PROPOSED ROAD-RAIL LINK UNECONOMIC?
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Why. should the authorities endeavour to anchor the most modern and economical form of transport to one that was a product of early Victorian times, asked Major Renwick in an address at. a recent meeting of the Manchester and District Traffic Association. The speaker (who is chairman of the Road Transport Committee of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and well known through his connection with coastwise shipping and roadtransport. operation) stressed the danger of interfering with free economical development by the attempted anchoring of road-transport charges to the railway rates. basis, and said that under this scheme, as a road-transport operator, he would receive more profit for carrying less traffic, a state of affairs that would be satisfactory to him, but could not possibly please the trader. Such a scheme would have the effect of flooding the roads with C-licensed vehicles.
Death of Former Scottish Association Official.
Mr. Peter Webster, an official for many years of the Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association, being appointed assistant secretary in 1921 and retiring in 1937, has died, aged 59. He was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Lanark.
Striking Propaganda in the Potteries.
A striking vehicle-demonstration was organized by the A.R.O. Potteries Sub-area, at Stoke-on-Trent, last Saturday. Over 160 vehicles took part and they left the Avenue, Kidsgrove, at 2.30 p.m., the leading convoys carrying banners dealing with the claims of road transport. The starting ceremony was performed by Mr. Tom Caddy, sub-area chairman.