Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-27
TRANSPORTATION
DEFICIENCIES
exacting Duplication, Waste
and Delays Susceptible
to Betterment'
SOME REMEDIES POSSIBLE
Transportation at This Time
Is Most Vital in
History.
SOME REMEDIES POSSIBLE
r-- 4 LAcKsoN MARsHALL

uy A JACKSON MARSHALL
rr...uicai vchicle Section. Nationa,
tY.rtric Light Association, ~ west
gprb street, New YORK Cty)
r..r,blv never in history has the
..l of trnnsportation--tn all its
..r. been OF such vital impor-
,t.. nor has II ever so occupieo lhc
,.rtrr Of popular Interest ms does
..., And when we speak OF trans
.nunt.pu we do not only nave III
...l iha railroad ana steamship lines.
"A. mink OF every link In the entire
While railroad and steamship
ub...- loom large and are OF prime
confederation. and have therefore
,au.a into unprecedented publicity
l.r. are other branches. perhaps less
..t.tulnr hut OF almost equal I'M
u.rlu.o that require most careful
.rg. for the strength OF a chain Is
Bcrrruircd by It's weakest link.
Naf.riil must be conveyed to rail-
roads and steamship Zines. After same
DE-. h,,u carried to some city or port,
B.. r.u4t Doe passed thru terminals and
ult.nurtcd locally Ia manufacturing
u..Nshmenis, warehouses. stores.
rrr and from such points To its ulti-
..r, destination And finally the re-
l.-. must be disposed of The process
s almost unlimited sort OF circle.
\f ~ This more or less local hand
.H. entails the use Of ehoromus facil-
r..s and II not properly syTema-
r.,I' rrGu, waste and confusion re-
.Ir n condition which unfortun-
...fy .r.iNs. IA a much greater degree
rr.r is INsir,bIe or necessary.
10 "a
neck of the hottie Here the greatest
..urp.,ion with attending DELAYS and
ua.tp Ia found In those terminals
ui,io modern methods hatpSeen In
H contrast to.ihc chaos obtaining in
fsc r..s 1regnl-.1 -;tcas --
40 riys fnnrs nrcurate idea of
mst what inalcgiiate terminal facIli-
Tics are m dollars and cent, refer
rura m'lht be made to fIeures com
piled some time since with resnect
'l conditions obtaining In phiIadel-
n0l and New York where the cost Of
'rr4por'itug ton ~ freight over
fhD ninety miles OF rails between the
Two cities was given at al
t.uts ,s rontrgs,ed with ,h.. ,ar,,,n.i
.hu.ss Al hoth e,Gs ~ sass To-
other words II cost fourtean ,,,os
moro t1 bapdle a Ton OF froight In ,hs
tuu terminals than n ala 10 co,,av
rI, -4pIa ,oiu,,o ,ira,,, -
road
Tho mme flgures indicating IN.
cost uf handling a ION ~ fraigh, n,
ihr Chcaco.and New YORK ,arn,inais
ai SIS cents more than ,hs cos,
uf rangportinp ,bo to- ~. ,hnns
miles oyor tbe rattr ~ iro,.s
could ho writter .hon, ~ ,,.,.a.ss
0.d expensive metbods aro,,,nans st
Iace imposes limItations uow.ynr
iH' foregoing fIgures x,, conva,
surn IDEA as to tbs naco.s,,, -
ton
The movement of frs,sh, 10 ons
'un terminals is also s,scent,hIa 40 |
NN Improvement, which N affected |
would introduce far-reaching econo'
Considerable losses res,,t from
service Onanti,,os n,nals , iIr
u.,onaly cali for "a ns sss,, s,'u,
terminals freleb, a, az ue w.
resulting in Ionv t,, 'e u,ne.
whiting for service THE Il. cI =, schaJ
u'' and the inabIlitv ,o nrona,i,, 60.
ifHoke owing IN inad.n,aIn sa.t,,,,..
existing In tho tern1ina,.
blocks the streets I'm, o,,o AZ oasts
cradle momen,ar, Ioa, A., ~. t,,n
'osuoonts OF wai,,nS ,ruos u"e W 'u'e u"
u the demand da ,ha ,o,no,.
could be made morn ra.s,a,,,,, '
form thronebon, ,Ire ,Sn reaSnaply uni-
could be ninimi,ed .na .onses.,o"
bere Of vehicles ara sr,, ana Iewer mum
necessary S,s """ urlVers would ne
.gI,.. l1 Street congestion would
Impossible ~ o,,a., " would appear
working schedule on ~ ~us,ac.oIy
basis amongst tho ,pd,r,,,s, 1o,opefa.lve ,pen,
riycn IN ,ho men , consideration might he
of such freieh, es oi having the bulk
r,ntlycIy ,on nandling moved by a
conJcrns. or To- so,io,, Vsaniheu ,hs TUCK
af such orga anyzo,i o'lleit the co-operation
p1ues wbn SS"alauons arn .as express COM
with the hyoaS Lntlthately familiar
lion oneineerinr suoJes' onS or OF trsnsporta- ans
gh.rb aauons ul3ns with the railroads
hullnr Ero Inn 70 expedite freight
sis Ia rat freight in the last analy-
press the ~ chSas Ess'iy different from ex-