Show FEDERAl TRUCK CUTS COST OF NEVADA HAUl HAUlON HAUL HAULON ON MOUNTAIN ROADS A saving of or 20 o per cent in the cost of hauling haulin general merchandise Ia gasoline gaso gaso- oline o- o line idle and motor oils miles over the mountains of oC Nevada Ne Is a notable ac accomplishment ac- ac In these days a s 's of rising prices It H was only through the tIme substitution substitution substitution sub sub- of at motor motol equipment for teams however howe that It was possible for Cor the TIppett Mercantile company TIppett Nov ev to make this remarkable showing after years earN of combating the time excessive costs of oC horse drawn transportation transportation trans trans- three Formerly a 3 single trip carr carrying tons tOilS cost 40 HO or 1333 per ton Six I horses were iere used on this stage route and It took four tour days das to mal make o the en entile entire entire en- en tire tile journey of miles The Tippett company tried the motor experiment with a ton tomi and a half halt Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral motor truck and found that It would make the mile trip in a singIe single sin sin- gb gle Ie day In the four days s 's formerly consumed in making makinS' one run the motor truck will transport six tons of merchandise mer mor- chandise Just chandise-Just Just double the amount carried carried car car- ried ned by horses horses horses-at at a 1 co cost l of or 16 per trip or per ton This represents a saving saving- of oC per pcr ton It H was possible to mal make o but six trips a month with tho the horse equipment which would transport a total of ot IS 18 tons the motor truck now will show a month monthly average a of 25 trips with a 1 total transportation of oC 37 tons in that time Figuring the tIme saving at It 2 67 a ton on the difference In the total haulage c of oC both m means of transportation tion the thc motor truck represents a monthly saving to the company compan of in its delivery costs COlts alone |