Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-11 | Page 31 | Plan to Establish Motor Freight Line

growths of a young concern into a big business has been revealed. The Regent company now occupies more than five times the original floor space in the uptown up-town district and will soon have a large warehouse for tho storage of Its surplus goods. , , From the Regent company to the door of the retail dealer by motor truck m which the business of the company will be handled after May 10. A fleet of four big motor trucks are now plying between be-tween Salt Lake and points north and south in the state, making deliveries of goods sold by the force of traveling salesmen. "No shipments will be made by rail- : road, all goods going direct from our; warehouse by motor truck to any part of the state," said Mr. Peterson. "We , have learned that in bulk shipments we can give better service and cheaper ser- 1 vice by motor delivery. Next month we hope to have in operation six trucks and hy the middle of summer about ten. Wo will haul our goods to the farthest point in the state by motor truck direct from , Salt Lake." , ' " I PLAN TO ESTABLISH MOTOR FREIGHT LINE V' Regent A.uto Compftny Pioneers in This Respect; Are to Use Four Trucks. Keallzlnc the Inevitable strides that will be made in the future in motor franpport freighting, 'be Rent Auto Supply company. 1 11-14 3-1 Herein street, has taken the load in TJtnh, if not in the intermountain roup, try, to establish estab-lish a big, exclusive motor freight service. ser-vice. Tbis is the announcement made bv !he proprietor. I. X. Kcyd and A, K. IVter- i ton. Simultaneously with thts it wns also I announced that aft-r May 10 tho Resent i Auto Supply company will devote itself j exclusively to the wholesale distribution j of motor accessories. Cominc as the. announcement does In loss than a year aft cr the company .-:i-tered business in a sir.all room on TiKent street, one of the most phenomenal