Transportation and communication in the United States 1925

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Identifikator:: 1767626746

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-195828

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Transportation and communication in the United States 1925

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Print. Off.

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: III S., S. 508 - 549

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Motor transportation

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MOTOR TRANSPORTATION 529 Table 18.—Motor Car Registration! Qtate and year " States: Seaman Men 322s SL —— Sie 925 _ 1095 Alabam@....... Arizona. coo... Arkansas..._... California. ..... Jolorado....... Jonnecticut.... Delaware. ...... Aoridac. eno. teorgis ce nun ‘dah. uo inois. waeeann diana. noo! IWR wane nunes= ATS0S eee “entucky..___. wouisiana..___| Taine. ...._.__ Aaryland.._.__j ‘Tassachusetts Jichigan...... Vinnesnta. ___ Jrand total 1,711,339 3,231, 941 3,463, 295 2,238,375 5,002, 177 7,593, 877 9 954. 347 194, 580 68, 029 183, 589 440, 541 240, 007 250, 669 40, 140 286, 388 348, 003 81, 506 263, 177 "95, 410 159, 202 157, 033 161, 647 07, 000 40,499 34, 247 46,153 189, 010 180. 604 Passenger cars, taxis, and busses J 3,225, 859 3,483, 391 0,959, 571 13, 539, 608 15, 460, 649 17. 512. 638 171,387 59,798 159, 511 295, 796 221,513 213,486 32, 550 237,435 27, 578 73, 896 101, 943 530, 554 313,412 109, G68 135, 020 76, 000 16, 929 22,175 554, 81 385, 524 594. 879 Motor trucks nd road ractors 2 &) 1, 006, 082 979, 904 278, 804 1,562, 569 2,133, 028 2 441.700 23,193 8, 231 24, 078 214,745 18, 584 37,183 7,600 48, 953 30, 51 7,610 161, 23¢ 94, 856 45,790 47,065 na) 637 1,00; “2% v5 07. 41, 34( 63, 45¢ 4 R15 State and vear 1095 Aississippio.... Tissouri.ooen.. Jontana..._._. Jebraska. ..... Nevada. —- New Hamp- SHB vig New Jersey. ... New Mexico... New York... Vorth Carolina. Jorth Dakota... AiO. ns klahoma...... STEZON ccna ennsylvania. “hode Island. »uth Carolina. »uth Dakota... TDNesSSee....n.- WA cnnmmwnnns abc mont... rginig........ "ashington__.. "est Virginia... Jisconsin....._ Tyoming.._... Yistriet of Co- lamblia. ______ Grand total 177, 262 304, 166 94, 656 338, 719 21 169 81,498 580, 554 49, 111 , 625, 583 £340, 287 , 144, 972 ", 346, 400 424,345 216, 553 , 330,433 101,756 168, 496 168, 038 244, 626 75, 083 90, 500 69, 576 282, 650 eg 449 ne 103. 002 Passenger cars, taxis, and busses 159, 134 543, 426 82,135 301,716 12 069 72,472 169,156 47,470 1. 346, 665 311, 384 133,791 1,179, 400 393, 047 199, 517 i, 149, 074 34,337 153,343 154, 141 201,712 386, 362 79, 170 64, 566 246, 950 781, 452 190, 257 28; 090 19 B47 3G. 700 Motor trucks and road rantors 2 18,128 60, 740 12, 521 37, 003 2100 9,026 111, 398 1,641 978, 918 28, 903 111,181 167, 000 31,208 17,036 81,359 17,419 15,153 ©13,887 59,914 £8,721 11, 330 5,010 35, 700 46, 990 97, 332 1 66,206 5,164 13. 302 t Includes passenger automobiles, taxis and ears for hire, and busses; and the commodity carrying or aonpassenger motor vehicles, which include motor trucks and road tractors (excluding farm fractors). # Previous to 1924 excludes road tractors. . } Not shown separately. + Includes busses, as reported by State. . * Only six months’ data reported, July 1 to December 31, as fiscal registration vear ends June 30. Source: Bureay of Public Roads. Department of Acrienltire. The use of automobiles as public carriers is steadily expanding as shown by increased registration of taxis, busses, and cars for hire. There were 203,356 such vehicles reported in 1925. The number in the State of New York was 30,045. The use of auto busses is in- creasing within cities, between cities and their suburbs, and between smaller towns and villages. Railways are using a considerable and growing number of flanged wheel motor busses on short and feeder lines. Electric railways are increasingly operating busses in con- nection with their other services. Both steam and electric railways in many cases complain of loss of passenger traffic through compe- tition of bus lines and through the increasing use of private auto- mobiles. Most automotive travel, however, represents a net addition to the total volume of movement of persons which would not nther- wise have taken place. There is also decided increase in the use of motor trucks for trans- portation between cities and towns. While some assert that this is injuring the railroads, it is perhaps the more common belief that CRSA Fan

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