Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-04-30
100 CITIES TO JOIN
TRUCK CAMPAIGN
ENTIRE COUNTRY TO BE GOV.
Erred TO SHOW ADVANTAGE
OF MOTOR TRANSPORTATION.
TRUCK UTILITY SHOWN.

One hundred cities in the Unitet
States join in observing "Ship b,
Truck Good Roads Week" beginnin:
May II.
Announcement to this effect wa.
made by Robert F. Hall, chairman
of the committee of the tru k deal
ers which will have charge. Pre-
liminary plans are already we'll un
der way.
The national program Of activities
for the week, which was mapped ou,
in Washington, has received the ap
proval OF some Of the larges. asso
Citations, representatives Of farmers
business men. good roads advocates
and transportation men. It will be
followed closely by the local com.
mittee.
This program mas also been en-.
dorsed by the governors of a number
OF states. and by the chief executives
in many cities. some of whom will
lend their support by proclanations
urging consideration of highway i'm.
provement and highway transporta.
tton plans during the week. While
others have volunteered to head ths
llst Of speakers. 4s
-.
Demonstrations and mass meetines
win feature the weeks activities.
The denominations. carried on BY
traits of motor trucks. will visual
:,iss the value Of highways in meeting
the ever Increasing needs OF QUICK.
sure and economical transportation
Tor short distances. At the mass
meetings speakers will present facts
and figures to show why those most
concerned should back to the limit
PRACTICAL plans for making the high
ways an integral part of the coun-
trys transportation system.
1t is planned to have the demon
stration trains of motor trucks start
on territorial tours simultaneously
from the 100 cities participating.
Four trains will leave Detroit.
Taking different routes. they will
work their way through the richest
rural communities of Michigan to
Lansing. The latter part of the week
they will return to Detroit by still
other routes.
The same number OF trains will
leave Philadelphia. Salt Lake City
VIII send its first inter-mountain
truck train to Boise. 500 miles away.
san Francisco will send a train on a
1000 mile tour. Albany. Troy and
schenectady will cooperate in COW
ering their section of New York. Gin
cinnati. Boston, Los Angeles. Des
Moines and Pittsbuw are making
plans for big demonstrations.
Scores of other cities will send out
at least one truck train.
These trains, starting from the
principal centers in all sections OF
the United States. will blanket the
country with the ship by truck mes
sage Arrangements for shipments
VIII have been made in advance. In
one city they will take up loads for
another. From the farms they will
gamer loads for the city markets.
Hural merchants will furnish loads
lor the delivery to the farms. In
this way the value of the truck will
oe proved in a practical way.
Luncheon and night stops in the
towns will be the occasion for ship
oy truck and good roads open air
meetings, with the best speakers OBJ
'a'nable addressing those gathered
ABOUT the trucks.
In many sections of the country.
especially where good roads are the
rue the ship by truck movement
nas already established itself in a
substantial way" said Mr.. Hall. In
seattle. for example. hundreds of
trucks are operating over the fine
.nroughfares leading out of the city |
:" every direction. They handle sew
eral hundred tons of freight every
'wenty-four hours.
lhis business has become so we'll
organized there that tariff schedules !
nave been drafted, regular hours of
service provided and bonding ar
made to protect shippers
against loss.
Iet even here the business is still
~ tue stage OF development, its back