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Joe Dawson, hero of the 1912 In
dianapolis 500-mile race, won at the
wheel of & Natiohal, the last Ameri
can-made car to achieve this honor,
stayed a sensational comeback on the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway wm a
series of sprint races staged by the
speedway management for the enter
tainment of wounded and convales
cent’ soldiers,
Dawson's opponents were Hownrd
Wilcox, winner of the last Indianapo
s championship event, and Tommy
Milton, victor in the road raring re
vival at Eigin.
Dawson proved conclustvely that
the accident which he sustained dur
ing the 1916 Indianapolis contest,
when he overturned in trying te fyoid
Ray Gilhooley’'s wrecked Isotta, had
not robbed him of any of his nerve
and daring, and he drove with all of
his ol speed and skill
In the first race, a five-mile svent,
he covered the distance in 8.38 1-5, an
average of 84.5 miles an hour, nosing
Wileox at the tape in a spectabular
last minute rush,
The second event, for ten miles,
went to Wilcox, the Hoosier champion
stepping on his mount at the psy.
chological moment and beating his
rival out by inches as they whirled
together over the finish line. Time:
7:10 4-5; average, 8366 miles per
hour.
The third contest was the mont
spectacular of the program, for fif
ou*mum. with each contestant stop
pin@ at the pitsa for a tire change.
Wiloox was the first to come in and
got away with a loss of thirty-five
seconds, On the next round Dawson
halted and was off again in twenty
eight seconds, with a galn of seven
seoconds on Wilksox to his credit. From
this time on the contest was a ding
dong affair, Wilcox assuming the lead
for a time, but again being overhauled
by Dawson at the finish. The time
was 10:36 3-5, an average of 825
miles per hour.
Tommy Milton was not & factor In
any of the oontests, experiencing
engine trouble which rendered him
hors du combat, and the two former
500-mile winners and members of the
famous National racing team of early
* days aocordingly fought it out be
tween them, |
In view of his long absence from
the racing game, Dawson's showing
was held to be truly remarkable, sofme
of his laps approaching the best time
made on the speedway In recent
years. At the conciusion of the con
test the veteran’s face wore a happy
grin, and indications are that hav-|
ing tested his skill and not found it
wanting, there is every probability of
his having come back to stay.
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Low Gear Ratio
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Advisable When
Using Trailers
long distance hauling between
cities has developed inte a thrrvmg
business in almost all sections of the
country where roads are passable. In
many places, where roads are good
and grades not too stiff, truckmen
are finding # possible to haul some
what more than the ordinary capaocity
of their trucks snd to use trailers to
add to the profits of the trip. In
cases of this- kind a low gear ratio is
consgiderd advisable by truckmen, to
enable the truck to start the heavy
loads with ecase and to handle the
lond on stiff grades. \
A concrete example of this condi.
tion is found in trucking problems
which were met by .the Leonhardt
Truck Company of Los Angeles, Cal
This company uses a § 1-2 ton Fed
eral truck and a four wheel trafler
in their regular operations from Ven
turn to los Angeles over the Santa
Susan grade. This grade is three
miles long and contains as high as
a 12 per cent grade,
This truck has been in constant og
eration for the past eight months
over this route and has reguiarly been
Joaded with five tond with the traller
carrying seven tonm,
An instance of how California farm
erg have come to adopt the truck to
their advanced farming methods Is
found in the work this company s
doing with the bean growers of the
Camirillo region. The truecks are sent
right into the fields and pull out with
& load of from ten to twelve tons on
truck &nd trafler. Tha loads wre
transported direct to the warehouse,
thus saving rehandling, and delivers
the bedns to the consigner fifty miles
from Camirillo within five hours. This
same work, when performed by the
railronds, requires at least three days
and the bags were handled from three
10 four times,
This is another excellent example
of the part motor trucks are playing
by relieving the railroads of the un
profitable short-haul work so nec
essary to get food products to the
market, >
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Having secured the fundamentals for satisfaction in
tire usage—good tires and good tire service—we can
annex the fine details that increase the scope of satis
faction to completeness.
The utmost courtesy, a willingness that, seeing be
yond the requested assistance, fills even the unnoticed
need; a store atmosphere of enjoyment in service—
these, added to the bare essentials, make dealing with
us pleasant as well as profitable.
Distributors of United States Tires.
““United States Tires Are Good Tires'’
Repairing Free Road Service Vulcanizing
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Quick Tire Service, Inc.
Phone: Bell—lvy 65. Atlanta 700, 2.6 W, Peachtree St.
