Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 43 | Motor Express Lines Are Urgent Need of Country

Motor Express Lines Are Urgent Need The urgent need o of rural motor express lines s pointed out b by Manager A. A V. V Olson of or the Utah- Utah Idaho Motor company local Bethlehem Bethlehem Beth Beth- lehem Truck distributors who calls attention to a bulletin I is issued issued is- is sued by bv the National Automobile Chamber Chamb r of or Commerce bearing on the need of ot more truc lines for 01 rural delivery and states slates that ev every every ev- ev ery cry business man should get set a COP copy of or this bulletin and make malic a careful stud study o of it The pressing necessity for or more morp and quicker transportation and d Increased in increased In- In creased food tood production makes th thi organization and operation of or rural services a patriotic dut duty Olson stat states s There I Is a a. serious gerlous condition to tobe tobe tobe be met and antl overcome he continued continued contin contin- the safety of our country depends on transportation railroads railroads rail rail- ro roads ds are so con congested sted they cannot cannot can can- not carr carry all our food an and 1 other supplies farmers hesitate to produce produce produce pro pro- duce to capacity fearing their produce produce produce pro pro- duce cannot be he marketed about 20 O per cent o of farm h help lp has been lost by draft and other causes farmers cannot haul crops on the road and work on th earms at atthe atthe atthe the same samo time Therefore transportation must be provided If Ir our country our army an and 1 our allies are to be fed It has has become a a. a p patriotic duty ut to K help t Kv v j A partial solution of th problem problem lem lies In tho the extension e of or motor express lines now In operation and the organization of new ones Farmers truck gardeners and dairymen n find that motor truck lines ines assure quick daily dally transportation transportation transportation tation to market mariet and enable them to devote all aU their time to their fa farms This encourages them to In Increase Increase Increase In- In crease production an and 1 compensates for tor loss of or farm labor Motor express lines afford opportunity opportunity op op- op- op for Cor profitable enterprise and all truck dealers should use their influence an and 1 knowledge to encourage and assist the formation formation forma forma- tion o of such services Three primary results accomplished accomplished by of ot motor truck express lines ar are are- relief o of railroad and terminal congestion b by transferring short-haul short shipments shipments ship ship- ments to the highways and better service to the tho shipper including means of or makin making war shipments when n railroad embargoes embar embar- goes oes oes are In effect or cars are un unobtainable unobtainable unobtainable un- un obtainable stimulation o of In Increased Increased In creased food pro production b by giving farmers direct dally daily communication tion with city markets Specific a advantages 1 considered from the standpoint of increased ased food Iro production alone are Fruite Fruit e vegetables milk and e eggs cs arrive c In market or direct to door of ot the consumer fresh and desirable on the day the they leave the farm fann and command the highest market prices Number o of handlin s is reduced from half hat a dozen loT Or more to only two Breakage cc 0 of crate crates dama damage e to goods and 10 loss 5 by theft arc re reduced reduced re- re to almost nothing as proved b by experIence Small Sma shipments that rould not noth noth h ho h hauled to market h by the producer can be he sent lent b bv by motor express thereby increasing th the quantity received h hy liv the city and adding to the farmers farmer's income Trucks stop slop slop t at the farmers farmer's gate ate to pick un nfl freight sa ln saving a a. drive to the railroad l station Seeds farm arm Implements repair parts part for or machinery Groceries and nd anything n else required rl on the farm can be obtained from rom the city the da day they are tre ordered b by tele- tele e or the truck driver Horses can be hp kept steadily at work in the fields or the thc number of or hors horses horsey required bv ln the farmer armer can ean be reduced thereby saving s. tho the hea heavy expense of or feeding during the winter These and other benefits derived from rural motor express lines arc are pointed out h by farmers and merchants mer- mer mer mer- chants who use the lines 8 now operating operating op op- op- op crating in Maryland and only aoto go ao goto to show sho that similar lines line can an h br he 7 operated lc J thron throughout hout the country countr to great relief relle of r railroad congestion congestion ong's tion and profit to farmers and merchants