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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11
s12.ooo.OOo
100000
From nation
Total for highways--se4. 600 900

Total for highways----se4,e0O,00 900
There is no doubt that Idaho peo-
pie expect their money to be match
ed on this basis and hope TO spend
$4,000, 900 in two years on high
ways. But perhaps some of them
do not know that the whole $24.-
900. 1000 will be paid by themselves.
part of il to the federal revenue Of
fice, part to the county treasurer.
and part to the state treasurer.
This means a charge of nearly $50
against every man. woman and child
in the state. Or. IL one chooses 10
figure il that way. it means that
yearly three months salary Of the
average common laborer with fam
ily of FIVE must go for the road pro-
gram.
Idaho couldn't possibly get sl2.-
zoo o00 out of the federal govern
ment, OF even S6.0000e0 from the
counties. and may be just As mad 10
think she can as she is To propose
spending so huge sum as S2i.eoe'-
oeo.
II looks as If somebody lied. Some
body lied in the first place about
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11

In the winter OF general discon'
tent around the country numbers oi
the forehanded business men OF
L Leadore have. turned their energies
to the railroad tie camps where good
pay awaits all who are willing to do
real work In life. MAX Fricdorff Ia
the head Of this enterprise. which
stands the community In good stead
at this time.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11

federal aid State officials, county
officials and voters generally we're
deceived. There was a regular orgy
OF appropriating public money, OF
paying out of one pocket Just be-
cause there was money in another
TO spend. But the federal 60 .ern-
ment was very strict and paid out
only when II was satisfied to pay.
The people Of Idaho held the sack
Then after the tax levy had been
tried for two years. somebody pro-
posed two-million dollar bond is
sue. II went to the votes of the peo-
pie. The people were told the bond
issue would relieve the twomill bur-
den. They were told this money
would be used to match federal
funds. A state highway official
said:
Idaho cannot afford to defeat
the $2.OO0.OO0 bond issue and
lose thereby $4,000. 900 worth
of highway improvements.
So the people voted the bonds.
leaving their officials and represen-
tatives honor bound to have that
levy law repealed.
1t looks now as if somebody lied,
there, too.
Where has our highway program
taken us?
The state raised its $2,000.0O0 and
became involved in obligations to-
falling $6.000,000. The counties. in
stead OF paying s4,0OO,OOO. paid $3.50.
1923. The federal government, far
from contributing it's $6000.000, sent
in $267,382 during the bienium. The
state got for its pains few miles
of good roads. very many promises
and a complicated highway organiza-
tiOn larger than all the rest OF the
state government put together, the
overhead expenses cf which, il both
county and federal money should
fail, might gobble up annually all the
state tax money without producing
and roads worth mentioning.
With such exceptional results from
our venture, the wonder is that a
single man can be found to say.
Lets raise more money and spend
it all the same way"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11
eio Lot Of Firswood.

Probably the biggest lot OF IRE
wood ever delivered in Salmon is
that now being hauled from the Sny-
der ranch, II miles up the Lemhi.
There are 400 cords in all. $50 cords
still being ricked mp at the ranch.
This wood was cut from the rich
lands that are TO be put TO crops.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11
kimmei Assessment.

By advertisement today the Kim
mel Mining company gives notice ef
an assessment of two cents per
share payable March 10.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11
WRECK STATE
HIGHW FUND

j The recent reference to the piling
p OF taxes in the state and counties
of Idaho. as published in The Re
corder, has been followed by disquiet-
ing revelations by the Boise States
man showing the top heavy extrava-
gance Of the state highway depart
ment 1t WAS said of this institution
during the campaign that 1t carried
on its payrolls no less than 500 en-
! ployees who never did n thing but
clerical work II indeed much Of that
They swarmed in and out of the
state house, particularly ON and at
stated intervals when they appeared
to draw their pay, like bees in sum-
mer time.
Bearing on this subject the Boise
Statesman in it's issue of last Sunday
presented the following conditions to
a joyful state, and they, are of .suffi-
ciently grave import to make the
most optimistic and hopeful of our
trusting citizens pause and. indulge
in little serious, ii not melancholy,
reflection:
Highway Jobbery.
There are three ways ) to look at
this highway proposition Either
Idaho has been buncoed, or Idaho has
gone mad over roads, or someone has
lied. =,
Consider the first proposition-that
Idaho has been somebody's goat
Two years ago there came before
the legislature certain smooth-tOngued
men who pointed out that the federal
government had appropriated these
SuniS for highway aid.
For rural post roads $275,00000
For forest roads ,..-..-.-. 100000
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11
SALMON SOLDIER NOW RockEn,
IN THE CRADLE OF THE DEEpa

note has been received from Ed.
gar Rlasingame. who is with the u.
3. s. Crosby at San Diego. Calf, ex-
pecting TO leave for South American
waters at an early day. This Sal
mon boy, who with his brother Her
bert served In the American forces
in France. will always be remem-
bered by his home people. who have
warm place In their hearts for
both OF them. Edgar sends the fol-
lowing:
A Sailors Prayer.
Now l lay me down To sleep.
pray the Lord my soul 10 keep,
Grant no other sailor take
Ny shoes or socks before I wake.
Lord gnard me In my slumber.
And keep my hammock on Its num-
ber.
May no raews nor iashings break.
And let me down before I wake;
Keep me safely In Thy sight.
And grant no fire drill tonight:
And In the morning let me wake
Breathing scents OF sirioin steak.
God protect me In my dreams
And make this better than It
seems.
Grant the time may swiftly ny
When myself shall rest on high
In snowy feather bed
Where l long to rest my head.
Far away from all these scenes,
From the smell of half baked
Trans.
Take me back into the land.
Where they don't scrub down with
santn
Where no demon typhoon blows
And where che woben wash tho
clothes.
God Thou knowcst all my woes.
Feed me IL my dying throes.
Take me back--l'll promise then
Never To leave home again.
Three Years Later.
Our Father who are In Washington.
Please. dear Father. let me stay.
DO not drive me now away.
Wipe away my scaldin gtears
And let me stay my thirty years.
Please forgive me all my past
And things that happened at tho
mast:
DO not my request refuse
Let me stay another cruise.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11
A total of ..................-.. .s2s5, 900 90

"A lOldl Oh ---.----------~.. , SoO,UUU.VU
This, they said, would be donated
to the states, dollar for dollar, dol
I lar. of federal money for every dollar
raised in the state. Now" said
these men, "let the state pass>a two
mill tax levy for roads in order to
take advantage of this cooperation
and let the counties raise two dol
lars to each one from the state. Then
we can go to the federal government
and they will match all our Idaho
money" This was the idea
From state C19-'20) IS 100000
From counties -....... ~4 L. .000, 900
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11
Coming THE Sagebrusher.
great western drama.


County UoaFd Summary.
The. board OF county commission.
ers met again on Monday with an.
other session called for the 18th OF
February. The board allowed vari-
GUS claims. including expense ac-
counts of w. w. SImmonds and w.
c. White to Boise. 1850 and $3.50.
respectively: increased the allow
ance To II. ]. Hackson to $35 per
month, with $40 for dental work:
paid the county agents salary and
expense for January OF Sill: ordered
a survey looking To the prevention
OF flood from the faulty state high
way construction above Salmon.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11

Department OF the Interior. Z. s.
Land Office at HALEY. Idaho. Janu'
AIRY 81. 1921.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Dated February 10. 1921.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11

II looks as If somebody lied. Some
body lied in the first place about
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
SALEM

Tol Poster. an old citizen Of Ly-
ingston county. died at his home In
Lola last Sunday night.
Dr.. and Mrs. Matlock are moving
into Mrs. X. l. Hardy's house. Mr.
James from the country " occupy
inR the Matloek property.
l.ayerne Farris spent the week end
with her sister. Louise. IN smiihhnd.
Paul Querlermous spent Monday
night with Olan Deboe In the eoun-
try.
Mr and Mrs w. T. George enter
tanned number of their friends A.
dinner on the 10Th.
Miss bora Rankin attended the
funeral of her grandfather. Mr. 7
Foster. Monday.
The high school folks are prcpar.
INK a play TO be given some time
soon.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

