Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-30
SIXTEEN TRUCK Lines
RAD|ATE FROM RICHMOND
Russell II. Rawlings Advises
Governor of Trucks Avail
able in Emergency.
SEVEN ROUTES AnE Projected
Seventeen Counties VIII lie Renchcd
by Lines to Sc Developed by
Merehnntn' Motor Transport.
Terminals of Present Routes.


The ''Ship-by-Truck' tour. in
which Governor Davis co.opsra ted
eighteen months ago. has resulted
In tho establishment OF the Mer-
chants Motor Transport. operating
sixteen routes In ten different direc-
tions out OF Richmond. Russell u.
rawlings. treasurer OF the Virginia
Automobile Dealers Association. adj
viscd Governor Davis In a coinmu-
nication yesterday. MIR. Rawlings
furnished detailed information to the
Governor for use In event or flu
turc tic-up in the transportation ia
ciliticB In the State.
In Richmond there arc more than
1000 trucks, and an equal number in
tho suburbs and Immediate adjacent
territory. making 1000 truck await
able for use in and out Of Richmond.
while in the State there arc approx
imatcly 1900 trucks availaDi. for
any emergency.
Tho sixteen truck lines operating
regular ylout Of Richmond rlGia;-
ing In ten different directs ,aI. bring
In farm products, milk, porltrJ. .ii-
tie. hogs and carry out regularly
fresh fruits, vegetable and sea food
and manufactured commodities. thus
giving the distant points the .tIvan-
taEcs that city people alone have
heretofore been afforded. Merchants
In this city and country have tlHo
been brought closer together with
quicker deliveries. says Mr.. Rawlings
Plans arc being made for confer
cncc Of the operator and for per-
nanent terminal facilities in Rich
mond. where telephone orders can b.
received and freight received and de-
livcrcd
Routes are now under consideration
for New Kent. Chesterfield. Amelia.
Caroline, Southeast Hanover. iiir,;
william and Essex Counties, while
the undevclopcd routes soon 90 re-
reivc consideration. include BruEs-
wick. inw!ddic. Mccklcnburg. Luz
nenburg. Nottoway. Buckingham.
Tappahannock.~ Spotsyivania. i!oG
cestcr and Prince Gcorg. Counties.
In the appended lis, the operating
routes arc shown. with the regular
run. tho same Of the operator and
bercd nineteen below are north Of
the James River. and routes Nnm-
bcrcd twenty and above are south
OF tho James River:
IL. Louisa Courthousc-evcry other
day. II. e. Long, Louisa, Va, Pro-
ducers Cooperative Exchange, Cary
street. Richmond
IL. Beaver m,--scmiwcokly. G..
y. Terrell Beaver Dam. Va. Kline
II u
Street. Richmond
81. Farmvillc-C umbcrland - every
other day. =. II. Stouns. 6I3 West
Broad Street. Richmond
t2a. Cumberland Courthousc-cvcrv
other day. T.. II. Amos, Cumberland
Courthouse. 6l5 West Broad street.
Richmond: Meadow Bros. Cumbcr-
land. Va. 6i3 west Broad Street.
Richmond
AZ. PowhatnnRc lona. daily Mr..
Rudd. Beiona. Va. 6l3 West Broad
Street. Richmond
la. Fluvanna Routc,-wcckly. T.
r. Kirkpatrick, kents Store. Va. J.
II. Adams store. Cary Street. Rich
,nond
lob. Fluvanna Routc,-wcekIy. C..
-. Thomas. kcnts store. Va. Pro-
duccIs operative Exchange, Cary
street. Richmond
10 Goochland CONFERENCE.-The.
Hriesmastcr Bros. Crozicr, Va. 6i3
west Broad street. Richmond
II. Broad street Rcard and short
Pump.-daily. Ocra,or's name moi
obtained
Is. Glen Allen Casco.-daily oper-
ator's name not obtained.
81. Petersburg Richmond, = daily
a. ana X. Transfer Company. Peters
burg. Glib West Broad Street. Rich
mond
Richmond observation-disclosures. n.
and r. Transfer. Mutual BUILDING
Richmond
fla. Charles City County.-dai,v
Mt Barnwcll. Twenty-second and
Main streets '
Ill. onarics city Dar bytown.
daily Crowcll Bros, Twcntysocnrd
and Main Streets
&c Charles City County.-dailv e.
walker, Twenty-second and Main
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