Richmond times-dispatch. [volume], May 19, 1918, Image 18

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Group picture taken at the Virginia State Fair Grounds of 800 young men of West Virginia, who have been sent to Riclimond by the United States government for two months' training in automobile repair work,
ing to the fullest extent in furnishing men to act as expert instructors. Modern warfare lias developed uncounted new fields of act ivity, none more valuable than that of the automobile service.
t>? i i * <11 ?Photo by Irish.
I.icliinond automobile conccrns aro co-operat
o
Automobile New;
Completion of Two Stretches in
Southern Ohio Opens Im
portant lloute.
1'KOM ILLINOIS TO ATLANTIC
No S111111 Tart of Credit for Work
Due to Governor Cox, of Ohio.
Convicts yroni State l'cnitentinrj
Worked Imluftriou-ly.
ttII tKUun mn
io (.ovr.iiNon < <?\
.. : fc .. I.:.-: and repairing At;-. ::.an
highwa;.
hf r>- 5. is l.rpn In use a cjood h'.ph
vjy ? rfr>m Detroit .
uahl Mr. Beck, "but this lias been the
. ;>? lh ? ? . .il a :i i 5: prov '1
wholly inadequate t" the overwhelming
i' ?? ri...: v! !. ? inn'..P? h ?- ? ' J
offered splendid possibilities, provided
i i if y < ou. !.?!??, up. With the
finishiher of the rc^rds in Southern Ohio
this will have Ik-on a : omplished. In
a mea: tire this j.ew system should
prove n r-\ valuable i ?>* the Atlantic
senboarl as thin new route will con
nect r.*i?h tho Dixie highway ;itic! br.ng
?.'no South l:.*o dire t '-ooirnunication
with the F.ast by roadway."
Sparks From Motorland
J!y the route which It V.*. Moon
lr./\--? w!ien he I ro,4,*? t ha ?'?{ two
'liiyin'-*5 nutomoblles from the factory
Kok"l: a. 11:?! . to Ith-h mo ml. the
iUa:: . 7>'? miles. Mr M-.'. . did not
.;t i. i- to make a record trip, b it he
?? I ! !: :<> ??>?: l ack to <1 i?: tI e
i ). 111 ii:-;ig--. i.ea\ K'-ii mo
? Ti i r .: j y at n r, ?-> t-j tile ' r ?-1 stop
nil- ) ? i Spiilipiii.il. ? ?:! i ??. 1'r.day
? ?ht v.-a* - :>? : t I:. Wheeling. V. V:i.,
? d Saturday nhtht in :><-rla:.d. Ml.
- ? i ? night f?..;???! the llayne: cars in
? tid Th remarkable f;ict about
? ? trip is that t he < ??rs <1:1 n:>t show
?.hat they hail traveled a mile.
Tl ?* "I'j !:i.t of Au' mobile How"
will be opened within the next ten days.
'1 he M. !' Stor..;- M ?rt?.: Com; any
i; ? ? . ? ir ? ? s ? ? '.v : ? . '. i'. i ?', r: 11* r
Shaft r and Broad Streets. This build
i:ig : la-: ivo: ! in < ? ? . ? j,,;, f,,r
nut p i? ;? .ri !;j - v.tr. iri'l, and
iticluiles inany new features in both
tl.e s.tvlce and sales departments.
Henry F' rd A- Son 1st the name of
the concern that makes the FordWori
tractor \vl i' h ? ? ? w ri ? ?> : !:P n
the Ralearoonis of tho Universal Motor
Company. T> ??-. ? n a .* v ? >?
n. ride whi.-h r *.!? !,???.? >' ),,r i
made by the inan jfa^turer. It
h.u- be?-n known for ?> v>? th.'t Mr.
'V,rd has been worktn:: .? a !; ? ? :.,rrn
tractor, a- 1 ? i r,,v that
the pr \ i ??? h ' ? ? e tr i- ?
