The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, May 17, 1920, Page 16

~ X ** * * HE American Motor Express Co. - | operates Patriot Trucks on eighteen motor transport routes out of Sioux Falls. Routes average about 80 miles for the round trip and are covered every - other day. They started with two Pa- triots on January 6th and are now oper- ating nine. They haul household goods, stock and machinery, principally for farmers. . On March 3rd South Dakota exper- ienced the worst storm in years, with snowdrifts piled so high that traffic was Eractlcally at a standstill, yet the Patriot xpress trucks continued to operate. The day after the storm one driver took a load from Sioux Falls to Canton and there took on 22 hogs which hedelivered to the Morrell Packing Co. at Sioux Falls at 4:30 in the afternoon. Another truck delivered its load at Montrose and after being reloaded with furniture started on the return trip, reaching Hartford, where the driver was ordered by the Company to lay up over night, although he insisted he could go through all right. Orders from Sioux Falls also held one truck at Beresford and another at_Ches- ter, although both drivers reported they were going strong and could reach Sioux Falls without trouble. Patriot Trucks Earn While Others Are Idle Patriot Trucks are built to run along without trouble when conditions of road, Revere Model 1500 to 2500 lbs. Capacity PATRIO will be astonished,as other Patriot owners have been, at the endurance,the perform- %cekand the stamina of these wonderful cks. : Built for Fétm _Roads'- Patriot Truckswere thefirst trucksbuilt for farm loads and country roads, and todg;(r they are considered the leading trucks in America for that purpose. = In “fair weather,” Patriot Motor Trucks give that dependable, efficient and eco- nomical service that every truck owner - has a right to expect. And, as a “foul weather truck” the Pa- triot will sue?fin§e you with its equally dependable, efficient and economical ser- vice, no matter how bad the road, load and weather conditions may be. Good roads, bad roads, or no roads at all—it’s “all in the day’s work” for the Patriot. Why Standard Oil Buys Patriot Trucks - The rience of the American Motor Express Co. in South Dakota with Patriot Trucks is similar to that of the Standard Oil Co. in Nebraska. In a section of Nebraska where sand, hills and gumbo combine to make prob- ably the worst roads in the country, the Standard Oil Company had great diffi- culty with their motor trucks. HEBB MOTORS Co.,, Manufacturers, 1411 P Street, Lincoln, Nebraska Washington Model 5000 to 7500 Ibs. Capacity Lincoln Model 3000 to 5000 lbs. Capacity Patriot Truck ‘‘Picking Up”’ Express One of the Washington Model Patriot Trucks used by the American Motor Express Co., which operates eighteen routes out of Sioux Falls, S. D. This company already has in use nine Patriot Trucks and eight more have been ordered. load and weather.are at their worst. You ~the “worst r i * Upon iflvestigation they found that Patriot Trucks were giving the best ser- . vice in that bad roads territory. .- Standard Qil then sent their engineers to the Patriot factory to find out why Patriot Trucks were giving such good service. Soon they placed an order fora small numberof Patriots. In eight months of gruelling service, the. Patriots proved their ability to take satisfactory care of IS ” territory for this big corporation, in spite of conditions that racked othertruckstopieces. SoStandard Oil now operates over fifty Patriot Trucks in the bad roads section of Nebraska. How Farmers Make Money ‘With Patriot Trucks Many farmers who have bought Patriot Trucks for their own use have discovered that they can use their Patriots for out- side hauling and make considerable extra money. In fact, many farmer boys are earning splendid salaries in this manner. One farmer who recently bought a Patriot earns $25 to $30 a day hauling for his neighbors. : ! Another similar instance is that of C. D. St. John of Nehawka, Nebr. He operates a flour mill and last August purchased a Lincoln Model Patriot for his own use. However, he has had .so much haul- ing literally forced upon him by others that within a few months, he told us, he had made $1200 extra —without a cent of expense except for oil and gasoline, 5 There are thousands of -farmers in the North- west who can_well afford to own-a Patriot for their own work, regardless of the extra money they can eam,boand we should like to hear from them. Write us about it. (44) Mention the Leader When Writing Advertisers PAGE SIXTEEN Mention the Leader When Writing Advertise;d