The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 29, 1919, Page 20

persia nae ~ | ** BISMARCK ‘DAILY ‘TRIBUNE MO "CK EATS ONLY WHENIT’S . one EAT TS MERELY ONE OF MANY SUPERIORITIES, SAYS KROH Director of Tour Gives Some of the Reasons Why Farmers Should Replace Old Dobbin With M lodern Motive Power—Education, Not Salesmanship, Object of Long Jaunt in Which Eighteen Manufacturers Are Represented. Educators and not salesmen. That is the one idea the personnel of the motor truck development tour want to impress on everyone’s mind. “We are here to teach and not to sell,” is the way A. R. Kroh, director of the tour, puts it. And after hear- ing Kroh talk on his hobby, one is convinced that he not only speaks the truth, but that he knows what he is speaking about. “The sole idea of this tour is to increase the production of foodstuff on the farm,” said Mr. Kroh last night while getting ready to clean up after the long drive yesterday. “The high cost of living must come down and the only way it can come down is by increasing production on the farms,” continued Mr. Kroh, “And one of the ‘best ways to increase pro- duction is to give the producer of foodstuffs more tima tn devote to this production. Motorization for Farms “Motorization of the farm is the secret. Away with all the horses, on with the motor truck. “Horses are slow, motor trucks are fast. “Horses eat farm products, motors don’t. “Horses get stuck in the mud, mo- tors never. “Horses eat 365 days a year, mo- tors only when working. “Horses can’t move big loads, mo- tors are all powerful. “In short, horses are the most ex- pensive farm luxury farmers indulge in. Motor trucks are the cheapest thing on the farm with the exception of the farmer's wife, for she alone beats the motor truck in as the best investment the @rmer ‘has.” And right here is a good place to rid the reader of any idea that Kroh does not know what he is talking about, that he is an automobile truck salesman and not a farmer. For Mr. Kroh has three honorary degrees conferred on him by three ag- ricultural colleges, those of New Mex- ico, Oklahoma and Kansas. Has Little Ranch of Own Mr. Kroh has a 5500-acre ranch in New ‘Mexico and says he is as good a farmer, when it comes to dollars and cenis, as any man in the country. (Mr. Kroh was one of the leading directors on the highways committee of the Council of National Defense during the war when the watchword was “conserve and speed up produc- tion.” And Mr. Kroh is responsible for this educational caravan that is now running through the most important agricultural states in the union, bring- ing directly to the farmer in the field the lesson of motorization of the farm. And Mr. Kroh is doing all of this at his own expense because his gov- ernment, the farmers’ government at Washington knows that times . are critical now and that every producer of foodstuffs must increase his pro’ duction so that the cost of living will be reduced. So it is seen Mr. Kroh is a farmer and knows the business of farming and his message carries the weight of authority that all farmers can ap- preciate. Time to Act is Now “This tour has ‘been undertaken to prove to the farmer’s entire satisfac- tion that motorization of the farm must be accomplishes immediately,” _8aid Mr. Kroh. “Our schedule covers over 3,000 miles and with side trips to demon- strate on the farms what can ‘be done with motor trucks, this mileage will be increased to 5,000 miles before we That’s what I That’s What THOUSANDS of well dressed men in North Dakota “swear” by Klein Klothes There is no difference in the cost of a Tailor-made Suit over that of a Ready- made Suit—so why finally end the tour at Milwaukee, October 2. “Now for some facts and figures, just to prove how reliable motor trucks are and how every wide awake farmer niust replace his horse-drawn vehicles with gasoline engines. “A horse requires at least five acres annually for sustenance. A motor re- quires none for its motive power is taken from the bowels of the earth. “Multiply five acres by the number of farm horses that can be replaced by motor trucks. That acreage could be devoted practically in its entirety to producing foodstuffs. That is the first knockout to the high cost of living. “It takes twice as many horse-drawn vehicles. to do the threshing and shocking on a large farm than is re- quired by motor trucks doing the same