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The New York herald., 1921-01-02
JUMBO SELLS DESPITE SLUMP.
G. ". Lyons Says Truck HASN'T Suf-
fered in Depression.

Although &he Jumbo truck, which Is dis
tributed by the John Simmons Company
in New York, Is newcomer in this dis
trict. 1t has not suffered appreciably by
reason of the present depression. accord
ing to Ga ". Lyons, manager OF the
motor truck department OF the company.
"The situation Is simply one which re-
quires more intensive selling. and one
In which the buyer will receive more
courtesy and consideration than was
possibly extended during those days not
so long ago when buyers were plentiful
but trucks were scarce" Mr.. Lyons said.
"Inasmuch as our truck proposition was
practically a newcomer. in the metro
politan field we realized at the outset
that we had to use intensive selling
methods and to extend from the very
beginning every courtesy and considera-
tion to our prospective buyers.
There is but one sure way to secure
quickly the motor truck buyers conii-
dence. and that is TO relieve him of the
worry OF repair expense through the
first year of his truck purchase. During
my mana cement OF the John Simmons
Company's motor truck department we
have given with every truck purchased
from US years service guarantee.
which has included not only he,replace-
ment Of the broken parts but also the
actual labor required by the replace
ment."
The New York herald., 1921-01-02

thousands OF products which to-day are
absolutely essential TO the continued
progress OF the world.
DR. Goodrich. resident OF New York
State. was a physician by profession
However. after serving as surgeon
during the civil war. he took up real es-
tate and shortly found himself In pos
session of a small rubber factory al
Hastings -on-the- Hudson.
Handicapped by a lach OF funds, his
first forts to operate this factory we're
unsuccessful. Attracted by Akron's
transportation advantages and an offer
of financial assistance from group OF
Akron mea. he brought his equipment to
this city.
The manufacture OF rubber products
ras first started by DR.. Goodrich in a
small two story brick building 40 by 100
feet. which could be placed In one of
the mill rooms OF the present plant. To
start with the concern employed twenty
Ave men. This little factory OF fifty
years ago has grown until to-day II
comprises sixty three buil ldings of brick
and steel. covering 10 acres OF land
The early struggles to finance the In
dustry were bitter and diseouraging. In
hose days not many persons had much
faith in the future OF the rubber indus
try. and many of the original stockhold
ers dropped out. fearing they would lose
everything they had put into IT, Or
Goodrich's persistence and optimism
however. finally succeeded In obtaining
sufficient ca pital to enable the company
to start It's march toward prosperity.
The first big stride In the growth of
the Goodrich came with the popularity
of the bicycle When the high wheelers
egavc way TO what was called the "safe-
ty bicycle. pneumatic tires were intro
duced. and Goodrich So edlly took up
their manufacture Before this time
Goodrich had taken the initial steps In
fhe evolution of rubber shod wheels by
perfccting the solid rubber tire for car
riageA
s'iccess of this carriage tire. fol-
lowed by that OF the pneumatic tire for
h cycles. naturally led TO the manu-
facture OF tires for automobiles. The
| first one made was a crude affair. with
many layers OF fabric and very heavy
tread. Improvements came rapidly.
however. and by the time automobiles
passed the freak" stage. a dependable
tire was being made in quantity.
AS the facilities of railways and ship
The New York herald., 1921-01-02
AUTocAR HAS OWN DISPLAY.
Shows Heavy Dusy Models at New
York Branch once.

The Autocar Company Of Ardmore.
Pa, has decided to make a special dis
play and demonstration of its heavy
duty models AT the New York branch.
the Autocar Sales and Service Company.
OF $40 West Twenty-third street every
day and evening from January to s
inclusive Every one who Is In any de-
gree interested in transportation prob
lens viii be welcome.
The heavy duty Autocar retains the
distinctive short wheeIbase design that
characterized the smaller Autocars
which h7ve been operated in all lines OF
business for many years, This design
In the big truck. as In the smaller Auto
care. Is obtained by mounting the motor
under the seat The heavy duty Auto
car is equipped with four cylinder
four cycle vertical water cooled motor
having ~ inch bore by 5h inch
stroke This motor develops 2S.s horse
power. according to the National AUTO
mobile Chamber of Commerce rating
II is equipped with counterba lanced
crankshaft which insures smoothness
OF action and freedom from vibration
The crankshaft is heat treated alloy
steel mounted on ball bearings
The heavy duty Autocar is the result
OF over five years of experimentation at
The New York herald., 1921-01-02
ROAD WEAR DUE
TO OVERLOOKING
r. e. Fulton Tells Mack Deal
ers to Discourage Practice
as Injurious.

