Smyrna times., 1924-09-24
FREIGHT ON STATE ROAD


Almost Eight Thousand Tons Hauled
In One MOnth-Fines Pay Expenses
More than fifteen millions pounds
of freight embracing fruits and veg
etables and general merchandise and /
building material, were hauled over
the concrete highways of Delaware
during the past month, according to |
data kept and assembled by the State !
Highway police. At each of the three
sub-police stations throughout the |
State-Penny Hill, State Road and |
Dover, there are scales where loads |
are weighed by the State Highway |
Police and their contents noted and in
this way accurate records of the
amount of freight being transported |
over the highways is kept. This rec
ord added to that kept by the railroad
of goods shipped from this state en-
ables state officials to establish some
definite idea and record of the amount
of stuff raised and shipped out of
Delaware. During the past month
the State Highway police collected,
through magistrates offices, more
money in fines from traffic violators
than it cost to maintain the depart
ment and this was in addition to the
great value of the highways in freight
transportation lines for which no rev.
enue is received by the state other
than the Once-a-year license fees from
trucks and automobiles.
Figured down to tons there were
1886 tons of freight or 15,872,000
pounds of goods hauled over the
state highways during the month just
closed. There We're 1855 trucks en-
gagged in the work.
General merchandise led all other
character of goods hauled with 618,-
243 pounds. Of building materials
there was 184,O94 pounds and 142,-
981 pounds of household goods. 9th
er items hauled under a general mis-
celaneOus character were furniture,
89487 pounds; machinery, 87,289
pounds; ice, 8O,O45 pounds; wool, 68,-
Ais pounds; junk, 1890 pounds; coal
48,760 pounds; rags, 11,735 pounds;
empty baskets, 1880 units; empty
bottles, 1917 cases; empty crates,
500 units; oil, 140 barrels; empty bar
rels, 100 units; logs, 63 units; ice
cream basinets, 2 units.
In vegetables, cantaloupes led the
list with 36,786 crates hauled. Cen
eral produce was next with 25,696
pounds and other items embraced
watermelons, 25,698 pounds; lima
beans, 7,7O4 units; potatoes (white)
5,016 bushels; tomatoes, 1928 bush
els; cucumbers, 1858 baskets; sweet
corn, 1858 bushels; potatoes (sweet)
868 bushels; string beans 181 bushels
cabbage, 143 bushels; peppers, 145
bushels; Okra, II baskets; squash, Al
crates.
Meats topped the list of grocerie.
and provisions hauled by motor with
175,487 pounds. There were 32,3OC
quarts of ice cream transported dur
ing the month. Other items includ
ed soft drinks, 5,766 cases; poultry
3,128 coops; milk, 2,235 gallons; cake
{ 1890 boxes; eggs, 765 crates; flour
/ 14l bags; bread, 1O9 crates; fish, Il
bushels.
Fruit in bulk totalled 46,973 pound
! There were 28,136 baskets of peache
. hauled and other items embraced ap
= pies Abb bushels; bananas, LOG
punches; huckleberries, 773 crates
2 grapes, 447 baskets; pears, 100 .bas
5 kets; blackberries, 80 crates; plum,
p 5 bushels.
There were 642 head of livestoc
, hauled. In grains there was Sc
bushels of wheat, 562 bushels of fel
corn, 399 bags Of feed and 95 bags 0
meal.