Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-10-03 | Page 18 | French Government Gives Large Order

FRENCH GOVERNMENT GIVES LARGE ORDER Trucks and Motor Vehicles Will be Fnrnlstiod by Bethlehem Steel Company OUTH BETULEHEM, Pa, Oct iot only are motor truck included in the larjre order of motor vehicles the government of Franco hae re qneeted the Bethlehem Steel company to procure for use in the Europeag war but touring cars as wen. The company baa tnvited manufacturing concerns to nond touring cars to South Bethlehem for tests. The number of such ears is not des ignated. The recommendations for the trpet of 1000 motor trucks of American man nfaetnre had been cabled to the French government and a reel) is expected in a dar or two Th trucks are to cost about 430OO ch In addit on to motor trucks the French go ernment directed the steel company to contract for 250 motor tractors and 7S0 trailers to cost from (3000 to 44300 each