The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-30
HUERTA'S PLAN TO
PACIFY WILDERNESS

Detroit, May S0.-That victoriano
Huerta had definite designs on the pa
%ciication of all Northern Mexico by
e Of 200 American automobiles is
an interesting piece of news brought
out of Mexico City by D.. B. Richard
son, Studebaker dealer in the Sis
ter Republic" who has just arrived in
from its metropolis with his family.
AS a souvenir of his last business
month in Mexico, Mr.. Richardson re-
tains a copy of a highly fiattering re-
port, made to War Minister Banquet
on the S~tudebaker light weight Six
a report which, but for the fall of
Torreon, would undoubtedly have re-
suited in a record-breaking order for
immediate delivery.
For several weeks" Mr.. Richard
son relates, ''the government had been
conducting competitive tests Of cars
for use in Northern Mexico, with a
view to organizing a flying squadron
of 1000 men which would clear the
entire country Of the constitutional
list bands. The tests were the most
rigorous I have ever heard Of.
"They paid no attention to smooth
roads but picked out some, Of the
toughest country about Mexico City
and demanded that, with ten men in
each car, competing automobiles
should demonstrate that they could
dash about in the wildernesses of
Northern Mexico.
Major Olvara Of the regular army
was the man whom the government
put in charge of the test. He ran us
up and down mountains and through
gorges. The regulation load Of soldiers
wasn't big enough, so he got poems
to hang on the running boards. When
he got through and picked our car
as the one that showed him the reQuis-
lite performance, power and strength,
he measured carefully our fuel con-
sumption and frankly voiced his ad-
miration. This was really the clinch-
ing argument for us. as fuel economy
for such work was plainly q tremend-
ously important merit.
'@The Mexican government agreed to
accept delivery Of the cars at Laredo,
on the border, but held off final order,
| pending the result of the siege OF
| Torreon. When Torreon fell and the
Americans blockaded the seaports
they had no longer any means OF get
| ting the cars into the country and
would have been without a base OF
| supplies from which to operate their
flying squadron.
tBut I'm preserving the resume OF
the test and a copy of the report Ma
| ior Olvara made to the Huerta gov.
eminent. AS an unsolicited testi-
monial it cant be beaten, especially
when the rigorous nature of the test
is taken into account, with the fact
that, when it started, the Huerta gov
eminent had no idea of considering
anything but heavy cars of go horse
power or more"
Hesitation Motoring.
tHesitation motoring'' is all the rage
in San Diego, Cal, where owners and
dealers are combining in efforts to
demonstrate f~exibility on high gear
for their various cars. At present the
| light weight ~Studebaker "Six'' of
Warner M. Bateman holds the record
performance with a mile in % min
utes, 33 seconds, oficially timed. The
test was over level streets and was
done without slipping the clutch.
OlIier on Tour.
Sales Manager l.. j. Ollier Of The
Studebaker Corporation is engaged
on a long tour OF the United States,
visiting Studebaker branches and
dealers. He Is spending the latter
half Of May in the middle west.
Bring Back q Bullet.
Al bullet hole in the tonneau of their
~Studebaker car is IN interesting
souvenir brought back from q 5000
mile trip which 4erry Ward and party