Arizona republican., 1920-05-30
Essay Contest on Ship-by-Truck
 Good Roads Proved Interesting

The essay contest engineered by the Southern Border Motor company in the interests of Ship By Truck Good Roads Week" proved that the schools of Maricopa county at least have been uevoting considerable attention to the problem which is confronting every person in the United States.
 Out of the 50 or so essays submitted ID an effort to win the $50 prize money, practically every one showed that the author had a well founded idea Of the subject. In some cases the information submitted was so startlingly alike tha, II appeared that there had been a class on the subject and that the contest ants had taken the words of thelr teacher almost verbatim.
 Another thing which appeared time alter time in the majority of the essays was reference to the wonderful work done by the trucks in France and Bel gum it was the opinion of the judges that although the trucks did wonderful work in the war that the problem of war transportation and peace time transportation were two different things. It was true that the govern ment did wonders with trucks, but it is also true that they spared no expense, while the problem today is to cut ex- penses as low as possible.
 After considerable reading and con- sultation the judges awarded first prize to James Gardner of Phoenix, High school. He has been awarded a check for S25- Stanley Cronin also of Phoenix High was given second place with a prize of $15, while Barbara Allen of Gilbert, Arizona, received third prize with a check for S10
 Following are the prize winning essays:
 FIRST PRIZE
 By James Gardner, Phoenix High
 School
 Civilization, prosperity and progress have always followed in the pathway laid down and worn smooth by some form or mode of transportation With out transportation, civilization could not exist or at least could not advance for 1t is the most natural thing that it must advance or lie forever buried and stagnant in it's own limited environ ment. To be progressive all commu- mites must be bound together by that indissolvable tie called transportation
 Everyone is familiar with the early development of our rivers, canals and railways and nothing further need be said about them For time they suf- feed, but we now find that our coun- try has grown beyond the power of these systems to serve. New and in- creasing demands upon our resources are calling into service an almost new form of ansportatiOn-the motor truck.
 The railroads have always been per- plexed at the short haul problem. Be- cause of this fact the motor truck idea could not possibly affect or interfere with them. The railroads should be devoted to the long. heavy haul where motor trucks would be impracticable. Tn order for motor trucks to success fully operate on short hauls or any other kind there must first be a net work of roads such as some parts of California and Washington have
 Therefore, a careful study should be made to see what additional expense would be necessary to so construct them that they would serve for both motor trucks and automobiles.
 The concrete cement type of road is about the best that can be constructed. Tires last longer on this type of road chan on any other. It costs more to build a concrete road than it does to build an asphalt, but fin the long run 1t is cheaper to have the concretes for several reasons, the foremost of them being about ten years longer life than asphalt, smoother surface and easily kept up.
 SECOND PRIZE
 By Stanley Cronin, Phoenix High
 School
 One of the first reasons to ship by truck is to get farm produce to the market quickly and save shrinlzage The farmer has put his stamp of ap- proval on the motor truck He Is realizing more and more that it pays to send farm products 10 the market by truck The truck makes quick economical transportation and is al ways available for the farmer.