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The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1919-12-19
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The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1919-12-19
FROM SILVER CITY

VIM. Zumwalt returned from Silver
City this week where he closed big
cattle deal in the New Mexico City
amounting to $4,000.
The sun., 1919-10-05

One of the most attractive and least
known lakes in the vicinity of New York
is Monhonk. situated very near the sum-
init of Shawangunk Mountain. about fif-
teen miles west of Poughkeepsie. and
the touring bureau of the American
Automobile Association has compiled d.
rections for reaching 1t by automobile.
Leaving New York via 130th street
ferry, the route follows the Fort Lee
road through Leonia and Bogota to
Hackensack; here turn right on Main
street and left on Passaic street. from
which point an excellent and practically
unmistakable road leads in a general
northerly direction, passing the quaint
old water wheel at Arcola; thence
through Hohokus, Suffern, Tuxedo and
Central Valley to Newburgh. The
stretch of this road between Central VAL
ley and Woodbury. Falls, which has been
under repair most of the summer, Is now
open and in fine condition all the way.
Upon reaching Newburgh turn right at a
church into Broadway, and n short dis
lance beyond turn left on Liberty street.
Hun north about a mile and turn left.
leaving trolley, and follow an excellent
hard road through Savilton, Plattsllill
and Modena to New Paltz. Here turn
left on Main street, leaving the trunk
route to Kingston, and follow a steep
and rather rough but perfectly passable
road up the side Of the mountain for
The sun., 1919-10-05
Fine Trip to Lake Mohonk.

about FIVE miles to Mountain Rest. This
is as far as automobiles are allowed to
go. but ample facilities are available for
storing them at that point while a car
rage is provided to convey the tourist
about two miles further to Lake Mo-
honk.
For the return trip retrace the same
road as far as Newburgh, where cross
by ferry to Beacon, which town is the
combined villages Fishkill Landing and
Matteawan. The motorist is advised not
to attempt to run south along the east
side OF the Hudson River from Beacon
to Peekskill via Gold Spring and Garri-
son. because this road has never been
improved and is always in bad condition.
much better, though slightly longer
alternate is to bear left on Ferry street
after leaving the ferry as far as the bank
building In the centre of Beacon, where
turn right on Main street. Nearly a
mile beyond take left fork with trolley
and continue on a winding road. follow
ing trolley, all the way to Fishkill VII
lage; here turn right on Fishkill ave-
nue., and at Three Corners, just beyond
small wooden church, turn right on the
State road running direct to Peekskill.
From Peekskill back to New York is
well known and needs no detailed de-
scription. The route runs in succession
through Ossining, Tarrytown, Dobbs
Ferry and Yonkers.
This tour, as outlined provides not
only an unusually good road surface, but
also some OF the most attractive scenery
10 be found anywhere in this section.
The sun., 1919-10-05
PACKARD'S 9 YEAR SERVICE.

The spirit that prompted the old time
coachman to lavish care and affection on
his horses and carriages still lives, de-
spite the gradual disappearance of old
Dobbin from the streets Dewey Niche
lini. driver of one OF Schwartzenbach &
Huder's fleet of Packard trucks at Jer-
sey City, still operates the old three
tonner that was purchased some nine
years ago. He was given the truck to
drive the day it was purchased and he
has been the only one to operate II ever
since. No locomotive engineer could
take more pride in the appearance and
efficiency OF his engine than Michelini
does In his truck. The result of ihis care
has been over 1900 miles of satisfac-
tory transportation, and Michelini says
1t is good for another ten years.
Recently he entered his pet In the
operating efficiency contest conducted by
the Packard Motor Car Company, and to
date he has one of the best driving rec
ords OF any of the entrants. The 'other
drivers who work with him say that 1t is
almost as much as a mans life is worth
to offer lMichelini any assistance. His
almost sentimental attachment foi' his
truck Is one of the reasons 1t has served
its owners so well, and the driver is
convinced that his care and supervision
will prolong its life Indefinitely.
The sun., 1919-10-05
MUST BUILD ROADS
THAT WILL ENDURE
Executive and Engineering
Ability of the Highest Or
der Is Necessary.

