Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
BUS AND TRUCK FORGING
AHEADNLC.C. SPOTLIGHT
Inquiries Serving to Inform Public on
Present and Prospective Value of
New Transportation Unit.

terstate Commerce Commission hear.
ingS will serve to stimulate thought
and arouse the most desirable kind
of interest.
In other words, in addition to &C.
quiring great amount of data, In adj.
dition to plotting and dissecting the
American notorious situation, in ad.
dition to formulating improvements
of one sort of another. the officials
taking testimony and conducting the
Investigations WILL unconsciouSlv and
inevitably, act as animate billboards
for the unit of transportation which
uses the highways for it's roadbed
These gentlemen. in travelling about
the country, cannot help but turn the
thoughts of each great section Of
America to the truck-the term being
used in its broadcast sense-and direct
attention to it's many singuarly at
tractive chara cteristics.
Educational Work Required.
Persons who before were doubtful
as to the value of the bus as a. means
or 1ntracity transportation will be
without conscious attempt on the part
of any one. thoroughly and complete
~ lnoculated with the idea that these
broad-bottomed couriers are worthy
"a - PAseNC Va Importance.
and that they cannot be overlooked
In any serious consideration of the
movement of passengers and ma
terials
Upon first glance this may appear
rather elementary. vet the fact re-
mains that literally millions through
out the United States are not vet
cognizant Of the place to which the
truck and bus have risen. of their
brilliant future and of the vast pos
sibilities they offer. and. Furthermore.
OF the magnificent transportation
chain which is being upbuilded by the
railroads in conjunction with the two
automOtive units.
The public is but slowly gaining an
insight into the enormous and
enormously important system which
now is so rapidly assuming shape. The.
general public's ideas on the subject
are amazingly inchoate. surprisingly
limited as to scope and detail
Value of /. c. G. Hearings.
Here again, 1t will be seen, the In
terstate Commerce Commission hear.
ings will be n service by simply bring
ing before the eyes of the public. con
cretely and definitely, certain salient
facts. They will indicate to those who
hAAo" ANbAC iOOul lllc SuDJcCI anu are
unaware of it's significance to all the
people that the problem is not as dis
organized as their own idea on it
that it's Importance as system is
recognized by the government and
that from this point forward il must
be regarded as seriously as any of the
longer established methods Of trans
pOrtation.
These hearings will. by their very
being, perform a distinct service in be-
half of the motor bus and motor
truck. The mere fact that they are
being held. that they are being widely
discussed, is important and beneficial.
If one would care to look at it in that
way. it might ne said that this result
alone would be worth the calling of
the hearings and that the actual re
suits of them would be so much
velvet"
At any rate, the hearings are on
and they will be until the Autumn.
In that time much good missionary
work will have been accomplished
thousands will have gained new and
stimulating views on a factor destined
to broaden in significance with the
years, and the bus and truck will go
to the tasks to which they are so well
fitted with renewed vigor and
strength. backed by an enlightened
and cooperating public.