Richmond times-dispatch. [volume], December 28, 1919, Page FIVE, Image 17

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HAUL MORE THAN 1,200
MILLION TONS ANNUALLY
ttonld Coat ?1?,000,000 a Yejir llorc
<? Handle Same Tonnage Ji.v
Homo Team*.
It is estimated that one billion, two
hundred million tons of goods are
huujod yearly by motor trucks at "
coat of an average of 15 cents per ton.
Thin jjlvcs a total of *118.000.000 for
moving the above tonnage.
In comparing these figures with iliat
nt wugouy and horses, it hi found thai
the cost of nutlntalnlnc and operating;
torse teams is 33c per ton mile, which
it' correct: given a .saving of 1210,000.000
wcr year in favor of the motor truck.
Will He Crrat lac/ease. i
While there arc only iOO.OWO motor
tmirks In the United States today, it
a expected that llioro will bo at leo.ot
a million in use tlie first part of the
year 1020. so that the transportation
equipment of the country in cur,, to
i?ro? e adequate tor demands', with this
help from th? motor truck.
Tn the Middle Went finite a few of
the distributor* write that motor
truck t'>ok the place of tlie railroa-i lo
' omotivoa in helping move freight f ars
.loaded with coal from near-by mines
and shipping points up to tiio yards
of the local eleetrlo light. gas ond water
,numping station?, to provide heat to
ti c trtunlcipal and Industrial buildings.
HendereU Valnnble Sfrvlff,
That the motor truck rendered in
valuable service* for municipalities
during the recent coal strike, wa - only
another example ol the unusual de
pendability. economy and adaptability
of the motor truck in meet inn un
usual transportation demands.
Owine to the :a<-: that tjv- motor
truck did not employ coai as a source
of Its motive power, made their oper
ation economical and efllclent and did
not use up fuel thai could have been
used In any way by industries ur
tnun'clpal builoings.
Sparks From Motorland
.Sout hern Day-Elders Motors Corpora
tion his sent out invitation to their
<l< alert to meet at The Day-Elder fae?
f ry at Newark, >?'. J. This meeting t?J
to bf held during the Now York Auto
mobile Show.
Southern Day-Klder* Motors Corr><".
ration announce." the fo'.le>wing new
dealers for Day-Eleler trucks: Auto Sfr
vice Company. Madison, X. C.. and P'
? ?insula Motor Company, r>upncock, Va.
.1. A. Kline, of the K'.ine K'ar Corp.
:'dtton. is making ready thr Klin?* Kjrp
j be. shorn at the National Autruno
11 ?; Snow.
' Hrown and Chr.rb-s .7jtr. i.-?oa. -jf the
.National Tire an ?' l(u'.<N r Company, ic
i urn eel Friday from a bttsmcs i trip to
!? c!r branches in Virginia.
ii 'n. y We-chstcr !?;??- ne -.^i?}e ;r so
? :i;.t<-d with tl;e Natie,:ia". Tire an*! Iltib
>< r Company
H'j"*fil If. KaAvlings. pr? : :detit t
Kline K'ar Sule.s Company, i?- ? i r i
f ')w New York.
II. Hojand Van Ness, Junior pariuc:
of "Every Auto lie pa P.* Company," . ? it
brated Christmas by taking unto him
self a wife. Ml>e Charlotte Goinundl.
it', the South Side. After a brief
hemfvmoon trip they will reside .*? t
?i17 es.-ifT.n Avenue. Barton Heights.
FRENCH PLAN TO ADOPT
AMERICAN STANDARDS
t* IM l'?e I'roercAHlvr Mr i hurts in Car
Mnklny llaord on Vlant I'lana In
Tlii* Couutry.
K^ui^plng ?heir plants te. manufac
ture on American ftandarels for quality,
i| imtlty and progressive assembly.
Iteilangcr Frere<i. of Paris, who will
Manufacture on a large scale the car
el/.tipneel in America. and of American
part^ purchased in America, will do
;I hi? business, according to builder
recently returned front Paris. He
Mpi-ut jomt time with th?> e-hic-fr of
t ti< departments of the Rellanger F re -
r. plant at Paris. lie found these
me.i eager to learn American rnanufae
t nriti fir ways and to get started on
American systems, of which they hael
11 r i id t-o tnuch.
