The Washington herald., 1922-07-30

the states and nation are planning
to construct within the next fifteen
or twenty years. Nevertheless. the
roads are In better condition than
they have ever been before. which
means lower transportation costs
and greater efficiency.
The rail crisis. in fact. points out
clearly the great Importance. Of q
well-developed system of high
ways, assuring the public of trans
portation at all times. The high
benefits day by day. but they also
constitute an insurance I against
isolation in the event Of rail-
road tie-up.
The movement of passengers, no
matter how severe the strike. need
not be seriously impeded. There Is
one care for every six or eight
adults In the suburban districts
of our cities. Hence this element
Of passenger travel can be readily
cared for. The motor car can also
be used efficiently for all short
business trips. and is also possible.
though less convenient. for long
distance travelling. The vacation
travellers need not worry over the
situation, as motoring Is an in
creasingly popular form of recrea-
tion. Over 100000 persons. for
instance, go motor camping every
year.
To supply New York.
Surveys completed within the
past few days in New York showed
that a sufficient quantity of milk
for the necessary uses in the
household and for invalids and
children could be brought in by
motor trucks from distances Of
$50 to 200 miles. The daily con-
sumption of milk amounts to g.
$4,000 quarts. Other foodstuffs
consumed daily in New York are:
5,145.S04 eggs, 21s,527 lbs, potatoes,
$4,000 lbs. butter and 3,4S2.322
pounds Of fresh and provisioned
meat The Port Authority of New
York believe that the staple vege-
tables. such as potatoes, onions,
cabbage and carrots could also be
supplied by trucks from nearby
sections.
MIX Now Hauled by Motors.
Reports from Cincinnati indicate
that the milk supply will not be
materially affected by the strike.
Cincinnati consumes daily ap-
proximately 190.714 quarts of milk.
of which less than per cent is
brought into the city by railroads
under even normal conditions.
The $500 farmers shipping milk
into Cleveland which daily con-
sumes about 3s1.42S quarts of milk.
are using trucks altogether. Milk
coming into Philadelphia by trucks
now amounts to 64169 quarts
daily.
1t is estimated that the trucks
out of Louisville. KY,
will soon be handling 500 tons of
supplies both on the outbound and
inbound trips. Under normal con-
ditions the trucks and interurbans
handle as per cent of all perishable
foodstuns in Kentucky and Southern
Indiana Louisville daily consumes
116.0S6 quarts of milk. 224.121 eggs.
Isl 1.405 pounds OF fresh and pro-
butter and 9.544 pounds of potatoes.
Indianapolis Prepared.
Daily scheduled motor truck serv-
ice to all industrial centers within
seventy-five miles of Indianapolis
will be maintained. Five completely
equipped transport terminals have
been established. Consignees, door
delivery on all express and first and
second and third class freight ship
ments will be made. Pickup of all
freight consignments at shippers
platforms will be made IL such
service is ordered the day prior to
the date of shipment. Special serv-
ice on express and all classes or
freight will be maintained between
Indianapolis. Chicago. Detroit, Cleve-
land. Columbus, Cincinnati and
Louisville.