While the City Sleeps (sound)

e in man heav a million people are [Music] in starting the day come along and see that happy where smile that wind up begin [Applause] [Music] [Applause] night night in a big city a kaleidoscope turning to the rhythm of Swing time till far beyond midnight and [Music] then the Rhythm changes play time is over home would bound the end of an evening's fun for some for others the end of an evening's work the bright lights are no longer bright the streets become quiet even steel and Stone and lose themselves in the dark [Music] Stillness and at last the city is [Music] asleep or is it no a vital part of the city is very much awake thousands of men thousands of trucks the live stream of Community flowing tonight and every night so that tomorrow morning the city will be able to carry on as usual men and trucks working while the city sleeps working so evenly so smoothly that they and the important things they bring are taken for granted we couldn't easily exist without them for they provide us with the very necessities of daily living down the highways that lead like arteries to the heart of every town big and small small come the Rolling Wheels tomorrow fresh fruit and vegetables will be needed and in the country turn after a ton is loaded on trunks then citybound perishable caros rolling swiftly toward their destination tomorrow fresh milk will be needed and from country Depot trucks bring in thousands and thousands of gallons drivers working on schedule so that milk essential to the health of adults and little children will arrive on schedule at the great City pasteurizing plants in the we small [Music] hours and moving forward steadily as the hands of the clock a mighty flow of men and machines on every highway so that you and I may have fuel for our cars tomorrow so that you and I may read the newspapers tomorrow so that tomorrow we may have electric [Music] power and fresh bread right out of the [Music] oven the Commodities we require the luxuries we've become accustomed to fragile blossoms on the one hand on the other building materials of every kind trait of every kind that new automobile we ordered everything moving ahead on trucks nearly every necessity nearly everything that Graces Modern Life rolling through the dark and into the dawn setting the stage for a new day that is almost here and a very nice day it is [Music] too [Music] come on friend let's get [Music] up and now for him as for millions of others there begins again the daily routine an immediate flood of clear sparkling water Common Place not worth a second thought but commonplace only because of careful maintenance because night after night watchful Crews care for the giant pipelines keep the water flowing common place too the electric toaster at the breakfast table but behind the glowing coils are more men at more trucks in the night maintaining power lines doing difficult jobs that have to be done right so that toaster toast percolators perk and electricity is available for any use at any time let's look at this typical breakfast examine it more carefully and find out just how it got on the table orange juice of oranges arriving regularly from Florida or California and there are trucks in the picture fresh cream rich and smooth carried 100 miles only a few hours ago by truck [Music] and these eggs direct from the farm a truck brought [Music] them here's bacon that started for this table from a th000 miles away coffee and the sugar that goes with it both from far off places and always trucks trucks trucks yes every morning when people awake in big cities or in the smallest Villages they find markets crowded with good things to eat fresh good things brought by truck from every point on the map celery from California or cazo green vegetables from the green valleys of the West and the coastal plains of the East potatoes from New Jersey Maine Idaho Fork from the southwest or from up in Iowa or Illinois beef from Texas Kansas Nebraska at the markets fresh food of every variety originating in a thousand places and it stores fresh merchandise thanks to trucks household articles of all kinds originating in manufacturing plants throughout America refrigerators loaded in Ohio or Michigan for delivery in Oregon or Georgia Furniture built in Chicago and Grand Rapids starting off by truck for New Orleans and Baltimore Fabrics from the south from the Eastern Seaboard CL clothing dresses from New York gloves from New England manufactured goods of every variety brought in by truck and raw materials too products of the rich American Earth backbone of America's industries these two travel by truck but where the truck is concerned no job is too tough or too big powerful and sturdy convenient economical fast no wonder trucks place so large a part in carrying the nation's Freight and the Ford Motor Company proud of having pioneered lowcost personal transportation for Millions is equally proud of the Ford V8 truck which brings to more Millions at lower cost the best things in life for 20 years Ford built trucks have played feature roles in the vital drama of Transportation a drama of machines and of men men who are courteous efficient courageous machines that are dependent rugged together trucks and the men who drive them are helping to maintain in America the highest standard of living the world has ever [Music] known