Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

wagons. The best method for dealing
with this problem has been found in
the use of fitting devices based on the
same principle as the old-fashioned
two wheeled dump cart. A new type
of coal truck carrying five tons, can
be unloaded in this way in 30 seconds.
The truck is backed into position; the
lever unlatching the tail gate Is
"tripped"; steel chute is slid from
under the body of the truck; another
lever trurns the power of the motor
into the dumping mechanism and the
front end of the truck rises rapidly. In
| 80 seconds the entire load Is off the
| platform, The body of the truck Is in
stantly started on it's return ara It
can continue to descend while the
| truck is In motion.
| Trucks vary greatly in size. weight
and form. There are light delivery
trucks for florists and drygoods stores
which weigh less than a thousand
pounds. There are refrigerated ice
cream trucks and milk trucks There
are coal trucks carrying as much as
10 tons. There are drop bodied trucks,
especially constructed to haul large
plate glass windows. There are heat
cd trucks
The lightest trucks are equipped
with pneumatic tires. Tires of the
heavy trucks are of solid rubber, often
double barreled and heavily notched
TO prevent shidding. An anti -skidding
device is the tire boot" of chain, cor
rugated steel or hard rubber. which
can be clamped on the tire. Tire eff
cheney depends in the main on resi-
liency. which is capacity to absorb VI
bration, and durability.
Demand Increased Efficiency.
The heavy loads carried by the big
trucks, such as coal trucks or furni-
ture vans, demand increased eff
cheney i'm service brakes and emer-
gency brakes. Service brakes are used
in ordinary work down grade. T.ey
usually work on the front wheels and
slow up the truck by the pressure
against the wheel rim. Emergency
brakes are planned to bring the truck
to n halt when collision is immi-
ment, They work against the rear
wheels by applying air or other pres
sure.
Truck horns are much the same as
other automobile horns. Some are OPP
Grated by air from hand bulbs. others
are sounded by electric batteries sep
arate from the truck motor. Warning
of a trucks approach can also be
given by sounding an electric gong,
operated by q button near the drivers
seat.
! Although the motor trucks chief use
is and will continue to be that of the
commercial car. it has other uses
which are being recognized and de-
veloped Agricultural tractors are
used to draw wagons of hay or other
farm products across the fields They
are also used to draw plows. Trucks
are made with convertible bodies,
which can be used to carry freight at
one time and passengers at another.
Trailers, which are dead" trucks, can
be attached to motor trucks and pulled
through the streets with loads such
as car bodies. buggies and other cum
bersome articles. City police are hos
tile to trailers for the reason that
they are a nuisance to traffic.
An electric railway tower truck has
recently been devised to replace the
trouble wagon" of street railway and
electric light companies. 1t offers a
firmer footing for the electrician at
work on a trolley wire than did the
ladder tower of the old trouble
wagon and it's batteries can be
charged. II need be. while the trolley
| wire is being mended.
| A class OF motor truck rapidly gain
ing popularity Is the self propelled fire
apparatus. such as the water tower or
hose truck. There are 700 pieces OF
self propelled fire apparatus now in use
In the United States.
Tomorrow Presidential Elections.
1.-The Electoral Colleges.