Executive and engineering ability OF
the highest order Is absolutely necessary
70 efficiently build the many miles OF
good roads that will be constructed
throughout the United States during the
next i've years." says II. S. Daniels ad-
yertising manager Of the bort Motor
Car Company.
sDuring the past few months and
ever since the war has shown us the
vital Importance of good road building'
good roads has been the topic OF prob
ably more articles and speeches IN the
automotive industry than any other one
subject.
"But with all this talk OF good roads,
wa have lost track of one highly inn
portant feature, and that Is. placing the
vast expenditure of our good roads
money in the hands Of experienced road
builders, men who are thoroughly Ia
miliar with good roads requirements
with hundreds of millions of dollars
available for road construction and
other millions of dollars worth of motor
equipment made available to the state
Highways Department through the con-
cessions of the War Department, the
time has come when we should look
about us and see that we have behind
this great effort intelligent direction.
"a road that Is built to-day and lasts
but a few years is a very poor invest
ment. 1t means that taxation will be
continuously imposed upon the public
In order to keep these roads in repair,
and In the end they win cost us more
than an efficient road making pro-
gramme would cost.
what we want primarily are men
who have spent their lives in good-road
building. We do not want promoters
who see a vast opportunity for making
huge profits in the expenditure Of the
peoples money, but we do want these
huge sums in the hands of companies
who have Good-Roads experience and
who have shown their capabilities
through their road building of the past.
Those who have had much TO do with
highways know that the Highway En-
gineer must be trained man, as well
as any other engineer. He must be able
to locate roads properly; must know all
about materials which have to go into
the roads in order to make them stand
up: must be somewhat of flnancier In
order to expend the money wisely. but
above all he should know the type of
road which is best suited through the
country where the road is built
'As we all know. a concrete road is
the most expensive and has the longest
life. However, concrete roads are not
necessary everywhere. By that 1 mean.
where traffic is not heavy and is con-
fined to only certain periods of the sea-
son. 1t follows, therefore, that in
country of this description, a concrete
road would not be necessary, and could
be supplanted by less expensive
-mothed of road building. This all comes
under the observation Of the Highway
Engineer and is just one reason why we
should have experienced men in these
executive positions that call for the lay
ing-out of the Good Roads programme.
Put this matter up to the men who are
experienced road builders and we will
be rewarded with having excellent roads
for a good many years to come"
The sun., 1919-10-05
CALLS SHIPMENTS
BY TRUCK CHEAPER
Harvey s. Firestone Points
Out Waste in Horse
Transport.
By HARVEY s. FIREsTONE.

The ship by truck movement is open
ing many new avenues of profit to the
shipper. An entire new field Of resources
is being tapped, bringing the farmer,
market and consumer into close rela-
tons. And In this marvellous develop
ment which motor express has seen in
the last two years the value of the ship
by truck movement to the manufacturers
should not be overlooked.
To manufacturers the motor truck of
to-day is as important a unit of their
production facilities as the very ma
chimes which make their goods. The use
Of the motor truck has wrought changes
In every department of their business
and has done much to increase their
production capacities and to lower their
overhead expenses
Let us compare the cost of horse
transport with that Of motor shipments.
When the manufacturer was wholly de-
pendent on the former method, he either
had to hire his horses by the day or else
he had to maintain horses and stables
of his own. The latter course entailed
quite an outlay in buildings and drivers.
II involved the use of large amount
of valuable floor space for horses,
wagons. repair and paint shops. Fur
thermore, there had to be a blacksmith
shop, as well as lofts for hay and grain.
When he had made all this inv'<>nent
what did the manufacturer have? He
had nothing better than slow moving
horse driven vehicles, whose actual
capacity for service was limited to the
physical endurance of the animal; and
the horse, being an animal and not a
machine, can be subjected to only a few
hours of hard labor daily II he is to
remain fit for continuous work. When
the manufacturer displaced the horse
equipment with its accompanying para
phernalia and turned to motor trucks for
his means of transport he was able for
the first time to get the transportation
The sun., 1919-10-05
NEW AJAX FACTORIES.
Big Things Are Planned mt Jack
son, Mich,