The T*- rd rt ' r |.,r ? . . ,.
oil and ha.1 an ft ! it will r';;!a
!? r t werity-f.vc h'? r?! . p , . r ?: ir:<?:?
R. S. Palmer. Aim ha lis 'ro-n ? w.
v iiere hi N .rrh ?'ar- is- 1 u ? .?<]
tho Fnl'-s f >rco /?( the Cap ? 1 v..:,.,
Corporation. This concern reports th<
arrival <<l a .f |: r i .. . .ir<
from the factory.
!I'-rhert I'oweii. a,-s mat avr <?
the Con me.-. ... Motor. < . ? v, wo* V
i:d out a i.pw id' i iri irar p r* :? :* , r.
from t ie f 1 ' y. "'?!<; ' ' ? t i
Motort ('ompar.y w.. op-n
place of b i v nr ? . '.on .. - a ?!i P::. ,-r:11
}?': rt e t. and in "der :?> ? ive a 'i': ?
i n the fl'"c^at ?? f tin-e ' t he ?
y.r. I'OV. ell had : .- n:? dl I v<? a . ,
of Foriit tu ; aii. Waea
m ?
Fords arrived In Philadelphia they,
were converted into Truxton one-ton
trucks and loaded with Truxton units, i
and the trip made back to Richmond j
carrying this unusual '.toad. The rail
road congestion keeps the nutomobile
man on the jump, and many new ideas '
have been brought out recently in the
way of traiiKportiup trucks and cars, j
The I?ittle Giant Truck is now rcpre- j
rented In Richmond. The Owen Motor
Company has taken on the distribution
rights of this truck in Virginia, and is |
located at 1625 West Broad Street. Mr. :
<nven Is well known in Richmond.!
h iving been connected with jnc of the ;
local newspapers for a number of
years.
DI ST RI BUT I ON OF FLOU R
IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Food Ad:;iSiifntrntur. Wlirnt Unifiers, j
Miller*. Itetall .Merchants nnd j
People C'o-operntlnjf.
CI.ARKSVILLE. VA., May IS.?W. D.
blanks, food administrator for Meek- j
on burg County, has made a thorough I
ar.vass of the county, and figures out'
hat Mecklenburg will harvest enough
?h.-.it this year to feed the people all
? and have a good deal to spare
' :? war purposes. lie thinks thn?
? :th the increased acreage of wheat,
he present outlook for a good yield
:? 1 the government restrictions on
? of ur. the county should be
* furnish a sufficient quantity ot
ur :o mere than meet its
?:mptlve needs.
.-.nistrator lV.ar.ks has followed
? r ? ??? th-.- regulations laid down by
i. ?wrntr.vr.t .n>i the people are co
7?fr<:ing with him to the end that
h.rir shall ian e.is;er matter
- cus*' :r..>:;??. that the millers
<h.. 1 i--.ve preferer. .e to Mecklenburg
? iri the gri;\ ii.'.g and that rcta:l
? ? ?! .::*3 F:'.:tll Kive preference to
? ri; rai ?.u gri::. and county
:r.l ur in the selling. Arrange
are a If:* ? ? ;*ig perfected for
~'r: u*.:or? throughout the
county, an'i it now looks as if Meck
irg will this year live within her
? i.'. far as !?.-? a I is concern*. J. anJ
. ive some to spare.
f.ooil ltoail.% In DinivIfldie County.
I ?:.V\VI:I ? i K, VA , May 1 Din
?* has good roads, lots of
;. . I ' r? know* how to ap
; ? i. '" th- Th" Hoard of Super
visors have arranged to expend
? ? - lit in work or. the IJoytit'jn
. .. 1' a i and the C x i'.oa.!, so tu> to
take advantage of State and Federal
slid In good highway making hi this
county.
Darned Lumber Mill* Rebuilding:.
NED BERN', N. C.. May IS.?The big
lumber plant of Mungcr & Bennett, at
James City, which was recently par
tially destroyed by lire at a loss of
$C0,000 is to be rebuilt at once and
put in active operation by or before
the middle of the summer.
