Arizona republican., 1919-03-09
MANY SIDED ARE ACTIVITIES IF
 THIS COMPAN
Delivery Go. Is Exclusive Baggage Agents Here, Store, Pack Goods and Ship Anywhere

TIr distinction of being the exclus- i've baggage transfer agents for both railroads Of Phoenix. the santa Fe and Che southern Pacific, is held by the Lightning Delivery company. of many sided activity. The company's representatives board an incoming trains. and check baggage there to either home or destination of the pas scngcr Baggage is also checked by thc Lightning Delivery company from nomes or hotels in Phoenix to any point in the United States, thus saving delay and confusion at the depot 70 thc passenger who is to leave in a hur- ry.
 The compdny's warehouses are equip ped with expert packers, both for pack Fms goods going out or for unpacking goods destined for this city or else where. coming by rail from any part It tbc country.
 A Many Sided Concern.
 The Lightning Delivery is many sided affair and yet it confines itself wholly Co warehousing and the trans fer business. To illustrate, the heav- . rest of mining and farming mach inery is handled as transfer business . iu tnc same manner as u trunk or Q fox Of household goods.
 There are no delays in calling or delivering due Co cloth. inferior la hor or inefficicucy. often found in the transfer business.
 For miles about can be found the Lightning Delivery trucks or horse drawn vehicles. doing some sort of a transfer business. Goods are being conveyed from one point to another or tO and from the great warehouses. fl nd Ina. f continues.
 Business Done Under Bonded Plan.
 The warehouse at FfAh street and che tracks on Jackson street is d tnree- -sturv building having two floors or 900 by l31 1-2 feet and another .O hI i3l f-2 feet. Here is where the general warehouse business is done under thc bonding plan Everything almost is Go he found in this warehouse at ah times. The goods are an pro- tcHled by guaranty. lt is one Of thc policies Of the Lightning DeliverV people Co look after the interests Of their patrons 0t all times and t0 suard their property against hrcdkage or damage in every way.
 One Management for Years.
 The Ligtning Delivery business is comparatively old in Phoenix although IUe present management headed by George Coffin. has conducted the bus mess for eight years. When the bus .uass was taken over eight years ago it represented a SlO.000 investment Now that investment has grown to EiIu.OOO. The first offices of the com uauy were located i'm cramped quart cls 3t l6 south Central avenue. Now they occupy much larger quarters at I. south Central avenue. But the of- r-e part of the business has not been -iVeu SO seruos attention as the re- mHindor Of the business. the ware houses especially.
 Explains Rapid Growth
 You ask me- said Mir. Coffin, why oHr growth has been SO rapid. I car hest answer by saying that it has beer |Iuc Go the growth of Phoenix. That Wado it possible. or course we had ,t keep in tho channel of growth or wt Would have been swept upon a rock fcfhaps" He explained that improve ucuts were always in order with tho Lightning Delivery to meet the de. Ut1ds of a rapidly growing commun- IIy and that the Lightning Delivery ha! always tried Co keep a. little ahead ir the matter of prompt. efficient ser vice. He emphasized that the Light. ming Delivery had never lost sight o its simple policy, with the growth oi thc business
 HAULING COTTON ...... ........
 w. P. smith. a prominent rancl owner of Scottsdale. has been able tC lower the mileage costs for the trans portation of his iarm products in q most practical and thoroughly satisfac- tory way. As shown in the photograph below it consists of a Chevrolet -Four. Ninety" touring car. 10 which is at tached a trailer which. when loaded with cotton. weighs 4.JO0 pounds Thi. is the load which he hauls regularly 70 tho cotton gin at Phoenix Ther, Ere several heavy grades en route. bu the Chevrolet negotiateS them all witf ease.