ON THE JOB

e [Music] John S Young reports back to the days when hay made horsepower on the job time 40 years ago take a look at the trucking industry as your grandfather remembers it two horsepower and to get up was the self starter and only the oats got a center po ride and here's another queer one you put on the bricks with your vocal cords listen to this whoa H boy no hurry no thought about ton mile calculation or ton mile hours in those days just plenty of time and a good grun or two and Elias a Brown's herrings were delivered on time now 40 years later Mr Brown's granddaughter must have phon for that new hat get out your stopwatch and time a modern delivery as it's done today in the Modern Way a trim and neat panel delivery plenty of horsepower always on harness and ready to go drivers nowadays have forgotten how to say get up and woe the modern Trucking industry has learned to step on it and whether it's hats or hair pins pig iron or potatoes one article or a full loaf there's the right size and type unit for every business and every job Ford Bond reports elephants join unemployed as Big Top goes modern here's one of the biggest jobs of all the big top the circus bringing a thrill to the kids in every town a red letter day for all small boys from 6 to 60 the girls on the flying Tes clowns Cowboys s shows ponies and back of it all the elephants in the old days you thought those elephants were a part of the entertainment oldtimers in the circus business tell us otherwise those elephants helped get wagons out of the mud while the circus was on the move today the elephants low on the job and the modern Circus rides on rubber the famous Tom MC Circus the world's largest motorized circus travels with Ford V8 here's one of three units in this mechanized equipment that provides Power and Light No More flares and Smoky lamps Ford V8 engines turn the generators and turn on the juice for the main tent with seats for 5,000 and all the side shows dressing rooms and living quarters for 275 performers listen to some of the vital statistics while this big Cowboy Caravan gets underway for the next town all the heavy circus equipment and animals travel in Ford V8 trucks 65 of them in addition seven panel delivery trucks one pickup two station wagons and eight sedans all of them Ford V8 help move the crews and smaller equipment [Music] the Tom MC circus has a 38- we season over a 17,500 M route in all kinds of weather over all kinds of Roads from coast to coast and border to border for some of these Ford truck units last year was the third such season but they're still on the job bringing the circus in on time behind the color and tinsel the show business is as realistic and practical as any other beside their ability to take it Ford trucks have to prove they can dish it out they have to operate economically there's no time for pampering or for rest but like every Trooper in the outfit the Ford V8 com through with an A1 Big Time Performance it's a record of speed and dependability worth translating into terms of your own Trucking and Hauling requirements here is every Ford type from panel delivery through to 157 in St and van bodies on the job night and day performing speedily economically and dependably running a circus say experienced circus men is no circus unless you're motorized with Ford V8 equipment Alloys Hilla reports beef steaks travel in Royal style modern conveyor system serves All America on the job and on the hoof at Chicago Stockyards that extra special T-Bone Stak for Hungry America is on its way here they come by the thousands on the last journey they'll make under their own power listen to him [Music] [Applause] this is just one of 30 armor plants in the United States where every year 15 million head of livestock are prepared for Market here's where they say they use everything but the squeal just another way of saying they make both ends meet hundreds of armor branches serve the retail trade and all of them main plants and branches rely on Dependable speedy delivery to fill America's dinner table and so we're not surprised to find more than 1,300 Ford truck on the job but here is a surprise the Ford b8s cost less to run than the four cylinder jobs listen to FL Faulkner manager of the automotive department for armor while he tells how Ford trucks help him make both end's meet it has been our experience that Ford V8 trucks replacing previous model 4cylinder Fords have performed more efficiently and with greater flexibility and at a reduced cost on the same type of work with the Advent of the 8 cylinder engine coupled with the engine exchange plan we have been able to do more work per unit and maintain a greater continuity of delivery schedule out on the retail routes armor salesmen tell the story of armor service sure fast Dependable SP and span Ford trucks follow hard on the salesman's heels and the dealer gives his customers the best there is fresh and at low cost because one of Armor's big problems of distribution and delivery has been solved at low cost too John S Young report gang rings on tunerville trolley clears way for Progress July 1934 you're in the stock room of the Detroit Street Railway parts and accessories including one replacement access for the brand new Fleet of 35 Ford V8 buses just put into operation today the Detroit Street Railway Ford V8 fleet has grown from 35 to 450 still including all the original units with more being built for delivery this year and meanwhile let's go back to the stock room there's that one replacement axle still waiting to go into Service A Silent Witness to the fact that Ford equip is mighty easy on the upkeep course with the result that Ford buses set new records in transportation course are lower bus service is faster more frequent and best of all more passengers are using the buses where Fords are in service Mr and Mrs Detroit were quick to show their appreciation when Fords went on the job one of these veterans with a record of distinguished service has traveled the equivalent of 5 and 3/4 times around the world over 140,000 miles in service on Detroit streets at 35,000 miles the original V8 engine was exchanged for a factory reconditioned unit a third engine went in 54,000 Mi later