The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
HEckER-yONeS. yeWeLL FLEET
FINE PROFITS
WITH PROGRESS
6urlburt Truck Co. Has Done
Big Things in Four Years
Of Intelligent Work.

II required considerable nerve and abil-
ity to take UP the task of building motor
trucks in New York city with an initial
capital Of $1,000 and that is why this
story Is written. There is nothing more
Interesting to the average business man
thar The story 81 the rise IF some indi-
vidual or firm from a very small begin
ming to a commanding position in the
world of business.
The story of tine rise o. the Hurlburt
Motor Truck "Dmpany reads like a ro-
mancc II was Incorporated and
launched with practically no capital.
only $1,000 being placed in the concern
by Mr.. Hurlhurt and a few friends for
the purpose of developing and producing
IN experimental vehicle.
In comparison with the tremendous
capital now employed BY truck corr
panies generally the amount in hand
At that time was hardly noticeable and
was so absolutely insufficient as almost
70 place the enterprise in the foolhardy
class. Yet the quality Of the product
manufactured by these men and the
strict adherence TO a broad and liberal
business policy has placed the Hurl-
burt Motor Truck Company to-day in a
position ahead OF some of the motor
truck manufacturers h began their
work fifteen or sixteen years ago. Time
after&ime many OF those connected with
the company and many OF Mr.. Hurl-
burt's friends urged him to take his loss
and to quit. Tim after time he refused,
and against the greatest possible odds,
slowly but surely. built up the company
% It's present strength.
When the fact il considered that TO-
day the HurlDurt organization has hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars OF orders
on Its books. and are producing a large
number OF trucks, the profits which rave
been made by the few individuals who
Joined with Mr.. Hurlburt and gave tc
his company its first capital can be
easily estimated.
that Mr.. Hulburt after having spent
moro than fifteen years In the mechari
cal and selling ends of the automobile
business decided that in the manufac'
ture OF n motor truck of the very high
est type, built regardless Of money
spent. lay both the greatest good anC
the greatest gain for his lifc's work. IL,
began a consistent and conscientiou:
study OF the results achieved up to thai
time by the truck manufacturers both
IN this country and IN Europe, lie be
came thoroughly acquainted with wha'
had been accomplished in America ant
made two trips to Europe to study for
eign methods in manufacturing moto'
trucks OF every type and class. II wa:
during his ~sojourn in the European
countries that he became convinced o
the high efficiency of the silent. Ions
lived worm and gear. Upon his return
70 America, after some two years study
and Investigation, the motor truck com
pany which bears his name was founded
and o its place as n pioneer In thu
manufacture Of worm drive motto
trucks. II is largely due 70 the knowl
edge. training and the untiring efforts
Of Mr.. Hlirlburt that this form of fna
drive has been successfully used II
America.
How we'll his plans were laid. how ia
seeing and how true was his Judgment
has been proved by the fact that, one b,
one. other companies In this countr.
have adopted this form Of final drive,
Mr.. Hurlburt from the beginning Ia
been able to associate with him in hi
enterprise some OF the brightest an,
teenest minds and some OF the mos
substantial business men in this country
Through his personality he has bee,
able to draw around him such men a
Robert d. Roosevelt. capitalist OF thi
city A. A. Anderson. capitalist Dick
son @. Brown, vice-presIdcnt of tn
Tide Water oil Company; Dudley Oh
colt. vice-president OF the Central Trus
Company; Duncan q. Harris. dlrecto
Of Ritz-Carlton Hotel Donald Mackay
capitalist Howard Stout Nelson. banker
Of Dar'en. Conn. William +. Acton
president Of the Norwalk Securities com
pany: George A. Mclaughlin. a lawye
of this city Judge Henry W. Greyor
Of Norwalk, Conn. and kurnal n, Bah
6itt, secretary Of the Alaska Gastinca'
Mining COMPANY; Reed u. Haviland
real estate, OF this city John i. Griel
. member of Charles n. Barney g. Co.
Merle Middleton. Lima Locomotive Cor
porat!on Archibald ". McCrea. chair
man Of tho board of directors OF tn
Union Spring and Manufacturing Com
pany. New York city. and WalteP
Wilson OF the Bankers Trust Company
also OF this city.
The heads Of every department in IN
8urIburt Motor Truck Company are spe