WHEELS of INDUSTRY "The wheels of wealth wilt be stowed
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by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the
roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.
The Formation of Morris Industries Exports, Ltd.
The four motor-vehicle-manufacturing concerns controlled by Sir William R. Morris, Bt., have already met with considerable success in overseas markets, but in order to consolidate the position achieved and more effectively to expand sales, Sir William has formed a new company with a capital of £250,000 to handle the export activities of Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., Morris Motors, Ltd., Wolseley Motors (1927) Ltd., and the M.Q. Car Co., Ltd.
The new company is known as Morris Industries Exports, Ltd., and it will absorb and take control of the various subsidiary overseas companies that have already been created. The various factoryrepresentatives and service organizations that have been established by these four concerns in various parts of the world will also come under the control of the new company.
The board is a strong one. The managingdirector is Mr. S. G. K. Smallbone, who has been associated with Sir William Morris since 1914 and has travelled extensively, studying world motor-vehicle markets. Other members include the managing directors of the constituent manufacturing companies and the export sales manager of Morris Motors, Ltd.
It is expected that the centralization brought about by this new move will effect economies, whilst the overseas user will benefit by the more widely distributed sales and service arrangements.
An R.H.A. Show-time Paper.
The -Road Haulage Association has accepted an invitation of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to hold meetings at Olympia during the progress of the Commercial Motor -Exhibition from November 2-11. A paper will be read by Mr. J. S. Nicholl, M.Inst.T., senior vice-chairman of the
Association, the subject being "Road Haulage: What is its Future?"
The S.M.M. and T. has offered the Association a stand at the Exhibition, and this has been accepted by the council of the R.H.A.
"C.M." at the Advertising Exhibition.
Temple Press Ltd., the proprietors of The Commercial Motor, had an attractive stand at the Advertising Exhibition and Conference, which was held at Olympia, London, from July 17-22. The accompanying drawing conveys ,an artist's impression of the stand, upon which were displayed copies of the eight journals published by Temple Press Ltd. Their Majesties the King and Queen were amongst the visitors to the exhibition.
'Messrs'. Chandler's Motors, Boseawen Street, Deptford, London, S.E.8, draw our attention to an obvious mistake which occurred in their classified advertisement appearing in our issue dated July 21, when the price for Leyland R.A.F. second-hand lorries was given at £10 each instead of £100 as in the previous week's advertisement of the fi rm.
London Street Accidents Increasing.
A. few days ago Scotland Yard issued the quarterly return of street accidents in the Metropolitan Police District. A commentary that accompanies the return says that "there is no doubt that practically all accidents are avoidable. It is safe to say that in the great majority of cases both parties (the motorist and the pedestrian) are to some extent to blame."
The return for the quarter ended June 30 shows that buses were responsible for 31 killed and 670 injured ; coaches, 10 killed and 184 injured ; tradeand commercial vehicles, 87 killed and 2,248 injured; cabs, three killed and 323 injured; private ears, 124 killed and 5,179 . injured ; and motorcycles 52 killed and 3,169 injured. The total number of people killed in the period was 338 and 15,676 persons were injured.
The return shows that during the first six months of this year there were in the Metropolitan Police District 73 more fatalities and 1,877 more personal injuries than during the corresponding period of 1932.
The Latest R.H.A. Bulletin,
The fourth edition of the Road Haulage Bulletin, the quarterly publication of the Road Haulage Association, has just been issued, and chief amongst its contents is an important article by Mr. E. C. Marston, Minst.T., the president, on "The Association's Plans to Help Its Members." In this Mr. Marston briefly outlines the effects on hauliers of the Road and Rail Traffic Bill and emphasizes the assistance that the Association is preparing to give in connection with licences and for which purpose a legal department is being set up... In another contribution Mr. Marstun deetls with the progress of the Bill through the committee stage, whilst a legal expert indicates the records that it will be necessary to keep when the -Bill becomes law. "Chambers of Commerce and Their Value to Road Transport" is the title of an article by Mr. 10. F. Fowler. The reports by the area secretaries clearly show the headway that the Association is making throughout the coentry, whilst the secretary's comments deal with topical matters.
