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vise their regulations in the respective
would be shattered, and they
have too much at stake to risk this.
\ comparison OF the horse with the
commercial motor vehicle brings oul
many interesting points The recent
hot weather. not only in this city, but
in other cities as Well, played havoc
with the horse. The motor truck
again demonstrated its superiority
over the horse drawn dray, just as
il did last winter. Merchants who de-
pended upon horses for haulage or
their freight found their service badly
handicapped for the reason that not
only was the normal working ability
Of the horses greatly reduced by the
heat but they could not be worked
hard humanely with the temperature
on the pavements above 100 degrees.
Furthermore. many horses died from
the heat although their drivers were
considerable in not urging them to ex-
ert themselves excessively. Merchants
who have installed motor trucks have
found them ready to do their days
times. The working ability Of the men
by the heat. but not much as that OF
men in charge of horses. as the motor
truck drivers did not have to worry
about the conditions Of their power
source. and in some places were able
TO move fast enough to create
breeze. When horses have been COM
pIetely tagged out by much less than
an ordinary days work the motor
trucks have been called upon to do
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ing is filed with gasoline, the radiator
with water. the oil supply replenished, the
crank turned and the days work started
All can be done in a half hour at the
most Returning at night. the truck Is
looked over to see If any bolts are loose
and necessary repairs and adjustments
are made as required. With the electric
delivery wagon, the task of the driver
is still easier. All he has to DO IS 10
disconnect the batteries from the current
where it has remained during the nigh.,
turn on the current. after taxing ms
seat. and he is off. In the evening he
resumes the charging overnight OF the
machine looking over the various parts
to see that everything is tight and IN
good condition. The electric vehicle mas
RAPIDLY come to the front and It Is mere
to stay 1t is an important factor IN
EVERYDAY business and has no become
TO be recognized as such. The raplu1ly
with which it can deliver goods and the
ease with which it can be operated Is
receiving the attention of the merchant
and business man more and more every
dav. 1t is a certainty that if the modern
electric commercial wagons were not q
nroyen success from the business Stand
noint of economy and reliability the cleo
tric lighting and power companies
throughout the country would not DE us
ing and recommending their use to then
customers, as they are now doing, other
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wagons a motor vehicle can dlsplace ana
this naturally depends upon the character
of business.
The heavy gasoline motor trucks are
now in use daily in this city for hauling
coal. sand, gravel. bricks, machinery,
beer kegs, furniture, groceries, hardware
and many other commodities.
II is estimated by those who have mace
a close study of the motor truck DuSi-
ness during the last six years that theIe
are approximately 10000 motor trucks
and delivery vehicles now in service, VI
which q very large proportlon-prooaDiS
80 per cent-are trucks or from one "
seven-ton capacity. There are by care
actively engaged in making delivery wag-
ous and other forms of industrial motor
vehicles in America, and OF this nunlpei
36 are manufacturing gasoline trucks ol
from three-ton capacity up, 10 Dulld elec-
trio trucks of One-tOn-capaclty OF Hloie
and the rest make trucks of from one u
two and a half tons. Assuming that the
average value of motor trucks. ranging
from 1000 to 14.OH0 pounds capacity Is
approximately 1900, which is a conserVa-
tive estimate, the 10000 such machines in
service represent an investment or ABOUT
$50 600 600 in power vehicles alone.
Leading pleasure car manufacturers with
established regulations have for several
years been testing thoroughly IN actual
service motor trucks of their own design
until they are absolutely sure or the AMI
ity OF their machines to perform satlS-
factorily the work for which they were
designed These models are at present
on the market, together with other ma
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extra duty. and they have done it
without trouble.
The commercial vehicle now figures
conspiCuously in the campaign against
the fly being wased il this and other
cities throughout the country. 1t Is
claimed that with the decrease in num-
Der of horses there Will be relative
reduction in the number of flies. Each
female fly lays 100 eggs that hatch In
eight hours. Ten days later n new
generation is in fight. and it is figured
that the progeny of single pair IN a
season will total one SeNtillion. Ac-
cording to the Department of Agricul-
ture. a single i'll -kept stable will sup
ply enough flies to pest an entire town.
The horse during the summer is trou-
bIed with flies as we'll as intense heat.
shown, or should be. in the distance
travelled load carried and speed, as
well as the protection against trouble
some insects. but the truck can be
handled without any Of these precau
tons.
In the wintertime the motor truck. by
utilizing non-skid chains, will make nor
ma! deliveries, while the horse deliveries
VIII be uncertain, to say the least, and, III
addition, will necessitate a greater ex-
pense. In congested districts. the sim
plicity of operation Of the motor truck.
the ease with which 1t may be started or
stopped. It's f1exibility regarding traffic
and the smaller space 1t takes up cannon
be compared with the unruly horse. which
has a hard time in stopping, to say moth
ing of the space required by the animal
In the summer. deliveries may be made
quicker and perishable goods handled
without delay with a commercial vehicle
which can carry its capacity load ire
spective of the temperature, whereas the
horse must be humored every extra mile
saved, and the load must be made III
with due regard to the weather condl
tons and the roads. Another point is ir
the matter of mileage. The electric anc
ga oline vehicles will cover from 80 tt
100 miles with load of anywhere from
one to ten tons and the horse may cover
in the same time a distance of 20 mile!
| and carry a load or one or two tons
| The truck Is ready to travel 100 mile:
more If necessary, but the horse is al
| in"
In addition to all this. the volume o
| business handled by a motor vehicle. !
| Is said. is so MUCH larger than that takeI
! care of by a horse that the comparison
| almost fail, but it has been proved tina
| one motor truck will do the work O
| three horses and three wagons and b
ready to go on indefinitely. 1t is merei.
| a question of how many horses ant
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chimes that are the product of factories
established for the exclusive manufacture
of industrial motor vehicles. some o.
which have been in existence ten years or
longer.
The motor truck industry is as old As
the pleasure car business and is firTniE
established. it is said. The actual use OF
machines in a great variety OF trades mas
resulted in constant Improvement in de-
sign manufacturing methods and quality
of materials used until the motor trucks
of today are greatly SUPERIOR in service
ability economy and durability 10 their
predecessors.
IT would be possible to pick examples
of work Of self propelled trucks in almost
every line Of manufacture in which road
haulage is required. Practically all build
ers of these machines, whether Sasoilhe
or electrically driven. build the running
gear power plant and driving mechanism
as an independent operative unit called a
chassis. Any desired style of body for
any special line Of work can be built TO lit
the cha ssis to adapt it to the peculiar needs
of the buyer. BY this method a single
model of chassis can be applied to a most
varied line of work, thereby eliminating
the cost OF special construction except IN
body work. Many forms of bodies nave
been designed to facilitate the rapid load
ing and unloading. with the object OF
keeping the machine actually running as
many hours in the day as possible, OF
the same principle that every factory
manager keeps his machinery constantly
in operation to increase the earning capac
ity of the investment.
The market affords power trucks o
every capacity. from one ton to ten tons
with speed limits of from FIVE miles t'
fifteen miles an hour, loaded. There i:
every possible choice for the purchase
| in the matter of power. type of engine o.
! battery form of transmission and ina
drive. in tire and other equipment and il
/ price.
| It has been estimated that ten three
| ton gasoline trucks. all covering 40 miles
| a day and operating 300 days year, car
| be maintained and operated at an aver
age daily cost per machine of 500
| Such figures, It is said, can only o.
| taken as fair guide to the probabl
cost of an installation They are. If any
| thing rather high. in the light OF result
obtained by some users, but conditions O
work usage and care vary so much Wit
different installations that no figures cal
| be made to apply to all
| most carefully compiled estimate
based on known cost of installation OF 4
electric trucks IN the meat-packing trace
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made by the leading manufacturers vi
such vehicles gave the following as the
average daily total cost per vehicle: + I'VE
ton truck $685.; three-and -half-ton
truck, SS.76; tWo-ton, SI.I3: 2oo-pouhd,
1901 This estimate, however. was baSed
on the assumption that the entire trans,
portation equipment would be converted
from horses to motto trucks, with the re-
sulting greater proportionate economy OF
maintenance and operation. On the conf
plete installation il was shown that an
annual saving of $2i,5G9 could be effected,
representing 171a per cent in Transports
ton expense. The required additional IN
vestment Of $SS.579, after disposlng or tne
horses and wagons. could be refunded III
three and three-Quarter years, aIte[
which period the annual saving would
amount to 26 per cent.
Owners OF large country estates, IL Is
pointed out are generally adopting light
motor trucks for baggage or station WORK
and for general work Many such places
have several pleasure cars IN their
garages and the advent OF the business
car for marketing, hauling baggage from
station to house and work of like ma
ture is a logical step. for reliable nght
truck is unquestionably more CONVENIENT
and more economical than the horses that
would be required for the same amount
Of work.
Contract motor delivery is new ana
profitable business. affordng an attrac-
tive field Of which business men are
awaiting themselves. 1t is found that In
various cities express companies nave
from 100 TO 500 places to call daily, from
which they get from 800 to 1900 pack
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Artificial Graphite.
ON the Youths Companion.

