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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 19J.9. ti U. S. TRUCK TRAIN MIRED IN NEVADA D ( AUTOMOTIVE SECTION AUTOMOTIVE 'SECTION ESERT ' s SUPPLY OF WATER ID GAS GIVES OUT Four days behind Its schedule, on account of the hard oondltions of roads and deserts encountered, the Motor Transport Corps transconti nental Train reached Carson, Nev., after two days' heart breaking fight ing with the worst desert in the State. ' The run through Utah was over auoh fine, gradeles, hard reads, that the train was beginning to think its troubles were orer. 'After leaving Orr's Ranch, the last station In Utah, the road lead over a long stretch of desolate, mountainous, Nevada desert. It was here the worst difficulties of the trip were met. Two trucks and the Mil iter itself Were mired la aulcksands where reconstruction required a detour. Abominable road conditions contin ued, and after a twenty-five-mile ruaJ through a veritable inferno of sand, he-at" and dust clouds, the entire train ran into a sand mountain that had to be removed bodily. A detour over a salt incrusted marsh was necessary to avoid .a worse stretch of road In the process of reconstruction. Practically every aoaehine became mired up the the body and the train had to be pulled out one by one. From 2 o'clock until 4 o'clock the next morning, every man was work- tog his hardest to get the machines oat of the marsh. A road construction camp was used as an emergency control on the west era edge of the desert, fifty-three miles from the start, and thV different traits of the train went separately to this goal as they were dug out. The first to arrive was the kitchen unit, followed by the first company. It was necessary, at one time, to put the water tanks under guard and ration both man and machine. The unexpected delay in the desert caused . grave situation, as regarded water tad. gasoline. Finally, a gas truck managed to get aregh with a supply of fuel, and the train was enabled to proceed. Cwo tanks of water, hauled by horses, je&rae from the construction camp and relieved the water famine. After getting out of the desert ev ryeae was exhausted to the point of dropping, so a stop was made to re teoverv Numerous cases of human and xiechsafc&l trouble developed caus ing a-great deal ef delay, however, e serious medical cases were re tperted. Extreme, beat, low-hanging clouds of alkali dust, two-feet of sand up to wheel hubs and deplorable desert trails; numerous hidden check holes, an unusual dry condition as the re sult of no rain for four months, and no material save sage brush with which to build trails, were some of the trials the convoy by sheer grit and the American spirit of stick-to-itiveness managed to overcome. The men were kept busy digging wheels out of holes and jacking trucks up into the air for clearing out and minor repairs. On one night over thirty stranded tourist parties were helped out of their difficulties, and the large searchlights were used, to guide them to water and safety. Through Blackpoint, Andersons ranch to Ely, the road was as bad as encountered anywhere, but when Ely was entered the worst roads in that section had been passed, and there will be no more trouble with deserts. From Pinto House the trail led through canyons to Eureka; here a reception was awaiting the men and every attention of "Western hospital ity was lavished upon, the browned travelers. The country was still very desolate, and the roads were but trails, with many stiff grades, sharp turns and dangerous places. Camp was made one , night at a pint where there was only one house and two persons living within-twenty miles. 'Between Austin and Carson, two days of heavy going were met, with, the, ever present dust and bad roads. However, a rousing welcome had been prepared by the Carson Club and the Red Cross, and after traveling 2 085 miles of the trip, the train rolled into Carson City four days behind becausol of the desert delays. According to schedule, the train is but one hundred and thirty-four miles, behind, am with the prospect of good roads and bvtter conditions from Car son to the CMden Gate,-it Is possible much of this lostTlme and mileagei may be mader up m good runs; The general health is good, and with the exception of many minor. difficulties the condition of the trucks is excellent. Itinerary of Transcontinental Motor Truck Convoy . 