MOTOR TRACTORS AND BARGE HAULAGE.
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Coincidently with the extension of important industrial undertakings in the neighbourheod of Nottingham, some interesting developments with regard to motor haulage are being witnessed. Operations for improving the navigation, by widening and deepening the river between the city and Newark and constituting Nottingham an inland port, have been for sonic time in progress, and, in connection therewith,•the idea has been mooted of establishing a speedy service of motor conveyances to deal with goods upon their arrival, thereby ensuring their rapid distribution to adjoining Midland areas.
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Arrangements upon that score yet remain to be elaborated, but, meanwhile, some practical evidence of the utility of tractors is being afforded in connection with the river operations. Displae-, ing horse haulage, the Trent Carteret° Manufacturing Co., who have established large works at CoIwick, in the immediate vicinity of the city, have introduced a Paulson tractori weighing 21 cwt., which is now dealing With a barge loaded with gravel, which weighs with its contents 80 tons, and piloting it expeditiously from Trent Lock to the company's washing and crushing mills.
The distance is about three miles,
and the tractor, which has been supplied from Messrs. AtIcey's new Ford motor depot at Nottingham, hauls the barge over the distance in 55 mini., including manyinevitable stoppages, due to the necessity for detaching a wire rope from various obstructions en route.
The saving of time, thus accelerating also the dredging operations, is obviously great in contrast with horse haulage. The tractor has been able to complete five round trips a day in comparison with two and a half trips, which were the most that were found practicable when three horses towing one barge were employed.