Show t 7 Jd T Trainloads o of icks s a Month to io T Salt Sall Lake a train of thirty six coal cars with Buick automobiles The Randall Dodd company distributors of the Buick has a standing order with the Buick k factory to deliver two entire trainloads of these after popular cars every month mont for distribution in this territory Lower picture shows one of the beauties ready the road being detrained after its ite long trip from the factory at Flint Mich i f i r 1 s f p l s r AI 5 t b. b r t 9 M ro 4 3 f A p r N t 4 SY S Y A Q A h p t q A f 4 P f n r r X t a f sj i i f A AY E r Y wf tt ti P 2 J y r f t Ars r p 4 t 1 ry 1 c rW R k b r rH I f d H 6 7 g at v i f A I r 2 Yf oj N v h d rk A r A a- a aa w S reH 4 y x ac la j jt t r t tr iC N 4 aiti led ed Guards Accompany Every Shipment of to Protect Them Against Robbery on way From Michigan Ing ping of ot automobiles 8 in trains train train- train train-s ts' ts s is not uncommon in these big things done in a big way ay but a a standing order for tor two trainloads trainloads trainloads train- train loads of ot motor cars a month is worthy of ot note in any any part of ot the United States State and to Salt Lake belongs the distinction of t being the home of ot the firm that gave the order This firm is the Randall-Dodd Randall company and I I the order has has been placed with the I Buick Motor company of ot Flint Mich Already three trainloads of ot I have been delivered since the of ot August Manager A. A E. E of ot the Randall Dodd company is constantly constantly con con- kept at a nervous tension trying trying trying try try- ing to devise ways and means of ot getting getting getting get get- ting rolling stock on the railroads to maintain shipments shipments' at a steady rate The commandeering of freight cars all over the country by the federal government for tor use in ip handling war supplies and equipment has created a shortage which offers a problem to all motor car dealers It is only by continuous continuous con con- that dea isable Is Isable I alertness any dealer r able to secure deliveries For instance e I Manager in order to get a trainload of ot thirty-six thirty cars delivered i during the tho week Just ended had to get permission of the war department for forthe forthe I Ithe the wise jise Ise of ot some new coal cars that the i Denver Rio Grande company were shipping back to Utah from the East I Coal cars are not allowed to be used for tor other purposes under a ruling of ot the department Manager l nevertheless se secured secured secured se- se cured a modification of the ruling when he pointed out that the cars would be put to better use in transporting transporting transporting trans trans- porting automobiles westward than It If they were run back here empty In transporting the the coal cars are loaded steamboat fashion Three automobiles are placed on the floor of each car and a deck is il built above those these to contain another ma ma- chine Every auto Is covered with a tarpaulin to protect It from dirt andrain and andrain rain The tarpaulins which are worth wortha a good many thousands of ot dollars are rushed back to to the factory as soon as the shipment is unloaded to be used in still another shipment The unloading of ot the autos at first presented a problem In that the coal cars had high sides and ends and the machines could not be run out as they are from flat and freight cars The shop foreman of ot the Randall Dodd company however was able to solve this difficulty by rigging a steam crane which lifts the autos out one by byone byone byone one to be picked up and later transported transported transported trans trans- ported to the warehouse the Each train of ot is under guard from the time It leaves the factory at Flint These armed watchmen look after alter the consignment c night and aay clay to pr protect it from robbery and vandalism Before the practice of putting on guards was wag resorted to o it was found dm minus that that many of ot the cars arrived upholstery and parts The loss ran Into such figures that na chances are taken now being We have had had difficulty in getting transportation of our cars sa says Manager Maner Mana Manager Man- Man er but hut we will manage a ager somehow to keep shipments coming fast enough to supply our patrons In InI Inthis I th this s territory wl with 1 1918 18 models |