Enlargement of Lumber IMnnt.
BRISTOL., VA? May IS.?For purposes ;
of enlargement of tho business and the
installation of an additional plant the
I'axton Lumber Company has doubled ?
its capital stock, making it 550,000.
Plans for the enlargement have been
completed.
HOGS MAY SOON RUN
IN STREETS OF PARIS
Great Accumulation of Garbage CnuacM
Government to Consider Xcu
.Method.
IBy Associated Prc3s.1
PARIS. May is.?Municipal hog rais
ing in Paris on a large scale may re
sult from the war. Lack of labor and
deficient transportation facilities have
not only held up provisions needed by
the housewife and made them dearer,
but have delayed the garbage before
fr->nt doors until it has compelled uni
versal attention to its immense volume
as well as to the inconvenience from
its overstay in the street.
Hog raising has been proposed as a
remedy for tho lack of food and the
superabundance of rotting waste.
Vegetable garbage and greasy sub
stances in the boxes over which Pari
sians have been stumbling nightly since
the war began, would, it is asserted,
fatten 100,000 hogs each year, and pork
is now worth 50 cents a pound.
Thousands of errant dogs nourish
themselves on the contents of garbage
boxes, and a great many of the dogs
have been spreading hydrophobia.
The proposal embraces municipal
markets for the sale of the fr>ish pork,
eliminating middlemen's profits and
providing competition against dealers
who, in spite of all efforts to control
retail prices, have found means of
steadily pushing up profits. It is esti
mated that the cross revenue from
enterprise would be 100,000,000
francs a year, all of it nearly cleu
tain for the city.
MAY FARMERS' BULLETIN
NOW BEING MAILED OUT
State I)r|inrtmrr.t of Acrlcnltnr* Mnkfs
Many Valunhlc Succr.itlons to
A Iriclnla I'rortucers.
Commissioner Koiner, of the State
Agricultural Department, is mailing
out the May bulletin to all farmers
wh'-.M* names he can pet.
This bulletin contains valuable infor
mation helpful to the farmers of th-J
State The commissioner has always
s'.re?sed the Importance of soil Im
provement. this being the foundation j
of all successful farm production. The ,
May bulletin contains an instructive
Reticle on this subject, and shows that
't is Impossible to prow largo crops
wlthou: improving the soil.
The farmers' attention Is called to
?he importance of saving crimson clo- |
ver seed and how it can be done, th<*
value of nltro culture in growing ni
trogen-gathering crops is emphasized. '?
reference Is made to thn impnrtani'e j
of the agricultural seed law in pro- j
? eeting the farmers npalnst the sale of i
impure and old seed that will not j
Terminate, th-5 lamb and wool markets
are discussed, the conservation of fuel '
in providing wood for fuel next win- j
tcr Is xirged and county farmers' mutual j
fire insurance is advocated, etc.
This is a valuable bulletin to the ,
farmer who wants to do better farm
ing and better marketing each year.
A large number of analyses of seeds |
and fertilizers are published. The fer
tilizer law Is being rigidly enforced for
the protection of the farmer. All bul
letins issued by the department arc
sent free to ail farmers who desire
tiiein.
MAKE SPECIAL EFFORTS TO
SAVE WHEAT IN STATE
Pood Administration Nnmrn Annlstnntn
to llcl|i Thrcahermen Check
Waste In Opcrntlona.
Virginia Is one of the States in
which the United Ftates food admin
istration Is starting a campaign to
check the waste of wheat in thresh
ing operations, chiefly through securing
the repair and more careful use of
threshing machinery. The general di
rection of the work will bo in th-?
hards of the grain threshing division
of the United States food administra
tion This administration will act In
the States through the Federal food
administrators and county committees,
composed of the local food adminis
trator. the county agent and a prac
tical thresher man.
The t h' eshermen's assistants for Vir
p'r.ia are: N\ Klemlns, with head
quarters at the ( fr.ces of the I?Vi5<*rai
?i ii.lminlsi i at'on at Richmond, a-id
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rv>.