30. Total miles to date, 2,939. 184 miles behind . August schedule. Approximate mileage Scheduled Control point. From previous con- to arrive trol point. on or before Washington, D. C .'...Starting Point On time.... July '7 INDIVIDUAL CAR BODIES DEMAND ART IN BUILDING This is the day of the unusual in body lines" says G. C Frey, of the Kissel Motor Car Company. "We find that- motor purchasers want a car that is not only dignified in appearance, with lines that give a touch of rakisbnes that suggests power and speed, but is different in appearance from his neighbor's car. "To design and build a car along these lines . demands not-only-designing versatility but body craftsman ship and artistry to produce the dc sired effect." Before We Go Back Home To Oar Own Salesroom J 142M0niiAve?N. W.- v- AVe -wllL sell every ..used car favour -present salesroom. . - - You can practically name your own price on an$ iised car we have. ' . .-V"- - v ;First class, every one of them. V&.-? HARPER OVERLAND CO., 1405HSLN.W. Franklin 4307 Frederick, Md. Chambershurg, Pa. (via Gettysburg, Pa.) Bedford, Pa ..... Greensburg, Pa.. ., East Palestine, Ohio.. Sunday, rest period ... Wooster, Ohio. ................... Bucyrus, Ohio. .... Delphos, Ohio (detcur onnew road) Fort Wayne, Ind South Bend, Ind Chicago Heights, 111 ..' Sunday, rest period....'. .....' De Kalb, III . Clinton, Iowa .J- Cedar Rapids, Iowa ;.., Marshalltown, Iowa Jefferson, Iowa. .......... .V. ...'. . Dennison, Iowa....... .!.i.... Sunday, Vest period.......;;.. Council Bluffs, Iowa ....... Columbus, Neb ; .. ... Grand Island, 'Neb Lexington, Neb ; North Platte, Neb ;.....- Sunday, rest period.......... Big Springs, Neb .-..'... Kimball, Neb-..... .'.... Cheyenne, Wyo. . ... ............ , Laramie, Wyo.. .".;... Medicine Bow, -Wyo.. .' Rawlins, Wyo ., '.'.i. Sunday, rest period. .....'.. Upton Station, Wyo... ....$..... Green River, Wyo ."...;;. Fort Bridger, Wyo ...:.. Evanston, Wyo...........;....... Ogden, Utah ........;..... Salt Lake City, Utah Oct's Ranch, Utah.. i Sunday, rest period .. . Sheridan's Ranch, Iba (detour on new road saving 25 miles), Nev. . Ely, Nev Eureka, Nev . Austin, Nev. Westgate, Ner. ....... . ...... Fallon, Nev . . . , Sunday, rest period Carson, Nev. (detour on new road) Jdyers, tjai.. ............ .... Placerville, Cal . . .; . ........... ,. Sacramento, Cal.... ....;... ....... Stockton. Cal ;........ Oakland, Cal... 46 62 57 63 81 88 63 70 51 76 78 ,80 84 87 .75 81 '68 72 5 '83 64- 82 .. 64. 75 .; 86 " 66 57 59 62 Hi 60 63 35 76 52 .74. On time July 8 On time....... July 9 On time July 10 On time July 11 On time July 12 On time July 13 1 On time July 14 On time July 15 On time July 16 On time July 17 On time July 18 On time Jnlv 19 On time July 20 On time July 21 On time July 22 On time July 23 On time July 24 On time July 25 On time July 26 July 27 On time July 28 On time July 29 On time July 30 On time July 31 On time. ... ..Aug, 1 On time Aug. 2 Aug. S Delayed Aug.. 4 Delayed ..Aug. 5 Delayed .Aug. 6 Delayed .Aug. 7 Delayed Aug. 8 Delayed Aug. 9 Delayed Aug. 10 Delayed Aug. 11 Delayed. .Aug. 12 Delayed ..Aug. 13 Ar. Aug. 18... Aug. 14 Ar. Aug. 19... Aug. 15 Ar.- Aug. .19. . .Aug. 16 Ar. Aug. 20... Aug. 17 No report Aug. 18 NEW INTEREST SEEN FUTURE FAIR! No report .Aug. 19 No report. ... .Aug. 20 .Delayed..,,... Aug. 21 Delayed. ....Aug. 22 Delayed.... ,. Aug. 23 Delayed...... Aug. 24 Delayed...... Aug, 25 Here today. . .Aug. 26 .. .. ........ . Aug. 27 ..,,.. ,..,.. . Aug. 2o . .Aug. 29 Aug. SO . bunday, rest period .".......Sept. 1 ' San Francisco, Cal... ... .Terminus ....;....'.... ...Sept. 2 Rest periods are tentatively designated, and are subject to change as conditions may necessitate. CB. DRAKE. Brigadier. General, General Staff, . .. '- Chief, .Motor Transport Corps. 80 84 83 70 70 54 66 34 5a 52 48. SO- .