Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30
PUBLIC USEFULNESS
OF MODERN MOTORS
National Chamber Of Com
merce Offers Many Practi-
cal Suggestions.

some suggestive thots" issued by
the national automobile chamber of
commerce offers the following:
"The automobile fills a real trans
portation need. It is estimated 40
per cent Of the motor cars in America
are owned and used by farmers.
There are three times as many auto
mobiles in Iowa, Nebraska and Cali
fornia in proportion to population as
in New York s tate. Massachusetts,.
Pennsylvania, or Illinois. Increase in
CIR sales has been several times
larger in agricultural states during
recent years than in manufacturing
states.
Doctors, travelling salesmen, high
way officials, municipal department
heads, contractors and builders, and
men engaged in many other lines tinu
the automobile Indispensable in their
work: BY its use they save many
valuable hours daily.
Efficiency is increased by use Of
time and lavor-saving machinery. The
automobile is essen daily time saving.
To insure success in the war the far
mer, manufacturer. miner. contrac-
tor-all are urged t. increased efforts
and production. The automob obile
used in business is an economy-not
an extravaganza.
Wholesome recr cation in the open
air is a great revivifier and invigor-
ator 1t enables the Woodworking
business man to continue intense eff
fort without breaking down. The
autom obile affords such recreation.
Greater passenger-m'le service Is
rendered by the passenger automo-
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entire railroad or street railway sys-
tenn OF the country. The 1900, 900
passenger cars, averaging five thou
sand miles n year, and three per-
sons each, give a total of $500, ,000.-
900 passenger miles. At n rate of 2
cents per mile, this IS worth 81 no.
600, 900 a year.
"Approximately 100000 wage
earners are employed in the motor
vehicle industry. The majority are
skilled mechanics. The automob bite
factories and their organizations or
mechanics are an invaluable asset to
the nation in military activity. They
can be used for production of air.
plane engines, parts and complete
machines. and for manufacture OF
ammunition.
Efficient Transportation Needed.
ElIlCltHl transportation is t-SSh-
tial to military activity The armies
in Europe are almost entirely depend
ent upon motor transport of supplies
and ammunition. and motor ampu-
lances for removal of the wounded.
The American army will need thou
sends of passenger automobiles Tor
officers and tens of thousands of mo
tor trucks for the quartermaster's de-
partment
The national emergency requires
That money shall be kept In active
circulation, that labor shall be cln.
ployed fully and that production of
necessaries shall be greater than ever
before. Men must make good wages,
salaries and profits in order to sub
scribe for war sbonds and pay excess
profits and consumption taxes.
Therefore, wise buying must go on.
INCREASED output OF farm, factory,
mine, and forest products demands
greater transportation facilities.
Railroads are congested W n
freight as never before. Congestion
is mainly at terminals. Trucks save
manufacturer and merchant valuable
time in making shipments to points
within one hundred miles.
Retailers and the public are called
upon To reduce local delivery service
and release men for military and
other work. Each motor truck and
delivery wagon does the work Of
three or more hor>e-drawn vehicles,
cutting down the cost and releasing
two or more drivers and as many
helpers.
by use of motor trucks fnrmers
can haul to market while keeping
their horses working in the fieids.
They can make several trips with
truck in day to one with a team,
or can haul two or three times as far.
This brings into use good land fof-
merly too far from market for proi,t-
able farming.
zone truck can 90 the work OF five
horses, on an average. This releases
at least two drivers, and farm labor is
very scarce and high priced. 1t also
releases 25 acres OF land for the prv-
duction of human foods The $50. 900
motor trucks in use In the United
States release 100000 acres suffi-
Client to support 100000 poraons.
Averaging fifty miles day with
load of only two tons for half this
distance, the $4,000 trucks perform
$3.50, 900, 900 ton-,nIles service yearly.
Al an. average cost Of 20 cents per
ton-mile for haulage by road in city
and country by horse drawn and mo-
tor vehicle. this service is worth more
a.