The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05

cessrul demonstration OF what q motor
truck win do In competition with rail-
roads. This company does a great deal
OF business with the neighboring cities
OF bridgeport Beauford and Ansonia.
and formerly was obliged to depend
upon railroad freight service for daily
delivery in those places. They are
now using instead two K'sseI Kari
! four-ton trucks, which not only make
actual trips in better time. but deliver
the product to the door OF the cus-
! toner. Each truck makes seventy-fve
miles daily and twelve to fourteen de-
| liveries
Those still skeptical regarding the
stories of motor truck success in rural
service may find plenty OF evidence to
convince them. A recent experience
story which comes TO the kissel Motor
Car Company IS from the Yuba City
[ Creamery. OF Yuba City. Cal. This
company has i.500-pound Kissel Kar
truck which replaced three teams in
, the collection of milk and cream for
market. II covers 100 miles everN
day. making about fifty stops. ana
has reduced the expense over the for-
mer horse haulage method 10 the tune
of about s22 day.
Two cities are already being talked
of for me 1913 convention and meet
| OF the Federation of American Motor
cyclists.
| Chicago is an active candidate. ana
will try 10 land the big event of motor
cycledom. which is held usually in
July.
Denver is also mentioned, and will
contend that the West should be rec-
| ognized
Should the convention go 10 Denver,
II is probable that there will be big
motorcycle tour from Kansas City ia
Denver over the Santa Fe or Golden
Belt routes. An ease schedule Of sew
enty-fve or 100 miles day would be
arranged for those who desired TO travel
In a leisurely fashion. There 10 talk
also. Of road racS which would be
so timed that the tourists and the
competitors would reach their destina-
tion at the same time. 80
Chicago takes an unusually active inE
terest In promoting interest in the au-
! tomobile business through races. enc
durance runs. hill climbs. etc. and IL
planning even greater events. The Chi
cago Motor club. thai generally sup
ports all contests. is laying its plans
for the coming year The first big
event 10 be announced by President ~.
II. van Sicklen is the appointment OF
w. u. derrick. sales manager for tho
Cole Motor Company, Cole Chicago dis
tributing house. as chairman of tha
contest committee. md III. r. Stavcr. of
the Staver Motor Car Company. as
chairman of the committee on local
ordinances.
In securing "BI" Hcrrick to 1oo,s
after the head Of he contest commit
tee. the Chicagoanb believe they have
Ef.a-
nent, in the estimation of the direc-
tors who ratified no nomination. viii
bring to the organization with i.147
members the services of a veteran an-
tomobiie man, who has much knowledge
of contest and ra<ing affairs
Word has Just been received from
Paris that important negotiations have
been consummataf which will place
the moderate pried cars OF Under
sIung design. as manufactured in the
United states on the French zutomo-
bile market.
n NJ Lockwood, head of the foreign
department of tae Regal Motor Car
Company has csbIed New York that
arrangements have been completed
whereby he Wide of France will now
be a direct Inaket for this type Of
car. TIC move Is said 20 De the i'm
mediate result OF the international su-
tornobllc show ccently held in Paris
and helps prOrS the statement that
all the represens ativeS from the INK
.-d States appearto have been accorded
every consideration on the part OF
the French mopr.sfs-
THAT the aptoaching motor shows
will stimulate business all over tho
country is the opinion OF harry ,.
Houpt. the Alec general sales manager.
The shows lave always been an i'm
petus to business" continued Mr..
IIoupt. and 1 believe that TINS ycaf
exhibits will ID more than ever To-
ward increasing the popularity OF mo-
tor trucks. bon in the cities ana N
the small towIs-
There ere tis year almost twfco
as many sfows where motor trucks
VIII be on View
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