Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-05-15 | Page 2 | Survey Scheme to Show Cuts in Distribution

SURVEY SCHEME TO SHOW CUTS IN DISTRIBUTION Electrical Vehicle Interests Contend Too Much Waste Is Going Into Transportation Transporta-tion Plan of Average City NEW TORK, May U Rurvey of transportation coats In a typical Amer-; Iran clfv, with a view to eliminating waste in handling, was recommended t.v the trannortatlon engineering; com- mlttee of the electric vehicle bureau t the convention of the National Fllectrlc Light association at Atlnntlc Clfv todsv. "For fifty years we have hammered ' at production romtm, and have built up orgnnlfatlons and machinery fur tha reduction of these rout a." says , the report. "We are Just now be- I ginning to form u lata a similar conception con-ception of dtatrthuf Ion costs. Tha ; costs of distribution ar- taking too targe a percentage of our annua, we.Mth producing capacity. I "The attention of the country has ' been concentrated on the railroad , area of transportation chsrgea, namely, name-ly, freight and ei press charges. There J baa been very little collective analysis I of handling charges and method of reducing the coats of handling goods 1 ANALYSIS POSSIBLE. I Thla area of possible waste re- H ttctlon Is susceptible of analysis bv tha engineering method, which fits! broadly Into the whole program of the 1 movement to ellmlnte waste in In duetry. which Kecpetary of Commerce Hoover has pointed out as the one practice!, long time source of relief from rising costs." business men are seeking better methods of distribution in the hope of cutting costs, and a definite study of tha handling of commodities In a Ingle community from the general I standpoint of eliminating waste In handling should be of great value, the committee belle vea. It Is hoped to conduct tha survey In collaboration with soma leading educations! institution. insti-tution. The report of tha electric vehicle bureau declares thst electric trucks bave become essential to the handling of freight In this country, being especially es-pecially valuable In large centers where waterfront activities are great. NEW YORK HEADS LIST. Elfty-two 'per cent of the electrical' commercial vehlrlea of the Vnlted States are concentrated In tha neighborhood neigh-borhood of greater New York, the report eta tea. A large part of tho freight handled In the country flnda tta way aooner or later to the port of New York, and trafflo conditions i there, congested streets and short I distances, combine to tha advantage of the electric truck. It Is said. Ths alectrlc vehicle situation all over the country Is In better shape than at any other lime In Its history, ths report declares. I rtundardlsailon of charging plugs , i on electric trucks wss accomplished during the year. It was reported, and It Is hoped that In the near future the aame else plug will be used both for trucks snd paasenger cars Ff-forts Ff-forts are now being made to standardise stand-ardise electric vehicle garage rates , jjdrrccssMverhjPcnriv