A Morris-Commercial London Convention
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AS part of the convention arranged by Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., and Stewart and Ardern, Ltd., for Morris-Commercial distributors in the Metropolis, a very happy and enjoyable function was held on Wednesday, November 28, when the guests were received by Lord Nuffield and Mr. Gordon Stewart.
After the loyal toast, Lord Nuffield gave the toast of "Our Guests," and congratulated the agents on the excellent business that had been done. As a commercial-vehicle manufacturer, Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., had provided a vehicle as safe as is possible. The Government was doing its best to promote safety, but, in his. opinion, there is such a thing as overdoing it.
. The commercial-vehicle driver has more consideration . for people on the road than the private motorist; the man with the bir: vehicle will always give the cue when to pass, but that is not so with many others.
It is important, he continued, that operators should realize that with a mixture of vehicles it is impossible to keep an adequate stock of spare parts.
Mr. Oliver Boden, giving the toast of " The Transport Industry," said that transport is the life blood of this world. Our legislators were not generously minded towards road transport. The organizations should combine to give collective effort. He mentioned that 45 per cent, of the vehicles in the lighter classes are of Morris-Commercial makg.
Mr. Gordon. Stewart then made some interesting observations on the distribution facilities which have been provided by _his company (Stewart and Ardern, Lid.), and showed hew greatly assistance to the agent had been improved. Mr. F. G. Smith; in replying, said that Lord Nuffield' had one great idea, that is, how many more British workmen he could employ.
What was almost an oration on "Whither Britain?" was given by Mr. Alexander Ramsey, 0.B.E., M.P. He said that if no economic disturbance occurred, future trading would be good. Properly led, the British workman was the soundest in the world. In nine months of the present year, Britain had bought £30,000,000 more raw material than in the previous year, and sold £47,000,000 more to overseas buyers, of which £15,000,000 went to the Empire and only 22,000,000 to foreign countries with which we had made trade agreements.
Following the dinner the guests inspected a fine display of the latest Morris-Commercial vehicles, and witnessed a demonstration of the remarkableinanceuvring ability of the short. wheelbase 3-touner with semi-trailer.