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Thii ttritt 0f twtlv* tttti It dttionti
t* like iht miu*rt*inty #?( ?f tire-buyin$.
L
T raction-Surf ace
A non-skid tread, made up
of comparatively small pro
jections, cannot resist wear
so well a3 a tire having a
broad, flat traction-surface.
In considering the merits
of various non-skids, deter
mine how large a surface
comes in actual contact
with the road.
To do this, lay a piece of
wire screen over one unit
of the tread, comparing the
number of squares that
touch the raised portion
Thrue-fjuerten i
of th? Mlehelin f,
UnivKi ?&) '] rrj/i
1? I retlioa*
Surface.
fi
with the number that cover
the portion not raised.
In the Michelin Universal,
for example, three-quar
ters of the entire non-skid
tread comes in contact with
the road, thus forming a
broad, flat traction-surface
that means extra service.
Yet Michelin Tires are not
high priced.
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TALMAX AUTO SUPPLY CO., Inc.,
Tin; J1I I FMAN AUTO STORE, Inc.,
027-020 Knit Main Street.
Phone Itnnriolpli a?M5.
72r. Went Itrond Street.
I'lione ItnnJoliih 2221.
J. Iv. PiffenbauKh. with headquarters
at Staunton. Mr. Fleming will be at
Powhatan Courthouse. May 20; Amelia
Courthouse, May 21; ClarksvlUo. Meck
lenburg County, May 22. and Ashland,
May 24. The Henrico and Chestertleld
Countlos threshing committers, ma
chine owners and operators will meet
Mr. Fleming at the Chamber of Com
me roc i'.uiidins, Kichmond, May 25.
The total 1917 crop in the counties
mentioned above, which Mr. Fleming
will visit this week, amounted to 540,
00"? bushels The estimated saving as
a result of tho co-operation and di
rection lo be Kiven by the thresner
inen's assistants would amount to 17.
71 j bushels lti these counties
This, at a minimum price of $2 a!
bushel, wcula amount to more than !
530,00'..
ANTHRACITE COAL BARONS
satisfactory information relative to
their supply from parties with whom
they normally conduct their business.
"One of the producing companies is
answering inquiries as follows: 'To
secure the most equitable distribution
of anthracite coal and to provide that
greatest satisfaction during the coming
year, it has been arranged by the an
thracite committee that the dealers
shall sccure their coal from the sources
of supplies that furnished It during
tho coal year of 1316-17. Therefore, If
you will take the matter up with the
I company which supplied you In that
alon-i. lK"rio<1 >'ou he given every con
sideration.'
"The foregoing reply answers this
question satisfactorily, and, if you <
agree, we would be pleased to have you
handled with the beat system and dis
patch, the anthracite committee has
asked that all local fuel administrators
shall take up any question as to de
liveries through their respective State
fuel administrators, instead of dealing
direct with producing companies.
Profit* Made on Wine.
AMSTERDAM, May 19.?The profits
made out of the wine-growing indus
try In Lower Austria last year were
over $110,000,000, according to the
Frankfort Zcitung, as compared with
a total of less than $5,000,000 In the
year preceding the war.
Mnnr Good I'osltlona
| make replies along the same line." Thero are many good positions of
That the big work of co-ordinating ?r.r<>fl Z1" kinds of help In to-day's
" ?' " carefully,
EXPLAIN CAUSE OF DELAY 'ho distribution of anthracite may be j answer thtm promptly0 0"1
Aid viae I.ocnl Fuel Administrators to I ? S3
Dlncasn Nondeliveries) With _
Stnte Official.
PHILADELPHIA. May 18.?Millions ?
of consumers throughout the country CS
are experiencing delay in the filling of
orders they placed for anthracite coal
since spring opened. This in spite of
the fact that the production now la
the greatest In the history of the coun
try. A circular issued by the anthracite
committee of the United States fuel
administration explains the situation.
