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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,
Lorry Libraries.
At the recent annual conference of the Library Association the problem of supplying rural districts with congenial literature was discussed at considerable length. Perhaps the most practical suggestion came from Mr. Tapley-Soper (Exeter). He thought that a number of specially-designed lorries, equipped with a large seleaion of books to suit. all tastes, should operate in rural districts according to a fixed schedule. The driver, on arrival in a village, would become the librarian. Should a villager require a book that the catalogue showed was in the depot, stock, the librarian could bring it along when he made his next visit.
Such a scheme should be very welcome to the residents of the countryside, especially during the long winter nights. It was stated at the meeting that during the next six years as much as £172,000 would be distributed among 86 counties' by the Carnegie Fund for the purpose-of disseminating literature,
Held Gas for Four Years.
It will be remembered that the actual pioneers in the use of coal-gas for tract'on purposes were Messrs. Andrew Barton
Bros., of Beeston, Nottingham. Mr. T. H. Barton developed the construction of flexible gas, holders, and secured patents upon the system, and, later, ink the -other users of flexible holders in a most generous manner in order that the development of the idea should have every encouragement. His firm have been consistent users oflcoal;gas as fuel for the engines of theiranises running between Beeston and Nottingham. He sends us a photograph of a flexible holder which has been in use on a bus for four years and has never burst.
An Unusual Carburetter Test.
The Paterson carburetter, in which the control of the temperature of the incoming air is employed as an essential feature in -securingthe supply of a homogeneous mixture to the engine, has been described in these columns in the past; first,, upon the arrival of Mr. Paterson in this country from New Zealand for the purpose of placing the invention at the disposal oft the authorities in order-to secure a saving in fuel' under war conditions, and, later, when the invention had been reduced,to a point much nearer commercial production. In common with hundreds of other developments the Paterson temperature control carburetter has been delayed, hut progress is gradually being effected. Mr. Paterson having returned te'sNew Zealand, the work of developmenthas been placed by-the directors in the hands of Mr. L. G. Hornsted, the well-known racing driver and technical expert, who has, Incorporated in the device a submerged jet. -which again improves the consumpton, and, moreover, makes for rapid acceleration. -He has equipped a standard American car with the latest model of the carburetter, and has increased the mileage per gallon from 18 in the tuned-up state to 31 with the new
B22 carburettor. A few days ago at Brooklands he made--a trial over a 200 yards stretch against a well-known Grand Prix racer. At the word "Go" Mr. Hornsted's touring car got away very much faster, and won easily, thus demonstrating the fact that acceleration as well as economy can be obtained, from the carburetter. ,
Transport Service for Lincoln Trials. .
Throughout the trials a service of chars-a-bancs will run regularlybetween acentral point in Lincoln, near the station, to the trial grounds add back at an agreed single fare of 2s. Owners of nine chars-a-bencs have undertaken this service, by,. arrangement with the R.A.S.E. and the $.M 1.1. and T.
A Chamber. of Transport.
The Amalgamated Horse and Motor Owners' Association (Manchester), which is -the parent organization ,of the Manchester and Counties Motor Transport Association, has, we understands-brought *into existence a new organization knownas the Manchester Chamber of Transport, of which we hope to give further particulars-in a subsequent issue.
The Caledon Board.
With reference to our paragraph in Paet week's issue announcing the retirement. from the board of Caledon Motors, Ltd., of Mr. Barry Cole's group, we are informed that the new board is constituted. as follows :Sir D. M. Stevenson, Bart. (chairman.); Mr. Henry Tainsh (managing director); Mr. Allan Maxwell Wilson ; .Mr. William Lindsay Carlow; Mr. Edmund Tainsh (works manager); Mr. Charles Thompson.
