The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1926, Page 32

PAGE THIRTY-TWO rather than the speed of a car at|of a cortain’character. applicatble | - International Harvester Company’s Bismarck Branch is given time, the cause for arrest.| to all citjés; the passing of strect It is quite apparent that in travel-| ears; what to do on approach ling through hundreds of speed|‘‘re or police department vehicles. fused, zones thousands of ‘motorists are| What obligations there shall be on ~ constantly be! apprehended for] all motor vehicle opcrators to sto) Be technical breaches of speed laws.|immediately at the scene of, acci- 4\ It should not be very difficult to| dent and to niake a report to police Fa reach a natio officials, and whether or not vehic- accord on such a les: should ‘be. required to make a i) om A «| ces; what highways shall be through INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS ARE FAVORITES FOR AL Transportation is « always has fitted i big | way building our industrial, commercial, and agricultural fabric. In years a revolutionary development in transportation thods has been brought ubout by gasoline-operated vehicles, in the production of which the International Harvester Company | is now a strong factor. street and interurban railw well as commercial organi: and | farmers, are utilizing this type of| conveyance in inc: nunibers | and in a variety of way | In many cases the motor truck and the motor coach o: u substituted for or ies to the railroad: ways, and espec interurban hauls providing tlexibility and saving in time and cost that are proving a continual sur- prise to the transportation experts. In many other cases, owners of trucks and busses have developed entirely new fields that were not adequately served by railroad or electric service. The Harvester Company has been a pioneer as well as a leader in the design of motor vehicles and in pro- | viding adequate vice therefore to meet the needs brought about. by this new development. In the last several years particularly the vester motor tri motor co organization has come rapidly to the front until now International units! may be had in a variety of sizes and | types to meet a gre: present freight and p: portation requirement | The pioneering sp that has so/ splendidly marked Harvester Com- | pany effort for close on to a century | in the development of farm machin ery has also been a strong factor in| bringing the name Inte! 1 into | prominence in the motor vehitle world. As time is ordinarily reckon: it is a very short span big subject as A’ ed itself stance, the first Harvester vehicle a erude, experimental model, to be sure—came into being and only twenty-one years ago the first In- ternationals were produced on a com. mercial basis. As early as 1897, then, the adyan- tages of gasoline power were fore- seen not only in cit ¢ but also in rural communities whe trans- portation methods were slow, some, and tedious. Then it was that | the first plans for a high-wheeled | gasoline-propelled motor vehicle or! auto buggy, as it was called, wi drawn, The first model these plans was built in 1898 and w operated on the streets of Chicago for two years. In 1903 a second experimental ma- chine was built which was the fore- runner of the present line of Inter- national motor trucks and motor but it was not until 1905 were made for production y scale. The first ma- resulting from these plans were placed on the market in 1906, In 1906, accordingly, it may be said that: the International line came into being ‘in a commercial wa; ind ever) since ‘there has been a dy and, healthy growth. | 1915 Model Basis For All With the rapid increase in mil of hard roads and the remarkab! improvements that were being made in the low-whcel types of automotive vehicles, however, the need of a low- | wheel motor truck to take the place recent| a hls | turing s ¢ | grankshaft, | veloped service plan. on the highways ‘he need for simplification is becoming more |and more apparent every day and it will increase as our registration | mounts. f thi L TRANSPORTATION 1s presented themselves to the, ruck organization. a manufacturing, still anotwer a question are agreed that what we need is not more laws and ctions but simplified and stan- ed practise and universal ‘rules of the road. And all com- petent engineers with whom I have ei pro- | discussed this problem gre in accord works was| that if we can but evolve a condi- was at this|tion where simplified practise will prevail and traffic adjustments be approached as technical and engin- jeering problems rather than from the viewpoint of police regulations, works that the tional motor trucks centrated. Indeed, as far back 1907 the Akron works became a m - 7 ve shall have gone a long wa: = facilities of the works were turned |” 4 to the making of auto buggies, Na- | Ward solving our safety problem. turally, therefore, when the new line Interferes With Safety was brought out in 1915, Akron con-| Efforts to deal with the latter tinued to be headquarters for the/ are constantly retarded by the mul- re ot tneoenaclorel aud it suill| tiplicity of laws, regulations and motor truck parts. | LM bli, Speed Truck Produced In 1920 (8nd regulations; all, cities and The year 192 wy mile. | towns have their ordinances and The year 1920 marks another mile- wy stone in the progress of International |Fegulations and nowhere can the inotor truck s: cturing, vel a ” n with for the speed in the confines of one state, with t and/any degree of confidence that he oted | knows what he is expected to