The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 22, 1919, Page 9

18-Ton Load on a 5-Ton Truck and 8 1-2-Ton Trailer" The Standar carried this ton truck above, which 18-ton and then some. Vicinity of Port Angeles, manage: |. Lexington and Standard trucks, Map in no uncertain manner load 12 miles with the aid of an of the truck department of the Shieldy-Livengood company, a was one of 39 operated in the im Ye-ton trailer, distributors of has the territory well organized, and ts putting the Standard| RAINED MEN BEST ON ROADS my attempts have been made to! an engineer. According to an engineer is “a cnan ean do well for $1 what any can do after a fashion for $2." fhe dollar he saves, the engineer Receives about 5 cents, his state governments and all large car porations realixe this, and never think of turning engineering work over to an inexperienced layman, but there are still cnany communi: ties where the highly technical work 5 of read construction is done without Feceiving the other 95 | engineering supervision. In a mis 50 fividends on their Scent in-| taken effort to “save” the 5 cents | which an engineer would cost, they ational governments, most throw away the dollar he would save Your Motor Truck on a Tand have a badly bungled job in the bargain A good highway engineer often saves his entire fee, or salary, many times over before a single shoveiful of dirt is moved. In many counties and road districts thousands of dol lars are wasted thru the use of im- proper materials, or thru the failure to Investigate and use good local :na-|Maticn, with 38x7 in front and 49x8 | the armistice has shown a noticeable |“no name" terials, A competent engineer would {make careful investigations lhe even decided upon the best type jot r to build, Experience Necessary The only really permanent feature of a so-called “permanent road” is the location and the grading. Many dollars can be saved on the construc | tien and maintenance of a road, and many more dollars in operating vehi- cles over it, thru proper location and grading, yet the question of reloca tion is almost never considered at all | when the work is done without an engineer, The saving. or waste, in mainienance and operation contin | ues forever | Poorly drawn specifications or | none at all may cost @ county thou- sands of dollars in poor work for ev ery $100 “saved” by doing without | an engineer. Dui construction, | proper engineering supervision ts | the only insurance for good work. Many people who realize the folly of attempting to do construction | work without an engineer have a | Very hazy idea as to just what con | stitutes an engineer, They are apt |to think that any young man who Wiliam | INEW FIELDS CUT COSTS FOR TRUCKS s Big Buy Company Finds Saving | End of War Opens Up Vast Foreign | Thru Change From Solid to Big) Territor: i 'y Truck Manufacturers Proumatic Casings of United States TIRES m every hand the report | contracts have | many indus | for business, but that 4 in bring ing many trade opportunities to take the place of those that were closed when Mara laid aside his armor, | oO f the rewulty of the term: | n of howtilities has been an in ind for motor tru in| untries, if we can judge from the recent experiences of the Republic Motor Truck Co. Inc, of Alma, Michigan | Thin firm's foreign business has for ye n of considerable vol ume, and haw constantly shown a steady increase. From June 30 1917, to July 1, 1918, Republic trucks | comprined more than 10 per cent of all the export truck business origin ating in the United States, During this same od, 4 per cent of all the truckw shipped from the United Staten to Australia Republic and 22 per cent of thone going to Cuba were of the same make, In the last few months, however, the export business has been growing by leaps and bounds One day's cable orders recently in cluded 60 trucks for Tokio, 10 for Caleutta, two for Porto Rico and one for Hong Kong. Many of the trucks which went to Japan on this order are to be put into service by the ‘Tokio Omnibus mpany, Ltd. which already hax 60 Republics in the passenger bus service, where © How cont shall « pveduee my truck | in & question [am hearthe joften these days,” says Jonn 8. Bate local distributer of Goodyear tres “Of course. We hear that made it necessary tries to seramb! it te Just an tr cancelled war for there are many ele men that enter into the coat of op erating @ motor truck, and often a | little carelessness in direction May offset all the onomies that an be gained in othery Sometimes the trouble ts not so much in the actual operation of the truck as in the tire equipment with whtos