Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-07 | Page 6 | U. S. Urges Use of Trucks, Says Letter

U. U S. S URGES USE Of TRUCKS SAYS TRUCKS SAYS LETER LETTER That tho the United States government Is strongly in favor of the tho use of motor I strong trucks in all al possible ways to relieve the railways Is confirmed by a D letter leter Just re received received re- re from tho the Garford factory b by Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur T. T Burton sales manager of ot the Hyland Motor company local a agents for or which the state that Garford ford trucks truck in they tho the following announcement was re recently recently re- re centy authorized b by the council counci of or national national na na- na- na tonal defense The council counci of national defense has given Its lL formal approval to all al measures mea arlene ures urea to facilitate tho use of or the motor truck in transportation wherever It Itcan Itcan itcan can be bo utilized Its Is efforts effort in this connection have havo been directed through the tho hl highways transport committee Through tIle the state councils of defense and other agencies It I lg Is urging all al communities as far Car as possible to adapt tho the motor truck to their local n needs eds and encourage Its Is use in an any anyway anyway wa way tb help existing transportation problems The Tho truck Is proving of or ofa ofa ora a great deal of ot service In man many nany dis die districts districts In relieving congestion In freight terminals The council counci has Just jut passed the tho tolo ng resolution Resolved that the council counci of or national na national na- na tonal defense defenso approves tho widest possible use of ot the tho motor truck as a transportation agency and requests the state councils of ot defense nn and other slate authorities to take all aU necessary sary tary fry steps to facilitate such means of ot transportation removing aTI any ary regulations regulations reg reg- that tend to restrict an and discourage die dis courage such use