What is the real cause Of excessive
road wear7 That is A question upper
most In the minds Of highway engineers
and public road officials at this time.
Some contend II Is the large capacity
motor truck. but Government tests and
various investigations tend to disprove
this theory in the light that to eliminate
large trucks would greatly increase the
number of small trucks on the road.
thereby Increasing wear.
r. Il. Fulton. vice-president OF the
International Motor Company. says 1t
is the practice Of overlooking, and in a
letter sent recently to all Mack truck
branches, dealers and statesmen. maiSes
strong plea to discourage overlooking
among truck users In the interests Of
highway preservation.
Truck overloading is disastrous to
both the vehicle and the highway" he
says. ''If its results were confined to
the truck 1t might be well to let each
individual learn for himself that il does
not pay. But unfortunately overlooking
is one OF the principal causes of road
wear.
"A motor truck designed to carry a
certain tonnage Is constructed through
out. including width of tires and safety
factors. to handle just its rated load
Any considerable overload gives more
than the standard 500 pounds per inch
of tire width and concentrates the load
on this small point OF contact Fur
thermore. the overload Is not dstribu-
ted on all four wheels, but rests en-
tirely on the rear axle, which further
concentrates the load. Overlooking
does not materially cut down the speed
and the result is that higher rate OF
speed is maintained than should be
given to the load even though properly
tired.
1T has been extremely noticeable In
sections where the use Of large capac-
ity trucks is discouraged that there Is a
strong tendency to overload small
trucks. This Is only natural since the
demand for motor hauling service re-
mains the same and practically none
can be diverted to other channels. When
the smaller vehicle Is overloaded. It's
effect on the road is tremendously mag
nified because its springs fail to func-
tion properly and the narrow bearing
surfaces of its tires concentrate the i'm
pact forces so that they are greater
than the road is capable of withstand
ing.
There is economy both as to road
wear and as to truck operating costs in
big unit loads, but not when they are
carried on vehicles too small to handle
thern-
The New York herald., 1921-01-02
REQ SHOWS COMPLETE LINE.
Many Types OF Trucks 60 ne ON
view mt Highway show.

What is considered one Of the most
complete lines OF commercial vehicles
ever displayed will be on view at the
exhibit OF the REQ Motor Car Company
Of New York at the Highway Transpor-
tation Show. Among the types to be
shown In the REQ speed wagon exhibit
will be jftney bus. stake platform
truck, canopy top express wagon. field
dump wagon, panei-slde delivery wagon
and hearse All OF the types Of bodies
displayed viii be mounted on the speed
wagon chassis This Ia the basic body
on which can be mounted a variety OF
tops and RACKS.
THE speed wagon chassis is In no
sense a converted passenger oar" says
,. J. Hunt. general manager OF the Reo
Motor Car Company OF New York This
VIII be made evident by comparison with
he REQ passenger car chassis. which
viii reveal that Il has different motor.
'rame axle. wheels. tires. &C The iobs
iffer wherever truck should differ
from n passenger car. Pneumatic tires
nd fun electric lighting and starting
equipment $re standard on all speed
wagons which have record OF six
ears OF use In thousand lines OF busi-
aess. More than 10000 OF these vehicles
are now In service Some have run in
excess Of 1000 miles ana are still in
The New York herald., 1921-01-02
TRUCKS sUPpLANT RAILROAD.
Brockton shoe Concern Finds
Them Faster and Cheaper.

A concrete illustration that the high
grade truck Is q money saver. time
saver and a business getter Is the ex-
perience of the George 70. Keith Conn
pany, shoe manufacturers, of Brockton.
Mass.
The company operates or controls nine
factories, with a total capacity OF $4,000
pairs OF shoes daily OF these nine
plants one Is In South Boston and an
other In East Weymouth. Mass. each
twenty to twenty-five miles from the
parent factory at Brockton. A third =
In North Adams, Mass, 160 miles to tho
northwest
Until a little more than a year ago tho
company had all its hauling done by rail-.
Then Carlton r. Blades, traffic man
ager, decided that trucks could do The
work more economically and give better
service Three five ton trucks and one
vice. The work these trucks accom-
pllshed In a year ls decidedly Interesting.
But let Mr. Blades tell the story OF the
achievement OF the Keith truck neet:
"Over the eleven month period our
trucks have hauled more than 1900
tons OF materials to and from Boston. at
about one-haif the cost OF our former
methods. and they have improved ser
vice by about 100 per cent When we
sent our products by rail- we usually
cot deliveries on the day after they
were shipped from Brockton % Boston.
With trucks we get our loads to Bos-
ton and our materials back from the fac
tories the same day they are shipped.
Our two ton truck runs seventy miles
The New York herald., 1921-01-02
DR.. B. F. GOODRICH
HONORED AT AKRON
Founded Rubber Company so
Years AgO-Died Before
Auto Was Invented.

