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


much as one motor or horse Sumc
1hot Will have To bee given To- thc dis
pustl OF the equipment already ur
hand lfN IN" concerns strNtd and DO
gll probability the transition lo this
type Of hauling Wul have tu hc mote
or less gradual but beyond doubt
the highly expert professional haul.
ing corporation viii hecnmc an nr.
tuallty II WIZ truly .e puhur
"crvtcc corporation and MS u,Oua.
saIy 20 business as tho tulcI hone or
telegraph
with the freirh, handling Iu our
cities thus taken care OF ID b. natural
10 suppose that these large. yum-
panles viii extend their radius of ar-
tlvtty untl they are uverlapping,
which with bring about the urgc-
slty ot considering the movement OF
freight between cities Much has
hccn accomplished already iu this
connection Motor trucks are to-day
moving freight ns far as a Thousand
miles ana u i- somewhat -tartllng
To realize the fact that TODAY tho
motor truck Is competing suyecasfulr
with the railroad n IS barely pos
sihla that the development OF this
feature of our future. hauling viii
prccedc the development within the
Citlcs inasInuCh AS We are. AS ma.
ttou, confronted today with a great
problem Of moving material from
one end of our country TO the other
on account ot the great congestion
OF railroad facilities,
when one considers thnt total
OF almost 10000 cars are required
FOR tho movement ~ a million sol.
dicrs themselves without consider
alton nt the vast tonnage OF war ma
teriuls which must follow after our
soldiers, II is very easy to CumprC-
hond the necessity OF some steps be-
ing taken 10 augment the present
rail facilities The government AZ
Washington IN even now investigat-
ms road and traffic conditions with
the view OF dcvslng some plan Of
moving military supplies here and
there thruout the country hy motor
truck. SO as to relieve as much as
possible the rail situation which IS
handlCapping our Industries AK well
aA to avoid the delays Incident to
rail congestion.
IL In not beyond the realm of i'm
aginaiion to believe that there may
develop great trhnsContinental
motor truck railroad as II were. Wide
concrete bitches for roadwuyS wide
enough for vehicles to pass, can bo
constructed az Cheaply or cheaper
than rails can be laid, stations and
freight houses as fine as any owned
by the railroads can be erected with
no more outlay than railroad en-
tails As FOR rollhg stock just ns
comfortable passenger cars. Just as
powerful tractors and just as COM
modiOus freight cars can be provided
by the motor industry OF this country
as anything now in use hy cur rail
roads. The cost OF administration
ma power should be no more than
'hat or any standard railroad and
IN all probability the use OF numcr-
Gus single units or trucks IN tandem
would demonstrate itself to be more
efficient and economical than OPP
Grafton in trains,
The linking UP OF such n system
with our present highways and those
In contemplation opens up great
for future developments
along these lines and at the same
time would bring into being vast
system beyond, In scope, that OF any
"a
project could only receive the same
OF encouragement and actual
aid as our great railroads have had
there is no doubt that II would be-
come as great an empire builder In
our developed regions as any of the
great railroads have been.
Until such huge project comes
into existence we shall probsb bly,
limit the radius of activity OF the
motor truck 10 approximately one
hundred miles. up 10 which point
the motor truck has already shown
its efficiency IN speed and In the
OF hauling charges at
elther end OF the haul
The versatility OF the commercial
car Is beginning TO be recognized
more more each day by those In
dustries whose business II f. to ex-
tract from the earth the raw ma
Ierlals that are so necessary to our
daily life There should be a great
development In the way OF motor
hauling IN the mining Industry as
Ihese products are usually found In
Vfld and remote districts and we can
'afely expect to find fleets Of motor |
rucks handling metals from places !
which are inaccessible TO the rail- |
-oads. particularly as the hauling |
IL considerably simplifled by |
he presence OF constant daily ton |
mage.
Special Uses for Motor Trucks.
II is predicted that. tho motor |
ruck will In all probability replace |
he locomotive In the lumbor regions
n order 10 eliminate the danger |
rom fire and added functions are
IRE being found each day for the
motor truck IN the oil industry
Prompt and drastic action has
,een taken by the authorities OF our
government looking toward m In
'rcase In food production In the
United tSates Altho we have Just
isd huge crops harvested in agri-
cultural districts every effort Is be
ng made to make the next crop \
wen larger Since these increasing 4
rops must he moved and the supply 4
Il horses Is eliminating It seems
oEical that the agricultural districts
4 our country VIII become one of tho
,iEgest markets for motor trucks as 4
veil ne tractors No doubt there
viii appear IN tho market snmo type
Il vehicle for the farmers use that
viii be adaptable tO agricultural pur- II