| Show MOTOR TRUCKS TO SUPPLANT R It R. R HAULAGE I Torn Tom Botterill of National Transport Committee Tells of r War ar Plans Motor rotor truck transportation all o el over the State o of Utah Is Ig a probability In Inthe Inthe inthe the near future and an aggressive campaign campal cam cam- pal n In behalf of or the tho movement mO Is Isto to be ho made ThIs Tills Is the statement of oC Tom Botterill regional chairman of the hl highways hwa s 's transport committee committed of or ortho tho the national council of or defense who arrived cd In In Salt SaH Lake last night direct from Washington for the tho purpose of or I conferring with Joseph II If Manderfield chairman for 01 Utah of or the motor transport transport transport trans trans- port work Se Seven Se 11 Chairmen There Thero are arc only seven en regional chaIrmen chairmen chairmen chair chaIr- men In tho the entire country At the conference con con- ference which Mr tr Botterill alten attended cd Inthe Inthe in inthe the national capital all were present an and l from which ho came direct to Salt Lake they were addressed durIng during dur dur- I ing lug their conference by more executive heads of or departments than has any othor hoard board since the bc beginning of or tho the war Among those hose who addressed tho the body bod were tho the President and Secretaries Baker Balcer nn anti and l McAdoo Food Administrator Hoover and amI heads of or the fuel tuel and coal administrations Mr 11 has lias charge of or the highways transport work In Utah Wyoming Wyoming Wy Wy- oming Colorado and N New IW w Mexico and ho 10 Is 11 here to confer conCer with Joseph II It who I is In charge of or the work worle In Utah Jn in a talk last night Mr 11 Botterill said tho first steps step to be taken taleen In your will be he the tho appointment of r return re- re turn urn loads bureau committees d district I chairmen and committees and similar organizations The state will be vii dl- tided into five districts chairmen will willbe wille ill he be e selected for these districts and anti they In n turn toni will vill establish community and count county committees and return loads loais bu bureau bu- bu reau The Time Importance of ot this work cannot bo bu overestimated H It H. It H. Acute cute There Is Js no question but what the tIme railroad situation will soon loon become acute for Cor there will be no more branch lines Inea constructed by br tho time government go and wherever possible short hauls on the ho railroads will be ho discontinued Tho capacity of or the railroads Is now taxed tv to o the utmost for tor S per pel cent of or all nIl tho the transportation over them Is now do- do voted to war vai supplies un und and It i Is Impossible l- l ble for tor the tho roads to handle the enormous enor- enor tonna tonnage o of oC the time country must be Every mall email community Inked up witT every ery other community b by y means menns of ot motor motol truck transportation tion lon operating over OYer fixed routes with fixed time and rate schedules and anti in order to mal make c tho the most use of ot the highways high high- wa ways s 's and byways to the fullest extent vo wo must intuit have the tue operation co-operation of every shipper merchant and amid motor motol truck transportation man in the tho State of oC Utah Motor truck trunk drivers en engaged a etl In hauling n nio io foodstuffs dst are are exempted from arm army service b by the government Immediately after attel our conference Mr 11 and his committee will start active work and I believe hello that It will not be bo long Ions until wo we have the groundwork s laid for tor an efficient moor motor mo 1110 mo- mo tor or truck transportation system throughout the State Slate of ot Utah |
