Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

work and abuse, giving results not
oDtainable with any other motive
iorce' The modern storage battery
rugged. and its charging is "A sim
PIE operation. The electric vehicle Is
seidom laid up for repair, and, thcre-
iore' the truck Investment Is not
ohiy Kept actlye, but minimum rc.
quirements on mechanics are made.
IN addition, the more extended use
or electric vehicles will release great
quantities OF gasoline, the demand
Tor which Will increase with ad
vancing war operations
Horse Power Is Doomed.
Ihe horse Is doomed as "A motive
power, II being but per cent Of
flcient 1t Is unsanitary and aggra.
Vatingly slow, necesaltatlng the en-
ployment OF much more equipment
and many more men, than can be
afforded these days. Besides the
horse has n direct bearing on the
rood situation which daily become
more acute. The l2i 200 horses In
New York consume food to the value
or &4O.000,000 annually. and in our
next five largest cities $4,000 900.
The acreage required for these ESQ.
600 horaeA, II turned into grain
would feed 100000 people. Elec-
trio trucks In use In New York are
doing tho work Of 16.42O horscs who
would require 2,775,6OO bushels Of
oats and s4,SI0 tons Of hay a year.
the product OF 1900 acres, suff
cient TO supply food for over 500
900 people. These facts cannot be
overlooked. Ninety per cent or
more OF the work attempted by the
a., 4
electric vehicles with vast savings In
food, men. money and equipment
An electric truck by reason Of lls
greater speed and efficiency ia very
frequently doing the work ~ three
twolhorse teams, thus releasing two
drivers and not infrcducnty two
helpers per truck Thousands Of
electric trucks are chiefly composed
oc electric vehicles which nrc con
stnntly being added 20 which ia the
best proof Of their value Such sclcc-
tlons are made only after careful in
vestigation ~ all elements involved
transportation engineering rs hero
evidenced In It's most advanced Hp-
plication.
In England. after years OF war.
the rate Of electric vehicle Increase
Is In excess OF GOO per cent with
prospects OF greater gains An ex-
tcnsive electric vehicle development
S planned In France, where electric
curren', generated by water power
ls available, thus leEBonng demand
for gasoline. the importation Of
which imposes demands on ship ton
naEe---a vital issue those days Be
sides "elcctrics' In France may be
operated by men and women other
than those needed in, direct war
work, From what we can learn OF
conditions In Germany, we know that
tho electric vehicle n large factor |
prior 10 the war. has now assumed |
more commanding position I'm |
transportation. What IL true here |
Is also true In othcr foreign coun- |
tries where demands for electric /
vehicles far out-distance supply. and |
where local manufacturing Is being |
planned to help out in tho emer-
genCy.
VIII Bc Many Changes.
We In this country are Just be- |
ginning TO get a taste OF war, It's |
resulting upheavals and necessary |
adjustments. As we advance. the |
great changes. witnessed these last |
neveral years by our allies, will be- |
come the more apparent to us. Great |
changes will of necessity have to |
be made In our customary mode Of |
existence. and we will be but fair |
TO ourselves II these we forpee and |
early make provision therefore. We !