I is believed that by starting with
a '??crking force of practically un
?rjined men and building up produc
tion an these men become acquainted
With the work. Paris makers and
;-.;<kera generally in Europe will be In
position to bring forth cars In quan
tity. '
The old men. trained in former manu
facturing methods, slow, but sure, will
never assimilate with thb new e->r<1er
of things- To meet the inordinate de
mand in France brought about by the
-treat amount of money in circulation.
I'rench makers must get into quantity
production on comparatively low-prlccd
>ar? as prices go in that country.
MUST BUILD TRUCKS
TO SUIT PNEUMATIC TIRES
One Engineer Declare* Important
(. Imnge* Will Be Eanentlnl In
CeuiMractloa,
With the increasing use. of pneumatic
I.res on motor trucks throughout
America an engineer believes that It
w{l! be necessary to build trucks to
meet the changing conditions, and is
at work accordingly.
He expects to have Important an
nouncements to make within a short
time. Greater speed of the trucks
pneumatically fitted and sustained
speed for long distances have required
seine changes in the construction of
the engine, ? all of which liave been
taken era re of.
I Mobiloils
164V2C gal.
M.obiloiI, Barrel Lots,
" 64i&c Gallon.
o-Gallon Lots, ?5c Gallon.
Parker Brosv
Auto Supples, '> .
j oi7 "West Broad Street.
- *
ONE SEES VIOLET AFTER ' I
' LOOKING AT THE SUN!
>"ot lltkt That (-antra MuimtroLr, butt
Jurlilblf IUr? Affectiau
Ilanr of Hknll.
The sun is distant 05,00" miles from '
the earth. bur the sun you see is only
a pari oT the real sun."
IK? you know tha* 11 r- stin Is com
posed of sodium, iron magnesium, co
balt. hydrogen, nickel titanium,
clironluni, and a few other thingr?
There are movements in the huii, hut
no sign of it being liurnt out or ex
hausted, accord in pc to astronomers.
It is not the heat that t?ivcs you
sunstroke, but tho invisible violet rays
of the sun. and tfio base of your skull
is the vulnerable spot.
The violet tinge over everything
after you have looked at. the sun is
tli?:r?: because violet is ih?> accidental
color of yellow?the sun's color. You
cannot really look at the sun, but
birds can. because they have an extra
eyelid which can be drawn dov-n to
net as a screen or, shield.
FINDS UNIQUE RECEIPT
i.*-nrlihiirp "Man UUoivrri I'flprr Show
Inc Silp of rtrjrro Olrl
* In JKM.
lKpeei;ii to Th? Times-Dispatch. 1
l.Y\"CI!i:li:0. VA.. I)oo. 1-7.?L. li.
rtevcly. of tir.s city, has just found .in
the papers of his grandfather. Over
strect Doss, who died more than fifty
years nuu, a receipt for a slave. bought
b/ William l'rltchard October 27.
1811. fov whom was paid ?45. The
grandfather of Mr. Merely wan a wit
ness u> tho transaction.
Tb-j unique form of the receipt is as
follows:
L'Tth of October, 1811. Then receiver!
of Kdward Jjoks one negro girl named
Judith, price ?15. I say received by
me.
(Sigi rdi WILLIAM miTCHARD.
Wit n?'ss?">-:
ij in
WILL SEEK TO PROMOTE
IMPROVED RELATIONS
Cumiiiuudrr of Canaitisn ilnfV* in ??
Y*rk to Iluitd l.'p KiiMla^MM Ue?
hvtfn timnlrlcs
OTTAWA, ONTv. F>rc. ,JT.?Colour.
John A. Cooler. organizer and law
comnvamlrr <<f tli?? ^Canadian Huffs. Iidh
otstnblishfed tiio Canadian Bureau of
Information I it tin-1 UrolcftW iUiil?in?r.
at the corn'-: of Knrty-scoond Street
and Broadway. Nov.- Yorl:.
