The San Francisco call., 1910-11-09

One of the most important depart |
ments of the automobile industry is
that of the commercial vehicle or mo-
tor truck. w. ]. Andrews of the Stand
ard motor car company, agents for the
well known Prayer Miller truck, who
has just returned from a trip to Sac
ramento and vicinity, in speaking of
the conditions existing, said yesterday:
THE commercial truck in San Fran
cisco is passing through the expert
mental stage at the present time, but
from the fact that agents for trucks
are kept busy demonstrating and DONG
missionary work it is to be seen that
this method of freight transportation
is going to become very popular within
the near future. Another and perhaps
the most important and influential fea-
ture of the conditions is the splendid
showing now being made by trucks In
use by some of the leading houses.
This service is doing much to convince
the big businessman of the advisability
of installing such service. as it is show
ing the economy of both money and
time, which means much to the man
with large business interests.
1T is in my estimation only ques-
tion of short time when the automo-
bile truck will be used by all the bus1-
ing country and before long on the
farm and orchard. We have just re-
ceived most interesting letter from
the Buffalo brewing company or sac
ramento which explains itself:
I'VE put the 3h ton Frayer-Miller
truck that you delivered TO us on the
4th of July into commission on the 9TH
of July and since that time 1t has been
used 95 working DAYS, has made 1850
miles, has consumeds313 gallons OF gas
Of n
carried 2365 tons of freight. There
have been no repairs up to date Ihe
car is working to our entire satlsIac-
tion and we can conSclentlouSly coIH-
mend it to the trade
Windsor T. White, president of the
White company, which operates one oI
: the largest auto
y w n xVb;,e mobile factories in
visiting City i the IN gR5tfq g5n fraseiseo stiseo
making headquart-
ers with his company's local branch:
White is exceedingly optimistic about
motor car prospects for the coming sea-
son, and in this regard says:
IN New York, Boston. Pittsburg and
Cleveland we have sold more cars since
July l than ever previously In the MIS-
In the middle west deliveries were
rather light during July and August,
due to scarcity Of crops. but they they have
sAlthougR the Commercial vehicle
trade is in its very infancy. this is be-
of our business. Since my arrival here
1 have been informed that a big. dry
goods store in Pittsburg ts re has Just paced
Macon. coz Ca. they have a 1900 pound
White truck fitted with patrol wagon
body There is a charge of IS cents for
every negro that gets ride, while
southern arrangement the extra charge
pays all the running. expenses.
There is a decided trend at the
cars People are figuring very closely
now on the cost of running and main
tenanee, with the result that there is
light car with small horse power. One
man that know of. who has been driv-
ing cars since 1895, purchased a gas
was back again to duplicate the first
car with another His point of view
was that he could have a combined
seating, capacity of ten at the same
senger car would require and de-
cidedly smaller upkeep cost afterward-
In the east large number Of ladies'
are driving our gas cars, due to the
absolute ease of operating them and
the absence of danger in cranking and
otherwise handling them"
White also states that the White fac
tory will turn OUT 25 per cent more
cars during 1911 than they did last
season and even at that ne looks Tor an
early shortage of machines. He will
return home by way of Los Angeles,
san Antonio and st. Louis TO Cleveland.
w. J. Reid & Son. London, Ont. have
been given the Canadian agency for the
Krit car. The ap-
K-R-I-r Agency Pointment Tesntt of was viais thf
Now in Canada paid to London by
PreAdent Pfggins
and Secretary Kanter ofNhe Krit COM
pany.
Colonel Frank Johnson of the Ohio
sales company has just received let
ter from the Ohio
ohio Motor Car factory af Ty which tells
'iaN's % achievement of
the car. The let
ter says:
YOU will be interested. we know, to
hear that in the all round Georgia good
roads tour, which was finished last
week after a run of about 10 days,
that the Red Whizzer' roadster. driven
by our H. S. Matthews, completed the
run at the head of the procession and
finished with clean road as well as
a clean technical score. This is the
same roadster which was used as the
official starters and observers car in
the Munsey tour. Outside of having
had the connectirg rod bearings tight