HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1919-4-10, Page 3DISTRIBUTION
OF BRITISH TROOPS
TO MAINTAIN THE WORLD'S PEACE
Army 1;if the Rhikie Coomiste of 264,000 Men -Over 120,000 in
France -10,000 to Aid in Adloothig Trouble lletween
Italy and 3'110.814NA.
had been remanent at the Peace Cm,
ference,
In Mesopotamia, Great Britain had
30,000 mon. After emphasizing tine
Sonallnese of the number of troopni
notedly in Bussia, Mr, Churchill said
that it Russia; did not exist the bill
would still bo necessary. In North
Russia and Sibeda there were skee-
thing like 20,000 men out of a total
of• 859,000, British troops comprising
the contemplated army of occupation
in the various areas during this trying
period, Froin these 859,000Irren it
would be necessary to decluct 208,000,
who were not combatanfs in any seas°,
"To secure peace and tranquility
throughout the immense regions that
have fallen into our hands during the
war and to secure fulfilment of the
peace treaty and to enable us, In con -
Sanction with our Midge, to influence
a settlement in Europe," said Mr.
Churchill, "the total forms we pro-
pose to keep at our disposal are thus
approximately 650,000 mem"'
Referring to a speech by a Deputy
who had attributed the situation in
Egypt torthe military -government of
the country, Mr. Churchill remarked
that, whatever might be said, British
soldiers and British generals were
more in demand in every country of.
the world as la -givers and pacifiers
than •the soldiers of any. other coun-
try, As a matter of fact, British rule
nutter which Egypt had prospered sh
. despatchtrete London inays:-
The eltrOXimate dietribution of the
650,000 trooptil which Great Britain
51105)0003 to keep under arms until the
world le again at peace wag; exPlairied
by War Secretary Chnrchill tho
limo of Commons recentl,,
The distribution of troops, the Sec.
retari would be as tollowe: In
Great Britain, 176;000; M Ferules,-
120,000; apny on the Rhine, 204,000.
In Italy and adjacent regions, Mr.
Churchill added, there would be 10,000
men, b 011101' to adjust the lainentable
differences which had'arisen betwen
Italy and the Jugo-Slays, saying: \
"We are keeping small forties of
British treops there in many locali-
ties where the troops of no other na-
tion would be welcome, We have
been asked to do this in conjunction
with .our allies, te
becese it has been
Sound that these troops could prevent
troubles between the local populations
merely by their presence during the
period we are trying to settle things."
This, was, of bourse, contimed the
Secretary; done at the requeff and by
the desire Of both parties, who felt.
that otherwise there might bo a grave
Pelitite.1 situation, and mere were 110troops anyiiiheye engaged on a more
merciful and beneficent task.
In the Middle East and the Caucas-
us there were 75,000 men, and he
hoped that they might be substantial- enormously, he asserted, Itever had
ly rechiced in the near future. These been, military, but civilian. Of course,
troops had been Bare to expel Turks - in time'of war, exceptional steps had
and Germans, and were there now to'be taken, but' the country had been
merely to keep the people from flying administered through civilian author!,
at each other's throats until decisions ties.
Markets of the World,
Breadstuffs.
Toronto, Ap, 8. -Manitoba Wheat,
No2 1 Northern, 82.244t; No. 2 North-
ern, $2.21%; No. 3 Northern, $2.173;
No. 4 wheat, $2.114j, in store, Fort
William,
Manitoba oatd-No. 2 C.W., 72%c;
No. 3 C.W., 69%e; extra No. 1 feed,
69%c; No. 1 feed, 67%c; No: 2 feed,
6414e, in' store Fort William.
Manitoba barley -No. 3 C.W.,
$1.05; No. 4 C.W., 997,fac•, rejected,
97c; feed, 96c, in store Fort William.
American corn -No. 3 yellow,
$1.80; No. 4 yellow, $1.77, track To-
ronto, prompt shipment.
Ontario oatts-No. 2 white, 70 to
72c; No. 3 white, 68 to 70e, according
to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per
car lot, $2.14 to $2.20. No. 2 do, -2.11
to $2.19; No. 3 do, $2.07 to $2.15 f.o.b.
shippingpoints, according to freights.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 S'pring, $2.09
to $2.17; No. 2 do, $2.06 to $2.14; No.
