Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-10

Record Run From Akron, Ohio. to
Boston-Will Lead Up for Return
Trip at Goodyear-Greeks Telegraph
Loyalty Pledge to President-eusi-
ness Suspended DURING Funeral OF
Anthony Ames.
An event that may prove historic
truck trip that started at Akron, O.,
at 8 o'clock Monday morning ana
will end at Goodyear. In this town,
next Saturday morning.
A ponderous 5-ton Packard truck Is
rushing eastward. running night ana
day, in an endeavor to ascertain what
may be done in the way of speeding
up overland communication between
Ohio and Massachusetts, and Connec-
ticut. This truck is equipped with IL
inch pneumatic tires, believed to be
the largest ever turned out for actual
truck service. and is loaded with
livery at Boston.
The truck is owned and sent on its
record establishing mission by the
Goodyear TIRE and rubber com nry
will seek to establish by this trip the
practicability of maintaining regu-
lar overland service between Akron
and Boston. big eastern center for
Goodyear. where a monster plant Tor
the manufacture of tire duck has been
established. The idea Is to ship tires
east by truck. the great road xehicles
returning to Akron loaded with fabric
from the plant in this town.
Two drivers are in charge or the
car that is now being run eastward at
top speed. Not minute will be lost
and replenish the trucks supply OF
gasoline. One driver will sleep on the
truck while the other drives. and this
arrangement will be kept up unit 1.-THE
I'D in
day
The trip was not undertaken with
out special preparation. Last summer
engineers in the employ of the Good
year. Tire and Rubber company went
over the route that will be followed
by the truck. and examined bridges
road conditions and other features that
it was essential to know about be-
epoch making venture Then came
the work of making ready the pioneer
vehicle to be used in the trip. The
preparedness plans included the build
ing of remarkable special tires, pneu-
mates that are II inches in diameter
and compare in the world or tires WIFI
the 42-centimetre guns in the artil-
lery that is making world history
abroad.
The tires are monsters, as big
through as a waste paper basket and
are extraordinary in appearance al
first glance. as they really are In the
advance in idea that may become gen.
eraI at an early Date. The tires. OF
necessity had to be mounted on spe-
ciaily built wheels. Other features
were combined in the equipment of the
truck that make it remarkable We
hicle, which is expected to glide over
the highways with notwithstanding
speed for such a type.
At Boston q big reception has beer
prepared by the Goodyear forces anc
another will be given the truck upor
its arrival here. When Agent Robert
w. Boys, in charge of the big plant al
what has been known as WILLIAMSBURG
received a telegram at IL O'Clock or
Monday morning announcing that tbs
truck had started. he inauguratee
plans to have a big demonstration II
honor of the trucks arrival The vii
Iage band will PLAY and hundreds OF
fabric mill operatives Will give the
big machine and its drivers Joyful
welcome
The truck will not be long at Good
year. Five tons of tire fSbric in roll:
will be ready to swing into its capa-
cious body and when it is, loaded i
will Immediately start. on the Isturr
| trip to Akron, speeding westward a.
| it did coming east
Coming down from Boston: the trucl
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