The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-22
MOTOR TRUCK LINE
MOSCOW TO SPOKANE
SPOKANE COMPANY WILL RUN
LINE OF TRUCKS TO TOWNS
AROUND SPOKANE

The Inauguration of motor truck lines
radiating from Spokane to all of the
nearby towns, including Moscow, is an
nounced by the Spokane Chronicle, which
gives complete details Of the plan. A
company has been formed and the routes
selected. Moscow is the longest distance
from Spokane of any of the towns to
be reached by the line. The Chronicle
story follows
"The Highway Motors Transportation
company, Spokane corporation, today
announced plans for the operation of a
fleet of Is one, two, three and half and
five-ton trucks on nine routes radiating
from Spokane and embracing the prin-
cipal close-in towns of the Inland En-
pire.
THE routes traversed by these motor
trucks will cover distance of 494 miles.
'It is expected that by April or May,
1919, 10 more trucks will be added to
the fleet and additional routes and ex-
tensions of the initial routes will be in
cluded in the traffic schedule of the
company The first trucks are to be
"The trucks are here and bodies, cabs
and heaters are being installed locally.
Four trucks have been turned over to
the painters and the remainder are to be
finished next week and be in the hands
of the painters by December l for de-
livery to the company on or before JAM
uary 1, 1919, the date of the Inaugural
ton of the motor truck transportation
system.
''These Are Routes.
"The routes to be followed by the com
pany's trucks are as follows:
Spokane to Moscow, 81 miles, over
the Inland Empire highway.
"Spokane to Tekoa and Palouse, 65
miles, over the Palouse highway.
Spokane to Harrington and Creston,
S. miles, over the Sunset highway.
Spokane to Elk, Milan, Chattaroy
and Newport, 65 miles.
"Spokane to the Country club, Deer
Park and Loon lake, IS miles.
'sSpokane to Post Falls and Coeur
d'Alene, IS miles
"Spokane to Dishman, Opportunity,
Vera Greenacres Liberty lake and Spo-
kane Bridge, 18 miles.
Spokane to Yardley, Millwood, Steno,
Newman lake, Hauser lake, Spirit lake
and Rathdrum, so miles.
"Spokane to Medical Lake, Cheney,
Sprague and Ritzville, 50 miles.
"The company is to operate only on
macadam roads.
''Will Deliver Freight.
"Door- r-to-door delivery is to be made
and, on the return, loads will be picked
I'D at central points, where freight and
express may be deposited with local
merchants or at depots Feeders from
the main routes are to be established at
once, so that the entire Spokane country
may be served from The 494-mile system.
ITO start, the company plans to put
into operation seven one-ton trucks, four
two-ton trucks, three three-and- a-half
ton trucks and one five-ton truck. The
five-ton truck will be used to break roads
and haul heavy machinery.
"The Highway Motors Transportation
company has secured the cooperation of
number of Spokane jobbers, who have
agreed to give the concern all the busi-
ness it can handle Spokane jobbers
have averaged $1,000 tons minimum a
year to the points covered by the motor
transport company AS the capacity of
the Highway Motors Transportation
company, with its initial IS trucks, is
1900 tons, officers predict that addi
tions to the fleet of trucks will have to
be made rapidly.
"Depot to Sprague.
Until the company gets its schedules
working and the routes organized it will
operate a central depot in Spokane at
W1012 Sprague avenue, where light loads
may be delivered. Heavy loads will be
picked up by the company at the plat
forms of the Spokane jobbers and will
be delivered directly to the consumers
door
"The drivers of this fleet of IS trucks
and all subsequent additions, it is said,
will be men who have driven motor
in the American army in
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