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Show Motor Trucks Have Stabilized Western Business v j No single element in the success of the great industries of the west stands out more conspicuously today than does the motor truck. In the business field, at the mines, on thearms and ; iu a multitude of ways, it is rendering a service that no other modern engine of commerce could be expected to accomplish. .... , , .JL f,v t ' The short haul has been practically eliminated from serious consideration hy the power wagon; that it only remains for good, substantial highways to be constructed to enable t truck to solve the long-haul problem, is patent to all business men who possess motor knowledge in the slightest degree. i Simultaneously with the building of good roads in this section will be witnessed the growth and expansion of the motor truck business. Even with poor highways the motor truck game has , assumed generous proportions in the intermountain territory. Today trucks operate in fleets, where but yesterday a single power unit was considered sufficient. rnmmrm This condition has been brought about by the standardization of the power wagon by the makers. The present types represent true motor value and a degree of dependability consensu- rate with the power and utility built into their rugged chassis. ', Local truck distributors report fino business and bright prospects for a banner motor-wagon season. j - sRslT' -afs y- sr- ""T - - w , v jm . P&" i'rym yt&LA - y ' -. "jM&t : v fdtW; 'wnxj 14 t wL ixTfrt v; rr u - f 1 ? f ' yAxi4 w '.v atata t ' |