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17th October 1912
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More opinions concerning .next year's Commercial Motor Show have reached me since the paper last went to press. As I feel that they will be read with interest, I include a few further extracts on this page. It will be seen that many are relying on Colonial business. As I have said before, in my opinion it is impossible for Colonials to concentrate on a special week. Buyers from our Dominions will find their way to this country and to the manufacturers right enough, but, in order to make the Show successful, means lutist be taken specially to attract the home buyer. I am aware that the S.M.M.T. and its Committee has arranged a date in the only month available. If the Show can be held during the first half of July, I shall feel that the subject has not been ventilated in these columns in vain.

Alley and MacLellan.

" We would remark that any time in July or August appears to us inopportune, both on account of the holidays and the Royal Show!'

Fode n.

"Our past experience of the Commercial Vehicle Exhibition has not been at all encouraging, and the fact of holding one just in the holiday season next year does not, in our opinion, look very promising for successful business or a well-attended Show."

Simms.

Another point which affects both exhibitors and visitors is, that at that time of the year almost every staff is short-handed."

Maudslay.

"This is being held much too near the holiday period."

Goodchild.

"We do not think July would be a suitable time for the Commercial Motor Exhibition." Aster.

"July is of course the commencement of the holiday season and may affect ti sate some‘,:ta...."

K.T. Tire.

"We think that the Commercial Motor Exhibition should be held a little earlier than July, and that if possible it should not be held between lst July and 20th September.

An interesting note reaches me regarding the forthcoming Overseas special from James Bartle and Co., in which they say that enquiries have reached them for Easyweigh" jacks from such varied districts as Bangkok, N yassa I an d, Tasmania, Japan, America and Germany. They write me, further, that in consequence of special enquiries for these jacks, they have felt it desirable to make a new low type for use with chassis with low-clearance axles.

We shall shortly be in the throes of the Overseas special. Manufacturers will already have received the brochure giving some details of our schemes and aspirations. We have evidence every day of the increasing demands in the Dominions and Colonies, and the Overseas special edition will contain most valuable information concerning the channels of business. Not very long ago I was at Selby, and looked in at the coach and motor body works of Stagg and Robson, Ltd. I was greatly struck by the facilities therein. I received this week their new catalogue, and am interested to see that, in addition to pleasure-car bodies of all kinds, they show several designs of motor delivery vans, taxicabs, chars-a-bancs and ambulance bodies. Selby may sound rather out of the way, but it is a good railway centre and on the main line.

A few notes concerning the opening of the inaugural luncheon of tht. International Engineering and Machinery Exhibition at Olympia were crowded out of the last issue. This luncheon was no exception to the general rule, when the poor guests are flooded with rhetoric, one prominent speaker devoting an unconscionable time to the subject of the relationship of masters and men, which did not seem in. the least appropriate to the occasion. One bright exception amongst this rho domontade was the speech of Mr. Alfred Herbert, the head of the firm of tool makers of that name. His post-prandial effort struck the right tone. It was practical, a glint of humour showed itself DOW and again, and—it was short. My own regret is that I could not find a 1,!erbatitn report of it.

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