Show OLD H. H C. C L L. L HELD DOWN BY TRUCKS I I The motor truck is playing a more important part than ever before in holding down the high cost of or living Nowhere is 15 this seen more plainly I than in the agricultural sections of the country declares Local Branch Manager W. W F F. Ford of oC the Randall- Randall Dodd Auto company intermountain distributors for tor G GAC M C trucks Motor Mo Motor Mo I tor transportation is growing on the tho country and making malting the heretofore I j isolated producers a real factor in the thel I actual markets It is estimated that there are 60 50 trucks on American farms this figure being arrived d at by liy bythe I the United te s States department iTe of ca agri agri- f t I culture i A farm journal publication b I however estimates that there are arc There are are- bites biles registered In the names of ot farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers and it is undoubtedly true that many serve a trucking purpose of the lighter sort At A present the proportion proportion proportion tion of or new cars sold to farmers constitute constitute constitute con con- 60 per cent of ot the output In the next ten j years ears it is estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that motorcars will be owned by the agricultural ac population Under such circumstances It is 13 conceivable conceivable con con- that the farmer will be an increasingly important factor in tit the economic life Ire of ot the country and that the urban population will profit thereby The total cost of farm larm produce to the city dweller at present present present pres pres- ent is 15 high but the farmer gets only A a. small proportion of or the selling price to the consumer There is now a move in many quarters to inaugurate the the rural express and the operation operation opera opera- tion of ot such lines on an extended scale does not seem to be far tar distant Motorist express companies at the beginning of this year totaled 1956 and the average round trip per company company com com- pany was miles New York com I has such lines the largest number of an any state Pennsylvania Is second with Such lines are in ip operation In two forty-two states It Is difficult to determine the amount of freight which makes up the annual haulage of these lines estimates varying quite largely but It is evident that It must be of ot large proportions This of course is exclusive of trucks operated operated operated oper oper- by manufacturing companies themselves |