Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-13
TENTATIVE MOTOR SCHEDULE
Hawkins to Leave Brattleboro at s a m,
and Leave Springfield on Return Trip
at 1910.

at 1910.
A tentative schedule for the motor
truck transportation line to Springfield
has been laid out by George T.. Haw-
kins, who made his first trip Monday.
leaving about clock with load for
Northampton from the Dewitt Grocery
Co. He had full load on his return
from Springfield. The schedule will be
changed as conditions of future trips
make it necessary. Mr.. Hawkins was
accompanied on his first trip by James
T.. 1Ielyar of this town.
The schedule calls for leaving Brat.
tlcboro at 5 o'clock in the morning, 90
ing by way of Hinsdalc, Northfcld,
Bcrnardston and arriving in Greenfield
at o'clock, thence to South Docrficld,
Northampton, Holyol1c, Chicopce and
arriving in Springfield Mt 1920 'clock.
On the return trip the truck will leave
Springfield at II. 10 in the afternoon
and will arrive in Greenfield at 3
clock and in Brattlcboro at o'clock.
Arrangements have been made for n
| telephone base in Springfield at the Of
| fee of the Fircstonc Tire and Rubber
Co., the telephone number being IA
The telephone base here is at the Rob
crts Automobile Co. 8 office, som. Mr..
Hawkins also plans to have other tclc-
phone bases along the route as soon
as arrangements can be made.
The establishment of the line is the
result of plans of Secretary II. T.
Moiiitt of the board of trade to further
the commercial activities of the town
and be of mutual benefit to shippers
along the line to Springfield, and the
plans were developed through confer
enccs with local shippers and George f
Hawkins, who saw the possibilities from
a business point of view. As result
the Brattleboro- Springfield Overland
Transportation Co. made its trial trI
Saturday
Mr.. Hawkins, who has been employed
by the Roberts Automobile Co. and do
ing general trucking since giving VI
work as manager of the Strombcrl
farms on Ames hill about q year ago
The machine used is the new two
ton Seden truck, which Mr.. Hawkins
drove here from Syracuse, n. Y, june
4. 1t has a covered body suitably
protected from the weather and i
equipped with pneumatic tires, thu
causing less vibration and assurin,
greater tire mileage and less wear on tn
engine and engine parts.
If the patronage warrants, anothe
truck will be put on the route, and i
this is done one machine will start fror
either end of the route each morning
1t is planned to make the trips regularl
through the winter months as well q
/, through the summer.
Although transportation rates ar
| l;,xlI hn Inn froi rr1,
rate and lower than the express rates
it is expected that a considerable SAY
ing will result to the shippers and Gus
toners, as the motor truck will max
door deliveries. whereas with freigll
shipments it is necessary to pay cart
age charges. There also will be a cor
siderable saving by reason of the quicl
err delivery. The through freight shil
mcnts from Springfield at present al
generally known to be slow, it being in
possible in many instances to place O
+ sale before Wednesday morning good
which have been shipped from tina
station during the day Monday, an
there are but two through freight shiI
ments from Springfield each week. Ba
ring possible accidents the new mote
truck service will enable dealers here
secure their goods every day
Three Springfield concerns who al
. the largest shippers into this terrtor
G have promised to give their entire bus
c ness to the new line and one large ic
cream concern already has contracte
\ to send its entire product for this SCI
r ton by the motor truck route. Thr,
e big shippers in Brattleboro, one {
whom uses about 10000 pounds wee
have agreed to patronize the new PR
q icct. In order to make the line a SUI
: cess it will be necessary for the shi
pcrs of Brattlcboro to give their {,
operation.