Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02
RICHMOND DEALERS READY
FOR sH|P-BY-TRUCKW WEEK
Governor and Mayor Expected to
Review Start OF What Promises
to Eo nm Industrial Pageant.
AMPLE FUNDS SUBSCRIBED
Chairman Russell IL. Rawlings Re-
ports That Auto Dealers Are
Determined 10 Mako May 1I-22
lied Letter Week.

hichmohd auto truck dealers and
automobile men generally are deter
mined that this clty's contribution to
me success Of Ship-by-Truck Week,
May Ii to 22. will make IL a red-letter
event In tho history OF automotivc
celebrations
The general committee Of arrange
mcnts. of which Russell II. Rawlings.
Is chairman. reports that all the cities
along the route are ready 10 extend
the open-handed hospitality that is
p.ovcrbiai in Virginia.
Il. IL. Faulkcs. who In treasurer OF
the ship-h?-truck committee. an
nounrcs that ample fund. have been
cntcrtnin,?ent. AMI he Also -.por,5
That George Strotmeyer and l.. w
Griffith are rcfporsiblc for the healthy
state Of III" rxchcGuer.
Ar. y. +. Franklin, OF the Franklin
Motor Company. is chairman OF the
cornini'.". CA route. AMI Mark Lloyd
~ III" Lloyd Motor Company. and
$ r.. il,us;On. Of n" -In,:ioual
harVcsi"- Conpan- ar: Ar. sc mem
hers OF th.s comm E,..ertain-
meni; ic,pr'u'ons AMI =. GLs axe be'n.
handled ny +. /. piCmley. OF :he AL
sop MOOR cIHii::.n, rI.l V H. Jcncs.
who represents Sm!.i ard .i'ck..
The Ei.'im"nd T'n:tt Dealers are
taking no chances. Three special
meetings were held during the week
over the proposed route. and arrange.
ments for another are under wa
The truck dealers of this city arc anx-
ious 10 reach the greatest number of
people during the National Ship by
Truck Week. and everything indi-
Gates that their ambition will be
fully realized.
Governor Wcstmorcalnd Davis and
Mayor Sinslie are expected to review
the start OF tho great parade and to
no tn tot No. 4, ~ T.
return.
AS an evidence or the w!dcsurcad
Interest in the movement. Mr.. Rawt-
inEs has been asked to anow special
representatives of the Washington
press 10 accompany the tour through
Virginia
Mr.. RawlirTs said Yesterday that
the tow would be .hn biggest boost
for Richmonh's truck dealers TINT
could b" though: Of Trucks actually
sh""inr tho men who Will nse them
Will talk louder than any salesman
could. Tho dealers of Albany recently
ran tou- and snvcntY-two sa,cs re-
s"'teh. 1T gives Tho nuh,ir an on
no-t"-ii" 20 SEQ "our '-uc'; In action"
Mr.. RAWLINGS s"iH ana action sp"nks
rho,orrnrhs WILMINGTON. Dn'awara
sold nineteen t-"cfs n 90 'o".- as
result % n shir-hy-'ruct nrrad".
rrec!al ndv'rc" 'E"n, VIII NE
49, Wv 'ill'S
I" u" visited ~ the prrc,Sc dar on
which ~" Trucks will arrive Th"4
those Interested IN some so~cial make
~ truck Will haze rho .dvartare "a.
i"9DcctinE the truck while 1, Is in
the town.
Twcnty-Fivc Trucks Entered.
AZ meeting held last night by the
Richmond truck dealers ali commit
tees reported favorable progress with
preparations for the shin by truck
tour, which VIII he the biggest event
Of rs kind ever attempted IN this
state. band OF Ten pieces will ac-
company the tour all the way Dem
place in almos, every town.
The tour will leave Monday Nav
IL. escorted out Of the city limits by
prominent city officials. The first
stop VIII he Petersburg. where a