work. And the time consumed is greatly lessened, to say nothing of the expense. Second knockout for the high cost of living. Cheaper by Half “On a record kept of 2,000 motor trucks throughout the country, it was conclusively proven that it cost 15 cents per ton mile to do the hauling to market, a round trip of seven miles with motor truck, while horse-drawn vehicles did this work for 33 cents per ton mile. Less than one-half the cost. Third K. 0. for the H.C. L. “A check was made on 70,000 dairy farms that had an average haul to market of seven miles for the round trip. Horses took 4 hours and 15 minutes and motor trucks averaged 1 hour and 15 minutes, This ‘test in- cluded loading at the dairy, hauling to market, unloading and the return trip. That’s the fourth high cost of living knockout. “Farm labor is high and it is hard to get at any price. If a farmer mo- torizes his place, he will be able to do more work himself and with labor- saving devices which can be operated by his motor truck he can replace a certain amount of high prie farm labor. That’s the fifth knockout. “There «re a number of other in- stances that I could relate of the ne- cessities of motorizing the farm. These should be sufficient to convince the most skeptical farmer that he is loosing money using horses to per- form the many duties on the farm. “This develorment tour is proof that motor trucks. are dependable, that they are cheap to operate, that regardless of how exacting the sched- ule they are always ahead of time and that there is no work now being done by horses that can not ‘be done bet- ter, quicker and cheaper by motor truck.” FARMERS PROFIT | BY COMMUNITY TRUCKING LINE BY A. E. GELDHOF, N. E. A. Staff Correspondent Baltimore, Md., Aug. 28—Anyone who thinks community co-operation in the sale and distribution of food doesn’t reduce prices ought to take a look at the motor truck line that’s in daily operation out of Baltimore. It is run by the Farmers’ Co-opera- tive company of Hartford county, an organization incorporated and capital- ized at $5,000. In a community served by only one railroad, the association operates ‘a daily round trip service from Church- ville and Bel Air to Baltimore, taking farm products to the city and bring. ing back farmers’ necessities, 2 FROM PRODUCER TO CONSUM- call a real fit--- They All Say not the tailor-made when you get just what you want—and what you need. KLEIN TAILOR and CLEANE < Bismarck, North Dakota “WHEN A FELLER’ NEEDS A FRIEND” = A THE BROW a HAVE A NEW LIMOUSINE, It'S HEATED AND EVERY THIN G- SAY IT Out. LouD, Dp News Note: Closed cars are increasing in popularity. ER BOTH WAYS—AND WITH THE PROBLEMS OF PROFIT AND DES- TRUCTIVE COMPETITION ENTIRE- LY ELIMINATED. The round trip covered by the asso- ciation’s trucks covers about 60 miles. Before. the co-operative company was ‘formed farmers had to deliver their products to Baltimore or to the nearest, railroad station: by team, which required from half a day to; two days. of. their time. ‘Now. they place their products on roadside load- ing platforms, the truck. picks them up, takes them’ to . Ealtimore » and brings: 'back » whatever the » farmer needs. Membership is: based’ on -own- ership of stock, of. which 200. shares are issued of the par. yalue.of, $25 each;;* The’ company has‘ its officers} ). and :directcrs, but ultimate ‘control rests in the stockholders. “ The -company~ owns ~ two ~ four-ton trucks, each manned by an.experienc- ed driver and a helper. * To ‘make the job attractive for the:employes, the association built a modern. house at Churchville for yhem to live ‘in! The company makes no attempt to earn’ dividends, although the consti- tution provides that: any surplus be divided among the stockholders. Rates are made with a view only to meeting the expenses, providing for deprecia- tion, and accumulating a small sur- plus to be used as working capital.’ The association gets prices from the Baltimore dealers, Ten years ago Glenn Curtis made.a trial flight in an airplane from Cleve- land to Cedar Point 0., riant vlenes are carrying mails from Cleveland to Chicago and Cleveland to New York. ey DELCOLIGHT wholesale! i LUBRICATION IS NEEDED ALWAYS TOGET MILEAGE Owners Should Inspect*Cars and Trucks at Regular In- ~ tervals “If motorists would only take. rea- care: of thelr cars -they would dat the increased , mileage they .would receive without visits to the repair shops” ‘says lt. B. Loubeck ofthe Missouri* Valley Motor Co. |. “Here is one way that-a car can be wade to last longer, and most owners do. not realize the paramount: import- ance of the operation; Drain the: oil from the crank cases every 2,000. miles clean -out the .crank*case with kero- sene and then ‘fill.it up again with fresh, clean oil, Do this consistently and you Will save repair bills and pro- long the life of your motor. “In the instruction books issued to owners, motor car. manufacturers recommend that. at regular , the old worn out oil shdfild ined off and the crank case re- filled with a fresh supply. “The extreme importance of follow- ing this good advice is usually not properly appreciated by owners, but an examination of the oil taken from the crank case of a -motor that has Cha Specrfredand used by | the US.Army.and Navy: the Red Cross andineYlhC.A. been run for a season without clean- ig out would quickly convince any owner of the necessity of this ser- yice, “A great many owners appear to be under the impression that the. lubri- cation of the motor is being. properly iooked after. so long as they pour in from ‘time to time suficient fresh. oil to’ maintain the proper level In. the crank case. 4 “While the: maintenance of ,- the proper oil level is very important, it is not all by: any means that: is -re- quired to insure efficient’ motor: lubti- cation, The oil in the crank case must be kept clean and, so far as_ possible, free from sediment and grit. This,can only be :realized by frequent and*regu- : changing of the crank-case supply. I: is understood that this applies to motors. Where. the circulation splash und combination splash and forced ‘feed systems of lubrication are em- ployed and the oil’ is continually. used over. These systems. are in general use for automobile. motor lubrication. “Automobile, engine . lubrication oils are, compounded from oils which- have a range:of boiling points fromlow to high. Each time the oil is circulat- ed through the motor a certain per- centage of it is lost through evapor- ation caused by heat. The part of the oil lost is that withm the lowest. boil- ing point. That part of the oil of next higher boiling point which is not entirely consumed by-'the heat, is scorched ‘and its; lubricating value consequently reduced. The percentage of this scorched and blackened oil in the crank case increases ‘as the original supply continues to be used. “In addition to this worn and car- bonized oil, a considerable percentage e Comp/ete electric (7ghet and power plant More than four thousand Delco-Light plants were de- livered for war work. They were used to supply elec- tric light in camps, storehouses, hospitals, Y. M. C. A. huts, airplane hangars, sub-chasers and other branches of the service, In Red Cross hospitals at the front, Delco- Light operated life-saving X-ray apparatus. Delco-Light was specified by the Government because it is dependable, efficient, simple to operate,—requires little attention, and because it is AIR-COOLED. The result of Government te __ “HikWAys Abts bl, soldiers and their supplies to | supplies to the population. of kerosene and other heavy portions of the fuel leak past the pistons and mix with the lubricants, After this dilution passes a certain percentage, cylinders, pistons, and rings wear rapidly. MAXWELL TRUCK MAKING RECORD IN USE OF GAS One of Entries in Development Tour Cutting Fuel and Oil Mileage in Two For over two weeks the Maxwell entry in the national motor truck de- velopment tour, which is being run under the auspices of the National Association of Motor Truck | Sales ‘Managers through six states covering 3,000 miles of the richest farming country of the middle west, has been breaking all gas, oil, and water rec- ords of the tour despite the fact that the truck was taken out of stock at the last minute without preliminary adjustment. The tour is being conducted for the sole purpose of selling the farmer the idea of motorization of his acreage. Only one truck from’ each of the 14 factories represented is enteréd, the capacity being limited to 2 1-2 ton trucks and under equipped with .pnou- matic tires. Friday afternoon before the train was to leave Chicago, A. J. Banta, manager of the Chicago Maxwell branch, decided to enter the contest. sts and the satisfactory use of Delco-Light on over 60,000 farms are