Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-23
make PLANS FOR SECOND
ssH|P-BY- TRUCK CARAVAN
First Tour Emphasizes Needs Of
- Good Roads and Motor Trans
- portation in Virginia.
best METHOD FOR FARMERS
Cumberland Courthouse Citizens
Arc Already Planning Line To
3 Richmond - Pioneers Received
a. With Enthusiasm on Trip.

i, Tentative plans for another ship
'by-Truck" tour. to be held this sum
Enler or fall, were under consideration
yesterday by members OF the Rich
;mond Truck Dealers Associations fol-
lowing the Triumphant return of the
Richmond ship Truck" train Fri
day night from the most successful
run ever sponsored here.
t-.Nirgin!a's future development do
'portation. is the belief of the men
YSaf. and probably he S'S greatest iSa est
achievement OF the truck caravan OF
pioneers who explored rural Virginia
1nst week was to bring clearly be-
fore the countrymen OF the state the
possibilities Of motor travel.
4. EmphnsfEcs Good Ronds' Need.
Emphasized by the sight OF the heavy
trhck train vending it's way fran
.hemlet to hamlet through the mud.
after the heavy. rains had softencd
because Of the lack OF funds with
which to develop anu expand. the
railroads Will bc unable to did rural
rommunities FOR many years. is tho
general belief, ana in the meantime
the only. feasible plan which can be
s sa1p}na by The farmer to market his
truck transportation.
Already the railroads have more
business than they can take care OF.
It is declared, and to Illustrate this
steel from the Pennsylvania manu-,
tacturng districts TO Richmond for
asc in building operations here.
Trucks have already made the en-
tire trip from Pennsylvania Ia Rich
nrond FOX the Virginia Equipment
COMPANY. according TO Morgan Mills,
situation is in n terrible" condition
because Of strikes, tic-ups of freight
and general congestion.
Premiums for Truck Shining.
H.,
b9ild!ng materials here has led con
tractors TO pay premiums TO get
goods shipped 10 Richmond by truck
and that many londs of goods have
been shipped part way by truck and
finished the journey by rail
Possibilities Of motor tranSporta-
Members OF the party who took the
trip through the StTte with the mo-
tor caravan: At several points along
the route citizens were actively agl-
tatinG the establishment OF truck
Hines between towns in the neighbor-
hood touched by railroads:
at Cumberland Courthouse the
tourists were Informed that plans
We're on foot 10 start motor bus
line between that place and Rich
mand.
!. ), pependahility of motor service was
Schieswohl. OF tho Fircstonc simply
truck bureau, stated. lie pointed out
that the twelve trucks which made
liz lpuE competed the t1lD wltnOUJ
an accident or breakdown. Although
nine OF the trucks were equipped
with pneumatic tires they made the
32s-milc trip without punc,urc or
without the air IN the tires being
changed.
Carries $4,000 ScarchIieht.
Many interesting and not few OK
citing incidents occurred on tho
journey. With tho truck train were
trucks representing the army. navy
and the United States marines. At
every town enroutc at which the
tourists stopped overnight band
concert. moving pictures and Il
demonstration Of the SIS, 900 search
light. belonging to the army truck
were given. AT Fnrmvillc the search
light threw n ray OF light a distance
of fourteen miles to mountain and
the spectators in the town warned
the officers that they might he dis
closing the retreat OF some hard
working moonshincrs
= AT another time word came that
the shaft OF light had been seen in
a hamlet forty-hve miles away, and
that the colored people OF tho vicin-
ity. not understanding it's appearance
Or whence IL came. called a prayer
meeting for fear of IL.
l.. Il. Kenrcl acted as official path
finder for the tourists. with j. II.
Schieswohl, acting as assistant. and
j. Il. Bowers drv!aS thcf. pilot car