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Show .-: UNCLE SAM 'WILL USE ARMY TRUCKS ON MAIL ROUTES IN SOUTHERN UTAH First Step Toward Extensive - Use of Motor Deliver y-1 v Taken by U. S.; Will Employ Former Soldiers THE first step toward extenatva use of army truck or muil service serv-ice with discharged en I in ted men aa drivers waa tukett by the poftofflce department when It requeat-ed requeat-ed the war department to release neven truck a and four men for a 1 1 6 - mile etar roiM between Helper and Vernal. ; I'tah. Thla route now coat a the sn -rrnment 7 H00 a -nr. and It ta e--ll m.w-, ... l..i,.r Afl ll.at In- Ih. i:.-r nf army trucks and pa nieitt of M m 1 ctsy to former soldier chauffetira, the ,t roat can te cut In half. j The postoffice will lenuenl 4i'" addi- ' - tional irucka and men shortly and in- J rreae the number aa army demohlll- ', ftallon proceeds. It plana an Inteilac I Jng motor trmk postal astem wMhj terminals extending from the Atlantic! to tha Pacific coasts In the form of a i V-ahaped route with the three points j t at Portland. Me., New Orleana, Iai., " and Portland. Ore. I A Portland. Me., and New Orleana route Is In oeratlon with a twelve-day schedule between the two cities. Motor Mo-tor truck routes have been operating successfully from the financial etand- " point, one of MS miles earning; flsoou a month with an upkeep coat of $ott. It la expected thai ZO,h0 motor trucka will be released by the war department de-partment for this rural mall service. Accord ins: 1o the bill proposed by congress, army trucks and airplane ran be and are to be turned over to the postal officials by the war department, depart-ment, aa they can be used for postal service. The general plan Includes the establishment of Vail service by truck. Chiefly at points where their la neither tall nor water facilities for haulm the ( mall matter, ard by this It Is expected that the territory of the United Ktater , which la now not enjoying the bene- , fit of first-class mall service will be , linked with rail and water transport- , Hon by motor trucks. |