The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28

Deliveries Of motor trucks to dis
! Nribptnrs and dealers TO be driven 10
desttnation over the road are becom-
4ng moro and more general with the
Return OF bad shipping conditions. IN
srluding embareoss. Due to the coal
Situa;ion ana to ether matters, truck
txaeaiers have reached that point where
lhey ind delivery by road TAR superior
TO delivery by raft. due to delays and
pthcr causes Forrest J. Alvin. gen
sral manager OF the United States
Motor Truck company. advises .sich
deliveries, and says that with the de-
Selopment of the business very little
shipment by rail will be known.
* Improvement of the truck made In
NAmerica since the war has made pos
kihie road deliveries without maferiai
damage to the trucks. which are IN
Tact improved by such deliveries when
aiu the hands OF careful drivers. 1t
A. now possible to secure drivers Tor
~snerlbcrs OF the old war regime who
-were members Of the Motor ransport
corps are at ali times available, ana
with their war exr@rience are proving
Invaluable in this driveway work.
The United States Truck com pany is
rus.iverinF more and more trucks for
sseng delivery trips.
with The increasing use of rneu-
@sna;ic tires on motor trucks through
out America T.. &. Shumard. chief en-
g.neer Of the Cni;n8 States Motor
Truck company. believes that II VIII
L., necessary to huj1d trucks 10 meet
~-the changing conditions and is at
--wS rk accordingly Mr. Shumhrd VIII
have Important announcements to
~Irake for his company within short
gin
: Greater speed Of the trucks pneu-
Aarnaticajly fttea and sustained speed
.3o. inup distances have required
.sofne changes in the constructive OF
.she engine. all OF which have been
Tax Lars Of Ia the manufacture NJ
>varines for the United states Motor
TRACK COMPANY. T~1p-c are many
~tthur reasons fer changes in the
-xrueks which W. be found in the
-4.a.=-.-z--t4---+ s.!s44-SaateS- COM
epany when announced. Within
~short Slime now the company VIII be
in fuil production or its new models
nd IN the dcve'opm ent ri these Mr.
tShurara has kerg pace with the
Z
IMPRESSIONS If conditions IN the
ia r.f.ean autor1pbi,. industry are In
teressine Beujs min Rriscoe. OF fris-
~toe nj stshl. Detroit. who return
I'D Presently from Europe, visited
af.nefsrd. Rcirium and France He
found most extraordinary demand
> fer cars "rhe question % price"
said Mr. Hrlscoe. does not enter into
tile matter today Price is not con-
sEtatted The first question Ia one OF
delivery why. two or three friends
of r}ine will spend $4,000 francs for
a automobile when they find 1t pos
tai - ht.sr
scar at that figure that sell II
.AAmertca at sae0p to- $4,000.
= Peoplt are even willing to pay big
-fonBSss ana, being willing Ia stand
: tof ahy price, cannot secure c-.rs.
Ono friend finally found car at
sl1.aoe las purchase would bring
'ahelt 5000 ia America at present
~Triecs ~ tfe Paris automobile
Snow he uew beilanger r'reres car,
.sfiesigsned ~ Ertscoe and Stahi az
.she3r plant ia Detroit created n SEN
*aiicn- 1t WAS pretty generally con
y setied 10 be the best value for the
-rnonoy 81 that show The price 500
sra f,cs. was nutranhcd only hy the
tftreon, "a car of b0-inch tread ana
- oo-inch @hesiba Sc. where the Boil !
sTanccr rercs car is 5s-inch tread
and lonE wheeibase The Citreou
sisiei az 1850 francs.
>. EauI9pre their plants to manu-
.f4et0re On American standards for
E*iaa sty quantity and progressive as
-fsefabi} belieuger Freres. OF Paris,
no Will manufacture on large scale
'1ie c. designed N America for them
fsy Rfiacoe and Stahl Dook huildirg.
11tAtr3t. and of American parts pur-
- chased "a America will do big
..1uSinegs according 10 Benjamin 8ris-
sot. ~tin recently returned from
4 'aT.- M BTiscoe spent some time
nitb "a chiefs OF the DEPARTMENTS OF
"sae A5'.!anger Freres plant at Pavis
- ltr found these men eager to learn
r. reesaean manufacturing ways and to