David Moseley Celebrates Centenary.
On July 22 David Moseley and Sons, Ltd., Manchester, celebrated its centenary. The events of the day included a sports meeting and dinner, at which approaching 2,000 employees were present. Mr. Oswald G. Moseley presided, and other speakers included Mr. Reginald Moseley ; Mr. Mick, general manager ; M. L. A. Moreau, representing the company's Paris interests ; Mr. Mabey, London Manager; and Mr. Carm:chael, who is in charge of the Glasgow branch.
Telegrams of congratulation were received from all over Europe.
T.S. Motors Report.
The report of T.S. Motors, Ltd., for the year ended December 31, 1932, shows a trading loss of £21,750, to which must be added an amount written off stock of 127,377, making £49,127, this amount being increased to £107,916, after adding the debit balance brought forward.
In the report, mention is made of the
fact that orders from regular customers were considerably curtailed during the year, due to the uncertainty brought about by the Road Traffic Act and the Salter Iteport.
The International Container Bureau Active.
A meeting of the technical committee of the International Container Bureau was recently held in Paris, when representatives from Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and Spain were present. The committee has framed a number of proposals concerning the use of containers in international traffic.
It has also been devoting attention to the employment of containers for the transport of liquids, and has framed numerous suggestions in this regard, which are to be submitted to members of the Bureau. It has also been resolved to adopt the word "cadre," in place of " contaffier," in international documents.
By Air to Thompson Bros.' Works.
An accompanying illustration shows the arrival at Castle Bromwich Aerodrome of a group of transport operators who, last week, were invited to visit the tank-making works of Thompson Brothers (Bilston), Ltd., Bilston, Staffs. The visit was arranged by the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd. and the Thompson concern.
One of the latest De Havilland Dragon 10-seater aeroplanes of -Hillman's Airways was chartered, this making the outward and the return journeys between Heston and Castle Bromwich in precisely 60 minutes each way. Such—Speed enabled several hours to be spent at the works, although Loudon was not left until 10.30 am, and was reached again at 4.40 p.m. The guests included executive officers of companies for which tank vehicles were in the process of manufacture, and the visitors were MCSHrS. W. Elliott and R. H. Faro, of Pickfords, Ltd.; Messrs. W. G. Andrews and A. W. Lawson, of Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd.; Mr. W. A. Winson, of Unilever, Ltd.; also a. representative of The Commercial Motor.
Mr. P. Beckham, of the A.E.C., and Mr. A. J. Lowe, of the Thompson company, flew with the party, which was met at the works by Messrs. F. S. and J. Thompson.
Some remarkable tank vehicles were seen in various stages of assembly ; in particular, an A.E.C. Mammoth Major oil-engined six-wheeler carrying an insulated 2,500-gallon steel tank and power-driven pump, which Pickfords, Ltd., will be using for the conveyance, at above atmospheric temperature, of olive oil and other such liquids.
Personal Pars.
We learn that, subject to his passing the usual medical examination, Lieut. J. H. Fordham, R.N., has been appointed an assistant divisional officer in the London Fire Brigade. He was selected from three candidates who made a special journey to London for an interview; as they were serving with the Mediterranean Fleet, Mr. C. L. Sladden, who was for many years superintendent of the ambulance services of the Metropolitan .Asylums Board, and, later, became engineer superintendent of the Mead 'Works under the London County Council, has been promoted to be a principal clerk in the supplies department, responsible to the chief officer of supplies for all work relating to motor vehicles.
Mr. B. H.. Nicolls, who, at the end of 1932, resigned from the position of the superintendent of the line of the Great Western Railway, has now resigned his directorship of the "Western Welsh" and the "Devon General" bus cornpanes. It It is understood that his place as superintendent of the line has been taken by Mr. H. L. Wilkinson, but the frjpointment of the G.W.R. director of the "Western Welsh" and "Devon General" concerns . will not be made until the next board meeting.
