The sun., 1918-08-04

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The Maxwell Military Express, driven
by Ray Mcnamara, completed cross
continent run yesterday at noon when
1t arrived at the Maxwell headquarters,
having made the trip OF 3.41s miles In
the remarkable time OF seventeen and a
half days. averaging about 200 miles
day. The truck left San Francisco
on July IL. Mcnamara drove all the
way. The truck was equipped with
United States tires.
Harry De Bear, the local Maxwell
manager. and big gathering Of ofn.
cials and newspaper men gave the
sturdy truck and its sturdy driver a
great reception at Columbus Circle.
In reviewing the last week Of the
run De Bear furnished kilograms cent
by Mcnamara from different points
along the way. Cheyenne, Wyoming.
was reached on July "a after n run of
$50 miles. The telegram describing the
days run was as follows:
Maxwell Military Express reached
here to-day six days ahead OF schedule
and attracted much attention on OPEN
ing day OF Cheyenne's great Frontier
day celebration. which is classic OF tina
plains. Truck encountered cold rains.
hall. snow and mud. in $50 mile run
to-day. Main range OF Rocky Noun
tains crossed to-day in snowstorm at
elevation OF $500 feet
on the next day. Thursday, July %.
tho truck made an almost unbelievable
run under extremely adverse conditions.
Of ss5 miles TO North Platte. Neb.
The result of this days run can best
be told In the wire received by Mr.. DE
Bear, as follows:
Maxwell Military Express made Sec
oni remarkable negotiation OF distance
to-day by accomplishing 225 miles from
Cheyenne to North Platte with roads
heavy for most part from rains Of yes
terday. This feat put truck here one
week ahead of schedule. Rescued two
cars from mud en- route to-day Tour
lists along road increasingly amazed at
trucks record of progress since leaving
San Francisco" ..
The third day OF 1.-THE weeks run. Fri
day. July 26, found the truck in Co.
lumbus. Neb., a distance 0: 200 miles.
most OF which McNamama claims
proved to be real tough grind. He
wired as follows:
Maxwell Military Express ploushed
through 100 miles OF mud this morning
following Fthe Platte River through Ne
braska to Kearney. Turned up another
hundred miles this afternoon over dry
but rough roads Expect to arrive
Omaha Saturday night"
At the end of the fourth day, Sat-
urday. July 81. Mcnamara found his
way Into Atlantic. Ia. after having
made another excellent days run, which
he describes AZ follows:
Maxwell Military Express reached
Omaha Saturday noon and passed
through here noon to-day with fair dir.
roads Expect to hang III good mileage
following great white way across this
state. L. s. Nobhy Tread Cord tires
have made remarkable record so far,
having carried truck more than half
way across continent without change.
In some places roads were so vicious
would have cut ordinary tires to rib
bons. Truck attracted much attention
IN Omaha and here to-day"
The end of the fifth day. Sunday.
July 2s, found Mcnamara at Margengo.
Ia. with another eco mile run to his
credit, which he advised us of in the
following wire:
Maxwell Military Express ran from
Columbus .Neb. to Atlantic. Ia. Satur-
Omaha. Sunday ran from Atlantic to
Marengo. Ia, 2O2 miles racing a storm
all day to avoid wet gumbo roads
Truck running fine
The sixth days run. Monday. July 20,
wound up at DeKalb. Ill. with the car
only sixty miles west OF Chicago and
running perfectly. MoNamara's advice
on this day follows:
Maxwell Military Express travelled
201 miles to-day over very rough roads.
Crossed the Mississippi River at 2
r. NJ. and arrived here. sixty miles west
OF Chicago at Q this evening. Truck
running perfect"
On the seventh day, Tuesday July
80. Mcnamara passed through Chicago
and continued east at a very brisk rate.
The original schedule as laid out by
Mcnamara at the rate of approximately
100 miles a day would have meant that
the truck would have arrived in New
York city thirty-four days after the
day II had left San Francisco.
However, due to the marvellous per-
Torrance OF the truck and the excel
lent generalship Of Mcnamara the truck
on Its fourteenth day out OF San FRAN
cisco was eleven full days ahead OF its
schedule.
1t would really be a remarkable feat
for touring car driven over such roads
as these and under such unfavorable
conditions to average 200 miles n day
for fourteen days without practically
any trouble whatsoever. but when you
take into consideration that this Is n
truck laden with a ton of dead weight
the performance stands out so proml-
nently that 1t Is a record that will be OF
long standing in the truck world.
aye have been beaiegpd nv n prea
many people," said Mr.. De Bear. who