Out and Homes—BY " The Extractor."
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I met Mr. Atkcy, of the Atki...yGimsen lorry, at the Motor Club recently, and was interested to hear that fie,finds business moderately good. Jr. the Nottingham district, they are much behind in adopting motors for comniercial purposes, but Mr. Atkey is convinced that it will develop more rapidly before long. One thing, he is well equipped and centrally situated, close to the Midland Station, Nottingham.
.Mr. McN. Sharp, the London
manager of Halley's Industrial Motors, Limited, whose office is at 25, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., is now ready to demonstrate the capabilities of Halley commercial motors to any interested parties. He has in London, for demonstration purposes, a Loh.p. van for loads of from 20 to 23 cwt., a 2oh.p. van for leads of 30 cwt., and a 3411.p. lorry for loads of three tons.
Writing of the Motor Club reminds me that extensive alterations have just been completed. The theatre, which was probably an acquisition in the okl days when this was principally a theatrical club, is no longer required, and it has been very adroitly converted into two large rooms by placing a.floor " amidships." The top half has been decorated and furnished with quite excel lent taste, and Makes a remarkably fine smoking-room and lounge. This, I think, will become the meeting-place and the popular room of the club. The under half has been decorated not quite with the sante taste, and has, alas been turned into a billiard-room with four tables : more tables were certainly, required, but, to my mind, the old hitliard-roorns at the top of the building ought never to have been disturbed— they were exquisitely furnished, and there was air, In exchange, they give us four tables certainly, but all in one great room, with a distinct publichouse look about it ail, and the atmosphere is stifling, as that in underground billiard-roams usually is. The arrangement for ventilation seems primitive in the extreme. I hope that some way can be found of improving matters; meanwhile, it is fair to say that the Committee of this club is above all things progressive and thoroughly alive to members' require
ments,. and it has the stamp of success on it. The catering and service is extremely good, and the club is rapidly becoming a great meeting-place for motor People, both in the commercialvehicle and the pleasure-car sides.
Mr. Akerman, who was formerly associated with Hopkinson Lires, now controls the Pen i tire, and is meeting with considerable success. He tells me that he is bringing out a spare wheel suitable for taxicabs, and he will not admit that any other spare wheel will have a look in when he gets this on the market. Anyhow, there is room for this, and a full, illustrated description of this wheel may be looked for in " THE COMMERCIAL IkelOTOR " very shortly.
Mr. F. J. J. Glynn, of the Prowodnik Tires, is at present on a business visit to the source of their manufactures at Riga (Russia). A mammoth rubber factory this; I recently looked through an illustrated hook of theirs, and found copious details of their various departments, including also, as it Tags