The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-13

eiGcIflc car lines.
The efficient use of the motor
truck-hauling both ways-relieves
allows the farmer to delegate his
hauling leaving the man OF the soil
to his real work. Loads from many
farms can be consolidated into one
big load in a motor truck
\ splendid thing is the rural mo-
tor express. which proposes the use
OF the motor truck in regular daily
service. over fixed route, with Il
definite schedule OF stops and char
ges, gathering farm produce, milk,
live stock. eggs, etc, and delivering
them 10 the city dealer, and on the
return carrying merchandise, ma
chinery, supplies, etc, for farmers
and others along the route. In 9TH
err words, this rural motor express
brings the country nearer the city.
United States Food Administrator
Herbert Hoover has approved the ru--
raj motor tNpItSS- anu IuioiSC III
ly his statement, which follows:
The development OF the rural mo-
tor express idea, in my opinion, is
in the line OF progress, and should
rebound TO the benefit OF the produ-
Ger. the consumer and the railroads.
This means of transportation should
al; I.ali
conserve foodstuffs and should effect
delivery of food in better condition.
Not being as we'll acquainted with
the motor truck as the passenger
carl don't use the obsolete term
pleasure car" any longer must
refer to authorities on the truck. L
wish. therefore, again to quote, this
time from George Graham, chairman
of the National Motor Truck Com
mittee, National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce. Mr.. Graham said,
in part. in the August issue of Motor
Life:
Food there must be, and since its
mounting cost imposes a hardship on
ALL the greatest public interest in
trucks centres in their use by farm
ers The motor truck has come to
the aid of the farmer at time when
he is sore pressed. 1t gives him the
equivalent of manpower when he
cannot hire farmhands. \ truck
will replace from two to four men.
1t will carry twice the load in half
other production five acres of land,
whose crop is required to feed for a
year.
In fact, there would be no food
problem if all horses could be retir-
ed from the farm. Those now used
consume yearly the product OF
enough acreage to feed 40,0OO,OO0
people, or 40 per cent. of our popula-
ton"
Mr.. Graham seems rather CONVEX
SAINT with home conditions, because
he says further in Motor Life:
"One Maryland farmer has found
that his motor truck retires five hor-
ses formerly used for hauling. He is
now planting wheat, corn and other
crops suitable for human consump-
ton on 35 acres of land previously
used for oats and as pasture for
horses.
1t is not uncommon to see live
stock going to market on any one OF |
the % rural motor express lines now
operating in Maryland out of Balti- |
more and out of Washington.
These trucks go to market with |
calves, turkeys, horses, hogs, sheep, |
COWS, potatoes, meal, wheat, corn, /
apples, milk and eggs. On the re- !
turn trip they carry dry goods, ma I
chinery and other products needed !
by farmers. Many of the latter have /
ries three times as much produce as /
the horse. The shortage of labor !
would have virtually eliminated milk !
shipments from this section at points |
calling for long hauls to the railroad, |
and there were days last winter when /
trucks were the only medium OF .
that brought food in
to Washington and BALTIMORE
The farm tractor is not so well !
known in Maryland as in the great |
grain belt States. but l expect to see
in the not far distance every farmer !
who is the owner of from so acres
up of tillable soil possessing trac-
tor. With the tractors go power |
equipment, and after knowing what
the equipment is you can readily see
there is real tractor versatility. II
all of the following has not already
happened in our State, l expect soon
to see in the counties tractors pulling
plows. pulling disc harrows and pull !
verizers, pulling grain drills and cul- I
motor cultivators pulling ,