El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

FIFTY MILLION ton miles a oay ls
the almost fnconceivable record
made by the motor trucks OF
America" says z T. Her5igs safes
manager Of the service Motor TUCK
company, wabash. IND
Think OF the thousands OF tons O
raw and finished materials. food
Etuffs and various commodities moved
every - hours By the motor truck-
Consider the hundreds OF thousands
OF trucks travelling in every section
Of the country, ana you VIII even
then fan 10 realize the tremendous
factor the truck. as transportation
medium, has become
But trucks are not mere passive
carriers Of the worlds goods, as are
the railroads and the steamships
which merely carry that which IS DE-
liFered 10 them.
Buiider Of business
"The truck IS q builder Of business
u is an aggressive, efficient means
OF Increasing the scope OF business
ana Is not content to passiSely carry
things from one place 70 another.
'rne story OF motor trucks as
builders OF business forms one OF the
most fascinating commercial dramas
modern business has ever evolved
Motor transportation Is a vital
growing Part Of the nations busi-
ness Economical invaluable IN
emergencies. time saving furnishing
greater protection 10 goods adding
business prestige "a Ferllaole ere
atur Of business, is the motor truck
IN the past few years national
and even international catastrophies
have been aTerted; crises in the dis
tribution OF food EtuEts have been
met. businesses on the brink OF fall
ure, because Of the Inability OF the
railroads adequately 10 meet the
needs Of the country. have been saved
by the motor truck alone.
SIN hundreds % lines Of bust
ness the truck Of today f. one Of
TIE principal faaors, becauHe
transportation in universally
fundamental
prom the carrier that was a. first
dependent upon the business for It's
scope. &c has grown, until today Il
is 4 factor in determining the scope
that could be told Of how the truck
has reached out and tapped wide
markets. hitherto undeveloped. and
reached new sources Of supply that
had until then been unavailable
Motor trucks alone used 100000
barrels Of oil IN 1919
There are less than $4,000 motor
trucks on Americas 10000 farms.
horses. Every horse requires five
acres OF land to produce enough food
70 feed him Ter one year.
The cast Of operating and
maintaining wagon and team OF
horses g. 5s cents per ton nile.
The cost per motor truck ton Is
mere are $4,000 transrs IN use IN
the United States. u g estimated
that at least u times that many are
needed 20 meet the demands In 1920
rrailers on pueumatlcs are used eL-
reusiTely IN southern trout groves
Mlk Is being produced BY nearly
100000 cows in Wisconsin. on more
than 10000 farms. A years produc-
ton IS estimated a. s.721.oo0,0oo
pounds. With q money value Of S215.-
coudeuEeEes. sos creamerles and $3.50
cheese factories. Considerable o. this
raw milk IS hauled By 1880 motor
trucks now registered In tbs state
Take Shot at n. c. L
An Innovation In the efforts TO re-
ducs the high cost OF living has been
Washington, D. C., where a farm Of
765 acres, located seven niles from
The city, has been purchased and VIII
be operated By a farm manager for
the benefit Of all the residents Of the
community. Pneumatic tired motor
trucks win deliver the produce from
the farm to the consumer.
While power vehicles ars rapidly
displaclng the horse IN populous
eastern states and growing communi- T
ties Of the west ranchers IN the Skull
raIlsy Of northern Arizona, near the
Utah line, continue to have trouble
with bands OF wild horses Thou {
sands OF these outlaws roam the
Ohio voters IN tbs election Of 1913