Show TRUCKS U DrA DEPART J Jm ON m J JOURNEY TO Overland Freight Carrier Carrien S Make A Auspicious Start Starton on on Tour to tp Show Motoi Motol Tr Transportation Value Value TO THE strains of martial maria I music and amid cheers o of thousands the first firt intermountain I I I. I t. t tain am ship c S h. h lp by truck train threaded its is way through Main I street at noon and started on its 11 tour I to Boise Ida Ida t I A score score of ot road leviathans ns of at various makes coughed away with wih mighty chugs of Qt f power and ad energy and moved along with lh apparent ease under the strain stain of capacity cargoes Each of at the big power wagons entered in the caravan was loaded with wih Utah and mountain intermountain pro pro- I ducts The goods are being hauled free of ot charge to their destination by bv bythe bythe I the truck dealers sponsoring the motor train GENERAL IN NATION This caravan 1 Is only one of at many similar events which started stared today throughout the United States The present week has been dedicated as M ship by truck and good roads week throughout the nation naton Millions of ot tons of merchandise ordinarily transported transported transported trans trans- ported only by rail rai will wi be hauled over the highways of ot the nation naton The purpose of ot the tour to Boise isto la is lato to demonstrate the efficiency practicability practicability and economy of truck transportation transportation trans trans- for short hauls Practically every very variety of truck distributed in inthe inthe inthe I the mountain Intermountain country countr was entered entered entered en en- in the event although three or four dealers were forced to drop out because of ot inability to get trucks from the factories DRAW LOTS FOR PO POSITION The trucks assembled on Fifth Firth South street before noon and a drawIng drawing drawing draw- draw Ing for tor position in the caravan w was wn s held W. W B. B Jenkins enkins who has been made truck train commander will vIll wi have charge of ot the running schedule of the trucks until the end of the tour at Boise Each night a new drawing for position position tion will wl be held This will wl give e every entrant ton an equal chance to lea les' th the caravan into one or more nore ore o 0 of the citIes cit cities cOt cit cOties ies to be visited Preparations ha have ve been made for forthe forthe forthe the servicing of truck at all al the scheduled stops along the route The train will wl be given preference of right of ot way over all al state and county highways and in many places the road has hM been Improved by officials for the tour LOADS INSPECTED Before starting out from Salt Sat Lake UE all trucks and loads were Inspected by l the truck tour committee Each entrant was compelled to have have a weight tag from tam the city sealer of weights and measures showing tat that his truck was carrying caring a capacity lo load d. d An average speed of ot twelve telve miles an an n hour will wi be maintained by the trucks No entrant will wi be permitted to change his place in the line lne All AU Al trucks must be ready to start star on schedule time from each control station station staw sta sta- tion ton or will wi be ruled out of the running running run run- rn- rn ning by the train commander commander GREETING BY GOVERNOR Ogden will be the first overnight have stop for the train trin Celebrations been planned planed In Ia practically all al the the- cities clUes serving sering as at control stations Gay D. D W. W Davis Davi of at Idaho will wi greet teet th the te teI I train upon Its is arrival arval In the te G Gem m state metropolis A big banquet baquet and ad ball bal will be given In honor of at the te dealers delers and drivers driver taking ting part In th the tour They will wf be guests of at the Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho officials the Rotary club cub and other oter civic bodies of Boise C C. C C. C Backes manager of ot the Intermountain Intermountain In- In Automotive Dealers Dealers' as association as- as Dealer I- I will wl accompany accompany the camvan caravan c cam cara van and will wi deliver delver addresses at various various va va- rious points point along th the route Other Oter speakers will wf Join the train in Idaho Idaho |