3 do, $2.02 to $2.10 f.o.b. shipping
poihts, according to freights.
Peas -No. 2, .51.70, according to
freights outside.
Barley -Malting, 93 to 98c, nomin-
al.
' Buckwheat -No. 2, 95e, nominal.
Rye -No. 2, $1.65, nominal.
Manitoba flour -Government stan-
dard, $10.75 to $11, Toronto.
Ontario flour -Government stan-
dard, 09.66 to $9.75, in bags, Toronto
and Montreal, prompt shipment in
jute bags.
Millfeed-Car lots, delivered Mon-
treal freights, bags included. Bran,
$42 to $4'7 per ton; shorts, 544 to $47
per ton; good feed flour, $2.70 to
$2.90 per bag.
Hay -No. 1, $24 to $26 per ton;
mixed, $22 to $23 per ton, track To-
ronto.
Straw -Car lots, $10 to $11 per ton.
Country Produce -Wholesale.
Butter -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 36 ,
to 88c; prints, 40 to 41e. Crearnery,
fresh made, prints, 56 to 5Se.
Eggs -New laid, 40 to 42c.
Dressed poultry -Chickens, 26 to
84a; roosters, 25c; fowl, 28 to 33c;
ducklings, 32c; turkeys, 40c; squabs,
doz., 55,00; geese, 25c.
Live poultry-Itoosters, 22c; fowl,
28 to $3e; ducklings, lb., 35c; turkeys,'
30c; chickens, 270; geese, 18e.
Cheese -New, large, 28 to 28%c;
twins, 284 to 29c; triplets, 29 to!
29%e; Stilton, 29%, to 30c; old, large,
29,4 to 30c; twin, 30 to 301,4c.
Wholesalers are selling to the re-
tail trade at the following pnices:
Butter --Fresh dairy, choice, 46 to
48c; creamery, solids, J8 to 60c1
prints, 60 to 62c,
Margarine --32 to 34c.
Eggs -New laid, 45 to 46c; new
laid in cartons, 47 to 48c.
Dressed poultry -Chickens, 36 to
400; roosters, 28 to 30e; fowl, 37 to
38c• turkeys, 45 to 50c' ducklings lb.,
35 to 38e; squabs, doz., $6.00; geese,
28 to 300.
Potatoes--Ontarios, f.o.b. track
Toronto, car lot, $1.10 to $1.15,
Beans - Canadian, hand-picked,
bushcl, 0325 to $ . primes, $2.50
to $3.00; imported, hand-picked, Bur-
ma or Indian $3.25; Lirnas, 14c,
Honey-Exzahted clover, 5 lb. tins,
25 to 26c ib.; 11:1b. tins, 24% to 25e;
60 -lb. tins, 24 to 258; buckwheat, 60 -
Ib. tins, 19 to 20c. Comb, 16 -oz., $4.60
to 56,00 doz,; 12 -oz., $8.50 to $4.00
doz.
Maple products -Syrup, per wine
gallon, $1.85; per imperial gallon,
$2.50; per 5 gals., $2.40; sugar, lb.,
27 to 28c.
swboxixizzansuansnavascacerscoutramannimaxo.
• Providons-Wholesale.
'Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 36
to 30e; do, heavy, 30 to 32c; cooked,
49 to 51c; rolls, 31 to He; breakfast
bacon, 41 to 45c; backs, plain, 44. to,
45c; boneless, 50 to 52c.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 28'
to 29c; clear bellies, 27 to 28c
Lard -Pure tierces, 28 to 28%e;
tubs, 28% to 29c; pails, 2834 to 294;
prints, 291,4to 80e. Comp. tierces,'
251,4 to 25%c; tubs, 2534 to 263/40;
pails, 26 to 261,4c; paints, 27% to
27%c.
Montreal Markets".
