Arizona republican., 1918-04-14
HIGHWAY TRANSPO PORT. EXPRESS SUCCESSFUL
 PLAN 0F TIRE MEN.

In transportation methods the pitt less rule of the survival of the fit test'' has always governed develop ment From the camel to the horse, steamboat and railroad, the progression has followed this rule. The newest agent of transportation, the motor truck, adds a fifth step in the progress sion.
 Up to a short time ago the motor truck had only attempted to replace the horse it's solid tire equipment pre- venting it from competing with any form of transportation requiring long hauls at higher speeds. But the un- precedented railroad congestion that developed so rapidly, after our entry into the war, forced the motor truck to enlarge its field and supplement the railroads in their work. But here it was fettered with solid tires that off, fered no hope of permitting the speeds that were essential in speeding our war program.
 On pneumatic tires the field of the motor truck is greatly widened, and it's usefulness released from previous confinement to local hauling. Just as the pneumatic tire made possible the passenger car, so it is now making the motor truck.
 In this connection it is interesting to note the observations of MT. l.. C.. Rockhill, manager, merchandising de- pertinent, the Goodyear Tire and Rub- Der company, regarding the operation of that companys highway transport express from Akron, Ohio to Boston, Massachusetts.
 ATr, A 1917, we have been operating this ser- vice, making regular round trips of 1900 miles, utilizing trucks of from l 1s to 5-tons capacity. We have made these trips-winter and summer-in an average of less than eight days. Even during the severest blizzards of January-with the thermometer down to 20 degrees below 2ero-these trucks were plying over the Lincoln highway, transporting war materials for the government
 Such experiences as these convince l us that the motor truck offers imme- diate and practical relief from the present transportation congestion. If | Goodyear can transport merchandise over 750-mile route in the dead of winter and make deliveries by truck dOllfCly Oy WdS lllpO6SIDic surely motor trucks are infinitely more | practical for short hauls of 25, 50 and l 100 miles.
 ''When we inaugurated this long dis | tance transportation line our first | thought was to develop wide market | for our tires, by demonstrating the
 usefulness of trucks in supplementing 1 railway transport. But our expert i ences have demonstrated the vast use- fitness of truck transportation in mov- | ing our product where railway trans | port is unavailable.
 When we started our truck fleet the
 railroad problem was not so acute l Since then, however, our highway transport express frequently has beer l our sole relief fro macute transporta- | tion problems. Time and time again
 railway embargoes have prevented
 shipments from Akron to the east when materials from our factory were
 badly needed for war or commercial
 uses. In such predicaments our trucks
 have done valiant service.
 Incidentally, we have found that l the pneumatic tire materially increases
 the usefulness of the truck in such ser
 vice. Without pneumatic tires tho
 speeds made on these trips would have
 been impossible ,and it would have
 been impossible to travel through some of the mud and snow which was en-
 countered."