Steam Municipal Vehicles at the Show
There will, at the forthcoming show of commercial motor vehicles at Olympia, be a considerable attendaece of representatives of public bodies from all over the British Isles, and it is pleasing to observe from our forecast notices, appearing last week and this week and to be continued, that, the steam vehicle manufacturers are going to a great deal of trouble to demonstrate the wide application of steam to municipal, as well as general haulage work. In refuse collection: road repairing, the steam-hauled tipping wagon is rendering excellent service, and many specimens of this type of vehicle will be seen at Olympia along with other body types on chassis built by Clayton Wagons, Ltd., Robey and Co., Ltd. Yorkshire Steam Wagon Co., Ltd.. itkinson and Co., Ltd., Garrett and Sons, Ltd., Wallis and Steevens. Ltd., Tasker and Sons, Ltd., Manna Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Co., Ltd., Fodens, Ltd.
Without in any way making a claim to recordthe Midland Rubber Co.' Ltd., point out that at their London depot, 36, Carleton Street, Westminster, they undertake the fitting of new solid tyres within four hours.
Motor Coach Station.
In quite an unpretentious building in St. Peter's Square, Manchester, is located the first, motor coach station in the country, and is used by the Bucks. Swift Fleet. It contains an inquby office, waiting room, café, cloakroom, etc. Here is an idea capable of very considerable development. The difficulty experienced by most char-a-bancs' proprietors is not to get parties awa-y, but getting them back. Very frequently they are set down upon their arrival at a popular resort outside, or close to, the establishment where they partake of meals. Verbal instructions are given of the return arrangements and the time the coach will leave asspecified garage, which they must locate for themselves. We have heard of repeated inconveniences, particularly at Blackpool, in discovering the loading stations.
What is needed in every busy -motor coach centre is a motor coach station. Here, there 'should be posted time-tables *of the departure ofall the vehicles due to. leave the town that day, with the time of departure. If a statical is-outside the range of immediate pcesibility, a. central inquiry office might be instituted. It is not an uncommon occurrence for passengers to forget the return arrangements and to be left-behind. An inquiry office would fulfil a useful service, in this respect that where passengers have been left behind, by paying a fee, it might be possible for them to be accommodated on another coach returning to the same town or close to it.
Motor coach proprietors should aim at a reputation for promptitude. We look forward to the day when chara-bancs services will be as regular, orderly, and as prompt, and run with a lesser degree of inconvenience than ia noticed on the railways.
-New Belgian Tractor Company.
A new company to be -known as the Auto-Traction has been established at Antwerp for the manufacture and sale of motor tractors. The company will exploit especially the. Leytens patents. The capital is fixed gat 2,000,000 francs in 4,000 shares of 500 francs each, and there are also 500 dividend, shares of no nominal value. • Fuel from Straw.
Straw gas which may be suitable for driving automobile engines, is now being produced by the American Government in experimental quantities at a plant in Arlington, Vt., near Washington. It is stated. by gogvernment ecientists that ordinary strew is used to make the gas. In this country straw can be better turned to account as fodder, etc., than fuel. In America the case is different.
Outside Bus Seats.
The Ministry of Transport, asked to make a regulation as to the provision of knee aprons on omnibus tops, says this would appear to be a. matter for the licensing authority, adding that the i subject s now receiving the attention of the Cornmissiorier of Police.
The Scheme of the Tractor Trials.
The trials of agricultural tractors take place at and around Scampton, five macs north of the city of Lincoln, under the auspices of the Royal Agiictilturat Society of England, in association with the Society of Motor Manufacturer's and Traders, this week and next, commencing to-day (Tuesday). On pages 162 to 164 we give the essential technical details of the competing machines, and a map of the ground. In conjunction with this schedule of machines, the programme of the trials is arranged so that a visitor may, for example; easily discover on which day a particular tractor is at work, and what it is doing. He has merely to refer to the description of the salient features of the tractor, which appears in our schedule. In the paragraph he will find what class it is in. By reading what follows, under the heading of the class, and referring to the map which appears on page 162, he will be able to find out what the tractor is doing on any day and where it will be'doing it. Class T.—Will be ploughing on the light land on Wednesday, the 29th inst. They will be engaged on hillside ploughing on Thursday, the 30th, and ploughing on the heavy land during Saturday, the 2nd prox. Some of them may be engaged in -supplementary trials during Monday, the 4th prox, driving machinery tests on the TuesdaY, or Wednesday, and, possibly. ploughing out fields and plots on the Thursday.
