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The wheel of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs. "—John Beattie Crozier.
The Coming Agrimotor • Business.
In order to give the technical Press an opportunity of examining the Watson Drawbar Dynamometer, Which was designed by Mr. G. W. Watson, M.I.A.E., for use at the 2nd International Tractor Trials, the Agricultural Machinery Section of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and .Traders invited a number of guests to dinner at the Savo Hotel last Wednesday, when the instrument which was on view was explained by Mr. Watson and Mr. W. E. flingston. After dinner, Sir Alfred Daniel Hall, K.C.B.,F.R.S., Director of the Intelligence Department of the Ministry of
Agriculture, proposed the toast of "The Trials and 'Exhibition," and showed his conviction of the need for the adoption of power-driven appliances if the farmer is to get an adequate return for. his enterprise. Hetsaid that, before the war, the farm labourer earned for himself and his master from £90 to £100 per year, these being the minimum and maximum fignres.' Of this amount he would get £40 or a littlefover, and „he farmer she balance. Under present-day conditions, the farm labourer is earning £180 and re
ceiving. £120. The farmer's problem, therefore, is to make' ,the man worth more than he was before, turning out more prockice for his •tiay's work, and this could only be done by giving him power to aid his own efforts. ln his opinion, the response-to the efforts of the tractor manufacturers iwould ultimately come; but the process of converting the farmer must necessarily be slow,. because the farmer is always gambling against the weather, and he has learnt by long inherited experience to go slow in making changes.
Mr. S. F. Edge replied, and said that he is a great believer in trials and publicity. A trial such as that being organized by the S.M:M. and T. would ultimately have its effect upon farmers who, he assured his audience, were daily being offered panaceas for all their troubles. He was convinced of the value of ?the tractor, for he was able to do with four tractors and two small lorries on his 2,000. acres of farm land (of which 700 acres are arable) what would require 30 horses and from 15-20 men. He was no believer in the horse, which„ although the farmer did not realize it, always costs more to rear than it can be sold ion He was,.i.to-day, ploughing land with the tractor at 30s. an acre, whereas with the horse it would cost 45si and with the steam ploughing plant 4ds. He was getting the advantage. of deep ploughing assisted by mole ploughing, by getting 40 tons of roots of good quality to the acre, whereas neighbouring farmers had got no roots at, all. He emphasized the need for this country to grow more food, and said that we want three million families on the land. The tractor would be a great help in the work, and the business from it was an absoluto certainty for those who have the courage to hang on and wait for it. He was convinced that we can grow corn in this country cheaper than we can buy it from abroad.
Afr. H. C. Burford, who NVA in the
chair, proposed the toast of " The Guests," to whiA replies were made by Sir William Joynson-Hicks; Bt., M.P.,• and Sir J. C. Percy, DL., j.P., whilst Mr. H. Deck (Ransomes, Sims and Jeffeties). proppsed the toast of " The Chairman," to which Mr. Burford suitably replied.
Strap-hanging to Continue.
The Commissioner of Police has decided to allow strap-hanging in omnibuses and tramcars, which was due to cease on October 1st, to continue pending the provision of the number of vehicles necessary to meet the needs of the travelling public.
A New Director for Samuelson's.
The Samuelson Transport Co., whose prospectus was published recently, announce that Mr. C. Mullins, M.I.A.E., A.I.E.E., late general manager of the Liverpool Corporation motorbus and tramways service, has consented to join the board after allotment. Mr. Mallins has had 45 years' experience of transport work,
Lighting Regulations.
Although the return to pre-war regulations in the lighting of motor vehicles would appear to alter the lighting-up period to from one hour after sunset, to one hour before sunrise, it is pointed out by the Automobile Association that there are still a number of local by-laws in existence, some of' which substantially vary the provisions( of the general law. It must also be remembered that., despite the alteration in lighting-up times, the requirements of the Roads Vehicles (Registration and Licencing) Regulations are still in force, and registration plateS must be illuminated half • an hour after sunset add half an hoar before sunrise.
Lakeland Roads.
