Show First Fede Federal al Is I Still Operating In ll New England The first motor truck in New England England En En- n gland is still running strong deliverIng delivering delivering deliver deliver- ing popcorn to the children of the themen themen themen men and women who ran after it through the streets of Lynn Mass where eight years ago it created a sensation To R. R L. L Hobbs who for thirty-five thirty years has been proprietor of the National National National Na Na- Popcorn works of Lynn be belongs belongs belongs be- be longs credit for tOr undertaking the darIng daring daring dar dar- ing business adventure of buying a a. moto motor truck In the days when the motor truck was practically unknown The first New England truck bears a per cent ent pert performance re reCord ord It has never been In a a repair shop and only minor repairs have been need needed d. d It has b been en painted only once M. M I L L. vice president and general manager manager of th the Federal Moton Motor Motor Mo Mo- tor ton Truck comp company n produced the truck which h Hobbs purchased taking it to Boston It was an experimental l model and the forerunner forer of all aU the F Federal deral trucks which have since b been en produced When It was born not even the most daring mind ventured to predict th the future which now seems certain for the motor truck Industry The life of the first F Federal in fa fact t. t spans practically the entire life ot of the motor truck industry Mr was trying with litt little success to interest automobile dealers dealers dealers deal deal- ers in his truck r Few Cw w had any confidence confidence confidence con con- in the commercial possibilities tl ties s of or the motor truck At Mr earnest earnst solicitation C. C E E. WhItten of Lynn and Bost Boston n who is still Federal dealer at Lynn Lynnr took the truck to that city to 10 try it mitOn out mit outon on the hills there ther Mr n took Mr Hobbs out riding tiding in the Federal and delivered ered a 1 lOad ad of popcorn brittie brittle brittle brit brit- tle tie t to Salem for him during the tile test Hobbs made popcorn confections and anti his trade in the nearby towns and co coast st summer resorts was and is heavy The Federal se seemed mM Just the thing for his needs nE-eds although his business business business busi busi- ness a acquaintances shook th their lr heads and r reminded him that while a truck might be a fine thing for conveying passengers it was too costly a piece of ot mechanism for delivering popcorn The first Federal has has traveled between between be be- tween and miles a year for eight Ight ye years years years-a rs-a rs a tot total l of between h and miles ai d has never once stopped on the ro road d. d Its It's longest haul Is to Gloucester twenty-five twenty miles from Lynn |