Montreal, 'April 8. -Oats -Extra
No. 1 feed, 811/4c. Flour -Spring
wheat, new standard grade, $11.1.0 to
$11,.20. Rolled Oats -Bags, 90 lbs.,
$3.60 to $3.75. Bran, $42.25. Shorts,
$44,25. Hay -No. 2, per ton, ear
lots, $26.50 to $27. Cheese -Finest
easterns, 24 to 25c. Butter -Choicest
creamery, 60 to 61c. Eggs -Fresh,
47c. Potatoes -Per bag, car lots,
$1,50. Dressed hogs -Abattoir kil-
led, $27 to $27.50. Lard -Pure, wood
pails, 20 lbs. net, 30% to 32e.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, April 8. -Good heavy
steers, $14 to $15.75,• choke butcher
steers, $13.25 to $13.75; butchers'
cattle, choice, $18.50 to $13.75; do,
good, $12.50 to $13; do, medium,
$11.50 to $12; do, common, $10.50 to
$11; Bulls, choice, $10.75 to 11,75; do,
medium bulls, $9 to $9.25; do, rough
bulls, $7.75 to $8.25; butchers' cows,
choice, $11.50 to $12.50; do, good,
$10.25 to 411; do, medium, $9.25 to
$9.50; do, common, $7.50 to $8; stock-
ers, $8.75 to $11.60; feeders, $11.50 to
$13.50; canners and cutters, $5.50 to
$7; milkers, good to choice, $90 to
$150; do, com. and med., $65 to $75;
springers, $90 to $150; light ewes,
$12.50 to $13.50; yearlings, $12 to
$14; spring lambs, $16.50 to $19.50;
calves, good to choice, $14 to $17;
hogs, fed and watered, $20.35 to
$20.50; do, weighed off cars, $20.65
to $20.75; do, f.o.b., 519.35 to $19.50;
do, country points, $19.10 to $19.25.
Montreal, April 8. -Butchers' cat-
tle, $10 to $12; butchers' bulls, $7 to
$11.50; choice calves, $10 to $13;
medium, $7 to $10; select hogs, $20;
sows, $17; stags, $16.
Exploring Party Drifted
9 Months in Arctic Circle
A despatch from Fairbanks, Alas:
ka, says:-Storker Storkerson, Arc-
tic explorer, probably will arrive this
week at Fort Yukon, Alaska, on his
way to the outside from Herschel
Island and the Arctic Ocean, accord-
ing to word brought here by Captain
Alex, Allen, Arctic trader and navi-
gator.
Storkerson and four men recently
landed on the northernsAretic ooast
after drifting nine months on au ice-
berg. They set out with the hope
that the ice -pack would carry them
west to the low Siberian islands. In-
stead, it carried them about in a
circle and landed them 73 miles from
their starting point. Storkerson was
a member of Stefansson's party, and
took command of the expedition
when illness forced Stefansson to
leave the north.
Flossie Pay -"You'll never catch
me again going out to dinner with an
editor!" Her Friend -"Was he
broke?" Flossie -9 don't know
whether be was broke or not, but he
ran a blue pencil through about half
nay order!"
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The, Latest in British Flying Boats..
The above photograph's show the F2A flying boat, thelatest thing in British seaplanes. A crow of
five is carried, two pilots, an observer., an engineer and a wireless operator. The photographon the left
shows the "Wyd" while in the air, With a complete wing spread of 98 feet. On the right is a photograph of the
hydro -plane at rest. Inset'ie a picture of Lieut. 21. A. Gardiner, R.A.F., who has just returned to Toronto,
after seeing service with ifhe North Sea Patrol.
SMUTS TO DEAL
WITH HUNGARY
Indicating That Talking, Not
Fighting, is Required in ,
Enemy Country.
A despatch from Paris says: -
The departure of General Jan Chritlan
Sinutsrmember of the British League
of nations Commission for Budapest,
instead of General Mangin, of the
French army, who was first suggested
as the allied representative to inves-
tigate certain problems in Hungary
arising from the armistice, is regarded..
as an indication that talking, rather
than lighting, will take place in Hun-
.gary, where the situation is believed
by the allied officials to have improved
greatly.
