Show Z 5 D BUILDING WAR MATERIAL distributed equipment turned over promises promise to be great aid in carrying out road building plan to date the war department hog has turned over to the united states de lent of agriculture approximately approximate motor vehicles as provided 19 n congressional legislation empowering the latter department to distribute this war material among the state high way nay commissioners lor for use in road building allotments ments of the vehicles chicles to IL bo based on oil the amount of federal tild all for roads which the states receive this Is practically all the vehicles which the war hits has to re lease of s total have been delivered dul hered to the states the remainder derwill will he be distributed ns as fust fast as railway cars car can be secured for their transportation of the bureau of public roads in charge of the matter malter hellove believe that within two or three months all of the vehicles heen delivered to the states this equipment promises to be a grant aid in carr carrying NIng the large road building program for 1920 the state commissioners IIo ners ore also interested in ili securing allotments of tractors steinn shovels locomotive co craties cranes antonio tive cranes industrial railway track dump cars and industrial which remain to he disposed of by the war department A mea measure ure known its as the rahn kahn bill directing tile the secretary ecret ari of war to release tills this material for the state stale highway lias has passed tho the senate and hits been reported butof out of conin committee tee in the house ach v type of Motor truck turned over to states to aid in road building until the cpr detary of war inar lias has been directed by to turn out this equipment it Is not lively likely that it will be for state distribution |