Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

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The Speedwell Sales Company has en-
tered actively into the truck field and an
nounces today the arrival of the Speed
we'll truck and the Lippard-Stewart de-
Lively car which were seen on the streets
of the National Capital for the first time
a few days ago. The Speedwell line con-
sists Of two. four and six ton trucks.
while tho Lppard-stewart line has a ca
pacity of 1.aO0 pounds. being in the light
er delivery class. The four-ton Speed
well trucks come in two-wheel base
lengths. All of the cars come with the
standard equipment. The delivery cars
have different style bodies to meet the
various needs of the merchant in the
style required.
The SpeedweIl Sales Company is COM
posed of we'll known business men. the
officers being as follows: Andrew d. LOT
fer. president: Charles A.. NJ. I.offlcr vice
president. and Thomas +. FARRELL. Secre-
tary-treasurer. In addition to handling
trucks and delivery cars, the concern is
also agent for the Speedwell pleasure
cars we'll Another feature Of the
company is the up-to-date service depart
ment which it maintains.
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The Pope Automobile Company last
week appointed subag gents for the Mara
thon line as follows: NJ. G. Stantamyne.
Mount Scion. Va: Thomas B. McCaleb.
Covington, Va. and E. George Metz, Ger
mantown, Md.
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Some of the things which the delivery
truck accomplishes and which generally
appeal to the prospective purchaser and
merchant when he is considering replac-
ing the horse with motor-driven vehicles
arc the following:
The truck travels many times faster
than the horse Its work is limited only
by the endurance of the driver.
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greater territory. Therefore it will in
crease his business
Motor delivery gives the storekeeper q
big advantage over the competitor using
horse-draWn delivery.
Prompt deliveries please customers.
And satisfied customers are the mer-
chants biggest asset.
The delivery truck works equally well
i'm the hot days of summer the deep
SHOWS of winter and on the slippery
streets of fall and spring.
During the rush seasons the delivery
car easily takes care of extra work. 1t
never tires.
The delivery car, with the merchant $
name and line of business is a moving
advertisement for the progressive mer-
chant
The average delivery wagon does the
work of two to four horsc-drawn vehi-
cles and at reduced cost.
a delivery car or truck will pay for
HSeii several tunes OuT1pS IT'S HE from
the saving over horse delivery.
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]. Il. Trew. we'll known in local motor
ing circles, has been appointed sales man.
ager of the Overland Wa hington Motor
Company.
AS is quite natural. great interest is
being taken at this time i'm the Standard
zation of commercial motor vehicles The
Society of Automobile Engineers. has
created specially q committee to consider
this subject. At recent meeting it was
decided that it was desirable to attempt
to standardize the sizes or capacities Of
trucks from the purchasers or users
standpoint, and afterward to extend the
work in the direction of aiding the manu-
facturers in standardizing design
The next proceeding was to determine
the specification of normal load and the
overload of trucks from one to five tons,
and it was generally decided by vote that
each truck should be capable Of render
ing normal continuous service under
its tonnage rating and have an overload
capacity for temporary or emergency
service of % per cent of it's normal tom
mage capacity.
Next an attempt was made to determine
the desirable speeds for various sizes, and
by process of voting the following was
arrived at:
For one-ton trucks, fifteen miles per hour.