The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21

iHarley-Davidson Motor Trucks.

!Harley-DavidsOn Motor Trucks.
The 81 want what l 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
800 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 deliv-
cries as expected by their customers
and to add the cost of deliveries to
operating expenses. They must have
delivery service that is dependable,
economical and speedy. All three
points are equally important.
In the Milwaukee-made motor
cycle truck is found 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
lessening the troubles of the mer-
chant. Five generations ago the
Harley-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-personited 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 it's adoption to the
needs of the postal department in
parcel delivery and mail collection.
1t was at his suggestion that the
HarleyDavidson company built a
box on it's 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 a ten
hour day the motorcycle truck is
capable of covering IS miles a day
with from $50 to 200 stops and at an
operating cost of not to exceed 60
cents per day.
One young man with this truck
can handle a delivery proposition
greater than could be handled by
two men with two horses and two
wagons. Day in and day out two
horses could not possibly cover so
miles a 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
delivery problem requiring two wag-
on outfits because it requires but
one driver and costs but SIS month
for operating expenses as compared
with close to SIS for feeding and
TALKING care of three horses plus the
wages of two drivers. And in addi-
ton, the motorcycle is considerably
m GRO fhon fwioo aa feSf
Will be pleased to give you a DEM
Onstration any time.
r.. w. HALL,
Har4ey.Davidson Agent,
Weldon, Iowa.