Arizona republican., 1919-04-27

From Akron, O., to Macon. Ga, 1895 ! miles, to participate in a big motor i truck demonstration in the latter city, l covering the trip in leisurely fashion in eight days, is the latest exploit Of two of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company's big pneumatic tired trucks, diverted from the company's Akron Boston express line for the special journey.
 The occasion of the trip was the big demonstration of the practicability of motor truck transportation held under the direction of the Macon Chamber of Commerce, on April and 3, the first of it's kind held east of the Mississippi river.
 The route followed took the trucks through Cincinnati Louisville, Nash
 vile. Chattanooga and Atlanta, and
 in the main the trip was made over the Dixie highway from Cincinnati. The 712 miles between Akron and l Nashville were covered in 90 hours, total elapsed time, or 37 hours and minutes, actual running time, the rate of speed maintained being 19 miles ! per hour.
 1 At Nashville the fleet was officially 1 welcomed by Governor Roberts. At the | head of a procession of about 50 local 1 pneumatic tired trucks, the Goodyear l trucks paraded through the chief streets of the city, after which the | journey south was resumed.
 Because of bad road conditions on the usual route between Nashville and Chattanooga. caused by heavy rains
 the trucks were compelled to make a detour through Alabama, which added fN aa1
 tanooga they climbed the famous Look
 out mountain, moving pictures being
 taken of the performance.
 At Atlanta an official welcome Wal
 extended by the chamber of commerce
 the mayor of the city and Governor Hugh NJ. Dorsey. In each of tbes' cities truck demonstrations were mad,
 for the benefit of local dealers. , The arrival in Macon was on tn eighth day after leaving Akron, and
 delivery of Goodyear tires made to
 local dealer in two weeks faster tim
 than is usually made in railroad freigh delivery.
 At Macon the trucks were turne-
 over to the chamber of commerce, q
 whose invitation they had come to tn city. In the big truck hauling demon station on April 3, one Goodyear true hauled a five ton load from Maco to Gainesville, while the other true !, transported d like load to Monticello @ distance of about 40 miles in bot
 cases. 2 The appearance of these two bi 3 freightors in the towns visited Wa \ the signal for the gathering of an in terested crowd, for this was the frs ! time that trucks of this size on pneu matic tires had been seen in this sec s tion. The big 44x10 pneumatics on tn rear wheels were very popular all withstood a good deal of polking an kicking from curious people who too S this means of proving to themseWe S that the tires were really pneumatic T The remarkable trip of these truck A without mishap, and with only on 4 tire change, a 12,000 mile 44x10 take Al off in Kentucky, is the best kind ( 4 proof of the practicability of mote & truck transportation with large truck S on pneumatic tires, as far as road cor & ditions are concerned. In fact, S % complete has been their success c this southern pilgrimage, that in rt E sponse to requests from many source S the trucks will stay in the south ir q definitely. demonstrating the feasi d bility of motor truck hauling.