do, truck Id (Ohio) works, plant of the old Cham: | whether it be a matter of a left- All thoughtful students | the Sprin; as the mai: pion Company, was rearranged and i resequipped for quant pduetion a ES fetid lithe th iat of these speed trucks which in the |’ § ; Bavtialx Genie have Gronetie tem uirestoe Hut rite railroad iter a well-earned reputation} | To realize how serious the ne ‘onomic, and depend: |for simplification and standardiza- required. The fam-|tion of practise is, it is only neces- ous Red Baby, special out-in-the-| sary to review briefly some of those se musechoet ae eT a ;matters on which it is reasonable x dealers, has particularly | 4 ef Ee ee | pore! question of certificate of title. wiahally in 1928 the big new Fort | ‘twenty-one states Mave provisions ayne works came into being and |e” tity registration: of th i with the dition of engine manufac. | 26n eail for certificates of title 4 ut Chicago and also with | teen ¢ i 4 ‘a pringfield for|fore registration plates are issued the making of the motor h line,jand three have bills of sale. The which has received so much favorable| movement for certificates of title » and the new Modei SL| has been under way since 1919, but ional motor tr rogress has been slow. Apart |from other inconveniences which the production of motor vehicles of| the lack of uniformity in this re- many types and sizes to satisfy the | Spect leads to, it is safe to say that manifold needs of present-day motor |the different requirements regard- transport. In this branch of manu-|ing the titling of a car in the va- rious states is one of the big rea- ions why the authorities have been * {so powerless to check the rising madele |tide of automobile thefts. advance} _ Take again the licensing and ex- construction, {mination of drivers, Sixteen states and the District of Columbia re- quire an examination. In _ five states, examination is optional and in thirty-three states there is no |provision for examination. This is |@ matter over which there is great t and| Controversy. Most of the states truck |Tequiring examination are in the | east. Many of the middle wes- al is built for rugged work, jtern and southern states require Service A By-Word |neither examination nor licenses to Service has always been am imports drive. ant by-word in arvester Com-| a1 rea ee aes ; ees ata é The privilege granted non-resi- pany and the way the servicing pro: Fay blem for International motor tracks dent operators of motor vehicles is has been solved has won much/@ most important consideration for worthy comment in the motor world.|the reason that the army of people The many Harvester branches locat-|who use their cars for touring pur- poses. is constantly increasing. Motor vehicles statutes generally grant limited privileges to non- residents driving their own cars. fast, able hauling expansions in 1 Certain importan also inaugurated in 19: sign of the engine of the which have repr steps in motor truck Among the features worthy of spec: | ial mention are the new “stee | steering gear, removable. cylind and the two-bearing, ball-bearing | The life guarantee has been placed on the cra ft and the main ball bearings ed a great amount of int driven” home to _ prospective owners the fact thet the Enteenericne he ed in various strategic business cen- ters in the United States and Can-| ada enabled the motor truck depart- ment quickly to establish a well-de- Un 1 attention especially has been paid in recent years to the pro-| vision of adequate service in all im-| portant business centers. Separate buildings for motor truck sales and service are being built in numerous of the auto buggy was recognized! regular branch house towns, while and so in 1915 the Harvester Com-| special display rooms and_ ‘service pany bronght out the first four-cylin- | stations have been established in oth- der International motor truck with; er important business centers. Hence, the word “International” on the hood. | with 112 Company-owned branches in That 1915 model was the basis for! the United States, seventeen I H C the complete line for “everv hauling | of Canada branches,’ and other ser-; purpose” which has since been de-| vice stations in various other coun-| veloped. ; With the design and production of 8 full line of Internationals in the years following 1915, various major UNIFORMITY ISNEEDEDINMOTOR = LAWS TO INSURE INCREASED SAFETY By THOMAS P. HENRY President American Automobile Association In a recent diseussion of various phases of motor interest among manufacturers, highway builders and automobile club executives, I advanced this question. problem confronting’ the motorists confronti ie motoris' of America-today al ; I made it clear that this had no to safety, for the reason at safety on the streets and high- i is, of course, paramount, and vis national issue, rather than ‘igsue affecting the motorists as made this clear, it turn- the men to whom the : was addressed were ‘Unanimous that the most wre of our ing army of is uniformity in motor legislation and traffic “This. fully accorded _ i d formed from contact 5759 clubs comprising the |to countless inconveniences but. is| : Automobile eee ete tries, there is not a doubt that Har- vester motor truck service is the most comprehensive of its kind in the world. Car registration is proceeding rapidly and the yearly addition to the ranks of motorists is still run- ing into the millions. Our 'factor- ies are going full blast to fill the demands for individual trasporta- tion, Considerable progress is be- ing made in road construction, but