The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-02
ARDMOlRE MOTOR NOTES

IL has only been Il few short years
ago that not a single motor truck
nor farm tractor was in use. To-day
thousands are being used in every
state In the union and the demand
is increasing at rapid rate
The motor truck is destined TO
reYolutionize the freight handling
problem in this country and especial
ly In the west, where there are vast
areas today that are still without
railroad facilities; and the farm trac-
Tor will. in the same way, revolu-
tionize the farm labor problem, which
TO the man of affairs Interested in ag-
ricultural activities. has entered into
the game he plays as a serious mon
ace TO the cultivation Of large acre
ages Of his lands. that lands he has
spent years of toll and expense to
get into revenue-bearipg shape, only
TO find in the year 1920 that he must
abandon the planting of many crops
all because he cannot find the hands
to help him work and harvest the
moneymaking crops.
Ardmore is headquarters for a vast
section of territory in the motor
truck and farm tractor business.
Farmers throughout southern Okla
homa have made money in the past
two Years far beyond their fondest
dreams Of a few years ago and today
they find themselves in shape to
take care of their farms and crops
uaPnr1inu 10 Nubiph
means the purchasing Of the labor
saving farm machinery.
Time used to be that the immi
grant or business man would go as
far as he could travel on railroad,
then get off and take some kind OF
good, bad or Indifferent convey.
ance and jolt along a rough road
all day. perhaps all night and next
day. in order to reach his destina.
ton. The unfavorable conditions OF
those days have been eliminated by
The advent Of the motor truck and
the automobile.
The settling Of the west in a rapid
and satisfactory way is being done
now by the motor truck and In many
parts OF the country settlements,
towns and villages far removed from
railroads. motor trucks are in oper-
alton carrying their loads Of freight
rapidly and cheaply. These trucks
cover 20 miles or more an hour. and
by sundown Of a days travel covered
over 100 miles.
Tho motor truck eliminates all red
tape in transportation, there being
no unnecessary details at either enc
Of tho line and no delay in delivery
Already between many great cities
there are regular motor truck lines
that follow the business of moving
household goods from one city to an.
other. and these lines are constantly
adding new and enlarged facilities to
meet the increasing demand of the
times.
As time passes the demand for mo-
tor trucks will grow and the intro
duction Of motor trucks will in turn
create a demand for better road con.
liuons, and better road conditions
will be- still further induccment to the
introduction of motor trucks, so il
WI he a great Industrial circle that
n no end.
Iam tractors will increase in de.
maud as the farmer learns the joy Of
independence in his farm work. The
interesting feature Of the situation
j.. 'ound in the fact that Carter coun.
~ farms are above the average in
<pr"duation Of any crop that grows
and Ardmore is the central point for
distribution for all manufacturers
makes Of farm tractors and motor
trucks and all this is something
worth while.