Show I OF ACME TRUCKS ARRIVES I 1 IN CITY Agents Comment on A vant van van- t i 5 to Be Derived From j 1 ii Use of Vehicle 4 lir addition i I n to the the Studebaker auto auto- moblie and and the tractor the T W L. L O. O Naylor company has hastak retaken tak n on the Utah Idaho representation tion of ot tho Acme motor truck The he first shipment of ot these trucks arrived d dar aT ar the tiie company's display rooms Friday Fri day last and will be on display Th The shipment was 1 accompanied ac by H. H L. L Browne district dis trl t sales manager of the Acme Motor Mo Mo- tor- tor Truck company with headquarters lers' lers at Denver who will remain In Inthe th the city for tor the next week The Acme truck us uses s the worm 1 drive The company's engineers have j taken the position that torque arms unnecessary are and a positive hindrance hin- hin drance to smooth driving The Acme truck Is designed ed In a manner that the springs will take the torque and brake action and render a very a-very ern- ern dent clent cushioning effect between the of ot the rear axle and the transmission as they allow a slight rotation of ot the aXle aide when the clutch Iii let In or th the brakes applied strongly NEW W RADIATOR A SUCCESS efficient and simple radiator mounting ni of ot the Acme has been a a. de- de elded success It has proved the fal tal lacy of using the heavy cast ir Iron m type Of f radiator on lighter trucks where the he ride Is Js but little tittle more severe severo than on the ordinary passenger car According to Mr Naylor It Is the v p perfect balance of ot the Acme throughout the frame the spring constructions motor hanging axle connections etc that have given the j bi buying public so splendid a value avalue in In the Acme This Is said to be particularly true with reference to the so i called Cotta tr transmission used In Inthe the Acme truck This transmission Jias as J been een designed especially for tor truck 1 purposes purposes and is so 50 constructed that I it r ls positively impossible to strip the gears J TRUCK UCK DEVELOPMENT ln speaking about some of the out out- features of the Acme truck truc ir Mr Browne observed I It is interesting to notice that the r of the truck business In i America has been similar in many I respects to the development of the automobile At first fo for Instance it was ys thought that in presenting a I tru truck k to the public the chassis was the only consideration the result be beIng be- be Ing that many companies turned out machines that were only partially complete te that is the body cab etc had to be built on to the truck How gr great at the change h has s been is evident I the fact that at the Pres present nt moment mo mo- i ment t nearly 90 per cent of the trucks flu ln the American market are aro now furbished furnished fur fur- with cabs for the drivers drivers' and and 62 2 per cent of them are turned out complete that is with tho body built on and ready for tor use Pu ting a cheap poorly designed I ib dy on a powerful dependable Acme Is like Uke hitching up a makeshift one horse wagon to a draft team of thoroughbreds The service depends i upon the carrying capacity behind the motive power The advertising value depends upon the equipment being consistent and Impressive throughout in appearance e. e BODIES FOR ANY PURPOSE To To get the the most out of an Acme truck buy it with a cab for your drivers driver's convenience e and buy It witha with jan a Acme bunt built body especially de designed de- de signed to fit it and give proper bal bal- ance One can secure an Acme body for any purpose Every foot of lumber lumber lum- lum ber used In the construction of these bodies o les is of the first quality oak or maple The pieces are carefully machined ma ma- sanded and oiled so that the wood will n not t take Up tip moisture white while th the body la n the process of con con- I v Since the service of the truck Is limited to the service of ot the body the Acme idea is to make the platform platform- of i the body practically indestructible and sq so It t will wll as a rule give service dur- dur Ing ng the life lite of ot the truck That ac ac- ac I counts for the Infinite care that Is ex exercised by the Acme company in producing truck bodies bodIes' that are re Incomparably in incomparably In- In comparably complete and andas as Indestructible indestructible inde Inde- as it is possible to make them |