AKRON, Ohio Jan. IA man whose
pioneer work in the rubber Industry
was destined to figure prominently In
the development Of the automobile. but
who did not live to see a ''horseless
carriage" was singularly honored here
this week He was Or. Benjamin Frank
lin Goodrich. founder OF the rubber
company bearing his name.
This week marked the golden ami
versary of the founding of the 3. f..
Goodrich Rubber Company. the parent
factory OF the Rubber City" The com
pany was Incorporated December 81.
1870. oficiais and employees of the
company. residents of the city, and
thousands of friends and customers
throughout the country Joined in pay
ing tribute to the memory OF DR.. Good
rich and In observing the termination
OF a fuIl half century of the company
he established
The rubber industry literally made
Akron---changed it in the space of a
few decades from a quiet little milling
town OF few thousand Inhabitants to
one of the foremost manufacturing CEN
tres In the United States. Consequently.
the people OF Akron feel duly grateful
to the man who first brought the In
dustry to the city and paved the way
for future growth.
Fifty years ago when Goodrich was
founded the uses of rubber were few
II was just beginning to be appreciated
as factor in industrial life. Since that
time the ingenuity and nventivenesS 81
man have created Of this material manv
The New York herald., 1921-01-02
sELDEN AUTO A YEARS OLD.
Gas Buggy of 80 to he shown mt
Manhattan Motors Omces.

There Is n gap of forty-four years be-
tween the oldest and the newest models
of automobiles and trucks exhibited In
New York during the automobile shows
The newest models are TO be seen In the
shows and the Oldest Is to be at the
offices OF the Manhattan Motors Cor
poration, 23s West Nineteenth street.
Selden truck distributors here.
The veteran. which Is OF the vintage
OF II. fs the gas buggy of George b.
Selden. Mr.. Selden. who was "a years
old last September, In a civil war vet
eran who first tried 70 solve THE problem
OF road locomotion with electricity and
steam. He then tried gas. and In 1877
drove In triumph down Main street.
Rochester. in a buggy the front wheels
OF which we're turned by an Internal
combustion engine which used laughing
gas as fuel.
Although the little vehicle is a queer
looking relic in the eyes Of those accus-
toned TO view It's descendant. the sturdy
selden truck, Il has nevertheless many
parts which are used In a more refined
manner in the present day automobile.
The New York herald., 1921-01-02

Motor Truck Company. Fulton Motor
Truck Company, Gary Motor Truck
Company. Parker trucks (Geoifrey
Motor Sales Corporation), Highway
Trailer. Atterbury trucks (Kuehn- Metz),
Service trucks (Lazal Motor Company.
Riker and Kelly-Springfield trucks
(Locomobile Company, Gramm-B Bern
stein macy Motor Company. Selden
trucks (Manhattan Motors Corporation).
Moline Plow Company, Bridgeport trucks
(New Jersey, Motor Truck Company,
Indiana trucks tNew York Motor Sales
Corporation).. Rainier Motor Corpora
ton, REQ Motor Car Company. Sandow
Motor Truck Company. Jumbo trucks
(John Simmons Company, Transport
Motor Truck Company. Trailmobile
eastern Trailmobile Sales Company,
Vim Motor Truck Company. Nash trucks
(Warren-Nash Motor Company. Amer
lean Taximeter Company, Automobile
Journal Publishing Company, Automo-
tive Electric Service Corporation, Cha
dick-Delameter Corporation. Commercial
Vehicle, p. j.. Durham & Co., Joseph G.
Corey & Co, Hercules Body Manufacture
ing Company. Hercules Motor Manufact-
uring Company. Hinkley Motors Com
pany, Interboro Hoist and Body Com-
pany, Lutz Company, Master Carburetor
Company, metropolitan Hardware Com
pany Metropolitan Body Company,
Michaels & Mourre. McCord Manu-
featuring Company. Parish Manufacture
ing Company. Pruyn Bearing Company.
Rimtco Lubricator Company, Inc. Ryan
& Hughes, Inc; Shultis Automotive
Company. John Thomson Press and
Manufacturing Company. Truck Body
Corporation, Tru-Matic Tire and Tube
Company. Wellman- -Seaver- Morgan Com
pany, Roberts & Monroe. Inc. the Sun
derrnan Corporation, Hobson Oil Com
pany. Frederick A. Smith Body COM
pany and Ben-Wat Corporation.
The New York herald., 1921-01-02
BIG TRUCK DEMAND IN SPRING
Stewart Motor Head Says Rush
VIII surpass Spring of 1920.

