The Independent . output of motor trucks of allkinds is close to 700 per day, altho notall of these are suitable for war of our truck makers can supply 100trucks a day suitable for army needs,under present manufacturing condi-tions, and this output can be almostdoubled by them should the necessityarise. Our Government has alreadysomething over 2000 trucks, which itpurchased for use with the Mexican ex-peditionary force. These are all avail-able and most are ready for active serv-ice on the moment. Yet only percent of our 2,451,660 miles of roads aresurfaced and can possibly be
The Independent . output of motor trucks of allkinds is close to 700 per day, altho notall of these are suitable for war of our truck makers can supply 100trucks a day suitable for army needs,under present manufacturing condi-tions, and this output can be almostdoubled by them should the necessityarise. Our Government has alreadysomething over 2000 trucks, which itpurchased for use with the Mexican ex-peditionary force. These are all avail-able and most are ready for active serv-ice on the moment. Yet only percent of our 2,451,660 miles of roads aresurfaced and can possibly be used fortruck work every month of the year. One of our greatest problems in con-nection with the motor transportationneeds of the army is to obtain compe-tent motor truck drivers. To securethese from among the ranks of the pas-senger car owners and chauffers and totrain novices seems the most advisablemethod. It will be necessary to estab-lish training camps in various parts of IT 248 THE INDEPENDENT May 5, 1917. WE CAN MAKE CARS FASTER THAN THE ARMYWOULU NEED THEM the country in which truck driver ap-plicants can be trained first hand indriving trucks over all sorts of roads. The forty truck trains already calledfor by the Government are only aboutone-tenth of the number which willeventually be needed. Trucks are plen-tiful. But we must have men to operatethem. Columbia, Yale and Princetonhave already begun to cooperate withthe club. Fourteen hundred volunteersare needed immediately. They will becalled into active service as soon as thecompanies are trained and equipt. Ifyou are a truck owner you can help todo your bit by joining the Motor TruckClub and rounding up men to be trainedas drivers. Address the club at 1790Broadway, New York City. Any mention of mobilizing our mo-tors for war suggests speedy touring-cars carrying officers, motorcycles rush-ing intrepid despatch bearers fromplace to place, ambulances full ofwounded, tanks rooting up trees,trains of trucks bearing ca
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