The Washington times., 1919-12-20
Progress Made By Auto
Trucks In War To Be
Feature of National Show
Changes in Design as Well as improvements
Will Be Presented to Business Men at
New York Show January to 10.

Opportunity to note the progress
made in truck design as we'll as the
lessons taught by the war will be
afforded the business man and the
student of motor highway transpor-
tation by the national motor truck
shows at Eighth Coast Artillery
Armory, Kingsbridge road and 194th
street. New York. January 3-1O. in
elusive. and at the International
Amphitheater. Chicago. January 24-31
inclusive. The motor truck exhibit
with the passenger car displays, but
they will be held in separate build
ings The New York passenger car
show will be held in Grand Central
Palace, while the Chicago passenger
car show will take place in the Coli
scum.
Visitors at the truck shows will
probably be impressed by the produc-
tion statements of the manufacturers
and no doubt will be surprised to
learn that at least four have plan
ned a production of 10000 trucks each
for 1920, and that the total of SC, 900
is more than the entire output Of the
country in 1915. In 1917 the value of
the trucks produced was over $780,
600. 900. in 1918 s434,oo0 900. and this
year exceeds these figures, although
there were no war orders. The esti-
mated production for 1920 Is 325, 900
trucks, including 530-odd models, and
this number will be increased as scv-
erai new models are being held back
for the show.
What Statistics show.
Statistics of trade authority show
that 3S per cent of the models will be
one and one-half and two-ton capacity
trucks, with the three and one-half-
ton third, the two and one-half-ton
fourth, five-ton fifth, and one -ton
sixth. Production figures Of the vsrl-
Gus capacities are not possible at this
time. The trend in load capacity.
however, shows pronounced in
crease in the one and one-half and
and two and one-half ton chassis. the
latter gaining over so per cent or
nearly a 800 per cont increase since
fsl5. The one and one-half-ton chas-
sis models have increased about 80
per cent. There is slight increase
in the number of three and one-half
and Ave ton models.
Insofar as the trend in mechanicol
design is concerned the satisfactory
service afforded by our trucks abrc ao
and the demand at home has led the
manufacturer TO concentrate on pro-
duction, and while number or IN
teresting refinements in details VIII
be seen at the show no marked de-
parture from standard engineering
practice should be anticipated. There
are what may be termed mechanical
changes, but they are few in num-
Der as compared with former years
or before the war taught the worio
the utility of the motor truck.
As was to be expected designers OF
carburetors and engine engineers
have given consideration to the heavy
fuel problem with the result that ef-
fort has been directed toward in
creasing engine efficiency by the use
Of either hot spot manifold and
thermostatic or automatic control OF
the cooling fluid, or both. Use OF the
heat of the exhaust gasses to break
up the particles of fuel and thereby
obtain a more homogeneous mixture
is favored by many makers. The ap-
plications OF these principles will az
ford interesting study to those OF
mechanical turn OF mind.
No Change In Practice.
No change In enRine practice 9TH