- TRUCKS CUT DOWN COAL HAULAGE COST "The chances of cutting down ex penses seem small at times, but to the live wire an opportunity is always ap pearing'." says W. K. Hoagland, presi dent of the Signal Motor Truck Com pany, Detroit. "We can all take a lesson from a coal dealer who threw precedent to the winds and cut down his overhead expense so much that he will not only make better profits this year, but will be able to show quite a saving: to his tmmmmBmmmrmmmmmmmamimmKmmmmmm itllKimMlKtIKmlBnml9 Banana! customers. ,y "This coat dealer has a .large busi ness in Detroit and he uses several motor trucks In the winter season -delivering coal. He usually .adds o his truck equipment just before the sea-J son opens. "This year Instead of waiting Until he actually needed the trucks he pur chased two new trucks early Jn the summer and proceeded, to hire them out to contractors by the week, fur? nishlnc his own drivers. la this way the trucks are paying- him such a profit that It will greatly cut down Jiis overhead expense when he uses them to haul his own coal. "Furthermore, he is able to- employ his drivers all the year round, and is able to get better drivers for this rea son. Even figuring- on a large de preciation on the trucks the profit shown for the summer's work pays -a great deal of the expense of. winter coal hauling." Beginning with this yiar, the State and county fairs in every part of the country will have a new meaning and added interest to every visitor, espe cially those from the suburban and agricultural districts." says G. A. Kis sel, president of the Kissel Motor Car Company. "What the business equipment show is to the business world, what the land show is to those interested in real estate, what the building mate rial exhibition Is to prospective home builders, what the sportsman's show is to the country" anglers and hunt ers, the 1019 State and county fairs will be to the agricultural population of the country. "It will be an exhibition of the lat est and most Improved implements and farm equipment ever shown In the localities in which the fairs are held. The whole atmosphere of. how to increase farm investments and crops, how to economize time. In crease personal efficiency and to make life on the farm worth living. "There are two big. stages In. the farmer's business production and the transportation of the results of his labor. For jvcry step in the produc tion of his crops or produco there is an implement or appliance ready at hand that will save labor, decrease cost and time, and increase the pro duction ability of every acre of land. "In the matter, of the transporta tion of his produce, the manufactur ers of the motor truck and automo biles have kept pao with the manu facture of the other Implements that make record-breaking production re sults possible. ( "The peculiar characteristics and special mechanical features necessary on motor trucks and motor cars to make them efficient and economical in country work have been added to the products of those manufacturers who have kept pace with the demand and increasing business the farmer will" put his truck to. ' The same is true' of loading space, or a special body built practically to farmer's spe cifications bodies that are adaptable to the haulage of the particular kind of produce which the farmer finds necessary to haul In his truck. "Gone- are the days when It was necessary for the farmer to hitch up In the wee small hours-of tho nigra ing so that he might got to town ia time to deliver his produce, complete his shopping and that of his family, and get back to the "homestead before dark, a. process that meant his being absent from the scones of his opera tion practically all day, thus holding up the work and making uncertain the productivity of his soil. j "The farmeror today, if he starts In the wee small hours of the morning-, it Is not that he tries tp get. back before dark, but. that he wants to get to town before the dew Is off of his produce and set back before dinner t nnln"- t .MW... NORTHERN TRIPS SAnRACTMOTOiHSTS I GoAmgAfter ,MOT0R i JyW&er I ...... it. -- . -.-T. -.-It ULII mmu. t BIGGEST PLANTATION IS 0WNEDBY U. S. RUBBER CO. "The largest rubber plantations in the world are now owned by the United States Ttubber Company, and are producing millions of pounds of rubber annually trom the estates which had never nourished a rubber tree before 1910." says Walter B. Ma hony, writing In Commerce and Ff nance. 