Show 71 Teed Need eed o of 0 Good Roads WITH the thc end of the war we must turn to t the to task of turning our mistake 1 nn and deficiencies into stepping steppingstones stones to advancement nt The transportation problem probably gave us more cause for alarm then than any other when wo we entered the thc great conflict Wo We found our railroads tied and und restricted by a n mass of or tangling legislation which prevented lH the managements from obtaining maximum efficiency from their equip equip- ment Thc problem was partially solved when thc the greater part of this legislation was set asido aside by federal operation operation opera opera- tion of thc the railroads railroad Even E t this his departure however failed foiled to bring our transportation facilities up to the standard of the military need As a l' l result sult the country gained for the first time a full fun realization of the national nation nation- s1 al value alne o of lOO good roads If we wc have properly learned the thc lessons of war the thc future will see renewed interest in inthe in m the movement mO for hard surfaced roads Perhaps one of thc the most promising suggestions estion that has ins yet been made is that of Charles Tyng who proposes proposes pro pro- 1 poses poses oses the construction of transcontinental nc tal highways The proposal of Ill 1 Tyng i is by no means an nn afterthought after after- thought of the thc war because he pointed to the military advantages i of these highways years rears before tho the United Unite States thought ht of entering the thc world war It was was pointed out that a largo body hody of troops could be hc marched across thc the country country- with tho the aid of or goo good roa roads s with greater case casc than they could bo be hauled by rail While the thc highways s proposed by y Mr Ir rr Tyng Tyne constitute constitute tute Lute national nation l insurance in times of or war they are by no means menus confined to military needs Thc growth of motor transportation nn and the commercial n nant advantages ant cs to be had from these highways arc are apparent In war or in in peace these highways hig are tiC essential adjuncts to our transportation on system rhe They however arc impossible of attainment without financial aid nid from the thc federal government These roads would woul necessarily go goo through h sparsely f settled tIed regions making it impossible to to to lish them h by state effort alone Senator Smoot has in in- a bill hill in in Congress proposing fc federal ni aid for these highways The Thc various state legislatures should memorialize Congress to give the thc good roads movement serious consider consideration ion in in future deliberations j K lotIn tea lot r In n these days das of peace monarchs move moc about with nearly as much freedom as os bu burglars lar 2 Pa ra Interstate travel cl is likely to suffer if this ratification ratification ratification cation business keeps up r J Where phone rates arc not ilot being held up perhaps thc the public is I I Evidently the Ford For mo motor r h boat t is also a flivver Diner |