Class IL—Will be ploughing on the light land on Tu.eaday, the 28th inst. they will be engaged on hillside ploughing on Wednesday, the 29th, and ploughing on the 'heavy land on Friday' the 1st
prox. They will be engaged, 'luring Saturday, the 2nd pros., in ploughing out unfinished plots on the light land; in supplementary tests, if necessary, during Monday, the 4th; driving machinery on the Tuesday, or Wednesday, and, possibly, in ploughing out plots on Thursday, the 7th.
Class he ploughing on the light land on Wednesday, the 29th inst., hillside ploughing, during the next day, Thursday, the 30th; engaged in the read haulage test on the same day, and ploughing on the heavy land on the Satan-lay. They may be engaged in supplementary tests on the Monday, driving machinery on either the Tue_day or Wednesday, the 5th and 6th prox., and may also be set to ploughing out plots on which have been left unfinished during Thursday, the 9th.
Class be ploighlng on the .light land en Wednesday, the 29th,
side ploughing and road haulingasen Thursday, the 30th, ploughing on the heavy land on the Saturday. Possibly it (for there is only one vehicle in this class) may be engaged on the machinery -driving test on Tuesday, the 5th. Class V.—Will ba ploughing on tile light land on the Thursday, 30th inst., and-on the heavy land on Monday, the 4th prox. They .may be driving machinery on the Tuesday or Wednesday of the second week.
Class VI—Will be ploughing on the light land on Wednesday, the 29th inst., hillside ploughing and roaa hauling on the Thursday of that week. ploughing on the heavy, land on the Saturday, and driving machinery on Tueeday or Wednesday, the 5th or 6th prox.
Class VU—Will be ploughing on the light land on the first. Thursday, and hillside ploughing .on the same day.. They will plough on the heavy land on the Saturday, and may also be engaged on supplementary tests during that day. They will be driving machinery on Tuesday or Wednesday of the second week.
The tithe in which the plot is to be ploughed varies from six to eight hours, and it-ia expected that each machine will cgmmence to pl.ugh at 9 o'clock each morning. The hillside ploughing will be in the nature of a demonstration of the capabilities of the tractors, and will be of short duration. The road haulage test will be carried out on Burton Hill, and the machinery driving test, which will occupy about an hour for eachimachine, will be carried out on the Scampton Aerodrome.
Bus Running Powers for Seven Years.
The Ministry of Transport has given consent to the running of motor omnibuses by the Walsall Corporation along certain roads in the urban districts of Short Heath and Willenhall, and the rural district of Lichfield. The concession is granted for a period of seven years.
Motor Coact. es and the Roads.
At the meeting of the Worcestershire County Connell, Viscount Deerhurst alluded to the increase in the number of• chars-i-bancs travelling in the country. During week-ends, there was an enormous number a these vehicles on the roads, damage to Which was so considerable that the matter should be considered by the Highway Committee. Some plan should be devised whereby these chats-iibanes should pay certain sums for the repair of the roads.
,The Chairman said that as a result of charsali-bancs going swiftly over Holt Fleet Bridge, 200 bolts had come out this summer. The bridge was in a dangerous condition, and they had had notices put
up urging people to drive slowly. It would not do for the bridge to go into the river; but unless something was done that would happen very soon. Mr. New (Evesham) said the chars-iibanes certainly travelled at. more than twelve miles an hour.
The Chairman called attention to the fact that out of 20,068 tons of traffic which passed over the Worcester-Droitwich road, 18,000 tons had reference to motor-propelled traffic, and as this did not. include the summer char-a-bamcs traffic, the figure would be tremendously increased in next year's report. The Highway Committee were asked to report on the aubjeet.
