El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22

TO MEET the needs Of the United
/ States. the allies and other Eu-
ropean neutral countries. it was es-i-
mated that planting the following in
crease over the last ten years acreage
average was necessary: Winter
wheat 43 percent; spring wheat, 3
percent: rye, 124 percent; barley z
percent. oats. o percent. corn. . per-
cent. This means over 23I700.0O0
planted acres. a net increase Of As
percent over the total Of 1917 acreage.
r understand that more than q billion
bushels Of wheat f0r 1913 is now
growing
Likewise more beef. pork. NUT
ton. eggs milk. poultry, etc, is
being produceds - percent 10 90
percent increase in hog production
has been asked for in some local.
ties
understand the increase in fruit
growing is reaching an unheard Of
magnitude. Fruit trees. berry bushes
and patches have been planted by the
thousands In place OF carloads. Ii is
estimated that Lraiuloads Of apples.
pears. peaches. oranges etc. VIII
stream into Uncle Sans food bins
Vegetable gardens BY the hundreds
war gardens VIII furnish deluEe Of
beans potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce.
green's. etc
Verify. America VIII soon be render
ing an a Ia carte service of the worlds
bin OF fare. and If IL is true. that an
srmy fights on its stomach there is
no question as TO the wars outcome
Food Transportation.
Keeping the above increased pro-
duction in mind-consider this-over
100000 motor trucks could be prof
itably used on Americas farms-but
il Is estimated that only 100000 mo-
TOR trucks are available for all lines
OF business
Since transportation OF commodities
IS one of the great problems Of the
present and IS becoming a greater
problem every month as the war con-
riuueE, and with the railroads over Z
taxed. how is this food going to be
deliVered2 HoW can every community
De assured OF an uninterrupted food
supply The daily increase in the
manufacture Of goods. munitions and
supplies has undoubtedly more than
made I'D any increase in Transports
riou equipment
It has only been a short time since
the call went out for America 10 pro-
duce everything that five of the
worlds greatest nations need 20 live. .
Wrrk and fight on. That America an I
sTered the call is proved by the end
less stream OF supplies going across Z
20 our allies And mind yOu-these I
supplies are in addition 70 those made .
for consumption at home.
The result is. we have been so busy .
producing manufacturing and grow I
ing that our transportation facilities +
have been unable to keep up with the .
increase.
Heip Asked by Express Companies.
Some Of the railroads have had TO
decree that goods consigned in broken
shipm ents-less than carload lots
cannot be delivered in any specified
tine. The cause is not only a short
age Of rolling stock and equipment,
which the government has appr0Dri- +
ated a billion dollars to replenish. but
general congestion OF freight yards,
terminal points, and warehouses
The first Of the year. four Of the
largest express companies sent out 10
a notice TO the effect that
The volume Of traffic now being
rendered to the express companies. Is
unusually large, while the express car
equipment has been materially les
sened through the necessity Of using
baggage and express cars an troop
and the handling Of other
government traffic The express ter
minals in the larger cities in the east
are handling their maximum BUSH
less'
Among other things, this notice re- f.
iuested that freight service and mo-
.or trucks be used for the shorter haul
rattle and around the congested dis
riots and that only such shipments I
'or nearby points as actually demand
express service be offered to the eN- J
press companies, so that the traffic
'ecuiriuE service TO and from the more 6
Instant points may be cared for
When common carrier, which has
'lWays had 20 80 after business, asks {
IS patrons TO use other means Of {
transportation, the time has arrived {
or every community 20 act for itself o.
Tou Situation Affects Food supply. {
one of the worst results OF fret Eht {
congestion is that OF delaying food
md breadstuffs. Unlike other COM
nodities. vegetables, fruit, grain, food
'roducts and breadstuffs cannot be
led UP very long without danger Of i
polling or deteriorating. Manufactur- q
rs and growers have found this TO :
heir sorrow.
To free himself from such shipping
uncertainty. a certain feed manufac-
urer recently invested I'm motor :
rucks. and finds them much better :
OF transporting his goods and sup d
lies even TO destinations 200 miles
way His goods by this method are :
andled only twice loading them on =
he truck and unloading them at des- q
nation. Compare this with the rail- =
oads-loading on truck. unloading at y
reight depot loading into freight =
airs. unloading at receiving station. 4
Fading on truck and unloading at the =
tore-fiVe different loadings and un- -
7adingE
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