The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
FARM WORK GAINS
EFFICIENCY BY Use
OF AUTOMOBILES
Motor Truck Becomes
Big Factor in Distri-
button of Food.

TORONTO, Sept 3.-"world eco
nomic conditions have brought about
a readjustment of commodity values
everywhere" declared F. w. Fem.
secretary national motor truck
committee, National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce. in an ad-
dress Monday before the directors
of the Canadian National EXhioi-
ton. "A buyers market is at hand;
costs must be hewn to the line One
of the old. fundamental theories OF
successful merchandising that is
being recognized today. therefore
more than ever before. is q quick
turnover Of stock: because this per-
mits smaller margins Of proft quick
and economical transportation must
be provided.
This is a plea. therefore, for the
development and the fostering Of
motor transportation in the name OF
lower prices and a better knit Cana
d." continued Mr.. Fem. "Fullness
of commercial prestige can only be
awakened to the possibilities pre-
sented by the development OF a
motor transport system.
Security IN Highways.
Every dollar invested in the i'm
provement of your highways will b.
a pledge of honor to the future com
mercial greatness and security O.
! your country. The highways in thu
provinces will always be the mail
> arteries for commerce and defense.
!. The world is just awakening tc
l the manifold advantages Of highwa!
, transportation; evidence is to be ha<
, on every hand. Farmers show
/ gain of 6S per cent in their indivi
! dual efficiency as a result of tn,
Q adoption of the automobile as a par
Of their transportation equipment
The extensive utilization Of moto
trucks by the eight railroads enter
ing Cincinnati, Ohio. made possibl
the release for the main line move
ment Of the railroads, which is thei
permanent and profitable sphere o
, operation, 66,S62 cars; the elimina
! tion Of 100000 switching cuts; tn
advancement of the freight move
ment fifty-two hours; and a savin
n Of 80 per cent in labor throug
:, the elimination of the rehandling G
II tonnage.
i Motor Truck Big Factor.
A almost over night the moto
q truck has therefore become a tire
n mendous factor in the distribute
70 of our nations food supply. Thin
d of $500 head of hogs, valued a
y 100000, being hauled into Indiar
apolis stock yards in one day by 50
10 motor trucks. St Joseph, Mo-, is RI
ceiving $500 per day, while Omahi
g Neb., received over $4,000 in OF
ID year. In these times of high liz
5 ing costs the saving Of 43 cen
per hog, or q total OF $13,760 a yet
n delivered at the stockyard Is a b
S. item. This is what is happening s
* st. Louis, as 1000 hogs are move
m across the Mississippi river eaC
." hog-slaughtering day.
le The Bureau Of Crop Estimates
ID the United States Department
Agriculture discovered after an e.
o. haustive series of experiments wit
cf horse and mbtor drawn vehicles thi
the motor drawn vehicle travelt
rs per cent longer distance: ma,
= 1873 per cent more round trip
carried 4S per cent more corn,
Y per cent more wheat and 'S3 per eel
more cotton. This work was dol
IN at 46 per cent. so per cent and
In per cent of the ton-mile. cost
~ wagon hauled corn, wheat and co
ton respectively. -. -
d, Food Main Spring Of Action.
v '"The day Of the power farmer
on at hand. It Is to him that you mu
. turn, in answer to the Dominion
ed cry for greater production. For 70,
ne viii be the greatest factor in wor
ck economics for many years to com
ne 1t is the main spring of human q
n ton. The golden age Of ample TO
y for minimum OF effort has passt
The decision of the Milwauk
Street hallway Company to utili
motor buses in the extension of
services into new districts is pc
III haps q forecast of the possible trel
In this field ofSoperatIon. Hither'
w street car companies have frown
IS on buses as nuisances to be driv
nd of the streets wherever possib
t. The possibility OF using buses {
lg feeders to the regular car lines h
ng not occurred to very many operatil
hoticials as vet; but, 1 safely pred
s" that the bus will be used more a