Show ELECTRIC SHOWS u- u ITSELF TO BE 81 t ii 7 r RELIABLE f VEHICLE 1 rJ I h 1 rJ Predictions r t of f Y Years if J IC lOpS o. o ears i i Ago go Are Proven Proving Truer True r Po Power er Prices Are Going g 4 Down PP as Y Years ars Advance c. c r As in the 5 a tz factor Latin both h In the pleasure and com com- ia tined the electric has hao gained a n aI I decided advantage and must mut be consid 1 J cr er d a a most formidable competitor of fell kinds of transportation Its supe supe- t poet tv ver rho hero o equipment has long longI I t been d demonstrated but it now appears r th that t its economy will result in placing Jt t in iii tho the front ranks in the horseless 4 vehicle t class Merchants arc aro beginning i i y to that the electric is not only a aP P reliable fellable for transportation but butr r ono OHO to bo be given inu tho the fullest consideration tiou tion and attention as 31 it IMS ms to tobo tobo bo reliable i ill iu every c respect Thomas A. A Edison a electrical wizard early In the history q or of the cl electric com coin r vehicle predicted that the advent advent ad ad- vent of the electric electrio would gradually out the horse II The Tho Tho cow an and S. S the pi pig h have havo e gone on l he lie said and the thet t t horse is just as n much an undesirable I l as lJ either cither of of them m Ho claimed that municipalities would the ban put cm on i f t. t horses for sanitary rca reasons on Horses R Reduced in Number With the passing passin of time the prediction predict tio tion n of f Mr Edison Editon s is is coming true and anda a 1 even rr year ear there is a noticeable reduce ti t lion hon in the number of used for F commercial transportation especially t i iu in the larger cities like New Net York Chi Chi- Chicago r 1 ca cago o Denver Denser and lId San Sun nC Francisco In a a. recent expression on the future futuro of tho the electric Mr Edison stated that I in some sonic Te respects it was n making in for fort t j f better botter pro progress prepress than tho the gasoline g machin ma ma- chin er The reason ho lie says say for forthe t the be in increasing popularity t of the he olec- olec trie otric and find falling off in popularity of machines of other hinds o of po power cr is t to the costo co cost t of the tho power for runn run run- nine each Elt Electric current is constantly bein being reduced in price while hiJ gasoline is constantly soaring soaring I i It is already A a. widely known fact act l that electrics are used lar largely cly for pl plea pleasure ura purposes but the greatest future fu fu- ture turn of tho electric is in the commer chit cial transportation field The remarkable remark remark- t able ble jump for forward aril of the electric in int t rodent nt years is is duo d to the reliability I s pf of th the c cars coupled with the 10 low operating oper- oper cost COt v. v I t f The rhe present cut large Jarg 1 use 0 of the electrics electric I s indicates that at sumo omo time or other oilier r it und W-und underwent a long IJ period of p o. rj- rj v mental service sOr None of the tic bj big CO conc com r philips pasties p which i now own and HUrl operate I Sects floats of or fifty t sixty and ana even u one him I t dred vehicles mado made their thair first purchases purchases pur chases without hour the absolute assurance that the machines were we-re going to provo prove satisfactory With them It was wai was was' a case caso of trying out an absolutely new method meth meth- od of f their o handling delivery problems Experiments Are Arc Mad Made Mado Experimenting was dono done b by these eom companies es years Sears ago o. o Some Sorno a or of them tried the trucks for as 88 long lone as eight ye years ears while whilo others believed believe four and two years were sufficient time In which to prove that the macl machine machino no was either cither a dismal failure or a completo complete success What mat has been tho the result Walk the streets of ot any of tho the large arse Eastern cities and see the largo number of ot cl electric trucks and delivery wagons These machines bear benr the names of I Isome some of ot the best DeBt known firms arms In the I country The fact that so eo many electric elec trio trucks working on the streets of the largest Eastern cities bear the names o or of the tho nationally known firms those generally r regarded as successful firms is conclusive evidence e that the electric is ia in a proved success What has happened in in other largo cities will occur in Salt Galt Lako Lake City Salt Lake City is especially wall well situated situated situated situ situ- for tho the economical use uso at of power commercial truck and delivery service Its long blocks and large tare area covered bj- bj tho the city place most most exacting re requirements requirements on this service which merchant merchant mer mer- chant hant and nd manufacturer alike render the public Especially is ia this thiA true trUo of f the tho retail deliver delivery service o where the use of horses means their frequent replacement replacement re rOo placement at heavy expense and the slower Blower delivery of merchandise A of the the Utah Light and Railway company discussing the use of power trucks for lor delivery service ser ser- vice vico recently said laid that the results obtained obtained ob ob- in Sa Salt t Lake bake City as well wen as aI nearly every cory other othor l large r city in tho the United States indicated indicate that it would b be but a a. few years vears until practically all nIl tho commercial l truck and delivery service in tho the city and its suburbs should be lone Bono with electrics tho cars of other kinds of 01 power rower finding their field in tho the long deliveries of or miles The power company compan is offering special rates for battery charging service service ser sere vice that m makes l es the cost of power for operating trucks delivery wagons and pIca pleasure sure vehicles almost n negligible eo- eo r |