Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-09
Richmond Automobile News
TRUCK DRIVE
HAS STRONG BACKING
Many National Organizations Pro-
mote Interest i'm Cam
paign.

The Endorsement and cooperation
81" %, xarious organizations and public
",,clais' including the National
Grange. National Automobile Cham
per or Commerce. Federal Board Of
education. William q. McAdoo. Gov
crhof Westmorcland Davis, Of w
eihiu. L. :. senator tappcr. OF Kan
sas: L. ;. senator Townsend. o: MichI-
gan. and Mayor Ains!ie, OF Richmond
nave been enlisted in support Of the
ship by-truck good roads movement
which will he nationally celebrated
during the week Of Mag /. to ~ The
direct object OF the campaign is to
create public intcrcs, and promote
legislation ON tho virtually important
question or national highways. which.
II farorably acted upon, Will result in
better rohds. which viii In turn serve
as a stimulus FOR progressive truck =
men to organize and operate system
OF motor transports. utilizing th.
heavy duty trucks for tn" longer
haulS to "A terminal. from which poiii,
smaller trucks could s"rv" To dlStrib-
ute.
iiurcnus Were I:stnbiI.hcd
The first organized step in thu. Ship
by-Trmck Good Roads movement, was
made about "A year ago. when slip-bv-
truck bureaus wcr" established ia
aikty-hvc cities of tho United States.
IN" purpose OF tn" bureaus WAS 10
bring together Ia" shipper ana Tho
iruckman. 10 scrv" in the izt"i"Sts Of
both ana 10 protect tn" shipper from
INSCRIPTIONS trnckm"n whu seek 10
without knowl"dg" % "uuiiabi, rates
or the practical roadways. Maps chow
Ing tn" location" Of travorsnbl" roads
are h.a!labi" al all times at ,hnSu
bureaus. This service alou" has been
OF incsiimablr vaiu" 10 both shipper
aud trurkn1n and has served to en-
courage both 70 rciUubl. their .rur,v
toward bringing about the recognition
ana acceptance Of the Ship-by.itilcl
p"!icE as the most practical for shor,
hauls
The ship-by.trurR movement, g.. ma,
intended az propaganda to insure 3,
competition with The railroads on
ne contrary. tho plan as outlined ls
directed and Intended to assist the
railroads. which is evident from the
advocaiion OF shin Us truck on sho-;
hhuls only. as Incorporated In the
ceampairn slogan. "Shp by Truck FOR
short Hauls."
Grunge rr"mf>r- support.
Ih.t 10" Na,ional Grange has
promised 10 Snrrort ami cO.operat.
mat The farmer has viSualiZed the,
po-s Utilities az Shipping by truck as
applied in his particular cas" with
" trucking system established ar
ranGcmcnts could he mn.N, ..r /,
daily OF weekly call. by ~" truck
man. Tor tn. roducis 80 "a" marketed
ana IN" farmer Tim" aud The us" az
his team ~ horses could be utilized
or work about IN" farm whereas
formerly everything remained a, :,
siandstiA Will" h" himself conveycd
MS product 10 nrritrt
u" support and CO opera Ion uf tn.
Federal iIotai % f,ltIcatIon has h...n
enlisted to Ia" cNt"u, az their con-
Quoting Il Ship by Truck Essay con,
test: which is omen to all high srhooI
students throughout the country
county. state and national priZts are
offered. IN" national prize b"lnr a
'our-y"tr scholarship IN ANY college,
ar univcrS!ty in Ia" United states: ,ho
donation az Mr.. iInrvcy : FIrcr,oun
rrcNiaeni O! the i'ircstonc Tire and
Rubber Company.
one o: tho principal cyorts pro-
rraW'n"d to irsni-c interest In two
shin y-Truck Good Roads campaign
ana 10 assist students In their essay
"noris. VIII be In The showing. be-
rinninc May ]. nf motion picture.
'Ship-hN-T Truck" IN nearly every cI,v
of the United states This nlm. ,rn-
drccd under the PERSONA direction q,
'trr| ieT"r. general nlinapcr OF the