Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-09-14 | Page 29 | Farmer is Biggest User of Motor Transportation

FARMER IS 15 BIGGEST T USER OF MOTOR TRANSPORTATION The biggest users of ot motor trucks In the world pro aro the thc themer American mer cnn farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers with m motor tor trucks In n op opT operation op- op T r oration I Manufacturers come second with 79 75 7 7 9 s S. S and antI retailers third with These figures ures arc taken from reliable roll reli I able abl statistics for tor the year car li 1917 17 j. j Estimates Es Es- Estimates for tor 1918 1915 show u n tremendous Increase Increase- In tho the number of motor trucks In n use but Lut with tho time farmer still in tho the load lead It Is estimated that during 1 1 ap sP approximately lit pro proximately tons tons' of farm products worn wore hauled to market ct in motor trucks by the farmers and ond gardeners o of the United States Tho The actual operating rl figures aye c aged fO for the United I States s 1 show 1 W t ha motor truck transportation is JS I I as cheap lp as S horse drawn trans transi r Ir rI I Hon I Tho Tim motor truck handles lifes life's ne ne- ne I Lc which hits motor trucks hits at the tho very verv source of ot tho th lift fo foi i supply of or th the p plo says R. R 12 E 1 Pill I ton vice vico president of or time thc ol al Motor tor company manufacturers n of 1 Mack trucks To unwisely losi logi tc against tim tho motor to tn t cc fuel fun t nw ny from those host who ne need ll it n 02 i to i Increase c It If its cost Tho motor truck 1 I is the thc lo and ancl servant ant and n to Injure rind nd nel I r mn-r truck tr I H t n blow against I oln 1 th the l heat et c t of time the people oh producers consumers Much ot of this tons o 0 of food products pr from rom the the- firm I to the city th bv motor trucks w vi ms of r i q perishable tur l nf or thouR thousands of or tons ton of or It would leave horn lo t hut hat for th the rapid tran c tinn hl with th the motor r Legislation aimed to hit truck JR Is R th the r rII milt of nr f fn narrow minded attitude n of nf Ana or-o or e who hold mistaken notion notions that nc tho rhe- motor truck certain rt Ms tt Tho The motor rock r f th the tho noe nl 1 of or ortho tho the people It is for tho the people both bolh producers and consumers to see sec that the tho motor truck Is given en a square deal dealand dealand and antI not discriminated discriminate against Discrimination against motor trucks Is dl discrimination a against the thc source i ot of f livelihood of or the people