South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-20
TRIP EXPECTED
To START MORE
TRUCK HAULING
Stopover Here Brings Praises
of Road Authorities For
County Highways.

The epoch making transcontinent-
al trip Of W. complete motor trans
strength. consisting OF AZ army
trucks, which started from Wash
ington on July z, received an en-
thusiastic welcome In South Bend
Friday night which will be followed
BY other cities over almost the en-
tire journey, which is being run over
the Lincoln highway. The trucks
are scheduled 10 arrive in San
Francisco Sept. l.. The purposes of
the long trip are fourfOld: To pro
vide service and performance tests
or various types Of army motor
equipment. To collect data to be
used in connection with the techni-
cal training Of the personnel OF ne
NJ. 7. C., and 20 provide an oppor-
tunity for extensive study in terrain
observation. To demonstrate the
practicability Of long distance COM
mercial motor truck transportation
and to point out the necessity OF
governmental appropriations 70 as
sist In the continuous Improvement
of all through connecting routes in
the United states. And q provide
an opportunity for procuring re-
cruits for the motor transport ser
vice.
Shows Possibilities.
This first Atlantic TO Pacific mill
tary trip will be a significant illus
tration Of the tremendous posSibili-
ties OF highway transportation. Fur
Their more II will demonstrate the
practicability@ Of long distance freight
haulage and the urgent necessity OF
linking up interstate highway routes
and presenting the people with a
unified system OF national roads.
Extensive study in terrain is be-
ing carried on by officers of en-
sineering corps and air service who
have been assigned TO make the trip.
and much data OF great value 10 vo-
%CatiOnal schools established by the
motor transport corps in the train
Ing of the commissioned and enlist
ed personnel VIII be secured. Daily
reports will be sem in TO the war
department of the individual per-
Torrance Of each vehicle, and also
engineering reports relative to the
condition Of the highway. nature
and strength Of bridges. locations OF
grades and recommendations for
improvements.
Historic Event
The cross country trip or this first
motor transport convoy will, I'm its
way, be as historic an event as the
first transatlantic fight. The Lin
coin Highway association has fof
many months been working with the
war department and the offices OF
the motor transport corps in logging
the various routes from interior
manufacturing centers 10 the At
lantic coast. n later IN providing
the necessary data for the first
trans-continental trip.
Among the passenger cars which
are being used on the run are a
WiIlys-Knight 7-passenger car, used
as a pilot. and three cars Of a new
type. all furnished by the WHY'S
Overland Co. one OF the three light
Overland cars is being used by DR..
S. NJ. Johnson. a member Of the
Lincoln Highway association. who
is the Official lecturer on the trip.
Another Of ne new models OF the
overland carries capt. Mimms and
other officers commissioned to super
wise the taking of all official photo
graphs and moving pictures. The
third light Overland car is assigned
TO newspaper representatives.