The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-26

forty years ago because engines and
cars We're getting too heavy for the
light rails OF those days our trans
portatioh routes must be ftttd To the
new tools, he declared.
ttrttef Tor the railW8vs. ~ another
of the highways traa@paEt commit
tees projects--the store-door delivery
system-was welcome by Edward
Chambers, former vice president OF
the Santa Fe railroad, now director
OF traffic in the national railroad ad-
rinistration. He urged the chair
men TO promote the trucking of less
than carload shipments from the
manufacturing Centers to comnuni-'
ties thirty and forty miles out and
the cooperation Of the h highways
regional chairmen With the ratn-ays
regional traffic directors, 70 facilitate
the clearing Of the terminals lri fhe
arser cities. Mr.. Cham oers am
nounced that in conjunction with the
highways transport committee. he
railroad administration Is trying out
the store-door delivery SYSTEM in New
York with hopeful results If il meets
expectations there. it will be extend
ed TO other large ccnters.
Mark L. Requa. director Of the oil
division OF the fuel adminlStra ton.
asked the committee fco-operation in
a. Nthi4t ~ ~ ttI1OLG ti4t2L = Ats1%-tt=AtA
operat ton OF ali gasoline powered
vehicles and the conservation of fuel
( through the stopping OF wasteful
practices and non essential running.
The army was represented before
the conference by Lieutenant Colonel
W. D. UhIer. Q. NJ. C. In charge of
army truck convey service Leuten-
ant Colonel Uhler bespoke the CO.
operation OF the cf1airmen in pro~id-
ing for the clearing of roads during
the coming winter, when. as II has
for nine months now the army will
be moving long trains of motor trucks
from inland factories down to the
seahoard under their own power and
eargoed with munitions
Joseph d. Baker, of the War In
dustries Boards staff. asked chair
men to help make clear to motorists
and garage managers the necessity of
saving both materials and man
power. and suggested ways In which
SUCH savings can be effected
Reports made by the regional
chairmen show tonnage moved over
the highways increasing at ire
mendous rate, in some states as
much as 400 per cent increase over
last year being shown. The Cleve-
land Akron Canton area reported 81
per cent az much freight being moved
by motor express now as the railroads
are carrying. High development of
the return-loads bureau. which In
sures most economical operation Of
highways transport, was noted in the
state of Connecticut. with Hartford
acting as the central bureau. In
Cincinnati 4aA-CFssal4a-.iSe- steel-ara
being carried to stockyards over the
highways in increasing numbers
Rural express has reached its highest
efficiency in Maryland. New Jersey.
Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern
New York. Arrangements have been
made to connect New York state
barge canal ports with the farming
communities back from it by rura
express.
The highways transport committee
is completing country wide organiza-
tons that will number more than
1900 committeeT en-, manufacturers.
farmers and consumers. all working
through contact with the state coun-
ellis OF defense and with the commit
tees regional chairtnen. These chair
men. all but one of whom were, at
the entire conference, are J. RAN
doiph Coolidge. Jr.. Of Boston; George
IT. Pride, New York c. a. Musse.-
man. Philadelphia: Tom VIM. At
lanta Harry L. Gordon. Cincinnati:
John J. Stockton. Chicago: J. r. Witt.
( Dallas: julius H. Meier, Portland,
| Ore; L. A. Mares, Fresno, and Earle
I Brown, Minneapolis. Mr.. Brown.
who could not attend, was re pr esented
by Messrs. Babccck, chairman OF the
Minnesota highways transport com
| mtrtee. and Mr.. Leach. Of Mime
apolis.