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One Hears— Of the Petroleers.

30th October 1913
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

That this is a star.page.

Of road-holes filled with costly pitch.

That not all mileages are eases of presumption. That a shake-out is approaching in the tire trade. That Colonials refer to the British "won't workman."

That publicity creates inquiry, and that the known names get it.

That London's beginning to smell like Paris— because of benzoic.

That the "Auto-Trailer " is useful when special tackle has to be carried.

That Cudham and Westerham bills are popular test gradients for heavy vehicles.

That Reading's motorbus v. trolleybus controversy is suspended for election preparations.

That the ascertained cost per mile of Leeds' trolley buses would make remarkable reading.

That the intimation "Our motorvans collect and deliver here " is an effective advertisement.

That new members joined the C.M.U.A. during October at the rate of more than three a day.

That numerous manufacturers copied the thumb. index arrangement of the 1813 Overseas Annual.

'chat the narrowness of the gallery in the Manchester City Hall is not liked by the accessory and tire branches.

That many a borough engineer has found the municipal section of the " CM." for the 17th July of great value.

That the shortage of copper coin will become more acute before Xmas, but that no bank is yet offering a premium for it.

That Mr. H. Percy Roulnois defines " axle " as "the bar or tube transferring the weight of a vehicle on to the wheels."

That the Paris Show of commercial vehicles was not only inferior to that in London, but was " behind the London Show held in 1908."

That good toffee as well as hops come from Kent, rind that 130 tons of the sweetmeat leaves Maidstone . every week per motorvan.

That before many years are past every passenger train in the United Kingdom will by law have to be made up to include one coach in which men out of employment may travel free to seek it.

That casement windows which pivot from the centre of the frame are safer than those with the usual type of hinges, for fitting in any office or stores, seeing that no thieves can get through the spaces when open. " What's in a vowel, so long as Maudslays sell? That Russia continues Germany's best customer. "The length of a horse round is doubled by a motor."

Of new processes for turning kerosene into spirit.

That joy-riding is a missing quantity with heavies.

"The motor enables us to do every day What we used to do every other day."

That the reticence of some trolleybus owners wants explaining.

That it will not pay to supersede motorbuses by tra.mcars, if the facts be fairly handled.

From Col. Crompton, that he reads the "D. and M." pages amongst the first each week.

That the signatures of two Justices of the Peace are enough to legalize compulsory tree-lopping above any road.

That in New York City, U.S.A., "Highway Efficiency Experts" is a disguise for " Consulting Engineer.

That whilst the public is complaining of the pace of motor-bicyclists, the latter are complaining of the dangers of level crossings.

That Mr. A. E. Berriman's journalistic ability has been turned to account pro the Daimler Co. in a Tyneside newspaper controversy.

That correspondence with a view to the elimination of abnormal costs has resulted in the disclosure of interesting sub-normal costs.

That more than one tire manufacturer has of late had to write off between £150 and £200 a ton on sections of their raw-rubber stocks.

That the word " parceIcar," the coining of which was due to an offer of " CM." coin as a prize, is now commonly accepted and used all over the world.

That some owners have disposed of their motor wagons because they get at least as much out of others by giving them the work as they obtained when they did it themselves.

That the icy regions of the annexe at Olympia of a .few years ago were as a palace to the uninviting corrugated-iron building in which the trench makers had to display their commercial. models.

That whilst the " CM." tip as to going round with a double-deck bus in order correctly to lop overhanging boughs along any route remains the best available, the Bromley U.D.C. has been standing on its dignity theremnent.

From "The Surveyor."

For every ill beneath the sun There is some remedy or none ; If there be one, resolve to find it ; If not, &ubmit, and never mind it.


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