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Show H ST LIE HOCKS Motor Economy May Ban- ish Branch Railroads, Says Nash Distributor. njj. That the railroad of the future may 5"Eil it more economical to tear up short-ne short-ne tracks and develop motor truck asportation In Its place was the decision dec-ision made recently in an address on Is future status of railroads by C. A. assistant director of operations rSaie of engineering and mainte-a"ce mainte-a"ce for the United States railroad ad-mr.istratlon. ad-mr.istratlon. Morse delivered his paper Kfere trie members of the New York blroad club and his remarks were fol-oited fol-oited with close attention, as coming rem one of the best-known railroad men n the contry. "The perfection of the motor truck and lis practice, together with the universal isj of the automobile, has introduced I new element into the transportation iro'aiem that should be taken into con-Meralion con-Meralion at this time, while studying the lorganizalion of the whole transporta-Joti transporta-Joti question." said Mr. Morse. 6 This is cited by C. J. Simpson, manlier man-lier of the Pacific Nash Motor company, u the keynote of the truck question, pood roads are demanded for the use of m the automobile and a study should be bade to see what additional expense fnould be necessary to so construct them that they would serve for motor truck and Iractorg. Where heretofore development pf the country for fifty miles either side m a trunk line, to the railroad has rebuild re-build the construction of light branch A ihc, it is a question to be serious' y con- lired whether this policy should be , Continued or whether good wagon roads : ro;;!d be constructed and the products j oi hirms and passenger travel should not j h handled by motor trucks and auto-piobi auto-piobi les to the main line. 1 I Investigation of this subject may show Ihe desirability as good roads are com- pleted of the taking up of many branch pes railroads and utilizing the' aban-Ptned aban-Ptned roadbeds for improved motor roads, pus decreasing the expense of mainte-price mainte-price and operation of our railroads and otag In their place a well located motor pod. Such a change would call for in-srf.ised in-srf.ised facilities at stations along the tain line for passengers and for hauling teint, including storage, trackage, etc., nil it would mean the concentration of "Wrvision and labor, permitting better "King and living conditions for em-Ueyees. em-Ueyees. Motor driven conveyances have grad-B.iy grad-B.iy been changing conditions of rall-Wl rall-Wl transportation for the past ten Mrs, and, now that the general study of Importation facilities is up for 'dis-pion, 'dis-pion, it should be taken into care-i care-i consideration and due weight given -A III lnnueoe on the economies of the ggpuatlon. I |