'Nearly a -hundred thousand acres were acquired on the east coast of Sumatra but a degree or two north of the equator, through the purchase from a Dutch company of lands for merly devoted to growing tobacco. More than 1B.000 laborers largely recruited from the' 40.000.000 Inhabi tants of the adjoining Island of Java are enployed In the care of 0.000,- 000 rubber trees. 'isH ih"'"7"fc?t?55S '! FlKsCQfi Triple-Heated Gas QUICK starting dependable power on hills or uneven roads and an average delivery of 14 or 15 miles to the gallon of gasoline, even under heavy loads, instead of the usual 6 to 10 miles these are tributes to the Fulton Triple-Heated-Gas Motor an exclusive feature of the Fulton Trucks. Be cause Fultons deliver dependably and at lower cost than other trucks, they have been chosen by John Wanamaker, Texas Oil Co.. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., and other great fleet operators. Huntington Motor Company 1806 14th Street ' Pfa6ne North 4332 A Complete Service Station Is Always t Your Command Come in end see the Triple-Heated-Cat Motor er tcrite for booklet. r, Tour Contest Closes Today Names of winners will be announced next Saturday in this section. FOR SALE 2-tON CADILLAC GRAHAM TRUCK . Price $1,200 Good Condition Thoroughly Overhauled APPLY IMMEDIATELY COOK & STODDARD CADILLAC DISTRIBUTORS 1138 Conn. Ave. Franklin 3900 The wad of the war and the relax tlon of war-time tension and fciyhj productive effort lead to a dealre to Mae"e the country" again. One of the many hundreds of de lightful trips, for Instance, is over th.e Une new highway from the Maine coast into the Canadian province of Quebec. It is flanked by" majestla forests and many views of. untold grandeur. Mile after mile of line hard road stretches betwyn giant pines, with no sign off Human habita tion. This is a wonderful part df the tour, but the engine power must be dependable, for there are .so towas "to speak of" for over a hundred miles, jfad a failure of the ignition would have very unpleasant conse quences. A car does hot run .well If It has poor, variable ignition. It can not ran at all If the Ignition fails. The man who tours must be free from ignition trouble. His motor may fail miles away from any ser vice station "If he is on a tour and Is apt to be troublesome and uncertain, while the magneto Is sturdy, always dependable, and gives off Its fat, hot spark at all speeds. The battery system should be de pended upon only for starting, light- : and short-circuit, or work loose through vibration, or give out altH gether, the car can continue jmt we. same, because the magneto Ignition is not affected. This system of ignition can stand as rough, usage as it had in the war zone, when it was the only kind depended upon by the Allied armies In thoso crftlcal times when unreliable ignition would have meant - ?' .ti sJi Aitk & leesaeAr r-4eflacelr tM far and motor, tedek. " drirer ' crezsee therswthfirslt y peiritbe chooses. dlareaartMax 'the rale to m cross enly at laterseetloss, & getog j rehiring the regfstratfe t, to fee ln,a bad way is New York City. ,. ' Ab ordinance ia beittg' framed ro- viding for a penalty to be iiopeeftd Nm mm r . ' ,-. "M' 9 Tka w Federal mMpberiag ant. are neter beau, which ie hi fer tfcie ses8 ir the ftrst time. retMree that all uadeewneated meter beaiy ea'iay walkers, all ef wUem wJU bid;.fer yJeasjH yttrpeees he w- , subject te a fine of $10, tan dya la Jail, or both, The proposed erdiaaaee lias the backlnr of Meter traeXawa- ers, as' well as possessers of paseea- ger cars. In the event the ordinance is passed by the Board of Aldermen, .ae persea may traverse a street, aveaae- er highwayexcept at a regular street cressing or at ' dtstgaated- nointa Ta the center of. blocks which are 4WJ r more reet in length. " -TrMehwkv3tfeenfrr. TODAY IS 6E OF DETAIL IN MANUFACTURE OF AUTOS "This 13 tfca age f detail la auto mobile maaafacture," deolares Frank Nv 3tHtt,.chief eaglaeer of the Hayaes Automobile Company, Kekeno; lad, A few y&rs ago autemefcife ea- all their effort toward the. perfection penaea upon oniy ior butp57. i- ot ttft tntlKt A & ear's- meefcaa-1 ng. and to operatethe hora. Then. .Isn Th oC" rUlteb tte If any of Its ten terminals do get wetf7ariwJ's rifIaefeeoU ef tIw car wer,i Istered aad eatry nwatbers e tke4r bews. I -seetewhat the saase msa l aer as lfeeaee ptMee are