Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25

needs so MS to get these repairs made up
and in the hands Of those who will require
them ut the very earliest moment, 50
that the repair activities of all the big
manufacturing concerns in the motor, and
the implement and farm machinery
business as we'll may be released for war
activities
Time for all concerned will he saved and
the work Of planting and tilllng expedited
by farmers and truck men having all their
farm machinery repaired and ready Tor
work as soon as tho farming season opens.
The school for officers and enlisted mon
Of the United States army, located at
the Holt works, East Peoria, Ill, known
also as Camp Herring, is turning out large
squads Of instructed men every thirty
days They arc informed concerning
tho details Of driving, repairing and
constructing tho caterpillar and other
tractors and trucks. There are from ten
10 twenty officers and between 300 and 400
enlisted men hero at all times.
Raising the ear from tho ground is the
most irksomo part Of tho tire change as
with the modern jack this is both dirty
and hard job. There is no reason why a
jack operated by mechanical hydraulic
or pneumatic means cannot be developed
Jacks also could bo carried integral with
The chassis. eliminating tho necessity of
having To crawl under tho vehicle 70 place
the jack IN position for nse.
power jack has been brought out in
England which is permanently attached
to tho chassis and raises the entire car
from the ground in very short time
making il possible to work on any one n
the four wheols
Final figures for 1917 show q Total
registration of 2s2. l31 motor cars in
Iowa This is a gain or moro than l00. .U0
cars from 1916 and ~ tho rate ~ onc
car 10 eight pcrsons Tho amount
paid IN fces by tho owners is ~ 2f0 ,655l9
II l.. Gould, of Dawson City. Alaska
recently purchased car for usc in 'ho
Yukon district Road-building around
Dawson City soon will make H. possible
to motor out ~ thc city over a 5O-milc
stretch Of road The length of fhc
roadway is 10 bc 100 miles within the
coming year
Sixty dealers wth 100 ears. including
2 truck and tractor exhibit, will make ~
tho show NJ Omaha, Neh. Feb 25-March
2 The demand for space ~ this, fhr
thirteenth annual, exhibition has resulted
in the expansion ~ the show - two
buildings 1 covered passagewav will
connect the two buildings Particular
interest Us rcntcrcd around the exhibit
Of trucks
4 Rhode Island horscman has adapted
thc truck 10 his racing stable needs
using l-ton truck 10 transport his horses
and stable equipment from track n
track
Fhc first time this outfit was used The
truck transported two horses thror
mcn, two sulkies. two trunks and smaller
equipment un q circuit hat called foI
rips Df 81 ~ and - miles ON onn tny
the truck carried tho load 275 mile.
and resurn in - hr
Iowa must look 10 IT, records. iol
Nebraska i putting forward ~ 1917
total OF i4S. .l0l motor cars as claim "
more cars per capita than Iowa. which !,
accredited with one car 10 every eighl
persons
Nebraska inhabitants bought approx
mataiy $1,000 cars last wear which i.
more than the entire number Of car.
owned IN the state three years ago and
twice the number four wears ago.
Recently n 2-ton truck rolled out ii
a Detroit plant JUST in time 10 arrive at
. railroad spur simultaneously with q
switch engine The locomotive natur-
ally. having the best OF it in weight and
in a load Of freight cars behind IL. picked
up the truck and carried il gratis for
about 30 II.
IN inventory finding nothing wrong
with the truck. il went onto Chicago with
no hurt except bit OF marred paint.
bur the locomotive had 70 90 to the round
house for repairs 20 is coupling gear.
step and other parts
\ lack OF thnses in the market to NEE,
the big rush 10 ~Llp all otor cars has
delayed ten days the enforce ment OF the
It Louis antl-glare ordinance
All devices that Use celluIOid or paper
back Of plain lens have been rejected
The law states that all lenses must be
etched and dlffuse white light
The Quartermaster Corps will be IN the
market for 5000 class 4 war trucks carly
in February and has arranged newscheme
for placing Ike contracts. Probably
between five and seven different companies
will be given the assembly jobs.
The prices that are 70 be maximum
prices viii be submitted BY the parts
makers to the truck assemblers when
quotations are asked Of them by the
aSsemblers.
Costs OF tools, jigs and fixtures are also
to be submitted, and the overnment will
have the option TO purchase any sets Of
these tools and fixtures at the conclusion
OF the contract, subject 20 n suitable
depreciation.