Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
TRUCK RESERVE
TO Be FORMED



"Wednesday evening ot u meeting "i
tho Motor Truck club of Amcri'n to-
wntd Tho formation of q motor truck
reserve corps lon the mctropu.ituu diH.
trirt. and, zee was stated h} the newly
Installed president liodcrick Stcph
ems. "H nou.rtop motor iuu' was ~
nu.urntcd for this branch of nation
nl Preparedness blliCrtH Of the Now
Yurl, diyibou of the national guard
were present ana spoke Of the import
ant pptt that can ho played hN the
motor truck IN military service fol
lowing which u committee. composed
OF Gcorrc ~ Pride kodcrict Htcph-
ems AMI a J Sado, was appointed To
form an adequate organization Tor
motor truck reserve
rhis action rs "a part Of the plan for
the formation of a uutiuu. wide auto |
mobile reserve CORPS. which has been |
under way for the luYt few moutlt In |
places whore thcr. is NO UtoHout in |
tcutiun of allNiuE tho companies with |
the national guard. recruits are actual |
~ hoiur asked FOR Whllo In lhuao |
states whore the promoters plan the |
corps ns an adjunct ot the organized |
militia There has been necessary |
delay until a special act is passed hy |
the legislature. The form of an enlist |
mrnt viii practically ho a contract To |
chnrtc the Nohiclcs The schedule to |
nay not oulN has to Ice worked ont. but |
+ accurate Information b. needed aH To
the probable cost To the state Of in
Identifying pll Nchicloa whom in acttvo
sorNico. also, the cost of wrcCkiug ears
with repair parts. has yet TO be de-
cidcd
Tho FIRST truck company To be
formed uudor the plan recently
worked out 10y the general STAFF Of the
United states army has iust been
completed IN this city II viii serve
aH u model. aud from certain expert
mcutH with this company ana others
NOW being formed win hc compiled
the data that must be presented to
the Legislature before the New York
National Guard formally gets this
volunteer transport service HH an al
juuct
II iH a war department requirement
that every tturk in one company hC Of
the same make in order that wreck
iug truck need carry repair parts for
only one make. II is also Required that
cnCh TRUCK lee of the same model IN
order that the special war bodies may
he mado Witch win ho interchange
able The first company is composed
of - Pierce Arrow trucks, donated
Tor the service hv individual owners
A company ut Mocks is now hotng
formed and. to start of the list.
the International Motor company. of
this city. offered five. Three Macks
with military hodics, Witch were I'm
used at the rlattshurg oucampmont
last year, are among the fNc.
At the meeting ON "Wednesday night
George II Pride " the Heavy Haul
age company offered To enroll cigh-
teen tructs owned hy his company In
the corps. and with the organization
committee az work II is expected that
similar offers viii como from many
other concerns I'm this city The per
sonuCl of a motor truck company Of !
the automobile reserve corps is com |
posed of one car or truck master. a
commissioned officer, three assistant |
car or truck masters commissioned |
officers or scrEcauts first class. IS
chuutfcurs scrECauts. 20 motor ears
or trucks. one machinist, sergeant, |
one wrc,hiug ear or truck. one helper. |
one trumpCtcr. one cook aud five |
motorcycles and rtdcrs for motor ear
compA Anics. corporals.
one ot the speakers "Wednesday |
uight was : StHuwood McukCn, pres
idcnt ~ the National Security league.
witch he said now had membership |
of ufN .tivo thousand mon and has
established two hundred branches
throughoUt the country with our |
loug coast line, the mobility OF our |
forces is absolutely vital to the de
fCnso Of tho country. was the opinion |
expressed 10Y Mr. Mcuhcu, who stated |
that the motor truck was uudouhtcd |
" the solution of this problem lie |
declared thU mutor truck mohtlsi-
tou tcuds toward national efficiency |
and rrctod the methods n,cu 10y |
ecwc ot the European countries NOW |
st war to have thcr trucks SEQ con |
structcd thut th,N could readily hc |
converted INTO military vehicles In