Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-10

ne pIoplem or now to deliver the pa
pers in the outlying sections OF her
gen ana iasstic counties in time Tho
situation was saved by a local motor.
! cycle dealer who succeeded In deliv-
trlnE 100 papers In six towns over
- fnle route In exactly two hours.
dcIvering the last bundle sixteen min
utcs before the time the train would
nave been due The next day the mo-
totcycle was tried out, after breaking
the front wheel on an automobile and
! again gave satisfactory service. News.
dealers In the towns supplied BY mo-
torcycle were delighted with the eff.
! cheney or the motorcycle service, for
no papers had been received IN some
| or the, towns for three days and folks
were becoming restless.
In November the Merchants Quick
delivery company Atlantic city, N.
! j" purchased two 1918 Harley. David
son parcel-cars and went into the bust
ness Of delivering packages anywhere
/ IN Atlantic city for a dime They
! nave made success OF the ventura
! from the very beginning and have
been swnmpel with work ever since
! Ihe service has not been limited TO
private parties, many of the smaller
merchants OF the city having Some to
| rely ON the concern for the dittribu-
! lion OF their packages During the
! CHRISTMAS week rush the men driving
| me motorcycle outfits worked far into
/ the night ana the Saturday before
Christmas distributed over 400 pack
ages. The daily average tx about 10
! miles and the total expense OF running
| the iNo motOrcy Sles has been cousid-
erahly less than the cost OF operating
| one automobile.
| Two engineers have been added TO
| the sales staff OF the Buda conlpany.
! liarNpy, III. l.. J. Dasey Is the latest
! acquisition by the company, and his
/ experience with carburctor and ignl-
tion matters Is expected To prove high
| ~ valuable. George koons, who has
been on tho Buda engineering start
| Tor some time is the second addition
| To tho sales force OF the company His
long experience in Euda engineering
now is to be turned directly 10 sales
work
Il. G. Hoslcr. formerly district
manager for the WHY'S Overland
company, Toledo. Ohio has resigned
from the forces Of that company to
become an Overland dealer himself
lie was formerly manager OF the mid
western district OF the company, hut
now IS president ana general manager
OF the Overland Houston company.
Houston, Texas
J. i. Dugan for five years suporin-
| t"ndcnt Of the works OF the Buick
Motor company and for three and
half years production manager OF the
Chevrolet Motor company, has been
made production manager of the
Stanley Motor Carriage company.
Newton, Mass. With this step In It's
manufacturing department the Stan
ley company has also added To It's en-
gineering forces h. H. Delllng, for
merly with the Mercer Automobile
company. as designing engineer on
problems connected with Stanley
steam car features
The Australian government has
made an additional ruling with regard
to the shipment OF automobile bodies
from America to Australia and which
ruling extends for a period OF three
months the time In which bodies can
be shipped from American to Aus
tralia without being fitted on their
chassis or accompanied by additional
, chassis. The new ruling states that
bodies may be shipped from America
up to March 81. 1918. which is really
IA three months extension. This in
formation. given out by the Australian
department OF trades and customs is
really the fourth step In the program
with regard 10 prohibition OF autumo-
bile bodies which started ON Au-
gust 10.
Guy IL. Tripp, chairman OF the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
| turing company, has been appointed
| by the war department as chief OF the
production division OF the ordnance
| department. intEustcd with the task
| of supervising and stimulating the
gf oil YsltrF.t lt,...
Trip was selected because of his eX.
perience In the manufacture OF muni-
tions OF all kinds, the Westing house
| company having obtained large con
tracts from tho British and Russian
governments Immediately on the out
| break of the war. Tripp is credited
| with bringing 20 the department the
highest ability TO insure speedy and
careful production OF munitions.
To have one of his new Mercer
roadHtvrs In Chicago by show time Il
w. Schillo, Mercer dealer In that city
decided 10 deliver II himself In spite
OF heavy SHOWS, which had closed the
roads from Trenton, N. j., TO chicago,
Schillo left the factory OF the Mercer
Automobile company In the former
city ON January 10 and reached his
salesroom eight days later. travelling
by way OF Pittsburgh. Cleveland, To-
ledo and Detroit. AZ times on its pas
sage the Mercer Was the first car to
pass over u road In several days The
only adjustments needed were TAX
Ing up OF the emergency brake rod
and releasing the clutch pedal
Automobile Topics.
Ground has been broken at the Sell
den plant in Rochester. N. Y, where
by II is expected that within sixty
days the factories which turn out Sci
den trucks will be doubled In size and
capacity. The step has been taken by
the Selden Truck Sales company IN
order that it's growing volume OF do
nestle business Uay be satisfied at
the same time other work for govern
ment uses is taken care OF.
During 1917 automobiles worth
fS9.Sl4.157 were sold In Omaha. keb,
an Increase OF over 100000 from
the total OF s25. .CG0,l3i sold during
1915, Automobile supplies worth 81
7l3,S73 were sold during 1917 which
compares rem lrkably with the g.
$4,000 total for 1916. The figures
were compiled by the Omaha Com
gnt ii. 4