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Day—By Rail!
A LLEGATIONS that it sometimes took three days to deliver goods by railway between Radcliffe and Bury (a distance, as the crow flies, of three miles) were made by witnesses, when Messrs. W. G. ince and Son, Redcliffe, applied to the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority for an extra. vehicle.
Mr. Frank Hewitt, engineer and tag manufacturer, of Radcliffe, said -that he used passenger and goods rail ser vices, as well as road vehicles. He found that deliveries by Messrs. Ince were much quicker. An order received in the morning was delivered that day.
He said that it had taken as long as three days to make deliveries from Radcliffe to Bury by goods train. " It has taken a couple of days to get to Crumpsall from Radcliffe," he added.
Mr. F. Burgess, of Barry, Muirhead, Ltd., explained that his company's traffic was mainly to Manchester, and occasionally Bolton. The railways were employed for all long distances. Rail transport .took three days to Bolton.
Mr.. V. Behrens, quilt manufacturer, Radcliffe, said he used Messrs. lace's
services almost exclusively. On one occasion, when he wanted quick delivery in Manchester, the railway caul(' not do it.His goods were not packed, and Messrs: Ince could pick them, up in a covered van.
Sir, WM. Hart, Deputy Licensing Authority, examined a number of log sheets, and checked up various consignments of Mr. Behrens,
Mr. Albert Howarth, outfitter, of Radcliffe, declared that he had used Mr. Inca's and his father's services for over 30 years. He had tried' the lullway for deliveries to his Bolton shop, but found the road transport was quicker. The railways might get a parcel on Friday and deliver it the following Monday or Tuesday.
For the railway companies, Mr. P. V. Livesey, of the Bolton office, gave evidence of the goods facilities between Manchester, Bury, Bolton and
Radcliffe. They gave next-morning delivery between Manchester and Rad
cliffe, and had no complaints. The railway . companies would not, he added, try to .deliver the same day by goods services and they could not take unwrapped goods.
Decision was reserved.