From the Youth 'OnlpaHI"II.
All forms of carbon, according '"
Prof. j. A. Fleming, are converted n''
graphite if the temperature Is hlS
enough He illustrates this ny mo
fact that the tip Of an electric ~ =
carbon will mark paper after II mas
been used in a lamp, but not b'lot
Referring to the turning OF anti l&cl1'
coal into graphite with the Achcso
electric furnace. Prof. Fleming Re
marks that at Niagara graphite Is THIS
manufactured To the amount or W
tons annually. This becomes MATT
of much importance. in view OF u"
gradual exhaustion of the known IL
posits of natural plumbago.
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ages daily. They receive from TO 90
cents apiece for delivery to residences
within a radius OF six miles. The horse
delivery has been used in this work sue
cessfullv. ard many of the firms have
grown 10 large influential companies. but
thu motor car is more economical! and
produces greater profits one OF these
motor wagons properly handled. can de
liver from 2no to 800 packages daily at A
cost including everything. not exceed
ing 81 per day per wagon. Because or
their appearance and the rapidity with
which they make deliveries people are
pleased to have them stop at their doors.
That the field of the motor vehicle for
commercial purposes is practically UNI
limited was again fOrcihly demonstrated
recently when a New Hampshire concern
employed a motor truck to haul lumber
from the timber tract to the railroad sid
ing and saWmills. Like the motor car
suppIanting the dashing bronco on the
western plains. there Is something ro-
mantle IN the way the gasoline truck has
struck into the wilderness. hauled i'm
mense loads of rough timber over the
rugged lumber trails and carried full
! capacity loads to railroad sidings and
| sawmills.
The United States government has
| found 1t economical to use electric
| motor vehicles for the distribution of
| distilled water and ice in the Philip
pines. and has ordered fifteen more
/ one-ton express type electric wagons
| making nineteen III dill nest u W :
are handled entirely by the natives
who show much skill in operating the
machines
Gen. T II. Bliss. L. S A. who has
| been in command of the provisional
| brigade at San Diego Cal, has made {
! report of the test of two-ton auto
| mobile truck purchased originally for us
| with the experimental rolling kitchen O
the subsistence department.
| The hauling capacity of the vehicle il
AGO pounds. and during the maneuve
| work ii amply proved its capacity with
out overworking and it performed tn
! labor of three escort wagons. During 1t
| service it handled nearly 100000 pound
of subsistence stores and property, in ad
d,t:on to large quantities Of supplies. sucl
as beef vegetables and -four, estimate
at 5Oo.No pounds.
The authorities obtained some statistic
| concerning the comparative cost eXpenS
! of maintenance. The difference in mrs
cost between the truck and three escor
wa CONS the latter with twelve mules. In
| Gliding harness. is 1854. The differenc
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What Is Beer 7

From the New York Times.
In this thirsty weather the bureau OF
chemistry raises an important question.
Complaints have been made that con-
sumers find too little beer in their glasses
and too much foam What IS beer, ana
how soon may we legiimately expect to
get down to it? The Egyptians have
ouaffed the liquor for fifty centuries with
out once raising this question. only IN
this modern era OF why's and wherefores,
of inspection and introspecuon, IS 1t
asked that the ingredients of the popular
beverage be published. together with the
conditions of its brewing and sale.
Now it has been thought Of, there can
be no objection.
If consumers are getting five quarts to
the gallon of foaming matted extracts
they should know it. What is lager?
What is book? What are ale porter ana
stout? What is malt extract? These
things should be explained upon the
labels If poisonous chemicals are being
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II necessary To purchase new horses e.
ery TWO wears The commercial vehicle
should remain in active service at least
five years under normal conditions. AS
q result OF these conditions the demand
for delivery and freight vehicles Is In
creasing by leaps and bounds.
The business men of the National cap
ital have been alive TO the situation TOT
some time past it Is sald ana 'opas
are displaying keener interest than
ever In the horseless vehicle The bust
ness man today wants his goods trans
ported quickly. The commercial vehicle
furnishes the solution. is a device In
keeping with the demands OF the age
for speed in the performance of routine
work. Those in position 20 use the
power truck are awake to the situation
The man who sticks TO horses cannot
maintain the pace his business rival with
a motor truck sets. Motor vehicles to-
day are IN demand because of their util-
ity features. their service. their durabll-
i,y and their economy OF operation. When
a big retail merchant can make his de-
livery service earn money for him in
stead of being merely necessary eX-
pense. the way il is done is worth in
vestiGaton by other merchants FRO
greSsiVe stores in the largest cities in
this country are proving the earning ca
pacity Of motor wagons when properly
operated in a carefully organized dehv-
cry system.
A Washington dealer in automobile
trucks in an interview, declared:
"On account o. the great competition
and the necessity Of en- ploying the most
up-to-date systems III business, II be-
hooves every business man to consider
whether his entire organization Is run
or the most up-to-date and economical
lines. II is practically Impossible for the
ordinary business man to be an expert
today for all the various departments
which go to make up business orSani
zation. He may hire the best account
ants and managers for each section OF
his business and expect TO get the best
results: and this he may do. providing
there are men who can be hired who
have intimate knowledge OF the iates
and most UP TO date methods whict
should be employed in their particular
DEPARTMENTS. 1t takes however year!
before this class of man is available K
tnaugurate an entirely new style OF deal
ing with a department, and in the CASE
OF the transportation OF the business
mans goods by motor trucks the knowl
edge required for this particular worl
is of TOO modern, technical and expert
nature for the ordinary transport mana
ger to have acquired it.
1T requires some years TO elapse befor
lavor- saving devices of this nature cal
become general, and hence many mis-
takes are apt to be made which are yer,
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dissolved in them they should De eN@
cInded The bureau of chemistry is about
10 determine whether any OF the parts or
beer. as brewed. are deleterious. IL mas
the support and moral encouragement OF
the imbiblng public.
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BY HOWARD FISK.

ton realize the value of the
commercial vehicle IN their va
rious lines of business is
proved, Il is said. by the rapid
increase in the number of vehicles of
this class put in service here within the
past year. This city is now on the
threshold OF a great year in the pur-
chasing of motor trucks. it is said, and
another year will see the gradual fad
ing away of the horse. The CONNER
ciaI vehicle is no longer In its expert
mental stage" said a user of these We
hic'es Yesterday. The value and eff
cheney of the motor truck has been dem
onstrated, and tho results of the various
tests during the past year have been
most satisfactory. That the commercial
vehicle will outlive the horse is no
longer in doubt but seems 10 be the
opinion of many of the largest manu-
facturers in this line. The experience of
anv employer of horse delivery shows
tha: the length of efficiency is surpris-
in-Iy brief Some claim that they find
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STUDE BAkEE ELEc RIO

wise their regulations in the respective
communities would be shattered, and they
have too much at stake to risk this.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Joint Standing Committee on Sewers of
the City of Gardiner until twelves O'Clock
noon on Monday, the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1911, for the construction of ABOUT
nine hundred lineal feet of eight Inch pipe
sewer on Dresden avenue in said city.
Instructions to contractors and forms
for proposals may be obtained from the
engineer: and the plans, profles and
specifications may be seen at his office
The committee reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Address proposals to !, FRANK HODG-
KiNS. Chairman of fommittei an Sow
,ets, Gardiner, Maine, 5.Es.a sGplidl0I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-18
a FARM FOR $1,000