Oil in the Argentine.
The Argentine Government is engaged in. the study ;of a scheme in connection with the expansion of the existing oil industry in the country. A meeting of the technical and commercial directors of the petroleum workings and the director general of e mines has taken. place for final revision of a scheme for a general extension of the enterprise. A definite project is expected shortly, and it is reported that meanwhile it has been decided to purchase two additional tank steamers in the United States, and to order two more at the,shipyarcl controlled by the Argentine Government.
Packard Appointment.
Packard Motors Export Corporation, New York City, have just announced the appointment of Paul D. Davis as advertising manager. Mr. tDavis, who is a specialist in foreign advertising and sales promotion, has been exRort advertising manager of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. for the last two. years. The Packard iexporl, organization anticipates an increasing volume of business in world markets, and coincident with the expansion of their .sales organization, export advertising programmes will be instituted
Leyland Advertising.
A recent addition to the hoardings in selected areas and on special motoring occasions is a very bold and telling 16sheet poster that has been issued by Leyland Mators, Ltd. It has been Carried out on symbolical lines, and typifies the dependency of industry to-day on transport. "Transport is the. life of trade." In the present, disturbed state of industrial conditions the lesson this teaches is a veiy important one indeed,. and the Leyland Co. can be congratulated on choosing a well-timed method of suggesting the utility in present circumstances of "Leyland lorries for loads."
Housing and Haulage.
In a communication to local authorities, the Ministry of Transport states that the Ministry of Health is anxious to avoid unnecessary damage to highways in connection with hau.age operations which are inseparable from the carrying out by local authorities of the State-aided housing schemes, and has asked for the cooperation of the Minister of Transport. The letter requests that council surveyors may be permitted to advise as to the best means of transporting the necessary building materials in order that road damage may be reduced to a minimum, and also to inspect and report upon the condition of the roads to be used before the lousing traffic is put upon them.
£40,000 for Warrington Roads.
The Warrington Corporation is seeking borrowing powers for 440,000 for the reconstruction of a number of roads in tho town, which is an important junction on the main roads running from north to south and east to west. A tremendous amount of the heavy traffic between Liverpool and the large industrial towns in Lancashire passes through 'Warring-, ton, and it isintended to bring the roads up-to-date and make them more suitable for heavy traffic, and, if possible, provide alternative routes to divert traffic from the main and narrow streets in the centre of the town.
The roads will he made by a new system of bituminous material, and the company who will undertake the work has guaranteed to keep them in repair for five years.
Chambers of Commerce and Economics.
After examining the journals of between 15 to 20 Chambers of Commerce, mainly in the North Of England, we have been much impressed with the increasingrecognition that is being accorded road transport by these commercial organization's.
Bradford reports that the railway rate to Leeds averages 16s. 6d. per ton. With reasonably quick loading a four ton motor lorry can. make the return journey twice a day at a rest of 45. That means if return loads are available, 16 tons can be carried in one day for £5. The railway freight would be 413 4s., which shows an increased cost of £8. 4s. per day. The difference in the cost of consignments to Manchester on a similar basis is 410 for road vehicle and £12 by rail for average Bradford goods. Firms sending regular consignments to Manchester thus save £400 to 4500 a year.
The Nottingham Chamber has a Motor HaulageContractors: Trade Section, which draws attention to the extravagant demand of employees for a minimum of £5 10s. (equivalent in the case of drivers to an increase of 35s. for a 48hour week). Added to the increased cost of material*, the concessions of the demand would necessitate an extra charge of 6d. per mile on all motor lorries.
Birmingham Chamber says:—" There is something radically wrong with the organization and management of the railways when it is possible to carry five tone of hardware.by road from Birmingham to London cheaper than the railway companies can convey it in 300 ton train loads, and in quicker time, with the elimination of considerable expense in packing and with marked reduction in breakage and loss."
The New "Brown Marie."
