El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-19
100 TRUCKS FOR THE
PARCELS POST WORK
United States Buys a Wide Variety OF
Cars and VIII Give Most of the
Different Makes TryOut.
One Of the last official acts Of pos


Different Makes TryOuf.
One of the last official acts Of post
master general Frank H. Hitchcock,
before he was succeeded by Albert
BurIeson, was to sign the recommends
lions made by the committee of award
for the awarding Of contracts for for
nishing 100 motor vehicles for the
parcel post service. as they may be
ordered during the fiscal year ending
June 80 1913. These vehicles will be
distributed throughout the country,
The contracts We're awarded as fol-
White company, New York, five
White cars. 1900 pounds capacity,
81 600 each; Stewart Motor Corp, Bpt-
falo 10 Stewards, SmOdel i, 1900
pounds capacity. S1,440 each; KisseI
Motor Car company. Washington, 10
Kisselkars, 1900 pounds capacity, ST.
$50 each; Durant-DOrr Carnage COM
pany, Flint Mich, 10 model c, 1900
pounds capacity, $1,225 each; Louis j.
BergdCll Motor company, PnlIadelpnisr
10 BergdoH 80 delivery cars, 1900
rounds canacity, 1920 .eachi Atterbury
Motor Car company, BuIfaio. ~ model
A 1900 pounds capacity. sl5z5 eachi
WillVs-OVerlaud company, IOle0Os ~
model 60 delivery special, 900 pounds
CAPACITY. $1,000 each; Studebaker Corp,
of America, Detroit five Studebaker
20 delivery wagons, 100 10 lOUO pounds
CAPACITY. $3.50: Prset-O-Lite tank, so
extra; c. B. 3. Motor Car company,
Washington, 10 Modern model B, lOOU
pounds capacity. $1.270 each; WaVerly
company, Indianapolis. five WaVerleys,
1000 pounds capacity Sl,t59 each; Ken
lucky Wagon Mfg. company, Louisville
five model 10 Urban, 1000 pounds ca
pacity, S1,793 each; Ward Motor We
hicle company New York five COM
mercial type, EA, 1000 pounds ca
q H-~= -
pacity, $3.50 each; BAKER motor We
hicle company. Cleveland. five CONNER
cial. model IT. 1000 pounds capacity,
50 600 each.
Each car is 10 be equipped with the
usual accessories, including wind
shields lamps. horns. storm curtains,
tools. etc. The price in each instance
is T. o. b. factory. Wheels OF all cleo
tries are to be provided with standard
rims adopted by the Society Of Auto
mobile Engineers
All cars are to have panel bodies,
the inside to be protected by strips
of hardwood. at least II inches IN
width and 2-S inch thick, extending
the length of the body and screwed
10 the uprights not less than three
inches apart. the full height OF the
body: and on each side of the BODY
there is to be securely screwed to the
uprights a hardwood or metal slI4ps
about midway of the side projecting
not less than one inch from the up
rights on which may be placed racks
or crates so that two tiers Of hampers
OF crates containing parcels may Dc
loaded into the car
The rear OF the bodies Of all cars
are TO be. equipped with doors which
can be securely locked, having circular
windows. The seat of each car IS TO
be equipped with a double lazy DacA'
so that the carrier may have rea5y
access to the parcels Cars are TO De
painted vermiliOn red with uniform
trimming and lettering.
In each instance II was stipulated
the award was made upon condition
that the bidders submit to the post
office department for approval speclIi-
cations showing in detail the material
and construction of the booles ana
painting and lettering Of cars Whlch
they propose to furnish.