Show T iI i Ii Ii 11 INDORSE TRUCK TRAIN EXECUTIVES SUPPORT BIG MOTOR CARA VAN i it k t Pro Proclamations Jama issued s by Davis of Idaho and B Bamberger Barn Bam berger of Utah Giving Official Cooperation Cooper Cooperation Co- Co oper operation to Movement N t 1 INDORSEMENT of the the first int intermountain ship by truck train i 1 I INDORSEMENT to be rui run f from frOIn om Salt L Lake ke to Boise Ida starting Monday fonday May 17 17 has been made in proclamation messa messages es issued by Governor Simon ms JI Bamberger of ot Utah and Governor D D. D W W. Davis of Idaho The chief executives of the two states through which the In bi big truck car caravan carvan van will travel keenly sense the advantages that will willI vil I accrue to both states through the operation of the train They have hav issued public messages urging the public in general to lend assist assistS j v I ance anee and cooperation in making the enterprise a success With thi official Cooperation on the tile part of the chief executives of Utah an and Idaho the civic bodies odies of m many ny Utah an and Idaho towns town through which the truck true caravan will ill pass have signified their f further in ill the ol oi intention of extending themselves even matter matte cooperation and reception 4 By Gov D. D W. W Davis iJa is' is I OF IDAHO It is with the deepest interest that I hear of the move to tc arouse public understanding to an appreciation of the development of shipping by motor truck which will will be done through a week devoted to the subject beginning May 17 I When w we become interested in i matters of transportation whether I the development of ot railroads railroad of wat waterways of wagon and truck roa roads ls and their improvement we are beginning be be- I ginning to solve one of ot the greatest problems o of the a age e. e Public attention attention atten atten- tion should be awakened at all times I toward a fair and hearty interest in Itt inthis this development There are countless countless countless count count- I less b business possibilities possibilities- in Idaho and in intermountain states which wait walt only for th the development of ot transportation to be met From an economic standpoint t the e eI I building and s selling of trucks has a a. I great reat significance because of or the cheapness of ot transportation when trucks trucks' are used on the farm tarm and because because because be be- cause of the speed of or delivery of farm tarm products It Jt t means an arf an increase in ifs pT production in large amounts It makes malies easier eisler the life of ot the agriculturists the production of trucks in the great manufacturing centers brings brings' the certain economical result that follows production I According to fig figures res o of the tle de deI department de- de of agriculture there are now on on the farms of the United I I States and there are farms I II which in view of the ne advantage advantage I tage to be gained by those who own I trucks makes this movement particularly I lary of value at this time I i All of the intermountain states have splendid r road ad programs which I I will fit tit into the campaign n for truck sales splendidly In Idaho our railroad rail ran railroad I road facilities are not developed j nearly as much as they should be be I and the truck is an absolute ne necessity to the rural residents in handling I their produce Freight carried by truck has reached only a a small volume volume vol vol- volI I ume time as compared to other transportation tion agencies but it will I be largely lar ely I enhanced in the future with no effect on the other ther transportation means I Iother other than to spur to better service I and enlarged a activity By ByG Gov v. v S- S Bamberger S. S B mb ri r v OF UTAH Industrial progress is depend n ISi h upon resources manpower market and transportation Utah Uta and and- the thc theother J other states of the Intermountain West Vest are rich in natural resources j manpower generally is adequate for fori- fori existing needs and there is a a ready a-ready ready market for all we produce and more more It To assure further Industrial advance advance- r ment merit additional transportation fa- fa ta-d ta must be provided especially for short hauls as from the districts to the railroads or local rj markets i iThe The development of the motor truck has done much toward solving the short haul problem and has emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- the necessity for tor the improvement Jm- Jm Im Improvement provement of rural highways It has made possible development of re resources resources ye- ye sources w which otherwise would have lain dormant indefinitely it has stimulated production and production represents the wealth of th the com com Jav Ja the state and th the nation It is with pleasure therefore th tr I lend my y indorsement to to ship byn by tr truck ck ant antis and good e l s1 isto is to i be De r observed throughout country during the week of May 17 1920 and I would the residents of ot Utah to lend proper proper's encouragement to this timely move move- move move-HI ment i. i |