Arizona republican., 1917-11-25

gasoline ever made by any truck. It is believed to be the worlds record.
 Two features of the economy test make the Maxwell accomplishment more wonderful-the driver had never before driven a truck, and the road used did not allow of any coasting to increase the milage An average speed of about 15 miles was maintained.
 The test was officially observed by three disinterested persons. They were: w. D. Edenburn. automobile editor of the Detroit News and local representative of the American Auto mobile association: C. c. Steinhauer, automobile editor of the Detroit Jour- nal. and E. w. Sullivan. assistant sec retary of the Detroit Automobile club.
 Before making the run the truck was loaded with a Maxwell touring car weighing 1870 pounds; the driver weighed 210 pounds and Mir. Sullivan tips the beam at 200 pounds even, The gross weight of truck and load was 5525 pounds.
 A stock Maxwell truck was used, with one of the famous Maxwell one gallon red tanks attached. Under the close scrutiny of the three observers the gallon tank was filled with gaso- line
 The start was made at the corner of Rhode Island and Oakland avenues. The truck went over the following route west on Rhode Island to Wood ward, north on Woodward to the Seven mile road. east on that highway to Crosse Point.
 During the entire run the Maxwell truck gave evidence of it's wonderful efficiency and economy. The truck and it's load went over the city streets and rural highways very smoothly The engine constantly beat with phenom- enal regularity. There never was a hitch to mar the great demonstration of the famous Maxwell truck Of its economy in gasoline consumption
 After the ten mile mark had been passed the observers began to enthuse | over the showing the truck was max | ing The eleven and twelve points were passed and the Maxwell was nov | ing along as smoothly as at the start. Whenever the occasion demanded the truck responded with alacrlty to the use of the brakes or speeded up to avoid getting caught in congested l traffic. The test was as remarkable i In showing the efficiency of the one | ton Maxwell as it was in acquiring a Wonderful economy record.
 AS the truck clicked off mile atter mile with regularity that was hke | clock work the observers realized that | another Maxwell record was beins established. It had accomplished by this time greater mileage than many trucks could duplicate but the sturdy | Maxwell continued to reel otf the miles. When fourteen miles had been made every one believed the end was near. The fifteen, sixten and seven teen mile marks were reached ano passed. It was now the most won derful exhibition of gasoline economy for. motor trucks any of the observers | ever have witnessed.
 Finally the Maxwell came to halt the wheels stopped turning, the engine | was dead. The one gallon of gasoline
 in the tank had been consumed
 The speedometer registered l'.'
 miles.
 Just one little mischance had pre- vented the truck from making Is ~ei more miles on the test The driver was not familiar with the roads ano unfortunately drove into a blind street
 In order to turn around in the ex- tremely narrow roadway the driver
 found it necessary to jockey back anc | forth which lowered the mileage. "