We are able to illustrate the new type of motor prison van which has justbeen instituted by the Metropolitan Police, andput into use on Monday of last week between Old Street Police Court and Brixton Prison.
This vehicle has been constructed by Thomas Tilling, Ltd., and 'mounted on a Ming-Stevens chassis. rwo further vehicles are under construction by Tilling-Stevens, Ltd., and should be completed within the next week or ten days. Each vehicle has twelve cubicles, arranged six on each side of a central corridor, with a tip-up seat at the rear end of the corridor backing on to the entrance door for the warder
Wallsall Corporation Buses.
Walsall Corporation reports a loss of 41,613 on the municipal motorbuses for the year ended March 31st last. It is proposed to seek power to raise charges from the present maximum of id. per mile to 2d.
A New Viscometer.
A simple and ingenious viscometer for lubricating oils has been produced Its Michell Bearings, Ltd. 3, Central Buildings, Westminster, S.*. 1. It consists of a hardened steel cup provided with a stem bored through to hold a thermometer. The infier surface of the cup has three slight projections, which prevent a steel ball, which forms the other part of the apparatus, from making complete contact with the cup.
To make comparative readings with this instrument, a few drops of the oil to be examined are placed in the upturned cup, so that when the -ball is placed in position the cup is completely filled. The instrument is then turner_ round, and the ball and cup pressed firmly into contact so far as is permitted by the small projections. The instrument is then lifted and the number of seconds from the lift to the fall of the ball noted. This time in seconds divided by the constant of the instrument gives the viscosity of the liquid in degrees per sq. cm., at the temperature shown by the titermemeter in the stem.
A Successful Midland Undertaleng.
Although it was reported that the company, in comrdan with other engineering undertakings, had suffered seriously through the moulder& strike a very satisfactory report of the result: of the year's working was preserted at the recent annual meeting, held at Newark, of the shareholders in Ransome and Marks Bearing Co., Ltd., it being painted out by the chairman (Mr. V. S. Woods), as a rather notable circumstance, that the whole of the profit had been Snade in the second half of the year, when something like normal conditions were restored. Entirely satisfactory output is now being maintained.
The capital has been doubled, providing necessary means of expansion, in view of the increased demand for the company's product. During the year £30,000 had been paid off against debentures, the general reserve' of 495,505 remaining intact, and the balance of the profit and loss account amounting approximately to £38,000. A dividend of 10 per cent., less income tax, was declared, absorbing 417,730
C.M.U.A. Parades.
Following upon the commercial motor vehicle parades at Liverpool on Saturday last, and at Worcester on Monday, two others have been arranged to be held before the year is out, namely one at Newport, on October 20th, and the other at Bristol, in November (date yet to be fixed). The first of the 1921 series of parades will be held in Nottingham at the end of February, the London parade takes place at the end of March, and the Aldershot parade on. Whit Monday. Later in the year parades will be organized in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and thus the work of encouraging the drivers to keep their vehicles in the pink of condition will be extended until gradually the whole country is covered. We would like to see two or three parades organized in Scotland where the mechanical instinct is highly developed.
Lincoln Buses and the Trials.
At a meeting of the Finance Corninittee of the Lincoln Corporation held on Thursday of last week, this week's tractor trials. were 'discussed at some length, and it was stated that it was highly probable that two of Lincoln's new motorbuses would be ready, thanks to special efforts which have been made on the part of the bodybuilders at Louth.
• As the scheme for running lausea in the city is expected to result in the loss of a considerable amount. of money, it is hoped that the Trials will give it a good financial "send-off," seeing thatthe Finance Committee understand that a further visit of London buses is very improbable.
Since last Year, tee, the number of locally-owned chars-is-banes has materially increased—although there are only a small number at. the present time—and as the Trials will be spread over a longer period than last year, it is confidently expected that the traffic will be easily coped with.
Filming the Sentinel.
