Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-19
DEALER
ARE OPTIMISTIC
IN NORTHWEST
Development Of Truck serv-
ice Expected to Give
Spring Impetus.

Minot,i N. D., Feb. 19.-Men iden-
titled with, the automobile industry in
Minot, whose interests demand that
they look to the future and size up
the business prospects with accuracy, ,
freely predict that the. automobile
est season for motor driven vehicles
and machinery the northwestern part!
Of North Dakota has ever witnessed. |
Finding foundation for their predic-
ton in the activity of dealers in the
smaller towns and the fact that keen
interest is being taken in good roads
movements in this section of the
state, which they interpret as the best
evidence OF, the stability of the auto
mobile industry, Minot automobile
dealers that in their opinion
the demand for cars in 1921 will be
in excess Of the supply. Their only
worry, they claim, is that the chaotic
condition in Industrial centers may
curtail production.
Motor Truck Plans.
m of the outstanding features of
forecasts on the automobile industry
in northwestern North Dakota for the
coming season is the proposed ex-
tension of motor truck and passenger
service. Last year saw the Inaugural
ton of scheduled truck service from
Minot to points within a radius of so
miles to which train service was not
adequate. Tentative plans of Minot
men interested in motor truck service
for the coming summer include the
developing of new routes on which
daily freight serVfte will be furnished
which tri-week service will be given.
Transfer men believe that with the in
creased freight and express rates in
force, motor trucks will be able to
compete with the railroads on rates
n with the extensive highway i'm
provement programs now planned be-
ing carried to completion. the truck
service will be superior to that af-
forded by the steam carriers Addi-
tional routes planned to run out of
Minot during the coming summer will
link Minot with points within a radius
of 100 miles east and west and from
Bismarck on the south to the Can
adam border on the north.
The open winter has given impetus
service from Minot to Max being
maintained all winter. Plans for the
coming summer are to extend this
service to take in towns in the Berth
old reservation section mi to other
sections in this end of the state
which are now reached by branch
lines Of railroads. One or two trans
fer men are planning to start daily
service from Minot to towns on the
wheat line of the 500 railway from
ikenmare to Omemee and on the
Rugby, Towner, Granville. Berthold
and Stanley branches of the Great
Northern railway.
Line to Bismarck Planned.
John ]. Keavin, who has developed
a successful taxi business in Minot,
announces that as soon as the roads
are in good condition this spring he
will start daily passenger service from
Minot 10 Bismarck. The trip to Bis
marck from Minot by train is a
tedious one, requiring some ten hours.
1t is possible to make the trip cross
country by automobile in four hours
and compete with railroad rates in
doing so. Mr.. keavin plans to start
with two closed cars of seven passen-
ger capacity and the cars leaving
Minot and Bismarck at 8 a. m. Should
this service develop, he intends to
add two more cars and give twice a
day service.