Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25
LIMOS IN step WITH
RICHMOND AND VIRGINIA
Observe Ship-by-Truck Good
Roads Week From May
IL to Do.
IMPROVE HIGHWAYS
vernon Lowdcn Points Out Mnnt-
old advantages to BE Derived
From the Use of Highway Trans
'UrtatiOn and Motor Truck Use.

fASlilNETON. April Illinois
fallen in behind Richmond and
slnia. Governor Frank %. LOwlen,
Illinois. Republican presidential
rant. has issued Il ship-by-truck
roads proclamation calling on
people OF his, State To observe
week OF May II 10 - ~ ship by
good roads week. according to
leo received at Washington head
riers o! the snip by-truck, bureau.
rho transportation system Of the
utry,' says Governor Lowdcn.
u not be complct" until our high
q are improved so az 10 permit
use -: both passenger cars and
KS Throughout, tnf entire year.
Stat" OF Illinois is maxim. Il
determined effort in the face
treat odds brought anout by exist
condit!onF 10 complete. At the
iest possible moment. such sys-
o! highways reaching every soc
~ the state"
Points Dmi Advantages.
o!n,iug ont the advantages TO be
Ivcd rom III" use o' n.Ihwa:
IMPORTATION and showing Il reaiizl
OF tn" many economies TO be
cited hy '. the use Of the motor
*, the Governor in his proclama-
continues:
- states, am asking ali citizens
Illinois interested In transportation
gay" especial thought and -attcn-
during the week not only 10
deportation hv va: OF motor
*. but also 10 the Economical de-
,pment OF such a highway system
VIII enable us 10 bring about at a n
y date the use of this method ot
vcring the products NJ our farms
o. -
Preliminary. survey.
reliminary survey o. the owner
and use OF motor trucks by
Office Of !arm management aau
bureau OF crop estimates. Depart
.. p' A.rlCuijuv". SHOWS that AT
f"Hu Turner. in the United
ts DN motor trucks wn!ch they
ao ra - on wnic', In. totals ,or
oHt.r. oun'rg as we'll as for the
rrIl states are based. and which
.ahdlOw :, great success. for ship
track week, We're secured through
cooperation OF approximately
no selected crop reporters. WHO
+" asked 20 rcpor, the names and
r"sa"s of farpcrs owning motor
cks for farm ust. Passenger car,
traitors for use with passenGe.
s We're excluded. Trucks reet
Ehs ny TOY EfHFTt1 NuSNtUl
on regularly established route:
.. not Included
Mile his survey cannot bc con,
nTcl Compl.te /; Is rcaEonablc IL
eve TIM; In no stat. were les'
n - pcr cent o. the trucks OF
ms rcpprtcd. so that the figure!
" relative distribution satIsfa g
iy
he exact number OF truck owner
|ortcd II E.lo5 divided among tn
,es 80 follows: Alabama. So
IONA. 20. Arkansas. 72i: Califor
1918; Colorado. sos; Connect
80: Delaware. 100: Florida
= Georgia. 1,S0s; Idaho. 500: iii
-. 2.2bI. Indiana. l,3;S. luwa. ara
nsas lT35 Kentucky Sls' Louis!
:, $40; Mainc. 49,; Maryland, 5of
ssachuycits. Col, Michigan. l.G3'
nn"sota. 1855: Mississippi go
ssour! 2OG;. Montana. $50 Ne
SKA, 2.139. nevada Il: New Hamp
re 2S2: N"w J"-g"y. $50: Nc'
xlco, io; New York, 3l7i: Mort;
rnl!ua. ti0. North Dakotn. sol
?.2Gl Oklahoma. 122: Oregon
p"nu- ylvan!a. 900; Rhode Isl
= i12; south Carolina. 100; Sout
l;pta l70S Tennessee as: ,Tcya
az. rrah ,73: Vermont. 2S2: Nil
ia Lies. Washington. cS2; IVES
riuia to-. Wisconsin. lis5: KY
ing. ~