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Show IJeiiTI ! !i UWITTD STftTES; ' MOTOR TRUCK TRAFFIC QUESTION ,&s Time Rolls Along Increased Interest Is Taken in th1 2 Prooncn National Demonstration II 2 May 17 approaches, the naie set i ior :ia...onal demonstration of "ship by I JSSucic" fRasability, Increased interest is J lftanKesied In the movement toward ac-j j tUAl demonstration of the possibilities J 1 3l transportation traffic by means of' 1 . ifcctov (.racks. Momentum is added each 1 l dsy i.o the prosecution of the plan and , i It seJs very certain that the practi- II c&l application of the motor truck to I . country .wide hauling will be the great- I 5t ever given in that direction. In ev- I cry section of country preparations are I hieing made for the occasion and it is I possible that thousands of tnjeks will I called into requisition. Each com- I iu unity shows a disposition to outdo I (iiier sections in this enterprise anu it 1 is unquestionable that the full efficien- I i-y of the motor machine as a satisfac- j wry hauling vehicle will be shown. eat importance for it will materially :Qd in solving the transportation problem prob-lem which is now a paramount and vexing question. For some time past ft has been contended that the motor tiuck mustvnecessarily co-operalc wiili toe railroads of the country in han-j (Uing the freight traffic, its. particular , tpp'ication being for short hauls, cov-J distances from 25 to 100 miles, traversing remote districts. Not only I itipcs iho short haul question enter into J 15-2 traffic life of rural districts for its i t502c.al benefit but it has to do with ' .'.v?Giency in relation to railroad aubpurtaiion and c'ty marketing Ilailri-j-ds are hard pressed ni i time fox an aiiempt fp handle the freight of the country, so great is thy traffic volume, and if the motor trucks prove to bo equal to the occasion for the handling of farm and other products prod-ucts in the shorter hauls, the transportation trans-portation congestion will be greatly re-, re-, linve'l. Motor truck advocatos contend itaat the demonstration of nest mon'h will prove conclusively that this 3aso- 1 lne power convenience, both as to speed and tonnage requirements, is adequate in every particular to the .needs of the nation. Business men and manufacturers, as well as farmers and s'ockmen, everywhere are looking forward for-ward to this demonstration with hope-iul hope-iul anticipation; all they want is to ' be shown" that the truck can do the vork and they will gladly adopt any plan that will bring satisfactory results in the transportation enterprise. The Automotive Association of Utah is bending every effort to make a demonstration dem-onstration of truck hauling that vill convince the people of the slat" that tho motor machine is capable of Tarnishing Tar-nishing transportation facilities second to none Jt has been arranged for a line of motor trucks to leave Salt Lai;? on May 17 and iravol to Boise, li'.'.'ho, a db-ance of 300 miles or more, passing pass-ing through city and farm districts of weai est impor'ance, each truck to be loaded with various products are mer- j cliandise to make complete the demon- j ri ration. This is in accord with a na t onal undertaking, tho plan original- in Washington. D C It is said that train of motor trucks will operate in every state of the union carrying the message of efficient transportation, night camping places for these trains, in cities and towns, along the route will furnish occasion for shipby-truck and good roads movements which will make the trip both entertaining and instructive. At these meetings speakers speak-ers will emphasize the necessity of building and maintaining good roads ;;n every locality and show the advantages advan-tages to be gained by loyal suppnit to the truck-hauling movement. This i.a-(tional i.a-(tional program has been approved by (governors of states, mayors of cities, business men, manufacturers and farm- I PI'S. -rucks handled by Ogden autonio-.f autonio-.f dealers will be given places in the i rain, it being expected that svery .standard truck of this section of country coun-try may be seen in action. Till" will give those who contemplate purchasing trucks an opportunity to carefully ex-j ex-j amine each make and form conclusions ias to the merit of each machine. I Speaking of the proposed demonstra-j demonstra-j don. Truck Train Master W. B. Jen-jkins Jen-jkins of Salt Lake, says: i "In many sections of the country, J especially where good road? are th ;rule, the ship by truck movement has already established itself in a substantial sub-stantial way, In Seattle, for example, .hundreds of truaks are operating over , the fine thoroughfares leading out of jlhe city in every direction. They nan-Idle nan-Idle several hundreds of tons of freight j every twenty-four hours. "This business has become so well organized there that tariff schedules nave been drafted, regular hours of service provided and bonding arrangements arrange-ments made to protect shippers against I loss. "Yet even there the business is still I in the sage of development, its back-j back-j ors declare. It Is much bigger today than it was" a year ago. But it will be a great deal bigger a year hence, th-y say. "As we r-ee It, this system. When adopted universally, will solve our greatest after-war problem transportation. transpor-tation. "The increasing demands put upon tlipm have overburdened the railroads. practically every business man lains almost every da. to his regret. I j I Tho railroads themselves arc! not at fault. They need help. The motor truck can give It to thein by taking lrom rheni the short haul business, which transportation experts declare is earned at a loss. And there is little doubt but what it is this business which shows up traffic and leads to congestion. "But the motor truck can go farther than this. As a feeder to the railroad it can tou&h parts of the country the railroads i.-ever would reach. lis limits are not sec by rails, but by the highways. high-ways. It can encourage greater production pro-duction on ihe farm by ensuring quic transportation for perishables. In this way it will bring fuller markets. This will mean greater income for ;ho producer pro-ducer .and yet a reduction of living costs to the consumer." "It is this message which we w.nt to brit.y heme to our communities. That 11. is may be accomplished quickly quick-ly and effectively the big natiinnl dnve for the'week of May 17 to 12 has been planned. As the trucks cay operate oper-ate most efficiently on hard surfaced roads although truck transportation has been proved practical even on dirt roads iht Iheme of the campaign v.MM be better roads, for better transportation, transporta-tion, for better living" |