In presenting the report of the Main Roads Committee of the Westmorland County Council, the High Sheriff referred to the burden placed upon the county on account of the extraordinary traffic. The roads of the county, he pointed out, were now costing over £80,000 as against £13,000 before the war. Of that amount 50 per cent, was received as a grant Irons the Ministry of Transport, but. that still leaves the equivalent, of is. in the 8 to be met by the local ratepayers.
Lord Henry Bentinck inquired if it were not possible to ask the 'Ministry of Transport for a bigger grant in view of the exceptional Lakeland traffic, and after further discussion the following resolution was unanimously pasted :—
" That this county council strongly urges on the Ministry of Transport that the grant of 50 per cent-. and 20 per cent. for firsta-nd second-class roads respec• tively is totally inadequate to meet the large additional cost of this county, haying regard to the exceptional motor char-a-batics and other traffic of the Lake District, and the facte.that this traffic comes from industrial districts without the county having the benefit of industrial rating."
Clayton Report Sho' Satisfactory Tradin:
In April of last year Clayton 1(' Ltd., was formed to acquire engineering works situated at from Clayton arid Shuttleworth for the purpose of manufacturisq wagons, railway rolling stock, et the tirst report of the directors, has just been issued for a perioi months to dune 30th last, states t profits on trading amount to £ After providing for the divid( 8 per cent., cumulative paxticipati ference shares, £10,000 is afieci reserve against stocks and work grew, £20,000 to depreciation of ings, plant, etc., whilst £8,500 he written off for preliminary ex leaving £12,985 to be carried f subject to income tax and corp profit tax.
As against sundry creditors figure in the accounts at £234,604 appear on the other side sundry to. the amount of £354,742, •t( with stooks on hand and work gress valued at £299,612, the latt being, it is said, a cost valuation The period covered by the rep( one of deep depression in the trade, and if the company car £90,000 in such times, then the every reason to regard the tutor the utmost confidence.
Irish Trade Prospects.
Since the announcement of th. reduction in Karrier chassis a huX orders have been received at tin dersfield works, and it is interes note that many of these have corn Ireland, where trading condition to have improved since the altera the political situation.
Although orders kind inquirie: Ireland constitute only a small tion of the total received, they ar ciently numerous to suggest. that as the motor trade is concerned is to-day entering upon a phase what similar to what England through about two years ago:
Owing to the conditions whi( tamed during the past year or sc is a big shortage of transport tc good, and an advice received frc Motor Hirage and Sales Co., of I who hold the Karrier agency f. whole of Ireland, indicates that b generally is taking a decided tu the better.
The charge for admission to tii:( mercial Motor Exhibition at 0. from Friday, October 14th to Sat October 22nd will be 2s. on eac except on Saturdays, when it will Thursday, October 13th, will private view day for the trade and Sir Henry Maybury, K.0 Director General, Roads Depar Ministry of Transport, has promi attend the fourth provisional coal of the National Council of the Co cial Motor Users Association to b at Bristol in October.
Birkenhead Buses.
wend annual report on the work. the Birkenhead Corporation's uses shows that a gross profit of 3,000 was made during the past After deducting £2,410 for innd sinking fond charges there was rofit, of £'1,250, which has been !d to the relief of the rates. The come from the buses and rents of y amounted to £21,572 18s. 6d., a 23.536d. per bus mile, while the ilure totalled £17,963 19s. 10d., 19.599d. per bus mile. • canting on the council's enter. the matter of its motorbus see. he tramways manager, Mr. C. says ;— i introduction of buses has been :ed not merely from the point, of f the financial result, which is tisfactory, but from the point of the facilities they afford for g the country districts, of providfifties for cross-town traffic, of ig a through connection with !,y, of bringing trade into the I, and of the public convenience y-, and 'they have met with popu:-oval."
T"larke adds that no fatalities ne m connection with the buses duryear.
Dusty Roads.
