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Show ... 1 BIRMINGHAM GROCERY TAKES MAXWELL TRUCK I - ' '"--- ft J-fZr." -t c'' t f . , .-- ' . ; f . " rJ" r'y. - - ' - - d-- d s vv m r t 7 d f ; ' Pt ' -i;;Ns.- " d-- hv. " . ;.,v:: ; - . I- : - : -I 1 ' . - J S L t:" i ? ' : 1 - v - - - ' r r ' - ;: - - - ' Pictures show s JIsswcU one-ton tnick carrying Sf!00 ro-.mds of smiles ua the B street hi'l Vehveen Sixth and Ssventh svenxics: r-turdy construction of the re3r cr.d of the Maxwe'l tr.i:U: lower risht, I.ir. Eiraingham standing be-Eiue be-Eiue his new tmcs. Tho Stm Motor Sales company has just au-o for elation over tho manner in wli ic't its new otto-ton t rm ks negotiate nego-tiate t h -a seveiot' tests. 1 .1. II. irmimjiam of the Birmingham Lirin-ery dropped into the Sun Motor vonipany's sales room last week to look at the new M:iwe!l ' torinor. ' Truck Manager .1. F. I'rontjcs took him in tow and. after carefully explain in:; all the various i eat v. res o: the now I ruck, offered of-fered Mr. 1-iinniunam any surt of a demonstration lt- a red to see. l'irminh:;ni lad a contract to deliver de-liver th.ee t!:oua:i-l pounds cf apples, ap-ples, and the Maxwell "truck "as prcss.'.,l in jo in- mediat e sci iee. The apples v.-.'u- j ut into tite trm-k and, with Kdrmin!i:ini a- obieiver and Krontjes at the wheel, the- started out for a little evrcise. While the truck is rated as a cne-ton tri:.-k, the load of apples weighed exactly one ton and a half, and the Maxwell truck went up First avenue and on tip B street without the slightest difficulty. At the steepest part or the incline between Sixth and Seventh avenues ave-nues the truck was brought to a stop so that tne photographer could take the :n eompanyini; pictures. Then came the l real tet ot the Maxwell motor. Hirm- ingdinm was frankly skeptical the pho-i pho-i toj:rapiier was sure "it eouhln 't be I done," but 'ront jes knew his Maxwell j the motor was started, the clutch I slipped in. and the Maxwell moved slot! tily find surely on up the inciine to the top r.f the hill. Here a stop was made more pict un t a ken and Hirm-ingiiam. Hirm-ingiiam. without further pie-duui or hesitation, hes-itation, . h.scd tlie deal for the irm-k. "It is uist em Ii unexpected results a this that have won the new Maxwell t rue k a In or t in st ant a noons popula r:t v with liusim -s - m eras. said Front ;es. "It is. a wemdert t; 1 iy ow erf ul mot or, coutiled up wirii a rear axle such as is ordi nan 1 v I on nd onl- in t wo or t li ree-t ree-t on t nicks in t i i o higher priced classes. The Maxwell tr.i.'k undoubtedly stands alone in its field.'' |