Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17
Mobilization of Motor Cars
One of the MarvelS of War

start Win. except Ton markets IA
peace times n the people had not
contributed the money tbcrr would
h6 uu motor plants tudBy 90 mobilize
tor Wsr work ana no automobiles
iu b." Wun.l.Hod over iu the battle
fields What puseni" defense could
. We put upr against German II the
people of thc United state, had not
. bought both passenger cars and mo-
p tor rurks'
lu ibc face Of grim facts let MS
uo' raIl amy part of it non essential
indus'r. Rather cali itaa proyiden-
tial Industry An Ms immense power
Will ho focused n necessary ON this
great war thHt b. costing daily the
allies thousands OF live, and millions
ut dollars
The owners of motor vehicles In
The United states have an invest
utsut OF $4,000. .OO0, 900 For Raso-
line tires. oils and miscellaneous Up
keep they probably spend $1,000
uoU,0o0 "A year
4 conservative estimate given me
Dos tho American Automobile asso-
C.hflon lu Washington places the
total Of money spent for road travel
!u the United States last year at
? ' NN. NNN. NNN lIN sNfN hl "a NlAIf
alone motoring visitors contributed
between $4,000. 600 and SIS 900. 600.
and ln Sew England tlfg-rrrrrrru1it {
easily exceeded $4,000. .0OO. In 1917
passenger automobiles travelled go
600 uUn miles and carried $4,000, 900
people In business activities and
recreation The whole fabric of
modern American life is built on
e. ..F
age. and even the passenger auto
War production,
Thrlput the United States motor
ear owners u 1917 paid $4,000. 900
for ear registrations and driving
licenses 80 this must bee added
other millions Tor personal taxes.
FROM passenger automobiles turn
90 heavier vehicles The iHtcs' c-ti.
mate places tho numh"r of trucks
In use In tho United states at 35O,-
eco, with 10000 other commercial
cars The trucks In a yeur probably
haul 100000 600 tons pf goods one
mile There is a larqe financial say.
inn over horse hnuldrc but the big
economy " xpefI. Ne could no,
make war II We went about 1t on a
horse basis
We can scarcely compute the IA n
played hy motor trucks In the zen
erll transportation pf war produr,S
both urban and intcrurbln Accord
tng TO estimates. the railroad freight
/ carrying facilities win be nj least 81
per oori short NJ requirements this
year ind IN, abnormal demands on
/ the railroads are constantly incrcss.
Ing. The government requires 2 SOC
cars "a day simply to move food
and similar supplies
Within tho imufrd vicinity 81
New York alone are 90, 600 trucks
/ All the great eas eru munitions cen
+ tcrs are connected hv long disrinc,
/ trucking service, nud rs you go nhop
I'm your automobile YOU encounter
these monsters no matter what tn
hour or weather. on belutrd an'
forgv Journey rccendv met trail
of them ON mountain road Of Sew
Jersey, feeluF their way through ~,
night; and they typfled our vas
Itmck mobilization here ut home
l.lru ou soWe intarurbdn lines motot
tra,IR with two rcls Of wheels mr.
used $50 they can run either ON th'
y highway or on the rails
Auto IL Bg Factor.
You don't need 10 look for 10
e.tdCuDe that the motor vehicle 4
loo big factor In many wavE Contrihu
tory to our war mobilization 20
tNymp'r glance Ht The role OF IN,
motor .lr n building the canton
m,'lts
rirs' gmc the motor shoycla auD
ldtCh dlnara then the trucks VII
-lher mUin. OF feet NJ 'rmr-,
(which ui one cartonment--Caml