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Fig. 8.

Prof. Intng Fisher In the New York Times

The Vote for President in 1908 and in 1912 by States

Compare this with Fig. 5 where the vertical scale IS continuous, without the gaps necessary here in order to distinguish different States

COMPONENT PARTS

Relations Between Annual Cost of Motor Trucks And Characteristics of Service.

fore given greater width than any other State in proportion to the greater size of its electoral vote. The horizontal division has been made according to the percentage number of votes for each of the main political parties. Two different elections are shown by using solid lines and dotted lines. The chart proves that the Democratic vote of 1913 was essentially the same as the Democratic vote in 1908,

and that a Democrat was elected President in 1912 largely because there were three candidates in 1912 and only two in 1908. This is an admirable piece of presentation even though the lettering and drafting are not Cjuite as good as they might have been if more care had been used, though probably allowance must be

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Size aod type of truck

Nature of ioads

Number of cars.r

Distance per day

Number of stoos per day- DayB In Bervlce

;b) Roads and climate:

Road surface

Grades

Other street traffic Climate

c) System of operating: