The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-08
Exhinfsson u state Fair.

q Virginia State fair Is not remarkably
& large, bat IL certainly 10 interesting.
The Ford people are showing a Ford
touring car. roadster and a deliy-
ery wagon and nearby the chassis of
Kelly truck is seen. The truck IL
3 beauty. So is the big Peerless car.
shown nv the Lloyd Motor company.
{ - charge of Pat krebs. baseball
Yiayer. football coach and now pro-
feessonal chauffeur.
!. T. Palmatary, chairman of the
Axecnttve committee OF the Richmond
Automobile club. has a splendid ex-
hlbsssoa of the work done by the
4 Coftrell Saddlery company. cow
boy saddle en- exhibition is one OF the
meet beautiful pieces of work ever
turned out
Mr.. Lees Aids Veterans
Shannon Lees teek ride out To
the fair grounds yesterday In his 1913
Cadillac. inst after reaching the
Boulevard he saw three old veterans
in the revered gray toiling along the
dusty road in front Mr.. Lees stopped
invited the old soldiers TO ride. and
after a moment succeeded IN making
Il perfectly clear that he meant the
Invitation. The veterans rode. When
they got to the grounds they were SO
profuse with their thanks that Mr..
Lees fairly blushed. Ashby Jones
may dispute the statement. but ii is
81 oo"h Aof ia1t
pssaes rx "S na.a Aaena a tAr.
renarsi nansrar ~. ~ pe, ,,,. a,o
Baltimore compaay. distributors Of the
Detrciter car for Maryland and yir-
xtRiA. was "a visitor at the State fair
5V44farday IN
paAe ieos@ aG eas.s mere snofas.
Ha.o.noDfes save Wom1a.
ne con,lnueo actiSitles OF the Mex
sSAn IesoIution are making exciting
sne pofuer. Nhat y stu more inter
$3.50. .4c wa ia ths southern Iepup-
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ae 4uaoao aosanet
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men ana children tho twenty ma
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This In ret the arsf time the ras,I
1ac has rendered similar xarvica In Aha
Mexican trouble. AZ ~ a. pirtIe. Of
Douglas. crossed fbe tine a few months
a.
and used his Cadillac 10 carry the
wounded. both federal soldiers and in
L surrectos. to the city, where they could
~ placed under che care or American
surgeons.
Big Order for Motor Trucks,
A significant step In the conquest
81 local transportation by the power
xAhicle IL the order recently placed
by Wells, Fargo and company with the
Packard Motor Car company for one
hundred motor trucks of two-ton and
three-ton capacity
These trucks. costing s28e.75s: Will
be used To suppIant the express com
pAny's horse drawn wagons In the
larger cities OF the United States
Other leading express companies
have been users Of large numbers OF
Packard trucks for several years and
the decision OF Wells, Fargo and
company supplies one more convinc-
ing proof OF the superiority Of motor
vehicles from the standpoint of econ
ony and efficiency For more than
q year and a half Wells. Fargo and
company have been making an ey.
haustfve study of the motor truck in
dustry and the application of power
vehicles TO their traffic problems, Exc
6s1ffvaS ~ tina cnrnuapr ana ax,aar,
engineers IN their employ have in
spected the plants Of prominent trnck
manufacturers. entering Thoroughly
into the details of construction onera-
tion ana maintenance. They made
freduent visits 10 the PACKARD factory
ana Were put In passession 81 sn the
data ~ To materials rnan,,fac,,,rtrs
Packard trucks &, yarsa,,s nr..s4 ~
trade
the question ~ uecbanfcat attain.
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ro.lpans nha the Fa@kaIh CAL Tor