Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-08-10 | Page 5 | Auto Transportation to Fill the Gap

AUTO TRANSPORTATION TO FILL TIE OSP Continuous ' freight routes from Omaha to the. Atlanta Coast and other routes traversing the south, south- west and northwest, are going to be on the card within a short time, according ac-cording to the reports of the formation forma-tion of companies to transport froight from city to city, and through the country on long stretches. "Once these lines have been completed ruid arc in operation, and that time is neir at hand," said Forrest J. Alvin, general manager of the United States Motor Truck company, of Cinciniu- i, "and we shall have to take up tho matter of through -freight rates in America and adjust charges on an equable basis for all transportation companies handling merchandise. That is one of the developments of the not very distant future. I am satisfied that the war is going to last a long time, much longer than many anticipate, and that it is going to grow greater as time goes by. The railroads arc going to be called upon to do more and more for the war, and merchants are going to be called upon up-on to handle their products in America Am-erica by motor truck. The development develop-ment of roads, tho cleaning of the roads during next winter and other I winters to come, the arrangement of charges for froight haulage which will not place too great a burden upon the merchant, manufacturer and the public, pub-lic, and yet have a profit for the freight-hauling companies now organized organ-ized and organizing, arc among the many developments which must come. The arranging of a system for handling hand-ling freight to any part of tho coun-tfv. coun-tfv. transferring it from one line to another, is a development which is going to take time and able men wil) have to take hold of the work. Manufacturers Manu-facturers will have to prepare to change plans of their uusiness Freight by motor truck will go forward for-ward as does express today, of that I am satisfied, and trucks will call for the goods at the store door, receipt re-ceipt for them, and be responsible for them, and will deliver at the store doo- or the home, as is done by the express companies. The vastness of the business ahead of the truck makers mak-ers is startling in its magnitude, for the makers must supply, not only American consumption, but also all of the war needs of the government. This means a vast enlargement of the p! truck -making plants of America. We 'M of the United States Motor Truck corpany, are wont to look out the future, and our plant is being en-larged en-larged as rapidly now as building facilities in Cincinnati will allow for we foresee tho future." Why waste so much time walking 'J around the same obstacle every day. 'H Why not remove- it, and be dnc with it ;J once for all?