Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-23 | Page 10 | Convenience of Auto Discussed

CONVENIENCE OF AUTO DISCUSSED Roads Offering Real Ser Ser- Service Service vice ice Should Be Re- Re Respected Re Respected By Bj R E n Es E's s 's Departing from the traditional slew of at looking lit at commercial rotor traffic in respect to Its It et- et effect ef effect feet on the th railroads A G Pat Pat- Patterson Pat Pat-lerson b terson slated that hat the public in- in interest in interest t terest Is of first Importance In addressing th tha Asheville meeting of the tho National Association of Railroads and Public Utility Com Com Com- Commissioners missIoners u as stated In the offs offs- aCct Ill Id reports report p of If the meeting n w icing issued Mr Patterson Petterson Is read lead ot of the Alabama public ser ser- tr- tr leo commission ion and president ot of othO ono no hO national I a RIGHTS Alleged Injury of ot rail business by the motor molar vehicle should not 00 of ot of Itself a J ba basis ls for tor regulation the s speaker Indicated In In- In instances In Instances stances where highway transport performs Q a service more valuable for or tho public restraints ought not to be bo set up The rights and Interests of at ex- ex ex ex sting carriers by rail or b by boat should hould of course coarse not be Ignored lId ild Mr Patterson But we hink the th position Is sound that If with Improved systems of ot high high- highways highways ways the tha motor bus bu and nd the tho mo motor mo- mo motor moor tor or truck can furnish to the peo- peo people pl peo-pl pie a more convenient efficient nl mu nuu u uan- uan the people should not be denied the benefits thereof be be- be i be-i uno tho of at franchises and certificates to such tuch motor vehicle ve- ve vehicle ve hicle carriers curlers to lo carryon carry on busi busi- business busi- busi business business ness will necessarily result In omo loss to the tho rail carriers or boat lines It Jf we say ay that motor vehicle transportation should be bo denied because the rail carrier In the territory can carry till all the tho per per- persons persons per persons sons and goo goode offered and hence should not nc III rn Injured by such competition when hen such motor will be more con con- mora morl satisfactory and moro more economical by the same Bame sale token we wo should forbid the tho sale of at electric lights because to per per- permit per permit mit It will Injure the manufacturers manufacturers of or candies and oil all lamps TO The are arc entitled en to the benefits that will accrue l from Im im- im improved Improved proved roved highways and the develop develop- development development development ment of at tho motor vehicle Just luet Jiro li same as ae the they are or entitled to hO ho benefits accruing out of at the d fit of it science In any other field Jt if the th railroad railroads are arc with II a n new problem in n the form of o this this motor vehicle then It Is In their task to solve the problem so no far tar as It affects them rot not to ask the rho th peo- peo people pea peo people to solve It by prohibiting or strangling the motor vehicle bush bush- busi business ness flees It t f that la is I found to be b an Im- Im Improvement improvement Im Improvement provement upon up n previously exist- exist exist Ins transportation agencies c but olva ol It by their own o methods of at transportation so asto as asto asto to minimize as av a tar far as s possible th the advantages ad existing In to favor f vor ot of motor vehicle transportation tran lUo T Tae Tse e man la ly I foolish who holds the view that tha regulation should over ever be exer l cd In III such way ay as asto asto to deprive e the th people of at any bet bet- better bet better ter tel more convenient or more economical method of ot carrying on their affairs 00