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Show MOTOR TRUCKS HELP ALLIES WNBAHLES Efficient Power Wagon Transportation Decided Issue Is-sue of Marne Battle. The tide of the German dvance in tho battle on the Marne was stemmed only by the efficient transportation system sys-tem evolved by the French, and it is universally admitted that Verdun would today be in Prussian hands had not their system been adequate to transfer troops, supplies and equipment to the point attacked in the shortest space of time. And the fact that motorized transportation saved defeat in two of the biggest battles of the present war entitles it to its position as one of the greatest factors in the world's economic problem. This government has not been slow to learn the lesson and .has ordered more than 75,0(10 motor trucks because of the tremendous saving they effect in time, labor and money. As a matter of fact, the possibilities of the truck in either war or peace are amazing. Every thing we eat or wear has to be handled han-dled and transported several .times, and each handling increases the price. So common sense has indorsed the president's presi-dent's views of national thrift and a .more economical wray of doing things. Storage charges, congestion in freight vards, expensive hauling, all yield i to the efficiency of the ever-ready truck, and each deals a vital blow to the high cost of living. Particularly is this true in the case of the small dealer where, big delivery costs wipe out the profit. The great fallacy here is the tendency to select too- big a truck, where great waste occurs oc-curs unless it is kept loaded to full capacity; ca-pacity; the other evil is the use of converted pleasure cars, where repair bills eat up all the profit. The truck must be built to fit the need and the Vim Motor Truck company of Philadelphia Philadel-phia was the first company to see this and act upon it. In this their views were supported by the parcel post officials of-ficials at Washington, who are authorities authori-ties for the statement that 85 per cent of all merchandise is most economically moved in loads up to a half-ton. And it is in this smaller unit that nearly 25,000 merchants have found the solution solu-tion of their delivery problem. State officials have taken up the question ques-tion of delivery and are urging merchants mer-chants to economize in time as well as money by systematizing their delivery and cutting the cost down to minimum. There is not a merchant in town whose delivery problem cannot be solved bv a Vim. The body is large and spacious" as well a sturdy. The motive power is absolutely dependable. But here is the big significant fact: The Vim gets there every working day of the year at an operating and mam- i tenance cost less than any other deliv-j deliv-j ery car on the market. That is the reason for the popularity i of the Vim. It is strictly a business I proposition designed and constructed by j transportation and mechanical engi-I engi-I neers. |