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The Reo speed wagon as it might have been had the war lasted
another year. _ Ko
Had the war continued into the
gummer of 1919 the Reo “Speedwag
on” would doubtless have appearecd
on most fronts as & high speed
ereeper. During the lagt chapters
of the war the British were rapidly
replacing the heavy tanks with the
speedy whippets, the success of
which suggested faster means of
hauling supplies over the plowed up
battery fronts.
C. H. Martin, the Inventor of the
Martin Rocking Kifth Wheel, sug
gosted a demountable tractor appli
ance for light trucks, and was asked
to prepare an experimental rmodel.
Recognizing the merits of the Reo
“Spced Wagon,” particularly its 50
per cent over size features and ex
cellent balance, Mr, Martin pelected it
for his experiment. ‘
Martin's devise was attached to the
rear axle <hafts and the front spin
dies. The speed was greater than
Factory Adopts
University Post
Good Roads Work
Mr. H. C. Maibohm, president of
the Maibohm Motors Company, San-
Gusky, Ohio, manufacturers of the
Malbohm Six, in an Interview un
covers the details of an unusual step
which marks a new development in
factory management,
“There I 8 at the present time a
dearth of men who are capable of
accepting the responsibility of ex
ecutive positions. There are plenty
of good men, good mechanics, etc.,
who can do excellent work when ev
erything is laid out before them, but
what we need, and what. we will need
in years to come, are men with
tralned minds, whosre shoulders are
broad enough to carry responsibility,
men who have imaghation and fore
thought, and who are fast enough on
their mental feet to meet situations
in advance, |
“Reallzing that this® situation will
prevall, we have adopted a plan which
I 8 alrnedy in operation, and the sue
oass of whieh is already evident, We
are selecting a number of red-blood
od young men, who have the mak
ings of large caliber business men,
and putting them through a complete
and comprehensive post graduate.
course in automobile manufacturing.
This course starts at the very bot
tom and goes all the way through.
“MMrst, we want them to know the
fundamentals of construction; and,
furthermore, tn order to make fg'm‘
oapable of handling men, we believe
they shoul know the conditions un
der which their men work. Aoccord-
Ink’r{. we start them out In the first
week of the course rivetting frames
and doing actual mechanical work
of all kinds during which time they
aré under the regular factory rules.
Then, as they progress In the course
from ome department to another, they
take time #tudy methods, cost
wmn“&. purchasing, selling, ac
oountln‘s.Ma'y systems, ete, un
til they have a comprehensive knowl
edge of the method of operation of
every department.
“They are given lectures by de
partment heads and other experts,
and at all times are under careful
observation, and eventually, are put
into the department for which they
are best fitted, to specidlize In one
particular angle of the business,
“While we do not hold strietly to
the rule, we prefer young men with
college or untversity trainingy and es.
pecially men who have earned their
education, as they are more apt and
their eduaction gives them & broader
view of situations.
“This is in line with our manufac
turing policy, We are building our
oars to a standard of perfection which
will insure future success, soo why
not build our organization along the
same lines ™
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HEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN . A Newspaper for Poople Who Think — SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1919.
the tractor’'s and in that fact lies
'lhe secret of its efficiency, and one
‘of the valuable lideas coming out of
the war is that the trand of present
day transportation is toward smaller
’um’ts, more of them and greater
| spoed,
~ After Martin had satisfied himself
that the appliance was practicable he
Joaded it into thet ruck, put back the
road wheels and drove it to an east
ern city, where a demonstration was’
‘made under the worst conditlons ob
{ainable. His success was cbm.
plete,
. The rigging was again removed and
the truck driven to Lansing, where
it was demonstrated before the offi
cials of the Reo Metor Car Company.
In that test the tractor truck climbed
out of a sand pit but little short of
perpendicular udp onto the road where
it then speeded up to twehty miles
an hour, 4
Steel Tires Injure :
Roads More Than
Motor Truck Tires
- There seems to be a tendency on the
part of some who have hot thought
deeply on the subject to foster the
idea that the ohly wear te:roads
comes from the use. of the motor"
truck.
“A few years ago the automobile
met with this condemnation,” says R.
E. Fulton, vice president of the Inter
national Motor Company, manufacs
turer of Mack trucks, “but the auto
mobile is now a thing of such common
use that hardly any one finds fault
with it any more,
“The motor truck is rapidly bevem
ing the nation's freight carrier, and
while it is not true there are people
‘who believe it comes in direct compe
ttion with existthg means of trans
portation of supplies, especially in
rural communities and between cities.
