The Wheels of Industry.
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This journal, dealing as it does with the "Chariots of War," no less than with the "Wheels of Industry," continues of national importance. Its interests embrace impartially the transport wagon and the parceicar, the military tractor and the steam lorry.
McCurd Deliveries.
We are informed by the McCurd Larry Manufacturing Co., Ltd., that it is now in a position to make early deliveries of its lorries for civilian purposes.
New Registration-i.
A. and B. Taxis, Ltd. (.210,000), with its office at Portobello Harbour, Dublin. Tile Mexican Petroleum Co., of England, Ltd. (2100), with its office at 21, Bury Street, E.C.
Wilsons and Berry, Ltd. (X15,000), to take over a business carried on at St. Peter's Street, Bedford, and to trade as a company manufacturing motor vehicles.
Proposals and Purchases.
The Guardians of the Bromley (Kent) Union are spending 2600 on a motor ambulance.
Bath Town Council will at an early date consider the purchase of an additional motor fire-engine. Newport (Mon.) Town Council has received L.G.B. sanction to spend £600 on a motor ambulance.
Plymouth Town Council is seeking quotations for a steam lorry, for use in connection with its gas undertaking. Leyland Motors, Ltd., has received official permission to release two motor fire-engines to the Iii_r_i_gston-upon-Hull City Council.
W. A Stevens, Ltd., has only been able to give delivery of two motorbus chassis to the Walsall Corporation, out of the six ordered, owing to Government requirements, but it is now arranging to deliver a saloon-body bus at £1050 complete.
• An Active-service Star.
The .Star Engineering Co., Ltd., has forwarded to us a copy of a letter which it has received from a corporal in one of the Cav. Div. Sup. Columns. We extract the following paragraph therefrom :—
" I have had one of your Star lorries in my charge since early in December, and, after seven months of hard wear and tear out here, she deserves a ward of praise. She has, through all this time never given one atom of engine trouble. I have, had the pleasure of handling hundreds of Stars as I am connected with your Sydney agents, for whom my father has built Colonial bodies for a good many years. You would be surprised at some of the feats this particular Star has accomplished. In another Column once she took from 21 to 3 tons on board and towed a big Cadillac as well."
036 The Cyprus Motor Transport and Development Co., Ltd., is to be wound up voluntarily by Mr. Fred. erick Rowland, of 70, Queen Victoria Street, KC.
Motorbus Powers.
The British Automobile Traction Co., Ltd., has been granted licenoes by the Cheadle and Gatley U.D.C., to run motorbuses from Cheadle to 'Galley and Altrinchain. The Tramways Committee of the Bradford City Council has decided to seek additional motorbus powers in the next session of Parliament.
Leeds Motorbuses.
Numerous complaints have been lodged with the Leeds City Council concerning the lack of motorbus facilities between Moortown and Shadwell. The reply of the chairman of the Tramways and Electricity Committee has been that "owing to the exigencies of the tramway service they had been obliged to take the motorbuses for an indispensable purpose."
Wolverhampton Motorbuses.
We are interested to note the results of the Wolverhampton Corporation's motorbus undertaking, for the year ended the 31st March last. The Corporation runs its vehicles as chars-k-bancs, and they show a. net profit for the year of £1554. The profits, since the motorbus undertaking was started in the year 1912, have steadily increased, as follows : 1911-1912. 2190 : 1912 1913, £307; 1913-1914, £365; 19141915, 21554. The total distance run for the last year was 114,098 miles, and the receipts per mile were 9.45d.
Scottish Extensions.
The Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., is equipping a new depot in West Graham Street, Glasgow, under the charge of Mr. H. G. W. Pike.
Rubberine Filling.
We learn of a record mileage, totalling 10,219 miles of running, with a. Rubberine-filled cover of 810 mm. by 100 mm. It would be interesting to know the axle-weight under which this was accomplished, but we are only informed that it was achieved on a 'fire-brigade appliance "—presumablY, from the mileage, a service car ?
Eastern Motor Wagon Co., Ltd.
The Eastern Motor Wagon Co. Ltd., of which company Mr. H. Wi Wigan is the managing director, has its chief offices at 6Q, Buttesland Street, City Road, London, N. This company continues to maintain its extensive contracts for haulage to the satisfaction of numerous customers in and around the Metropolis, despite the fact that during the past few months 50 per cent. of its men have joined the Colours. The company is not able to claim admission to the exempted list, and is therefore, like so many others, liable to such re-arrangements of labour.
Wheels of Industry—con.
Magneto Repairs.
It may interest many of our readers to know that Brown Bros., Ltd., of 22-34, Great Eastern Street, E.C., is in a position to supply repair parts for ,all types of Bosch magnetos. These parts are guaranteed to interchange with Bosch parts of Bosch make, and it is also guaranteed that they will give service equal to that of the original parts.
Scottish A.C.
