Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . drivers, whichis quite an item in these days. Themain point, Mr. Bain believed in his case,was the better delivery service that hewas able to give. On that point therecould be no question, and if they did costa trifle more, he believes that the extracost was entirely justified by the im-proved service that he was able to givehis customers. Saves $31 a Week in Expense. W. J. Cherney, of Windsor, Ont., isanother firm believer in the efficacy ofthe auto delivery. He claims that thefact that one car will do the work of three rigs saves an item of $31 per weekin op
Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . drivers, whichis quite an item in these days. Themain point, Mr. Bain believed in his case,was the better delivery service that hewas able to give. On that point therecould be no question, and if they did costa trifle more, he believes that the extracost was entirely justified by the im-proved service that he was able to givehis customers. Saves $31 a Week in Expense. W. J. Cherney, of Windsor, Ont., isanother firm believer in the efficacy ofthe auto delivery. He claims that thefact that one car will do the work of three rigs saves an item of $31 per weekin operating expenses. Fielding & Sons, Windsor, Ont., u„sethree cars in their delivery, and findthat they cost no more than horse de-livery, while they mean a decided im-provement in service. With the horse-drawn vehicles, they used to be deliver-ing till two or three oclock Sundaymorning following the Saturdays busi-ness. With the cars they are all backat the garage at 11 oclock. The samedeliveries have been. made, the service. The new delivery car of Fawthrope Ont. has been better handled, and the drivershave not been worked to death. The T. Critelli Company, Thorold,Ont., have invested in a large is a general store business, andthe furniture department is an importantelement. It is a peculiar thing aboutfurniture, that the purchaser is alwayseager to see it in the house at once, sothat the store giving the promptest ser-believes this to be a very good venture,vice has a decided advantage. There-fore, this truck is used more particularlyfor this business, and has proved a very important factor. They have not dis-carded their horse delivery, but have add-ed the car as an additional service. The House of Nairne, Windsor, Ont.,have long been users of auto trucks fordelivery, and have found them very sat-isfactory indeed. But the advantages of this equipmentis not only found in the city sections. A. E. Elliott, Brooklyn, Ont., hasadapted the automobile
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