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Show GUARDS MIUJOHS ON MOTOR TRUCK Iron Safe, Barred Windows, Win-dows, Armed Men Ride With Chicago Money. In the course of daily business it is necessary for banks to transfer large 'sums of money from their vaults to the vaults of other banks. More or less risk usually attends the transfer of specie in a city, the temptation to highwaymen being very strong. Two Chicago banks and a transfer com-! com-! pany have taken means to protect money ; in transit through city streets as thor-j thor-j oughly as it can be protected. On a motor car is mounted an omnibus body built on a special design. The driver i& completely inclosed by glass doors and windows. Just back of the driver's seat is the entrance door for the main compartment, com-partment, which is also completely inclosed in-closed with glass windows and strong Iron bars. The chief piece of equipment in the main compartment is a large iron safe, iii which the money is securely locked during each trip from bank to bank. But this is not all. Seats are so arranged fc-armed fc-armed guards that the men sit facing the windows. They completely . surround the safe with its treasure and at the same time have a clear view in all directions. di-rections. The car has just been put into use. Owing to the space required, the Dode Brothers chassis, on which the special body, is mounted, . was lengthened out by means of a well-known truck attachment At a glance, the car much resembles an ordinary omnibus, close inspection being required to observe the iron window bars, as it glides swiftly through the streets. Frank- Botterill of the Botterill company com-pany of fait Lake, distributors for Dodge Brothers motor cars in this section, states that recent arrivals of Dodge Brothers motor cars from the factory enable the Botterill com pa?) y to continue making prompt deliveries, and Mr. Botterill reports re-ports an unusually fine business for the summer months. |