Ousting the Motor Lorry for Short Distances Byidenco points strongly to the fact that for short distance sor: vice the horse ig replacing the motor for conveying goods, For Tong distances, of cours motor lorry has made able headway during the last fow and others of tans: port too expensive, and are Rteadily reverting to horse traffic, 'A representative of the "Morning Post," who made inquiries at the headquarters of the Shire Horse Society, in Hanover-squat recently, w: that was becoming increasingly ov dent that this was the case, There was a growing demand for geldings, and when sitch bodies the Edmonton Rorough Qoun: Gil disposed of all. them motor Yehicles and reverted to horse traction, it became apparent that the movement was becoming gen-feral. Further inguirios amongst some of London's hig centractora served to confirm this vie The Commercial Motor Usors' Association held the opinion thab although horse traffic was cheaper for short distance haulngo, and that at the present moment there was an undoubted appreciation fof this fact, it dirt riot, necessarily. [follow that this condition would continue. Motor competition had ollucod the value of the heavy draught horse, but an increased, demand for horses of this type would probably raise their price until an eonomio' balanced. wae
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