It says:
"Many complaints are being received
I from State administrators that buyers
| of anthracite coal cannot obtain anv
a a ? n
Owens Motor Co.,
DISTRIBUTORS
m
Little Giant Trucks
Prompt delivery can be mad^ on the Little Giant, the high
speed, high-power motor truck.
Solves the freight problem. Carries anything anywhere.
DKMOXSTRATIOX AT 1023 WEST ISROAJ) STREET.
OWENS MOTOR CO., Distributors
AGEXTS WANTED.
Stewart Motor Trucks
Why it Pays to lluy a Stewart Truck.
Because in over five hundred American cities and fifteen foreign countries you'll
find STEWARTS where transportation service is hardest, and notwithstanding this fact,
"In Over Five Years >'o STEWART Has Worn Out."
Stewart Simplicity
The STEWART TRUCK has several hundred less parts than most trucks to become
disarranged, get out of order and break.
The STEWART policy is to eliminate all unnecessary parts aud use the money
thereby saved in the purchase of the very highest grade materials for the essential parts.
The grease cup and oil cup on motor trucks is bound to go! Within a few years
they will be counted antequated construction. On STEWART 1, 1 and 2-ton models
you will find oilless bushings in the spring shackles, brake, countershafts and other
places. In these models there are less than a dozen oil and grease cups, while in other
makes of trucks you will find from thirty to fifty.
Besides, by using oilless bushings, you can at any time at very little expense take
out all wear by simply replacing the old bushings with new ones, which cannot be done
with any other style of construction, without redlining and weakening the parts, to say
nothing of the great expense of such an operation.
It pays to buy a STEWART TRUCK, because of many other strong points which
any STEWART owner will be pleased to tell you about, or which we will be glad to
show and demonstrate to you.
Our Service
"Good for Years to Come."
The Stewart we purchased Ave years ago is still
working and giving good service, and we believe
is good for some years to come.
(Signed) IiAAS & HILTON CO.
Chicago, 111.
"Giving First-Class Service."
Tho Stewart truck purchased from you five years
ago is still in our possession in the original instal
lation, and is in good condition, giving lirst-class
service. We have four other trucks, hut the Stew
art is the favorite of the manager of our shipping
department.
(Signed) H. LE1I & CO.
Allentown, Pa.
There are STEWART TRUCKS in this city that are most of the time carrying
double their factory rated capacity, and with these loads being run at excessive speeds,
yet these trucks are holding up as well as many other makes of trucks that are only
carrying their factory rated capacity loads and at reasonable speeds. While we do not
recommend overloading and excessive speed, still, in case any of these trucks are laid
up for adjustment, we supply another truck to take its place.
We also carry a large line of spare parts, and always carry one truck of each model
on the lloor to take parts from in case we should not have the particular part wanted in
our stock of parts.
It will pay you to buy a STEWART TRUCK, because it is easier to handle, more
economical, will out-last and is the highest developed commercial truck in the world
to-day.
, If you are contemplating the purchase of another make of truck, let us show you
the many great advantages to be derived from the purchase of a STEWART TRUCK,
and after you have used the STEWART for five or ten years you will look back upon
your purchase with a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction.
The factory has hundreds of sncli letters as the following!
"Giving Perfect Satisfaction."
We arc still using our original Stewart %-ton
truck, purchased five years ago, and it is giving
perfect satisfaction.
(Signed) THE J. T. CASTLES ICE CREAM CO.
Irvlngton, N. J.
"$15.00 For Repairs in Five Years."
The Stewart is still in my possession, and giving
excellent service. It has not cost us over $15.00
for repairs.
Pottsville, Pa.
(Signed) WM. F. WEBER.
Once a Stewart owner, always a Stewart owner. Stewart owners find no other make
of trucks quite as satisfactory as the Stewart, and a great percentage of the Stewart
business to-day is composed of repeat orders.
SOLI) BY
Stewart Motor Sales Co.
Randolph 1070.
"The House of Perfected Service,"
1410 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND, VA.
EDWARD TAYLOR, Manager.
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