The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-23

the Goodyear organization, are in ad'
vance of the tour three weeks.
w. +. Sturm, well known in automo-
bile circles. is the director-general OF
the tour, with offices at sl2 Kimball
building, Chicago.
Tour was fathered and is under d.
rect auspices Of the National Associa-
ton of Motor Truck Sales Managers
j. r. Tracy. Milwaukee, president.
Naval band donated by the govern
ment will make entire trip, riding In
trucks.
Atlas Educational Film company, Of.
ficial photographers, and movie man
will make entire trip. Photos also e
be taken in still form. Films will bt
used throughout this country and coun.
tries in Pan-American Union in lee
lures to demonstrate and to show the
farmer the efficiency of the pneumatic
tired truck.
Alamo farm lighting plant furnishe:
electricity for lights and to operate
moving picture machine.
Leaving Chicago at Il:15 a. m, Aug
4 the run to Elgin was made in fin
shape, the motorcycle police escort go
ing all the way. This was the frs
nights stop and some demonstration
hauling was done. Cars were parked
in downtown district and great interes
was shown. A special meeting of thu
$3.50 NiNS A1bt W -
held that night to iron out little diff
culties arising. Diamond T and Sigma
did demonstration hauling.
TUESDAY, AUG. s.
Tour got away for Belvidere, ILL.,, a
7;l0 o'clock in the morning. The rain
came down in torrents, but the truck
moved steadily on, no trouble what
ever being experienced. At Belvider'
an audience of 1900 people was ad
/ AuApCa1 hrE II TE-nL AFFtnta1 Lao
turer, and a great many of these wer,
farmers and dairymen in to see tn
display. The band gave a concert. TIL,
truck dealers of Belvidere and surround
ing towns held a short meeting witt
Mr., .Kroh and 1t was conducive of mucl
good.
Rockford. the next stop, was reache,
in good shape and after a short parad
through the city the entire party at
luncheon in the Rotary room of the Mel
son hotel. Jud Joslin and Murra
J Bird, Nash and Packard distributors
: respectively, were very much intereste
in the tour and its results and hav
: petitloned that after the tour is owe
y special attempt be made to have
: demonstration of some sort in Rock
l ford to boost truck safes and to Civ
. practical demonstration to farmers.
was the opinion Of these gentlemen an
other committee members that tn
l AN'ii0A'NA "tACh bSliNb 6lNOh ~ NhCa wv
was the very best way possible to aC
quaint the farmer with the pneumatic
tired truck.
The tour left Rockford escorted b
Mr., Joslyn and Mr., Bird, who pilote
the cavalcade into Freeport. The roa
rainstorm, but the trucks went rigl
through on schedule. time, reachin
Freeport, the night stop, at 5:45. A ban
concert was, given and Mr.. Kroh &C
dressed an audience of 1900 Peep
from the courthouse steps, After Ii
talk a great many interested farmer
and others came up for personal que;
lions and this personal meeting brol
up only when it was decided that SON
sleep must be had to prepare for II
next day. The thing standing OF
prominently as the tour goes on Is thu
the farmer is genuinely interested
his transportation problems and tn,
he is very willing to be shown.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6.
The tour got away from Freepo
at 1850 am; the, morning Of the g.
and when about three miles from Il
town of Lena Is or 20 farmers can
out into the road and tagged Ii
train down at about 8 o'clock in Ii
morning and wished to look the trucl
over. The Selden. Atterbury, RepubI
and Service trucks were taken in
4 'hN NAu aIiu DCRdII ndulln she
oats to the thrasher. The farme
1olloWed h operation nj asked ma,
questions. meanwhile the moving pi
ture machine was grinding out sor
mighty fine truck -on-the-farm prop
sShh1 os Tor later use; The farm
mat OF Mr.. II. c. Doll. While II
demonstration was going on the nav
pand was discoursing sweet music
me farmers wives and children. TIL
demonstration was remarkable al
timely because of the extremely Sc
condition of the roads and the fiel
from the heavy rains. On leaving d
farmers made the tour officials promi
TO bring the films back into the neig
borhood next fall when they ha
plenty Of time on their hands and Ct
discuss the truck problem more full
The going was exceedingly slippe
out OF Warren, due to the heavy raj
storm through which the trucks rod
While Galena was scheduled as {
next stop the residents of Hazel Gree
Wis, had sent a strong petition
for, the truck tour to cancel Gale
and come on to Hazel Green, whe
\ a big gathering. to welcome soldie
home was in progress. The decisl
was left to the Galena committee a
It decided unanimously in favor Of I
plan, since all Galena was at Hal
Green anyway. There were more |
terested farmers, perhaps, at Ha,
4 Green, than at any other spot alol
the route.
Over the hills and into Dubuque t
national motor truck development to
Wended its way as solidly and rests
lessly, in spite of the muddy hills,
a Juggernaut. One truck put on chair
but this was done as an experime
\ and 1t was decided that the chains
this time were not of particular ben
fit. The cars were parked around {
courthouse at DUBUQUE and after I
curious city folk drifted away the |
terested farmers began to gath
around.
l Later in the evening a very I
teresting discussion arose as to t
comparative merits of the solid a
the air-filled tire on the roads oy
which the trucks had Just come. T
question arose because the IntercI
II Haulage company was using trucks
solids to cover the same territory t
n tour had passed over. 1t was agre
\ that ~pneumatics were the most feal
A hle for traction on a poor road. II.
4 Kessner, cashier of the First Natior
N bank, made the statement that t
banks In his city would be delight
to cooperate with substantial tru
4 dealers to finance truck sales. ]
insisted that the films being taken
\ route be brought back this winter a
/ promised that he would have a lar
I and interested audience. He suggest
. a days conference. in which the IA