Mr. R. II. Nidolls still holds his directorship of the City of Oxford Motor Services, Ltd., and the chairmanship of Black and White Motorways, Ltd.
Clayton Dewandre Products on New Chassis.
It is interesting to note that the latest Foden vehicle, which was described recently in The C ommerial Motor, is equipped with the Dewandre booster, -utilized in conjunction with the hydraulic brakes.
In the A.E.C. Q-type bus, the radiator tubes are of the Clayton-Still type, which solved the somewhat difficult problem of cooling the side-mounted engine on this chassis.
A Useful Job Register for Hauliers.
The Me()wen Job Register is designed to facilitate the recording of haulage work, and is adaptable to the requirements of almost any transport contractor. It may even be used for contract workwith passenger vehicles, as well as jobbing haulage.
On one side is set out a record of the work done on a particular job, disbursements en route, and a statement of cost and revenue. When the form is completed, all the information appertaining to the particular work is available, including a note of the amount of net profit made.
The reverse side of the register may be used as a consignment and delivery note. The sheets are designed with a margin for convenience when binding or filing, The name and address of the publisher are James McQueen, Ltd., Moat Road, Leicester.
The Oil Industries Exhibition.
A variety OT machines, apparatus, employed in the oil industry was on view at the Royal Agricultural, Hall, Loudon. daring the week of the International Oil Industries Exhibition, which closed last Tnesday.
Among the exhibitors of particular interest to readers of -this paper were the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd.; the English Drilling Equipment Co., Ltd., the latter Flowing a Carden-Loyd and a Marshall tractor; Fiat (England), Ltd.; Frank How and Co., Ltd. ;
port and Marketing Centre, displaying a model and maps of the proposed King's Cross airport; and the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, des monstrating, the advantages of -aerial survey for map making.
A.A. Progress Continues.
The 28th annual meeting of the Automobile Association was held in London a few days ago, Mr. Charles 1VIcWhirter, the chairman of the committee of the Association, presiding. 31,1r. McWhiner said that, coneidering the financial and industrial depression, there was every reason for satisfaction at the progress made during, the year. The actual increase in membership was 22,752, the total being 492,587. Another interesting item was that the average weekly output of itineraries is 16,000.
Dealing with the accounts, Mr. McWhirter referred to the satisfactory financial position of the Association. Subscriptions and entrance fees for the year uuder review totalled £819,650, whilst the expenditure on direct service to members on the road was £633,845.
A Useful Insurance Reference Book.
A wealth of information on the subject with which it deals, is contained in a recent publication Of Stone and Cox, Ltd. Africa House, Kingeway, London, entitled "Motor Insurance Tables, 1933," and priced at ast. flel. net. Insuranee particulars applying to all types of road vehicle are presented, and the section devoted to commercial motors occupies about one-quarter of the volume.
Its plan is to show variations of non-tariff policies and rates frum those of the tariff concerns. Each sectioa opens with a description of the standetrd tariff cover, and is followed by information concerning that of each non B22 tariff office, the particulars being classified under pay-load figures. .
The remainder of the booklet contains the balance sheets of the nontariff offices, -a list of the tariff offices and two pages of horse-power formulm, tables, etc.
Exhibition of Inventions.
The Ninth International Exhibition of Inventions, organized by the Institute of Patentees, will be held at the Central Hall, Westminster, London, 8.W-1, from October 4-14. Further particulars can be obtained from the general secretary of the Institute, 39, Victoria Street, London, SAVA.
All-metal Body Construction Demonstrated to Operators.
On Tuesday last. a party of members of the transport indnstry visited the works of Metropolitan-Cammell-Weymann Motor Bodies, Ltd., in Leigh Road, Birmingham, and was shown the latest developments in all-metal busbody construction.
The visit was well timed, for there were upwards of 100 bodies in the course of construction, batches of petrolengined vehicles and trolley-buses being in various stages of erection. At the present moment, there are 97 bodies on order for Birmingham Corporation (47 for petrol-engined chassis and 50 for trolley-buses), whilst 15 bodies for electric vehicles have been ordered by the Notts and Derby transport concern, 20 single-deckers for the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., besides bodies for nine A.E.C. Q-type buses.