Dig ihthRs are Ftnnned mt jack
son, Mich.
Horace DeLisser president of Ajax
Rubber Company. Inc. has just an
nounced the purchase by the Ajax Rub
Der Company, Inc, of ITO acres of land
In Jackson, Mich.
On this newly acquired property new
Ajax factories to cost approximately
s2,500,000 will be erected. Work win
be started at once, as the present pro-
duction facilities OF the Ajax company
are being strained to the limit in an
EFFORT to keep pace with the ever grow
ing demand for Ajax tires and Ajax
tubes.
The new plant when completed will
enable the Ajax Rubber Company prac-
ucally to double its output
The Chamber of Commerce of the city
OF jackson has completed arrangements
Tor providing 500 new houses in Jackson
These will all be reserved for occu-
pancy by Ajax employees and their
families. Work on the new houses will
begin at once. They will be ready for
occupancy upon the completion Of the
new plant.
The decision of the Ajax Rubber Com
pany to build Its new factories at Jack
son, Mich, comes after careful consid-
Grafton of many manufacturing centres
In the middle West
1t is the aim of the Ajax executives
to make the new factories at Jackson
the finest thing in the way of tire fac
tories yet constructed. The present fac
tories Of the Ajax Rubber COMPANY AT
Trenton, N. J., will be in a position to
concentrate on the manufacture of Ajax
tires for Eastern and Southeastern dis
tribution, while the Jackson factories
will be devoted to the supplying of Ajax
dealers In the middle West and far
West.
The sun., 1919-10-05

near Lee, Mass. has passed the 2O0.-
oooth milestone.
Few trucks have been subjected to
the abuse which this veteran has sur
vived," says Robert o. Patten, truck
sales manager OF the Pierce-Arrow Mo-
tor Car Company. yet despite it's age
the truck proves capable of delivering
full days work with the same economy
which has marked its performance
throughout its life"
The truck was PUT into service in 1911
by the Mountain Mill Paper Company.
Many months Of the year 1t worked
twenty hours a day In the mountains
During the winter 1t was used to clear
roads. a snowplough attachment being
used. After four years of usage the
truck was burned in garage fire, but
after a new electrical system had been
Installed. new tires attached and a new
body built 1t resumed its work.
In September, 1917, the paper COM
pany traded in the old timer In pur-
chasing new Pierce-Arrow, and since
then 1t has been engaged in contracting
work In Springfield, Mass.
The sun., 1919-10-05

end of his business down to an efTicien,
working basis, where haulage cost per
mile could be determined accurately,
Some startling facts were revealed
1t was apparent that on the average ons
motor truck would do the work of from
three to four wagons and do 1t more
quickly. In this way alone there wa.
effected a tangible saving at the start
represented by the cost of extra drivers
horses and wagons, as well as Of the
facilities necessary for their mainte-
nance. The manufacturer further OBJ
served that he could house and care for
a fleet of motor trucks in less than half
the space and with far less labor than
was required for the same number Of
wagons with a relative tonnage
The capacity of the truck for work is
unlimited. There Is no limit to what Il
can do, and the limit of where It can
go is determined only by the condition
Of the roads. You can and should ex-
act duties from your truck that are
entirely beyond the potentialities of horse
and wagon transportation. You can give
your trucks new transportation duties,
a wider radius and special responsible
tics that no other transportation method
ca assume.
tine year ago highway transport had
arrived nationally, though few OF US
knew II. 1t took the war to wake US UP
to its possibilities. To-day 1t is known,
discussed, praised, criticised, encouraged,
and every month sees 1t grow in volume
In five years there will be a network OF
rural express lines on all the main high
ways of this country that will cut down
the cost of food, increase the quantity
Of food, and still create more profit for
the farmer.
Volume of business in dollars and
cents Is usually the criterion of profit on
an enterprise. If we furnish better and
quicker transportation to our rural dis
tricts it will add greatly to the wealth
of the country as whole, while we slim
ulate an increased production and bring
the market closer to the purchaser. When
we realize that the farmer is the only
big business man who is forced to supply
his own transportation, and this rarely
on an economical basis, we can see the
great fields that are open to rural deve-
opment. The motor express lines Of the
future will make a shipping platform Of
every farmers gate.
Other industries are being benefited,
and benefited greatly. Even now in the
far West trucks are boring their way
into the forest and. with the aid Of
trailers, bearing off the logs to the mills,
the lumbermen have reported as high
rs so per cent. saving over any other
method.
The sun., 1919-10-05