If in want Of snug place for small
money read this. 50 acres divided into
wood pasture and field. only Y mile To
village Land free from rocks. Groom
house, painted, blinded and supplied with
snring water. Barn 2Sxsa with tie-up for
10 head. Buildings in good repair. Cool
shade and fine view. A great chance for
poultry and there are hen houses now
on the farm This place can be sold for
$1,000 part cash and balance on easy
terms ! can also show You a hundred
other places along the coast of Maine
Write for catalogue. G. w. SIMMONS.
WaldobOro. Me. septl6d1wk
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Don't Buy a Farm.

Until you learn all details Of this So
acre one; estimated to cut 300 O00 IT. TIM
Der and 500 eds wood; 100 fine apple trees
30 acres machine-Worked fields; trout
brook watered pasture for cows: pretty
Groom cottage house, good barn near
neighbors and school. big sacrifice to set
tie affairs quickly: it's your opportunity
don't miss it; price only $Tc0; for all de-
tails and travelling instructions, see page
rs, "Strouts Mammoth Farm Catalogue
No "a, copy free. r. A. Suout. Kents
49, N'rfsr isetsf t.>s{tf
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FOR SALE REAL ESTATE.
A FINE HOME FOR SALE IN HAL

lowell Two story house of nine large
rooms. in good repair. large shed and hep
house l2xS0. plenty of yard room with
same 3, of an acre in this lot, small fruit
for home use: beautiful elm and maple
Shade. This property is located or ssee5
ond St, overlooking the kennebec liver,
one of the most desirable parts or the
city Apply tn j. H. Crmmin. No. eatvA
Maine. Poy 1863 aaSesdIalos
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2-sToRY HOUSE, FINE LOCATION

in city, only three minutes walk from
ear line. newly painted and in A / con-
dition; rooms. suitable for two fam
lilies. With house goes large lot, a WELL
built barn and hen house. If Interested
in a good bargain call at No. Noyes
Place, Augusta. septSdtf
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90 YOU KNOW THAT LOTS IN

the vicinity of Western Ave, Augusta,
have doubled in value during the last 10
years A few more lots left at the old
prices. ]. r. Townsend. Agent. Telephone
2l5-11. june26dtf
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600THBAY and the ISLANDS,
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, SEPT 1e 1sil
STEAMER ISLANDER
CAPTAIN ROBERT z. WESTMAN.

Leaves Augusta every day al 705 A. NJ.
Hallowell on signal ia A. NJ. Cardinal
7.40 a. NJ. South Gardiner on signal 7.5C
a. M; Cedar Grove S.05 A. M; Richmond
S.S5 a. M: Bath City Landing Wharf g3s
A NJ: connecting at Bath with the. t.
b. q b. Electric r. r. for New Meadows
Inn. Merry Meeting Park, Brunswick
Lisbon Falls and Lewiston. Arrives al
Boothbay iiarbor about 1l.30 A. M
Returning leaves Boothbay Harbor
every day at 100 =. NJ; Bath 2.45 p. M
connecting at Bath with the afternoon
train for Portland and Boston: Richmond
3,45 7. Nj. stops at Cedar Grove and
South Gardiner on signal; Gardiner 44s
p. M; Hallowel on signal Arriving at
Augusta about $50 o'clock r NJ.
Last Round Trip, Sunday, October
LIST, 1911.
AGF.NTS:-H f, Bowditeh, Augusta.
Tel 1888; H. G. Turner, Ifallowe1l: W. l..
Tozier, Gardiner Tel 14T-5
Connections at Boothhay Harbor daily
texcept Sunday for Wiscasset; connec-
tions at Augusta with the electric X. K:
for Winthrop, National Home Togus and
the M. c. r. r. and Electric X. r. for
Waterville. Special rates for excursion
parties ON regular trips only. Stops at
Squirrel Island and Ocean Point. stops
at Southport and Capitol Island on sig
nal. No freight taken on sundays, Sub
ject to delays and changes without no
tice .
Gardiner. Me,