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Show SALT LAKE AUTO GETS WELL-KNOWN TRUCK One of the Mg announcements of the past week In automobile clrclea comes from the Salt Lake Automobile company. com-pany. This firm lias taken over the agency for the International Harvester truck, one of the best-known makes of small trucks or delivery -wagons In the automobile world today. It Is understood under-stood that several local firms were after this agency, but the plum was finally landed by the Salt Lake Automobile company. com-pany. The International Harvester firm was 1 one of the first in America to realize the possibilities of a motor truck or motor mo-tor wagon and for the past several years has been a leader in the small truck division, di-vision, being the first manufacturer to sell a truck under $1000. As a. result many are now used on the streets of all large cities, taking tho place of the street express wagon, where economy of operation la one of the chief assets of the delivery wagon. Such a truck is capable of doing the work of three teams and at a much smaller exponso In operation. oper-ation. One of the principal uses for this truck Is In the farming districts for hauling produce and farm products to and from raJlroad points. Many Utah and Idaho farmers hare already put this truck Into use, whero they aro now proving tho fact that trucks are cheaper to operate than horses evon In a farming community. commun-ity. Fred Knowldcn has accepted the position posi-tion as Bales manager for thin truck with the Salt Lake Automobile company and will devote his entire time ia demonstrating demonstrat-ing and selling the car. |