This bureau will oo-op^ratn with
the Cn.nndlr.il Hltrii Oonimisiiioncr. pooii
to ho sent to Svuslfinffton :ih tho I>o
i Richmond Trimming Co., Inc. 1
'! ''
'> t The Itrst uf liTtrylliln; in ]'
'i Trimmings! ]'
jj Auto Tops |
I I; SICAT COVISKS. VICTOIHA TOP.S, J
CLOSED LiOD\ UPItOLSTIittlNG J
"500 AVrwt Droad Street. <
Z (ieo. TJ. .Ioiick, I'rrsldoiu. 4
| W, .Marlborough AddKoii, See. A Tr.t
talnton's unofficial ambanpador to tin- j
United States. and their especial duty j
trill be to promote trudo relations be
tween Canada and the Unitod States. !
Doth are part Of and will ho directed !
by the Department or ICxternul Affairs 1
?>f f'unad'H. which Is analogous to tlio '
American State Department or tb?\,
Korcljcn Affairs Department of other '?
Rove: nrnnnte.
The close rotations established be
iwocn the Dominion und the t'nlted !
Statoa 'luring the war are largely re- j
sponsible for the oreutlnn of this de.
Pertinent by I'remler Horden. itefore. |
tin wnr virtually all ot' the Canadian ?
securities were floated in tireut Itritain.
Hut the cordial rriflpohso to Canada's
needs during the w?r, and the tre- '
rnoiidoua increase in trado between
the two countries during the oast few i
ye:.i a. proved the necessity of grs.n?
:hr the dominions of the I5rlti?it tin
pi re more power in a diplomatic son**.
Consequently a high commissioner will
a; no bo sent to Washington from Aus
tralia.
Canada's irade with the United
States Is now ten time* ?? large a? it
iVAK' In U)0!>. and six timer; as large At;
l!i! iflia. Since t!?n the commereo be
'tween the two countries has increased
I rr'/rn $1.00f>.000.000 to more than $2,
One very importan* activity of the
! denartment branches in the Unitod
i States will be to kc: urc for tho Do
i uilnioii manufacturing, mining, raji
'? way and kindred industries and tho
? extension of !ln?ia of communication of
all sorts??i?reet railways, interurbau
' and public service development.
VELIE
BILTWELL
SIX
National Motor Co.
Distributors, ,
H)2i> West Broad Street.
Phone Randolph 478.
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| B. A. BLENNER
1
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IM0NEI5U ANT) LEADING AUTO DISTRIBUTOR IN
VIRGINIA FOR
I Chandler and Cleveland Cars
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1 1S* 18 7-l'assencrer Chandler $900
1 19IS 4-Passenger Chandler. Roadster $9o0
1 1918 7-Passenirer Chandler Sedan $1150
i
Bvitt of the Best
S?t?t Car, f? pa*.
?eage?,ax ev'irr4-nt laoAfccV
witcdjuv.
Geo.W. Davis Motor Car Gx. ? Richmond, Ind
MOTOR
C R. S
RIDING EASE
THAT INSPIRES DELIGHT ?*
EVEN long drives in the new Davis
leave you remarkably free o? fatigue.
The long springs deep, restful cushions
and the exceptionally sturdy frame com'
bine to protect you against road rough
ness. The 1920 Davis is the product of
ten years^ automobile building experience.
We invite you to inspect it and learn for
yourself why we say "Built of the Best.'
MODELS
United Motors Corpn.
DISTRIBUTORS, ?
318 West Broad Street.
Onx CjjK-r
Mod. jjj.
Mod. 5*, ftmr-pau. sport
Mod. 53, ftnn-yxtjs. sped*]
?pore
Emcxomo Cut?
Mod. 54# fce-pMK. icoau
M?d. ? 5, four-p*?. coope
SUPERSTITION AS TO OPAL )
IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING:
lleantirat fimi In Said to lie ut Uluh '
Tide of I'ftpulartly?Urine; (in
Much ai *1,000.
CI1ICAOO. Dec. 27.?The supev.Htktion |
associating Ulo opal with' bad luck if ?
rapidly <Jt.?appoarlmf. accord lite to!
dealest*. and this l>aaiillftil tcm is now |
In the high tide o' popularity.
