Arizona republican., 1918-03-31
(By George A. kisseD


 The adoption of the Daylight sav- ing bill, which goes into effect today, is one of those steps fully character istic of the Aemrican people to take those measures necessity to meet situations that call for prompt action
 The far-reaching effect which the setting ahead of our time one hour will have on practically every branch and twig of Americas industrial, social and patriotic activities, would surprise anyone who would venture to set it down in black and white.
 Especially is this true with the automobile industry, where every sec ond counts in meeting demands now being made upon it, not only by the government in war work, but by dealers in supplying business concerns with motor trucks and passenger cars, so that they may increase their ef- forts to keep up with the big inroad on their time and labor. .,
 As the bill now stands, at o'clock today. the country's time will be set ahead one hour and so remain until Sunday October D. During this period there are 209 days, exclusive of the two Sundays above mentioned. Deducting 29 Sundays as well as the 3 holidays day, Fourth of July and Labor day-gives TIT ac- tual working days, counting Saturday as full days.
 The latest report of the number of passenger cars and motor trucks in the United States January l, 1918, approximates 5000, -deducting the 435,000 motor trucks, gives us 4,565, 900 passenger cars. Suppose every owner of the above number of passenger cars used them during the hour saved for business, professional or patriotic work. At 20 miles an hour this 1 would mean an increased mileage of 91,300,O00 miles per day or 16, 160,- i 100000 additional miles for the full daylight saving period.
 In the transportation of passengers alone, this extra mileage would mean ! (figuring 1 passengers to a car) tran sporting 1S,260,000 people twenty miles per day, or 3,232, ,020,000 people dul = ing the TIT daylight saving days. | This transportation service, valued at 1 the railroad rate per passenger of ? cents per mile, would total S36, ,52O,- 900 per mile per day or $730, 400, 900 for l the full hour per da yor S129,2S0,- i S00,000 for the full new TIT daylight saving hour period.
 Suppose every one of the 4, 565, 900 passenger car owners would devote the new hour to patriotic activities of some description, it would not only result in 4.565,000 additional hours per day, figuring just the owners, but with three friends to each car, would make 1S.260.0O0 hours. or total of 3,232 ,e20,000 additional hours devoted to winning the war during the day light saving period.
 If the work during this number of hours was worth, say soc per hour 1 to the government, it would total | S1,616, ,010,000, a sum nearly equal to the first Liberty Loan.
 . Carrying our supposition still fur ther, undoubtedly the greatest results to the nation and the government, as well as to the automobile industry and allied industries, would come through the immense saving motor trucks wold accomplish should they be used during the extra hour.
 The National Automobile Chambe. of Commerce estimates the number oi motor trucks used in the United States today of 4S5.000 miles per day or a total of 67,950,OO0 miles these | llOtCA U uCho tOulu CONCT III uIlllZ6l during the daylight saving period. At an average of 21s tons per truck, gives a tonnage of 1,0S7,500 more tons o goods per day or 192,4S7, 800 ton: during the TIT daylight saving day: that could be hauled, and this is fig uring on only 21a tons per hour When it is considered that the nov ing of supplies is one of the big. gest problems the country is now facing, the increased tonnage whicf the extra hour would accomplish i devoted to this kind of work, would mean a great deal to not only Amer. ica, but to our allies abroad.
 The effect of the additional hou on the automobile industry provid ing the hour was spent in additiona labor would increase the wages ant salaries of the 2S0000 workers em ployed in the motor car industry, a well as the 230000 workers employed at dealers garages, repair shops, etc to 510,00O working hours per day O S,670,000 hours during the dayligh saving period. which, if figured at
 average wage of $500 per hour would result in 1,530.O0O in increase, wages per day or s270,S10,000 for tn full TIT additional hours.
 If invested in Liberty Bonds, thes additional earnings would purchas 5.416,200 fifty dollar bonds or 2,7eS, 10