The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-21

filled tires, is glides along on cushions
OF compressed air. There Is no better
shock absorber. Pneumatic tires save
the truck. the load. and the road
from countless Jolts and jars. The
heavier trucks, OF course, still require
solid rubber tires and probably there
Will always be a market for such
tires. But II Is encouraging 10 know
that the great and increasing demand
10 for the trucks with air-filled tires.
with their wider use, trsnsporta-
tion by motor truck IL bound to In.
crease tremendously. Motor truck
transportation companies are to null
tiply. and, or course. the production
OF trucks Is to be carried forward on
a scale vastly greater. Shippers are
going to ship by motor truck classes
OF goods that heretofore have been
considered as being too fragile
for such transportation. The rail-
ways. relieved OF the large part OF the
lighter freight, can give speedier
transportation to the heavy freight.
Indeed. look for the entire elimina-
ton OF railway freight congestion 10
follow the greatly increased use OF
the truck. made possible by pneu-
matte tires.
Tires Need Good Roads.
This will be gradual, of course,
but not slow. The tire and truck In
dustries will supply the tires and We
hicles. but they cannot supply good
roads. IL will require a campaign OF
education TO prove TO communities
throughout the country that the
truck, gliding along on compressed
air. helps to keep a good road good.
Shippers all through the country will
be told OF the greater advantages OF
chipping by truck now that pneu-
matte tires for trucks have been
proven practicable. This will be done
largely through the advertisements
or truck and tire companies. The
gospel will thus permeate the com
munities In which shippers live. A
good roads movement that is to bring
far better roads In all communities in
America Is on the way"
And while this is going on In Amer
lea the development OF the air-fllled
tire for trucks liz to have great effect
In increasing our trade with Europe,
In tires and motor trucks.
European railways. as a result OF
the nve years or war. are in worse
shape by far than those Of America.
IL VIII be years before they can be
improved to meet Europe's demands
And Europe cannot wait for years,
something must share the place OF
the freight car. That something is
the American motor truck.
Europe. indeed, is quite ready for
it-more so than Is America. Any.
one who has motored over France
Belgium and Germany can readily see
in the splendid roads OF the country
the foundation for efficient freigh,
transportation by truck.
Moreover. the war has proved to
Europe the enormous possibilities OF
the motor truck
The development OF the pneumatic
tire Tor heavy trucks makes it posi-
BILE for Europe to use motor trucks
and keep her splendid roads in excel
lent condition at the same time.
AS a matter of fact" said Mr.. Ma
guire, the automobile and tire indus
tries OF our country are facing a new
era OF expansion as a result of Euro
pean demands. Europe wants large
numbers of American-made popular
priced passenger cars She wants
large numbers OF trucks and she
wants these trucks equipped with
pneumatic tires.
Quite naturally our industries are
meeting the situation"