Arizona republican., 1917-12-30
MAKE LONG HAUL
 WITH GUV-LADEN
 PIERCETRUCK


 F.. F. Shay. Pierce Arrow salesman for the Babbitt Poison company has received the following information from the Pierce Arrow motor car com pany. It is of especial interest in view of the times:
 Tn previous conferences attention has been called to the steadily increasing possibilities of long distance haulage by motor trucks. A great many trucks have already been sold for this kind of work As railroad congestion con- stanuy increases, it is inevitable that there should be a still greater applica- tion of the truck to this use.
 As matter of fact, there has been within the last month @ most import ant development
 A committee has been formed known as The Highways Committed" It will work under the direction of the gen eral transportation board, of which Daniel Willard is president
 lt is the purpose of this board to de- wise means by which a greater amount of haulage can take place over national highways. This means a new recogni- ton of the importance of the truck. Roy Chapin is chairman of this com mittec, and it will be of interest to Iierce-Arrow agents and saIesmen to know that George Pride is a member of inc committee. Mir Pride, d very large user of Pierce Arrow trucks in New York, will be recalled IS a speaker at the recent Motor Truck Convention in Buffalo.
 This committee will. work in close harmony with the railroads and with Inc United States war department. and Ga lluence Tor the stimulation of motor truck business.
 We have already been in contact with the committee and at it's request have furnished data on many instances where Pierce Arrow trucks have been used effectively and economically in long distance haulage.
 We should like once more to call to your attention the special necessity of considering all your local transporta- uon problems with a view to encour- aging the use of trucks in long dis tance work.
 lhe TOSS s-Hughes company furnishes ms With the details of an excellent sale made in this kind of work. Ii will he noted that here the sale was not based SO much on inability to get railroad transportation as on arguments that proved the superior service from the truck. N-''
 The Poole Engineering and Machine company, of Baltimore. is making gnns Tor the United States government lis plan calls for the shipment of six guns every other day. the requirement. beins three guns a day. The distance he. tween the Poole Engineering plant and the Washington navy yard is approxi. mately torty-eight miles, on an excel. lent concrete road with no more grades than would be found in the average rolling country.
 mere would have been no seriou, ul.Ilculty In making the shipments by I"'I' sllce the army and navy. unlike oo'llinerclaI firms, have absolute right "l way ana could pretty well have con. liQlled shipping dates. As a matte, of fact, the truck was purchased r. save boxing of the guns. This cratine would mean approximately s50.OO pei gun. @'V'VV Pei
 The Poole Engineering companv rs. quested the navy departments permis. slon ~ ship these guns uncrated on 2 H4olor truck under the supervision o1 one or thelr trained mechanics. Thi, permission was granted, and an ordeI was duly Issued with a result that th, Ioole Engineering company would b, aDle 10 save approximately s12.O00 , ear, or twice the price of the trucl together with it's body.
 The body is @ stake gate platforn body of the maximum width for in, standard 5-ton chassis. This will sc commodate guns placed one along sid Of Inc other. or staggered in accordanc with the load required of the truck.
 The base of these guns being 32' the carrying capacity of this body couI, be readily made to take eight guns since the guns. themselves, can b tipped until they are virtually perpen dicular
 The sides and rear are removable il one piece rather than being in gate such as is our standard type. There i a ridge pole extending over the entir