■ shire County Council records rea number of complaints of the ?. arising from dust on main roads lications for surface tarring. As n pointed out to the applicants, tarring can only usefully be car, from the point of view of main, where the road has been coated anise or other hard material, and nding the completion of the inwhich are now being made by ernment with regard to the effect on fish life, surface tarring canundertaken where the surface roan the roads falls directly. into The Council, however, is exto make some extension in the of surface tarring to be under
Inter-hire of Vehicles.
inter-hire of commercial motor, by one owner from another is a ommon practice in the transport rid in this tonnection a member in the furniture removal inhad an interesting experience a ne ago. Furniture removal conalmost a trade in itself, and it is ass in which extraordinary care taken in packirerand loading if is to be avoided in transit, onally haulage contractors reuiries for this class of work. em recently quoted for a mob, and on his tender being acproceeded to find a suitable Not having a lift van, he went a of owners and concluded a hirrect. It transpired subsequently firm which lent the van had also or the same job, but had lost the account of their price being the e.
sears that in the furniture re.ade there is considerable feeling this class of competition, which tended is not fair, because estabemoval contractors in the preof their estimates make allowsed on their experience for the sent of men skilled in the art ag goods susceptible to injury. The fault, of course, lies with the furni ture removal trade itself. Gradually, the horse-drawn van is being displaced, and most of the established firms have their own steam and petrol fleets. Surely it is obvious to them that when other firms want to borrow lift vans, there is a possibility of them being competitors for the samework. Probably that is why the local Furniture Removers Association have been giving so much thought to the matter lately. •
The Liverpool C.M.I.J.A. Parade.
At the time of writing, the entries for the Liverpool commercial motor parade on September 24th are not so numerous as they were last year, when the first city parade was held. There are to be nine classes as follows :—(1) Single steam vehicles, machines delivered notlater than December 31st, 1914; (2) machines delivered not later than December 31st, 1917; (3) machines delivered not later than December 31st, 1920; (4) single petrol vehicles, machines delivered not later than December 31st, 1914; (5) machines delivered not later than December 31st, 1917 ; (6) machines delivered not later than December 31st, 1920; (7) single electric vehicles not delivered later than December 31st, 1920; (8) steam vehicle fleets ; (9) petrol vehicle fleets.
For the fleet competitions any three vehicles, whether similar or mixed types or makes, may be entered for the respective classes, but the vehicles to be judged together as a fleet must be declared by the owner. All vehicles must be unladen and parade without trailers. Cash prizes, medals and certificates-will be awarded in the single classes; cups will be awarded in the fleet classes to the owners of the winning vehicles, and may be held for one year or until the occasion of the next parade. A special prize will be given to the driver of the best-conditioned vehicle entered by merchant owners and haulage contractors respectively.
New Lancs. Bus Service.
The Ormskirk District Council has decided to grant licences for a daily motor omnibus service between Ormskirk and Skelmersdale, via Burscough to Parbold, Burscough Bridge and on to Blowick (SouthportCorporation tram terminus) via Pinfold and Blowick.
Personal Pars.
Mr. E. E. Hoadley, M.I.E.E., engineer and manager of the Corporation Electricity Supply Undertaking at Maidstone, has been appointed honorary secretary of the Electric Vehicle Committee in succession to Mr. F. Ayton, M.I.E.E., who has held the poSition since the committee's inception, and who resigned upon his recent appointment as joint managing director.of Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd. Upon severing his connection with municipal work Mr. Ayton ceases to be a representative, of the I.M.E.A. on the committee and, accordingly, at the last meeting of the committee, Ile was elected a member in his personal capacity and re-elected chairman for the year ending March 31st next. All communications in connection with the Electric Vehicle Committee and its work should in future be addressed to, Mr. E. K Headley, -Electricity Works, Maidstone, Kent.
