South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-09
statesmen TRIPLE
CALLS ON TRADE
Dallas Co. Makes Big Saving
by Using Motors Instead
of Railroad.

AT official of the United States
Railroad administration recently
made the statement that the motor
car - becoming serious competitor
OF the railroads and that it will
eventually drive many short lines
completely out OF business
Several considerations enter into
this somewhat remarkable analysis
of the transportation situation.
said prominent manufacture.
commenting on the subject u
hasn't been 30 many generations
ago since the American public was
quite content with the speed OF mute
drawn canal barges and horse
drawn wagons They were their
only means Of transportation and
few people even thought Of the pos
sibility OF getting things moved fast
e.. Il was the maximum Of trans
portation equipment and everybody
was satisfied
But along came the railroads
with their innumerable branches
and short lines and before long both
farmer and merchant were shipping
things 70 each other bE this new
method IL was much quicker and
therefore cheaper. Instead of haul
ing all the way 10y wagon. they used
The wagon only in hauling 90 the
freight depot saving their horses
and themselves for increased pro-
ductiou
Then the advent OF the motor rar
brought still another change The
farmer is finding that ne can save
still more time and energy ly Iear-
ing his horses ON the farm GO rest
or continue their work while ne hur-
ries away 20 the city or freight s.a-
tiOn i'm his car And the merchant
mas long since found that the horse
is "A financial burden as compared
with the motor car for delivery and
general hauling purposes This is
true particularly in amy business
that requires light vehicle FOR
quick service.
and 10 is fact as this railroad
official said. that farmers and mer-
Grants are not only using motor car.
% haul their goods to the depot. but
that they are going a sep farther
saving a second and third handling
by leaving them ON the car and
hauling direct 10 their destination.
10 is this tendency toward eliminat-
ing waste OF time and duplication o.
EFFORT that dOOms the short lire rail-
road
And coupled with this is Tho
large business houses are ecuipping
their statesmen with motor cars
-se ealesmeu formerly depended
,UsVely on the short lines But
short line trains usually are not con-
tiuental limiteds. nor do they run as
often as the SD fesmau desires TO
move. Consequently there is an en-
,/ormous loss of time. II is ro won
Jer that the motor car. always avail
able and always reliable is finding
favor with these statesmen They
complete their work ami move
along independent OF schedules.
And so another of the old reliable
customers Of the little railroads is
deser,iuc them-and tho dag is not
car distant when the roads viii have
to succumb
Directly substantiatine this view
point is the ease OF the Perkins Dry
Goods company of Dallas Texas
NVhi.h has Installed "a fleet OF eight
ccialiy equipped Dodse Brothers
Hote~ cars for The statesmen who
cover the territory in the ueishbor-
hood of Dallas BY The use oc these
ears the statesmen have been able TO
ail on AN average of three Ulos
tae number of customers usually
seen uy the Old method OF railroad
travel The well established reli-
ability and low upkeep cost of Dodge
Brothers cars. however is pointed
out uy the Perkins company as an
important factor In this enormous
saving.