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Correspondence.

10th December 1908
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should bc on me side of the paper only, and type-written by preferencJ. The right of abbreviation is reserved, and no re 'onsibility for the views expressed is accepted.

,nother Case of Bread Delivery.

The Editor, " Din COMMERCIAL MOTOR."

:-Wu; are in receipt of this week's issue of " TnF. !OMMERCIAL MOTOR," containing article on the application ounmereial motors during the last 12 years, for which we

re obliged. We beg to enclose you herewith phctographs f our bread deliversvan, which is built on a one-ton Arrolohnston chassis :111d is capable of carrying x,000 a lb. loaves tskle. We trustthe satin' !nay be of interest to you. The an has been in service since tile month of June, [907.— tie ate, V0111'. faithfully, JOHN CROSBY AND SoN.

CitillOwgate, Newcast le-on-Tyne, h Deeem ber , [908.

onuses on Empty Spirit Cans.

The Editor, " THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR " Sir : -1 am delighted to read your slashing attack on the mxtralising scheme for the purchase of seals. How the >mpanies came to be led into such a short-sighted action is .yond my comprehension, and beyond that of all my iends. I am a ear owner as well as ii " heavy " usor, and upsets me to think that this fresh temptation should be it into the path of my men. The idea is not good, and I free with you that the two great importing companies ill toe the day that they adopted it. Happily, I know hat the consumptions of my vans and my car should aver; unhappily, I foresaw disputes ati to who is to have the !fits. I have settled this by taking the lot myself, tho,r,_:li was content to pay the full price before.—Yours etc.,

London. " R.A.C. FOUNDER."

TM. whnlo -wheme, in our view, is beneath the dignity of the companies ich have yielded to its apparent merits. we believe that seals are now appearing in transit, and advertisers are (Meting to buy them at 4d. a cen.—En.

iccessful Vans.

The Editor, " THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR."

Sir : log hereby to endorse the opinion of Messrs;. ttrick Thompson, of Edinburgh, as expressed in page 237 your issue for the 26th November, concerning the Argyll press delivery van, which we presume is the to-i4h.p. 4finder type. We have a similar Argyll vehicle in our sere, and our experiencc of it has been most satisfactory ; it almost continually on the road, delivering tires, petrol, and :ler commodities, and the slightest trouble is absolutely un town. For efficiency and reliability we could not have °sell a better van.

We have also a 16-2oh.p. Argyll van, running between Vast and Portaferry, a distance of 30 miles, with the yval Mail and passengers; this also has been eminently tisfactory, as any of the passengers travelling in that disct can testify. The district referred to is remote from any railway, and, owing to the heavy horse traffic, the roads are not in a condition generally to give a motor vehicle it very favourable test; but, the behaviour of this mail van has exceeded our most sanguine expectations, and it augurs well for the increase of motor traffic in the Ards Peninsula. We shall send you on a more detailed description of this until service very shortly, with photographs of the van.

Yours faithfully, For J. 13. FERGUSON, LTD. Belfast. S. J. flurcioNsox, Secretary.

Alternatives in Spelling.

The Editor, " THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR."

S:r :—The word in dispute between " The Extractor " and the Sheppee Motor Company, of York, may quite correctly be spelled either lorrie, lorry, larrie, lowry, or Jun.\ . The second and fifth of these forms are in most general use in written English. Neither its spelling nor pronunciation can be definitely limited, seeing that its origin is. unknown.

As your correspondent says, you have the classics with yOtt in always writing " tire." At the same time, it is wrong to assume that " tyre " is only a modern innovation. The word appears to be derived troth the same root as " attire." In Sp-enser's " Eaerie Outene " occurs the line ---" On her head she wore a tyre of gold." Mr. Harvey du Cros " arrived '' ;ioo years later.—Yours, etc.,

L " KU" OIRlon. KIOS.

Under the Skin: the Re-boring of Cylinders.

The Editor, " THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR."

Sir :A great many folk put up with poor compression and consequent loss of power, in the belief that re-boring cylinders will possibly weaken them and lead to overheating or other troubles. Certainly, re-boring in the ordinary way is not so advisable as grinding out with an abrasive Nvhcel, the reason being that far less metal has to be removed by the latter process. This is because a worn cylinder has a hard polished surface, or " skin," and the boring tr)ol must get a clear cut ander this in order to make a true job; even then, a finishing cut is desirable and, perhaps, subsequent lapping.

Now, in re-truing cylinders by grinding, a little carborundum wheel is employed, which revolves at some six thousand revolutions per minute. Only about 0.001 inch is the depth of the cut taken each time the grinding wheel travels down the bore, and, as soon as it is parallel and true, no further operations are necessary. In this way, the minimum possible amount of metal is removed.—Yours truly, For ACES, LTD.

Hanwell, W. A. E. J. CRAIG, General Manager.

tr,etters held over iachule those front Iftettirs. W. Holum, W. Rowse, A. E. M. Turner, and R. J. Williams.—En.1


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