The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-23

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for an elaborate system of truck
highways II this important work
! Ia assured ] believe the question Of
motor transport will be practically
solved"
Nississirri--'I am IN recent ~
your latter relative - chtainirs ana
| having at hand defni'a knowledge
+. of the number and location If motor
trucks In Mississippi for use in any
emergency. There il a record in the
state auditors Office an. all autos 81
every kind and description In tbs
state and where thew are locatAd.
In an emergency this inforu1a-
ton could he quickly obtained
however and ! as governor would
be glad 10 render all necessary as~
Sistance IN obtaining il
Nevsda---"It seems TO me that we
can be very SERIOUSLY crippled here
by the nildest sort q. strike sefect-
ing our principal interstate railways
New Tersey--f'Tn Acknowledging re-
.cA!nt- ct -2nur- comm unication relatiEe
70 plans for r7obillzA ton the htrn-
uaY traasporta ton resources cf this
STATE would say that vour suggestion
meets my hearty approval. shah
ke the matter under immediate
and careful consideration and w}ll
take such action as the conditions in
this state seem TO warrant
request that I NAV he kept IN
touch with any further plans you
NAV develop in this matter
New Mexico --~ Ackucwled glrA0r
from executive clerk who says gov
eruor Larrazolo was just leaving on
an cff7clal trip when com r~unication
was received and has given lnstruc-
tons to saw he win give the request
contained therein his attention on his
return
New York--Fron1 Peter 81 Ten
Eyek. chairman of the highways
Transport committee.
Your latter addressed to the Hor.
Arthur E Sr7ith. governor Of the
state If New York, has been refer
red 70 me and take great pleasure
in giving you a short history Of our
work IN this state,
%. We have approximately
200 300 miles Of improved state and
county highways Mar than $50
600 automobiles including both the
pleasure and truck cars we're licensed
70 travel our highways this year. APP
rroxirnatelv $50. 900 chauffeurs were
licensed TO operate these cars from
which you can judge the importance =
Of the motor vehicle as a means or
tra Importation In our state. As re-
CARDS compiling information 70 oh
tSln the Use Ill aQtpfnppltSS IN AL
emergency, ! would suggest that II
is as necessary TO use the pleasure
car as II is the truck and feel the
only sure and accurate way to obtain
the necessary Information Il to pass
q law 10 make II compulsory for this
secretary of state or the bureau which
Licenses autorn obiies IN any state "a
obtain the information desired from
tn owner of the vehicle at the time
- r.. fDH Ay 90
ga me In other words. make the
obtaining OF this information part
OF the tax or license bureaus dury
I found in Albany county Of which
vas also chairman OF the cdunn
highways transport comraittee tdur
ing the war; that the only way I
could obtain a fun list Of the cars In
Albany county was TO secure from
the secretary Of states ofEce the
names OF the owners Of all the cars III
the county, and then have ar expey
classify these cars which I >catalogued
on cards for convenience sake and 70
make * flexible, card indexed all
runab bouts on buff-colored card, ali
four passenger touring cars on A sal
mon colored card. all seven seated
passenger touring cars on a blue card
and ali enclosed cars such as lina
cuisines. sedans, etc on green cards
J.
or over fwere placed on white cards
ds1iv&ryc,zy on canary coinred cards 4
hearses on fawn colorsd cards, and ~
motor trucks on cherry colored cards.
I'm this way we were IN POSITION
by picking out all the cards OF one
color, to select the class Of car which
would best fit the work required The
information on these cards was as
follows The full name. address, tele-
y. d u, 81 - IN
dividQal and. where possible. ri the
owner.
Pennsylvania--''your letter of thu
sth at hand We have been for some
ti~aa paving attention to information
such as Won suggest In this state.
the work is done by the state highway
department, which has very complete
records and which are instantly avail |
q BILE
receipt Of your letter Of
December sth relative 70 motor trans /
portation resources ana he wishes 10 /
thank YOU ana sav mat he VIII be glad ,
70 take the matter IN"
. South Carolina The inforrra zion ?
called for -" is easily available in
South Carolina Our chief highway !
An gineer has a list IT all motor We
1icles their mum Der classification f.
ard location - In case NJ an emer- !
-ency calling for the use Of motor
Transport the state highway depart
1aent could be utilized in the -~san1e
~av Governor Goodrich proposed -
lss the facilities a. the Indianapolis
,ha rber ~ Commerce
Tennessee II -sy saw that cur
llgtwav commission has cornplete
'ecord ~ the motor vehicles Of air
:inds IN Tennessee with names and
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