Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-07-31 | Page 8 | Truck Industry to Spend Billion for Raw Material

I I I Truck Industry I To Spend Billion It was only a few tew months ago that there were but motor trucks registered In the united States At Atthe Atthe Atthe the end of ot the present year there will be In operation by commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial Interests and nd the United United States government This Immense Industry which has grown to undreamed of ot proportions Inthe in inthe inthe the last decade will spend over over one billion dollars this year for raw materials materials materials ma ma- and supplies These raw materials materials materials ma ma- will b be manufactured into transportation vehicles Thousands and thousands of ot tons of goods will be ha hauled led by motor trucks the coming year which in time times past would have been placed on freight cars and transported by railroads Motor truck transportation is now nowa a national necessity Whether the war continues one rear year or or ten Industry in industry In In- will never never- again depend entirely entirely entirely en en- upon railroads or steamships as the sole means ol ot carrying merchandise merchandise mer mer- chandise between points nearby or more distant The highways of of-Amer- of Amer America ica are dott dotted d daily dally with heavily laden trucks rushing merchandise and munitions munitions munitions mu mu- to some some destination over the horizon Production then of motor trucks has grown to be of ot extreme Importance Importance importance tance to the world Realizing its responsibility re responsibility re- re as a motor truck manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer manu manu- to the government and the country at large and recognizing that pr production is of first importance Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Motor Truck company has made plans for a still greater increase in production than has ever been thought of before Additional buildings have been provided provided provided pro pro- vided during the past year Changes fn in stockrooms and other facilities within the factory have been numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous to produce e more trucks and no now the announcement Is made that Harry HarryJ J T. T Warner for twelve years with th the e I Continental Motor company and fo for forI r I six years vice president in charge o of ot f production has be been n elected vice vic e 1 president of the Federal Motor Truck Truc k company members of ot the e executive e I committee and board of directors with full charge of ot Federal production This is Is Indeed an important announcement announcement announcement an an- Just at this time for Mr Warners Warner's record and his capabilities for producing motors on a quantity scale are well known In automobile and truck circles Mr Warners Warner's motor motor motor mo mo- tor experience is of ot course invaluable Invaluable invaluable able to him in this new new position because be because because be- be cause he has been Intimately connected connected connected con con- with the production of power plants for heavy duty haulage and his knowledge of lot of improved factory fa facilities facilities fa- fa Is second to none In the business busi bud ness flees Federal truck production in the last las t twelve months has more than doubled doubled doubled dou dou- bled yet et the demand of ot the government government government gov gov- and the country is fo forI for r trucks and still more trucks and future fu fu- fu ture expansion is most essential Faster Faster Fas Fas- ter deliveries and a general speeding g of ot the entire line of ot models In th the e Federal factory is assured with Mr Warner In charge charie