The Roumanian victory over the
Bolsheviki on the Bessarabian border
and the fact that Odessa, is being re -
victualled, and is not being evacuated
.by the allies, lesselit, the chance for a
Bussian riolsheviki union with the ex-
tremists of Hungary, who are evinc-
ing a profound inclination for good re-
lations with the Entente.
The Roumanian armies, in co-oper-
ation with the French forces at Arad
(Hungary, 145 miles southeast of
Budapest), have receiyed orders to oc-
cupy the new line of demarcation as
fixed by the Paris conference, accord-
ing to an announcement issued by the
Roumanian Press Bureau, The allies
armies have been received enthusias-
tically by the various populations who
are living in constant fear of a Bol-
sheviki invasion'.
CANADIAN SOLDIERS AWARDED
ADDITIONAL DECORATIONS
The second ar to the Die-
tinguished Service Order has been
awarded to Lieut. -Cols. Reginal, 44th
Battalion, and John MacKenzie, of
the Engineers. Bar to Distinguished
Service Order to Major-General
Loomis, Brig. -Gen. Grierbach, Lieut, -
Col. Walter -Brov,m, 26th Battalion;
Major Terence Jones, 4th Battalion,
Distinguished Service Order to
Majors John Blair, Dental Corps;
Burnet Kelly, Medical Corps; Chas,
McLean, 4th Mounted Rifles; John:
Millar, 85th Battalion; Maurice
Plumer, Artillery; 'George Treleaven,
lilediical Corps; Captain Richard
Giles, 46th Battalion; Frederick
Kemp, 4th Battalion; Edson Purvis,
470h Battalion.
Second bar to Military Cross to
Captains Keith, 47th Bat-
talion; Frederick O'Leary, Engineers;
and Lieut. .Evans Ross, 28th Bat-
talion.
The bar to the Militaty Cross has
been awarded to Lieutenants George
Baldwin, 47th Batt.; Frederick
Barnes, 38th Batt.; Captain Adolph
Berner, 47t1t Batt.; Lieutenants Jas.
Carvosso, Princess Patricias; Jor-
ddyne Cave, 42nd Batt.; William
Ernst, 85th Batt.; Reginald Gale,
102nd Batt.; Blaude Hart, Mounted
Rifles; .Major James Hamilton, 72nd
Batt.; Lieutenants William Jenkens,
Artillery; George Lash, 47th Batt.;
Captain William Kennedy, 46th
Batt.; Walter MaeDenald, 44th Batt.;
Captain John MacGregor, Mounted
Rifles; Lieutenants Frederick Pye,
Mounted Rifles; Benjamin Skinner,
10th Batt,; Edward Wattin, 10th
Batt.
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GEN. ALLENBY RESTORES
ORDER IN EtWPT.
A desnetch from London says:7.
General Allenby, who is now in charge
of the situation In Egypt, where die -
orders have been occurring, reported
that order'had b.een restored in Cairo
and in Bellal. Twelve military col-
umns are in operation in upper and
lower Egypt, the General's report add-
ed, and the complete restoration of
law and order was only a matter of
time.
Tho Learners.
Olittle feet, (mead to weight and bun,
den,
little legs, uncertain, timorous,
We smile as we behold your faint suc-
cesses, _
Your doubtful stumbling seems so
vain to' us.
•
Each three steps' journey is a wild 'ad-
venture,
And'oerils lurk in ',floor and carpet
spaces,
Far from the sheltering chair and
couch, and farther
The passage here to havening arms
and faces.
But still you dare -for life is eptin of
daring; •
And step by step your earnest jour-
neys lengthen,
As mastery grows out of careful seek-
ing,
As little legs and little purpose
strengthen..
We smile and hardly think of long
days coming
When you will walk with firm and
careful trust,
'Watching, perhaps, ina..e little feet
that falter,
Long after we who smile tire quiet
dust.
Military Courtesy.
A British officer who has just re-
turned from East Africa tells an amus-
ing story of the kskari recruits whom
he was traintng: Mistakes in the drill
were frequent. and, in consequence,
"As you were" became an order rap.
ped out with increasing severity of
expression. Later the officer over,
heard a conversatiou between two
natives of the squad.
