The San Francisco call., 1910-12-15
SPEEDWELL PLANT
TO BUILD TRUCKS
Henry Stoddard, Treasurer OF
Company, Tells Why COM
mercial Vehicles Pay
By R. R. L'HOMMEDIEU

some very interesting factS con-
corning the motor truck were given
out yesterday by Henry Stoddard. the
treasurer of the Speedwen motor car
company, who is visiting the city.
Stoddard has been making a study of
the commercial vehicle, his company
having had two heavy trucks in con-
stant operation before it was decided
to turn out the first one for sale.
Stoddard said:
"The heavy motor truck of three tons
and over is not cheaper to operate than
the horse drawn vehicle for short hauls
averaging less than 10 blocks in con-
gested districts. What I mean is such
congestion as one sees during the busy
Powell streets on Market street The
constant stopping and starting with
heavy loads uses up tires, while the
engine is constantly using up gasoline
and oil.
when you can haul your load over
10 blocks without having to pull up
about every block the big motor truck
pays, and the longer the haul the
For congested districts the light
truck or delivery wagon is cheaper than
horses. This has been proved in New
York, where several firms have taken
our touring car chassis and put on
commercial bodies. The well made
car, if it does cost little more, pays
in the end, for you get quality of ma
terial and workmanship, which is more
essential in commercial vehicle than
it is in a pleasure car.
THE businessman is rapidly coming
to appreciate the auto truck and de-
livery wagon, but a lot of men who
can afford them are losing a lot of time
and money. You can put off buying
pleasure car and not feel the loss, but
with the commercial vehicle it is diff
ferent Every day passed without it's
use means much money lost"
The Diamond rubber company has
just received the following letter from
the Frank <. Mott
Mayor Mott Likes land:
Diamond Tires 1T may be pleas
<- ing to you, as it is
gratifying to us. to
know of the exceedingly fine results
we have received from the use of two
Diamond tires used on our Rambler
touring car.
These two tires had given us 11.o7o
miles each when we had them removed,
feeling that we had received sufficient
I'VE also have two tires on our new
Rambler which have given US 5000
miles to date, with no trouble, except
ing couple of punctures, and they
still look good for 1000 miles.
we desire to. express our kind feel
ing for your tires in justice to you,
and will gladly act as references at
any time"
The confidence of the older and most
stable automobile manufacturers in the
continued prosper
Rambler Giant ity and certain
Electrical Plant gefyy ggneWth s OF f9e a
in the announce
ment by the Thomas B. Jeffery com
pany of the completion of a new giant
electrical power plant for the RAM
bier factory
The new engine room covers 5000
square feet and the equipment has
been so installed that even its great
capacity may be doubled at any time.
There are four power units, including
a 1900 horsepower Cross compound
noncondensing alternator, with three
other units of 500, 125 and 100 horse
The boiler room covers an area of
5000 square feet and includes three
boiler units of 500 horsepower each,
with automatic stokers. A complete
coal handling equipment is now being
added.
Each of the boiler units is equipped
with an individual steel stack five feet
in diameter, 125 feet high. The area
of the boiler room permits of a future
complement of $500 horsepower, or
seven such units as are now installed.
The construction of the entire group
forming the power plant is of concrete
and steel trusses, with hreproof tiles
for roofs. In addition five new build
ings have been added to the Rambler
plant during the year.