Show in Highway li Is Needed r demanding din greater ester efficiency in high high- i ri right 1 t in lIl Sr gr o h c W a s lc i it Iso also has as a n definite lc co- co co operative c a obligation Din in In ent but o o al policies federal federal state and county county- j in Jf the Tr o than has cn ur s anti and n l insure efficiency line a fA t urd rt to cr changes jn in In administrative policy which h will Trill the mediate in bh ay development dc I L Let t us anater an- an J ater efficiency cy b aDOU about b t is at p p b be a three e em t to tyko resent tot which highway hied td and nd nd at ai increased sed ci could be a change These Thes e f found in the thc u ls ar re e logically als a- a county ute tats c trul nd funds government tho the be federal handled Is 1 don of oC f department of or aga ag- ag a d f f the bureau is of ofin f of cC that TM r to the theor s r in is ami receives 1 of a agile J. J r or s af salary of not- not Is charged d with the he federal aid aidin oC l operation co in n caa that th would rerat re- re t dR a 1 system of administration fees rat depart depart- E of oC un any bu bureau r tau la 11 II a contrary contraT Is It h c established by b the i of the department rr g required itself fuel filch state of a l separate rate disa dis- dis ls- ls or ir n agency enc branch branch or of the tho state M a IlY Y could coull pard par- par EJ before ore the state slate at f. f bc Ill d aid iJ of or t the thc in Ic view sot liot ot belle believe responsibility of or the over oyer the i individual in adminis- adminis at t t the efficiency airs of th the United States Slates of agriculture over o the d t nests menU Justifies the pres- pres pr sI s- s I ion of the former l to the thc f C a n. n federal fede-al highway commis- commis rn ment nt against a the creation bi l t huh highway commission b by byi bya i a direct argument against caste Ganee of state stata highway de- de separate ntH and distinct from fromi i state tate departments ep of or agri- agri Second The average position of ot a state highway hway official is used as a J. J better bet t stepping stono stone toward something ter Notwithstanding our state slate officials highways commissioners and ami engineers engineers engin engin- I s ce-s are responsible for Cor tho the annual expenditure of or from Crom ono one to several I millions m twenty of them thorn are receiving of or or less and andI a J. J yearly culy salary two thirty two or l less s I Js Is 8 it not time timo for or the necessity o of I using positions of or su such h responsibility I as ns stepping stones stones' to be discontinI I b by placing the positions upon a basis that would invite itc and hold bold men from whom broad intelligent and cf- cf highway hl hwa administration may be demanded and expected 1 Is 8 it not also time to demand a n change chang whereby by the position of oC a a. state highway official is removed from the ther therole role rolo r lo of or political Intelligent and efficient highway administration requires continuity of oC policy polley along definite lines Jines which cannot be secured while the highway officials are subject subject subject sub sub- to removal with chan changes es of ot state administration Tho The average go term of I office of ot a state highway ay official In all the states of the union has been en less than three years Tho The penalty 01 ot of r removal ern 0 11 should be anti and not political party Third In county count work many men are placed in charge of or highway construction construction construction tion that are neither familiar with or Interested in the work vork therefore we weare weare are paying paying- a n penalty of oC millions an annually annually an- an In county count development Here again salaries should be made adequate and sufficient to secure zinc ana hold hoH mon men of oC ability and efficiency Inter interested sted In their work and able to giro to It the maximum amount of ot time its Importance Importance Importance Im Im- requires |