"What does our officer mean by "As
you were?" inquired one Askari,
"'Answer'," replied the other, "is a
word the Englishman has invented for
when he wants to say 'I am sorry,I have
made a mistake.' "
Steadfast in adversity, wounded
with a- thousand wounds, Brita,in's
hammer blows have never weakened
nor faltered. -Gen. Pershing.
ROAM TO PRESS'
FOR OVERSEA TRADE
Will Spencl $6,000,000 Annually
With Propaganda Around
the Globe.
A despatch from London says: -
The now Department of Vverseas
Trade is ready with a plan for the re-
form of the consular servile and the
establishment of commercial attaches.
It is proposed to spend at least
000,000 annually on the consular ser-
vice and nearly -2250,000 on the com-
mercial attaches.
Several associations of British manu-
facturers intend to take advantage of,
this new activity on the part of the
government, The largest 'of these re -
Presents directly, or through Allied
organizations, nearly 20,000 firms,
with a capital of £4,000,000,000.
The directors of this federation
said: "We. shall spend this year a
third of mir income and another 220,-
000 from our reserve on the develop
-
meat of British overseas traab. Our
first commissioner has been stationed
in Greece, We have another commis-
sioner in Madrid, and a third will tour
South Africa and report on the pos-
sibilities. Wo have invited eight lead-.
ing Brazilians to tour England this
summer,
"One of our representatives is in
Serbia with the British Government
commercial mission, and another has
gone to Holland to investigate the of-
fer made by the Dutch to form a cor-
poration to encourage British trade.
If we go on 115 we have begun we shall
cover the world with British trade
commissioners.
"They will not be selling agents or
commercial travelers, but they will
have a freer hand than the consuls or
commercial attaches, and their re-
ports will reach British manufacturers
the day after they come to hand."
Aeroplanes are the modern magic
carpet of the world. -Mr. Handley
Page.
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Interior -of Farman Aero Bus Between Paris and London
An interior view of the comfortable passenger quarters in the Fat' -
man Aero Bus, which is now in operation between Paris and London, -In
its initial flight between the two capital Cities, and carrying fourteen peo-
ple, the giant aeroplane "The Farman Goliath",made the flight to Lon-
don in the remarkable tine of 160 minutes and returned M 190 nil:lutes.
It may bo recollected that prior to the war the fastest train and boat
service between the two cities was six, hours and forty-five minutes, All
the passengers were delighted with their experience. Crossing the Chan-
nel the machine flew at a height of 1,500 meters. Thinner was served
aboard the machine and the passengers spent the remaining time playing
cards. Mr. Farman, the originator of the air route,
is studying many new
airroutes and one -of the first which will shortly be inaugurated will be
betwean Paris -Morocco, via Biarritz and Madrid.
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BRITISH EMPIRE
LINKED BY PHONE
WIRELP..30 TELEPHONE F RQ M.
LONDON f.f.) AUSTRALIA.
Britiob Cabinet Boon May- Exchange
Opinions With Premiers of
Far -Off Dominions.
.7, A, Fleming, probqly 1110
greatest British wireless, expert, de-
eleres thet inembere of the cabinet
sitting in Australia may "before long"
exchange opinions with the cabinet
sitting in London by wireless tele-
phone: in the course of a long and
highly technical article in the London
Times; Doctor Fleming describes the
progress of wireless telegraphy and
telephony .since 1913, mostly 'due to
the demands of the war. Of great
venni, he says, are the advances made
in directiohal wireless telegraphy,
Directional receiving stations now
always operate In pairs; taus enabling
them by trigimornetry to locate pre-
cisely a ship or airship,
"The Germans," says the article,
"used this method to determine the
pesitiqn of Zeppelins lost in the clouds
over the North Sea, We also used it
to determine their position for a dif-
ferent object, Admiral Jellicoe men-
tions this use of directional wireless
by the enemy,-Whieh rendered great.
caution necessary for use of wireless
by an isolated ship or convoys. Pour
such directional wireless stations are
new established on the coast of Cana-
da, and when togs are prevalent ships
several hundred. miles distant will be
able to ascertain their cosition by
making inquiry of these stations. The
control of aircraft 'through such
directional wireless stations will be
of enormous importance.,
Can be Heard in Airplanes.