country. Stewart trucks are firmly es-
taplshed in all foreign markets where
1t has been possible to ship them. and
to-day they are sold in twenty-seven
foreign countries.
Foreign buyers attach great i'm
portance to the boxing of trucks for
shipment An especially designed pack
ing case is used for shipping Stewards,
which saves the foreign dealers several
hundreds of dollars in the landed cost
OF each truck. Stewards are disassem
oied and packed in boxes measuring in
cubic feet from one-half to two-thirds
OF the average trucks cubic measure
ments. This method of packing saves
considerable in the cost of ocean freight
ana marine insurance charges. When
the trucks arrive at their destination
II merely requires the services of two
mechanics for few days to reassemble
the trucks. The cost is very small when
compared to tho saving effected by this
careful method of packing"
The sun., 1919-10-05
FEDERAL REORGANIZATION.
Handling of Trucks Is Made More
Efficient.

The Federal Motor Truck Company of
New York. Inc, is the name of the
newly reorganized and reincorporated
company for the handling of the sales
and service of the Federal Motor Truck
Company of Detroit, formerly known as
the Federal Branch, Inc, at 545 West
tifty-seventh street
Corporation papers have been filed
for the new company which is capital
lied at 100000 and n new board of dr.
rectors elected. The directors are NJ L.
Pulcher, w. C. Rowley, e. p. Hammond.
Hal H Smith, r. s. Locke, c. A. Rogers
and r. w. Ruddon.
New officers elected are w. C. Row
ley, PRESIDENT r. s. Locke, vice-presi-
dent>and manager; r. w. Ruddon, sec
rotary; C. A. Rogers, treasurer, and Jo-
seph T. Quigan, assistant secretary.
The new company will continue in
business at the location OF the old com
pany, 545 West Fifty-seventh street. and
be under the efficient management of
X. S. Locke as before. There are hun
dteds of Federal trucks operating in
New York, and it was to give adequate
service to the business firms operating
them that the Detroit firm esta blished
their branch here early in 1919 Tse
change of name is to better enable truck
" IcdilHe tlldl the ana
reputation of the Federal Motor Truck
Company are behind the efficient opera
ton of their haulage units.
r. S. Locke manager OF the Federal
Truck Company of New York, Inc,
says: Keeping the motor truck work.
ing-day after daylight after night
is the best thing we do. for transporta-
ton facilities of the largest city in the
United States demand that the goods
move faster to their destinations Motor
trucks are doing mere to keep business
up to its high tide than the average
person realizes. and as we think and
study motor haulage we realize our re-
sponsibility to bigger business. The
goods must move-steamships and
trains are waiting, customers must not
be denied-and motor trucks, Federals
included, must be kept on the Job.
The sun., 1919-10-05
1000 NASH QUADS
IN GOOD ROADS WORK
Will Aid Department of Agrf,
culture in Nationwide De-
velopment Work.

In what Is regarded as perhaps the
most comprehensive nationwide move
for good roads ever undertaken. approx
imately 1000 Nash Quads are being
placed by the Government In active
road building service throughout every
state in the Union. The Quads are being
distributed by the Department of Agri-
culture to the respective State highway
commissioners and through them to road
commissioners of practically every
county in the United States.
This. announcement follows closely
the adoption by the United States Ma
rines of the Nash Quad as standard
equipment for expeditionary service,
says c. b. Warren, New York distributor
for the Nash Motors Company.
The Governments good roads pro-
gramme calls for the distribution or
20, 900 motor trucks of various makes
and of the total number more than one
third are Nash Quads.
The Nash Quad has a reputation with
twenty-three nations for its unusual
hauling ability under abnormal condi-
tons 1t Is known practically the
world over for its performance where
-oad conditions and traction conditions
IRE bad. In road construction work the
Nash Quad long since has demonstrated
its superiority This is due, in large
measure. to it's four wheel traction, as
sured by automatic locking differen-
tails
The trucks allotted by the Govern
ment for road work were built for the
United States Army during the war
some of them have seen service in variy
Gus cantonments here while others were
new and never had seen active duty.
Under the act of Congress which au-
thorized the distribution, the trucks are
turned over by the Quartermaster's De-
partmcnt to the Department of Agricul-
ture. They will be equipped by the
various States with hydraulic hoist
bodies for road making work.
Distribution of the trucks and other
road building material is based upon
the respective road building appropria-
ton of each State and in turn the ap-
preparation Of each county.
Each State Is to receive its allotment
of trucks, including Nash Quads. in ac-
cordance with the following table COM
piled by the Government:
The sun., 1919-10-05