Mr. R. J. Firestone, whose long connection with the rubber industry has made, him well-known in motor vehicle circles throughout the world, was elected a vice-president of the United States Motor Truck Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, -U.S.A., at the recent annual meeting of the concern. The United States Motor Truck Co. is one of the oldest concerns_ associated with the manufacture of commercial vehicles in America, and their products are well kiiewn to the expert trade throughout the -World. Through his connection with the rubber industry, Mr. Firestone is, of course, thoroughly familiar with the export problems of the American motor trade. In a recent statement he announced that conditions for future business, both in America and abroad, gave promise of A larger production of motor lorries this year than ever before
Users of A.E.C. lorries will be interested to learn that Mr. H. W. Ratliff has resigned his position as chief inspection engineer to the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., of Walthamstow, in order to join the sales organization of Silvertown Lubricants, Ltd., of West Silvertown, London, E.16. The experience that the Silvertown Co. have had in the lubrication of motor vehicles, coupled with Mr. Ratliff's intimate knowledge of the A.E.C. engine, will be a sufficient guarantee to all 'Users of these vehicles that they can absolutely rely upon the efficient service Of Silvertown oil.
An Experimental Road.
Some years ago experimental trial lengths of surfacing material were laid down in West Perthshire, and careful records are kept as regards cost, wear, etc. These records now extend over a period of six years, Snd the three outstanding conclusions to be drawn therefrom are :— (1) That ordinary water-bound macadam, tar-painted, is the dearest form of road construction.
(2) That the necessity of having a very strong stone is not of predominant, importance in the construction Of tarmacadam roads.
0) That after six years, during which period an approximate weight of 380,000 tons of traffic has passed over the trial sections, hardly any wear on the contour of the road was perceptible except on the stretches of ordinary water-bound macadam and on the tar-sprayed waterbound macadam.
Irregular Bus Charges.
Motor coach charges were the subject of a discussion at a recent meeting of the Spennymoor Urban District Council. Couneillor Liddle again drew attention to what he termed the exorbitant charges by the United Automobile Co. The company, he stated, charged la. 2d. from Spennymoer to Durham, a distance of six miles, whilst the Northern Bus Co. ,only charged 7d. • from Durham. to Chester:le-Street, a similar distance. He further complained about private owners who imposed the same fare as the United Automobile Co., and who did not, run to a time-table. He was of the opinion that something should be done to get the fares lowered, seeing that the price of petrol had been considerably reduced. He suggested writing them on the matter, and it was decided that the suggestion be carried out, .
Mexico to Aid Tractor Buyers.
Governinent demonstrations are to be made before the small farmers of the Federal District of Mexico showing the advantages of agricultural machinery and tractors, if these demonstrations provesuccessful, the scheme will be extended to cover the whole republic. Farmers 'desiring to buy machines, but lackin the requisite capital, will be supplie provided they pay 20 per cent. down, the balance to be paid within twelve months of rurehase.
Abolishing the Second Man.
Contending that as their 13 motor lorries are all electrically driven there. is no need for a second man because there is nothing for him to elo, the Booths Corporation Motor Vehicles Committee last week dismissed three men.
On Wednesday all the employees of the department went on strike. 'About 100 men are affected by the stoppage, and at. the time of writing the collection of the town's refuse is suspended.
It is a rule that on steam and petrol motor •lorries a second man has to be carried to assist the driver, but with regard to electrics the Bootle Committee contends -that, owing to the simplicity ofthe mechanism, there is nothing for him to de. The Corporation, however, was willing to meet the Union's persistence in the second-man claim, and it offered to permit one of the men of the sanitary or engineer's departments to
travel with the driver. To this the Union objected on the ground that they are not members of the Union, and they will not allow them to join as no slew members are being admitted.
Trieste Fair's New Date.
The postponed Trieste International Fair, with a special motor section, is to be held neat May. The thief reason for its postponement is the glut of fairs being held during September in SouthEastern Europe. Budapest, Bucharest, Lemberg., Naples, Prague, and Vienna are each holding a fair this month.
Cumberland Roads.
-Several of the Cumberland roads are at present being tarred, including The undermentioned :—Keswick-Peririth road between Penruddock and Blencow ; Car: lisle-Cockermouth road, between Thursby and Red Dial; Carlisle-Maryport road between Thursby and Wigton; and Catlisle-Bremptori road between Warwick -and Brampton; WorkingtonGockermouth road between Brighouse and Cockermouth ; and WhitehavenCodke.rmouth road between Whitehaveri and Distington. brivers are being requested to take alternative routes if possible, or -to reduce their speed to ten miles per hour over the newly-tarred stretches.
