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last Hae I " week. First I met Mr_ Geo. H. Halley, looking very well, then Mr. T. C. Pullinger, of the New ArrolJohnston, brisk and busy, and, finally, Mr, J. S. Matthew, of Argylls, Ltd., all within one hour. I wish I had space for some forcible opinions I gathered on the petrol tax.
This is naturally no medium for the expression of political views, and I am not going to say in these columns under which banner I serve on the question of Tariff Reform, but I would go a long way to hear a set debate between two rival champions, seated opposite each other on the same platform, with the local mayor presiding and adherents of both sides making up the audience. There are all the elements here for a pulse-stirring and exhilarating evening, and one such occurred, down at Bradford-on-Avon a few nights ago, with Mr. J. M. MacLulich, of Sirdar Tires; his opponent, on the Free Trade side, was Mr. J. M. F. Fuller, M.P. Mr. MacLulich seems to he a rare enthusiast, and well up in his subject, and I recently told him that, unless he were very careful, he would find himself in Parliament. He smiled mysteriously, and doubted that he would find the
Solid Tires and Polthrs.
time, but I have a lurking suspicion that matters are moving that way. I hear, also, but for this I cannot vouch, that another West Country tire manufacturer is likely to be the candidate ill opposition to Mr. MacLulich.
A new company is
New rapidly being formed "Spare Wheel" to exploit a new Company. spare wheel for
motoreabs and motorcars; the headquarters will be at Manchester. I am not permitted to give further details at present, but • readers may look for a full description in this journal within the next two or three weeks.
It was my lot to look
A Tractor in on Mr. W. A.
for Timber Tritton, of Foster's Haulage Wellington Foundry,
at Lincoln, during the past week, and that gentleman had obviously a customer in hand when I arrived, I, therefore, with his consent, took a glance round the shops : it acted as a tonic to me to see the work going through, and to learn the destination of the different machines. One tractor was going to Lyons, and out in one of the yards I found a large portable engine being tested before its dispatch to the Egyptian Government_ Before long, Mr. Tritton had completed his sale of a compound tractor, to a Mr. T.
Knowlton, of Wellingborough, to be used for timber haulage, and then had—which was interesting to me—an account of the tractor's mobility for this special purpose. Fosters, I gather, are fairly busy; they are naturally getting ready for the Royal Show, and I heard all about their preparations, though not at liberty to. tell. There is something new on the stocks. Another favourable sign is. that they have taken an additional acre of adjoining land for extensions at Lincoln.
From Lincoln, IL My Welcome went on to Leeds, Travelling and, changing trains Companion. at Doncaster, by a
stroke of good fortune I happened into the very carriage with my friend Mr, Raymond Dennis, of Dennis Bros., Ltd., of Guildford ;. he was comfortably ensconsed behind the newest novel_ This he quickly laid aside, and proudly produced the new Dennis catalogue, and with good reason. We soon fell a-talking about the company's new combined tractor and irrigation machine—evidently a most, comprehensive agricultural motor, useful for ploughing and all kinds of farm work. I gathered that one has. been delivered to a farmer in Surrey, and is doing excellent work, and further that the Editor had arranged to. deal with this machine in detail very soon. Inspection and trial are, of course, much better and more convincing than any illustration in even the best of catalogues.
I saw some more of Mr. Dennis. while in Yorkshire, both in the company of his Bradford agent (Mr.. Dyson) and the Leeds agents (Thomas Green and Son, Ltd.), and I learnt with interest that he had sold during: his visit a locwt. van—a third repeat, order—to Messrs. Denby and Spinks,. of Leeds. What a warm-hearted, energising, laughter-loving man this Raymond Dennis is: he strikes me as desiring nothing better than to see the Dennis business progressing—though not transformed into a gigantic concern—and to make the name of Dennis Brothers an honoured one. They refused, not many years ago, a tempting offer for their business, but are glad they resisted it. It would give them no pleasure to see the business over-capitalised and failing to pay dividends. As it is, they work unceasingly and find the concern growing slowly but surely.