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Show BEATING HIGH COST OF LIVING TODAY'S ISSUE ordered by telephone or through the truqk driver. Horses can be kept steadily at work in the fields, or the number of horses required by the farmer can be reduced, thereby saving the heavy expense of feeding during the wnlter. The fanner Is enabled to spend more time on the farm, thereby Insuring greater efficiency among his men, teams and In all other directions. Funds From Everywhere. You will be surprised to know how the rest of the country has taken hold and has organized lines in all sections, even in the remote districts where tho railroad rail-road was never known. .Rural motor express lines were conceived con-ceived by government authority. The movement had its birth in Washington. Wash-ington. The council of national defense adopted adopt-ed the following resolution on March 14, 1918: "The council of national defense approves the widest possible use of the motor truck as a transportation agency, and requests the state council of defense and other state authorities to take all necessary steps to facilitate such means of transportation, removing any regulations regula-tions that tend to, restrict and discourage discour-age such use." And the highways transport trans-port committee of the council of national na-tional defense saw the necessity of such a movement, if the nation was to have food and food was to be moved for our allies. Trucks for Railroads. That tho railroad of the future may find it more economical to tear up short-line short-line tracks and develop motor truck transportation in its place is the forecast fore-cast made on the future status of the railroads by C. A. Morse, assistant director di-rector of operation in charge of engineering engi-neering and maintenance of the United States railroad administration. Mr. Morse delivered an address before members mem-bers of the New 1'ork Railroad club, and his remarks were- followed with close attention at-tention as coming from one of the best-known best-known railroad men in the country. "The perfection of the motor truck and tractor, together with the universal use of tiie automobile, has introduced a new element into the i transportation problem that -should be taken Into consideration con-sideration at this time, while studying the reorganization of .the whole transportation trans-portation question," said Mr. Morse. Good Roads Demanded. "Good roads are demanded for the use of the automobile, and a' study should be made to see what additional expense would be necessary to so construct them that they would serve for motor truck and tractor. Where, heretofore, development devel-opment of the country for fifty miles either side of a trunk line of railroad has required the construction of light branch lines, it is a question to be seriously seri-ously considered whether goodwagon roads should not be constructed a'nd the products of farms and passenger travel should not be handled by motor trucks, and automobiles, to the main line. "Taken alone and considered as a unit, practically none of these small branch iines pays expenses, but as gatherers of freight and passengers to increase density den-sity of traffic on the main lines they are sources of profit. - , , "As, however, the traffic gathered by them is turned over to the main line with a deficit attached, which has to be overcome during the main line movement move-ment before any profit is made, it would be a decided advantage if this traffic could be delivered to the trunk line by means of' the motor truck, tractor and automobile without this bill of expense attached," Mr. Morse said. Noting the fact that - a handling would thus be obviated, since it is now necessary to truck farm products to the short branch line, then transfer them to the main line, Mr. Morse continued: "Investigation of this subject may show tho desirability, as good roads are completed, com-pleted, of the taking up of many branch line railroads and utilizing the abandoned roadbed for improved motor road." J0SE OF TRUCK HELD AS HELP TO TOErlLIC Reasons Why Movement Ought to Receive Support Many; Deserve Attention. Consideration of Time, Cash and Production Factors in Problem Facing Nation. II is generally well understood that the high, cost of living is among tho most serious problems that confront the nation na-tion today. As in every walk of life have the deterrent effects of the high prices been keenly felt, so have the minds of -men and women in every calling call-ing been turned toward an effort to find some adequate solution of the problem. .And with the inception and remarkable growth of the ship-by-truck movement, it appears that at least one of the big factors in the problem has been perceived per-ceived and that tho more general becomes be-comes the adoption of tho motor truck as a method of transportation, tho more facilities will be afforded for enabling the consumer to secure the necessaries of life iat' a more reasonable price. Advantages Are Many. Transportation experts hold that the 9fo "ship-by-truck" method i;; possessed of P numerous direct advantages, some of m which may be thus set forth: $ h To increase the food supply by fur-- "ishing " regular transportation of farm m products. m 2- To stimulate the farmers' efforts by the knowledge that such transportation 9 Is available. ' v- 3. To enable the farmer to avoid driving driv-ing to town, thereby increasing his time on the farm and partly compensating m for the shortage of labor. 4. To enable, the farmer to obtain jH goods from town on the day of order. r. To generally facilitate traffic between be-tween the farmer, the market and the consumer. Specific advantages, considered from the standpoint of increased food production pro-duction alone, are: Fruit, vegetables, milk and eggs arrive ar-rive in market or direct to door of the consumer fresh and desirable on the day i they 4e.ava the farm, and command the highest market prices. Reduces Handling. Number of handlings i reduced from half a dozen or more to only two. b Breakage of crates, damage to goods and loss by theft are reduced to almost nothing, as proved by experience. Small shipments that could not be hauled to market profitably by the producer pro-ducer 'can be sent by motor express, thereby Increasing the quantity received re-ceived by the city and adding to the 5 "farmer's Income. Trucks stop at the farmer's gate to piek up freight, saving a drive to the railroad station. Seeds, farm implements, repair parts fo,r machinery, groceries and anything else required on tho farm can bo obtained ob-tained from the city the day they are |