Rev ,. e. woodau 6ncd his rcr
ulai appoiu'men, at this pace sun
day.
Miss Myrtle Nswcom h impmyinr
slowly.
Mu. Rosie White spent Sunday
with Mrs Ida Duncan.
NJ. I. Scott and family spent sun.
day with y. M. Chandler and family
Mr. Aubrey samuel u some better
II this writing.
NJ. Homer Mays and family A.
tended church AZ this place Sunday
Rro. Wocslall took dinner with J
lR Collins Sunday.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
IRMA

Miss hildred ihghal n Tolu yis
tied Ml.s Wilma sullsuFsr saturday
and sunday
Miss Edna Mac stewart visited
Mis- Lola Dunninf SATURDAY
Mr. Raleigh Wyatt spent sunday
wiih Mr.. ?. ~ stewart
NJ and Mu. :. J. Sullenrsr and
daughter. Niss Gladys. motnrsd to
sloeum one day last wssl
Nc Nulford Miles and Miss ielnic
kirk ai,ended the bon surpsf her
Saturday nirhi
Miss Blanchs Sullsngsr. wha b.
attending school 81 Tola. spsni ths
wssk snd a. home
Mr X. D Morris of Tolu spent
sunday Nth Mr. a. a. sul.sursr
end family
Ths school herr is prorresslal
nleely wifh Mis- Matte lindary o..
teacher
Miss George Hfl visited 49,.
Gladys SullehFsf ons nirht las. asck
hr lasTsncs Iackvsll Visitri Do.
father " A. raeswell Sundsy
Msssfs MAlfard Turner. Nafkr
hufnes. Russell and logan iaeisof
u Barnett, attended the box sunlsI
here Saturday nirhi
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
GLADSTONE

Ar r. Cmwsll was in nlackfori
last wcsk
The storm Thursday morning DID
damage n this srriiuu
NJ hoh Ford roi tvo farms dam
arsd ln ihs storm ThuIadsv ~ last
week.
M. T. A. Simpson and e. n Col.
lins vers ln Rlarkfoui Saturday.
NJ Oscar Arhask and u n. Wal
kef n Rasehud wcre hsfe one day
lat seek
Mr s. NJ Jenkins u Marlou va.
in our sectian one day last vrel
ln huslults
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
POPULAR SCIENCE


a he" uumet u nNi,s l-ssAus4 "
b'Ahs sps''uisil ihasaiois
.
tof Aeeiiiens "s'aeis . hafo aeis.e
I"f pfo'ssiion tfen me tn'soss hss'
has brsn invented % . hisseunsh'
= sth eo'iaf 70 % p'seea si..ha
: '0~s hesa 70 pie'en' hsf aiihaAs
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
WITNESSES

A ssnssless ssme-playihs the fooa
There are many stirring psssagsa n
n oook buok
Never judge q vomsns loots By her
sppraraucr
When money talts there are q sd
many fascinated isieuera
No corporation should pass . divt
dsnd without speaking
he that drsweth hasu conclusions
Il not a sud artist
II money burns = hes IN ones
pocket how can n b. called cOld oashf
-noston Transcript.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
MUSINGS

Many . church msmbsf gives
moru fof poiiiics than he doaa
fuf rrligion
The Indians wsre q canoe
rae. but the Americsna " 10
DAP arv a yacht racs.
u sssms that when tn landlord
raises the rcnt tn tenant must
raise H. tco. or 81 cut
Every tims q shurt haired nc.
ne boy meets . little boy with
long goldrn cuSls he wants to
hght
nmt roll cirarvttes for the
puu-s- of kiillng time nme
gill transact business a. be cd
stand loug AFTER you have cult
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
FOREST GROVE

Mr.. "a Simpson visited Mrs. 7.
l.. nelt Monday.
Mrs. Minnie Gass visited hsr
mother. Mr.. Hannah Belt. SUNDAY.
Quite number from this place
attended eourt Monday.
Uncle Kart Brown has returned
from Florida and says old ksntuc.
~ is good enough for him.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
BELMONT

wsndAll AEee and Iva Thomson,
of Midway attended Sunday school
AZ Pinsy fork Sunday
Harvey l.owefy was p quest %
John Mcconnell sunday
James bugs and wife spent Sur
day the guests u Herman Brown and
family
Herman Brown went 10 Princeton
Monday
Willie Guess. of Dalton was week
eud guest u bic aunt. Mr. Eer
Guess.
Misses Dollis and Lola brown W..
ted Mics Hassie Sismbridgs SUNDAY
Garrett Boyd and family visited
Nr Herman Bruwn sunday.
Roy Crayns and family visited
iames Bugs and wife sunday.
lllils HaHsl Andrews. Who has had
leumonia, i better At ihis writing
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

MlHH IuhN MnffH HNfhi thf NffA
snd in Hoptinsulls
Elmsr Gahagsn and Dan Fox. u
n...in.y s.et,on. w.r. Ia Al. elty
u.,s.v
a.,
~" ~ :" "'t anu
Marion hondaf.
az and hfs. >. ~ jenkins isft
mother Co., q fsw DAYS.
Eliian 10 conduct = revival meeting
a., A A c...h.. .,u sn A..
-. y. '"'''" 90"
my "''''"- @Hu '''"'"A
a. -
a y y a'.s-' is''i's" 'ha
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-
A, ..t NJ Ia, V...h. -
NJ. a,,,u n u.h,., -. 1. u.
~, u..s.,
M. Am. gnl., a iog,.y,ll.
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-. ..,-i.. - 49, rs.,t.
-. t.l.l.,.
u,.. u.,..,., a.. -. A..
-, t,.,.i,,. a., ..,.,.i -.
........H A.
\
NJ John \ Brown Richard MA
.Hn and Frns., Hueh.. went a. Io.,.
willie FRIDAY a. 49, The Center. Wash
Gilbert Denny. Who l. atirndins
rived ln Marion Tuesday 20 spsns
ihs Thanksgiving holidays wiih hi'
bf j. u lhrslkeld RETURNED =
"aNsan sp''nfs s.'utus' "'ei 81
A. 90,
- - - =, -. - -. ~, ~
H., N ,.m.t p.,ri. ru..,. NJ.
.ora Fr.l,et
M.ss Maudr llanls ~ The rfinee
ion lssdsf Win viil haw charre %
their urw linoiypc, spent nirsda
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
CHINESE PROVERBS

Do ~, b. afraid of sOlas slsuly.
but Of standing siill
Wealth IL a. dr0ss riGhlsousnsss =
worth untold sold.
when you drink waisr thint Of ths
fountain-bs mindful " The soarcs u
geur bsnsnts
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

o. ~ Fnoch has pafshased ths
ianham farm t~o miles from town
81 ths hsuian road
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

A ulos line ~ velvet hats ~
MRS "a e. LAMB
Cos TaFiur and lnofh Belt are
aitsndinr fs,isral Court in raducah
ihis Nset
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

iimmis Kinsey spent he vel
ed ln rsiursh
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
'LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

MA AHHIrC
= n.'' hhs ei '''''' hA'' ~
hhn u 9 LAND
a'''niinf '''i''al '''i' /" '''''' 81
ihh ~s'A
D " '4''h hA' p4'. hA''u '''
'Anna" ''''' 10 ''''''' '''"
limrif him'ei spent NO "s'a
ed in iaau'-h
- rA
a. h haiinn ne hi'i ~ no ss'a
H
n. No. ii n...,, .,.,,
-. -, 40,
'''' '
-. 49,.
" ~ leant' oi t''''''.' va
90 AAii'n A'H'''
"A. 49,, A. a K,,y... a,
!. o., - - -.
A. nv - r, p.., a,
- -. Al. I'M. -, u.,a,v
h'isii ho'if'i'' "i -''''A an ""
h'h Na'h' 'i '.'''is'," ''''
sylvan Moofs spent ihr v~ss sn'
D. n hoons. u lhe finsy section
nen brennan and " l. Wilson
- pssnvood. wcre in tho s'iy Mon
e. e. Ttuiii. of ths nslles Mine
o ID. threlkeld' " hsp'pn' va
W 7 Wand. II seven sp''nf
fagrus 0ue's went m h"ps'h'
-
ia2 Ae''e' oi aA''"
Nas m hAi''h N
W. John !. "'in''''' p" "'''
i"ia' "a' m tN' ''N
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

