The midland journal., 1942-01-23
WE SEE BY THE PAPERS:
BY J. E. Jones

Washington, ID. g. Jan. 1S--That
every newspaper is backing the
President and sure we are going to
win the war with Japan.
That the debate over high taxes
has reached the decision: We can
take it!
That there are $4,000 more tele-
phones in Washington than year
ago.
That store sales we're higher in
Christmas goods this year than last.
That moving the Patent Office out
of Washington just doesn't make
sense.
That the Michigan Unemployment
Compensation Commission survey
shows that production curtailment
of automobiles means throwing
100000 workers out of jobs.
That automobile production the
week before Christmas was 65,S75
cars as compared with 130,270 cars
for the same period last year.
That years supply of rubber
has been stored up in the United
Stats; that rationing will begin
January A.; that ban on tire sales
is in effect; that the newspapers
can't--and don't try to explain so
deep puzzle.
That retail food prices are up 21
per cent. Fruit, fats, fish, dairy pro-
ducts and vegetables are still higher
than the general FL percent average.
That there is too much oil, and
there never was a shortage.
That the nations local automo-
bile dealers are facing tough times
and are unable to get enough cars
for the necessary and essential needs
Of the communities they serve.
That priorities, ALLEGATIONS, price
controls, labor laws, preference ra-
tings for repairs and maintenance
are still being promised, denied, ad-
justed and readjusted.
That the Red Cross has received a
gift of $50O,000 from General Mo-
tors.
That worries over aluminium and
public utilities have about faded out
of print.
Transportation And Production
1t is an amazing sight to look over
landscapes that have been converted
from cornfields and truck gardens
into sites for great new manufac-
turing plants during the past year.
Thousands of suppliers load parts
and materials on trucks which over
night, or in a matter of a few hours,
deliver them direct to their destina-
tion. Harvey C. Fruehauf of Detroit,
says that in place Of slow, unwieldy
vehicles, efficient trucktrailers cap
able of pulling ten tons or more over
the highways meet delivery sche-
dulles of hours as compared to days
in 1917 and through the period of
that emergency.
This fexibility of motorized
according to Mr..
Fruehauf, furnishes ability to carry
more materials with fewer vehicles
at a higher speed; it not only les
sens congestion but is absolutely
to bring production sche-
dulles completely in tune with the
faster modern machine tools. The
machine tools of today would far
out-strip the transportation facili-
ties of yesterday. 1t has required
parallel progress in machinery and
transportation equipment to make
Americas present pro d C i o n
achievements possible.
During the quarter century elaps-
ed since the first World War our en-
tire conception of time has changed.
Starting with the mines, the timber
lands, farms and factories new meth
DDS and new machinery speed raw
materials, parts and finished pro-
ducts on their way to, factory, mill,
merchant or army post.
No wonder that during that same
quarter century transportation has
had to keep pace We could not gear
yesterdays transportation to the
production methods of today. Those
who are in the motor transport in
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that have been placed upon US for
faster vehicles capable of hauling
bigger loads. We know how finer
steels and better design have per-
mitted the motor truck industry to
cut hundreds of pounds from better
tractor-trucks to pull modern truck
trailers with payloads many times
their own weights. We have seen
pound of fine steel made to do un-
precedented duties as part Of the
truck-trailer unit which today hauls
the bulk of the nations highway
freight.
Since we are fated against our
prayers and hopes to become ma
tion in which the sword must for the
time being replace the plow and
peace-time machine, then we 4 may
feel thankful indeed that in this
matter Of transportation we lead the