“Theer has been some uflwise login.
lation agalnst motor trucke as a result
of such an attitude. But with motor
trucks hauling more than 360,000,000
tong of farm produets a year lhe‘?fi&
ple oan hardly sit Idly by and allow
legislation based on falge _t%- to hit
at the very source of their life supply.
“Of all vehicles using our highways,
the motor truck probably causes the
least damage in proportion to the
servioe it renders.
‘““There are two things that cause
damage to roads’ one is {he impact
of weight; the other is wear to the
surface.
“With a substantial roadbed the
impact of weight does little damage.
If the roadbed is faulty, weight tends
to break it. It is simply a matter of
gravity.
Perhaps the greatest destroyer of
road surfaces and the least condemned
i 8 the mteel tire. The steel tire hits
the roadway with an absolutely un
giving impaoct. Its constant hammer
ing crushes stones and shatters all
particles that project fromh the sur
face of the road,
“Steel tires are usually narrow,
and they wear and cut deep tracks
and ruts. They pulverize the surface
#0 that automobiles, with the suction
of their pneumatie tires, suck up the
dust that is formed and scatter it to
the winds.
“The motor truck with its broad,
flat rubber tires and slow speed, tom
pared with that of the automobile,
causes practically no damage to the
surface’ of the road. It causes no
abrasion and there is no suction from
the solid tires. Of all traffic on the
highways the motor truck does the
least damage to the surface of the
road.
“As to the weight it tmposes upon
the highway, this is I ly taken
care of hy the soo-poxxndmt per inch
of tire width. Legislation which ar
bitrarily limits the carrying ecapacity
of motor trucks simply adds to the
cost of transportation and increases
the cost of living.
“It is for the people to insist that
legislation governing motor trucks be
intelligently formulated. As the use
of the motor truck becomes more and
more am every-day matter, muoh of
the narrow-minded hostility mani
fested In certain circles at this time
will be complétely pvercome.
“It Is for voters to use their own
Judgment and their influence.”
Big Truck Business \
. Expected to Come
From Europe Soon
Amerioan motor trucks shipped to
Europe are being received in good
condition and there is a clamor for
| Ameriean made trucks on the conti
nent, according to Cyril Lacroix,
! French represéntative for the Acason
| Motor Truck Company, who has ar
rived in this country,
| ‘““There is a good deal of business
{ln slght for the American truek man
ufacturer,” Mr. Lacroix declares. “We
Are now negotiating from Paris for
| the sale of Acason trucks in Poland,
, Greeee, Berbia and Roumania. The
[ purchnses are of considerable impor
{tance, both beecause of the size of
the expected orders and the real ne
| cossity of getting trucks in opera
| tion in these countries quickly.”
’ Coincldent with Mr Lacroix's visit
|to the United States comes a'letter
from R. N. Fairbanks, managing di
rector of the British-American Im
lpor( Company, Acason distributors at
{ London, who, commenting on busi
ness conditions . CGreat Britain
says: “While the need of trucks is
very great, yvet government regula
tions at present are not favorable
toward large importations of Ameri
can goody, but relief is expected from
this condition after September.” With
this statement Mr. kairbanks sent
through an order for Acason trucks,
Indications for a big Buropean truck
business is looming on the sales hori
zon for the American truck manufac
turer,
Victory has erowned the efforts of
many who have demanded national
motor truck shows in past years with.
out avail. One of the most deter
mined of the fighters for the re
starting of the annual shows of na
tional character for the display of
commercial vehjcles was Carl H.
Page, vice presldent of the Fulton
Motor Truck Company of Farming
dale, a veteran among veterans in the
motor truck field. Mr. Page was in
deadly earnest in his contention that
America wanted the national motor
truck shows, and at several passen
ger car ghows at Chicago and New
York exhibited privately in leading
hotels, including the Waldorf-Astoria,
New York, and the Congress Hotel
and Auditorium Hotel lobby, Chicago.
Suecess crowned these displays of the
Fulton truck, resulting in many val
uable connections for the company.
