The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-15
Motoring Notes,
Good Roads News
and I rade Matters


class city government Which is one
OF the reasons why motor trucks are
being used to clean the streets of New
York Another reason is: New York
has more money to spend. If Rich
mond had only a part of the money
New York spends to keep its streets
clean Superintendent Henry Cohen
would show even the most advanced
New Workers.. including Big Bill Ed
wards, how to clean streets and keep
them clean. But meanwhile New York
has adopted motor trucks for street
cleaning purposes. as a news item in
dicates, and Richmond also Sfper-
intendent Cohen, is interested in the
matter
Says the New York announcement:
The next department Of the city
to be reorganized on motor basis
will be the street cleaning department.
II the budget estimates made by Com
missioner Edwards are passed. What
he wants most OF all is an appropria@
ton of $4,000 to buy motor trucks
for the removal OF refuse. Later on
1t Ia planned to expend 100000 more
to purchase motor equipped street
have been hired out for several
service.
I'm the case Of the motor trucks 1t
Ia considered desirable that they
should be on rather different lines
from the ordinary type OF truck. In
order TO facilitate the shoveling Of
refuse and loading 1t without spread
ing 1t around, these trucks should
be built with bodies much lower than
the common sort. Certain other spe-
ctaI problems In connection with
street cleaning work will have to be
met.
Some Of the truck companies
which have real body designing de-
partments and engineers to whom
such problems may be submitted with
the hope of a real solution, are work
ing now on designs that will meet the
particular points.
There is general approval by civic
organizations of the expenditure of
money for the purpose OF buying auto
mobile trucks to remove refuse. 1t
Is recommended that these trucks be
used as mHef as Is possible Ia the
highly congested sections OF the
horoughs Machines that will clean
the streets without raising much dust
and also will do the work quickly
are the ideal things for these sections
and are the more sanitary.
Investigation has shown that
these congestei districts are harder
to clean up than others and stand
more In need Of cleansing. so that
motor equipment will accomplish
real good. 1t Is figured In addition
10 all this tfsat installing motor equip
ment will replace an antiauated and
~e-fx- rzsHf lrr
The FIRE department has been
making general use of motor driven
apparatus for some tine and there
are motor patrol wagons in the police
department New York city has done
something toward tnotortzing It's
municipal service. but stands far be-
mind many European cities
New York Is far behind Detroit in
rotor equipped municipal vehicles, but
that after all Is highly natural De-
troit In the center Of American auto
mobile making and should be the city
to be best represented in this sort OF
congress. New Ycrk on the whole
ranks ahead OF Boston. Chicago and
Philadelphia In the things so far ac-
complished with motor equipment
Bio Year For Trucks.
From general Indications thfs VIII
be big selling year for motor trucks
says Harry S. Houpt, the Alec gem
ersl sales manager. who has Just com
pieted a trip through the Middle West
and Canada.
There is a general wave of pros
perfty throughout the country, con-
tina,es Mr.. Houpt. This years crops
are a record maker and the farmers
bins are bulging. The steel mills.
which have been able 10 Obtain the
raw material, are working night ana
day. There have never been as many
orders on their books as now. This
company itself has never before had
as many orders entered for iocomo-
lives as il now has. The interstate
commerce commission Is daily warn
ing the manufacturers against
shortage In freight cars.
Delivering these goods to the III
innate consumer Is going TO be q large
factor. The motor truck Will play
an important pnrt IN the hauling OF
these goods.
TN xiancing oyer sales reports for
thu month 1t Is found that large man
ufacturers all over the country are
preparing themselves for this rush by
buying motor trucks.
s.Araong, the largest concerns wnich
have ordered trucks from us and thus
protected themselves against the slow
ness Of horse delivery are the stand
ara oil company, Morris 4 Co. the
biz packers: the New England Coal
ma Coke company. the Old Colony
company. Of Boston: konier
4 Campbell, Of New York one OF the
largest piano manufacturers in the
United states; the Swift Canadian
company, Harrison Brothers 4 Co.
The well known paint house, and
others. :,
I'll il interesting to note that all
pf these concerns have used motor
trucks for over a year. That they are
puyinr more trucks instead OF horses
ID take care Of the business rush Is an
evidence Of the superiority Of the mo-
tor truck over the horse"
baseball and Car Owners.
That the selections Of the Chai-
ners trophy commission are authori-
tafive. has been conciusively proved
n the selection of atl-star teams in
both the American and National
leagues by two OF the best known ma /
|or league umpirea.
IN recent articles In Golfers Week
b. Umpire Klein, OF the National
league, selects what. In his opinion.
would be the best team that could
10 picked from the entire roster 81
National league players. Umpire
Btliy Evans did the Same thing with
he American league.