Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-22 | Page 28 | Republic Truck will Haul Boxelder Wheat

REPUBLIC TRUCK WILL HAUL BOXELDER WHEAT ; fLmii- .ii jT'yfcia 'A iniuii . m' nn n minwiiiia i iiinii h nrim-m-iiii ir'nTiTti-iiir-ffiTrfrTntwir iifnnBtf . Photograph shows the one-and-a-half -ton Kepnblic truck and three-ton trailer purchased by Kadcliff Henrie of Blue Creek, Boxelder county, from the Randall-Republic company of Salt Lake. I An interesting sale in motor truck I equipment reported the past week by the Randall-Republic compauy (which i was foimerly tiie Intermotintain Olds-, Olds-, mobile companv), was the purchase by Fiaiidiff Henrie of Blue Creek, Box-elder Box-elder .eountv, Utah, of the one-and-a-half-ton Republic truck and the three-ton three-ton trailer for the hauling of wheat. Mr. Henrie owns and operates a 9b'0-aere 9b'0-aere ranch, with the greater portion of it in -wheat, and after a thorough investigation in-vestigation of the cost of hauling as represented by the up-keep expense of Republic trucks, he purchased the onc-and-a-half-tou Republic truck shown in the accompanying photograph. t is Mr. Henrie 's intention to ham all of his own wheat to market, and alio to haul that raised by his neighbors. neigh-bors. Mr. Henrie declares that he is convinced con-vinced that the operation of the Republic Re-public truck will save him a great deal of money in the transportation of his wheat to market, and the contracts he can secure from his neighbors will go a long waytowards paying for the truck he hasought. Mr. Henrie investigated a large number num-ber of motor trucks before deciding on the Republic, and the combination of sturdiness and durability built into the Republic, together with the Torbinson internal gear drive of this truck, decided de-cided him in its favor. The announcement of the change in name of the Intermountain OldsmooJe company to the Randall-Republic company, com-pany, and the further fact that the company com-pany will deal exclusively in trucks and" farm tractors in the future, has created widespread attention the past few days in Utah and intermountain automobile circles. A. G. R-andall is president of the Randall-Republic company which succeeds to the Intermountain Oldsmobile company, com-pany, occupying the same quarters and mechanical " department at 43 West Fourth South street. President Randall is authority for the statement that the company will continue con-tinue as exclusive distributors of Republic Re-public motor trucks and Republic farm tractors in this section. The first shipment ship-ment of the Republic farm tractors is now en route to Salt Lake and will arrive ar-rive -within the next few days. These are the tractors the Republic company has been working hard to develop the past few vears and which they have recentlv perfected. Thirty-seven of these tractors have been continuously at work in various sections of Kansas for months past and have proven their success.