Farmers and Rural Express Push for Permanent Farm Transport System
Walter A. Bermingham cites rural motor express as a key wartime concern as farmers press for reliable, independent selling options. Ohio commissioner H. W. Norton argues farmers need assurances of sales, fair prices, and dependable capital to avoid market glut and waste.
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Walter A. Bermingham
Chicago Evening Post
W. Norton
Ohio State Commission
Germany
Norton
Motor Trucks Overtake Wagons for Farm Hauling Gains
United States Department of Agriculture data show motor trucks and tractors cutting grain hauling costs and increasing loads versus wagons. In 1918 motor trucks averaged 11.3 miles per haul with 3.4 round trips daily, while wagons averaged 9 miles and 1.2 trips. Wheat costs were 15 cents per ton mile by motor truck vs 30 cents by wagon. corn 15 vs 33. cotton 18 vs 48.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Rocky Mountain States
East North Central
East South Central
New England
Middle Atlantic
West North Central
West South Central
Pacific
South Atlantic
Rocky Mountain
North Dakota
California
West
United States
Motor costs compared across eras show efficiency gains
Agricultural bureau notes from 1906 to 1918 compare wagon and motor costs per ton mile. Wagons carried corn and wheat at about 19 cents, cotton higher, while motor truck costs remained lower in 1918 despite wage and price increases, reflecting efficiency improvements.
Memorial Trees Proposed Along Motor Highways
The American Forestry Association urges memorial trees for war dead along motor highways. P S Ridsdale notes wide adoption and Lincoln highway support by the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Charles Lathrop Pack calls for an AD Victory oak or elm and asks state cooperation to teach forestry’s value.
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American Forestry Association
P. S. Ridsdale
Association
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Charles Lathrop Pack
Oil on Floor Hazard Warns Car Owners
A fragment warns motorists to store cars in a private garage with a box of sawdust on the floor to absorb spilled oil. It notes oil contact with tires leads to dangerous rapid spread and cites familiar hazards from oil on the floor.
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M. B. Ulrich & Co
The
Ohio Farmers Insurance Co
le Roy, Ohio
J. M. Scott
John Irwin
J. H- Taylor
O. M. Wallick
L. L. Reese
Grant Sipes
Wm. Richardson
A. M. Stickles
O. A. Taylor
J. H. Bechtel
Henry Sipes
R. D. McCarter
Paris Taylor
W. T. Summerville
Free
Rockford, Ill
U.S. A
Bureau of Crop
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Gabon
Abe
Naas
Danaaa
Hess Poultry Pan
Dr. Hesse
Hess
Odon Drug Co
Rexall
Ehrae
W.r.neeremer
Big Red
Beasley’s Sale
Odon
Burns
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