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from Our Own Winnipeg Correspondent.
You recently reported briefly the very considerable briskness which _exists in Winnipeg in regard to the adoption of commercial motors. I am now in a position to forward photographs of several typical ma chines. [These are reproduced herewith—En. 1 In particular you mentioned the Lake Winnipeg Shipping Co.'s five-ton Foden wagon, and this is the subject of one of the photographs which 1 send to you. This concern does an extensive business in builders' materials, such as sand, gravel, rock and cement. It is gradually but surely replacing its horse-drawn transport plant with motor wagons. At pre sent it uses a five-ton Mack and a five-ton Foden, the latter fitted with a tip body. These two ma chines have replaced 10 teams of horses, and the company is so satis fied with the result obtained, that it intends to carry out all its haulage with motor plant in future.
The City of Winnipeg Corporation is now carrying practically the whole of the asphalt, which it uses so extensively for street construction, by means of internal combustion tractors, as well as by self-contained motor trucks. One experiment carried out by this authority is interesting to record.
During last winter, the remains of a big touring car, which had been the victim of a fire, was purchased for municipal purposes. The engine—a 40 h.p. Rutenber—as well as the frame, was utilized in the construction of a special asphaltdumping wagon. This has now been in service for a considerable while, and is said to be giving excellent results from the maintenance point of view. A special drawbar is fitted at the rear of it, and to this, two and sometimes three trailers are customarily attached. A total load of nine tons is as a rule moved at one time by this crimbination..
The rfuclson Bay Co.—another great concern out here, has taken delivery of seven more White trucks recently, for use in Winnipeg. Two of these will be kept for delivery purposes in this city, whilst the remainder will subsequently wait here to be shipped to Calgary, Reginn and Vancouver. for delivery work in connection with the company's local stores.
The use of electric wagons is, of course, developing considerably in Canada, as in various narts of America. An example of this class of development is afforded by the new electric service supply station, which has been built by the Winnipeg Free Press, and has been leased by the Canadian Motor Co., Ltd. Already nearly 40 electricdelivery vans and trucks are taken care of here.