The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-11
TRANSPORT TRUCK CO.
IS HEADED BY HOLMES
more Than $4,000 Subscribed In
One Wcek--Intcrnal Gear Drives
shortly On Market.


One Wcek--Intcrnal Gear Drives
4 shortly On Market.
At the first meeting of directors Of
the Transport Truck company. held
July 81, at Mount Pleasant, Mich, the
following officers were elected:
NJ. a. Holmes. president and direc-
Tor OF sales.
II. e. Chatterton, first vice presi-
dent and chairman of board of direc-
| tors
A. f. Corham, vice pre- sident and
treasurer.
w. d. Hood. secretary
The business Of the company will
ne managed and operated rs the
executive committee consisting of
MesSrs Gorham. Chatterton and
Holmes, and the departmental heads
Ihis gives the business commission
form of government which insures CO.
| operation with the utmost efficiency
all along the line.
There was considerable truck his
tory made at Mount Pleasant, Mich,
last week. All sorts of busine rs rec
ords were beaten
The Transport Truck company
has become a reality From Monday
morning TO Saturday night the head
quarters If fine co,nnaD, were crowd
ed. Residents Of Isabella county by
Saturday night. over 500 of tht m, had
subscribed TO the stock of the Trans
port company. paid their money and
gone away happy.
The new company will start the
manufactures Of their internal gear
drive trucks Immediately While
their new building win probably not
he finished for ninety DAYS or more
they will Immediately begin the con-
struction OF their trucks at another
factory. with an output which VIII
probably reach four or i've a dav bv
ne first Of Santerrknr
II is a striking comment not only
on the need az good trucks riph, now
hut also on The fai,h IN the organ
izars Of this company that they have
kalteady realized that thcir market is
enming 10 them even faster than they
can get to thfT market
The TRANSPORT Truck company
found It's inception in tho mind or
Milton A 4olr,as former ,iee-Yre4i
dsnt and sales manager of the Rcpub-
lie Motor Trucks tautpar> MANY
months AGO II. rs-}fead That tho.
market for motor trucks h8d NOT had
it's surface even asratr}aa-tb4t tho
demand Tor trucks ,ya4 to.ra.,-tr, an
4f
care for
Last Aprn restpninfr from me re
public Motor Truck rompanv en as
to devote his tirna entirely 10 me for
NATION OF tho new ron7pany which
would be more along liufs which he
was convinced tha American t,uhtie
demanded h, started his search for
fNe logical haadn,,artara for tbe MY
eamnany A haff doyan diCrcrant els
les learning If MS idea Mia far -ho
new eornnrafion After visiting them
all however and ,,,altpr "a t},nroff.,t
investigation Of noestbittfrs Mount
sTaleasant was decided 1aoa Thst IN
decision vas rarrnrt mo a,ns,t..,,,,,,
nf the mast week ms tbara,,cl,i,.
nroyAd
parked hy several ~ st5ohfs,,,,. "a,
leading financial ana bua,n.a4 ,,sn
such as II f. Cha44ertop f. Cor
ham IF II RattIs i Nrf,au ann
others Of that character tha nropoaf.
lion could not hefo h,tf snrraea
Ia adaitfap to tlltt tb..,a 49, ma,
tnvisfhla fare. as ~ ,,.frb, 81, t..4,t.,s.3
which Mr. Holmes faft x.o,ld ea f,,r.
,ha~ ,bco ANYTHING etaa "a p.aba ~,
en4srnr}xa an assured s,,rr+sa me
pv,ad exneriepce HAVING rt,t hin, IN
fouch with the biggest gtefr{f.1t,rs
and dealers 81 the count,, he rcaIiznl
that they were but waiting for the