In the advertisement of the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co. (1906,) Ltd., which appeared in our last week's issue, the price of the general purpose lorry advertised was given as £675. This figure should have been £725.
Coastal Bus Service
Blyth, an important North-cas shipbuilding and coal-exporting has just had a useful addition to i transport facilities. On Septemb under powers reeently grantei Tyneside Tramways Co. comme motorbus service from their terminus at -Whitley Bay, a Northern seaside resort, to Blyth, should prove a boon to the reside providing a quick means of reachil
pleasant resort,. The total dist about seven miles. The traurwer pany, of course, operate rail sem to North Shields, where they are by the Newcastle Corporation Tra route, thus the new route supp alternative to the railway for is Newcastle. The newly. institute( is along a coast. road embracing charming seascapes.
Slower Coach Bookinf
The Lancashire United Tramwa who carried over 100,000 passenE motor coach last. year, have not be to get anywhere near those figut season, and the effect of trade der is also reflected in the fact tha have had to be lowered for the men of the season. The coMpa,ny have a booking office in the centre a cheater. and this will be open I middle of October
Trolley-bus Speeds: In our article appearing in las dealing with the work of the buses at York we repeated a see made to us by one of the officials Tramways Department to the effe the Bail-less car would climb , steep hill ut 4 m.p.h. It appeal the figure should have been 14, -can only assume that our infoima-n whom we had also been discussi. battery-driven buses, which als, part of the public service equipn the city of York, gave as the fig this latter type by mistake.
Worcester Commercial Vehicle Parade.
annual parade of vehicles, organy the Worcester and District Coma Motor Users Association, took m Monday of last week. The veld'ere drawn up 'on Pitchcroft, and off in procession up Castle Street, Foregate Street, High Street, and 7-, and back by Wyld's Lane and moor. The entries were rather than those of 'last year, and the reported a decided improvement red with the previous standard.
ie responsible for the admirable :ements were the chairman (Mr. . Spreckley) and committee the rer (Mr. Harry C. Leach), and the sry (Mr. John Howell), bath of ster.
judges' were Mr. F. G. Bristow, 1 secretary, C.M.U.A. ; Major Ver. Brook, hon. secretary, Midland in; Mr. T. Jenkins, lion treasurer; id Divisional Council; Mr. W. T. le, vice-chairman, West a England
; Mr. O. C. Power, Birmingham adland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd. ; E. D. Rails, Birmingham and id Counties Transport Co. ; Mr. Thornley, Messrs. Thonsley and t, Birmingham ; and Mr. E. Tindal' and General Insurance Corpora srman Carlton said he was deI to have the honour of presenting izes. Speaking of Mr. Howell (the r.A. divisional secretary), he said otor vehicle users of the district t know how much they really owed . for his work.
Bristow, replying for the judges, of the success of the parade, and sat at the first one held in London were only 2.3 entrants, and 'at the one only 33.• He thought Worcesd done very well indeed 10 have 60 on each occasion.
list of awards in the parade were 3ws, the age of each vehicle being tecl
Champion yehiele.—Steam T. S. Townshend and Sons, Ltd., Foden (14 years), A Morgan; driver. Petrol: T. S. Townshend aiid Sons, Ltd.,
Tilling Stevens (6 years), G. Wad. Petrol vehicle up to 15 cwt. carrying capacity.—Kendall and Co., Overland (7 years), J. Greenway, 1; C. Gibbs and Son, Ford (18 months), F. Badliam, 2; 'Bailey Bros:, Ford (5 years), J. A. Rowberry, 3. Petrol vehicle up to 30 cwt.—G. H. Leach and Sons, Berliet (6 years), J. Pratley, 1; J. Stallard and Sons, Ltd.; Ford (8 months), L. Davis, 2; Messrs. Norton and Whitton, Ford (8 months), H. Clarke, 3. Petrol vehicle up to 60 ewt.—AngloAmerican Oil Co., 3 ton Albion, Norledge, 1 a Heenan and Froude, Dennis, F. Lane, 2.
