Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-02 | Page 49 | Nash Quads to Aid Good Roads

NASH QUADS TO i nous U. S. Government Is Placing Plac-ing Thousands in Service Serv-ice This Year. Truck Selected Has Reputation Repu-tation Among Big Nations Na-tions of World. In what is regarded as perhaps the most comprehensive nation-wide move for good roads ever undertaken approximately approxi-mately 7000 Nash quads are being placed by the government in active road-building service throughout every state in the Union. The quads are being distributed dis-tributed by the department of agriculture to the respective state highway commissioners com-missioners and- through them to road commissioners of practically every county in the United States. - This announcement follows closely the. adoption by the United States marines of the Nash quad as standard equipment equip-ment for expeditionary service. The government's good roads program calls for the distribution of twenty thousand thou-sand motor trucks of various makes and of the total number more than one-third are Nash quads. Known Internationally. The Nash quad has a reputation with twenty-three nations for its unusual hauling haul-ing ability under abnormal conditions. It is known practically the world over for its performance where road conditions condi-tions a,nd traction conditions -are bad. In road construction work the Nash quad long since has demonstrated Its superiority. supe-riority. . This is due, in large measure, to its four-wheel traction and automatic locking differentials. The trucks allotted bv the government for road work were built for the United States army during the war; some of them have seen' service in various cantonments can-tonments here, while others were new and never had seen active duty. Under the act of congress, which authorized au-thorized the distribution, the trucks are turned over by the quartermaster's department de-partment to the department ' of agriculture. agricul-ture. They will be equipped by the various va-rious states with hydraulic hoist bodies for road-making work. Basis of Distribution. Distribution of the trucks and other road-building material is based upon the respective road-building appropriation of each state, and in turn the appropriation appropria-tion of each county. Each state is to receive Its allotment of trucks, including Nash quads, in accordance ac-cordance with the following table compiled com-piled by the government: Alabama . J Arizona .' 28'- Arkansas 348 California 622 Colorado 38 Connecticut 14 Delaware 4 Florida 236 Georgia 3 Idaho 251 Illinois 898 Indiana 556 Iowa 595 Kansas 693 Kentucky 400 Louisiana , 280 Maine l Maryland - 11 Massachusetts 80S Michigan 536 Minnesota j84 Mississippi j"!; Missouri 5?7 Montana : I Nebraska ' ' Nevada 265 New Hampshire . New Jersey -o New Mexico 33" New York 1,021 North Carolina 4"jj.- North Dakota 313 Ohio f J Oklahoma T Oregon gf Pennsylvania Mi Rhode Island South Carolina 296 South Dakota - ""3 Tennessee 'J- Toxas l.ifj) Utah Vermont Virginia Washington --'5 West Virginia -! ' Wisconsin jl Wyoming 202 Forestry l labile roads 06 Total ......... 20,560' In a number of staics It will be necessary neces-sary to enact special legislation covering maintenance of the trucks and other road-building machinery being distributed distribut-ed by the government. It is expected, however, that by early spring practically everv county in the United States will be fully equipped and that one of the greatest road-building campaigns iu the history of the country will go into full swing.