Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-09-14 | Page 29 | Motor Truck to Rescue of Rail Roads

r MOTOR TRUCK iT TO 0 H RESCUE Ese U o OF F RAilROADS I In Event of Trans Transportation A P Systems Power Wagons Wo Would ld Furnish Furnish Furnish Fur Fur- nish Great Relief Measures cs It has been prophesied on many occasions occasions oc oc- I that If Ir the tho railroad facilities of or orthis this country were cre handicapped la in fUllY any anyway way motor trucks would rise to th the occasion and In a great measure re relieve relieve relieve re- re lieve the tho hardship that those In isolated iso Iso- points would be subjected to o An Instance before us at the tho pres present nt time Is the way the motor trucks trucks' of or orthis this vicinity are rapidly rushing to the aid of or shippers on one hand hand and to consumers on the other According to loc local l truck distributors irs tho last few Cew weeks have made a demand demand demand de de- de- de mand upon motor trucks tho the equal oqual o of which has never been bee known before Big shippers with their platforms loaded loaded loaded load load- ed with goods ready to be delivered to the outlying districts who could not take advantage of or the railroads owing to their lack of or operation have raised a n. cry for Cor motor trucks to cometo come coma cometo to their aid It has taken 1 a situation which Is Isnow isnow now not facing racing the transportation men to properly place before them tho the necessity necessity necos- necos sity and antI dependability 01 o motor trucks to keep the wheels t of or a turnIng turnIng turning turn- turn Ing and to keep those who are arc far re removed removed re- re moved from the shipping points supplied sup sup- plied piled with the necessities of or life lite If U It should happen that the railroads railroad boats and motor trucks all should stop operating a condition would arise that would be bo more moro serious than an any of ot us would care to prophesy I n nAs An As In lit War 01 Time Just as the motor truck came to the aid of the allies over there In shipping men war paraphernalia and the necessary necessary sary ry supplies to keep tho the armies properly fed reel and clothed as 9 well as In ammunition so will the motor trucks now being being- operated on tho the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast conic como to the great ne ned 1 of ot those who are sorely orely tried During the last few days das many in instances instances in- in n- n stances have come to the attention attention attention atten atten- tion of or how power wagons wagons wag wah ons are arc doing their part In solving solving soh In ing the present transportation lem Some Somo o of them are operating operating oper oper- day and night Others arc are asked to go o unheard unheard-of distances All sorts of or work that was formerly handled b by bythe bytho tho the railroads ha has now fallen upon tho the sturdy motor car It is to be bo regretted that a situation such as tho the present has come to faco face the business interests of oC the west at atthe atthe the present time lime but it Is an assured fact that motor rucks s will wUl greatly re relieve re- re lieve the tho situation and make for tor themselves them them- themselves selves es a reputation that will long live Jive in the annals of oC transportation his history history his his- tory and antI will bo ho the means of or causing I r r ln Ing n tort mt n tn to n 11 use i more nn wn 11 v th the tho motor P tot truck ck th than ever b before Motor In In New ew York City where where the result of ot labor trouble the subways ys and anel ele elevated elevated ele- ele trains discontinued operation motor trucks were called Into serf service ico and It was no uncommon sight to see seo these motor lorries wending way from rom one ono end of or tho the city to the other delivering their passenger freight to places of business so that bu business could go so on as usual In Seattle months ago motor trucks likewise performed their duties during luring tho the car strike by delivering their loads of human freight to different parts of or orthe the city Regardless of or the demands that labor laborIs Is Js making and antI the cause of tho the strife strite I workers and antI commodities mus must t be transported transport d to their places of or occupatIon occupation occupation tion so 80 that business can cnn go on It Il will win be a matter of or record to see eec how well wolf the motor trucks replace tho railroads In the matter of or tion