The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
DEMONSIRATIONF0R
CORBIN CAR GOOD
Unique Way OF Showing How
the Power Is Delivered to
the Rear Wheels

Time changes everything. And in no
business is this more in evidence than
in that of the automobile trade. When
the motor car made it's first appear
ance and for some years after dealers
were wont TO show the ability of their
ears by performing fredkish stunts.
This is all changed now and the dem
onstrations that count are those Of a
practical nature. which show the abil
ity of ear under such conditions that
Will be evident when the owner lis
driving. Among the most educational
OF these demonstrations is that which
Tracey Holmes, head of the agency
which handles the Corbin car. makes
with that vehicle. He takes either a
ear on the SaleSrOOm floor. or the dem
onstratOr off the street. viii jack up
either rear wheel or both and spin
them. the balance being made by the
tire valve cap. This does not seem
much 20 the uninitiated. but when
taken into consideration that in spin
ming the wheel the rear axle, differ
entail and transmission are turned, the
claim of Holmes can be appreciated as
proving the mechanical perfection Of
the COrbin car and the beauties OF the
German r. and s. annular bearings.
which are used throughout. This dem
onstratiOn also proves Holmes couten-
tion that there is practically no lost
power in the COrbin Car. for il is so
easily delivered TO the rear wheels.
The electric trucks will do from ~
TO three times the work of a horse
- drawn vehicle in
Electric Trucks a shorter working
Big saving SoSt GSH 9gd savs at cbesfsr + 5fsT
. " -e.e,ts'. 80 .,,, ,
ger of the local Studebaker branch.
In addition To this commercial trucks
"a =ranrs n.
half the room in q garage that horses
and vehicles do In a stable. All OF
which is. big item in the saving Of
rent and the saving in labor as u
stable help in comparison to garage
help.
Mercantile establishments all over
the country have recognized this dur
ing the last year. Many of the larg
est concerns of this kind in the cities
Of New York. Philadelphia, Chicago,
Buffalo. Kansas City and st. Louis have
entirely done away with their horse
and wagon equipment and substituted
the electric commercial truck. Experl-
ments have proven beyond the slight
est doubt that the electric truck is one
of the greatest labor and time saving
kinds, be they groceries, department
stores. laundries or express companies
If man should step into your place
of business and show you plan b
which you could effect a saving of from
81 600 to $50 600 per year by installing
commercial truck delivery in place
or your morse ana wagon ultLlcd. NOulr
il not be an item worthy Of your most
careful consideration? This is actu-
ally what may be done with the eleC-
trio commercial vehicle and which is
being done by many business houses
which during the last year have added
Studebaker electric trucks to their
equipment.
While it may be said that the horse
will never cease entirely TO be of com
mercial value. j am firm in the belief
that mis- use is becoming more and
more limited as the public becomes
vehicle. it is a fact that in hundreds
of cases today the horse is maintained
purely as a luxury. This IS the hand
writing on the wall which he who
runs may read