twetf o motor ra. "-',. Coaipilatlea mf the JfU.dr tkte aaaibecteg aet ha, brewght, et the fast that -there are abeat -mm ate- t tor beets ta ae In the UatM State ef all .eiaseee. The resietrattea Ie fer tkt serMM ef eetaW4elg arNw; C rfry owrBcr, tne aeflte pert ef the het. aad awktae aa beat eaetl resg akaWe. There are about lTi.004 rsach boats. All yachts ef aere thaw sixteen grees teas are repaired to. be daeu meatedi aad must earry sfila'a pe;ere by laws ef Bavlgatfe, which have been in foree feryeerr. There are about 10,999 atteh yaeatffci eommis slea. r -- ' . Metec-'lkMMie aetf oa watenrttyajaet subject aV Sweorf- Jrled4rte- Mce Lake dAfefc iM'OrtMrtSry xe tiae waierv9B i mmt- e m't MfTMWW' te ''ev; regis "more popular than ever before, thfte- tore me aepenaaouiiy oi me source of power, which is the engine, and the magneto ignition that has to do with Its proper working "up hill and down dale," should have serious consideration. LOCK YOUR CAR seeeadary. The ' oar-baying - pablle looked nnder the need ef the.aateno blle, arid U the eiglae was ap io ther extfeetatjoas'the rest of the car was .taken for granted. ' - . Teday the eaglne aad the me chanical features of the ear espe cially of those &rodced by large sad reeognlzedv cepafee--are TeekeC upon bthbnniblie as haifag1 attain defeat, the while dependable magneto ler a presppese;Caaard ef perfee- - Touring will Increase and become 1 chaser is turned toward the -details of cenatruetios. flalaif, flttiags, aad ap pearaace. . Beauty of line, the eemfert ef the seats, the design and-etegaace ef the fittings, riding 4aallties ef the ear. width of the deers ease of onefattea, and manjl- other details are the pri mary factors today governing the purchaser's choice of ear. laws, are tared. The eearse, te slndfiue rale asrettee. ef lake fa other are 'aerHayw 49.990 States. There aaek. boats. In ae-ether beaaeh of the aataoto tive ..tadktrle aaeae in .the. air plaae Itf atagaefo icafrtea so gener ally ud to fire the gas titter makes I tae power la tae motor-ge. jm peadable atagaeto-lgaitloa is a vtaal aeeeesity where there are no service stations- W bete one out of "WfJcal- ties, aad the lives ef erew aJMt pac tion and the attention of the pur-L sengersv -wMrtd b at the ayaay of ehuer lilnnM tnwani tii.iiiiM11 af 1 mv u.n ., Htfa .ku' ,k. -Ji - . w. wn owwm .m riwf till " Beats with detachable er outboard meters d net have te be regtetered. , aad It i aia'd that there are about $S;A0O of them. The remainder ' Of the 4W.OW motor beats is atade p ot boats need for eommerclaT per-1 poses carrying passengers aad I "reighf. fishing, etc. LgggaaaBBHHHKISHflHHHHHHHHHlHBflHBBaslW EE ' M There Are to Be 100,000 of These Post-War Maxwells, But These Will Not Be Enough K. . '" -" & M "AXWELL mer chants throughout the U. a lA: have bought to date more than $100,000,000 worth of these Post-war Maxwells. this Post-War Maxweir now t ..... . v . v.- We believe there will not be enough to supply the de mand. No Maxwell has eveV caught on so quickly as this cne, and the public hasin 5 yeans paid $200,000000 'for them. iV- . Everywhere the w'onderfbl developments in fine engfc -neering in this Post-War Maxwell have been talked about; and men who pride themselves on inside knowledge about a car have taken their hats offtoit. So we say, if you are. going to buy a car .this year, take a look at w2&aw9W One look win tell you a volume, and one ride behind the wheel will make "you reach for your checkbook,, . Prepared as they are with tBeir magnificent equipment, the eight great-plants; of rthe Maxwell Motor Company will not turn out enough-to " fill .the orders. : , Many will have to go with out and- ta$s - lejtjjj-tordate cars.:- "'.'"- " . - Remember, tms Post-War Maxwell is basically like the-, 300,000 that have,. preceded it Only its more mod-, ern; more developed; so therefore .a greater car ,-Also equipped with. Hot Spot and. Ram'g-Hcrn. Mm mili im.ttrm $985'io.b. Detroit HENCSa o H, B, LEAKY, Jr. f '."ft .-.- msmiBirroR JHt 1321-1323 Fonrteenth St. N. W. Main 1185-410C Service Station, and Parts' Departmen.Eear&S 6 St-N. W. r- 'H ": i ?v k -v- . J- t . f J l Ua HiiHiiiiiiiHiiHisiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiilHHIlitJIIHIHItllHIIiHIIIIdillHHHIHIlilil m