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Hears—
That so far there seems to be no visible solution to the M.o.T.'s "indivisible" problem.
That he cannot say divide et impera.
That the total share of transport by rail in the U.S.A. has been dropping year by year.
That the one hope held out to recover some of it is the piggy-back scheme, by which flat trucks carry road trailers.
That many up-to-date factories already operate incentive schemes in which the sky appears to be the limit.
That one of the latest American truck engines--a V8 petrol unit—produces 0.5 b.h.p. per cu. in. of cylinder displacement.
That unless the new technical education results in greater industrial recruitment, it will only increase the numerical strength and quality of the present general staff by a process of robbing Peter to pay Paul. Of many who feel that a penny saved is a penny gained by the Exchequer.
That to produce, refine and sell, an extra ton of fuel per year costs £40 in capital outlay.
From Transport Topics of Washington, that a Stanley steam vehicle achieved 127.66 m.p.h. in 1906.
Of a big overseas order for oil-filled electric cable to carry high-potential current being won by Britain.
Of someone saying that one cannot expect the Socialists to see anything wrong in treating the B.R.S. as an old "retainer."
That you may get a licence to carry scrap tyres but it does not entitle you to carry them on the wheels of your own vehicles.
That British manufacturers must learn to blow their own trumpets and not underestimate the effect in overseas markets of other nations sounding their own fanfares.