The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-04
TRUCK DEM0NSTRA-
N0N HELD IN M|NOT
Much Interest Manifested in Tour
Grain Hauled from Farms to MinOt
and Coal Hauled From Mine
Naval Band With Trucks.


The much heralded truck demon
stration was held in this city Tuesday
and it was success in every particu-
lar.
The nineteen trucks, representing
machines for nearly every use, arrived
in Minot on schedule time Monday at
ternoon, coming from Turtle Lake,
where a demonstration was held in
the morning. The trucks are on a
5000 mile tour thru the Northwestern
states. They have proved their abil-
ity to negotiate the highways of the
northwest, even in the poor condition
generally Of these roads. They are
making this tour to prove definite
thing and that is that it is cheaper to
haul by means of trucks than with
wagons and horses. They are proving
that truck will haul four times as
much as team and wagon in one
fourth the time. The demonstration
has proved stimulus for the good
road building program and will have a
far reaching effect for better roads
for the Northwest, the program for
which has been fairly started,
The big pneumatic tired trucks were
met Monday afternoon on the Bis
marck road by a committee from the
Association of Commerce, who met
them in autos and escorted them to
the city.
Tuesday forenoon was spent in dem
onstrating the value of these trucks
in a practical manner Four big trucks
went out to the Scofield farm, nine
miles southwest of Minot and hauled
in eleven tons of threshed wheat from
the threshing machine. The trip out
was made at the rate of Is miles an
hour and in spite of the heavy loads,
the return trip was made at the rate
of fifteen miles an hour. The pneu--
matte tires permitted the trucks to
cross the plowed fields with ease and
the demonstration proved a revelation
to the farmers. The wheat was haul
ed to the Robinson elevator.
Another hauling demonstration was
made from the Geo. A. State farm 81
miles northeast of the city the wheat
being loaded from the granaries and
hauled to the city. The Signal, Ser
vice, Clydesdale and Atlas trucks were
used for the demonstration at the
State farm, while the Hawkeye, Gram
Bernstein, Republic and Diamond T..
trucks were used at the Scofeld farm.
The Sterling and Winter trucks
demonstrated coal hauling, bringing in
immense loads from the Davis mine
at Burlington.
A big parade thru the principal
streets Of the city was given Tuesday
afternoon, ending at Riverside Park,
where pictures of the trucks were tax
en-. The parade was headed by the
Jackie band sent with the tour by the
U. S. Navy. The band gave number
of very enjoyable concerts during the
day and evening.
A. R. Kroh practical farmer, who
is in charge of the tour, gave the
principal. address Tuesday afternoon.
Trucks, he says, will come into general
use on the farms, just as the tractors
and the automobiles have. They will
have to be used intelligently and will
most certainly cut down the cost of
transporta to minimum.
The National Motor Truck Tour
banquet was held at the Presbyterian
church Tuesday evening. delightful
dinner being served by the Presbyter-
ian ladies'.
The following program Of toasts
was rendered O. M. Pierce acting as
postmaster:
America, led by Will E. Holbein.
Remarks-Mr. E. A. Long, Presi-
dent of Association of Commerce.
Toast-Mr. A. R. Kroh, director Of
tour.
Toast-Maj. H. L. Lubbock, of U. S.
Army.
Toast-Lieut. F. M. Wilson, COM
mand Of II g Naval Rand
Toast - Mr.. Lou Hallowell, Just
Cigar Lou.
Jazz, etc.-Navy Band Boys, The
Millionaire Kids.
Toast-Mr. R. c. Wine, "The Four
Wheel Wonder"
Toast-Mr. Roy Spencer, Tour Mas
Remarks - Mr.. Henry M. Wilson,
President international Oil Co.
Substitute-Mr j. M. Kelley, Sup
ernumerary.
Substitute-Mr. G. P. Smith, Ac-
commodation Committee.
Substitute Mr.. c. G.. Martin, Con-
sulting Engineer.
Substitute Mr.. Harvey Lucket, Me-
chanical Engineer.
Substitute - Mr.. Matt Kprshim,
Sales Manager.
Substitute Mr.. B. W. Nets, Ad-
vertising Manager.
Substitute Mr.. G. Poyser, General
Salesman.
Substitute Mr. B. W. .Elgin, Tire
Committee.
Substitute Mr.. F. Wishet, Oil Com
mittee.
Good Night Songs Everybody.
The trucks left for the east early
Wednesday morning. The trucks left
Chicago Aug. 4, passing thru Illinois,