Mr and Mr. " ~ Wiring and
Milton iandsll. u Francss. wsrs in
Marion MONDAY.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

Elmer Gahagsn and Dan FoS. u
Rodney ssCtion. Nerr in the city
Monday.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

unlie Graf sisphsnsah. ~ Tulu,
a. n Mafian ihs arsi - he seek
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

Mlss Ruby Morris spent the wesk
end in Hoptinsvills.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

NJ John H,fard went 90 Nunn,
Monday
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

AZ and Nr, s. ~ jenkins lsft
for louisville Monday 90 visit his
mother co. q feu days.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

DE- u O. Hardy ~ navson rpeni
~ sssl sud hs's siih BIZ family
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

Fah Cihisf ard fofd Hunter. ~
Nssioo ~srs in ihs citY Montay.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

NJ and Nu D. n krausss. "
So laus. sho has ben visiting NJ
and M " nlus lsfi fof their
haias uonilaY
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

" n iounr q Fr,iania. vas
ln Marion Mau'iay
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

Koisfi Rodrsfs. n raducah. vas
boz Marion ths hfst ~ ihs vesk
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

Mrs Joe Brsntlsy, of NUNS, wa'
here Monday.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

nob Cash. ~ iirinrsian cuuniyi
"a in Marion the hrsi u ths wesk.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

w. l. Wilson and "a Dean u
nsanuoad esfs in ths aiy Monday
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

sylvan Moor spent he wsss cod
ln Nadi,onsills
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

n Roous. ~ lhe rnsy seciion,
atisu.lsd oaafi herr this wesk
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

e. e. TruitL oi ihs nslles Mine
s.,tiou vas hsf, Monday
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

nen brennan and " .. Wilson,
~ usauuuad. wcr, in tho cts Mon
day au husinrss.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

A nev mufisf " swias isvsatioa Il
aaid 10 make the exhaust u the air
plans absolutely inaudlbls.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

o u. Thvlksld, ~ Rspion Wa
mixing with the cruvd Monday
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

J. v Corn. Dewey Corn and NJ
Nadley, II salem. were hsfr Mon
day on business.
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

Rss g. q Dillon lsfi Monday for
Elkion 10 conduct . revival meeting
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

" T. Ward. of sewn springs,
sas in town Monday
The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25

Dor acsiylsns ssiders q hard ahisld
for protecii0n from the inisoss beat
has BEN invented by . hissourian.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-04
Expect New Boom in Yukon

That, with the discovery of the large
silver areas in the vicinity Of Keno
Hill, the Yukon is entering on new
industrial era, is the statement made
by Colonel Thompson, NJ. z. for the
territory, who recently arrived in Of
tawa after a three months absence in
the NOrthland. He expresses the
opinion that the new silver find will
take the place Of the gold that first
put the Yukon country on the map.
Keno Hill is on the Mayo river, a trib-
utary Of the Stewart 250 miles south
east of Dawson. The camp has popu-
lation Of about 500. The ores are ga
lena, carrying very high values Of
lead and silver, the latter running
from so to $50 ounces to the ton. Dis
coveries have been made over an area
so miles in extent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-04
DEFECT IN EXISTING MAPS
That They Are Not Drawn to Uniform
Scale Is Felt to Be. an Educa-
J" tional Handicap.

