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Show "I' r - I I II I II II II mi" .MU.1..I 1-1 lUf '. n BOISE TRUCK i Tour North From Salt Lake May 17 Attracts General Attention i Eecause of the contemplated truck drive from Salt Iake to Boise during the week of May 17th, it is quite evi- dent that motor truck talk will bo big; during1 tho next ten days or more. Tn ' every locality between tho two capl-, tals, as the truck train moves along. J the absorbing topic In motordom will bo the truck as a transportation vehicle. ve-hicle. Every phase of the question will be discussed and many sharp conclusion con-clusion will be drawn respecting tho merits of the various machines as they appear In action along the road. It. will be an opportune time for the farmer, business man and manufac-l turer to make comparison as ..to. the, relative usefulness shown by the motor trucks in carrying capacity loads over the country roads. Advise tho best. In the selection of a truck for general gen-eral and specific use in the various lines of traffic it is essential that tho very best machine be choosen. for they cost big money and in their operation they must recompense for the outlay. The test that will be made in the big drive will undoubtedly prove the worth of the motor haulers and in that test the casual observer who has any knowledge know-ledge at all of gasolino power hauling machines will be enabled to decide which truck gives the better service and which i3 tho cheaper machine to 1..... Ti l l.n. V. fct itj tnirrr uu.Y. XL ia vn iuu.1 liiu lcoi b-""r i to bo mado for, often times, the ordi- nary demonstration of truck service! does not always show the real Intrinsic ! worth of the machine, applied to the j work it has to do in actual service. It ; is imperative in this 500-mile demon-; stration that each truck bo loaded to Its full capacity and any one who knows the road conditions in this mountain country is well aware that the loads will havo to be haulod overi some very rough places. It will be , necessary to make steep grades and travel over rocky, cut-up highways, calling into requisition the full power, and durability of tho trucks. Those I machines which fall to meet the requirements re-quirements of tho trip will be left by the wayside for repairs and, perhaps, reconstruction. Show Highway Needs. And again, not only Is this demonstration demon-stration being made for the purpose of testing motor trucks, but to -show the necessity for beter highways Since the motor power machine came into pronounced prominence as a traveling vehicle, both for pleasure arrd for business, busi-ness, great strides havo been made in good road building. Tho two go together, to-gether, to think of the one calls marked mark-ed attention to the other. This 'trip will unduobtedly bo tho means of accentuating ac-centuating better road building interest in-terest and will likely culmlnato in an interesting rivalry between various districts dis-tricts In the improvement of thr highways through this prosperous and enterprising section of courftry. It In safe to conclude that this "ship by Truck" movoment will do much to enhance en-hance short haul traffic and make for greater efficiency In commercial lifo throughout the nation a consummation much desired by the people. During the trip many speeches will be made about highways and. no doubt, valuable suggestions respecting the building of good roads will bo forthcoming. forth-coming. Communities whero good roads will be highly complimented and where there are bad roads unstinted un-stinted criticism will be offered, fur-,1 nishing a stimulus for improvement and 100 per cent maintenance' energy. The demonstration will surely result in much good. |