Evening star., 1920-02-22
ed Agricultural ship-by-truck devel-
opment is going to be retarded.
Need of Careful study.

ed Agricultural ship-by-truck devel.
opment is going to be retarded.
Need of Careful study.
Here again lis q crying need for
deep, careful study OF the economics
relating to the entrance Of the truck
and it is sincerely to be hoped that
no form Of propaganda or explotta-
tion of the agricultural feld will be
tolerated which is not based on facts.
The matter Of ship by truck legis.
lation is one requiring very carefqi
has been a pretty general condition
that when laws are suggested that
add to the cost Of operating cars or
trucks a great howl is set up by
all owners. dealers and every one who
viii be affected by such such ssdo@ Is
such legislation considered without
bias. Some Of the electric traction
companies have had sad experiences
along the same line. They automatic
ally fought everything tending 70
raise their taxes or their cost Of op-
Grafton. To such an extent have they
gone in some localities that puolic
opinion judged them very harshly and
laws have been enacted OF needless
ly severe nature.
costs Of everything are high. Road
building and road maintenance are
bile laws were made effective. II 1t Is
suggested that laws be made to IN
crease license fees or to protect these
expensive highways at POSSIBLY an IN
convenience to truck owners, sucn
laws may be necessary: ,.se,t AZ ita enn. @
sideration Of their merits. II they are
knocked down every time they snow
nm II is reasonable to expect some
lawmakers to get sore ana 70 oeVeloP
unreasonably harsh legislation ana
Jam it through"
Made Direct Appeals.
The most telling points in MI. Farrs
address were his direct Appeals 10 tne
truck manufacturers. operators ana
shippers Of the country. To the for,
"I want to plead that education Of
the statesmen along proper lines be m
stituted at once. Do not sanction tne
sale of q motor truck to some one
who has no real need for it, nor 90 not
sell him a type Of truck because It ts
the type you may be manufacturing,
If that type Of truck does not SUIT MS
needs. There 10 plenty Of business Tor
YOU all Let's all work together 70
put the business on a SOUND, economic
basis so that it may be promoted 70
fhe best interests, not only Of the
truck industry. but to the interests OF
the counry.
E"Of the truck operators / want TO
beg that they keep cost records; Tor
them to put their business on . high.
er plane than it is generally today;
for them not to allow the business to
be in such condition AZ that when the
railroad public service commission In,
yestigating it tries to get some actual
helpful figures 1t will ind absolutely
nothing to work with: for them not
to try to compete with other satisfac.
tory forms Of transportation. There
is enough use for trucks in services
not covered by other means Of trans
portation. If the truck 10 put where
it will develop more efficiency. more
production. that Is the place for the
truck. H.
truck in the event such q method OF
transportation 10 better for your re-
auirements: at least look into the
merits OF ship by truck. Don't stop
with a mere comparison OF rates.
Rail transportation necessitates other
charges on your part than just the
mere rate charges. Do not neediessly
congest the railroads with your tom
mage on short hauls II the truck can
give you an equal or better service.