Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-21
REPUBLIC MEN
HAVE BIG TIME
Two Hundred Get Together at
Factory and Hear Pros
porous Report


I. ". Dill, distributor for Republic
trucks in central Pennsylvania, re-
turned yesterday afternoon from AL
ma, Mich, where 200 dealers as
sembled at the factory.
It vas the first of a series of deal
ers' conventions which the company
has planned to hold. With more than
SOC dealers covering every state, i
was deemed better to hold the meet
ings in sections, rather than to make
one big national convention. In the
smaller gatherings the sales organ
ization has a better opportunity 10
become acquainted. there is more op-
portunity for a general participation
in the discussion.
Judging by the success OF the first
the Republic has stirring times ahead
in these "get-togethers" Enthusiasm
OF the good old-fashioned spontan-
eous kind ruled the affair from the
coming of the advance guard on
Sunday TO the departure of the last
visitor Territorial divisions were not
observed in this first meeting. The
visitors came from the Atlantic and
dGll4S NOGSNSs lIOlA L-tulSldAlett dAAN
Texas, as well as Illinois and Michi-
gan. The Republic factory repre-
sentative for Australia and New
Zealand. w. Crowle, came from Ade-
laide for the meeting. More than 90
per cent. OF all trucks sold in Aus
tralia and New Zealand are Re-
public.
The affair was under the general
ship of Sales Manager Holmes in
which he had the heartiest co-opera-
ton of President Frank W. Ruggles,
assistant general manager, Lafayette
Markle, and every member of the ad-
ministration offices.
The Republic Motor Truck Band
which has gained. national fame IN
its tours of the country was present
-45 pieces strong, under the leader
ship OF F. J. Major. This band which
is made up OF employees of the Re
public factories has elected high
praise from the critics Of the large
cities. 1t has just returned from
the south and east, including New
cesses. Its park concerts have had
audiences numbering as many as
$4,000. \ far western tour is now
planned beginning with Chicago,
where the bands schedule marks
July 2Srd. cath and 25th, under the
management of the Chicago Repub-
lie Truck Company, W. c. Nler,
President.
In cooperation with local Repub-
lie dealers the band gives concerts in
parks and auditoriums, and leads Re-
public truck parades. The event is
heralded by the newspapers and by
billboards for which the Republic
has a fine stand of Autographs show
ing the entire organization. The
turnout OF saily decorated trucks in
the cities makes g fine show. Re-
public owners vie with each other in
the get-up OF their trucks for the
procession-and usually every avail
able Republic Is in line. 1t is an i'm
pressive showing OF the spread OF
the Republic market, and the en-
thusiasm Of the owners is a striking
tribute to the strong right arm OF
Republic Service"
The band paraded and played al
the hotel, opera house and rark in
Alma, its programs ranging all the
way from srand opera to the latest
dance music.
Monday was given over to the re-
CSption OF visitors and social sessions.
Tuesday morning the visitors were
taken through the factory plants Nc.
!. > and 8. Many of the visitors saw
the factory for the first time. Even
those who visit the factory occasion
ally were impressed with the re-
markable growth OF the institution.
It has never ceased expanding from
the year Republic trucks were first
marketed. They saw the new motor
plaintiffs armored radiator plant, its
construction and assembly depart
ments housed in the finest factory
buildings of steel and reinforced con-
Crete-the buildings. testing tracks.
shipping yards and platforms cover
ing nearly 25 acres.
All the models were reviewed.
These include the New Republic
dump bodies and equipment and the