This is a total of 20.560 trucks.
In a number of States it will be neces-
sary to enact special legislation covering
maintenance of the trucks and other road
building machinery being distributed by
the Government. 1t is expected, how
ever, that by early spring practically
every county in the United States will
be fully equipped. and that one OF the
greatest road building campaigns in the
history of the country will go into full
swing.
The sun., 1919-10-05

This 6-55 model received by the Psige-Detroit
Motor Car Company of New York is unique in that
will seat Eve passengers. There are two seats in
The sun., 1919-10-05
OAKLAND
S E N S B L E SIX

YOU'LL like this new Oakland Sensi-
i bic Six four door Sedan the instant
you sec it. For it is big, handsome car.
we'll made and exceedingly able. And
after you ride in it, you will like it even
more. The spacious interior is designed
for comfort, and is finished most attrac-
lively. Four wide free-swinging doors
provide easy entrance and exit to and
from the driving and rear compartments
The windows in all four doors are regu.
lated by convenient mechanical lifts. The
rear side and back panel windows are
fitted with curtains of grey silk. Every
essential convenience is included in its
standard appointment. And like all Oak
land models, the new four door Sedan is
moderately priced.
The sun., 1919-10-05
BIG TRUCK EXPORT DEMANDS.
Eugene Herman Tells Something
About Stewart Shipments.


About Stewart Shipments.
Since the seas have been cleared Of
the submarine menace American export
business to all parts Of the world is fast
assuming before tho war proportions.
Particularly is this so in respect to mo-
tor trucks" says Eugene F. Herman.
president Of the HERMAN Motor Truck
Company of New York. Eastern Stewart
distributors. During the past week the
Stewart factory at Buffalo shipped thir-
ty-fve trucks of various sizes to South
Africa. These are to be followed by
fourteen more during the coming week
Denmark is another foreign country
which has high regard for American
made trucks, a large shipment of Stew
arts having recently been made to that
The sun., 1919-10-05
MMANUs. INC. HAS NEW BUILDING

Theodore F. MacManus, Inc, OF Detroit
Hancock avenue East. after October 1.
The steady growth OF the business made
1t necessary for Mr.. MacManus and his
associates to seek larger quarters and the
building at a. Hancock avenue East was
purchased because It could be readily
and because the premises provided room
for future expansion.
The sun., 1919-10-05
PIERCE-ARROw VETERAN.
stu Runs After Eight Years of
Abuse.

Longevity, the motor truck attribute
which counts for economy. Is proved
strikingly by the performance of a Ave
ton Pierce-Arrow truck which, after six
years OF toll in the mountainous region
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
Pilgrim Church

At the Service of Worship next Sunday morning the pastor wIli have as his subject "A New Sense of the Reality of Prayer" This is one of the subjects for weekly study on New Ideals Taught by the war, sug- gested for Community Betterment.
 MT. John Fuller will lead the dis cussion of the Democratic Govern ment of Switzerland at the Brother hood Class, Sunday noon. In Swift zerland the Congress introduces bills and puts them in proper form. Then after a period of publicity and discussion in the newspapers, the people vote upon the bill as to whether it shall become law. This is but one interesting fact of a democracy that differs iron our own. Men are invited to these dis cussions.
 At the Young Peoples Meeting Sunday night MT. Gordon Mansir will lead. The topic will be "Lost by Looking"
 The Guild will meet Monday evening with Miss Olive Rood,