The Washington times., 1928-11-14

1dTlLV TO the future OIL INC due
Does broadening use of the :
plane forecast that eventually motor
cars will be of relatively slight i'm
portance as transportation mediums!
In order to analyze and answer
intelligently the questions Whlcn
people everywhere are propounding.
it is necessary to go back to funda-
mentaIs and at the Same time. 10
apply the mirror OF history 10 the
factors now at hand.
Civilization never before has been
as complex as it is a. the =. sent
time and il is almost needless TO
add that the outlook for the years
to- come is for an increasing intensl-
fication of all those elements, wnlch
now are cooperating toward the END
of greater complexitv. In clVlllza-
ton so closely knit in an oruei
where interdependence of individual
units to a highly marked degree ls
the rule of the day, transporlatlon
un1es an Importance second 10
none.
Transportation Urgent
Transportation. a factor of the ut
most significance in the upbulidlng
of complex civilization, is an ele-
ment of transcendent importance IN
the maintenance of the structure
which has been wrought, AS ~
diyiduals, whether in communities
nations or continents, are drawn
more closely together, the need ior
every form of transportation pc
comes more clearly evident.
Thus it is impossible for the world
toj relinuuish any single type Oh
trans ,yrtation merely because
newer form has been added to the
list of carriers. And thus the polht
ae 10 whether or not the -1rplane
viii supplant the automobile IS
somewhat circuitously reached.
1t is plain that it would be quite
as reactionary for the world 10 re,
linollish the automobile as II wouiu
be for it noteto take every posslnle
means to develop the airplane to lts
highest efficiency and TO exploit II
to the limit of it's capacities.
The United States, just as the
world at large, needs every means
of transportation available; none VI
them can be overlooked and II IS e
certainty that none Will be over.
looked. Progress depends upon the
utilization, to the utmost, OF every
type of transportation for goods anu
persons.
Each form has its own particular
snhere in which it is supremely sue
cessftll; each has its own KIND oil
work 10 do and each will continue
ia das II because it has been especlalty
ADAPTED 10 il over a long period ol
experimentation and practice.
For instance, the competition pc
tween motor busses and motor tfucks
and the railroads already has ar
rived at a new era and the cofnpe
t:tion, of Yesterday is the co-opera'
tion of today--co-operatlon .tnroug., =
which both units are 'benefittlng N
marked degree. The railroads every
where instead of combating the
motor bus and truck, are utllzlhs
them. putting them to their own
uses as feeders to main, lines and
thus are building their own business.
Those railroad executives who at
first attemDted either to ignore OF
fight bus competition have seen the
error Of their ways and now are
hending every effort to puttheir own
h,tss and truck lines quickly INTO
oneration. These men have found
al did their more farsIghted coi'
leglIes. that the motor vehicle mlgnt
he mt an enemy but Vaiuapie
friend OF the railroad and that
might. he the instrument OF increased
business.
They understand now that the
hts and the railroad both nave q
definite mission. that each has ana
will continue to have an important
Mace in the transportation scheme
IF things and that through co-opera'
ton both will gain largely.
Radio Help to Press
The utter righteousness of the
assumption that radio would sup
nlant the newspaper as medium
for the dissemination of news now
is apparent to all and both units
are working now in the closest
barmony. Never before have news
paper calculations been so great,
never before have newspapers
welded so much influence and
never before has radio held such
widespread attention. The phenom-
enon simply means that our ciyiliza'
tjon needs both factors and that
each unit is fulfilling a separate
and an individual mission.
Many other examples might be
cited 10 show that with progress
come greater and greater demands
and that while adding newer forms
the older ones must be retained and
developed to still greater heights OF
efficiency and usefulness.
The automobile-and the designa'
ton here lis used to cover all forms,
the pleasure vehicle. bus, truck and
tractor-has proved one of the most
substantial additions ever made to
the field of transportation. In some
respects it probabaly is the greatest.
It's usefulness is attested in every
country of the globe and each year
sees new lands and distant corners
opened for constructive exploitation
snd development through its benev-
Olent offices.
Has Great Sphere
The sphere OF the automobile II
tremendous one, Just as the sphere
OF the airplane will expand and
develop until it becomes another
brilliant field for human progress
The Observation-Disclosures form il
may take in the distant future
always will remain the most eff
cient, the most desira Bile, the best
- fitted vehicle for its own choser
work. Similarly the airplane viii
find its realm of usefulness.
Together, then. these units will
x,aoye forward. along with the othel
factors in the field of transporta
fion which time and experience
have allotted a definite circle o
influence.