will double
NJ triple the radius u delivery and will
increase delivery efficiency. The limit
Of profitable horse hAulage q day 10 placed
AZ eleven miles for q two ton truck and
nine miles for a Ave ton truck. A gaSo-
lene truck will travel fifty miles or more
q day, no matter what the conditions may
be. and will be ready 20 repeat the opera
ton without resting period u c'lled
upon 20 do 30.
'One Of the detsrrsnt@ 10 the employ
ment Of motor trucks IN tho past has
been the difficulty Of obtaining drivers
Of SUFFICIENT intelligence % care for the
motors az wages that were not almost
The simplification Of the
modern gas engine. however. has largely
done away with this objection, while
he more general use Of motor vehicles
has added largely TO the meuhapical
Of young men seeking employ
ment az the present time. The con
struction Of the BEST types Of gasolene
motor vehicles u now 80 simple that
my driver Of ordinary Intelligence may
operate a motor truck with safety and
iextsrity after very few lessons
AT the present time the most urgent
iemand for commercial vehicles comes
rom the mercantile houses In the bigger
titles, but employers Of delivery systems
III over the country have begun TO AK
themselves II IL IL not tims TO join the
march Of progress. Express companies, /
,rewaries and manufacturing interests I
u all kinds have begun 20 figure on motor |
,quipment for tho transfer Of goods .
Z they have not already installed such
equipment.
Even cities and municipalities are
)eginning 70 appreciate the advantages
Il knsOlene over horses. and some o. the 4
most progressive Of these havs motor
Ire equipment and motor police equip-
nent. The motor Ia rapidly supplanting
he horse In hospital service, where the /
peed Of the former Ia particularly APP
'rsciated. Perhaps the most novel ser
-ice % which a motor truck has yet
zen put IL that Of moving loaded freight
aru in the yards Of a steel plant In plaos
4 locomotives