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NOVEMBEB 28, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



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Electric Commercial Vehicles 

 cut the delivery cost from 8-2/5 

 cents to 6-2/5 cents for Macy & 

 Company — one of New York's 

 department stores. 



,^, Think of it — far greater effi- 



(p SG^l/GC/ Gwl/ M ciency, inestimable advertising 



r every package and 25% saved! 



Figures Tell the Story 



A large Cleveland department store has 8 Elec- 

 tric Delivery Wagons in service, making its package 

 delivery over a large area of the city's paved and unpaved 

 streets. In December, 1911, 247 deliveries were made daily, 

 the actual cost for each package delivered being but 2.7 cents 

 The Denver Gas & Electric Co. supplanted a horse wagon 

 with a 1000-lb. Electric. It did 21.!) per cent more work, at 

 practically the same cost of operation. 



What One Company Did 



The Ward Bread Co. operates 200 Electric 

 Delivery Wagons in Greater New York. The aver- 

 age cost of operation per mile per vehicle during the unfavor- 

 able weather from January to March, 1912, was $.0466. The 

 efficiency was 98-83/100 per cent— and this durini; winter! 



Electrics in Widespread Use 



Everywhere you will find Electrics where cost 



is considered and swift, sure and silent delivery is 

 wanted. The Adams Express Company, the American Ex- 

 press Company, Marshall Field & Co., Carson, Pirie, Scott & 

 Co., Gimbel Brothers are all using Electrics with great suc- 

 cess and are putting more and more of them into service. 



Investigate the Electric Now 



There is a fall 80% of trackless city haulage 



that Electrics can do cheapest and best. You 



can't afford to be satisfied with your present delivery system 

 until you have investigated and found out what Electrics can 

 do for >ou. If you will write us today, we will gladly 

 send you interesting literature about Electric Commercial 

 Vehicles. 



Public interest and private advantage both favor the Electric 



Electric Vehicle 

 Association of America 



BOSTON 



NEW YORK 



124 WEST 42ci STREET 



CHICAGO 



NO DELAYS 



In Delivering with an 



It does twice the work of a team of horses at half 



the expense of upkeep, and insures quick, safe delivery. 

 You can save time— hasten delivery to your customers and reduce cost of delivery by 

 using an Argo Electric Delivery Wagon. 



OUR SPECIAL MODELS FOR FLORISTS 



♦h^ ^^^^' especially to meet your requirements. Write for catalogue or telephone us and let us demonstrate 

 the Argo and explain the value of electric delivery for your business. ^ 



METZGER-HERRiNGTON CO.. DISTRIBUTORS 



2412-14 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. T«i. Caiumet 2141 

 ARQO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CO. FACTORIES, SAGINAW, iWICH. 