The writer says recent technical im-
provements in valves have constituted
a wireless receiver of extrakdinary
sensitivity. Ho says:
'A detector that is not only a quali-
tative but a quantitative detector
therefore, can bo used to receive artic-
ulate speech in radio telephones, Tele-
phonic sounds can be made loud
enough to be heard in airplanes, even
in spite of engine noises.
"Anothtr 'important development of
the throe electrode valve is due, 10 the
discovery in 1913 that it could be
used for the generation of electric os-
cillations as well as their detection.
We are able -to produce vigirous, high -
frequency oscillations in an aerial
wire and we are able to modulate
their amplitude by means of a speak-
ing microphone placed in one or the
other circuits of the valve.
"To effect radio telephony we have
to radiate from an aerial wire elec-
tric waves, the amplitude of which is
varied proportionately to variation in
the air pressure of the, air wave pro-
duced by articulate speech. For re-
ceiving aerial messages at a diste,,rice
the apparatus is provided with a valve
detector, which enables us to hear this
spBeeychthicsmiecaorlyb.
'nation of a thermonio
generator and detector radio tele-
phony is now perfectly conducted.
Airplanes and airships are provided
with a trailing air wire or antennae,
and with thermohic receivers and
generators. Speech is now poesible to
or from an airplane so provided at a
distance 00 to 100 miles. Orders for
manoeuvres can be issued from:a
ground station and repliee can be
gStrheone'ld Dispense With Aerial Wire.
"By means of directional wireless
and radio telephony airplanes and air-
ships 'can have their location given
them when at a height of several thou-
sand feet and can be guided to their
destination. So sensitive are these
modern valve recelvers-that it is pos-
sible now to dispense with the long
trailing aerial wire and receive mes-
sages on a small inclosed directional
aerial in the airplane, Radio tele-
phony is free from many difficulties
attending telephonic speech through
cables and le clearly more articulate.
"Radio telephony has already to a
certain limited extent been accom.
plished.across the Atlantic, and before
long porfect telephonic transmission
of speech by this 'means will be in
operation not only across the Atidntic,
but probably even front Great Britain
to Australia. The Premiers of the
great self-governing dominions which
form the British Empire may be able
to exchange opinions and state their
views at cabinet meetings even whine
their physical bodies are separated by
thousands of miles," •
GERMANY ABLE TO PAY
6,000,000,000 ,FRS, IN CASH,
A. 'despatch from Paris Says: -
Regarding the subject of the financial
demands to be imposed on Germany,
The Echo de Paris says that the Coun-
cil or Pour believes that Germany will
be able to pay immediately six billion
francs in money of various kinds. De-
liveries of raw materials and manu-
factured goods from Germany, it says,
will reach an undetermined sum which
some optimists estimate will amount
to thirty billion francs,
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The Automobile
Why Motor Hauling ray*
4;;;17
these days a larin-labor short-
age it doesn't behore ariyoi ur -10
seOrn 4 410aha2liteal .4.0v5ee that will
paen in Pert take the Place of man,
The motor truck for farin 1141,111ags.
according to a painstaking linteligii,
tion by Frank Aadrows of the 51. f4.
Department of Agriculture Bureau
of Crop 4stimate, has proved its
right to be pleged in the agrIeldthral
"TID'ici you know that it 10 an estab-
lished fact that one man driving a
five -ton truck can heal more produce
to marleeriban Ilmee teams, three
wagons, and three men? And it can
_cover three times the distance that
those three men with wagons can
eover in a given time.
Hence, 'we have the illuminating
fact that one man and one five -ton
truck can do the work ofIlleight men,
eight wagons, -and ,sixteen horses.