Ate work “There is no such thing as a uni Voaral tire, wuithble for all needs Different trucks demand different types of tires A noteworthy example truck operating costa w reduced thru. the appli fa |type of tire thoroly suited to the | wervice di ded in the one reported by the Washington Auto Bus Co., op erating six passenger busses on the | Bothell run “It was mentioned in Uneir 1918 re ort that a saving of $567 had been |made in upkeep under the classifica Uon of running gear, This saving is | directly attributed to the use of pneu matic tires in place of the solid type The report goes on to say; ‘During 1917 @ Breat deal of trouble and ex pense were experienced with the rear axle housings of the One-ton car, ux ing the wolld block tire, and the re palr and replacement of rear wheels on all the cars, Before installing the | Pheumatic Ure, hardly 4& month pass | they have proved very efficient and | ‘ed without the replacement of axle economical, It is a noteworthy fact housings, wubes or truss rod, while | that passenger bus service in all | not a single instance of this trouble | foreign countries is growing very | haw occurred since the change was | rapidly, and ts being developed to a| made, in December, 1917 point Uttle realized by the average | | “This company now uses a COM | American | plete equipment of Goodyear pneu-| Every month since the signing of | inat creamed 4 forelgn ¢ it im of how wreatly on were in the rear. Its experience i* of | increase in Republic's expert bust: | Vehicles, and we are glad to discuns| trade ponsibilitl are on the eve the changeover problem with any | of q development that will dwarf by one connidering the move." comparison all that has so far been | TEN YEARS ADVANCE accomplished in thiw fled | IS RESULT OF WAR rhe remarsatie portormace | ROAD BULLETIN the motor truck in war has won for it & permanent place in the com ere Week Ending March 22, 1919 | Ianued by (| merce of the world Net only has the war developed the motor vehicle Samuel J, Humes, King County Engineer | of industry to @ far-advanced stage | | of perfection, but It has revealed to & prosperous world wonderful posal: | |Dilities. The future of the motor | | truck in assured Motor trucks have almost com pletely supplanted horse-drawn vehi jcles, wherever it has proved feasible In many localities it has held ite own with the expres companies and |han competed nuccessfully with the |railroads. Now the postoffice de- partment has abandoned pneumatic | mall tubes in favor of the mailcarry |ing motor trucks, which are deemed | (, gnumeciaw plenic grounds, In fine far more economical and reliable. | condition |The time will come when the motor Baemelaw District ~~ feattle-Terome—Paved valley road O K feattle-Tacoma—High Sine Read—Thru | Dee Moines—In good condition to Pierce county line From Pierce county line to Tecoma is passable, tho muddy in places Gravel | road on east of valley fair Kent-Aubern—Crave! road fair Kent-Dee Moines Good except crmaning fiat west of Kent Rnemelaw-—New pavement open for five miles out of Auburn Take Old road to left at end of pavement [A fleet of five ‘POOR TUBES? | can jook thru a transit and do a lit-| truck will surpass in importance ali ‘ue drafting {= qualified to take! other forms of transportation. This jcharge of big construction jobs. = not a wild dream, but ts quite iw hen such an inexperienced man i*/| within the realm of possibilities, as —Let— Our Experts Help You Select the Right Truck for Your Business. COMPANY _ SPOKANE | put in charge of important work and | |makes @ mess of it, his employers lare apt to condemn the entire eng! | neering profession, while the fact was that they never had a real engi- neer on the job at all. Even a grad. uate of a firstclass engineering | school must have several years’ ex- | perience on construction work and | must have had responsible charge as |an amistant before he te qualified to | assume sole charge of a project. Cheap Enginssrs Expensive The reason there are #0 many in- experienced and incompetent eng! |neers in charge of extensive high- | way work is that the public is prone | to think that engineering service is |a standard commodity, like cotton or lumber, and that the cheapest serv- ice is the best bargmin. If they can get one man to take charge of a bic job for $100 per month. why pay! some other man $300 for the same job? But did any one ever hear ef a bank president being enployed on that basis? “Wanted—Manager for @ large de- partment store; the man who will) work for the smallest salary gets the “All doctors are invited to submit bids for performing a difficult sur gical