The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-27
Motoring Notes,
Good Road News
and Trade Matter


upon for the start is September Zoth'
This will be ten days after the next
regular meeting Of the club, when the
committee will make it's report,
The run will take the better part
Of four days. As outlined by the
committee the ears will start at \.
NJ. THURSDAY September 2eth. with
Staunton as the objective point Tor
the first days run According ~
the Blue Book stanton Is 1875 WllGs
from Richmond Two controls VII
be established between Richmond an"
stanton, one at Louisa and the piatF
at Charlottesville. Louisa should er
reached at noon and the start iF"m
there made at | O'Clock Shar l"t i"5
willie shouid be reached a ) 10 49,
and Stanton at $50 NJ
The second days run VIII b. IRON
stanton to Hot Springs. with Two
controls. one at Lebanon, ami ~"
other at Bath Alum. The start -
scheduled for A NJ. Lebanon l"
he reac hed at 3 80 o'clock ami ia
Alum at noon, The party ia siat"a /"
arrive in Hot Springs at ! , eIo'N'
The third days run VIII ~ ne d
side trip to Weir's Cave 1he par
will leave Hot Springs at \ a.
and arrive at Deerheld. the only con-
ton on the way back, at II 80 ~.
stanton should be reached at ] I vt.
and the run from stanton 70 Ne]'
Cave will start at , r NJ. arriving
there at p. NJ, starting oack II .
p. Nj. and reaching stanton a5"u'
at P. NJ
The last DAY will find the pa ~
starting for stanton at A n ne
cars are scheduled to arrive M
Charlottesville at 50 a. NJ. Lea F'f5
Charlottesville at II A. NJ stop "lti
he made at Shannon Hlil, Of ""the
point between Charlottesville ana
C;oochIand Courthouse for n roadside
luncheon and, after an hopy.s rest 'he
party will complete the run II Hi1i''
mond H.,
The week end run Is ftyored IN
order to afford business men an "p-
nortunity 10 take part in the out'"S
and have chance to rest up over
SUNDAY night before going back 20
work Monday.
The distance 10 be covered will he
about 400 miles The Blu H2Pk
gives the distance as $685. nliisa' plt
as the party will return 20 hlehinon l.
after leaving Charlottesville. by the
river road. this distance may nc y"
creased little
The members Of the committee ~ho
have outlined the run are Reber- T.
Airport, Rufus Z. Williams y 1.
Pelouze, Fritz Sitterding. Jr. and Jay
Lewis As Mr. Pelouze Is AVA on
his annual vacation his place was
filled by President Palmatarv.
Points for Contractors.
The necessity for efficiency ID
economy in all lines of business Is
inc
contractors and builders, says Robin
W. Hutchinson. Jr.. Of the Interna-
tional Motor company, Modern com
petition demands the closest attention
70 details Of methods and cost OF opef-
alton. Among the problems confront
ing the contractor. the disposal or
waste and haulage of building ma
tArial is one of the most important
The increase in the cost or MAINTAIN
ing a horse equipment and the necsS-
sity for speed limits the use Of horses
to a comparatively narrow 1eld' as
compared with the mechanical meth-
DDS of moving material.
Too much stress cannot be LAID on
the Importance of time in connec-
ton with motor truck work The
horse in the course of the day WORK
REQUIRES many rest periods. especial
IL after long haul over severe
grade. and the efficient use Of horse
equipment demands that fully as
much of the working day be gwen
over TO stops as is devoted to keep
ing the team in motion. FOR TINS
reason the capacity of the morse Is
limited 20 his endurance, ana this
in turn is dependent on conditions
which are not under the eohtpol OF
the contractor
A pariod OF very hot weather or
sudden fall in temperature covering
the streets with ice or snow may rem :
der the horse almost useless. Whlle -
the weather conditions are iaVofaoie
A number Of heavy grades may heceS-
state either a reduction IN tne
amount Of work done by single
team or an increase in the number
Of horses required TO pull d sineie
load.
II Is therefore clear that the uma
taken In unloading such teams or the
time spent by the teams IN "aluns
m he loaded is not in realty vast
ed time. but a necessity IN the EN-
cs1lt handling of such work
The motor truck has none OF the
irnitations of the horse While 1t Is
kant well oiled, well adjusted ana
supplied with fuel it IS always READY
for work 1t is not affected by not
weather, nor do heavy grades re
ouire that it take a rest al the Top
az the hill. II il is TO make money >
however. it must be kept in mouoh.
For this reason a motor truck shoula
NOT be given the same treatment ac-
corded to horses, even though II may
he worked on the same job. MotoF
trucks should not be allowed to stand
for hours in line with horse teams
and then be blamed Tor not uo''te
more work thaa the horses
The use OF the power driven Wlhen
an motor trucks is becomin@ more
common every day. THIS deFlee -
operated by the engine and - con
nected with the driving smart '"',
controlled by the truck driver II -
used in many cases with cIa"S -
derrick for loading or uhtea"'1ls
trucks. This crane or derrl.h h'
often be attached to the truck 80
ana go arranged that any part ~ Ia"
load NAV be removed without d'stul"
ing the surrounding units. a truck
equipped with a power wlhch my
he driven along the side Of a 'liioAhE
under construction and may moist w
load to the upper stories. saving ,1ueh
tirra in doing away with the iaoor
and EXPENSE of rehandling the mate
rial
II Is possible in many cases 70 Use
renewable bodies or racks as a means
~ saving delays due to loading or
unIoadin These bodies may be load
Cd and dsnloaded by means Of the
.....I