The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
Meets
MOTORISTS needs

Norman Cowan of Hughson & Nor
toms, accompanied by his wife, made
an extended trip to the southern part
of the state recently in his Ford car
Cowan said that he used Motorol all
the way down and back and that he
was surprised to find, in the short time
it has been on the market, that both
Nonfiuid and Motorol were we'll known
and obtainable wherever he asked for
them
w. J. Andrews. truck expert of the
Standard motor car company, which
handles the Kelly (Frayer- Miller)
truck, has received a letter from Port
land, Ore, telling of a recent demon
stration made by the Kelly for the
Gambrinus brewing company. A most
accurate account was kept of the
performance. The big three ton truck
left the brewery at 7:15 in the morn
ing. picking up the first load at four
different points in the city, the first
load amounting TO 60 sacks of malt of
50 pounds each, weight 5, 100 pounds.
The round trip was six miles and the
time minutes light and 20 minutes
loaded.
The second load was 30 boxes of
bottles of 135 pounds each Their
weight was 5,400 pounds and the dis
tance on the round trip was six miles.
The time was Is minutes light and 20
minutes loaded. The third load was
40 boxes of bottles, of 1876 pounds each.
weighing 5,400 pounds The distance
Of the round trip was six miles. The
time was 5 minutes light and 20 min
utes loaded. The fourth load Included
30 boxes of bottles of 135 pounds each.
weighing 050 pounds. The distance
Of the round trip was six miles and the
time was 3 minutes light and 20 min
utes loaded
The fifth load had a weight of 4,275
pounds, the distance was the same as
the former trips and the time was the
same. On two of the return trips the
car carried empty boxes and the total
weight hauled aggregated 27,175
pounds. The expenses for hauling were
as follows:
Wages Of driver, s.: SIX gallons of
per mile for operating truck IA cents;
cost per ton of 131z tons at S4.20, 81 1-9
cents per mile.
Following the example of several
other states, Tennessee good roads ad-
Vocates have started a movement for
the establishment of a great highway
that viii stretch across the entire state.
II is intended that the main road will
extend from Bristol, in the northeast
ern section of the state. south to Chat
From the latter city the road will go to
Lawrenceburg and thence over to Mem
phls, via Parsons and Brownsville.
Good roads advocates and automobile
clubs throughout Tennessee have spent
much time on the great highway prob
lem and have solved part of it through
the efforts of the individual counties.
several sections of the proposed trans
state road are already in good condi-
tion, while the remainder of the route
can be put into shape easily.
Since 1902 1925 miles of highway
have been built in the province OF on
tarlo, canada, at an average cost of
Sl,250 a mile. Seventeen counties have
taken advantage of the act of 1901,
which provides government assistance
to the municipalities making improve
ments. Since 1902 the total expendi-
ture has been s2,12S,122.03.
According to recent count there are
l52 taxicabs In operation in the north
west confined to five cities-SeattIe 40.
Portland p, Spokane 90. Vancouver 9,
Tacoma 30.