The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 29, 1919, Page 14

THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, NOV, 29, 1919. La E T)EPARTMEN DL TRAILERS AND TRACTO LAG, UTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS, ACCESSORIES, Demand Grows for Smaller Striking Stunt With Maxwell Clutch Trucks and Lighter Loads |__ Striking Stun Truck production figures issued by the National Auto. mobile Chamber of Commerce shows a marked tendency to favor the use of a greater number of lighter trucks rather than a smaller number of heavy trucks. There are many lines of business wherein the commodity to be moved con sists of a number of ordinary size cases and where it has been the custom to use heavy trucks piled high in the place of light trucks carrying lighter loads but making more frequent trips aud traveling 2 Truck sales for the third « the Maxwell is but another name for Quality 100,000 axles is con- HE goodness, the pce aig a acai Vee efficiency, the qual- structed, a ity in previous Max- Consider the vast use : wells created a demand of capital it requires for the current Maxwell swempersitee to turn them out—300 5 More wiles 00 tree ST es ae which 100,000 cars (the a day. with ite high number now being bulit) Estimate the confidence the tires and electric Mmhts wae tiret cannot satisfy. Maxwell executives had in most This shows a rare liking the Post-War model to rest ton Spee bh mean on that Reo sold almost as many as | ciaas k to meet the démar for Maxwell; and the appre- the future of the Maxwell all other makers of the class com- | ‘They proven beyond a d wae 3 bined that conomy they are ciation that every dollar de- name on a year’s production In commenting on this situation,| ahead of the heavier and slower A. PF. Hawkinson, manager of the) truck United Motors Co., distributors the Reo Wagon, says: “It is plainly evident that speed is the prime requisite in busihess nowa ‘ y with economy nning a close |» d. When a ten for example adopt trucks they bought heavy trucks, believing that taking a big load and plenty of 6 Oe Gelver | uch in used aroun Pokey it was the proper way to handie| -raing to the distance he is locat their deliveries, This was clearly! 04 trom town the Speed Wagon & case where theory was not SUD-| saves him from one to two h ported by practice. trip mith Toran saree pints, St bees: Geved better and) Above: Walter Robinson of the Seattle Automobile Sales company holding Maxwell on stoep hill with use of oped that the co: f operating and fe th mn in the : Perform ‘ trip without use of brakes maintaining one big truck was edly eluteh only, Below: Performing the same stunt on the down trip © greater than for two light ones. In the second place the large truck could not cover the same distan in a day as the smaller and spec fer truck, consequently they c voted to its manufacture has like 100,000, been wisely expended. They knew; 300,000 previ- Think what the making of | ous Maxwells had told them; 100,000 axles means, the mak- _ the public was their judge. ing of 100,000 frames, 100,000 You can look for high engines, 100,000 clutches, and — engine efficiency, or merely 100,000 transmissions. comfort, or long mileage on Think of the great saving gas and tires, or improve- that comes with the purchase ments the war developed, or of so many materials. style, or value—you'll find it Consider the accuracy that _ in the Post-War Maxwell. follows as one after another of Price, $985 f.0.b. Detroit. SEATTLE AUTOMOBILE SALES CO. Distributors H. P. Grant, Mgr. 1101 East Pike St. East 462 In a great many casew today the rt is going thru the same ex as the city s rs ago. The farmer een Inclined to lean towards heavy trucks, but is rapidly fin ng out that the lighter and speed er truck is far more adaptable the general purposes for which a dey re prove beyond a question of ®| The photographs above show the! “It is all due to the fact that the hat the Maxwell clutch {| success of the demonatration, The Clutch is of the cone type, faced with aily indestructible, Sale | etted Pe S. just oft Asbentos woven wire brake lining Winningham of El eelected was SOR ave. S.. Jus « bath of ofl. As the A home the ofl en, in my " k will predominate on farm.” optr rdoand a Lake Washington t not make as many deliveries nor | KEEP HANDS CLEAN the J. 7 od out gradually, sad a ¢ could they make them as quickly A little vaseline rubbed on the! week to find one of won dre nt of al xe takes §=place ¢ store Service, as the interpreted | hands before commencing any ma-|in Seadtie, and to stop on the } 4 There is no sudde the meaning of the word, meant) chine work will greatly frcilitate| both going up and coming dowr phot taking hold, and and without touching the| consequent jarring of the car, but 1 | a gradual gripping which ts almost ng back a foot. imperceptible to the driver and tt versed. | passengers with him we mee that the Maxwe! tructibie, we mean that . h so an it ls posnible t the cae solidly on the steep) build, and the Maxwell owner need grade. to have no worries about clutch de In explaining the secret of the! fects, no matter how much he uses Maxwell clutch, Winningham says: it for braking purposes.” pher sadd, MMMM MM MM MMM something extending out and be-/ cleansing the hands with soap and/ without the use of the brakes, either | brakes the Maxwell came to a star yond the store. Quick deliveries wtill, not even r | water when the job is done. was giver itch once more eat Biats Motor Trucks Soon to Have Their Own Highway System “The day