Figure 14, just for fun, how mucji
eight men, eight wagons, and sixteen
horses would cost you over a pealed
of a year, then figure the cost of one
man and one five -ton truck, including
the purchase price of the truck, and
see how long it -would take truck
and man to Pay for themselves, And
don't forget that there are trucks as
light 'as one -ten for the smaller farm-
er who wouldn't use many Man,
horses and wagons an'hie farm,
Me. Andrew's figures are based on
reports from every section .of the
country, and for all sorts of hauling,
mid include not only the trip to town
with the load of grain, produce, er
stock, but •also the return trip, which
may be turned into profit by 'bringing
back supplies necessary tu the ordin-
ary farm operations,
"The estimated cost of hauling in
wagons from farm to shipping
points," says Andrews, "averaged in
1918 about BO cents per ton mile for
wheat, 38 cents for corn, and 48 cents
for cotton; for doing the same honl-
ing in motor trucks or by tractors the
averages are 15 cents for wheat or
corn, and 18 cents per ton Mile for
cotton.
"While most of the hauling from
farms is done by the farmers them-
selves, these estimated costs are bas-
ed largely on the usual charges in the
various counties for hiring team and
wagon or for motor truck 'by the day.
Andrews also says that motor-
truck hauls in 1918, trom farm to
shipping point, averaged 11.3 miles,
while wagon hauls averaged 9 miles.
The motor truck made 8.4 round trips
per day over its longer route, while
the wagon's made bat 1.2 round trips
over the 9 -mile distance. If the trucks
carried no more at a load than the
wagons, the increased number of
trips alone would place them in the
lead, But the fact is, taking wheat
for example, that the average wagon-
load was 56 bushels while that of the
motor truck was 34 bushels. Ear
corn shows the same increased capa-
city in favor of the truck, the wagon
hauling 39 bushels, with 'the motor
truck averaging 58 bushels.
Of the 1,473 county reports which
were received, Andrews tells us that
898 mentioned motor trucks being
used in hauling "from farm to ship-
ping points. In a large fraction of
these counties, motor -truck service
was just coming into use in hauling
produce from the farm. There were
man' reports of use for light traffic,
such as poultry, eggs, and vegetables.
Two reporters claimed the truck to
be a necessity in their localities to
fruit -growing on a -commercial scale,
on account of the long time required
for wagon trips and the sCarcity of
farm labor. In many States hogs
were haulid preferably in motor
trucks On account of the relatively
small amount of shrinkage compared
with hauling in :ira.gons. Some coun-
ties reported hogs hauled exclusively
in motor trucks, although these ve-
hicles had not yet come into general
use for hauling grain or other pro-
ducts: Thousands of individual mo-
tor trucks engaged in intercity haul-
ing are duplicating, in time and ton-
nage, the work done by a corres-
ponding number of freight cars. A
railroad train of 90 cars will haul no
more merchandise than a caravan of
90 trucks.
The average freight car travels but
20 miles 1 day, and a motor truck
will travel 100 miles in the same
time. The average capacity of a
freight car is 75 tons, and while te
five -ton truck carries but one-fifth of
the load of the railroad car, it travels
five times as fast, thus equalizing the
freight car's perform:nee,
Extensive plans are being made to
assist the farmer to haul his crop to
market or to a central station, saving
his time for wink on the farm.
Several thousand motor-truoks are
now on rural express duty, but to en-
courage additional operators to enter
this unlimited field return bureaus
are being established in hundreds of
tommunities. By telephoning the
bureau in his community the farmer
may leave word for returning trucks
to pick up implements or supplies,
thus saving him the time and expense
of a trip to town. '
Tho idea of Om, rural motor -truck
service je to accoranNate the farmer
who ie ittable to buy a truck of his
ovin. It will serve to bridge the gap
until he can afford private ownership.
It is a question whether the trucks
are bringing the -good roads, or tb,
good roads bringing the trueies; but,
which ever may be the ease, the two
aro inseparable. The truck cannot
compete with the tonal and wagon on
a bail road, just as lit is impossible
for the wagon to try to keep up with
the truck on a ,good read. A good
road is one that will permit truck and;
motor traffic the year round, and not,
for certain months alone,
Queen Mary ,Awarded Medal
By the French Government
el
A despatth :from Paris sayst-,
The Official Journal pinto several
pages of names of p0rson,3 to yhopi.
the Vrench Government haa award.
ed medals. Included in the Het of 24
pets -bile to whom silver or gilt ibist-e
shwa medals are awooded are Qtrieen
Mary of Groat Britain and tha Xing
of Opain,