THE TRADER MUST HAVE HIS SAY.
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WE learn that the road transport section of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce re-elected Mr. A. H. Butterwick as its chairman, at the annual meeting, last week. He has held this office since the formation of the section in 1835. Reporting on the deliberations of the council of the Chamber, with reference to the railway companies' " square-deal " application to the Minister of Transport, Mr. Butterwick pointed out that the council's resolution provided that its support for the application was " subject to the maintenance for traders of the right of choice of the methods of transport, the provision of adequate safeguards for the trading community, and the reconsideration of existing legislation covering all forms of transport." When the T.A.C. had reported to the Minister of Transport on its consideration of the application, the matter would be again open for discussion.
New Chevrolets to be Shown in Glasgow.
ONthe occasion of the Scottish Show, at Glasgow, in November last, Cameron and Campbell. Ltd., 171-181, Bothwell Street, Glasgow, had on view one of the new Chevrolet 3-tonners, with a wheelbase of 13 ft. 2 ins. We now learn that this company win, from February 11-18 inclusive, be displaying in its showrooms a complete range of the new Chevrolets, from 15 cwt. to 3 tons.
Track-laying Tractors Wanted for South Africa.
THE South African Tender and Supplies Board is calling for tenders for the supply of six track-laying tractors of not less than 9,000 lb. drawbar pull, and with a weight of approximately 11,200 lb.; the minimum horse-power at the drawbar must be 40. Tenders have to be delivered. to the secretary: Union Tender and Supplies Board. 271, Visagie Street, P.O. 371, Pretoria, by 'March 2. The Department of Overseas Trade, 35 Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1, is in a position to supply fuller details, if reference T.1514S/39 be quoted.
Artificial Silk Displaces Cotton for Tyre Casings.
GIANT tyres, capable of carrying loads up to 22 tons—the maximum legal weight for ordinary vehicles—are now being made with a casing of artificial silk instead of cotton, said MT. W. B. Stokes, of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., in a lecture, on Tuesday, to the Grantham Engineering Society. It was a fact, he said, that tyre casings made_ of rayon actually stood up better to heavy punishment than cotton. Where heavy vehicles with giant pneumatic tyres had to travel over rough surfaces, the strength of the silk casing was so superior that the slight extra cost proved to be an economy in the end.