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26th September 1912
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Keywords : Trucks

July, 1913.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.

[1077] Sir,—That commercial-vehicle show date is fixed at last, I see, but surely this, the third or fourth shot the Society has made at it, is a pretty wide one. July is a horrible month to work up the enthusiasm of buyers ; they have either just had their holidays or just want them. If the idea is only to catch the overseas visitor it is all right, I suppose, but it is a bad month for—Yours faithfully,

AN AGENT.

Agrimotors for Large Farms.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.

[1078] Sir,—I have been much interested in your capital description, in the issue dated 29th August, of a new semi-Diesel agrimotor. This, if it can be perfected, is the size of engine that the large home farmer requires. Of sufficient power and adhesion weight to shunt into position, and to drive a 4 ft. 6 in. thresher and stacker, also to drive a large grinding mill for barley, meal, etc., where desired. Many large farmers would also like a lighter motor that would work a. binder in large level fields, to relieve their horses in hot weather, but would object to introducing petrol into rickyards, and amongst farm buildings.—Yours faithfully,

Ronasey. FRED PAGE.

A Good Back Axle.

The Editor, THE COMMEROIAL MOTOR_

[1079] Sir,—I think I should like to put on record the result of an inspection of a wellaknown model of commercial-motor vehicle which I had to make recently. I went to Merthyr to overhaul a Star commercial vehicle. After dismantling it thoroughly, I got as far as the differential and the back-axle details. There T found not even a single tooth scaled, chipped or knocked about in any way. The bushes and gear wheels were as good as ever, and showed no sign of wear. There was no shake whatever to the Hoffmann ball hearings. The owner of this chassis told me that the mileage so far totalled nearly 18,000.

In my experience, this is the best hack axle I have inspected, so far as wear and tear is concerned, at any rate, for such a mileage, and I have taken a few dozens apart.—Yours faithfully, Llandaff. A. H. HA ZELDENE.

Dangers of the Streets.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.

[1080] Sir,—My Association has had brought to its notice several cases of accidents occurring through the practice of children hanging on to the backs of carts, vans, and motoreabs, especially the latter ; claims for compensation have actually been made on behalf of children who fell from cabs to the backs of which they had been hanging.

Following on correspondence with the Commissioner of Police, I am informed that such a practice constitutes an offence against, the Metropolitan Police Act, 1839, and that, if the driver draw the attention of a constable to a. person committing this class of offence, the necessary steps will be taken either by summoning the offender or by cautioning him as to his liability to prosecution, as the circumstances of each individual case may require.

May I ask your aid in drawing the attention of the public and especially of parents to the grave danger which children incur by this habit, to say nothing of the likelihood of prosecution, in the hope that one at least of the dangers of the streets may be partially if not wholly removed.—Yours faithfully' THE MOTORCAR OWNER-DRIVERS ASSOolATION, J. EDWARD DAVIES, Secretary. An English Syndicate has This in Hand.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.

[1081] often wonder why somebody does not start a motorbus service in Toronto, Montreal, and Winnipeg. There is a fortune for English firms who care to do so. There is room for 400 machines of the kind in Montreal, for 250 in Toronto, and for 150 in Winnipeg. Each city would welcome the enterprise of any firm who did this. Garages could be built at a cheap cost, the mayors and councils it is certain would give all the assistance in their power. The people are sick of the trams that are here. The companies overcrowd them to an alarming extent on each car. They are only supposed to hold about 75 people seated. I trust you will publish this letter in the "CM." I would gladly give any assistan.ce

that might be required, if interested parties care to write to me A3 ,—Yours faithfully, Fort Street, Winnipeg.

Owner-drivers and Better Terms: The Owner-drivers Association's View.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.

[1082] Sir,—In reply to "Only Partly Satisfied," letter No. 1076, in your last issue, my Association, amongst its other activities, makes a special feature of obtaining for its members terms for their supplies which are quite equal to, if not better than those obtained by a general trader, and if your correspondent will communicate with me, I shall be pleased to give him particulars and rules. Taking one item alone, our members have saved nearly £2000 on petrol in the last year.

I find it rather difficult to follow him when he includes garaging among the things for which he has to pay as much as for a privately-owned . pleasure car. It is surely common knowledge that cabs can be garaged at rates from 12s. 6d. to £1, while much higher charges are usual for private cars.—Yours faithfully,

THE MOTORCAR OWNER-DRIVERS ASSOCIATION,

J. EDWARD DAV/ES, Secretary.

Owner-drivers and Better Terms: A Specially-Equipped Garage. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.

[1083] Sir,Will you permit us to say that we read with interest a letter in your issue dated the 19th September from one who is presumably an ownerdriver, and who signed himself "Only Partly Satisfied."

We should like to say that we have recently completed the re-equipment of our old-established business, and we have specially had in mind the provision of facilities in a central position for the London owner-driver. We think there should be no need whatever for a man in the :position of your correspondent-a man who is in business to a substantial extent, to fail to make favourable contracts for the maintenance, garaging and supply of his machines. We believe that the best-known of the owner-drivers' associations, that of which Mr. J. E. Davies is secretary, makes a special point of securing such terms for its members.

The reason for our writing to you on this subject, as a matter of fact, is that we may inform your correspondent, who writes under a nom de plume, that we ourselves are now equipped specially to deal with the driver-owrier on the basis which he appears to seek. We have excellent premises in Notting Hill, close to many busy motorcab centres, and we are prepared, for a very low figare, to undertake the whole of the garaging and maintenance for responsibl:-.. and reputable owner-drivers. At the present time we are already negotiating business on a considerable scale in this direction—Yours faithfully, Js. BARTLE & CO.

Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, W.


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