1t has long bee;, the dream Of geog-
raphers to make series of maps Of
the world on a uniform scale. Indeed,
it is considered unfortunate for school
children that the biographies do not
show all countries by maps on a
single, uniform scale,t for unless a
student observes very carefully the
figures showing the scale Of each map
or the figures showing the area Of the
country mapped he is likely to get the
impression that certain distant lands,
which are generally mapped on u
small scale, are smaller than those
with which he is most familiar. Take
Australia, for example: The maps in
the biographies now used in most Of
our schools show it on a small scale
about one-third as large as that used
for the map Of the United States; yet
as the United States-only about one
fortieth (2h per cent? smaller. China
is generally shown smaller in area
than the United States, yet it is about
one-third larger,
The work of preparing maps Of the
entire world on uniform scale of one
to one milliOn-that is. maps on which
one unit (any unit-inch, centimeter,
Iaillimeter, etc. represents one million
like units on the ground-has been
under way for several years, and the
United States geological survey, De-
partment of the Interior, has made
considerable progress in its work on
the parts of this map that were as
signed to the United States. The
principle used in preparing these
maps, if adopted blythe publishers Of
school books, will give the children ac-
curate impressions Of the relative
sizes Of the countries of the world.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-04
TEMPTED BY BRIGHT LIGHTS
Adventurous Bessie Attempted to
Make Her Way Into Vaudeville
in City Of Dallas.

Gentle Bessie, tired Of the humdrum
life of giving milk and butter for the
hungry mouths Of some family, and
bored with the pastoral quiet of the
farm, determined the other night to
have taste Of the gay life of the big
city at least once before she crossed
the River Styx. Accordingly she
sought out the brightest lights of the
city, vaudeville house.
But first her bovine majesty saun-
tered gayly up Elm street from Lit
mar, gazing in the show windows as
she roved. While in this vicinity she
even attempted to enter street car.
Then, pursuing her primrose course, she
plodded on toward the center of the
city untifsshe@was confronted with the
gray, yellow lights Frightening the
front of a vaudeville show. Not con-
sidering whether she would be a well
come guest, Bessie walked into the
lobby OF the show, thereby nearly
causing the head usher to be smitten
with Mysteries. He finally recovered,
and, taking courage and a stick, he
rushed at Bessie. Feeling that she
was not wanted there, Bessie walked
out again.
At the door she was met by a re-
ception committee consisting Of two
policemen who had been summoned
and without ceremony she was roped
and led away to the city pound, where
she brooded over the sights of the big
city as she had seen them-Dallas
News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-04
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ADVANTAGES OF / MOTOR +. TRUCK
Save Much Time In Hauling Materials
to and From Farm-5ig Draw
back Is Poor Roads,, ~

According to an investigation into
the worth and service of motor trucks
on eastern farms, specialists in the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture find that motor trucks, as COM
pared to horses and wagons, last year
saved from one-half to two-thirds Of
the time required for hauling mate
rails to and from the farms. This in
formation was cleaned from study Of
reports from 753 farms, and they
showed further that trucks ranging in
size from one-half ton to five tons
We're in use, with about half Of them
Of the one tom size.
An interesting fact obtained from a
study Of these reports is that about
one-f0urth Of those reporting have
liehangcd their markets for at least Il
part OF their produce. Instead of
patronizing their old markets at an
average distance Of seven miles from
home, they 60 to better markets To-
Gated at an average distance Of 20
miles. away. During the year these
trucks travelled an average Of $500
miles at costs ranging from eight
cents a ton mile for the ohe-half ton
trucks to 20 cents a ton mile for the
two ton size. -
The average cost Of hauling crops.
with the drivers time valued at SO
cents an hour amounted to 5O~cents a
ton mile with half ton trucks, 81 cents
for three-fourths ton trucks and de-
creasing to 10 cents ton mile for the
two ton kind. Along with these costs,
fOur-fifths OF those reporting stated
that their trucks decreased their ex-
pense for hired, help, this decrease
averaging 1924 a year.
The principal disadvantage Of the
motor truck, according to this investi-
cation, was poor roads. 1t is stated
that there are about eight weeks dur