Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1918 — A MOTOR ROUTE TO CHICAGO [ARTICLE]

A MOTOR ROUTE TO CHICAGO

Parcel Post Line from Indianapolis to Run Within Sixty Days. Chicago, January 22. —One hundred and iflfty-flve representatives from different parts of the country met here yesterday and formed the Highways Industries association.,. It was announced after the meeting that within sixty days a parcel post motor truck route between Chicago and Indianapolis would be established, and that this route would be (followed by extensions into the Southern states, there to join a similar system along the Atlantic coast. James I. Blakeslee, fourth assistant postmaster-general, who is In charge of the federal rural delivery system, was a speaker at the meeting. “Motor truck routes will provide a means of communication and conveyance throughout territory where n 6 adequate transportation facilities now exist,” he said. “The plan of operation of these truck lijnes Is to collect and deliver mailable matter in general and parcel post in particular, from producers to consumers In a manner that will eliminate unnecessary handling. Already several lines are In successful operation, while many others are being laid out.” S. M. Williams of Lima, Ohio, was elected president of the Highways Industries association.