The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-08
HELPS To LOWER
COST Of FOODS
OPERATION OF TRIAL MOTOR
TRUCK ROUTES BY GOVERN.
MENT is SUCCESSFUL.
REPORT ON THE EXPERIMENT
Post Office Authorities in Charge Be-
Iieve the Service of Especial Rene-
fit in Bringing About the Reduction
of Prices.
BY JAMES P. HORNApAY.


OF Prices.
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY.
Washington.-The governments ex-
periments in the operation of motor
vehicle truck routes, which have been
carried on for the last eighteen
months, have convinced the postothce
authorities in charge of the expert
ments that this new branch of the
postal service is here TO stay. Ii will
be for congress to say whether the
service shall be extended during the
next fiscal year. The postmaster. ger.
eral has recommended that congress
make provision for the establishment
of a large number of new routes. In
authorizing experimental routes con
greSS directed the post office depart
'nPnl 10 take c"relu' h"'v OF 'he oper'
"''"''H VI an '"u''s 'S'"'''.Nheu ~ l''a'
y '",S"' ne P''l"i'u !" ""NlNe '''e 'eE-
,S'a'INe oouy as 10 whether the Ser'-
I've wa" "o''" "h'I'' II gave the posi-
muster seheI'' "u''o'I! 70 Sp'h"
H'oo''oV "l'H'I' 'i'' year
ne department report ueaIlhS
"'"'''''' i'o'" o"'5 u" N'l''e'""e' "'
'.'N H'"l' l"llhE '""N' '"Iee "'o'l'IN
''e "'i''' '''''' "l''' "''" "'"'o' .'rl'iCie
''u'NS ''l'l '"NVI'u 'o'd' VI oo''1o
"l''eS "ud Carried " l"la' Oh 'o'''o
l'"uH"N' 'qu''a'e"' |" '''' IONS ol man
"'"''e' OF apPtoA'III"N'IN ~ IONS PEI
'""''IH' Hp'e ''iuH one ana Il h"Ii Io''S
per u'| per r"u'e' ana Nle 'Iu'NN
"'S'sH"''" Ior country motor express
routes covered 'o'a' Instance "l
1850 mics ana cafrleH 'o'ai OF
'"V'-l' Iou""S' equIN"I'IIl 10 ~ '"iIH
" man ila''er' OF one ana oi'e'Iou''n
IONS per gay per route
Summary of the Findings.
The department in its report nd
vises congress that under the opera.
ton of the two classes of routes the ad.
vantage of the service 10 not confined
altogether TO the pOstal revenues but
is of especial benefit to the postal pa
irons. in that foodstuffS trai sported
over the routes are delivered to the
postal patrons at cost considerably
below the prevailing minimum market
prices. Summarized, the verdict of
the most office department with re-
spect 10 the new service is ms follows:
First-That the increased use of the
postal facilities, already provided. as
wen as the further extension of this
character Of service is desirable, par-
ticularlv in reaching territory within
200 miles of large markets. where in
ADEQUATE or no facilities of convey
ance bv rail or water exist, if there
g 10 be an actual relief afforded the
public from the prevailing high cost Of
living. or still higher prices even
than those which now are considered
tXorbitant prevented
Necohd--lhat u rs fundamental tl'a'
without Ioou we ca"hoI l'Ne' ana ''"'
hEh-prceu 1000 results III hlEh P''''s
Tor iaoor engage" III lile pr"uu'.oh u
700" IlSei4 anu COMMUNITIES an" "l''
'Ilah"lNe eSSehuaI 10 ''e P'ouu'I'""
OF loou'
lNlIu-- NAT me 'I''e VI '''Eh P'i''N
~ 'o'ill'e'e anu '"'''"s '"'"''' CIV"
'"Ihlc '"N'
r"ur'' ; ma, "''r'' ''' ~ ''''' =. "
"uVer pays nIE" PI'''N '"l num- ~"
'e''l''"eI' anu Io' ."'I' '''''','''e'E' ''''
cost ol ioo"S'ulH increases :" p'oi"'
''"" o"u 'i'e WV N''"'' ." '''' ,'''' WI .
'i' N'''' ,''''' "''" Wv '"''' '',"' ~ :"
llerc"t'Ile eS'",''H'''''e'''' ""'" com,
I'''eu !" pa! n's"'' li'''' ''' '"'''
H"'u'"''S = 'lu'l'' y" nv ''1 Wv, '"''I
l'''N"''o'' ~ NV, '''' ','''', "''' :"
'u'H' '"'''"S' Wv vs. ~ '''' o. -
''' "'''''", w. p''''"' Wv"
'"i'" an" ''''' Wv ''''7
''o"'''H "'s"'' "'''
ConserVes LABOR and Man POWER.
Fifth--That through the maximum
use of the facilities of conveyance
provided by the postal service, the
food producer would not have to sus-
pend production 10 engage in convey
nnce, and thus labor or man power
would be conserved for food produc-
ton. Where numerous employees of
food producers are now engaged in
the transportation and distribution of
foodsmffs in small quantities, one en-
ployee Of the postal service with AIDE