the fact cannot be escaped that car production and road building have far outstripped the progress that the country has made in bringing simplification and uniformity out of the choas of laws and regula- tions confronting the car owner on all sides. Too many laws and all of them different, too many ordin- ances, too many conflicting rules and regulations—this is the bane of street and highway motor travel today. a Car owners everywhere are be- ginning to be acutely aware that this choatic situation is hampering. the use of the car and creating a condition of confusion and uncer-|h tainty that tends to‘undermine con- fidence and, in turn, not only leads These privileges vary from fifteen lays to six months. Under pre- vailing conditions it often happens that the tourist or business man, traveling in states other than those in which he has an OpOmRLr per- mit, is put to considerable incon- venience, including possible arrest, Automobile freedom of commerce certainly demands that we should have nationwide reciprocity. Much thought has been given to the matter of brake requirements, this being one of the questions hav- ing a vital bearing on the safety pare a an Sutaerile. iy A least forty states now require “adequate brakes in, good working order.” Some require two independent sets, while a few states specify the dis- tance within which brakes shall be capable of stopping a vehicle. It is apparent that there is need for determining what are “adequate brakes” and this requirement should be uniform in all states. Headlights Conflict In talking of conflict in require- ments, the question of lighting will readily occur. There is a great deal of diversity among the states as regards lighting. The eastern states and some of the western states require specific approval of devices, reflectors and_ lenses. Many of the southern and middle western states make no such re- quirements. The result is that a tourist from one-of-the more liber. al states may find, upon coming to the eastern or western states, that his head-lamp is absolutely orl bie under ys ae nother matter of importance is the speed to be allowed in each state. Here, again, there is con- siderable diversity. Twenty-two states have maximum speed limits of less than thirty-five miles per jour. Kansas a ry Alaa maximum and Florida and Nevada have forty-five. I am inclined to also a fruitful cause- of accidents think that the simple, thou; vital, matter as warning signals, such as the si nals of intention to stop or. turn| ings. and so on. But here again eonfu- sion prevails. The states prescribe merely that a time- ly warning be given, custom has brought about an infinite va- riety of hand and arm signals, re- sulting in confusion and increased hazard, Other matters of importance on which there ‘should be uniformity will readily occur to motorists; for example, which vehicle shall have the right of way at intersections and under other given tal highways, how s' they be desig- nated and to what extent a boule. vard system with lighting signals Let the job select Although t énormous addition to the burden on the streets and, highways, has de- monstrated to a greater extent then full stop at railroad grade cross- The Taxation, Too The vatiety and. conflict in legis- lation ad er a ally apparent in eld of taxation. i ie, only necessary to glance at the | Tesulting froin ‘the diversity of; pees 2 the Cris states Re z and the con- to see. iety in rate, jis tax peg tal has commended itself to many peo- has not been without hopeful signs. ple for the reason that it ap; In several respects a good begin- ‘a fair way of making the motorist|ning has been made. In y pay forthe use of the roads. How-| states a definite trend. toward ‘um- ever, the tax is thréatened by two| form ordinances is way. Thi concurrent ‘tendencies. First, the|is the case in Michi tendency to pyramid it, addirig a}cut, California, Washi a cent at a time; and the second, the| Virginia, The hopeful feature of absence of a uniform principle as|this trend is that motorists, under to what the incidence of the tax|the leadership of the motor clubs, should be. It is not as regards the| have sponsored the movement and Hom CU ay ' ie. You need a truck—perhaps several of , them—in your business and not just-any- truck will do. There is a certain type of truck of certain capacity, particularly fitted for your work, so make sure the truck you buy is built for the job you have for it. } pr ‘year 1925, with its|f ever before the. serious handicaps | th The work of the joint commission on highway Le and signals also inarked notable progress. In set- tling up Chroagh the United States highways - with: patton - direction’ Mos beng te 1 copelderable matter on wi si ress haa been made." The effort to! products of this institution have delivered for nearly.a century, 9 a The result—motor ‘trucks worthy of their name, and in a range of chassis to meet every hauling demand. 3 : °, different gapacities with wheel base and For twenty years the Harvester organ: ization has made a thorough study: of- transportation requirements in just about * Dedy equipment determined by the work ‘for which the truck’ is to be used. The every known line of business. And for twenty years the Harvester | Company has been building trucks to de-,.. liver the same faithful service that other 3 ' ‘The International line incl Trucks ranging from 3,000 to International line will meet practically every transportation requirement imag- inable—and each with a truck that is built for its job. Let your job seleet your truck. w