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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1918
Page
6
A historical survey of Overland cars from 1917 shows motorists mainly use autos for business, with 38.2 percent of the population farming and 53.1 percent of car owners in farming. The piece argues autos extend farm reach, enable quicker transport of perishables, and reduce reliance on horses, linking vehicle use to industry and daily life shifts.
A government analysis argues cars boost farm and suburban values, expand farmer access to city benefits, and dramatically increase productivity across sales, medicine, law, education, public service, and industry. It links time saved to an army of 625,000 extra workers daily and cites war-time transport needs and cantonment construction as proof of the automobile’s crucial role.
The message cites 60 billion passenger miles annually from railcars versus 35 billion for railroads, with 40 million miles traveled daily. It emphasizes the nation’s distance from supply bases and calls for faster transport to boost food and munitions production. It lauds 5 million automobiles as the era’s key transportation tool.
Dicken and family near Factory. Miss Ethel Ball visited Miss Lucy Dorr at Poston. Mrs. Lon Humphrey toured Athens Thursday. Charles Loomis buys a Ford touring car. Nellie and Floyd Bumgardner had tonsil removals. Dewey Barker of Hocking injured in motor accident at mine No 10. Dou Gabriel and family tour Beaumont. Jeff Harrison and J W Patton visit. Colonel Lockard family with Joe Christian in Monday visit. Algeria natives bury medicines used in last illnesses.
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