Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1917 — LOWER EXPENSE OF HAULING [ARTICLE]

LOWER EXPENSE OF HAULING

Trucks Are Being Used to Move Freight in Antofagasta—Cost of Mule Feed Is High. * A ? "~ The cjuestkm of the use of trucks for hauling freight to and froip docks, stations, and warehouses in Antofagasta Is now being studied much more than ever before. One truck has been In use for the last few months, five more have just arrived, and others have beep ordered. The high rates of freight charged by the coasting steamers make the cost of hay and grain for mules very expensive, so that there Is great interest In the truck as a means of reducing the cost of haulage.