Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
Our Aircraft Program
Is Now Moving Rapidly
0LD-TIMER NEEDS NO
GROOMING FOR TEST
Original Pierce Arrow Tivc-Tuuner
Ready 10 Repeat New York
Boston Run.

CrItOrltON on lN'huhy, hl"N 90
when It will duplicate its famous
New York 80 Boston run Of May rs,
lnlt. Furthermore, It has been
ready TO repeat the test ever since
II has been in service seven years
ago, No grooming will he given the
truck for II has been operating
dcpendably. day In ana day out for
the International Brewing company
of Butfalo.
The tost entails more than the ac-
ual run between New York ana
| Bdst on, for because Of railroad con-
gestiun. II was impossible 10 ship The
| truck to New York. II had 10 be
| driven from Buffalo tS the metropo-
| lis. The only thing done to the
| truck was to equip 1t with new
| set Of Goodrich De Luxe heavy
/ truck tires, tho regular Pierce-Ar-
row equipment. This brewing com
/ panys records show that Goodrich's
| tires on the truck has averaged H.,
/ 500 miles on the read wheels ana
| 1900 far the front.
Arranged by George N Graham.
chairman OF tho National Motor
Truck committee of the National Au-
tomobile' Chamber OF Commerce at
| Washington, the event has aroused
d
Graham, who In assistant CONNER
ciai mastaFer Of the Pierce-Arrow
Motor Car company, TO dramatlze
the importance of intercity truck
transportation in solving the prob
lem Of railroad freight congestion.
THE operation OF intercity and
rural motor express lines is n pa
trotic duty" says Mr.. Graham.
THE safety OF our country depends
on transportation. Railroads are so
cons ested they cannot carry all our
food and other supplies. Farmers
hesitate TO produce to capacity
fearing their produce cannot he
marketed. About 20 per cent OF the
farm help has been lost by draft and
other causes. Farmers cannot hau
crops on the road and work on thC
= farms at the same time. Therefore
| transportation must be provided 4
= our country, our army and our alliei
I are to he fod.
z Partial solution of the problem
lies in the extension of motor cx
press lines NOW in operation an'
tho organization Of new ones. Farm
ers, gardners, and dairymen FIN
= that motor truck lines assure quics
: daily transportation to market AM
y ena bic them to devote all their tim
: TO their farms. This encourage
. them 10 Increase production ant
a compensates them for loss OF farm
y labor"
e Harry Ward VIII Drive.
The truck will be driven by Har
r ry Ward. truck sales manager o.
2 the Pierce-Arrow Sales company o.
= Buffalo, who operated II on It's or
= iginal run. BY repeating Its origfnh
0 performance IL will clinch What II
proved then--that the Pierce-Arrov
I pioneer worm drive and flexible
. frame, since copied by scores OF
a makers who once scoffed, were me
, chanically correct. II also demon
strates that the basic design has
been adhered to by the company
through all intervening years.
No other make of truck could be
used In such a denomination be-
cause no other make OF truck has
ever achieved such q record.
No effort will be made TO better
the record OF the original run, when
the 240 miles was covered In twenty
hours of actual running. Durine
the trip 55.5 gallons OF gasoline were
) consumed, an average OF ~ miles
( TO the gallon. This average would
I I
that no account was taken Of gaso-
line consumed in demonstrations
along the route.
on its original trip the tEuck car
ried twenty barrels OF cylinder oil
consigned by the Standard OIL com
pany To- Boston firm. A similar
load probably viii be carried on its
repeat trip.
THE original run was not planned
with desire TO perform any stunt
or TO do anything sensational says
Mr.. Ward There was no speed
standard The whole demonstration
was businesslike and practical. II
was the purpose TO prove mat a
trip ~ this duration could be made
without the least mechanical care
without undue expense for fuel or
luhrlcation and without Undue tire
wear
The brewing company during its
period of ownership OF the truck
has paid up 10 date for mechanical
upkeep and maintenance Of this
truck only t1,053.0S, it having had
but one overhaul
A comparison Of the veteran
truck and the present models Of
Pierce Arrow trucks will show that
no basic changes have been made
in The original type which has stood
80 severe test.
while trucks Of other makes
have been undergoing radical chan
ges Of design. the Pierce-Arrow has
endured" said Mr., ward This is
true because all experimentation was
completed before the truck was put
onto the market" The Pierce Ar
row truck was built correctly from
the start
Tho truck will touch at Now York
New Haven Hartford, Springfield,
Worcester and Boston.
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