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Of unnecessary weight being the "Old Man ot the Sea" on the back of much transport.
That the efficiency of many engines depends upon the method of "adding fuel to the fire."
That many transport men have grateful memories of the C.M. Campaign Comforts Fund in the war cif 1911-18.
That three buses may be required for every two trains displaced, but three buses don't displace traffic as much as a single tram.
That the Automotive Transport Association of Quebec is elaborating a project to establish a special body of police to enforce the laws applying to motor road carriers.
Of an Autohorse marketed in 1918.
Of someone saying that " ring flutter" seems appropriate in springtime.
That road transport must be provided in abundance without redundande.
That half of the world's electric trolleybuses is operating in Great Britain.
That many manufacturers choose road transport for the good of their goods.
That an injudiciously lighted vehicle may be a source of danger but is less so than a driver who is " lit." _ Cyclists regretting that the down-pointing light suggested for motor vehicles in war-time would be of no use to them. Of a wag asking why, when we need alternative fuels, do so many turn native fuels down?
That Bendix experience over a period of two years has proved the value of the two-leading-shoe brake.
That an appreciated service by this journal is that of putting useful people in touch one with the other.
That many people in various sections of the industry have based their success on this.
That tractors really "speed the plough," although there are still die-bards who refuse to believe it.
Of somebody's daughters "frightfully thrilled" when they heard that Robert Taylor would preside at the Rothesay congress.
That traffic sticking to the middle makes a muddle.
Of the apt title "fluid engineer" coined by Wakefields.
Of aluminium-alloy piston rings giving successful results.
Of growing interest in especially light chassis and body construction.
Of our transport stories in brief being compared with choice wine in little bottles.
Of a Guy passenger vehicle which has completed 1,000,000 miles in 20 years with the original units.
That roads as well as drivers can be accidentprone and it would be as well for magistrates to realize this and apportion the blame fairly.