Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 161, 15 May 1913 — Page 16

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1913

SAYS MOTOR

TRUCKS PAY SELVES IN ONE YEAR'S TIME

Local Merchant Says ValueJ

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JValter McConaha, & pioneer of the auUjmobile industry in) this city, has ; probably distributed ttxm his place 'of business, on South i Fourth street, more' automobiles to consumers in Waynecouiity than amy other local agency. Thel MlcConaha company now has the agency t for thePilot and the 'StudebakerimevJhines. Approximately ) tb.reehunred machines have been ' sold byUhistconlcern since it has k been established. Mr. McCanahaVbelieves the outlook for the automotnle industry in this county wasneveras bright as itlis a this time. The Ifarmers last year waited untiM this year to purchasemachlnesbecause' ofUthe failure of the wheat cropin 1912 The condition of the countxyandVheexcellent business condition indicate 'that 1913 will be one of thekrecordtbreaking years from the standpoint oflthe number of machines, sold. "Value ofthe commercial truck for (hauling purposes lis great," said a 'Richmond merchantwhen interviewed

recently - upon the subject of motor truck efficiency. "This conclusion has been reached after actual experiment with the commercial trucks in my business, by investigation in other cities, and from the reports of other firms using motor trucks for hauling purposes in Richmond. There are a number of firms in this city alone which have replaced the horse and wagon method of hauling with the more efficient motor truck method, and all these firms, from all that I can gather have nothing but good to speak of their machines. This I .know to be true in the case of the many trucks operated in this city." A number of other truck users in the city were similarly consulted .upon the matter. All were hearty in their commendation of the commercial truck. Their opinions as they- go from one month to another will sell other mo

tor trucks, no doubt, and the list of truck users in this city is expected to grow in accordance. There are still others, likewise, which, through business ideas require something more than mere statement of qualities of an innovation before they will make changes from their followed and accepted mode of doing business. Yet local truck users, through operation of their trucks, seem to have built up a list of figures that not only will astound the skeptical but would convince the firms which require actual figures for confirmation of opinions. "It was about one and a half years ago that I first thought of replacing my horse and wagon delivery system with motor trucks," he said. "I, however, did not wish to plunge into such a change without first having considered the matter from every angle, until I had the opinion of firms that had tried the trucks, and until I was convinced that the trucks were more efficient and less expensive than the methods that were already in use. For these reasons I attended a number of automobile shows and consulted various concerns with a view of obtaining their opinions as to the efficiency of the 'motor truck in general and as to the motor truck which would best suit my needs, would operate at low cost and without mechanical trouble. As a "result of these investigations I

ordered two motor tracks, and for several weeks placed them under a rigorous test, loaded to their full capacity. These tests demonstrated all that I expected and more. "I Immediately began preparations to sell my horses and wagons, which in the past had been used in my delivery service. I had used nine horses and five wagons. I sold all but a team of horses and a dray, which I used to supplement the truck service. As a result of this sale I also dispensed with the services of two drivers and who, until this time, had been kept constantly employed in the care of the horses and wagons. "Since that time I have done all the hauling of my business by means of these two trucks and with occasional help where the loads to be carried were in excess of the capacity of the trucks by the use of the one team and wagon. I have been able through their use to reach certain outlying districts of the city which with horse and wagon were reached once to three times a week, not several times a week, but every day of the week. Through the very severe, tests placed

upon them by bad roads and every conceivable weather condition that could confront a motor truck, the cars have stood up well. "But the big thing to be noticed is the remarkably low price at which two trucks of this kind have been operated. 1 have found that for oil and gasoline it costs me but $14 for each month for each truck. The trucks are in operation almost constantly. In the first year of their operation the trucks have paid for themselves by the way of decreasing hauling expenses."

POLITENESS. Politeness is perhaps instinctive with some, but with the majority il is a matter of training of the slow and careful discipline of voice and eye and carriage. Under this training alt the angles of personal vanity and self consciousness are rubbed off, the person becomes adorned with grace, ease, gentleness and simplicity, and what may seem to the untrained observer as the perfection of naturalness may be simply the perfection of culture.

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The Reasonable price of the Excelsior does not alone account for its immense popularity. Nor is it due to the fact that the Excelsior is such a handsome, good-to-look-at machine. It's the reason why for each particular feature each process each turn of the screw. Riders who look below the surface of a machine and who do not take any one's word for anything:, invariably choose the Excelsior.

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of the 1913 Excelsior is the

which was designed especially for this machine eliminates all the shocks which riders of other machines are subject to.

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Examine the Excelsior motor it's of the same stock design that Humiston'used when he made the fol

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to one hundred miles.

ONE MILE IN 36 SECONDS FLAT

(The first motorcycle to attain the speed of 100 miles per hour) 5 MILES, 3:07 3-5 10 MILES, 6:18 50 MILES, 33:55 1-5 75 MILES, 50:55 2-5 One Hundred Miles, 68:01 4-5 ASe 40 4-5 Seconds

A Truly hernia irkable ecominnieinidlaftBoin) For This WomideiriFyD Cu3achoBTie

The Excelsior is always under the control of the rider; absolutely. The clutch on the "X" is operated by means of positive steel rods and forged connections applied to the left hand grip and is firmly locked in or out of gear by a simple twist of the wrist

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7-Horse Power, new -4-Horse Power, new -

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THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF BICYCLES IN THE CITY

Racycle $35.00 J Crown ...$30.00 Iver Johnson . . . .$30.00 Pearl .... $22 to $27.00 Avalon $30.00 AH with Coaster Brakes.

1913 BICYCLE TIRES OU Proof, Per Pair $6.50 Hearsey 13, Per Pair $6.00 Hearsey T. T, Per Pair .....$6.50 Windsor Road, Per Pair $6.00 Sapphire, Per Pair $5.00 Winchester, Per Pair $4.00

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