Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
BRINGING IN FOOD
BY MOTOR EXPRESS
Food and Dairy Products VIII Be
Easily Available in
the Future.

Food and dairy products from
large areas in each state that hith-
erto have been inaccessible to the
larger cities because of lack of
transportation facilities, will be
made available in the future, ac-
cQrding to the plans of the high
way transport committee upon he
operation Of rural motor truck lines
over the highways surrounding the
population centers demonstrated
several important war advantages
from the establishment of this serY-
| ice.
In every section studied where
such service is in effect. farmers
invariably have increased thqo va
riety and quantity Of their produc-
tion. The existing farm laborer sup
| ply is greatly conserved by reliev-
ing the farmer of the task OF haul
ing their products to market. The
investigation shows thai in some
places the hauling done by five men
with wagons can be done by one
man with a truck at many times
the speed. Additional food is also
made available by tapping the farm
communities which have no other
good shopping facilities. Much of
this additional fdo Is now either
+, wasted or deteriorated because OF
POOR shipping facilities.
This plan was inaugurated on a
large scale for the national capital
on May a. The rural motor express
development, comes about for Wash
ington and the surrounding terrific
rles, through the efforts of District
ROD Administrator Wilson with tbs
help OF the highway transport com
mittee OF the council OF national de-
tense. District Food Administrator
! wilson aims to develop the area sur
rounding the large consuming CEN
ter as a source of supply in order
to further relieve the railroad sys-
tenn of unnecessary food shipments
from remote sections.
In addition to bringing farm
! products TO Washington, ths return
loads Will carry back TO the farmer
needed supplies. Under this plan
farmers located in the counties near
Washington. running out of seed
fertilizers, or having an unexpected
breakdown of farm machinery. can
instantly telephone either through
his county merchant or direct to the
source of supplies in the city and
order material to be shipped back to
him that afternoon via, the rural
motor express, The city merchant
Will inIm edi ltey leave word with
tho return lean bureau, which has
been established by the Washington
chamber of commerce, advising him
to notify the rural motor express
TO stop for supplies Immediately on
its arrival in the city. The opera
tor of the express will therefore re-
ceive this notice Immediately on ar
irving in Washington.
The fod administration fer the
District OF Columbia will be in direct
touch with the producers of the sur
rounding counties and large consurn-
trs requiring steady shipments of
farm products can place their re-
quirements before lCarence Wilson.
who will in turn bring them to the
attention of the outlying section best
fitted to meet the require To
further stimulate the production ard
consumption of food produced in
the near by areas, the local food al
ministrator will designate a man to
Cooperate with local consumers
who desire fod in quantities an1 of
a particularly choice and fresh va
riety