Textile Improvement Benefits Haulier
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AN application by J. Hanson and Sons, Ltd., the Huddersfield haulage-contracting concern, for sanction to increase its permitted tonnage' by 12 tons, was strenuously opposed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co. before Mr. J. Earndale, the Yorkshire Licensing Authority.
Mr. Robert Hanson, a partner in the applicant company, said that the additional tonnage was called for by increased work from customers, who were mainly in the textile industry in Huddersfield and district. Ninety-five per cent, of the company's business was for old customers, and it was solely because of the increase of the output of these old customers that the new vehicles were required, A representative of the L.M.S. agreed that West Riding trade had increased during the past year, but con
tended that the additional -tonnage carried by the Hanson concern had been abstracted from the railway companies. He agreed that the railway company's receipts had risen in spite of reduced rates.
Mr. E. P. Merritt, for the L.M.S., said that the applicant wanted to increase tonnage to 43 per cent, above that of the basic year, and required the vehicles to deal entirely with traffic connected with the cloth and allied trades. Nobody suggested that trade' had increased by 43 per cent.
Mr. J. D. Eaton-Smith; for the Hanson concern, said that all its machines were working to more than capacity.
. Intimating that the application would be considered, Mr. Farnclale said that the aPplieant would have to produce further information.