The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
OPEN TRUCK LINES
Patriot Express Selects 2S9
Routes in Middle West.
Six to Radiate Out of Topeka
Before March 1.
WILL RUN IN TRAINS GIBSON
Service to Include Marketing
Bureau for Farmers.
Match Ribbon or Buy Machin-
cry for Transportation Cost.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Announcement
was made here today of the definite
selection by officials of the Patriot
Motor Express Lines of 2S9 routes
over which It is proposed to have
truck trains operating before the first
Of March, 1920.
These routes include only the pro-
posed operations of the company in
Missouri. Kansas and Oklahoma.
Analytical trade surveys and road
maps now are being prepared, under
the supervision of the traffic engineer,
for the operation of lines in Nebraska,
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illi-
nois. All of these. it was said by Will
liam F. Ellis of Baltimore. chairman
of the finance committee here today,
will follow highways which it is in
tended shall be paved within a few
years.
The following routes have been Sc
lected definitely: Radiating out of
Kansas City, twenty-two: St. Joseph.
eight Atchison. six; Topeka six; EN-
poria, four; Ottawa, three; Fort Scott,
four; Pittsburg. four; Joplin. nine; In
dependence, five: Oklahoma City, ten;
Tulsa, six; Bartlesville, three; Enid,
four; Wichita, eight; Hutchinson,
eight Salina, six; Dodge City. three;
Grea- Bend. three; Colby, three; Chill
lico he. six; SedaIia. four; Springfield,
four
"Our trucks will run in trains" it
was said by Pres. James r. Gibson, of
Chicago, who re. urned today from an
extensive tour of inspection in the sec
ton in which the company first will
operate Each truck, whenever road
conditions will permit and the volume
of traffic justify will be followed by
q trailer On some of the lines we
Will have two -trailers behind each
truck. at least during the greater part
of the year.
To Handle Livestock.
Special livestock trailers will be
available for shippers and these will
be left the day before, for loading.
to lie picked up by trucks which, gem
orally, will make special trips for this
class of business. to insure the live
stock getting to market as quickly as
possible, in the best condition possible.
This class of service also will ap-
ply in the case of all kinds of grain,
potatoes and other farm products
which may be shipped in large guam
titles" Senator Gibson stated. Our
plan. which has been worked out in
every detail at considerable cost in
time and money is designed to render
the greatest service possible to the
merchant and farmer alike. We real
i2e the tremendous need for short
haul transportation facilities" he con-
t'nued. "aRd we are making every ef-
fort to provide these facilities quickly.
An interesting, ana, We
very vital part of our system, Sena-
tor Gibson added, will be the estab-
iShmPnt of what We call service bu-
reIus in each of the division terminals.
10 one of these service bureaus the
f-rner. for instance, may send a re-
cUe@t for the purchase of certain
l:ind Of farming implement, to be OBJ
tai ed thru dealer specified by him.
Cur buyer will make the purchase and
t'ro implement will he delivered to the
. ,r,,-fe. hi farr 11ra1 1,ru
without charge except for the trans
portatiou.
buy Ribbon or Victrola.
''TEA rrner's wife. for instance"
Senator Gibson further eIucidated.
'---v roou. st that a certain bit of
ribbon he matchNd: she may ask for
to purchase of n certain quality of
Goth. or a victroIa. The purchase will
r. made cheerfuIly and the merchan-
disc delivered to her with no charges
for the service rendered.
1T makes no. difference what the
flrner wants or what the country
town merchants wants-he can get it
t''ru our free service bureau within a
f-w hours Anything from paper of
pins to n threshine machine including
ico. fresh meats. fruit-anything.'
Senator Gibson said the service
bureau also would look after ship
ments of farm produce. not otherwise
consigned for rural shippers. This
also absolutely without charge.
so if the farmers wife has a sim
gle dozen eggs which she desires to
rnarket'' the president explained. "she
has only to send them to any town
she may designate along the route
and our service bureau will see to it
that she gets the hiEhest possible mar
ket price for her eggs, in cash.
"Ours is not merely a transportation
service We will do the farmers mar
ketinE. if he wants us to do it, or We
will do his buying for him-free of
CHARGE
Capitalized for $2.5OO.OOO.
The Patriot Motor Express COM
pauy. capitalized at S25OO.0OO has
placed an order for $50 trucks with
the Hebb Motors company Lincoln.
Nebr., and another order for like
number is expected to be placed with
in a short time The company plans