The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-28

NATURALIZATION Motor Trucks.

The Il want what | want when |
want it" spirit prevailing in all
American cities has increased the
delivery problems of retailers and
| undoubtedly has been a big factor
in affecting the high cost of living.
In the Harley Davidson motorcycle
truck, designed to carry loads OF
500 pounds is found the solution Of
the problem.
When the housewife telephones to
the meat market for a steak, to the
grocer for some lettuce, tomatoes
and cucumbers and to the milliner
demanding that her new hat be de-
livered on time, she insists on i'm
mediate action and threatens dire
things if she is disappointed. Woe
unto the tradesman who fails to
make deliveries on time.
There is nothing for the live re-
taller to dO-and the wholesaler, too,
for that matter-but to make deliy
cries as expected by their customers
and to add the cost of deliveries to
operating expenses. They must have
4 delivery service that is dependable,
economical and speedy. All three
points are equally important.
In the advertisements motor
cycle truck is found a vehicle that
contains those three requisites and
that, therefore, seems destined to
play an important part in reducing
the high cost of living in addition to
lessenng the troubles of the mer-
chant Five generations ago the
I1arley-DavidsOn Motor Company be-
gan experimenting with three-Wheel-
ed vehicles designed for delivery
purposes.
The motorcycle evolved two years
ago by William S. Harley, chief en-
| gineer Of that company, has with
stood all kinds of hard service and
demonstrated that it can be operated
| by any person Of average intelligence
and under all kinds Of road and
weather conditions. Its uses seem
| infinite in their variety.
Uncle Sam-persOnified by Post
master David C. Owen of Milwaukee
Was among the first to appreciate
| the utility Of this type OF motor We
hicle and to urge its adoption to the
| needs of the postal department in
| parcel delivery and mail collection.
| 1t was at his suggestion that the
| l1arleyDavidson company built
box on its standard chassis, so de-
signed that mail could be dumped
into it quickly. The motorcycle
truck is now in Washington, D. c.,
| undergoing all kinds of tests by
postal officials.
Costing no more than the horse
| and wagon equipment required by
the average tradesman, the motor
cycle truck begins to save money for
him from the beginning. In ten
| l. II IL n1y i~
capable Of covering Is miles a day
with from $50 to 200 stops and at an
operating cost of not to exceed SO
cents per day.
One young man with this truck
greater than could be handled by
wagons Day in and day out two
horses could not possibly cover so
miles day. The substitute horse
would eat when he was not working
SO his expensive hay and oats must
be added to the aggregate cost.
In the final analysis the motor
cycle truck saves better than 500
month for any business that has a
delivery problem requiring two wag-
on outfits because it requires but
one driver and costs but SIG a month
for operating expenses as compared
with close to SIS for feeding and
taking care of three horses plus the
wages of two drivers. And in addi-
ton, the motorcycle is considerably
more than twice as fast.
Will be pleased to give you DEM
Onstration any time.
II. w. HALL.
Harley-Davidson Agent,
Weldon, Iowa.