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Mr. II. G. Burford, NEEMech.E,, managing director of Milnes-Daimter, • Limited, has taken a trip over to France, in order to see the motor Grand Prix. I should not be surprised if, down in the bottom of his heart, or at the tips of his fingers, he has a liking for speed on the road.
I happened on Mr. E. Lisle, of the Star Engineering Company, Wolverhampton, in town the other day, and the only chance to have a chat. with him was for me to accompany him in a taxi while he made one or two calls. He reported that the vans delivered to the Sunlight soap people were giving great satisfaction; they appear to be using them mostly for the distribution of their enamelled advertising tablets.
An old friendship was renewed by me at Newcastle; Mr. Frank Little brought a Weigel car to the show for me, and whizzed me about the town. This was grateful and comforting in the intense heat, and we eventually called a halt at his new buildings, whierl, are quickly going up. Little is one of the most enterprising of the agents for commercial motors, and has done an extensive trade in northern districts in Lacre, Albion and Halley vans, and he has great confidence in the future of the business. His new premises contain 6,000 square feet of floor space, and promise to be the largest showrooms and garage in the north of England. I hope to give some details and photo
graphs when the opening takes place shortly, as it occurs to me it will be of considerable interest He has just sold a 3-ton Halley estate lorry to the Marquess of Ripon.
In the issue for 2 st May last, I made an offer, on behalf of " TI,E, COMMERCIAL MOTOR," to present a framed original drawing by our special artist, Frank Patterson, to the reader who guessed the nearest to the correct cornher of visitors on the opening day of the Royal Show at Newcastle. In the issue of the 4th June, I gave the corresponding figures for opening days since 1902 as a guide, and the result has been a hearty response from all quarters of the country, but the bulk of them are strangely wide of the mark, and it is quite an odd circumstance that the prize picture has been secured by the gentleman who was similarly fortunate in the previous competition in connection with " Commer Cars do not stop."
The numberof visitors officially posted up in the grounds at Newcastle on the opening day was 2,397, and the winner is found in Mr. H. Stott, of 2, Richmond Grove, Richmond Road, Lincoln, who guessed 2,960. The next nearest is 3,069—sent in from Stromness : the only address given is " as. Princess Maud ' on the Briny," and signed " Eoden Davies.." I suspect this is from the blitheful person who is so much in evidence at show times at the Eoden stand, and I will see if I can find a suitable consolation prize for him. Meanwhile, I will send on the Patterson picture to Mr. H. Stott. I have not the pleasure of the gentleman's acquaintance, but I ant glad to be the means of decorating his walls, and I heartily congratulate him.
Our Royal Show Special Number was warmly welcomed at Newcastle. " When was this photograph taken? "
was repeatedly asked, and just as repeatedly congratulated on our enterprise, because here, just after noon on the second day of the show, and nearly 300 miles from the Metropolis, was our paper with descriptions and photos obviously done on the spot. I noticed Mr. T. L. Aveling descanting on its contents to Sir Gilbert Greenall, but modesty forbids my relation of all he said, and Mr. W. IL Willcox was amongst others who knew " a good thing " when they saw it.
Most. of the principals found their way to Tyneside : Mr. Edward Ransome, of Ransomes, Sims, and Jeffries, with their new tractor ; Mr. Orcutt and Mr. Sparkes, of Clayton and Shuttleworth, with a fine display; I had some talk with Mr. Tonics, of Aveling and Porter, and was much interested to see a photo on their stand of a new steam wagon made by them ; Mr. Charles Burrell was there, looking very well ; and also, in very good form, Mr. W. A. Tritton, of Foster's. I had a long chat with Mr. A. Bornemann, of Ruston-Prootor's, and he gave me their souvenir of the show—a beautifully-printed booklet, and one of the nicest productions of the kind I have seen. The Ruston-Proctor stand was very dazzling; it was " champion " as they say in the North Country, and their mechanic-attendants in spotless white looked refreshing. Mr. Penmse Green, of Thomas Green and Sons, Limited, was in evidence, and Mr. James Barford, of Bane-rd and Perkins. Foden's, too, were well to the fore, amongst their representatives being Mr. Gillespie, who was formerly with the Yorkshire, but I did not see Eoden p ere. Fresh from Roumania, having taken five days in travelling, was Mr. IT P. Saunderson, as busy as ever demonstrating his tractor, Mr. Hoare, of Tasker's, Mr. H. Spurrier, jun., of Leyland, and Mr. Willcox, were all very briskly engaged. Altogether, a show to be remembered.