The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-12
welfare must be protected and con-
served.
Direction of Lines Enters


served.
Direction of Lines Enters
A study of railroad lines of this
state disolcses the fact that the
railway lines run largely cast and
westward and their train schedules
show a predominating train service
both in number and speed in those
directions. One naturally would ex-
pect to find bus service and auto
freight service running in an oppo-
site direction and study of the
routes shows this 70 be the fact.
Hence, the bus is not serious COM
petitor Of the railroad and supplies
much needed service north and
south and with saving of consider
able time ard annoyance to the
travelling public. Where the bus and
railroad do o ,.upy the same field,
it is largely in the latter's branch
line territory and as their schedules
call for operation IN opposite direc-
tions the bus service is supplement
tary rather than competitive.
An examination of trucks and bus
routes proves that with rare excep-
tons, they follow improved state
highways. In a few instances un-
improved state roads or county
! roads are employed, but in time
these will be abandoned for the bet
ter improved state highways. Like
wise, graveled highways predomin-
ate and these others which shortly
will be gravel surfaced. Perhaps,
the greatest improvement in our
state roads to assist bus develop
ment lies in the completion this year
Of the earth grading of State High
way No. 6 from Bismarck tc Minot.
AS the gravel surfacing Of the miles
J, still unsurfaced will be completed
early next year, midsummer should
provide continuous graveled high
way from Bismarck through Wash
burn, Max and Minot to State High
way No. 5 in Bottinea and also
southwark on U. S. No. 50 to the
South Dakota line. This will do
much to speed up travel between
these points.
Recently he State Highway COM
mission purchased considerable snow
removal equipment and is fairly
launched on state wide snow remov-
al work. In time it will be necessary
TO add to this equipment. As the
bus will traverse the main highways
largely, the adoption Of this policy
will prove -ry helpful to bus traf-
tic and then assure a continuous and
q reasonably uninterrupted service.
It will relieve the various firms en-
gagged in this field from providing
their own snow removal equipment.
However, it might De we'll for the
transportation companies to confer
with the highway authorities to
learn just what roads will receive
priority in case Ct a general heavy
snowfall and arrange their affairs
accordingly. Unfortunately snow
equipment is like fire fighting ap-
paratus, it costs lot of money and
IS only needed on a few occasions
and when the need is most urgent.
Tourist Travel
| While the history of commercial
transportation shows no startling
growth and development of this state
largely due to the fact that in earlier
years number of parties rushed in
TO this type Il transportation, new
ertheless as our state highway sys-
tenn continues to be improved and
our population grows in number it
IS safe to predict that commercial
trucking and passenger bus service
Will increase. Such extension of
service doubtless will be in a south
erly and northerly direction and cut
across the railway lines of the state
supplying our people with speedy
and convenient service, a thing need
ed in certain sectit MS Of this com
monwealth. No doubt as the ma
tlonal pas enger service is de.
veloped we shall have bus routes
clear across the sta:., east and west.
but these will be more in the nature
OF tourist trips by persons who de-
sire to see the country in comfort
and ease rather than drive their own
automobile over the same route. An
experimental trip If this type was
mace few wears ago by q large bus
from Chicago to the Yellowstone
Park. The Improvement of u. 81
No: 10 III this state and u. S. No. III
in Montana will do much to acceler.
ate the installation Of this type 81
service. In making these statements
relative to bus and common carrie,
development in North Dakota / I'M
NOT drawing on my own imagination
but rather he experience ST the old.
er states east Of US which l expect
], to see repeated here. Because the
passenger bus and the commercial
truck 4:eEder Z beneficial service
which the general publiS seem to dc.
mand and can do so at Z reasonable
figure. this form Of conveyance 81
men and goods should net be dis,
coureged. Any attempt to !. throw
stumbling blocks in it, way wouls
~ N endeavor to stop progress an
. lin the end urove futile Ar ne.t -,