The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-19

attention be given to the increased
use Of the highways for rural trans
portation:
1. The increased volumne of food.
stuffs to be hauled.
Q. The need for more labor or
farms.
8. The need to encourage local
food production.
The Purpose of Rural Motor Express
The motor truck has demonstrated
it's adaptability to the hauling Of
farm products. 1t is dependable
wherever the roads are capable OF
carrying it's load. The use of the
motor truck for farm transport is
growing rapidly and in the vicinity
of many cities regular routes are
now maintained. The purpose of the
organization of rural express on a
national scale is to bring to agricul-
tural communities turnout the coun-
try an understanding of the greater
benefits to be derived from regular
daily service over the main highways
from farm to city and from city to
farm.
By Rural Motor Express is
meant the use of the motor truck
in regular daily service, over fixed
route, with a definite schedule of
n hnp Srnt h api1 f0p
produce, milk, live stock, eggs, ETC.,
and delivering them to the city
dealer and on the return trip carry
ing merchandise, machinery, supplies
etc., for farmers and others along
the route. This service amounts to
a collection and delivery that comes
to the farmers door with the same
regularity that the trolley car passes
over it's tracks.
The Plan of Organization
The council of national defense
adopted the following resolution on
March IA, 1914:
The council of national defense ap-
proves the widest possible use of
the motor truck as a transportation
of defense and other state authorities
to take all necessary steps to facili-
tate such means of transportation
removing any regulations that tend
to restrict and discourage such use."
The highways transport committee
of the council of national defense is
charged to carry out the purpose of
this resolution. The several state
councils of defense have been asked
to appoint highways transport COM
or to delegate the organiza-
ton of rural express to some commit
tee which will have charge of the de-
of the, work within the
state. These state committees will in
turn further the work thru local or
Endorsements of Rural Express
The council of national defense ap-
proved the widest possible use of the
motor truck in its resolution of
March IA, 1918.
The post office department has
the value of motor
ruck transportation thru expert
mental lines Of parcel post trucks
low in operation in several of the
EASTERN states.
The United States food administra-
ion has approved the plan in the fol-
owing statement by the food admin
strator:
"The development of the rural |
motor express idea, in my opinion, is |
n the line of progress and should re-
lound to the benefit Of the producer,
he consumer, and the railroad. This
means Of transportation should facil-
tate delivery, conserve labor, con-
erve foodstuffs, and should effect de-
livery Of food in better condition"
The United States department of
griculture thru its bureau of mar
cts has inaugurated an investigation
f the efficiency of motor-truck
in the marketing of
arm produce.
The United States department of
abor, thru its employment service
rges the adoption Of motor-truck
facilities in order to
observe the time of men in farming
eighborhoods during the period of
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8 to relieve the farm labor shortage.
The preliminary survey by the
ighways transport committee in
ections Of Maryland and Virginia
ave shown that farmers and mer-
hants enthusiastically indorse the
Ian and wherever rural motor. ex-
ress lines have been properly de-
eloped they have received tn sup
ort Of the communities which they
erve.
resent Development of the Rural
Express
The rural express is in successful |
peration in the vicinity of many of
Re larger cities. The development
this system of transportation has
cen particularly rapid in Maryland
nd survey of existing routes in
lis state has been made by the high
avs transport committee and shows
le general possibilities of the idea.
A detailed survey was made of
venty-two routes, leading from ag- j.