Project Gutenberg 2006-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 102 United States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport Committee The Rural Motor Express To Conserve Foodstuffs and Labor and to Supply Rural Transportation. Washington Government Printing Office 1918 Highways Transport Committee Council of National Defense, Bulletin No. 2 Produced by Jessica Gockley, Jason Isbell, Bruce Albrecht, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Rural Motor Express" is a publication produced by the Highways Transport Committee of the Council of National Defense, written during the early 20th century, specifically in 1918. This book is a governmental report that addresses the effective utilization of motor trucks for rural transportation during a time of increased demand for goods due to World War I. The central topic focuses on the need for sustainable transportation solutions to conserve food and labor, as well as to improve efficiency in the movement of agricultural products from rural areas to urban markets. The content of "The Rural Motor Express" outlines the challenges faced by the transportation systems during wartime and advocates for the enhanced use of motor trucks to alleviate the burden on railroads while optimizing food production and distribution. It details the operational mechanics of establishing rural express routes that allow farmers to consolidate and deliver their products efficiently. By proposing a systematic approach to organizing daily transport services connecting farms and markets, the book highlights the economic benefits, such as increased food production, effective use of labor, and improved access to necessary supplies for farmers. The report emphasizes the importance of local cooperation and community involvement in the success of this transportation initiative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Transportation, Automotive Roads Trucking HE Text Technology Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Reports & Conference Proceedings 42845 2025-07-08T10:37:37.956975 text/html 39120 2006-11-13T13:39:08 text/html 105418 2025-07-08T10:37:42.684901 application/epub+zip 103666 2025-07-08T10:37:40.553901 application/epub+zip 79179 2025-07-08T10:37:39.529895 application/epub+zip 220976 2025-07-08T10:37:44.275876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210907 2025-07-08T10:37:42.038908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171449 2022-09-09T11:18:27.626613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35565 2025-07-08T10:37:37.686908 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35342 2006-11-13T13:39:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20467 2025-07-08T10:37:44.397884 application/rdf+xml 15370 2025-07-08T10:37:40.010925 image/jpeg 4150 2025-07-08T10:37:39.770904 image/jpeg 35765 2006-11-13T13:39:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 12596 2006-11-13T13:39:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 136921 2025-07-08T10:37:37.969930 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog