Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

very satisfactorily for about SIX
months Such European cities AS
Glasgow. London. Vienna. Paris and
others have used tho motor bus for
number or years and our Amcri-
can cities are beginning TO follow
their leadership
Rise and FalI of the JitncS.
Some two years ago 4 new type
of passenger transportation made
its appearance on the streets or our
American cities The litucy nrigi-
mating In Los Angeles rapidly
spread to every city OF any cousc-
qucncc in the United states and fpr
a while wrought dire havoc To the
receipts VI our street railway COM
panics. Tho iitncy came In response
10 what sCeuis TO have been a well
defined demand Tor a means of
transportation more flexible than Il
Is possible 70 obtain with the cleo
ulC surface railways now IA vusuc
In our American cities The one
circumstance which seems TO have
ended the existence OF tho lituuNs
was the fact that they were opcrlts
ed hy "A great number Of individual
operators whose total financial re-
sponslhluly Individually brought
them into IN reputo because no
means could be found TO regulate
them So AS TO prevent danger To hu-
man lie. Consequently tho iitnvy
was ieglsluted out of business.
the advent ,t the JIncy. how
over, and the demonstrated utility Of
the motor bus when properly admin.
istered would indicate that the du-
tomohile has a place within our
cities Rs "A means OF transporting
passengers. The congestion In our
larger cities In becoming serious
thut to chambers Of commerce and
some means will have to be devised
To relieve the congestion. lnNestign-
tion has shown that much OF the
congestion Is directly truceable to
street cars which on account OF
their operation on fixed tracks. nre
unable 10 take advantage OF the obb
and flow OF pedestrian ana ychicu-
lar traffic.
IL If conceivable that the Ultimate
outcome and solution of this pas-
Senger ana hauling problem IN our
cities VIII be the relegauOn OF the
street Car tracks ana street cars to
place under ground and the use Of
the motor bus of the small.mit
type which viii represent the in
between method of transportation
having tho comforts OF the railway
car and the spool and mobility of
the iHney. This viii not ne the lr-
iespons.ble individually owned and
operated vehicle which will olimin.
ate the Creat objection 10 the utney.
namely, the lack Of anyone ON whirh
Ia place tho responsibility for re-
course from accident, This brrvice
viii be augmented by the highly spe-
cialized and professional taxi COM
Tanies who have oven now demon.
strated their ability TO handle the
public cheaper and better than It
mas been thOt possible. What part
the airplane will have In lis scheme
OF passenger transportation cannot
be predicted, but ubqucstipnably
AFRO passenger service win be found
ia vogue after the war.
The removal Of the surface street
car from the streets OF our cities
viii In all probability be followed by
the more or less complete removal
or the horse, and the relief from
congestion that will be evidenced by
the disappearanco OF the horse and
street car viii augment considerably
the use OF the motor truck In tho
handling OF freight. The horse him.
self Is disappearing from our midst
rapidly. IL has been stated by milf
nty authorities that approx
100000 horses ana mules have
been killed thus far IN the war. our
own government neede immediately
approximately 100000 horses and
mules and II requires but little ef-
fort OF the Imagination to see
shortage OF draft animals not only
on the farm but In the cities. More
manufacturers and business houses
VIII motorize beyond question and
there Will be tremendous market
Tor motor trucks from this source.
Care OF Truck In Use Factor.
Under present methods OF manu-
faCture these manufacturer and
business men will finl nut little dlf-
ference In the standard makes OF
motor trucks TO choose from. One
truck will do their work practically
as well as another and the sucCtsa
and efficiency OF one manufacturer \
product over another viii come TO
he recognized more as matter OF
OF tho truck installa-
tion than due to any inherent supe- |
riority OF the truck itself
Innumerable instances can be |
pointed out where large businesses |
have Invested In motor truck equip |
mcnt hundreds Of thousands OF dol. |
airs and even millions. and TINS huge |
investment Is entrusted to men OF a |
calibIc far from commensurate with |
the amount OF money nj stake. These !
'nen are often carried over from tho |
days OF hOrsc-drawn equipment ana /
have not yet ceased thinking In tho |
terms of horse. How often have We |
heard the business had decry the |
motor truck whdn In almost every /
Instance his difficulties are directly |
iraceablc to ineficiency In his own |
organization on the part OF the men |
actually In charge OF haulage.
To most businesses. IN fact 10 al |
lnost very business, the movement |
W freight into the establishment |
ana the movement out are only irri- |
rating appendages TO the regular /
work In hand 70 the mercantile !
house merchandising Is the para
mount issue. TO the manufacturers |
The actual operations OF converting !
'rUde material into the manufac-
tured product are tho only really i'm
DOTtunt ones. All else Is merely aC- .
ressory and there is not a mercau-
tile house or manufacturer who I
would NOT be glad to be- relieved
from actual administration OF de-
livery department In great many |
instances his equipment. whether
horses or motor trucks, ~ only small |
In amount and the overhead charges
become excessive for 20 small bus
lness.
As a result of these conditions |
here are beginning 20 COME into be
Ing motor transfer companies whose
lmncILnn N la in hmm ~ \ nral d.