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CARRYING FOR THE CARDIFF COMMUNITY.

24th June 1919, Page 8
24th June 1919
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Page 8, 24th June 1919 — CARRYING FOR THE CARDIFF COMMUNITY.
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How Commercial Vehicles have Aided in the Development of the World's First Coal Port.

CARDIFF being, as it is, the centre chosen for the venue of this year's R.A.S.E. Show, it is not inappropriate that we should publish in this issue the expressions Of Opinion „of some of the leading commercial-vehicle users in and around this industrial South Wales city.

Cardiff has expanded 'during the'last decade very considerably, and the mere mention of the number of its population, which was, according to the last census taken, 182,280, will afford some slight idea of its present size and proportion, apart from being indicative of its present and potential prosperity. Its growth has been phenomenal; in 1801 the population was only 1,018. The city owes its rapid rise and prosperity largely to its geographical position as the natural outlet for the South Wales coalfield, to the mineral wealth in its vicinity, and to the enterprise of individuals interested in its development. It is marked out as the future metropolis of Wales, and is the first coal port in the world. On this score alone it merits the undivided attention of commercial-vehicle manufacturers as an eventful field for the absorption of a goodly part of their productions. The docks are a notable feature, and the number of i commercial vehicles to be seen n daily use by engineering works and ship suppliers and repairers is remarkable. The docks are noteworthy for their size and for the appliances which are used for facilitating loading and unloading of vessels. The appli

ances for shipping coal. and dealing expeditiously with the trade of the docks are of the most approved type, the Lewis-Hunter coal-lifting cranes being specially noteworthy. By their-means a. wagon can be gently tipped at "quay-level into a large iron box or hopper sunk into a hole provided for it. The box with its 'contents is then lifted high enough to clear the -side and deck gear of the ship, swung on board, lowered through the hatchway and emptied by lowering the cone-shaped bottom. Three or four hatchways can be loaded at the same time, and as much as 7,000 tons have been put aboard a ship by, these means in 24 hours. The warehouse accommodation at the docks includes cold stores for perishable articles. There is also a foreign cattle warehouse.

The imports are principally timber, iron ore, potatoes, corn and general provisions, and these commodities are in many cases transferred from the vessels to commercial vehicles for delivery in and around the district.

Almost all makes and types of vehicles are to be seen in use in Cardiff, and although the petrol lorry is in the ascendency the steamer closely follows at its heels so far as numbers are concerned. Eleetrics are as yet conspicuous by their absence.Quite a number of vehicles have been put into service since the signing of the Armistice, a fact which obviously reflects the dependability of trade expansion upon transport.

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