Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-07-08
CONVOY TO Be in
OXFORD ON 18TH
information Relative To United States
Army Trans Continental Tour Over
/. The Bankhead Highway.

Army Trans Continents Tour Over
The Bankhead Highway.
The War Department will dispatch
a convoy of motor trucks over the
Bankhead Highway from Washington,
d. c., to Los Angeles, Calf, leaving
Washington on or about II Noon,
June IA, 1920.
Appropriate ceremonies will mark
the start and the ceremonies will be
conducted under the auspices of the
Bankhead Highway Association, j.
A.. Rountree, Director General in CO.
operation with the War Department
and the convoy under the command
of Colonel Jno. j. Franklin, Jr.. will
probably be officially started by the
Secretary of War.
: The movement of the convoy thru
the South and over the Bankhead High
way will be watched by the entire
The Bankhead Highway as
a thru route to the Pacific Coast with
comparatively few steep attitudes, is
ideal for trans-continental travel
either by motor car or for inter-city
motor truck travel.
The Army Convoy will consist
largely of the lighter type or motor
truck which has been found to be the
most ideal for operation between ter
minal points and in connection with
short haul transportation. Though
the movement Of the army convoy
again proves substantially what a
part of the motor transport corps
will play in our mobile army today
and what a vital part it took in the
winning Of the great war, it again
emphasizes what factor In trans
portation Ship By Truck has come TO
be. Particularly is this true as a
"short haul" medium in connection
with railroad transportation alleviar-
ing the necessity for short line rail-
roads and Fastening the delivery of
freight.
One great organization, the Fire.
stone Ship By Truck Bureau have en-
deavored to aid in so far as it Is
possible in establishing motor truck
routes. and the employment of the
motor truck, particularly thru farm
associations. To do this sixty five
Ship By Truck Bureaus have been es-
tablished for the information of the
shipper, motor truck operator and the
public to emphasize the Value of the
motor truck for shipping freight eth
er from MERCHANT to buyer or from.
~ aSsIucef. to consumer. There are
several of these Bureaus located on
the direct route of the army convoy
and they will doubtless prove valuable
information points relative to roads
that can support the passage of the
motor trucks, etc.
Says the Ship BY Truck Bureau,
the very passage of the motor truck
convoy of the army will not demon
strate the value of the motor truck
as short haul transportation medi-
UNI, bu also the need for proper per-
manently constructed highways.
The personnel of the convoy is of
the type of men that would be ordi-
narily employed in state of war and
are especially selected for the iong
3,4OO mile tour to the Pacific Coast.
The personnel under the command of
Colonel Jno. j. Franklin, Jr., U. S. A.,
will consist of:
Motor Transport Company, rs men.
2 officers.
Service Park Unit, 35 men, l Off
Ger.
Headquarters Motor Command, ~
men, Z officers.
Medical unit. 10 men, 2 officers.
Engineer Unit, 10 men. l officer.
probably 20 War Department Off
cial observers, consisting of officers
from all branches of the service).
The vehicles making UP tae con-cs
will consist of the following:
Motor Transport Company:
/ Dodge Touring Car.
/ Dodge Del. Truck.
5 White 1 IL Ton Cargo.
8 White / IL Ton Cargo.
8 Garford / 1-2 ton Cargo.
8 Packard / 1-2 ton Cargo.
4 Standarize "B" cargo trucks.
2 FWD cargo.
Kitchen Trailer.
2 Motorcycles solos.
Service Park Unit.
Dodge Touring Car.
2 White / 1-2 ton machine trucks.
/ Dodge light del. truck
2 White / 1-2 ton cargo trucks.
Cleveland tractor.
For Headquarters Motor Command.
2 Cadillac Touring cars.
8 Dodge Touring cars.
2 White Staff Observation Cars.
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