The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
motor. which win be just the thing for the

motors which win be just the thing for the
When the motor truck began 10 come
mo popular favor in this country. and
that int ~ many years ago, there were
several manufacturers who started in
WIN commercial ca m as a side line They
paahhed 20 put out a few each year
using a small corner Of the shop for the
OF these manufacturers have separate
commercial car factories. rivalling In
acreage and dimensions the previously
long established pleasure car plants
One or two IN particular have shaded
90 in their older enterprise in favor Of
the new and are dsvotinR their energies
toward producing something that will
be leader ia the new field, as their
other cars were In the old
The amount Of capital that IL being put
rapidly. although the ranks Of those who
nut out such ears have been thinned a
little by an entirely natural process Of
elimination
One reason for the increasing strength
81 the commercial car industry is that
mere ~ form OF spending for motors
that no one can ascribe ~ Cstentation or
extrayagance. II Isn't like the cry that
some have been raising that people are
going into debt for pleasure cars ia order
70 make showing No man IL likely
n buy a motor truck for the purpose 81
showing 81 - that here Is strong arEu.
meat IN favor II the C1ntniuei and
siren gihened existence Of the commercial
vehicle
The development % the motor truck
trade IN this country u likely g. follow
m one respeCt very closely the lines II
the regular aut )mohile business, that
~ ia regard 60 contests Makers II
-ficlsst commercial vehicles welcome
legitimate tests that will show the intend
ing buyer something Of the carrying
Ian "A
~ the motor truck Road tests for dts.
t'nce will hardly he the proper ones for
commercial vehicles II IL likely that
n special set ~ feats will have to he de
original lines. just as the proper style Of
motor truck follows new plans Of con.
stTuctIOn
Il Is to he note tnAt American mar Va
fectuIers have teen loval ~ n rule TO ~ .
American maze commercial voh icle and
that most OF thosr to . seen on the stTc"ts
hereabou' ere ca-s produce ~ this
country In fact II IL usually only con-
Ccrns with foreign branches in tbs
country which make ,Is., 81 some tyre
known To them az home. The American
motor truck has ~ part proved itself
u IL much more cffiCle = to-day thEr It
WIS half a dozen years r 20 ard u il Ger.
tai0 that another six years will mesu
greet deal IN the development ~ the
industry More P-i more CAPITAL il teirR
mobile trade ed there ar" strong CHARGES
that some me kcrs - pleasure GERS will
soon six that 81" ~ the nusi"rSs IN
favor 81 the commercial N"hicl" can
struC'iop
Although TIE demand Tor touring oars
AVID the like has tce1 strong ard or
tir ues -. there are mar ufactuTers Who
Think they se- aheat IN tho commerC ia
vehicle ~ = Ia an sNol stronger demand Tor
this tyre Of car They ~Rrt to +. IT,
tVs. al
come from . stronger typ" ~ investor
Fft-r all There u comfort IN the soli1ity
~ tho vIrchFscr
Tho life II tr" motor truck j. AZ I'm
UortPn' rUI"t that hes not "; t'"H De.
tcrini 81 n IN" .ngire - of FIRE gIlo
tyIe the rgrkirS III" car gives y viii soon
Tut u Cut ~ husl 49, II" JoltiUg ART
the rE'grGl stTPip mex" ~ Nr-v herd 10
pTOdup" a loug llvsi egE 81 -. Til. l. N"
- 10 Trohl"m ot 'fc gasul': " motor
e -" -turui. "ss 81 ~ frame or ~ -
~ 1i'y 20 ~'a"t ny u"c"r l"A-s thai az
TrUl or
- Z" yreo' trouble with the motor truck
y 'fpi % - rot ea-v To ''c ~ limit q
loF / q /. - Nth the Dl' horse truck
We The hursc- .imTlv r'ulir' Iull 81
lng I >urn.thI'g Ep ~ 80 taken "A -
that thCy Cuuli \ motor doesn't -how
It's limits ;" Just that vFv u nav stSrt
~ strD'- - itk lori . 'ri'c NOR" thRT ~
rroIcr limit and he de - vol I" OIgh
., ~ nr two ~ three oecpsiors Ihsa ~
VIll %" toVv 81 - ,Ito. stral. 81 too
much 80 - fur'h"r I've I'm" CH'o ha-
80 :" r.. 80 D.. ''l- "f 49, w. Gur'
Ni'h H." .ur-.. truck ~ 'ri- car" .
." - ~. "a. s"yiiv If 'h. motor puu
uv M .. 'lr' -. -. - ~" ~" 'IUlu 81
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