and the fourth is still going strong after 50,000 m in service running time on Route served by Ford buses has been cut 22 to 26% with schedule at an average speed of almost 17 M an hour the Ford units say DSR officials are able to accelerate to 15 M an hour in 4 and 6/10 seconds to 30 m an hour in 19 1/2 seconds and to 40 m in slightly less than 13 and 210 seconds 500 of the latest type Ford V8 buses have been ordered by Detroit Street Railways and many of them already are in service they carry 25 passengers in roomy deep cushioned seats with ample standing room for as many more so no wonder Mr and Mrs Detroit hail the new Ford buses hail them with a rain of nickels and dimes through the fair boox that gives operating ratio a magic twist in the right direction Ford Bond reports firefighters go to placers with newest and best in motorized units chesing Michigan population 1600 town of civic pride and a wide Main Street with its stores and shops take this quiet afternoon as an example no hustle and bustle no traffic jam no heedless needless rush but up to date up to the minute and ready for any emergency that comes along uh-oh what's that yeah I said there a fire at Mrs George Carson at 103 West Broad oh hurry please hello there's a fire at the George Caron Residence at 103 West Broad Street will you tell Homer catch him 103 West Broad okay tting telephone operator advis is the volunteer fireman of the [Music] Town hey chief yeah there's a fire at 103 West Broad Street okay let's go boys okay the Georgia carison residence 103 West Broad how much have in glow them is 20 50 cents these are 25 why is the fire 103 West left excuse me I'll have to go merchants and citizens dropped their task to become operators of the town's firefighting equipment [Music] beon where at the George Carson residence 103 West Broad okay at 103 West Broad [Music] Street not a moment is lost recruit are picked up on the Run [Music] boy look at that pickup [Music] right [Music] [Music] [Music] you [Music] [Music] I've never thought of a Ford V8 especially a fire engine as an aid to sound sleep but that's exactly what it is to the citizens of chesne with the Ford truck on the job the worry of fire unchecked is off their list thus chesing shows the way to communities in need of efficient Dependable firefighting equipment at a purchase price that doesn't bend the budget are we sure put down out in a hurry I'll say we did and it hadn't been for this for V8 who wouldn't been there in time yes that testimonial was paid for paid for by property savings and service to citizens of this town allo havilla reports trucken in the South brings big Hall to Star performers on the job as a depression Buster single-handed that's the story of a great Ford Fleet in steady action for the Great Southern Trucking Company of Jacksonville Florida The Firm was launched in 1933 with only two trucks both Fords less than 4 years later 136 Ford trucks make up the fleet with a 12-month record of 3 1.2 million road miles and a payroll of nearly A4 million La rollison president of Great Southern installed Ford trucks instead of the heavier units customarily used in his locality and his first Ford unit is still serving him let president rollison tell you about it this veteran unit has traveled More Than 352,000 Miles and is still going strong today the Great Southern has 42 tractors 41 semi-trailers with van bodies and 50 3 others in various body types and Great Southern tackles the toughest kind of jobs not long ago a consignment from St Augustine Florida was scheduled Saturday night for delivery in Atlanta Georgia Monday morning that meant a trip to St Augustine loading three units with an estimated 40,000 lb and traveling the 375 miles to Atlanta in less than 24 hours detours complicated the task off the main Highway through the deep and sticky clay of the side roads over all sorts of road conditions and when the trucks reached the Great Southern headquarters at Jacksonville on route to Atlanta it was discovered the shipment weighed £75,000 but that never stopped them for a minute another interesting fact is that several of the Fords in the Great Southern Fleet are operating with Factory reconditioned engines installed at an average of 75,000 miles the whole Fleet averages 10 m to a gallon of gasoline and 300 M to a quart of oil men who Drive Great Southern trucks agree with President rison's estimate of Ford performance wherever you find them they're saying a good word for the truck they drive say how do you like that Ford V8 unit will she take it will she take it and how say look right now I got a load on that baby break the back of any self-respecting tuck has she let me down not her over 100,000 mil on and she's still going strong say I got to be highball how much owe you 20 C thanks good lunch hope you make your time all right oh I'll make it that v89 never fell down on the job yet and we don't intend to well so long and they know trucks on that grueling 375 M drive to Atlanta men and Equipment both were tested both came through 16 hours after they left St Augustine the three Fords entered Atlanta on schedule and with time to spare and that's only one Great Southern record one engine in the Great Southern fleet has traveled 68530 Mi without a major repair a tractor unit has gone 120,000 Mi with the original engine and one ring replacement another for unit traveled 115,000 Mi with original brake linings president rollerson bought a rival Truck Line running in the red and pulled it into the profit column by installing Ford V8 equipment business on the line increased 50% in 9 months of his Ford b8s on the job President rollerson says economy is the First Fundamental in any business standardized equipment makes for economy it therefore became necessary for us to standardize on the most dependable and economical equipment to be found we standardized on food equipment and the operating experience has proven the soundness of our decision John S Young reports Indians and Buffalos put back into circulation phone calls mean big tonage and coin did you say Pennies from Heaven no sir Nicholls from telephones pounds of them tons of them coming in a steady Street where how well that's another fabulous story