There win be an overwhelming demand
for motor trucks in the spring. accord
Ing to T. X. Lippard. president of the
Stewart Motor Company OF Buffalo.
In a recent statement Mr.. Lippard
pointed out that the cessation Of buying
from manufacturers In all lines of busl-
ness during the fall caused the closing or
putting on part time of a number Of fac
tories. Once the goods Of all kinds In
the hands of dealers or merchants are
sold there will be tremendous demand
for more.
The first six months - this year the
Stewart factory did the greatest busi-
ness in its history. yet fell far short OF
supplying the Overwhelming demand for
Stewart trucks" Mr.. Lippard said.
1--WE honestly believe that the demand
for the first six months of 1921 will SUR
pass that Of this year Much road build
Ing will be started next year by the va
rious States. Now that lumber and other
building materials have come down IN
price thousands upon thousands Of build
ings will be erected. The railroads Will
be In the market for material There
will be big demand for motor trucks"
The New York herald., 1921-01-02

ping were expanded. the world began to
grow more rapidly. So. when travel ana
transportation over the highways were
made smoother and swfter. distances
were shortened and II became possible TO
extend Industrial effort and growth. Al
very point rubber has helped In the ex-
pans on OF the transportation facilities
Of this country.
Although the manufacture OF auto
tires was d large factor in the latter
day growth OF Goodrich. II Is never
theless only one branch OF the organ
zation's production. Mechanical rubber
goods rubber footwear. druggists rub
ber sund-ies and hard rubber goods also
are mar ufactured In enormous quanti-
ties.
DR. Goodrich lived to see the Govdrich
organize ton well started on the road
toward success, even though he died be-
fore the automobile was Invented.
The New York herald., 1921-01-02

the Autocar factory and OF sustained
operation by the Autocar co npany In
hauling all kinds OF loads Vi ler every
possible condition. including IN engfn-
eering test run under capacity load from
Washington. D. c.. to California and
return. Many Of these trucks are now
In operation In various parts of the
United States. In fact. the demand for
them has exceeded the production from
the first
The New York herald., 1921-01-02

day between Boston and Brockton.
stopping on each trip at the East Wey-
mouth factory. Recently this truck made
the 100 mile trip to North Adams in ten
hours with capacity load much pf the
way over steep grades"
The trucks operated by the George E.
Keith Company are Whites.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
HAD A TRICK WORTH WHILE
Society 6eggar Knew How to Get on
the Soft Side Of Mrs.
Gobsa Goide.

Charity begins at home said Dr.
Wilbur 2. Crafts OF the International
Reform bureau Of Washington, "but no
truth Is SO disregarded as this one.
Two beggar women met on thr
street one day.
Fine coat you've got there. Where
did you land it?' said the first beggar
woman.
"Old Mrs. Gobsa Golde gave II to
me- said the second beggar woman.
"ls that so? I've begged I Mrs.
Gobsa GoIde's hundreds Of times, and
she never gave me cent. How did
you work her?
"'Well, you see.' said the first beg
gar woman. stroking her new coal
complacently, 1 didn't tell her was
begging for myself. ] pretended !
was begging for the heathen.'"
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
The Resp ponsible Party.

Jimmie's report card was full Of
distinctly poor grades and the mother
was scOlding him about them. She
even threatened to deprive him Of
picture shows II they were not made
better. "Why, just look at Teddy s."
she said. almost every one Of Lis
grades was excellent"
Jimmie's dOwncast face became
even more so. swell, it's your fault
my grades aren't as good as HIS" he
declared.
my fault" calculated his mother.
"What nonsense! How did you get
that?"
"Well, his father IL a widower and
the teacher is looking for husband"
came back his perfectly lucid answer
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
New Life for
Sick Man
Eatonie " orks Magic

II have taken only two boxes Of
Eatonic and feel like new man. II
has done me more good than anything
else" writes c. o. Frappir.
Eatonic Is the modern remedy for
acid stomach, bloating, food repeating
and Indigestion. It quickly takes up
and carries out the acidity and gas
and enables the stomach to digest the
food naturally. That means not only
relief from pain and discomfort but
you get the full strength from the food
you eat. Big box only costs q tribe
with your druggists guarantee.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
FAMOUS OLD CHURCH GONE
Flames That Consumed Historic
Washington Edifice Also Destroyed
Relics That We're Priceless.