In lookingsahout for a means of making more widely. known the remarkable manoeuvring capabilities of the Sentinel steam wagon, the company were struck 'with the possibilities of the cinema, and decided. to make a trial of this, form of publicity. The film, of which the turning evolution between two buildings in an almost incredibly small radius in the company's yard was a part, and which comprised also views of Sentinel wagons making light of the familiar Wyle Cop Hill in Shrewsbury, the, gradient of which at the top is about 1 in 3-k. was shown to thousands of visitors at the Business Efficiency Exhibition held by the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce in Birmingham a few days ago, and created considerable interest. The Sentinel Waggon. Works (1920), Ltd., are pleased with their experiment.
Kilner's Offer.
Masers. Kilner, of Beckenham, S.E., are making a special offer of 40 h.p. J type Thornycroft lorries of 3 ton capacity; which have been re-conditioned and • overhauled throughout. The price of these vehicles has been reduced £80, and now Stands at £695. When one compares this price with, the. present price of a new 3 tonner and bears in mind that these vehiclesare in a sound state of mechanical efficiency, it will be Understood that the offer is a "particularly attractivesone. The vehicles can be 'delivered ex stock, and any potential purchases' contemplating buying can have a trial run. For those who are not prepared to pay the money in a lump sum, deferred payments can be arranged. In connection with these vehicles,the company havearrangsd a special inducement to provincial buyers. All orders received during this week will be delivered free to any place in. Great Britain,
Olympia Show.
The Minister of Transport, Sir Eric Geddes, has consented formally to open the Commercial Motor Exhibition on Friday, October /5th, and to speak at the inaugural luncheon.
The S.M.M. and T. ask us to remind agents that tickets of admission for the agent's view on Thursday, October 14th, can be obtained free on application at 83, Pall Mall, S.W. Season tickets available both for that day and for the succeeding eight days duringwhich the exhibition will be open to the public, can be obtained at 10e. each.
Ford Cuts Prices.
Mr. Henry Ford, recognizing that there is a lull in general business whilst people are waiting for prices to drop, proposes to lead the way and announces that he is going to reduce the prices of Ford chassis and vehicles to the pre-war level. More deffnite figures tare now given, the chassis price being 360 dollars (at an exchange rate of $3.49 to the pound, this equals £103); 1 ton van chassis, with pneumatic tyres, 545 &Pais (2156); 1 ton van, 745 .dollars (£213); extra for electrical starter, 50 dollars (£14); tractor, 795 dollars (£226). The reductions range from about 14 per cent. for the vans to about 31 per cent, for the small cars and car chassis.
On inquiry of the Ford . Motor Co. (England), Ltd., of Manchester, we learn that the cut in prices of the Atherican Fords will not affect English figures, because the prices of the vehicles produced in England are not governed by the prices of vehicles produced by the American company 'Only a small proportion of the cost of the car produced in England arises in America, and to. that has to be added expenditure on freight and loss of exchange. On thecare and car chassis there is also to be added duty. The total represents only a proportion of the cost here.
The point for British manufacturers to consider is that they must not allow,. Ford, and the other American commercial vehicle makers who may decide to follow his lead, to get away with the business. Every effort must, and, we feel sure will, be made to cheapen production, but it is equally important that the British motor vehicle—private and commercial—should secure an even greater lead than it at present'posesses for better design. better finish, greater comfort and durability. Let the British motor vehicle always be, by far, the more satisfactory job, and, we shall then have faith in it ability to hold the British and overseas markets against all comers.
Owing to pressure on our space, due to the forthcoming Olympia Show, we have been compelled this week to hold over certain of our regular features, amongst. them being "Hints to Hauliers," and "Motor Coach Doings , and Developments."
Research on Fuels;
The Advisory Committee for Scientific and Industrial Research has just issued its report for the year 1919-1920, which contains a brief review, necessarily of a restricted character, of the work -which has been begun and assisted by this department.
Two matters are of intere,st to the motor industry and motor users, viz., the efforts of the Buel•Research Board, and the decisions and findings 'of the Gas Cylinders Research Committee.