operation. The lowest bidder will be employed.” If the above imaginary advertise ments appeared, every one would say that they were written by luna ties, but that is exactly the method | employed by dozens of counties and/ road districts in selecting a highway) engineer. Instead of picking out the! best qualified engineer and paying | him the necessary amount, they get @ lot of engineers, good, bad and in- and take the lowest bidder. As a sult, the job ia skimped or bungled, or both, and the disgusted taxpayers conclude that engineers “ain't no good nohow.” When all officials in charge of highways realize that no highway work should be done except under the direction of an engineer, and that an engineering position should be filled like any other important business or professional position— that is, on the basis of professional ability and experience—then many millions of dollars will be saved to the taxpayers of this country, and | we will have much better roads at a much lower cost. different, to bid against each other | ithe war has taught us the motor truck has by no means reached its | Mimit ‘The motor truck industry ly ten) years ahead, thanks to the war, and ia wtill advancing at 4 rapid rate. | ‘The farsighted among the manufac: turers are preparing for a flourish: | ing domestic busin 4 an exten: sive export trade. The truck has) its worth both on the battle-| field and in the commercial field, | and it has estaiblised the ir'demand| 2 of American makers, A big demand for American-made vehicles in the | foreign fields is bound to follow, not only in Europe, but In all parts of) the world, | KEEP THEM OPKN It is noted in the news that a four. jton truck has carried 150 erates of abel ‘Thi is just an incident in a tre mendous transportation industry over the highways which has been buflt up aa a result of war-time con-| ditions, but which seems likely to expand rather than diminish now that the war is over. This mode of transportation has one admirable as-| pect that is often overlooked, With 80 many motor trucks on the roads it has become necessary to keep all important highways open to traffic the ter thru. That makes it) leasier Yor the farmer to get to town with his produce, which makes more | business for local merchants, which, jin turn, makes greater need for mo- tor trucks to haul their goods, Open highways have become a necessity to business, a boon to private motor: nd a blessing to farmers. | tetw Don’tlet your battery wood south of Green rt Diamond creek road; also via Green Yess Highway proved somewhat since government low conned: maintenance crew has been working hard to get road into shape. row still om road beyond White river mill. Volley Fair Diamead —<ienerally Tend, Highway -— Renton: North vie Issaquah Good. Prom N te the Goat ranch road was ni & better condition, and maintenance crews are working with = view to ont read to sur«mit at a very carly Nally wood |-Redmend “ood bet a ye Fair; poor on Dy Use new ateei bridge over sonieais ot Dur Deval. atone Pelle City—Good over Yellow. stone trail }-Telt—Over Tolt hili—In good condition, Use caution on curves. Via Lake Semmam- inh-—Good. ‘dead. | Newpert-Renten_ | Bellevee-Newpert Very poor from Relle- Wilburton, Good remainder Renton — Vie further information King county roads call local 38, Rainier Vailey— rege: Main b906, ABOUT SPARKING Sometimes it becomes necessary to | readjust the distance between the contact points of the breaker. The common error is that of setting these points too far apart; the prop: er distance is approximately one fiftieth of an inch, and this may be| taken as the standard. Incidentally | the width of the spark gaps has a | great influence on the functioning | of the ignition system | WHITE TO SPEAK Henry M. White, immigration | commissioner, will deliver an ad- dress at the First Christian chureh, Sunday, 6 p.m, | ry i TRANSFER C COMPANY OPERATES TRUCK Not so many ye truck. Shogly afterward they side trucks of other makes Kefore long both Taylor and ago the Today they are standardizing in sturdy GMC true WALK HOME! | Wise Driver Will Buy Regular Guaranteed Product and Always Have Air in Tire Many motorists thru bitter experi have ome acquainted with various “gyp.” “swindle” and tires that are handed out at bargain prices by mysterious man. nee | the before | Value to all firma operating similar | yeas, and it is believed that foreign | ufacturers that palm them off as per- owners have of purchasing by reputable fect tires, These car learned the lenson standard tires made manufacturers. The sume situation exists today in regard to tubes, Some manufactur ers who