your as- surance that Delco-Light will give you the same de- pendable service. It betters living conditions,—i and soon pays for itself in time and labor saved. THE ELECTRIC SHOP B. K. SKEELS - Phone 370. ‘THE DOMESTIC ENGINEERING CO., Dastoa, Obie Makers of DELCO-LIGHT Preducts increases farm efficiency, , 408 Broadway TRANSPORTATION The Worcester, Mass., Evening Gazette (Editorial of June 19) The Gazette’s “Ship by Truck” day parade was a force- ful demonstration of the practical service that can be ren- dered by the gasoline-driven load carriers in solving the transportation problem. Motor trucks capable of carrying all sorts of loads were in line and showed that:the farmer, the merchant, the manufacturer, or the man in.any line of busi- ness can secure a car to fill his requirements and have an independent means of transportation withiy-its own control. The matter of transportation is one lems of this age. The world has solved the problem of pro- duction to a marvelous degree. The inventions in machinery have made it possible to manufacture what humanity needs and improved methods of agriculture make it almost certain that somewhere in the world each year food enough to go around will be raised. The great problem is distribution and that is impossible without adequate transportation. America was able to manufacture war materials with remarkable speed but was faced with a baffling problem in getting the goods to the seaboard and thence to France. The granaries of Argentina and Australia were overflowing with wheat while Europe and America were:on rations and we needed only adequate transportation to bring speedy relief. | While in the agricultural sections of Russia grain was rotting in the bins, the large cities of the great empire experienced famine because there were not railroads enough to carry The military efficiency of the truck, proven in every campaign in Europe, and in the big role of trucks in for- warding military supplies from the interior to the Atlantic seaboard of this country, is now to find its fitting sequel in nation-wide use of truck freighting for the agricultural, industrial, and commercial purposes of the peace era. ‘quarts of water OF the:chief ‘prob- the front and distribute food Long distance telephone calls and tel- egrams did the business. An hour or so. later Friday afternoon a truck was taken at random from stock and with Driver Gibbs at the wheel was speeding overland to Chicago. The second day after the train left Chicago for Jowa, telegrams arrived at the Detroit office announcing: “We are cutting gas and oil mile- age of other trucks in half. Truck arrived in Freeport in excellent con- dition. Mileage 77 miles in rain and mud over black gumbo reads. Gas average 15.13 no oil or water needed so far.” ry bor the last two weeks the train } has been pushing across Illinois, into Towa giving demonstrations of the practicability of trucks on farms, carrying capacity loads, and spread- ing the gospel of motorization along the countryside. Always the Max- well stands head and shoulder above its companions in regards to economy of performance. “Truck in excellent condition. Rain * almost entire trip, mileage 69, roads very ‘bad clay and black gumbo, many long hills, average gas consumption 13.80 miles, no need for oil or water so far,” is the report which was sent from Dubuque. The next day the roads were better and as it was not raining the truck averaged 15.84 miles to the gallon of gas. No water or oil was needed at Waterloo although the distance from Chicago amounted to 278 miles. This récord could not be equalled by the other entrants. From Waterloo to Cedar Rapids each gallon of gas carried the Max- well over 16.90 miles of road. Up to this time the tour had traveled 359 miles. One quart of oil and three were chalked up against the Maxwell, another record. —The Punch. Music that ts more than memory The Victrola makes the opera and the con- cert more than a fleeting pleasure. It brings them right into your own home, there to be enjoyed as your permanent, priceless pos- session. You have encores without number. You can hear the interpretations by the very same artists who won your admiration at the opera or concert—for the world’s greatest artists make records for the— Victrola Stop in at any time and let us demonstrate the Vic- trola. 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