The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-13
ALSMlTH T0DROP
POLITICS And HEAD
BIG CORPORATION
Will Be Chairman of United
States Trucking Com
pany's Directorate.
ONCE IN THAT BUSINESS
Acceptance of Post Believed
to Mark Permanent P0-
litical Retirement.
HIS VENTURE BR0ADENS
q
He Will Be Identified With At
filiated Concerns After
Leaving Governorship.
ONCE IN THAT BUSINESS
HIS VENTURE BROADENS

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
ALBANY, Dec. 12.-Gov. Alfred Il.
Smith announced here to-day that on
January .. the day after he is sue
ceeded as Governor of New York by
Nathan l.. Miller, he will become
chairman of the board of directors of
the United States Trucking Corpora
ton, probably the largest commercial
trucking organization in the world.
II have now completed the circle
from the trucking business back to
the trucking business" the Governor
said. 1T was the first business / was
ever engaged in
While the Governor did not def
nitely say so, 1t is believed that his
acceptance of the craftsmanship of the
corporation marks his permanent re-
tirement from public life after twenty
five years of continually holding some
sort OF public office. He was asked
if he contemplated reentering politics
and said
II can hardly hold a public office
and the job I'm going to take on
January at the same time
Race FOR MayOratty.
He was reminded that he frequently
had been mentioned as a candidate for
Mayor of New York next fall and as
possible candidate for Governor two
years from now.
"Oh, that's a long way Off" he re-
piled. II may be dead by them.
Gov. Smith told his friends here that
although he had enjoyed his term in the
not be very sorry to relinquish the post.
"Being Governor" he said. ''is like
having nail in your shoe YOU know
It WON'T kill you, but 1t ~ bothering
you all the time
Gov. Smith said that IN addition TO
being chairman OF the directors OF the
trucking corporation he would have a
personal association with the controlling
interests of the United States Distribut-
ing Corporation. which also owns the
Wyoming Coal Company. Inc,
and the Tongue River Trading Company.
doing merchandise business in the
coal company's district.
other Projects Under Way.
Other projects are under development,
he said. and it is likely that in the fu-
between the trucking corporation and
the interests OF the United States Dis
tributing Corporation.
The formation of the United States
Trucking Corporation came about. the
Governor said. as a result of the study
Of the commercial trucking business by
a large number OF bankers and business
men. IN developing the company large
part was played by tho distributing
corporation. which has an active part
in its management.
The trucking corporation is a MERGE
or the business and equipment or
twenty-eight Of the large trucking or
ganizations in New York. and has more
than 1000 employees. $500 horses. 1000
trucks. 500 motors and immense equip
ment for stevedore work. for the haul
ing OF structural steel and building ma
terials. and special facilities fitting 1t
to handle everything from a needle to
locomotive"
On the directorate or the Distribut-
ing Corporation are George #. Getz. It's
president, and Frank s. Peabody, two
prominent Chicago business men. as
we'll as Harvey d. Gibson, president of
tho Liberty National Bank; Grayson
NJ. r. Murphy. vice-president Of the
Guaranty Trust Company; Il. v. II.
president of the Chase National
Bank. and II. Il. Ward, president OF the
irving National Bank.