The works are well equipped for dealing with pressed-steel sections.
Crossley Six-wheelers for the W.D.
Crossley Motors, Ltd., Gorton, Manchester, has received an order from the War Office for a number of six-wheelers, the type chosen being the Crossley 3070 h.p. forward-control model, which incorporates a four-cylindered 5,266 C.C. engine, an auxiliary gearbox and rear axles of the fully floating type with overhead worm drive.
Fuel Specifications for Oil Engines.
The view of the British committee, set up, with an American committee, to consider fuel specifications for highspeed compression-ignition engines, is that the most important qualities of a fuel (in order of 'importance) are ignition quality with its converse of ignition knack; a suitable viscosity, the absence of adventitious matter, end no separation of wax at the lowest working temperature. The British committee represents the Institution of Petroleum Technologists, the Institution of Automobile Engineers, and the Diesel Engine -Users Association.
"Aldershot and District" Report.
During the year ended May 81, 1933, the gross revenue of the Aldershot and District Traction Co., Ltd., amounted to £310,947 as compared with £825,206 a year earlier. The net reyenue, after making provision foe depreciation, etc., was £16,061, contrasted with £19.237 in the previons.year. The total available after adding the balance brought into the accounts is £30,930. It is proposed to pay a dividend of 74 per cent., leaving £15,930 to be carried forward.
No Sentinel Preference Dividend.
The directors of the Sentinel Waggon Works, Ltd, Shrewsbury, announce that the results for the six months ended June 30 last do not justify the payment of a dividend on the preference shares due on September 30.
Perkins 011 Engines Described.
F. Perkins, Ltd., Queen Street, Peterborough, has issued a booklet dealing with its three types of small oil engine. We were able to publish in our issue dated May 5 an exclusive account of this interesting power unit, which is available in sizes suitable for vehicles of 1-ton to 3-tort load capacity. Thu booklet contains a detailed specification of the Perkins engines and some interesting matter relating to their .application.. Sales Appointment Required.
We know of a fully qualified salesman, in the early forties, who is available for a post in the motor trade where his experience will prove valuable.
Leaving the Army in 1920, he became salesman to a motor manufacturer, later being appointed branch manager, the sales of . the branch increasing from £10,000 per year to £250,000 during his period of office. In 1930 he was appointed general sales manager. Letters addressed "Salesman," care of the Editor, will be forwarded.
Surrey Dodge Prices.
We are asked to draw attention to the fact that in the advertisement of Dodge Brothers (Britain), Ltd., in our issue dated June 30, the prices of the Surrey Dodge 30-cwt, long-wheelbase and the 2-ton long-wheelbase models 'were incorrectly given. The former should be £237 and the latter £254.
Halley Braking Figures.
In our road test of the Halley 61tanner, published in the issue of The Commercial Motor dated July 14, the curvesplotted from the brake tests were wrongly distinguished. The full lines apply to the results obtained from both brakes, used simultaneously, whilst the dotted lines show the elect of the hand brake alone.
The Latest Anti-splash Device.
An anti-splash device, known as the Babbs Splash Arrester, has been placed on the market by Alfred Vernon and Co., Cromford House, Manchester. The device consists of a moulded rubber disc, conforming with the shape and size of the tyre wall. A metal ring carried by brackets fixed to the wheel studg clamps the disc between it and the wheel rim, there being a clearance of in. to 1 in. at the point of contact with the road.
We understand that a test of the device was carried out on a Leyland bus owned by Messrs. J. Fishwick and Sons, the vehicle being driven through, puddles at a speed of approximately 20 m.p.h., when t was possible to stand within 2 ft. of the vehicle without being splashed.
Heplex Alloy Pistons.
In our issue for last week it was stated that the Russell Newbery oil engine had HepIex pistons of RR53 alloy. We are informed by Ilepwoi•th and Grandage, Ltd., Bradford, that the pistons are of Heplex alloy, which is claimed to be registered and solely supplied by that company.