make nameless tubes offer to put the dealer's name on the box in case of quantity orders—and the dealer ts in the peculiar position of selling to his customers a tube under his own name, on which the manu: facturer declines to place his name. Unbranded and unknown tubes constitute a serious menace to tire life. ‘The unbranded tube is obvious: ly of lower quality than the standard |brand—and of such low quality that the maker will not put his own name on it. And in the public mind such reluctance on the part of the manu- facturer indicates a want of pride Taylor-¥ added a GMC which began to demonstrate what a GMC can do right wards were handle, and capable of displaying a greater degree C in the product and a want of faith in its value. Even the best tube is not purely of rubber, Other ingredients are used with the rubber, just as oth: er materials are used in making “polid” gold. All @ tube has to do is to hold air and keep on holding air, | and the more pure rubber it con. tains the better it will contain air. It is obvious that high grade rub- ber is the most necessary material in the tube. So in a if one tube is of cheaper quality than another. it da because. the cheaper tube has less rubber or rubber of an inferior grade. A motorist who uses cheap tubes is constantly courting trouble. Too many dealers sell low grade, no name, big profit tubes which cost many times their price by losing made eneral way,! TRA* wards Transfer company of hilly Seattle invested in a high convinced that the GMC of pulling power Recently they added another truck, Model 16, %-ton @ from thelr warehouse door to all parts of this comn was cheaper to operate, easier | 1c low trucks operate saved in the end, inflation. Gooa th They are tubes add life to Just as important ax good casings. Many motorists could well afford to throw away their) | cheap tubes and replace them with | gp When you think of adve think of The Star. GOOD BUY —-IN— USED TRUCKS PHONE EAST 558 for a demonstration of any of the trucks listed below—they are in the best of condition: 114-ton worm-drive Kelly 1!4-ton chain-drive Federal 1-ton Denby, overhauled. . 1-ton worm-drive Maxwell, ‘new tires... 2-ton Reo, motor overhauled 1-ton Republic, pneumatic tires front. 2-ton Wilson worm-drive, as good as new. 314-ton Kelly, practically new .........- And several one-ton Ford attachment trucks. +o TSO See Them at Western Motor Sales Inc. 904 East Pike St. A. W. QUIST COMPANY StRucTURAL ENGINEERS AND ENERAL CONTRACTORS O81) Hoos BenpUra, 705 SHOND Ave. Seatrree Wasi xiTox, March 5, 1919 Mitchell Motor & Service Co., Pine & Sumit, Seattle. Dear Sire, Attenti Replying to your letter of January 235, in reference to two "Jumbo" trucks in our Transportation JT'S THE SIXTEENTH Dept. of the Brenerton Project for the U,S.Housing run down— Haulage Problems If your haulage problems include unpaved streets, ‘ try roads or transportation conditions other than | the most favorable, the solution of your troubles will undoubtedly be found in your tires. Our transportation engineers are at your service to “assist in solving your transportation difficulties. JOHN S. BAISDEN, Inc. Technical Tire Engineers GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION Distributors Goodyear Truck Tires and Rims 824 Union Street—Ellatt 2441 1406 Tenth Avenue—East 770 In the 16th Annual Handbook of Automobiles, just issued by the Na- tional Automobile Chamber of Com- merce, New York, are shown detail- ed and uniform specifications of the principal models of motor cara and motor trucks produced by the lead- ing manufacturers in the United States who are members of the N. A. cc. The gasoline passenger car section shows 110 models and fillustrations, while the gasoline commercial sec tion includes 70 models and illustr tions, There are four models in the electric vehicle section. The handbook of the American in- dustry has become the standard ref- erence book for prices and specifica- tons of new models among domestic and foreign dealers, export houses, American consuls, secretaries of state, Mbraries, dealers’ associations, automobile and country clubs, ete. The specifications are in tabular form and follow at uniform arrange- ment for ready reference and com- parison. Copies of the handbook of 206 pages are supplied to dealers and the public at the price of 25 cents, to eover the cost of printing and meling ON'T wait until your horn, lights and Corporation, we take pleasure in stating that these trucks have given A,1 service, without losing a minut time on account of repairs. starter go “deed” on you. 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