The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-11
DIAL WANTS PARCEL
POST MOTOR ROUTES
Discusses Establishment in S. G.. With
+. o. Department
SEC. HOUSTON INTERESTED
Cooperative Transportation and Mar
keting Association
Suggested.

Washington, June 5.-Among the
matters to which Senator Dial is Civ
ing his attention is the establishment
of parcel post motor routes in South
Carolina. The Senator is discussing
this question with the Postoffice De-
partment, and is also Investigating
the practicablity of neighborhood CO.
,opcratiev associations for motor trans
portation and marketing. He has some
hope Of arranging to have the adapt
ability of the latter to conditions in
South Carolina tried out through the
operation of one or two demOnstra-
tion routes, in collaboration with the
bureau of markets Of the Agricultural
Department.
Secretary Houston, a graduate Of
the University of South Carolina, has
responded with cordial interest and
has offered Senator Dial the benefit
of data gathered by the Department
of Agriculture. He says in a letter
to the Senator:
"Thc bureau of markets has con-
Quoted an investigation of the posi-
biltics of motor transportation for
rural districts and it has cooperated
with the local interests in several
sections in the establishment of DEM
Onstration routes where transporta-
ton facilities are inadequate. AS a
result of this work two bulletins on
motor. transportation have recently
been issued.
cit might be we'll for the CONNER
cial organizations of the places you
mention to consider, on their own mi
tiative, the feasibility OF establishing
motor truck routes through the sec
tions You have in mind. If they should
decide to do this the experts of the
bureau of markets will be glad to
render all possible assistance in an
advisory way"
Admirable surveys of accomplish
ments and prospects in this field are
contained in the two new publications
mentioned by Secretary Houston
They are: Bulletin ITO, "Motor Trans
portation For Rural Districts" by j.
II. Collins. investigator in market usr-
veys, and Farmers Bulletin 1882, "Op-
Grating Cooperative Motor Truck
Route by II. S. Yohe, assistant in
market surveys both appearing as
publ ications of the Department of
Agriculture Washington.
Senator Dial believes that South
Carolina has several areas we'll pop
u!ated and productive, but lacking in
transportation and marketing facili-
ties where neighborhooG cooperation
might be successfully applied along
lines which experiments elsewhere un-
der supervision of federal experts
have proved sound. The Senator in
this connection said he regretted very
much to note that some half dozen
counties nj his State had been unable
to qualify for federal aid in highway
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our important factors must be CON
Sidcred. Senator Dial said, in Judging
whether given community offers a
6'"iu T3g "n0DCrHtiTH "'OtOr transport
% the "oiiliI'c of f1"nN 'roducts
grown along the contcrh plated route;
'2) tn" volume Of miscellaneous hui
ing which would supplement- reg ia"
loads; CD competition fro!H other
carriers which would be encountered;
(D the character Of the highways
over which the trucks must operate
These factors will DEF ,rminc the sue
cN"s o: failure Of any rural route.