Mr. Page advocated the taking on of
motor trucks by automobile distrib
utors and dealers and placed many
valuable contracts in this field. The
Fulton company exhibited at the mo
tor truck’ shows put on by the deal
ers in New York and Chicago last
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at the time advocated the holding of
the truck shows in the same week as
the passenger car shows. This pro
pesal of Mr. Page met with imme
diate response, and the Natfonal Au
tomobile Chamber of Commerce
reached a decision in exaect conform
ity with the published statement of
Mr, Page, who contended that when
held in the same week the motor
truck manufacturers would gain ad
vantage in many ways, including the
large attendance of dealers during
that week who, in the large cities,
find 1t so difficult té6 secure accom
odatiyns that they do not care to re
main over to a seeond week nor to
return, with the battle for a place to
stop before them. In addition, the
interested of the public ienornny is
centered on the one week, and with
all shows held concurrently, even in
several buildings, thers would accrue
the advantage of banner attendances
which always lead to enthusiasm and
to better business through the edu
cation of many busigess men who,
under ordinary ecircumstances, might
not attend the truck show., In fact,
as the shows are largely educational,
the makers see an advantage in se
curing throwgh exhibitions the same
week as the passenger car show, an
attendance superior to that which is
possible when the show is held, as
were the shows of old of a national
character, and as were the shows
promoted by the deaiers in January,
during the week following the pas
senger car show. :
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DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 80.—“The
present situation in the motor car
and truck industry cdlls for the ex
ercise of the best business judswent
and common sense on the part of ev
ery dealer,” declares H. W, Acason,
president of the Acason Motor Truck
Company of this city, in a general
letter just sent to all Acason truck
dealers, The letter continues to say:
“Both the dealer and the ultimate
consumer are affected by the pecul
lar economic situation®now existing
The cost of labor and materials, due
to the increased cost of living ana
delayed production, is advancing
daily. 2
“In the meantime the demand for
good motor trucks has exceeded all
possibilities of production and no let
up can be foreseen,
“In order that every Acason dealer
may thoroughly understand the st
uation of this company and regard it
leaving the country eachsday for their
accordingly, this statement is made.
. “Labor is demanding more wages
in order to meet the rising cost of
living. Thousands of forelgners are
bly stand up against this simple eco
of how clever he may be, can possi
native lands, thus creating a serious
shortage of men. No one, regardless
nomic process. No manufacturer or
dealer can absorb the increased cost.
“The policy of this company from
Production of
Doble Steam Cars
Will Soon Start
When production on a large scale
starts with the Doble-Detroit Steam
Motors Company, Detroit, as it wil
do within a shert time now, that will
be a glad day for Morgan J. Ham
mers and his associates in the com
pardy. President Hammers has spent
many years in bringing to a success
ful head the business of this company,
At the outset all was plain sailing.
The country was amazed by the Doble
steam principles and exhibitions
of the car drew national and
international attention. So much
of a sensation was the Doble car that
representatives of leading manufac
turers in France and England sent
representatives by the score to Amer
fca to study the Deoble car and to
carry out exhaustive tests. Distribu
tors in America sought the rights to
large territories and placed orders of
commanding size. Exhibitions at the
national automobile shows and else
‘where brought floods of individual or
ldom. Trips throughout the country
created great sensations, Demands
were such that the future of the com
\pmy was looked upon as a foregone
the beginning has ween to maintain a
certain margin of g.rom above the
cost of production. The fact that we
will always maintain this rhargin s
the best guarantee of the permanen
¢y of this compan) You, in turn as
a dealer, must follow this same policy
if you are to remain permanentl{‘ in
business. Any business policy which
is worth while requires courage to
maintain.”
conclusion. Then came the great war ‘
to interfere. The company went ahead
until America entered the war. Work
then stopped and all headway appar
ently stopped. Mr. Hammers Kkept
on, however, and held the reins at all
times ready to start the moment peace
was declared. The armistice came
and then came the deluge for the
company, Distributors and dealers
who had held back awaiting that time
started inquiries. Individuals who
‘had either placed their orders or ex
pected to do so, started letters for
‘ward to the compady. All doubts
‘about the future vanished very quick
1y and preparations were gotten unaer
way for big business. With the an
nouncements that companies of lead
ing manufacturers in France and
England had been organized to manu
facture Doble cars in those countries,
it became known that the European
investigations, prolonged due to the
war, had resulted most favorably. The
opinions of the French and English
manufacturers and engineers were so
favorable that an impression was
made upon many Americans who naa
hesitated. This hesitation had been
due to the war and doubts of the
ability of the company to manufac
ture in some instances, but others had
naturally hesitated while awaiting
opinions of men high up in engineer
ing matters. With the thousands who
had been convinced ptior to the war
and with the thousands whose con
victions grew with time and with
dealer and distributers-asking for par
tiaulars with regard to plans for
manufacturing, the business of Mr.
Hammers and his associates started
on such a scale that all are now pre
pared for an even busier time than
prior to interference by the war.