Show IWAR v AR DEVELOPMENT I OF OP MOTOR TOLD DY BY EXPERT Windsor White Relates Great Advance in Transportation Transportation Transportation Trans Trans- In an address addless before the Chamber of ot Commerce of the United States Slates at Atlantic City last April Windsor T. T White president of ot the Motor company and vice ice president of or the motor truck division National chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of or commerce outlined the amazing development dc of or motor transportation I brought about during the war said in part The operation of or motor trucks un under under under un- un der the exacting demands of war brought about a l keener realization of the tho possibilities of of or power vehicle serIco service service ser ser- vice Ico than many man other contributing factors In Iii France and Flanders In Belgium Ium and Italy motor trucks withstood withstood withstood with with- stood an acid test test for tor ability and en endurance endurance endurance en- en durance which years of commercial service could not lave have produced Millions Millions Mil Mu- lions of men from all walks of or life and from rom all parts of the tile civilized world witnessed the astonishing demonstration demonstration dem dem- nd told the story to the world Thus the motor motol truck became known as a hl highly hl developed piece of transportation eq equipment U I pm c n t possessing unexcelled qualities qualities' of oC durability deI dependability de do- j I and economy econom and ceased to be bo viewed in a measure as a me mechanical mechanical me- me me-I me contraption of or questionable I value In th the United States the demands I for tor transportation created a n. I state of ot congestion of railroad traffic I and motor trucks were called upon to bear a a. share of oC the tile burden thus Im Imposed Im- Im I posed Intercity and long distance motor truck lines linc were rapidly established established and return loads bureaus were Inaugurated In a number of oC states tates In Inan Inan inan an effort temporarily to relieve the situation Th The result of ot this expediency expediency expediency ency was to establish the economy and value of motor truck service In intercity hauling and to determine their limits of oC ble operation The unqualified success of oC Intercity hauling demonstrated demon the the- possibilities of ot this class of truck service and showed shoed that motor trucks offered a a. solution to many traffic problems by supplying the tho kind of equipment need I ed to to provide the class of ot transportation tion which our industrial and social economics econom ics require This service showed further that the power wagon offers otters a solution of ot the complexity of our transportation problems which the c centralization of ot industry and consequent consequent consequent conse conse- quent unbalancing of ot population be between between between be- be tween rural and urban communities communities- that Is la between food producers and food consumers has has brought about To any anyone one who Is at all familiar with the development o of transportation In country as a n. whole It Is quite obvious that we wc have been approaching approach approach- ing lag In this country as a whole it i Is IsIng IsIng will Ing a time when future progress demand den a a. new and better expansion of transportation which because of Its very character railroad service Is un unable unable unable un- un able to supply The type of ot transportation transportation trans trans- required Is one which can I readily adapt Itself to changing conI conditions conditions con con- I and which In large measure Is Js unrestricted as RS to its direction of op op- op- op This is a problem which has claimed the attention of or economists who have ha viewed with alarm the breaking down of ot our transportation systems through governmental meddling med meddling med mcd- dung and restriction and for the partial partial partial par par- solution of which the motor trUl truck k khas has something to offer oCer Because of the value of ot motor truck operation In our transportation system It Is pertinent pertinent perti perti- nent that we review the Industrial and social conditions that our problems be faced and solved While this may be a digression from fromI tho the orl original subject under discussion I It would seem that this assembly can enn be best occupied with the tue consideration tion of ot tho the vital problems of ot the thc da day daj rather than Utan with contemplating th the effect of the wor on motor trans trans- To liTo sum up the whole proposition which the development of ot transportation tion in this country countr and Its effect upon the prosperity of oC tho the people pr pre It Is quite obvious that wo have havo been approaching a time when hen our oui future progress will demand a new now and better expansion In transportation which can adapt itself to changing conditions and which Is In large measure unrestricted In Its direction of operation This expansion ox pans Ion will be found round In the general adoption of motor motor mo mo- tor truck transportation within the zone of ot its It economical 1 operation This I appears to be a 10 logical step In tho the direction of improvement and Its apI application application ap ap- ap- ap I destroys nothing which progress progress ress ross ress has constructed but hut rather a profitable competitor of the railroad for tor limited distances of ot haul dependIng dependIng depending depend depend- ing on the class of ot commodity bandied handled handled han ban died and will do much toward relieving relieving ing Ine- them of unprofitable and hence undesirable business In Ill the development dc of ot motor truck transportation there Is one factor which requires particular consideration tion ion that is the extension and Improvement im improvement Im- Im provement pro of ot highways Without this the economic value of ot the motor truck cannot be tull fully realized Poor roads mean menn stagnation in this direction for Cor forthe Corthe or orthe the rea reason on that It takes anywhere from two to ten times the the energy energy to move a n. given load over bad roads as asIt asIt asit It does ove This applies I whether the motive power be from a n. gasoline engine or a n. horse Consequently Consequently Consequently Conse Conse- tho the expansion of ot transportation tion by motor truck operation as a contributing Influence to tho the progress of ot our civilization includes In its conception conception con con- tho the construction of ot adequate roads roada over which trucks can economically economically call cally operate for or it is Js quite obvious that the ramifications of ot railways cannot cannot cannot can can- not be expanded to the tle form of a se serie series series se- se I rie ries of spiders spider's webs radiating from Industrial centers and reaching all aU I communities ni ties j |