of Manhattan magic a jingling tune of coins that find their way into New York's telephone boxes 7 and2 tons every day in the week 7 and a half million nickels every week who says there aren't any Indians left on Manhattan and if the Nickels weren't taken out and put back in circulation in 190 weeks every every nickel in the United States would be locked in those boxes but once more we find the Ford V8 on the job every morning in the year 85,000 coin phones in New York City are visited and the Nickels collected with the help of Ford panel delivery trucks individual keys open coin boxes an empty box goes into place and the telephone nickels go for a V8 ride and everybody knows anybody's nickel goes a long way in a Ford V8 back they go through city streets through Wall Street in the ghetto from Bronx to Brooklyn in and out stop and go put on The Brak step on the gas pound pound Pound day in and day out torturing brake lining spurring engines to the limit of their power and getaway hundreds thousands of stops in New York's traffic Bell Telephone drivers boast a splendid record of safety and accident-free operation and and careful they rely on Ford Super safety brakes nickels are turned in at Central offices where a machine counts them into the bags they go back to the bank and into circulation again low operating costs and long jumps between visits to company shops are the v8's contribution to better and better telephone service when the customer's nickel drops in the slot it buys a world of service and and that's where the Fords help on the job to save nichels as well as gather them Ford Bond report News and Views of things you never knew till now did you know that Henry Ford was born on a farm raised on a farm has always owned a farm since he was 21 years old and so he understands the farmer's problems he has said if we want the farmer to be our customer we must find a way to be a good customer of his after all business is only an exchange of goods for years Mr Ford has had a laboratory where better ways of using Farm product in Industry are constantly being discovered already vast quantities of farm produce go into Ford cars to build a million Ford V8s 70,000 lb of cotton the crop from 433,000 acres are used in upholstery brake lining safety glass and believe it or not timing gears 500,000 bushels of corn 2,400,000 PB of linseed oil 2,500,000 gallons of molasses yes Molasses for making antifreeze shock absorber fluids and solvents 800,000 head of sheep are clipped for their wool 30,000 cattle are skinned for leather 20,000 Hogs Supply lard oil for lubricants or AIC acid and bristles for brushes and says Mr Ford we've only begun we're going to keep on experimenting to develop other Farm crops that we can use in Industry now here's another thing I never knew till now a conservative estimate of the load hauled by the average Ford truck in one year would be 1,000 ton miles on this basis Ford trucks all over America in one year carry a total of 1 billion 300 34,9 121,000 ton miles quite a sizable load of the things we need and use each day power and speed in trucking provide the only transportation for Freight in thousands of areas Untouched by railroads and the welfare of millions of people is affected Ford V8 trucks carry the city Merchant Goods to the farmer and when the farmer has something to sell in the city does he go to town in fact I never realized before how importantly Ford trucks touch every phase of Modern Life from the Milkman who brings fresh pure milk to our door long before we're awake and on through the day 24 hours a day every day Ford trucks somehow are serving us did you order groceries is it coal you need Furniture clothing a house built repairs for your radio well no matter what it is you'll find that somewhere along the line a Ford truck helps and because of that fact try this experiment someday take your camera along a busy street anywhere in America almost any time of day and watch the Ford go by try to photograph a scene or two without a Ford V8 truck commercial car or passenger car and you'll find as I did that they're everywhere serving everyone why well chiefly because Ford trucks and Commercial units have won their way to Universal confidence by giving every owner more service at less cost over 3 million of them have been built and so well built that almost half of them are still licensed and in use that's some record allo hella reports behind the scenes of the greatest truck building organization in the World Behind the Story of Ford truck service economy and dependability are Ford facilities the largest manufacturing plant in the world world pain for efficiency that builds honest value into the finest of low pric trucks here we are behind the scenes Ford Precision manufacturer and Ford materials are unsurpassed no better materials go into an automobile at any price on for assembly lines built specially for trucks and Commercial cars important units such as rear axle assembly get a world of care materials and dimensions are carefully checked not once but many times Laboratories built beside production lines keep constant check and ensure the maintenance of high standards in quality and precision the famous Ford V8 engine has been installed in over a million trucks and Commercial cars on January 1st 1936 1, 424,000 760 Ford trucks and Commercial units were licensed for operation in the United States that's nearly half of all the 3 million Ford truck units produced it's more than 40% of all the trucks and Commercial units licensed in the whole United States and for this year the new line is ready to go out on the job these newest Ford V8 trucks and Commercial cars are offer a complete line of body types in many instances with the choice of the 60 horsepower v8 engine for maximum economy with good performance or the 85 horsepower v8 for maximum performance with good economy Henry Ford founder and edel Ford president of the Ford Motor Company have directed the production of 3 million and more Ford trucks and Commercial cars their experience and their judgment guarantee the present and Safeguard the future for Ford products that is the basis of the Ford truck slogan save you money and serve you well on the job [Music]