The Glenwood post., 1918-01-19
LESS TINE ON THE ROAD

As certain means Of saving time
on the farm the motor truck has n
right to be seriously considered. Its
adoption is already under way. The
step from the automobile to the truck
is but a natural one. The automobile
has convinced thousands of farmers
that it is money in the pocket to make
trip to town in an hours time where
formerly it required four or five hours
on the road. Many more started years
ago to use the pleasure car as modi-
fled truck. Scores of farmers can be
seen each summer taking milk to the
creamery in the touring car. It is o
means of getting there but it is ex-
pensive for such use is hard on the car.
Trucks are now reasonable enough 50,
that their purchase can be readily real
lied by seasons saving of time which
is wasted on the road with horses and
in trips which the family touring car
could not perform. A ton truck will
take a shipment of calves to town or
a herd sire to the neighbor' or a cow
or shipment of hogs to the station in
less time than team of horses can
cover mile. With all the railroad
congestion at the present time, longer
hauls are not out of the question.
There is plenty of work for the truck
to do on the farm and its saving in
time alone will well pay for the invest
ment. The truck, like all other power
machinery, is means for getting
there and getting there on time.
H. L. McLaren of New York City,
who has made an analysis of the auto
mobile situation, has stated the whole
situation in the following words: "Tbe
automobile should constitute secon.
Diary line of natural transportation. 1t
is estimated that there are 4,2OO, 900
automobiles in service in the United
States, of which approximately l,75O,-
600 are in the hands Of farmers. It is
safe to say that nearly all the auto
mobiles on the farm are used the great
er part Of the time for utility purposes
rather than pleasure. Those antago.
nistic to the automobile intustry have
found excuse for their attitude on the
ground that the manufacture Of auto
mobiles was abandoned in England and
elsewhere in Europe shortly after these
countries entered the world war. Please
bfar in mind that England discon.
tined, as matter Of policy, the manu-
factnre of all things she could buy else
where at a saving. The automobile in.
dustry never was very important fac
tor in England, the United States con.
tributing to the British Isles the great.
er percentage Of cars used over there.
Automobile manufacturers in Great
Britain made for the classes instead of
for the masses. England, the Contin-
entail Europe, too, imported practically
all Of its gasoline and at many points
in Europe, even in normal times, gas.
oline sold as high as rs cents a gallon.
England and France are now devoting
all their available gasoline to the use
of aeroplanes, motor trucks, etc., be-
cause our allies realized that it would
be difficult to very considerably in
crease the transportation of gasoline
when other supplies quite as essential
required ship bottoms.
"The situation in this country is in
no sense parallel. For years automo.
biles have been manufactured for the
masses instead of for the classes. Nine.
ty per cent Of our output has been rep.
resented in motor cars selling At less