Out and Horne Prompt pelivery! Father and Son. By "The Extractor."
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Some Delivery Date.
It.was at the Administration building in Kingsway where the three P's are literally " dispensed " and Mr. Rowan and I were talking of prohibition prospects, the Great Russian offensive and whether we should order new overcoats for the arctic sun:Liner, when he went on to say that. immediate delivery in their vocabulary meant actually what was implied. He gave me a succinct account of a transaction of the day before which interested me very much. An important commercial vehicle user called on him and was inclined to buy, but quick delivery was essential. He was inclined to a Pierce-Arrow, but expected there would be specious promises but no definite time given. Mr. Rowan, in his presence, rang up the works at Chelsea in these terins : "flow many minutes will you take to deliver a 4-ton PierceArrow?" The response was not long forthcoming and was a laconic gem.
"One hundred and fifteen minutes," was the reply. When the body-building firm was 'phoned this lightning speed met with a. severe cheek, in fact dropped down to a mere "tick over." Three weeks was the tithe stipulated, but anyhow Gaston, Williams and Wigmore started an important new customer with its enterprise.
Mr. Chas. R. Clark.
An interesting trade change has developed during the past week. I gather that Mr. Chas. R. Clark, the general manager of Whiting (1915), Ltd., will shortly be severing his connection with that enterprising concern. Mr. Clark will take over the management of the motor department of R. Martens and Co., Ltd., the sole toncessionnaires for the Clydesdale motor truck. My recollection is that this was formerly called the " Clyde," it being found later that a Scottish concern had r e a dy appropriated that name in connection with heavy motor vehicles. Martens is now negotiating for premises in which the Clydesdale lorries will be assembled, more Concerning which—and My. Chas. Clark anon.
United in Peace and in War.
One of the first to go out at the outbreak of war, and who now ranks at Lieut.-Colonel T. T. Shannessy, was the well-known. managing 'director of the Midland Rubber Co. Ltd. He is the commanding officer of the 2/6th Royal Warwickshire Reginient, and with him in the same battalion is his son, Lieut. Frank Shannessy. It is with peculiar pleasure and pride that 1 include the photographs on this page of these two gallant officers who until just under two years ago were engaged in the manufacture and sale of Midland solid tires. It is unusual to find father and son coming out, of the same business and going into active service in the same battalion. A nearly similar instance oecurred in the steam wagon firm of Richard Garrett and Sons, Ltd., when poor Captain Stephen Garrett served under his brother, Colonel Frank Garrett. That by the way, however. A considerable number of the Midland Rubber Co.'s staff are also engaged at the Front as commissioned officers, noncomn and in the ranks.
E40 Open for Engagement.
We know of a Young man under thirty, who is very unlikely to be called on for military service for reasons which he will readily explain, and who would be an invaluable man as a storekeeper in a motor factory or as a store clerk, or in any similar responsible position. He has the requisite technical knowledge of motors, is an expert stenographer and typist, and hasIspent six years already in a motor factory. Letters should be addressed "Store," care of this office.
Olin Podrida.
Mr. T. C. PuIlinger, of the Arrol-Johnston, would have had one day prodding the cattle at The Royal Show but for the fact that he was called as a witness before the air committee before whom Mr. PembertonBilling has been looming so large. Telegrams despatched to London from the Royal Show took, in many cases, hours and upset one's calculations. Shortness of operators caused them to dispense with the usual installation on the Show ground, and wires were conveyed half hourly (mare or less) by the boys via the tram service into Manchester to the head office. The very thought of this primitive method makes one shudder. In one instance a message of mine from the Show to Central Manchester had not arrived when I did over two hours later.
I ran into Mr. Jac Pedersen at Manchester last week. He told me with proper pride that he had left the Continental and had entered the service of the Firestone Tire Co. as special representative. In this he should do well. I have known Jac, as he is called, back to the cycling period, and he has kept a great circle of friends. The Firestone Giant tires are meeting with success, I understand, and under certain conditions of service are superior to twin fitments. They claim that the size of 8 ins., 10 ins. and 12 ins. massive single treads have deep circumferential grooves that provide against side slipping and very nearly approach the resiliency of pneumatics.
Mr. Sam Lomax, a gentleman well known and liked in Lancashire motor circles, has joined Mr. Leo Swain to push the Spencer-Moulton solid tire.
On my way by road to the Royal Show I was refused petrol at many places, had one can doled oat to me at others, and one briglit particular star at Matlock insisted on adding the proposed 6d, tax, which, of course, has no concern for the petrol seller. When it is formally pasSed it will be paid to the Post Offices. Nothing doing at Matlock.
The Royal Show issue was on sale at the bookstall on the Show ground at 9.45 a.m. on Wednesday, and there was the customary rush to see the report and the illustrations of exhibits..
John Morris and Son, the world-known motor fireengine makers, of Salford, are only allowed to turn out about one engine a month. They are engaged on all manner of work for trench warfare. They have also some work on hand, for which their fire equipment is peculiarly applicable, which will produce some sensational results before long, but about which I am not at liberty to write.