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From a leader in The Financial News that the capital of the railways is £11,000 millions.
That a nought can make a surprising difference.
Of a purchasing organization at The Hague which buys for some 57 Continental oil companies.
That no more details are required to convey to the C.M.U.A. what the railways really are after.
That not everybody knows the signification of * or " or * " or * * * on page one of each issue of The Times.
Of high-brow drivers who still find it worth while to liven up the contents of their tanks with an occasional can of aviation spirit.
That the Duke of Marlborough and Col. A. Hacking (S.M.M.T.) were recently added to the Council of the Empire Industries Association.
That if ever British farm tractors had a chance to succeed, now is the time.
Much comment on but little criticism of The Commercial Motor week by week.
That the regional fares subcommittees have not much time for the completion of their work for this season.
That choosing the right carrier for one's goods is almost as important as choosing the right career for one's sons.
That, considering the limited space at a body designer's disposal, it is amazing what a variety of seating layouts can be achieved. Of a veiled struggle for leadership in road-transport affairs and ,policy.
That "Make British" has become even more important than "Buy British."
Somebody asking if Soviet vehicles will be as jerry-built as Soviet cities, which are the despair of visiting architects.
Of an Armstrong-Saurer oil-engined vehicle which has run 76,524 miles in the year, half of this mileage being performed with a trailer.
That bus operators whose services have now been stabilized under the new Act should think twice before selling out, even if revenue figures are bad at present. 0 That the white lines which drivers regard with the most awe are those chalked in the road by children, who straightway proceed to play games upon them, quite regardless of traffic.
People advising stick-in-themud corporations to "Look at Middlesbrough."
That it's cheap motor fuel and tyres, as well as public choice, that menace the railways.
That an unbiased daily Press could show the public the true position of road transport.
Of a farmer complaining that It is easy to get work for his tractor, but harder to get paid for it.
That eightpence a gallon tax on petrol used for commercial transport is unsound on economic grounds.