Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
Richmond Automobile News
WORKING OUT DEFINITE
HIGHWAY TRANSPORT USE.
All Government Departments Co.
Operating With Committee to
Insure Its Success.
REvoLUTloNIzEs SHORT HAUI.s
Intimate Rural Express Service Will
Save Large Part OF the 30 Per
= Cent Waste in Pcrishablc Food
Crops, Hoover Says.

Save Large Part OF the % Ter
= Cent Waste in Pcrishable Food
Crops, Hoover Says.
A definite program OF specific use Of
tho highways in support OF both the
war plan and the reconstruction policy
the highway transport committee OF
the Council of National Defense in
conference Of it's eleven. regional chair
OF the country. held at Washington,
September II 10 ls. inclusive.
Recognition OF the highways value
as Transportation resource was ex..
denced by the appearance before ;he
committee and its chairmen OF Cabt;,
railroad admnis; ration. the food adj
ADMINISTRATION. the War Industries Board.
the na'SpI nsnwa{ nSsard 9u !S ns
and the United States senate. PreSi-
dent Wilson. received the con;erees at
the White House on the conclusion OF
the sessions
Every one Of the govcrnmentaal
agencies whose war worH can be ef-
facted by the full utilization OF high
operation between his own orSaniza-
tion and the nation wide organisation
which the hiehwayis iTonsp pc o con-
Chaplin. chairman has achieved in the
last nine months All were glad 70
suggest means OF DEVELOPING this CO.
cause.
Herbert Hoover Federal food admin
istrator: warmly approved the develop
mcnt OF the rural express as Il means
for saving pcrishable foodstuns now
produced for stimulating production OF
more food. for lowering costs OF llv-
ing. and for conserving farming man
power for the soil. MIR. Hoover OBJ
served that so per cent OF the perish
ables produced in America are WAS Wasted q;
getting II TO market Fast, intimate
service by rura! expresses. he foresees
will be great source OF saving. BY
Hoover pointed out. the farmer uccd
not maintain so many draft animals
on the farm. animals that eat the crops
OF millions OF feptile acres that other,
wise could be devoted 10 raising food
for people. The failure OF the put
was caused by inadequate tranSporta-
ton of an intimate sort and ne be-
lieves that n developed rural express
will give public markets basis OF
economic success and tend seward
lower price levels.
Franklin X, Lane. Secretary OF the
ment into his plan for putting millions
Of returned soldiers and their families
on small farms carved by the gov
eminent from great areas OF public
domain now either unused or in need
OF reclamation.
LANE SEES THE MAKING
OF MEM AMERICA
America" said Secretary Lane. "a ma
ZION OF farming communities and small
industrial centers. for each Will have
IS own creamery canncry and other
means % taking care OF its surplus
products. These farming communities
will nc populated largely by returned,
veterans, comrades in arms. comrades
in peace, the material. political and
spiri,ua! leaders of these communities:
lied together and made easy OF &C
by good roads. over which the
most efficient or transport vii! move
goods TO market
WILLIAM c. Redneld. Secretary OF the
that he regarded highway. waterway
and railway. as a trinity OF economic
usefulness. incapable OF fullest func-
ton unless all factors OF ii We're
developed efficiently. He pointed QUIZ
that the perfection Of the Internal
highway and waterways No" tool
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URGES STOPPING OF
WAsTT:FJI PRACTICES
Marx EtGuA di-sc,5r " ne oil
asked n. committee. ro.o.e-a,ior b.
campaign u prpno,+ 'r0re .;rci"nt
operation Of a. gasoline powered
vehicles and The conservation - fu.1
through the stopping ~ wasi@fu!
practices and non--sse.tial -.uniug
The army vas represented before
the conference ~ Lieutenant Colonel
W. l.. Ch!e.. q 81 e. ~ charge Of
arTnyl truck CONVOY service. I.i.utch-
ant-Colone! Ehier bespoke the co
for the clearing % roads during iLe
coming winter, when II mas for