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Show vOSE IMLL TBI TRUCK JM TEST Sturdy Power Wagon Haul? Perishable Goods, Safely, Between Cities. A demonstration of the efficiency of the small. lijrht trunk in carrying perishable or semi -perishable merchandise started Friday morning when a Maxwell one-ton truck left the loading platform of the Honser Packing company of J-os Angeles hound for San Diego and carry ins- a load of more than a ton and a half of Violet brand, shortening. According to .Manager J. B. Middleton of the Sim Motor .Sales company, local .Max well distributors, tiie truck now making mak-ing this test in California will make Ihree complete round trips between Los Angeles and Kan Diego and the demonstration demon-stration will not be completed until the pturdy product of the Maxwell factories arrives in Los Angeles Thursday. According to the report received by Middleton, the small truck, with its ponderous load, presented an interesting appearance at the start of the test, and tJm veral predictions were made that It would be unable to make even one jour- , icy without a pair of broken springs. Two journeys, however, or .one com- ! plete round trip, had been made upon receipt of this information, and there is now no reason to believe that the si eel -sine wed little vehicle will not be able to easily complete t he eni ire series of three round trips without difficulty. The trip as planned wiil c over 792 miles of road. The weight of the Maxwell truck chassis is given as 2d0 nounus. Combined Com-bined weight of driver, observer, truck boy, cab and additional tank o: gasoline b; Sliii pounds, and the load of shortening shorten-ing weis hs eNactly 22if. pounds. Tliis represents an overload of 1 2"i." pounds, or more than half acain the rate of carrying carry-ing capacity of the track, . Yet with this 1 re men do us overload i he first round trip was completed wit hont the least trouble of any sort and an aerage of 11. u3 miles per gallon of gasoline was recorded. "The essential weight of the entire truck with Its load, but not including the driver and observer is cr15 pounds," said Middleton yesterday. "The run is bt ing carefully observed by the Houser I ackin company, whose observer goes with the truck on every foot of its three round trips, measuring all gasoline, oil arid water used, and recording repairs whh-h are made on the truck. When the demonstration is completed we believe the evidence of the efficiency of this Maxwell truck wili be overwhelming, and that we will even prove commodities can be transported trans-ported over great distances at less cost by truck than by freight car." The Oldsmobile is now established in its new home and the pictures shown herewith give an idea of the care that has been taken in preparing a sales room that would do justice to the beautiful beau-tiful cars to be shown there. The tilo floor, the tan wainseoating, the .buff walls and ceiling and rich fumed oak woodwork offer a soft and artistic background that does not detract from the beauty of the oar. Simplicity- and refinement were the objects in planning the decorations and arrangement of the new Oldsmobile sales rooms and with what success the pictures give a very adequate idea, but a better way to appreciate the beauty of the new Oldsmobile store would be to make it a personal visit. Manager Duncan states that just as much care has been lavished upon equipping a service department for the benefit of Oldsmobile users as has been shown in the finishings of the sales rooms and in order that Oldsmobile owners may get the very best service possible th'e company has emrdoyed W. G. Gardiner, motor export, direct from North way motor plant, and 1 service1'' is to be the watchword of tlie new company. |