Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1920 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Paris of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL I I Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Localities. v s A MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATION For Hauling Freight Formed at Indianapolis—Ray Yeoman, Officer. The Indiana Highway Transportation association to establish and de velop a highway tiansportation system for short-haul shipments by motor trucks of all kinds of freight on regular schedules from regular freight stations, was organized at a meeting of shippers, truck operators, farmers and others at the Chamber of Commerce at Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon and night. Roy Adams was elected president of the association; L. .H. Taylor, secretary of the Indiana Federation of Farmers' association, was chosen vice-president; Thomas Snyder, secretary of Jhe transfer division of the Chamber of Commerce, secretary, and C. H. Abraham, treasurer; directors, Frank Shellhouse and W. S. Frye, Indianapolis; H. H. Chambers, Shelbyville; .B. J. Bartlett, Huntington; William G. Kreis, Earl Armstrong;- Prof. C. C. Albright of the department of transfer engineering, Purdue university; R. C. Yeoman, Indiana secretary of the American Association of Engineers, (son of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Yeoman of Rensselaer); I. N. Worth, Fred Wilkining, W. O. Moore, N. H. Cartinhottr, truck director of the Indianapolis Auto Trade association; T. W. Hays, John G. Brown, Monon, and R. H. Muench. The association accepted the basic rates decided on by the aubcommita tee as announced last week. It was decided that the board of directors and the executive board are to meet in a few days to close contracts for over the old Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western freighthouse In West street as an Indianapolis terminal truck station and to take over established rural motor routes and arrange for the Immediate establishment of new rural routes.