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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1915)
- . n0ME AND FAItM MAGAZINE SECTION Specialized Delivery for Farm py (iHOlKUO F; W1HTHKTT, . t)ig inii-rnalloiml llnrvcnler Com puny of America. WONPUK Is Mltrossutl by Hon 4 that motor trifkit aro bocoiu lnK uol on thn furrn. Many ttlionrn utifa miliar with prusnnt rural roiHlliliin lmi!liio that ilovolopment Is petiilliir to tlm city mid Hint farm lug romlilloii aro tho sumo youtor Uuv tmliiy nnd forvrr. it In Ini'vltubln that an tbo naturo ( fdrniliiK ItMoir i:htiiiKs, tbo wa thln' "( U' fa,m wl" display cor ,ciomllnK change. Aitrlculliirul ncrJ ulwiiyii prt'crtua tho inuctilno w hi. h fills It. Tell mo what kind of farming a ,i,n i1ixn mitt I will toll you what kind of delivery bo uses, or will uso witliln tho next fow years. The farm er who lias Krnduatocl Into Homo onn df Hid iiiiiiifrotitf Hij('lnllied forms of fsriiilnif - tlia kinds tbnt put fortuity r I Wim. . Tin: ! iMiiri.r: i dun i Imik into hi farm, and dally profits Into IiIh pocket will find motor truik delivery necessary In hi busl- IH'HJl, The NYtr Iteglmr. There appeared recently In tho lYnnsvlvntila Farmer an nrrount of one liiHtuni'o of motor marketing which nicely lllustrutes tho now re cline, rf. L. Hester, of Clearfield County, l'ennsylvanla, linn used a motor trtirli to bl profit and ron vcniciii'e fur two ear In conveying hU proiliiro from Homestead Kami to liiurdet, ' lie produce fruit, berries, garden liroductH, butter and eggs," nu) the a count. "Tho product ore carried more nifi ly and arrive In better con dition than when hauled In a market wagon.. About one-third a much time Is Kpent on tho road and one t a it i Ik dhipeiiNed with. Towns that were practically out of reach by tciim are within cuxy distance by motor triirk." The writer preface his remarks on Mr. Keitcr'a delivery success with this Mntoment: "Tho number of ucri of tho motor truck for market ing purposes Is rapidly Increasing and their Sucre bid fair to mnko this method the popular ono for convey Ing farm produce to market. A a saver of time and horses It I eco nomical." Economy ArKUincnt-s Ami this the age of all age, and the year of all years, when econ omy Is nn argument. With shrapnel shooting the price of borso flesh sky ward the specialized fnrmer. as well as the city merchant will listen to argument for economy. Plnanrlnl and economical crlse are beneficial In that they force in to substitute for our extravagant ways, method which will sin ml the test of profit and loss. When we consider the advantage .-.v i'-v- '' tint' J Tf-"i - V v " a ' L- ' i of farm marketing by motor an com f'',!l ,hB "'Wantauoa of city guso Ino dollvory, It In hard to aoo why tho city man beat bin country brotb.'r to tho method. Tho man In town ha bettor HlroelH and abortor hauls, yt ho was firt to adopt motor truck de livery. Hut tho difference, Ik fast dlnnp pourlng. Itural competition In in creanliig and waya and mnana for In creuMltiK tho apeed and dcreunliig tho cost of delivery are becoming uu pop ular nmotiK the orchards, lettuco fleldit and poultry farms of tho coun trywide, an they ore among the manu facture, wholesaler and retailer who nmko their deliveries over brick pavements and aKphalt. Urinous the Market Nearer. Tho muu who rulsns berrle and fruit aoon cornea to wonder how he oyer manngod to May In business with i i r"Vr.t bl old-fnsbloned method of delivery. Ill motor truck enable him to rise Inter in the morning and eet to mar- kci at the customary time. It en ables him to gather his lender fruit. such as berries and peaches. In tho cool of tho day, and get It to market or shipping point tbo samo afternoon. u not only move him up closer to his rustoiiiury market but puts him within easy striking dlslanco of other market. Theno rondftlon anDly with coual forre to the producer of truck and garden vegetables. Tho motor truck make the raiser of radishes, green peas and roasting ears ninBter of his early morning marketing. It Jets ti t lit get as much sleep as every mnn deserves, and yet enables him to get Into .market before It already Is glutted. It makes htm Independent of local buyers, and enable him to go where bo can gel tho best prices and conditions. Furthermore, It en ables him to get there more easily quickly and economically. Kvery mnn who produces milk, cream, butter, or cheese to any ex tent Is, or soon will be, the owner of a motor truck. It give him tbo power and speed necessary to mnko quick deliveries in the cool of tho day and rover, If necessary, long dis tances. Tho motor truck as now built will travel over all kinds of roads In all klndsv of weather, and will encounter any hill. The motor truck has become an all-ycnr propo sition and one which will relievo the dairyman of tho tortures of slow and tlresumo delivery. Motor Tnirk on Farm to Stay. The poultry farmer la a nntural member of the motor truck club and finds that his business ran be handled with alacrity and economy by tho aid of gasoline. It enables blm to mar ket dally, when desired, and to an- iC J "kVsi swer and to fill spnr-lal order on short notice. It malum a fiill-fl.;dned business man out of the oiherwloe handicapped poultry farmer. A farmer need not be an all-fnilt, all-vegetable, all-dairy or all-poultry funner to oomo in under tho clarifi cation of thoso who need Rpeclali.ed delivery, ilelng engaged In Hoveral Inc of specialized running doe not keep a mnn from being a candidate for specialized delivery. No ono need bo surprised then to observe, an liit:rouse In the number of motor truck purchased for farm iiBe. A tho kind of materials marketed change, tho mean of marketing will differ. The more fanner who be come engaged In specialized farming of any sort, tho more furmer owner of motor truck will there become. What I more, motortruck delivery hold a It grow. More than 90 per cent of all who take up motor truck delivery keep It up and never go back to tho way of their fore fathers. The motor truck build up tho very businesses which demand It, and, therefore, becomes a self perpetnallng (peele, mm V..' v WOOD TANKS Kor AS'ster, Oil, Wine. Mining and Cyanlda. Ww I'lpc fur Irrlsatlaa, Cltr jm ttmn, MIIbk I'tner riant. Pacif icTank & Pipe Co. 273 Oak tret, rorUaad, Or. 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