Show ICove Government Restrictions Hit Motor Motor Industry I Motor trucks will continue uninterruptedly uninterruptedly In their work of ot transporting merchandise c e of every y tort sort In America l The length o of h hauls WT will be gr greater In Inthe Inthe the future than in the past The work worl of ot the motor truck will be he Indispensable and the necessity of ot its use will bring about the construction of ot many hard roads and the improvement of ot many exIsting ex ex- trunk lines by the Installation of hard surfaces These an and other opinions have been expressed by truck experts after learning of ot the plans of ot the government government government gov gov- to order freight cars Inthe Inthe in inthe the endeavor to alleviate the Equipment needs of the country The shortage of ot freight cars on the railroads today is from to and before the war the number of freight cars was or thereabouts That was wn hardly sufficient to meet th the re re re- of ot transportation in times of ot peace Now the life life of ot a freight car is in th the neighborhood of or fifteen years which would mean a depreciation of ot about 15 per cent or freight cars every year ear That T should mean a re replacement replacement replacement re- re placement of ot quite as many cars each year ear but It Is evidently Impossible to SP spare the steel now for S such a program I Ihas lh 1 oelsig elsig The b records o show that t since t 1906 there e has been little construction of ot freight I cars When the United entered the great war and there came requirements requirements requirements require require- ments of the allies coupled with the necessary requirements necessary Requirements in America there was confusion contusion and congestion all over America as a matter of ot course and motor motor mo mo- tor tot trucks have accomplished yeoman service thus far tar In aiding the continuation continua continua- I tion of ot business and will do far tar continua I greater I In the th future I I There Is 19 every Indication that with the theme continuation ot of the war an and of the high pressure on the freight carrying capacity ot of the roads and the constant use ot of freight cars the depredation depreciation In freight car equipment will be even greater than the me 7 i per cent average and ana u It that inai be bethe bethe ue the case American business must face tace an even greater necessity of ot trucks doIng doIng doing do- do Ing the freight hauling of America and of ot the necessary roads over which to do this hauling Plans must mum be prepared this summer for tor another winter and like action to that of ot the state of Massachusetts must be taken by every state Massachusetts already has taken falten action which will re require require require re- re quire that part of the receipts from motor vehicle fees tees be used to keep truck lines of ot state highways open during the win winter I Pr |