The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1919, Page 3

~ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1919 Dey ce ‘ItWas Trucks--and Trucks Again 3 4 [HE Power behind the blow that broke the Backbone of the En- emy’s Advance is the same power that will back up the Drive for Business Supremacy in the com- ing Years of Prosperity. . oe that: saved Paris, and the world, in 1918 by bringing néeded ammunition, in the nick-of time,’'to. the “Devil Dogs,” the U. S..Marines. In the path of every allied ad- vanee were.trucks of soldiers; in the rear the gigantic supply line of trucks and yet more trucks, : I’ WAS TRUCKS that relieved-the freight congestion in this country at the most critical stage of the war, when cold and-hunger stared every one in the face, both here and abroad. Long trains of trucks (you saw them) carried war supplies, ammunition and food across country roads to the seaboard. URING A SINGLE week in July motor trucks car- ried a total of 3175 tons of freight aver an Ohio road, 40 miles long, between Cleveland and Akron while three railroads running between the sixth city and. — the center of tire making reported a total carriage of - but 4970 tons. This is only one of hundreds of instances showing how the.freight congestion was Telieved thru- ~out the length and breadth of the land. . : yin Feige N will determine victory in the business:battles of peaceful ,years. Trucks will largely_replace railroad. transporta- tion for all,except extremely long hauls, and contracts will be won or lost on. the quick delivery which trucks ~ make possible and their lack makes impossible, « HE UNITED.,STATES government has already stated that there will be no fleoding of the market with returned or unused war trucks. Any firm which contemplates the purchase of one or more trucks may do so now with absolute assurance that there will 4 be no radical change in the market price as some had ex- pected, would be the case if the war trucks were thrown on the market. ; ; ! RE YOU PREPARED for the business battles that will mark the coming of peace? Analyze equipment now. Be prepared for the starter’s “Go!” A Motor Truck will put you in the running. © | e Trucks Trucks SOLE DISTRIBUTORS Sales Company | Bismarck = © ‘i > ~ \ a. 4 ry AONE Bs At MraTO: ark A Arr vr va ee ee ee a Pe ee ke a