Evening journal., 1919-10-17
SHOW Value OF
THE MOTOR TRUCK
207 Cars of All Makes Take
Part in First City
Parade.
EXHIBIT TO BE
ANNUAL EVENT

IN the "Ship by Truck parade yes
iegday, here were % different makes Of
commercial vehicles. with a total o. POT
,ars in line The procession was %
blocks long. and took 2S minutes to
pass a given point
Tile parade was one OF the features
Of Demonstration sales Meek Up 10
yesterday, the merchants had poor
weather for their purpose. but yester-
day afternoon was line and balmy, and
half OF WilmngteH-turned out 10 view
the long procession OF trucks
Probably The cars in best general
favor We're the two Mack trucks of VI.
Megary ana sons Co., which were law
shly decorated with autumn foliage.
and contained various pieces of furni-
lure one OF the cars took first prize
'or he best decorated truck
Herman Glandlng's Clysdale truck
ook the prize for Che truck loaded with
goods most representative OF The own
IRIS business Nlr Glandlng's exhibit
made HE mouths OF the spectators
water
Breidablik Farm Won the third prize
Tor the truck carrying the best novelty
aimed I'm their Packard truck.
The fourth prize for the best slogan
Dr. trade phrase went 10 the Sharpless-
Hendler Company's eight trucks, each
" which bore on. cOmpany's Well
known phrase, "NIado Right-Right in
Wilmington
The silver cup. for the greatest mum
Der Of trucks representative Of one con-
cern. went 10 The Huber Baking Com
pany. who had eleven trucks In line
Hubcr's trucks were very popular with
both Young and old. as The company
had a man ION The lob giving away
orcad
A number Of new trucl were exhi-
biled at the head OF the line, placarded
with TIE name of the Wilmington rep
reseniative. These included Bethlehem
Flrestone ilres) stewart Auto sales
and Service Co.. plerce-Arrow foss-
Iughesl, Ward France, United Staics.
.Holdsworih Go4--sclen Dodge trucks
Cahill and Coz. Republic keil MOTOR
20 Ford T. y. Norman and Cos AZ
as Walnut street Garage Packard
arm. commercial and dump bodies.
lldsm0bilc Harry B. Loose, REQ
French Street Garagei Buick, VIII
ningl0n Automobile Co., Paige, Max
Nell Hughes and Fulionl
40 this point IN The parade the trucks
,f The various Wilmington business
houses started. preceded 1y olllci1l
cars Wilmington business houses
represented. included: White Brothers,
VI Megary and SONS Co.. The Burdan lee
Cream Co.. Elmer Brothers Mundy Fur
niture Co.. Goodyear Ruhbc- Co. Siecl-
ing Electric Company J.. W. syfrite
II. Bmmenlhal and Co.. Altman's Fur
nitmre store. The kaufman Company,
Consolidated Tire and Rubber CO.. Lind
Tucker Furniture Co.. W. \. Casey.
C.. a. Mammclc. Walker and Egan. Bush
Limo Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Co.. Pyle Transfer Co. Ro-
helen Piano Co.. b. l.. Foord. j. C.. Cal
loNay. Bird Transfer Co.. ". C.. Bean
mont Chrisliana Lumber Co.. The
~harpleSs Co Tigian Brothers C.. and
". lee Cream Co.. Diamond butler and
eggs. Lipschullz and Co.. United shoe
Repalrny Co.. Herman Glanding Co. ]. {
l.. Perkins. L0cber Co. Freebooter Bak-
ine Co.. Tower lIill school. Nassalio and
Co. 6. w Mccartney. 0gden-fOWard I
Co Electric Specially Go. W II. /
Peoples. c. A. Murray. Poland. Della I
ware paper and irvine Co., NJ X. kcl- /
Ter. John ll Moodlin. :. lealN. Johnson I
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