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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1919
Page
3
A special report notes that better roads and motor equipment cut farm-to-city transport time and costs. Rural express systems must centralize pickups to save time, avoid frequent stops, and rely on cooperative farmer participation for efficient trucked freight networks.
A. K. Allen, longtime Seattle tire repair pioneer and head of Allen General Tire and Rubber Co, reflects on early local stunts by farmers and the value of retreading tires. He guarantees retread durability, citing Dr. J W Thomas as a Cadillac owner with 5000 miles on his tires and noting long study behind his methods.
The article discusses organizing rural shipments by truck to maximize ton mileage and minimize empty trips. It covers dispatch plans, regional surveys, and pricing based on round trips, urging collaboration with local merchants and possible farmer purchasing agencies along routes.
The census shows one motor vehicle for every 18 persons in the United States with total registrations around 6,945,000 cars and trucks. Vehicle numbers are about six times higher than seven years ago and up 20 percent from 1917 to 1918, a gain over 1,000,000 in the last year during wartime.
French dealers of Ford cars confront government over 6,000 vehicles ready for assembly at the Bordeaux factory. The state no longer needs them for military purposes and rejected a repurchase plan, insisting delivery as per contract.
The piece notes that only a few highway transport firms handle small, convenient pickups along routes from farmers. Short hauls of small packages yield higher per unit prices than bulk tonnage, offsetting delays when service is treated as a specialty.
A vast tractor meet near Walla Walla attracts almost 75,000 visitors from 15 states. G M C trucks and Samson tractors win praise for discing and harrowing, with diverse rigs and colors on display. Weather is ideal and no accidents occur as the show winds down among tents and farm gear.
Provost Marshal General Crowder notes in a history of the draft that the automotive industry supplied 104,766 men to the war effort. After exclusions and rejections, 91,627 automotive workers were drafted, with voluntary enlistments pushing the total inactive service above 100,000. The industrial index lists 95,466 automobile and gas engine mechanics registered, with 36,895 placed in Class 1 during the first draft period.
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