Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — MOTOR TRUCK TO INCREASE HAULS OR INDIANA ROADS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MOTOR TRUCK TO INCREASE HAULS OR INDIANA ROADS

Burden to Be Taken Off Steam Roads During the Continuation of the War. A RURAL MOTOR EXPRESS Transportation Is one of the big factors of the national war program. Troops, munitions, foodstuffs, fuel and other products must be moved long distances and In tremendous quantities in a short space of time. Experience of the past few months has demonstrated in a clear way that the railroads of the country are whol- . ly unprepared to care for the long hauls for war material, and at the same time handle in any adequate way, local business ?it the various stations in our state.' 1 Because of lack of cars this past winter, many thousands of hogs perished as a result of cold weather, and many others were kept on the farm for a long period and fed highpriced feed with great loss to the farmer. Wheat and corn have not been marketed in many cases because

of poor roads and the inability of the farmer to haul the products. The motor truck offers a solution for the transportation of many of the farm products from the local points to the larger consuming centers. At the present time hundreds of loads of hogs are delivered to the Indianapolis and other stockyards of the state by motor trucks. Eggs, fruit, vegetables and other products are delivered in large quantities in a similar way. A large share of the milk and cream of the state is now being gathered with the motor trucks and delivered to the central plants. All this means relief for the railroads, and at the same time allows the farmer to market the products in a quick and direct manner. In the case of shipment of hogs, the motor truck takes the hogs direct from the farm to the market; while, if they are shipped over the railroad they must be hauled by the farmer from the farm to the station with teams and wagons, which, in many cases, has taken about as much time as it requires to deliver the hogs with the motor truck from the farm to the final destination.

It is very clear that if the motor trucks are to serve in the largest and most valuable way, the roads must be in condition so that they can be used at all times of the year; and again, that the trucks can carry their maximum load. For this reason, every effort should be made to construct and maintain hard surface and permanent highways in this state. It wilt require much study and care in deciding which roads should be built first, and which can serve the war program in the largest and most efficient way. The subject should have immediate and most earnest consideration, and should have the support of all interested organizations and administrative bodies in the state.

There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and for years it was supposed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with , local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influenced by constitutional conditions and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, uhio, is a constitutional remedy, is taken internally and acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. One Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case that Hall s Catarrh Medicine fall:, to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. F. J CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c, Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. A full grown elephant can carry " a load of three tons upon Its back.

Agricultural expert who was quick to sense xhe possibilities of the Rural Motor Express Return Load Bureaus.

G. I. CHRISTIE.