Petrol vehicle over 60 cwt.—T. S. Townshend, and Sons, Ltd., TillingStevens (63iearsl: G. Wad, 1; Royal. Well Brewery CO., td., Peerless (2' years), J. Stephens, 2; F. Bullock, F.W.D. (2 years), A. Flowers, 3.
Steam vehicle over 60 cwt. carrying capacity.—T. S. Townshend and Sons, Ltd., Faders .(14 years), A. Morgan, 1; Underwood and Co., Ltd., Garrett (6 years), T. Hankins, 2; T. S. Townshend and Sons, Ltd., Sentinel (17, years), H. Smith, 3; D. W. Goodwin and Co., Sentinel (1-1 .years), J. Pitt, 4 (special prizej. Passenger vehicie.—Bromsgrove Traction an.d Engine Co., Daimler (15 months), A. Crane, 1.
Oldest vehicle.—H. Tyler, Darraeq (12 yeas-a), 180,000 miles, S. Spawton, 1. Long-service prize.—II. Smith, employed by T. S. Townshend and. Sons, Ltd., for 15 years.
The winners deserved their prizes.
Messrs. D. W. Goodwin and Co., millers, of Kidderminster, also had a large nuniber of entries ofdifferent makes, including Claytons, Sentinels, and Thornyerofts. A specially interesting feature was the entry of three F.I.V.D.s with trailers by Mr. F. Bullock, haulage contractor.
Motorcabs at Manchester Stations.
The agitation with regard, to the railway companies' taxation of motorcabs using the stations is becoming very intense in Manchester. But owners are divided, and the proposal that they should putIheir fares down at the station
approach, generally endorsed, will, it is suggested, .result in those who already do that taking advantage of the position to offer to' pay to the companies in order to get in. A meeting of the motoreah owners was held a few days ago to consider the position.
South Shields Buses.
Under its new act, South Shields Cor. poration has power to extend its motorbus services along specified routes, but it is first necessary to arrange with the road authorities what alterations or .rcconstructions in the roads are necessary, and also whetcontribution, if any, is to be paid by the Corporation in respect of such work. Before the vehicles run over any road or bridge maintained by the North Eastern Railway Co., the consent of that body must be obtained, but in the event of being unreasonably withheld the matter is to be referred to the Ministry of Transport.
Road Travelling in the Highlands.
The Highlands are now being " invaded " from Glasgow by means of the motorbus and char-i-bancs ; and Oban, 110 miles distant, receives a daily quota of Clydeside excursionists who ptefer road to railway travelling. The scenery alonethe route is among the" finest in Scotland; and the number of _motorcars from the south that enter Oban every day
is officially estimated at 350. Braemar and Ballater are also frequent objectives. It, is obvious that the tourist traffic in the Highlands is being rapidly diverted from the railways to the road.
_ Road Improvements.
The illustrations which we publish on this page show two very desirable improvements that are being-carried out on two busy roads leading from London ; one on the Staines Jtoad, leading from Hounslow to'the west, and the other on Ford Bridge, Ashford, on the road. from Kingston to Staines. After leaving Hounslow on the Staines Road there are three bridges, and all of them have been the scenes of accidents in the past, and only a few days ago a mishap between a char-il-bancs and a horsed vehicle occurred, in which several persons were injured. One of our pictures shows the improvements being carried out at the third bridge, known as Whites Bridge, Bedfont, which is a most dangerous bottle-neck. When complete the roadway of the new bridge will be 40 ft. wide as compared with the original 20 ft.
The old Ford Bridge at Ashford was very dangerous, as, apart, from being narrow, it had a sharp turn on either side When the improvements are carried out, the road will be almost straight, and the width of the bridge will be 34 ft. as compared with 20 ft. of the old structure. Heavy traffic on,thelast-named road has always been considerable.
Manchester Parade Awards.
On Friday, September 2nd, a supper was held at .Manchester organized by the Manchester area of the C:M.U.A., when the presentation of prizes in connection with the recent,parade was made by Mr. G. Le M. Gosselin (Preston), a member ofthe Institute of Fransport, and chairman of the North-Western Division of -the C . M. U. A.
