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Show MOTOR CARS NEEDED TO CARRY TROOPERS; Rapid Time Made Where Antonio biles Are Available. When it conies to matters mililan little Visalia, Cal.-, is not only palri-! otic but strictly modern. A short time ago the recruiting ollicers in town were informed tlial a liiailiiin gun company was needed in a hurry i by the Second California Infantry. A rapid-fire' recruiting campaign produced the men in 24 hours ami then a dozen business men of Visalia. who own Dodge Brothers motor cars, offered to set the new reel 'Hits at tin: Presidio at San Francisco in record time. ibis was the first attempt at moving mov-ing troops long distances by motor in the San Joaquin Valley and it was watched with much interest by military mili-tary men. 'the 230-mile run was made in eight and one-half hours, with tin average speed of 27 miles an hour. The first half of the trip was completed com-pleted with a 35-mile average, hut rain and slippery roads cut the average aver-age to 27 before the ferry at. Oakland was reached. While the number of men moved in this particular instance was small, the run demonstrated that the number num-ber of troops it would he possible to rush to a given point would depend wholly on the number of motor cars available. The only delay reported on the entire en-tire trip was occasioned by five punctures. punc-tures. The performance of the Dodpe Brothers cars aroused high praise from the officers who accompanied the recruits on the trip. |