is not far distant | ‘They will represent the shortest when motor trucks will operate routes between important pointe over highways built solely with fact that will make for lower cost in view per ton mile t day comes motor Maintenance crews, not unlike truck transportation will have | those which reached its height.” rophetic statements were Btate and Roads that led. natantly nee at w A right ways, will = SMALL CARS| SF Sant oe FOR EUROPE II MMM in f ie Lowest Priced 4,000-pound Capacity Truck in the World Another Traffic Truck Reason Why oy ‘tint St NEW CONTROL _|TRUCK PARADE WAS [yore von ecu man Sah president ¢ nociat in auton While a motor ck 4 stra- i And it is up to Am ; he moter “crue Seman RADIATOR LEAKS ~ OSTAL TELEGRAPH - COMMERCIAL CABLES TELEGRAM eRe tor t FE os ol president of the {Jon Parade was in progress at To-| Radiator leaks are often very " Searane s into, an ancient horse hitched | to jJocate, especially when @ i . mamil. ¢ wagon fell over | tittle ones. In these. cin ' ing expired. An old, wrinkled col- , the radiator completely sal wished Sarat beonsgy fe a smoke through a Jeweler ed the prostrate animal | pjowpip: ad so faithfully helped him Ronnies. s living for 10 years and ex- Let's go buy Boldt's aimed: “Good night, hoss, Good Uptown, 1414 3d Ave; morning Mister Motor Truck The 1 big, heavy ma But the er afford them 1 them a lot of MNase Miia th» Web Xi a oc fact 1 I Spokane, Wash., Nov. 2%, 1919, 2:15 a. m. Shields-Livengood Motor Company, 1024 East Pike St., Seattle, Wash. Made trip today Spokane to Lewiston, Idaho, and return, with Traffic Truck equip- ped pneumatic tires, carrying 4,000 pounds load besides body and cab. Total mileage, 230 miles. Actual running time, 12 hours 15 minutes. Total elapsed time, 13 hours 1 minute. Gasoline consumed, 2114 gallons. Two quarts oil. Poor road. Truck in fine condition. Climbed Lewiston Hill in high gear. supp’ ingenuity accommodated itself to all classes of Americ ple and will now have t the Europe American export trade is facing|@ser, J. O a new ere of expansion in every re| 20 further < but in tion is the| the organization the auto.| F. W. Ruggles further announces | the man.| that in spite of conflicting rumors ly priced| Which have been published recently, utile lly the tire indus-| the Willys Overland company of To trucks are replacing ¢ « ni . Ps the beginnt . ‘ r 7 in India m fullest advantage Ohio, is in no way connected ran | elephants, oxen and mer lo | with the transaction, which w: that m d, including Charles G © secretary of the Re: F. Hepburn, wd general m: and others, have nnection with either of future All about us are evidences of ita y Each day seea the moto tru r r field of en HENRY GOHRMAN, | deavor. 1 saw a moving picture m ¢ Philippines. no dire than 1 ing cane bi Oxen have © since Chassis Delivered Rubber company of Akron,| Self, John N. Willys and W. J./ Seattle, Yakima and King its ex ort department | Beg ; : | , and connections in w York, as a| Mr. Ruggles also announced that Spokane tnd Some Traffic Features in the prom the original administrative policies Red Seal Continental New Record Over it) ises of the European trade. of the ubliec Motor Truck Co. will 2%x5 motor; Covert trans. if more) When a woman in the Philippines | predicted m period of continued | miesion; multiple isc Hilly Country Roads etieal, but more economicad than| becomes a widow, she resumes her} «rowth and prosperity for the insti- clutch; Bosch magneto; 4 = ae aw con SPECIAL = | partment of Agriculture x ZENITH St ee en eae CARBURETOR | f his confid tor proven ft plece cast shell cellular truck from farm to ing aged 11.3 miles while w hauls averaged nine From the facts in the telegram reproduced above, it is shown that the TRAFFIC 4,000-pound truck, carrying a capacity load, exclusive of body and cab top— type radiator; drop forged front axle with Timken roller bearings; Russel rear mi AGORA tion cae Gag’ are EAD |} . A special Carburetor Outfit for the Dodge, con gain, internal gear, :voller AVERAGED 18% MILES PER HOUR | miles while made but 12 ing of a stock model Zenith Carburetor, complete, wit bearings; semi-lliptic front ON A 230-MILE TRIP |trips per day r the nine mile all the necessary fittings, ready to install witho and rear springs; 6inch U- channel frame; Standard AVERAGED 10.7 MILES PER GALLON OF G Fisk tires, 34x2% front, " | alterations or machine work. Makes the Dodge perform with the same ease, pre » average c drawn per ton by the ehicles was 2 cents Sah ade, ASP inch Wien CLIMBED STEEP LEWISTON HILL IN HIGH rotten aie tee cision, power and economy as the Liberty Motor, f base; 122-inch length of GEAR CARRYING CAPACITY LOAD sedge ro pn de i Hee $ U fo Gretenah ca dhanbacd coteeaae * ‘ frame behind driver's seat ae te. for ‘ootton,. i seversl tate We are the wholesale distributors for this ee : ’ A dierganvinee ft oil cup lubricating system; This is food for thought for motor truck users. cost of transpotting wheat was latest creation in the motor world. The cost is reasonable considering the added pet wis painted, striped a w as nine cents per ton mile the lowest cost by wagon is back seat and eushion re J nts per ton mil s . Quite m saving there, without taki ular equipment. 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A. 160 ‘Traffic Motor Truck Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., largest exclusive builders of 4,000-Ib, capacity trucks in world | featiine eoade Ph rae peed, structed of material particularly | | adapted to withstand heavy hauling.