Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-20

, quated Nash Quad truck, of the side
dump persuasion, and being a man of a
deeply humorous turn bright idea
struck him. He thought of his gooc
friend Rawson the same who is now in
charge of Highway work at the Imp.
| 26 b & C. ID. '404-otherwise known as
the highway camp up near Westm orland
and had the ancient NashQuad shipped
to him with proper accompanying com
pliments.
1t was a far cry from de Lesseps to
Rawson, with Smith smiling serenely in
between. But RawsOn is another cap
able man-on-the- job, and a good scout
as we'll He accepted the moss backed
gift with due decorum and appreciation.
Indeed, it is said he even scribbled a
solemn note of thanks. Then he silent
ly bided his time. Raws0n, like Smith,
is q man who never forgets.
Now recently, Smith, in his healthy
undertaking of widening the upper Noun
tain Springs grade, found it expeiient
to consult Rawson on a subject never
to lie forgotten by either man. Near
the county line of Imperial there is u
dirt fill on the highway of several thou
sand cubic yards, representing much
work by the steam shovel AMI "Kew-
pie who manipuIates the levers of
said shovel. This particular fill called
for much work by trucks, to haul the
muck, or dirt and rock.
Being far-seeing and before hand
planning man, Smith, as ''boss'' did q
little figuring with his sharppointed
pencil. AS result he came to the
wise conclusion that he would require
more trucks than he had available for
the work. He therefore thought of his
good friend Rawson, and in the emer-
gency sent him properly worded S. O..
S. for help in the way Of dump trucks
with which to complete aforesaid big
fill.
Rawson proved himself equal to the
emergency. At least, so goes the rumor.
He promptly dispatched the famous old
de Lesseps Nash Quad side bumper, with
his compliments. Camp mechanics and
others, taking the advent seriously,
and guessing nothing of de Lesseps or
the French government, or the Panama
canal, to say nothing of the depth of
humor of Smith and Rawson, promptly
got busy trying to repair the antiquated
and resurrected mass of junk brought
from tropical jungle to grace modern
highway boulevard within the metropol-
itan environs of q lovely place like
Mountain Springs.
Now the strangest part of all this
story is that the truth has never leaked
out. There were rumblings and grumb-
lings; there were even guesses as to
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side bumper, but nobody above deck
thought to connect it with the Panama
canal of ancient days. AS for Smith,
he held his silence. That is another
thing that Smith does as well as build
ing highways or rock crushers.
The Press does not guarantee all facts
in this story, nor does it invite suits
for libel from the Nash Motor Company
or the State Highway Commission. The
Press merely repeats the gossip that is
going the rounds, without inquiring
whether de Lesseps really made use of
the old Nash Quad side bumper. But
this much of the story is guaranteed:
Smith got the old truck to run-in
spots-and haul dirt, at times, and to
side dump said dirt approximately
where he thought side bumper ought
to side-dump dirt-that is on the dump
side side Of side bumpers dump. Ac.
cording to last accounts, everybody con
cerned ought to be happy, for by this
time the truck drivers and mechanics
have probably ceased guessing and, ex-
pressing their sentiments. Nor doth this
deponent know on just which side of
his usually pleasing countenance Mr..
Rawson is smiling. Everybody must
admit that Smith got that old Nash
Quad side bumper to side-dump dirt.
The only wonder now appears to be
whether the highway commission will