Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-07-30 | Page 30 | 1050 Army Trucks on Mexican Line

1050 ARMY TRUCKS ON MEXICAN LINE Seven thousand trucks belonging to the United States government will be taken care of iu an imrrfense repair shop located at Fort Bliss, if the plans of the United States army are carried through. There are now, or will bo within the next few tlavs, a total of 1050 trucks and about lii touring cars and roadsters in army service along the border. Repairs at present are made at the camp at Columbus or in private plants. Two thousand trucks and their tenders were asked for early in the week for immediate delivery. Another 4000 were ordered last Thursday. There will be fifty-two big lathes in the huge shops at Fort Bliss. Mechanics will be paid approximately $100 a mouth, but will be required to enlist in the regular army for a period of one year. The contract for gasoline held by the United Unit-ed States government has expired. It called for the delivery of gasoline alon" tho border at 10 cents a gallon.