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Show SALT LAKE TRANSPORTATION CO. ADDS FOUR TAXICABS TO ITS WHITE FLEET I -C'W : : ; ; ;"; - 1 ym Photograph herewith shows the fleet of White trucks operated by the Salt Lake Transportation company. In addition ad-dition to the twelve ears and trucks I shown, this company operates a two-ton I White truck as a baggage wagon, which I could not be withdrawn from service for the purpose of this picture. This fleet of White trucks is probably the largest fleet of trucks of any make in operation in the state of Utan. The four taxicabs shown to the right of the picture were recently delivered to tho Transportation company by the White Motors company, distributors for White automobiles and trucks. These taxicabs have proven to be -very popular popu-lar with the patrons of the Transportation Transporta-tion company. The job is a special one produced by the White company on specifications of the Transportation company. Their limousine body, with its attractive interior finish and equipment, equip-ment, gives them a richness not excelled by limousines costing considerably more money. The next four cars in tho picture aro sightseeing busses used by the Transportation Transpor-tation company in their popular sightseeing sight-seeing trips about the city. Three of these are equipped with what tho White company call their Glacier park bus body, which is a duplicate of the twenty-three White busses used in Glacier national na-tional park, and the 112 used in the Yellowstone national park. The Salt Lake Transportation company were operating three White sightseeing busses during the summer of 1915, when the World 's fair was on at San Francisco. The. service given these busses was extremely ex-tremely severe. Lawrence C. Mariger, president and general manager of the Salt Lake Transportation company, in discussing the performance of White trucks, says: "Our tourist travel during the summer sum-mer of 1915 was extremely heavy on account of the fair at San Francisco. We had three White trucks in operation in our sightseeing department that year, ty-four hours a day and 365 days a rea. Even under the severe snow condition which prevailed during the winter ol 1916-17, these busses were in constant service and made their regular trips. as well as trucks of other makes. We kept an accurate cost record of the maintenance and operations of these trucks, and the results shown by the Whites were surprising. They were called upon for severe service from twelve to fifteen hours a day all summer sum-mer long. Our equipment was crowded to the limit and continuous service was of prime importance. The splendid showing made by White trucks was a large factor in inducing us to increase our fleet from five trucks then to thirteen thir-teen cars and trucks today. The public demand dependable service, and our records rec-ords show that tho percentage of days in service on our White machines is much higher than on any other make we operate. ' ' The four machines to the left are the hotel busses which serve tho Newhouse and Utah hotels. These busses are familiar fa-miliar sights to the Salt Lakers. They meet all trains and arc in service twen- |