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Show iIHTI!lLTfiUC A most interesting tribute to tho International Inter-national truck turned out at the big J International Harvester plant is given in ; the report recently published of a contest ! held anions drivers of various cities. The ; purpose of this contest was economy. I'r:z. s were given and the drivers were very earnest in their efforts to win not only t:ie prizes, but the honors. Truck conomy was the object, and in the announcement an-nouncement of the prize winners it was j slalvd that one truck which gained a pr' ininf-nt position in the winning list op-er.Viod op-er.Viod over a route of thirty-three miles in aiv! around a New England town. It stated that the country was hilly, that t'.ie roads were good, and that the truck w.ijs compelled to stop 'rerjuently to pick up freight. It started its route empty und its lo;id was therefore a return load. The stopH were frequent. Tho report, stated that the truck was without a starter, and that the tendency in the prist had been to let the engine, run and so save the trouble of cranking. 'J -ic (ir.ver, out to win the prize, wn w.iiing to shut off hin en fine at every s; ;. : t ar.d to crank it up a'aln aft er 1 ea-ii ?''.;. The report shows that the J -;i.o; i ne economy was incren;s-d thr cc ; t.'.rl o:i'-l-a!f m.bs per gallon, which will j i' li'te saving rn;if.le hy t;o :. 1: u ti,e :no;or each time. The load carrir.J wad I f.io... !, aij.'l the gMri ma-P was in sp.t'j of t:.;s incn-nf-ed work. T i;f rer.-f.rt 1 : j r-, r-, th.-r shows that the tranvportatlon i-ost was ';, cuts per ton m;i or a saving o; '...'-.k u 0 j,(-r tnonth, or lj:; per year, .M;iri',r Purdy of the Purdy'-ft'-illev i j company, local International truck deal- ! I ers. hflieves that this report is a mm- j 1 m.'r.da i ion m every word for the sturdy' International, showing conclusively tne! 1 reaily enormous saving yearly through I their use.- |