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Keeping Out of the Mire
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wELL-ORGANIZED road transport is essential to the success of all agricultural shows, and to that of the Royal as much as of any other. A problem that show societies must face every year is that of 'providing improved roads for the vehicles bringing in exhibits and supplies. When the weather is dry, haulage over turf causes no trouble, but in wet weather severe difficulties may be created, and the haulier may find that delay caused in extricating a bogged vehicle and possible damage done to it in the process, may turn a profitable contract into a dead loss.
The problem is not merely one of bringing exhibits to the show ground and of later removing them. At the big shows, feeding stuffs for livestock have to be delivered daily for the greater part of a week. Moreover, the show ground becomes a miniature town for some time before opening day and remains busy after the closing, with a whole army of stockmen, mechanics, officials and workers of all kinds who have to be fed.
In recent years, conditions have been improved by laying down sleepers or wire treads for use as roads on many show grounds. Some of the show societies are tentatively considering the advantages likely to accrue from the provision of permanent sites. If this plan were adopted, trans, port would be greatly facilitated, because permanent roads could be laid. The provision of adequate roads is a pressing obligation on all agricultural show organizers.
An interesting development in agricultural shows is the rapidly increasing use of mobile stands, which save exhibitors a great deal of expense. Manufacturers of dairy equipment, agricultural chemists, makers of animal medicines, feeding stuffs, electrical equipment, furniture and household goods are among those who are taking advantage of the adaptability of the commercial vehicle. The office trailers used by some of the leading banks have become a well-established feature of agricultural shows all over the country and provide a much-appreciated facility at a minimum cost.
The articulated vehicle, with its long, low, unobstructed floor, offers great advantages in use as a mobile exhibition stand.
Although the long-established link between the commercial-vehicle industry and the Royal Agricultural Show has been weakened, this year, by the withdrawal of the approval of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, except for exhibits by bodybuilders, the event continues to provide a great deal of work for road transport operators. The number of commercial-vehicle exhibits will be strictly limited, but the work of manufacturers will be demonstrated gratuitously by the ingeniously designed mobile stands based on self-propelled and trailer chassis.