We have received the official year book of the Scottish A.C. for 19151916, from Mr. R. J. Smith, the General Secretary of the Club, whose offices are at 163, West George Street, Glasgow. The clubhouse is at 11, Blythswood Square, in the same city. The primary object of the publication of this year book is stated to be the affording of a ready and concise means of information to members of the Club on matters relating to motor touring in Scotland. This object is successfully achieved.
Motors v. Horses.
Mr. W. H. Hamblett, Cleansing Superintendent to the Salford Corporation, has found the following opinions to be liejd amongst many cleansing superintendents of the country, to whom he applied, as to the relative economy of motors against horses :— For street-cleansing work : in favour motors 6, against 11, undecided 6.
For street-watering work : in favour motors 13, against 2, undecided 8.
For machine-sweeping work : in favour motors 12, against 2, undecided 9.
For domestic-cleansing work : in favour motors 8, against 9, undecided 6.
For clinker-removal work : in favour motors 6, against 5, undecided 12.
Wheels of Industry—con.
War Loan Subscriptions.
We learn that the Birmingham Small Arms Co., Ltd., subscribed £100,000 to the War Loan, and that of this about 230,000 was taken up to cover applications from the company's employees.
Business Electric Vehicles. The Car and General Insurance Corporation, Ltd., of 83, Pall Mall, and branches," is now issuing an approved policy for business electric vehicles. The terms appear to us to be exceptionally favourable.
Dunlop Orders.
The Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., has apparently been suffering from ill-founded rumours to the effect that its large output of tires to meet military requirements precludes the company from dealing with ordinary commercial business-. This report is inaccurate ; the corn pany can give reasonably-good deliveries to other customers.
Firestone Detachables.
It may be recalled that one of our special correspondents recently wrote, in connection with his forecast of future W.D. subsidy-model design, of the necessity of embody ing some method which would facilitate the renewal of solid tires. The Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., of Great Marlborough Street, London, W., draws our attention in this connection to its special method of mounting solid tires. It is claimed on behalf of this devieg that it readily obviates the re-. moyal of 'wheels and avoids the transportation of these heavy coral ponents to the shops . for pressing:, on purposes. The use of wedge rims in this connection is, of course. a Method that has been employed already. The Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., is, however, specializing in connection with it.
More Motor Mails.
The Postal Surveyor for the North-Eastern District, G.P.O., Leeds, is asking tenders for the conveyance of mails'. between Pontefract and Wakefield. Tenders must be posted. on or before the 26th inst. The .distance M each direction is 11i miles; the usual' load is 12 cwt. of: mails, and the maximum load 18 cwt. A reserve vehic16 must be provided, "but it need not be of any special pattern, provided that. it afford proper and safe accommodation for the mails." We hone the quoted concession is one that will be made generally in future. The contract will be let for three years'. The van will have to leave Pontefract at 9 a.m. each week-day, Sundays 8.5 p.m. (to Normanton only), and to return to Wakefield at 2.40 a.m. (Mondays from Normanton only), arriving back at Pontefract -at 4
a. m. • 040 Manchester, Liverpool and Counties C.M.U.A.
We are pleased to learn that the Manchester, Liverpool and Counties C.M.U.A. has entered upon a peripd of renewed activity. It has, by arrangement with the Incorporated C.M.U.A., decided to undertake the defence of all summonses in its area, free of charge to members, and to bear any extra expense out of its own funds. This unlimited defence will only be extended to owners of not more than four vehicles ; owners of more than that number can secure the same unlimited benefits, for the remainder of their vehicles, at 38. 6d. per additional vehicle per annum.
The constitution of the committee of this affiliated C.M.U.A. is as follows :—R. C. Reynolds (Bleachers Association, Ltd.), chairman, Leo. Swain (Leo. Swain and Co.), vice-chairman, John Faulkner (C. T. Faulkner and Co., Ltd.), Norman E. Box, W. H. Crowe (John West and Son), Charles 'Davies (Fodens, Ltd.), A. Dugdale (Hans Renold, Ltd.), Geoffrey Fairrie (Fairrie and Co., Ltd.), R. L. Hall (Liverpool Vesta Cake Co.), John Harper (Wm. Harper and Sons), F. Houseman (City of Liverpool Equitable Co-operative Society, Ltd.), P. Kershaw (Smith and Forrest), Max R. Lawrence, John T. Lawton, R. C. Lorimer (Binnie and Co. (Liverpool), Ltd.), Geo. W. Lowcock (Lowcock Commercial Motor Co.), J. Nall, Junr. (Joseph Nall and Co., Ltd.), W. Geddes Reece (J. Blake and Co.), H. Shankland (Shrewsbury and Challiner Tyre Co., Ltd.), D. H. Simpson (Simpson and Godlee, Ltd.), and• E. S. Wilkinson (J. Appleby and Sons, Ltd.).
Full particulars of membership may be obtained from the secretary, Mr. Ellis Green, 3, Cromwell Buildings, Manchester.