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Show CARS DRIVEN FROM FACTORY Rail Equipment Shortage Reivies War-Time Convoy System Detroit automobile factories have been forced by the shortage of freight cars to n sumo the old war-time overland over-land oomoy sywtem to deliver new trucks and passenger cars. With the failure of the railroads tc order new rolling stock sufficient to compensate for Junked cars and tc caro for Increasing business all over the country. It now Is impossible for the automobile companies to obtalc euough freight cars for their dall shipments Automobiles are leaving dally from every plant In the city for delivery under their own power and roade I. ...line out of tills city arc filled with traffic as a result. The l'ackurd Motor Car companj hras plao d In offect a completo set ol rules governing overland delivery ol cars which are much alrnllur to thf rules laid down for convoys by th army during tho war. There. Is 0 man In charge of tho entire convo and assistants In charges of varloui units. Kules about speed are rigidly adhered to. Only those men who hav been long In the employ of sale; I, ranch, s and w h o havi years of experience ex-perience aro permitted to drive. |