Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-05-21
SHIP-BY-TRUCK
CARAVAN
Caravan of Motor Trucks
In WauseOn Monday.
Suggest Possible SOlu-
tiOn of Problems Con-
nected With Trans
pOrtatiOn

Good Roads and Ship-by-Truck
week was ushered in by the advent
of a caravan of ID motor trucks and
accompanying automobiles in Wauseon
at about 1880 Monday. Fleming and
Hough joined the procession with one
Of their trucks and one of the Van
Camp Fleet was also noticed lined up
with the visitors. The auto truck
or motor truck. is already a factor IN
American transportation and is bount.
to become a more important factor in
the future. This means that the main
market highways will have to be con-
stracted to stand the terrific strain
and wear which this modern means
of freight transportation puts upon
hem. The short haul by motor truck
is established and the time is not far
distant when the short haul will in
crease until it becomes a long-haul
Provisions essential to the life of the
city populations must be transported
from the places of production to the
cities; merchandise essential to lifo
and industries Of the rural sections and
smaller towns must be transported
from the central points of distribution
bO THESE DldCGSs lHe nave
been unable to handle adequately the
distribution of these absolute essentials
it makes no particular difference just
whv the railroads have failed in this
distribution, the fact remains and
there is no guarantee that the future
will bring any radical change in the
situation Relieved of the short dis
tance carriage and the interchange of
manv of the food stuffs end essential
articles of merchandise, the railroads
would be left free to carrv fuel, raw
materials such as ores, and make the
long hauls between the principal dis
tributinp centers and the result would
be. avoidance of industry without tho
necessity of shut-downs caused by lack
Of materials or inahilitv to shin out
finished products and the end of local
"famines" in various food staples.
Such in bare outline is the argument
for the "Ship-by Truck" idea; but in
order to carry out this idea there
must be rood, we'll built and caro-
fullv maintained roads. On this
point we find ourselves in hearty
agreement with the Washington rn-
preventative of the National Granre
who sdvocates oil national and inter-
state highways. the main market and
tranecontinental thorouphfares under
one Federal haaT ard tha more evnr
and widespread distribution of thf
Onst If contraction and maintenance
among all the people Of the country
rather thsn placino the heaviest share
of the burden upon the ueonle of the
foL l.
pass.
with tho main rationaI arteries oi
highway travel ard traffic cared for
each state could provide for the feed.
ers. inter-conutt and towp-hip roa-s.
II "Gpod- Roads Week" does nothino
more thanNarouee nublic interest ant
direct public attention to these i'm.
portsut matters of transportation il
viii have been worth while Wan
sem Dealers can rrovide uro-or -r1lcfz'
and motor truck tires either solid NJ
pneumatic and are rea@v to pdvise "
re~ard m the adaptsbilitv IF tire
and trucks TO the various kinds ..
service reuuired of tham So Fa-
as motor vehicles and tractors arr
concerned Wauseon is a "complet,
IVA" "r1 M ono in the county nee
look elsewhere to have all their want,
alcng this line cared for.
Six well euuipped garages am
auto sales establishments besides aut,
tire ronair and sales places. efficiently
and effectively care for the "rollin'
stock" equipment for Fulton County
motor transportation system.
Have just received a fine line o
chnIvens hats both in straw an.