Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-14
RETURN LOADS
GROWING FAST
Many Sections Take Hold OF Idea
and Establish New
System.

The return loads system OF motor
truck transportation Is taking hold
N many sections OF the country.
II Louis Mo Ia nrgnuizlnR a truck
organization Ia handle the return
loIds business for NJ Louis and sur
rounding country within n radius OF
ono hundred miles under IN" direc-
ton of the 81 Louis chamher ot
commerce TIE state cornell Of de
'ersc OF Illinois has appointed an
active committee and commercial
ORGANIZATIONS thruput tho state TO
eSta bllsh returr-l Ads hualness. Nu-
merous inquiries are coming into1the
Iffices OF tho highways transport
committee here. asking for informa-
ton about the establishment Of re-
turn loads bureaus.
retroit Chicago. Cincinnati, Cieve-
land Youngstown. Pittsburgh, Buf-
fRlo. and other cities nre already es-
tRhllshinE some motor truck trans
portatior. altho very few as yet have
created rNturn- loads bsreaus The
above information was brought hack
tu Washington by Frank r.. vii
ltpmson ~ the highway transport
committee. who addressed the ma
ticnnl industrial traffic leaglc In
Chicago March 90 where he eN-
planned the objects NJ the committee
aud It's work ESTABLISHING return
loads bureaus IN cooperation with
chambers NJ commerce and other
'ommercint ORGANIZATIONS in the ter.
ritory north " the Ohio river md
east OF the Mississippi 10 the Allan
tic yea hoard The national indus
trial traffic league is composed OF
the principal shippers and manufac-
turars Of the United StatSs.
The Ohio Council Of National De-
f'nse planS 10 supplement Steam and
electric railroad tranSnortation In
thA state by motor TRUCK transport
meeting wna held a. Columbus
c~rly this r'onth and rerrcr" ntatives
- traffic bureaus NJ the cha hrrs
~ commerce w the PRINCIPAL Ohio
cities conferred with the tranrpor-
tatlon committee Of the defense
council A resolution was draw up
Statinr the need for additional trans
portation facilities. belief In the con
servation 'of motor truck operation
nv the use NJ pay load both ways
and recommended the esahlishment
lr each chamber NJ commerce and
| like organizations In ohio cities Of
return loads bureaus
\ subcommittee vnS named 10
rnrk out tbs plan. The committee
will inveStigats tho possibilities of
motor truck Transport both intra-
ciiv and iotcr-citv and will also bring
shippers into touch with reliable
truck lines already operated and dc
valop ARRANGEMENTS whereby rhch
lines can pick NJ IRE Fht coming
and going II vas stated at the
meeting that the development Of
systematic motor truck transporta-
tio~ thru country districts for the
collection n milk from farms 10 be
delivered In cities viii assist mate
rnllv 10 solve the difficulties which
confront the chief and efficient pro-
auotion and distribution Of milk In
ohio
Tho highway iransnort committee
iv publishing Damphiet which will
be ready for distribution enrlv next
week and which viii explain In de-
'ail how return loads bureaus car
Ac ~sts shlishod and maintained Tho
pamphlets will he distributed 70 all
chambers of commerce. public serv-
ice commissions. state highway
comm nissioners and municipalities.
Pamphlets also ran he obtained by
application 70 the highways trans
port committee. Munsey building.
Washington. y. @.