Mr, R. W. Hoyle was in the chair, and *in ,the course of his address Mr. Gosselin congratulated. the committee on the prganization of a parade which was certainly a tribute to their pluck and enterprise. Although the event had to be
c12 twice postponed, owing to local ‘aid national troubles, when it was held 172 vehicles took part.
Mr. Leo Swain, of Manchester, and Mr. E. II. Edwarcies, of the Lancashire United Tramways Co., also spoke, and the presentation of prizes was made with zeal and great enthusiasm, losers joining with the committee in congratulating the winners.
In addition to the list of prizes announced by The Commerciq Motor in its report of the parade_, several auxiliary -prizes were given by the committee, these going to drivers of the following firms for petrol vehicles :—Shell Mex, Ltd. ; Magee Marshall and Co.; Wilson's Brewery, Ltd. ; the British Petroleum Co., Ltd. ; the British Cotton and Wool Dyers' Association, and Messrs. J. Bentley, of Bolton. For their steam lorries, the auxiliary awards went to Messrs. 'Walker and Homfrays, The Rutland Mills, Ltd., J. H. Ashton, Ltd., J. T. Lawton, Ltd., and the Calk() Printers' Association.
Beyond the appearance of the vehicles on the day of the parade there was a
written examination for drivers. Mr. J. S. Redfern was given the medal, and the receivers of diplomas were Messrs. A. Parris, G. W. 13runimell, C. Freely, S. S. Renshaw, J. L. Harrison, A. Pownall, and E. Ainsworth.
U.S.A. Sales. ,
It is stated in a report from New York that the Ford Motor Co.'s sales for the second quaker of 1921 were 301,796 lorries and cars as compared with 220,670 in the corresponding periqd last year. The total sales of commercial vehicles in the country, other than Fords, numbered 18,456 and the total sales of passenger cars 177,:15, so that the total output of lorries and passenger cars of other companies aggregated 196,341 as compared with the Ford Co.'s output..
Local Proceedings.
A new petrol motor wagon is re by Bolton Corporation for the works department.
£960 is to be spent by Louth Council on the purchase of a moto: to draw the fire-engine.
The borrawing of £1,700 by N Town Council for the purchase of a fire engine has been sanctioned.
. Proposals are being made for Hs struction of a light railway from ' through Hythe to Fawley, in shire.
Birkenhead Guardians are pure a new ambulance on a Ford or chassis from T. Dutton, of Chest( £375.
The purchase of motor vehiell local administrative purposes is the consideration of Stretford District Council..
Salford Tramways Committee f( the acceptance of the tender of th hot Garage, ,Ltd., to supply a or Ford tipping lorry for 2266 10s.,
Ware Urban District Council h ferred to the Fire Brigade COM] (with power to act) the question pairs to the manual fire-engine.
A Vulcan motor lorry, fitted v 30 cwt. steel-lined tipping body, is obtained by the Manchester Gas mittee from Mr. Saxon Jeffeks, of chester.
The proprietors of chars-II, licensed in Eastbourne are bein quested by the local Town Coon confine the running of their velde far as possible to tarred roads.
About £6,000 has been spent on v ing about half a mile of the. B Road, Newcastle. The improvem( a much-needed one, and gives the a width of 60 it. The work was c; out by unemployed ex-service men.
Ringwood Rural District Counci asked the county authority for a crease of 200 per cent. for the ma. ance of bridge roads. The County ml cannot agree to this, and will I forth do the work itself.
The Tramways Manager of Shields having suggested the desire of purchasing additional buses fo Bolan Colliery extension, the 'I ways Committee has authorized h make inquiries and report to it the cost of additional vehicles.
The Manchester Gas Committe( received a letter from the ehairm. the North-Western District Comm Motor Users Association respectin excellent condition of the departn wagons at the parade of muter ve held at the end of July.
The Horsham Urban District. Ct has agreed to allow the Southdowr Co.'s vehicles running from Horshs Worthing to carry eight standing pc gers in addition to those for whom are provided. A similar concessio: been granted by the Worthing Cot thou. .
The Berlin motor show open September 23rd and closes on Oe 2nd.