Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-10
TRUCKS SHOW
ABILITY FOR
WORK ON FARM
Motor Tourists Will End
Visit in the City Early
Thursday Morning.

Headed by the naval band and es-
corted by a large number of touring
cars and local trucks the aravan OF
the National Motor Truck Develop
ment tour left for the Redwing farm,
five miles south of Grand Forks at
about / o'clock this afternoon where
a demonstration of the practicability
of trucks was given. -
The shocks of grain were loaded on
the trucks and drawn to the thresh-
ing rigs and the grain is to be hauled
to town. An accurate time check is
to be kept on the work as it is part
of the program to demonstrate by &C
tual time and work the amount OF
saving in time n labor resulting
from the use Of trucks.
The demonstrations planned for the
farmers of this community have been
somewhat handicapped by the rains
of yesterday afternoon as the entire
afternoon program had to be an
celled. 1t was not known until the
last minute today whether or not the
grain would be dry enough for
handling and so it has not been pos
sible for those in charge of the cara
van to demonstrate the full possibili-
ties Of the trucks as had been
planned.
This noon the naval band paraded
the streets of the city for about halt
an hour. ending with a short concert
at the corner Of Kittson avenue and
Third street.
All for One-One for All.
The slogan of this caravan which is
travelling under the direction of the
National Association of Motor Truck
! Sales Managers is A for One-Ont
for All" and not Ship by Truck" the
slogan hat has sometimes been at
tached to it.
It is not the purpose of this TOT tt
sell any particular make of truck Of
to sell any trucks at all during the
tour. but the sole motive for the toul
is to demonstrate by actual work the
immense mount Of WORK that can b.
done in a short time by trucks and tt
convince the farmers of their worth
No advertising literature is being
distributed and no sales whatever ar,
solicited and zone will be accepted
The one and only purpose is to get thu
farmers more interested in trucks b.
showing how practical they are fol
! farm work of m~any/kinds.
The farmers, however, are given al
opportunity to witness a large nun
Der of standard make trucks at work
All ann of truck bodies are rep
resented in the caravan and all size
from the three-fourth ton machine tt
the two and one-half ton makes,
Trucks On Display.
The trucks will all be on displa,
when not on the road at the vacan
lots just south of the Northern Pa
cifc depot on Third street. The for
NAL showing of the machines tool
place at, 4 o'clock this Afternoon
when there was also a concert by tn,
4 25-piece naval band that is provini
immensely popular.
This evening at s o'clock there viii
be a. meeting Of dealers in the Com
mercial club roon1 when an address
will be given by A.. r. Kroh, who is
j farmer on a large scale and has yer.
successfully used trucks in his worl
for a mum Der of years. Mr.. Kroh is Il
charge of the caravan that arrives
here Tuesday and viii leave for Far
go, Thursday morning.
The afternoon program q demon
stration Tuesday afternoon was car
celed because Of the rain and Mayo
II. M. Wheeler gave his address {
welcome at the smoker in the Com
mercial club rooms. Music was fur
nished during the smoker by til
naval band and Mr.. Kroh gave an ad
dress. "A street dance was staged {
the corner Of Alpha and Third stree
until IL O'clock last night.
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