Evening journal., 1918-04-25
AUTO FREIGHT FOR
EASTERN States
Shipments Possible Now
From VI shington, D. c.,
TO New England Points
WILMINGTON IS
ON NEW ROUTE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 25.-An
automobile freight route viii be opened
between this city and Reading next
Monday, lt was announced yesterday by
the Fletcher Corporation. This
viii be followed on May 4 by the opera
tlon Of q triangular route, Phlladel-
Observation-Disclosures Hammonlon -
New York-Philadelphia in addition TO
the regular service between this city
and New York.
Before May 40 there viii be regu-
lar schedule between this city and Eas-
ton, Allentown and Bethlehem.
Soon afierward the company win add
20 the regular service over is own
routes between Baltimore and New
York, and 20 its transshipment service
reaching from Washington. ID. c., TO
New England, a group OF trucks operat-
ing on an intermediate schedule with
stops at Wilmington Trenton and New
Brunswick.
Within the next few weeks il is ex-
pected the company will have a total OF
ffty-seven flve-ton trucks, OF great bulk
carrying capacity, In operation. Today
it IS carrying q daily total OF POO tons
NAANH "a 10 III ANnH AtNNAAA % NNNAAA"t t'.NHf
between this city. Baltimore and New
York
The scientific and expanding schedule
under which this one auto freight
carrying service is being expanded is an
expression, in definite expenditure OF
money, OF the transportation value OF
the automobile and TIE economic place
It already Is nlllng IN war efficiency. 1t
Is likewise a forecast OF the trend OF
future transportation development in
This country In the taking over from
the railroads Of certain classincations
OF traflc in which they are not so well
able to render service aud releasing a
proportion OF their faculties for other
classi0cations Of traffic which they are
better adapted TO handle both from the
economic and service viewpoints.
From the immediate point Of view,
the announcement OF the new service TO
Reading comes as part OF the solution
Of a situation irritating to shippers.
There Is understood 10 be a fiat em-
barge on express service from Reading
% Philadelphia and In railroad freight
conditions are such as 90 amount virtu-
ally 10 an embargo.
Throughout the east railroad freight
and express trafiic is subject to mucn
delay and facilities are not equal 90 the
demands made upon them.
Trucks operating on the belt line
through the New Jersey towns TO New
York and thence straight back 20 Phila-
delphia Will carry general freight out
OF this city FOR the New Jersey points.
This already has been contracted for.
At those points they will pick up egg
shipments for New York, and from New
York TO Philadelphia they will bring
regular freight. In addition 90 that car
rled BY the trucks operating on the
straight route between the two cities
regularly.
This VIII be the only route over which
trucks will operate in the day, leaving
this city at m and arriving In New
York at midnight.
A complete system Of trallc control
has been developed. much along the
lines Of railroad control. with dispatch
ers i'm charge OF schedules, drivers ex-
penses, etc.; mechanical superintend-
enls. in charge or maintenance Of equip
ment. and road superintendents and
mechanic assistants, who constantly
travel the routes In touring cars and
keep In touch with the trucks on their
trips out aud in. Drivers who take
trucks between this city and New York
making three trips a week, are skilled
and. responsible operators, who draw Si5
q week. They arc not put in charge Of
the work until they have passed through
an apprenticeship and proved theil
ability and responsibility for the work
10 Is TO be noted that the scientifically
developed and operated automobile lines
have TO build the whole personnel Of
their organizations out Of raw material
FOR this industry Is still young in this
section Of the country.