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Show Good Roads Agitation Strikes South America Bl BNi iSj AIRES A.US i BI mm lated bj North Americans. "The Good Roods Association of the Argentine! Republic" has just been organized and plans an active moving picture, newspaper news-paper and public speaking propaganda propagan-da 'Jood r.uidn In Argentina aro a rarity and the use of automobiles or automobile trucks between towns and cities is virtually impossible. The idea of a good road association! when taken to Minister of Interior' Gomes was warmly received. Ho told' American representatives who interviewed inter-viewed him that "Americans know hew to build roads better than we 'lo. We wr icome vour help ' Good roads are one of Argentina' greatest needs for Its economic development, i S. T. Henry of Now York, a road building engineer, was largely rospon-l Mlble for the organization of the asso- ;:itlon during a recant visit here. It hat received the support of American automobile Interests and cement companies com-panies and of tht British railroads for which jrood roads would act as feed1 is fiom agricultural districts Sin - ct is has i" en attained in interesting prominent Argentines In the move-' merit, who hav,. been asked to become officers of tho association. nn |