Few people reailzo tito tremendous
<lem;;n<l rorcntiy appsnrinx for Aus- j
trjliun upal:'. The world lias never i
seen morn gorgreous cemp than the )ir?j ,
0|>*lf mlntfl In the i>i?htnir.e Itidfre i
liiiMriot of New South Vvales. which'
flash with fir." In ,'0l thc/colors of the
rainbow. Kor years tho finest opal;;
In those fields wero gobbled bv ropre
Hentatlves of Uondon and other JSu
ropeijn markets. Now tl^c Amerioun
trade 1>km avr'-Titu in the fToUl.
Competition is si> thst it. itar?
placed {feni opala ?n tin- an rue ciaes
aa the most pracloutf atones, aa far as
prlry ij* cononrnctl. Thov Urine. from
JUOO to $S.0<J0 apiuce. and are boURht
up J?o rapidly that the supply is not
o<|ital to (lift Ooinnnd.
Million-Dollar ler <'ouiyim? .
NOUKOIjK. VA. T>?<\ 2?.?The Vir
ginia loe atul Frftcxincr Corporation,
recently incorporated, with authorised
capital stock of $1,000,000. has ac
cepted architect's plans for the *rec
tlon of a larso buUdlnjt at Sontham*.
?on Strcei ami Klvcr*??\v Avttiuc, erhieh
Is to to be <i re.-enforcrd coacr eiv
structure U.'O feet \n length and to be
equlpp?v! with ill of the mac^ln?r>* in
tlmo to b"trin opemtfons in tho ?prin?.
The contnu-U .iri- jooh to t?o let.
eooooeoooooooooMooodooe
Hasslor Shock Absorbers
For Font Cars
They T*a.v tor Themselves.
KASHLBR SAI.BS AGBXCY,
O lO?? West Hr*M? Street. j i
x Phone Kan. 193?. }'
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DAY-ELDER
The Weigrhts Given on the Right
Include
Weight of Body
Worm-Drive
Motor Trucks
Six Models
Mo?dei_A<?3,500 pounds eapafcKy. . flytgi
Model B?4,600 pound* cs^crtr .i.
\
Model D?6,000 pounds ?capaeh.y.... VMO0
Model C?7,000 pounds capacity..
Model F?9,00$ pounds capceitf
19?*
Every piece of material and equipment that, goes into a DAY-EI/DEIt is of~time-tried
value. FYom the radiator cap to the tail-light every DAY-ELDER is a. complete efficient
unit, of mighty power aud invulnerable strength. That is why they ar? defiwrieg oon
tinuous capacity service to thousands today at the lowest eoBt per utile of all w&rm
drive trucks. Dealers, write for particulars. .
<?5^f of All Models Track* Are Wonti-Drive. I muted rata . ftaiife/rju '
Twelve i
rr- 1
KLINE KAR SALES CO., Inc.
flOS-ia WEST BROAD STREET. RICHMOND* TA.
OffBPrn of Bay-Rider Trwrks in Richmond Sajrc
u*,*i
? Saved $i.<iG2.0P ovei ooBt of ti"o ewriz first. yoar.
? VAUGHAN ft CHEW NINO.
Spent loss than 525.00 on repairs flrst rear.-?
MAYO COOPERAGE CO.
Because of satisfactory sorriea-now baytaff-'<Hird
nay-Elder.?G. n. CURRIB Jk CO!
After two years' use atanfiardiatoc' on D?y
Rtdor Trueha.?W7SE GRANITE AND CON
STRUCTION CO.
With the Wonderful
New Springs You Skim
Over the Rough Spots
The new three-point
suspension Triplex
Springs of Overland 4 make
it a totally different kind of
car.
It is wonderfully easy rid
ing because thesenew springs
ward off the bumps of the
road. Riding seems like
floating.
It is light in weight and
therefore economical of tires
and fuel. Economical also
in upkeep because the springs
protect car and mechanism
from the wearing shocks M
the road.
Overland 4 is easy to
handle because of itt Short
wheelbase, though the
springbase is long like that
of big heavy cars.
This combination of light
car convenience and big car
comfort results in a car of
such exceptional qualities
that it establishes a remark
ably high standard of motor
car comfort.
The Scdin is complete in every
detail. It weighs only 200pounds
more than the Tduring Car
Harper Overland Co., Inc.
2iiMS West Broad Street.
Phone Madison 4081.