Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-24 | Page 32 | City Street Department Buys Republic Trucks

I t I CITY STREET DEPARTMENT BUYS REPUBLIC TRUCKS I IJ 4 J vt r l III J t i r tJ 1 r i r rAy f Ay V One of the Republic trucks purchased by Salt Lake Lade City's street department last week from the Inter Intermountain Intermountain Inter Inter- 0 mountain Oldsmobile company I I I Two of or the most Important truck sales negotiated nes In Salt Lake Lako this winter win win- ter to were vi-cre concluded r last week weel b by General Gen Con I oral eral Manager cl Duncan of the tho Intermountain Intermountain Inter Inter- I mountain company compan of oC Salt SnIt Lake when he disposed of CC two new Republics Republics Re Re- publics to the thc Salt Lake Illco CIl City street department Both trucks are for Immediate delivery delivery ery en and the one pictured above e was wn turned over oYer to the street treet department aft after the purchase was consummated d. d Since Sinco taJ taking in over o the Republic lino of ot trucks several sc weeks ago the tho Intermountain Intermountain In- In Oldsmobile company compau- has Una h had a great t Inquiries for various models model of or the line of oC cl eight ht different Republic trucks manufactured all o of which will h. h be carried in In by h ii l t I the intermountain n n l Oldsmobile l o organ organ- J Make Make- The fact that the thc company compan selected Republic trucks s only after after- aft r a most searching investigation hl Into tho the re requirements roqui ro- ro qui of truck on owners rs In Utah and nel neighboring states tate has aroused ad added ed interest In th lh the Republic line and ald It Il now looks as though even the heavy shipment o of various Republic models en route to Salt V take l e will not be he sufficient suf suf- sufficient uC- uC to supply tho the demand that Is developing de for fOI any length lenth of oC time Of the two Republic trucks purchased purchased pur pur- i chased by tho the cit city city- from tho the Intermountain Intermountain Inter Inter- mountain Oldsmobile company last week one was a C Republic Dispatch I truck which will be used for conveying conveying convey e In ing men tools and lI light ht materials I. about the city on street work The other Republic Is a ton one-ton I truck which will be used for hauling materials I C City If Co Conduct n cI 11 C t Test Teats f The city has conducted a er very severe r series of tests on the hauling capacity of the Republic truck economy of or OPeration op operation operation OP- OP and Ind nd maintenance ce and durability It ity before placing their orders for the tho two Republics and Manager Duncan o of the Intermountain Oldsmobile c com company m- m pany declares he Is naturally naturally- exceedIngly exceedingly exceed exceed- In I pleased over o the fact that the Republic came through these tests In such a favorable way as to meet the city's requirements to the fullest st ex extent ex- ex tent The Tho Intermountain Oldsmobile om om- I pan pany reports Republic truck sales fur for last week In addition to these eft city sales as ns follows A two-ton two Republic toD to toD D D. D II of oC Baker Baler Xea Xe a one and one-half one ton Republic to the Salt Lake Boiler Boller Sheet Iron works and a ton one-ton Republic to the Standard Fuel company The Republic line will be on display by b the Intermountain company comp company com com- p pany n throughout the Show week weel