-. 81. Pani's parish church, in Rock
''reek cemetery. the Oldest church In
Washington and one Of the oldest In
lhe United States was recently de-
stroyed BY fire. The interior Of the
building, valuable memorial windows.
lid relics and paintings were burned.
and the four walls Of the structure.
erected In 1776, were all that was left
II the historic edifice
Among the historic relies destroyed
by the fire was u large folio Bible.
which was contained In glass case
near the chancel. The Bible was
bought In 1927, was used for many
wears. and was paid for by the con-
gregatlon with tobacco. With the
Bible, also destroyed. were two large
folio common prayer books. the price
for which. according to records at
the church. was a quantity Of to.
hacco which was to bring not less
than I'D per pound"
The first Easter service TO be held
in the present territory Of the Dis
tnct Of Columbia took place at old
~. Paui's church. Rock Creek. in 1891.
Tho AIns Mountains harhor mora
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Herrick to Return to France

Myron T. Herrick Of Cleveland,
governor of Ohio 1903-6 and ambassa.
dor to France 1914, has been asked
BY President Harding to represent
again the United States at Paris. He
accepted. Mr.. Herrick established bis
reputation as q diplomat during the
latter years Of the Taft and the early
months Of the Wilson administrations
In the post to which he will return.
Just before the first battle Of the
Marne. when the Germans were march
Ing on Paris, Mr.. Herrick was given
credit for preventing panic In the capl-
tai after the government had been re-
moved to Bordeaux.
In Cleveland before he entered pol.
ihcs, Mr.. Herrick was banker, and
at the time that Mckinley was en-.
tering his second term, he was presi
dent Of the American Bankers asso.
citation. Mr.. Herrick was offered the
post Of secretary Of the treasury IN
the first Mckinley administration, and
In the second he was offered the amba
When President Taft took Office, b.
FNlio and thar tln n,~A = .oc a~-uLt. 4.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Barnett of the Marine Corps
Mai. Gen. George Barnett, who be.

Maj. Gen. George Barnett. who be-
came c0mmandant of the United States
Marine corps In 1914, was removed
from his post Of honor by Secretary
Of Navy Daniels and reduced to
che rank Of brigadIer general vlrtu-
ally, the first official act Of Secretary
Of Navy DENLY was to recommend
that Brig. Gen. George Barnett be
made permanent major general.
General Barnett's friends hold that
he was responsible In large measure
for the efficiency Of the marine corps
during the great war. Under his d.
rection, 1t grew from force Of 10000
men to temporary strength Of 5000
men. When actual hostilitiesa came.
the marines were ready, fully equipped
and In high fighting spirit. Prior to
the ordering abroad of the marine
forces they were properly trained,
clothed and fed, and the results of
their training were manifest at Bel
leau Wood, Meuse-Argonne and other
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Mofett on Aeronautic Board

Capt. william A. MOffett has been
appointed by President Harding to the
national advisory committee for aero
nautlcs. Captain Moffett was In COM
mand of the Great Lakes naval train
ing station. 1914-1S. and c0mmandant
Of the ninth. tenth and eleventh naval
districts. For four years his name
was almost household word in the
West. From Great Lakes he went to
the command of the new battleship
Mississippi. Now he Is In the Office Of
naval operations, which Is charged
with the operations Of the fleet and
the preparation and readiness Of plans
for Its use In war.
Captain Moffett was graduated
from the United States naval acad-
emy In 1890. He served under Dewey
at Manila. He commanded the Ches-
ter at Vera Cruz. Incidentally he was
the officer who personally made the
demand on General Shragossa for the
salute of the flag and was awarded
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Catarrh

Catarrh 10 q local disease greatly infiu-
onced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is q
Tonic and Blood Purifier. BY cleansing
the blood and building up the System,
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normal conditions and allows Nature to
DO It's work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
r. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05

Depends on Where Il Is Applied.
Blimp-Beauty Is only skin deep.
Chump-Still. that isn't the beauty
about q sausage.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Clara Barton Celebration,

The one hundredth anniversary Of
the birth of Clara Barton, organizer
Of the American Red Cross. will be
celebrated next Christmas day.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05

the marines had failed performance faults
training methods had
held blame Credit for the the perfect
condition which they foresight At the
height Of his he had his
organization General Daniels
This action just closing year
tnguished
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Greatest Zinc Mines In Jersey.

The greatest zinc mine In the
world. located In Sussex county, New
Jersey, has been worked almost con-
tinuously since colonial days.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Riuht THINKING,

Let the words Of my mouth. and
the meditation Of my heart, be &C.
ceptable In thy sight. O Lord, m,
strength. and my Redeemer--Psalm
XIV. IA.