The San Francisco call., 1910-03-13
CHASE WAGON IS
GIVEN HARD TEST

Since the motor car became prac-
+ical vehicle not so many years ago the
increase of its utility has come with
astonishing rapidity. According 10
George Crawford. superintendent OF
the Emporium delivery department, the
Chase wagons sold by William II. Dur
nhv have achieved another success
never before attained to such a great
degree by motor conveyances.
awford has been using Chase
wagon for the last three weeks in the
I.n1porium delivery service, and has put
II through a rigid course OF tests IN
king of the result he said TO Dur
u have put in 80 years at this
delivery business, experimenting Win
every kind of a delivery conveyance
Experience has taught me TO be ex-
tremefv conservative in attaching any
value to new things, and 1 was espe-
ciallv skeptical in regard to motor
driven vehicles. After a demonstra-
ton. however. was convinced that the
Chase wagons were worth trial, ana
now 1 an. ready to say that as far as /
can see they have perfected an idea
that will revolutionize the delivery
business. 1 have put our wagon 10
every test and on every kind of going
here in the city it has proved econom-
ioallv superior to horses. This is some
thing that I can not say for many
motor conveyances. Where the Chase
wagon excels is its construction 1t is
not a touring automobile converted
into delivery truck. but it is prl-
marily delivery wagon from the
ground UP. Simplicity Of constructor
and operation, high wheels and solid
tires are some of the features thai
make for its absolute reliability and
that is what a delivery department
with tons of goods TO put out each
day demands.
I'VE have sent this wagon out on
each one of our runs, accompanied by
the driver of the regular horse wagon
of the district. These men were horse
men and consequently preJuolceo
against the machine, but in each case
the man has come back admitting that
the Chase does the work better than
his horses and wagon can.
When asked for figures setting forth
the economy of the Chase. Crawford
said: THE real economy of the motor
wagon Hes in horse displacement. Even
in the districts where the runs from
house to house are short, the wagon
displaces two shifts of teams, or four
horses In the outlying districts, where
the runs are longer, such as in the
transbay cities, the machine displaces
at least six horses. At the present
high prices asked for even the COM
monest delivery horse, this displace-
ment is big consideration in favor of
the Chase wagon"
fact well worth noting is that the
driver of the Emporium Chase is nov
ice at the motor business. Previous to
entering the Emporium service he had
had less than two weeks experience in
handling the wagon, and outside of
that experience had never touched an
automobile. He is not mechanic, and
yet has driven the machine every day
without mishap or delays. This fully
justifes Durphys claim that he can
take the driver of the horse delivery
wagon and in few days give him suf-
ficient Instructions for driving the
Chase
The expense attached to running the
Emporium wagon has been almost too
small for consideration. No repairs
have been necessary and not more than
five gallons of gasoline have been used
on any day.