The efforts of the Fuel Research Board have been devoted to the immediate importance of fuel economy and the survey of' the national coat resources, now bein; made from the commercial and physical points of view.
The report deals very briefly with the sources for tbe production of alcohol for power purposes but cannot be said to throw any new light on the situation It goes on to say that, so long as the only raw materials are those which are imported or home-grown foodstuffs, power alcohol cannot he produced on an adequate scale in this country, and that we must look for other and cheaper sources of power.
This brings the Director of Fuel
• Research to Um point dealing with coalgas. By recent. developments in gaseous products, from the 30,000,000 B.T.U.s iii a ton of coal, /3,000,000 to 9,000,000 had been obtained in the gaseous products, 3,500,000 in the liquid products and 15,000,000 in coke. The cost of 14000,000 B.T.U.s in the harm of petrol at 3s. per gallon is. about 21s. (but at the present price of 4s. 31d., it is, of course, 30s,, this latter figure being 3.7 times that of the coat of the same volume of B.T.U.s
in gas). In alcohol at 5s. per gallon,.
• 1,000t000 B.T.U.s would cost. about 52s. If the carbonization of coal at low temperatures became common, gas of twice the calorific value of town gas would be available, so that 'twice the' number of thermal unit-t could be -carried ic the containers. Low temperature coke would be admirably adapted for use in suction gas producers and engines, and the cost would not exceed one-tenth of the cost of petrol units with petrol at 4s. 31d. per gallon.(We have taken the liberty of dealing with the present price of petrol, and not the price of 3s. per gallon which is taken in the report).
With regard to gas cylinders, research has been continued. with' a view to evolving a suitable specification on the basis of the reports made by the National Physical Laboratory-upon the light. 'high-tension, rsteal cylinders used during the war. Cylinders made according to the committee's specification have been completed, but the committee is not. yet
ready to issue it report. When the specification (which, by the way, will be of an interim character) for a commercial cylinder has been prepared,' witikesscs representing steel 'makers, cylinder makers, gas producer makers, users, etc., will be examined, and a more detailed report. will be published on the whole subject.
St.. Helens Cable and Rubber Co., Ltd., of Warrington, are issuing a series of works texts. No. 1, which was issued recently, contains the following expressive lines :—
" From these three horrible things, Dirt, waste and untidiness, Good Lord deliver us."
• Goodyear Giants.
The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., have just taken' possession of a new A.E.C. 3 ton lorry, which we illustrate on this page, equipped with Goodyear big pneumatic cord tyres. The rear tyres are 9 ins. and the front tyres are 7 ins. section. This lorry will most likely be used in the near future for demonstration purposes to show the advantage of big pneumatics over solids,
on all. contlitious of roads, carrying different classes of merchandise. A definite scheme has not yet been decided upon, but it is quite possible the suggestions advanced by some of the motor papers will be followed.
Is the Haulage Business Overdone ?
The fact that the haulage business is becoming overcrowded is suggested-by a report of the Barnes Urban District Council. Mr. Layman asked the Council to grant a licence to enable him to use his garage for other purposes. He pointed out that when he started to build his business warranted-a place of the size erected, but owing to the high price of
petrol and the haulage business being overdone, his motor business was finished, aqd he finds it impossib'.e to sell the premises with The restrictions imposed by the Council. The Council decided to ccnisider the matter if Mr. Layman submits a definite proposal.
Merseyside Traffic.
The Liverpool Motor Haulage Clearing House has opened an effiee under the name of the Birkenhead Road Transport Clearing House at, 156, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead. Traffic in the Merseyside district has been much easier this last few days, and it is thought that the improvement owes its origin to the uneasiness concerning supplies due -to the threatened coal strike. The railways have also been handling more goods than usual.
Owing to continual expansion the Cambridge and Paul Instrument Co., Ltd., have found it necessary to centralize their business organization in Loudon. Exceptionally good accommodaition has been found, and they have established head offices and showrooms at 45, Geosvenor 'Place S.W.1.