Show ADVOCATES GOOD ROADS Senator Bankhead of Alabama Gives Reasons Seasons Why the Government G Should Begin Work Washington March 25 Declaring that good roads should follow the es establishment establishment of the rural mail delivery system Senator Bankhead of Alabama today addressed the Senate In advocacy of a bill in that interest introduced by him and reported by the committee on agriculture The bill seeks to appropriate with wilh to make experiments look lookIng looking looking Ing to the formulation and adoption of ofa ofa ofa a plan of cooperation by the govern government government ment mont and by the states and counties In Ina ina Ina a comprehensive system of road ro d con construction construction construction and maintenance Mr lIr Bank Bankhead Bankhead Bankhead head argued that a policy of this kind necessarily begin as was the case with rural delivery when a small ap appropriation appropriation appropriation was wa made for experimental purposes only The results re were such that the people demanded their exten extension extension sion sian until now nov it Is one of the most im important important important branches of the postoffice de departments departments departments and nd its discontinuance would not be considered for a moment If It he said the government should Inaugurate a system of cooperation i with wilh the states st tes in improving the roads over which these mails malls are carried ag aggregating aggregating aggregating I more than miles and which would soon be increased to miles It would be a wonderful incentive to the stated state and counties in inroad inroad Inroad road construction In a few years that largest class of our population the farmer would be enjoying some of the benefits he deserves at the hands of the national government many man of which are denied him l m He said that many of the states were making rapid ra ld strides in the Improve Improvement Improvement improvement ment of their roads but advocated federal cooperation as essential to suc sue success cess He Ie stated also that many man of the states were using convict labor to ad 1111 advantage l vantage in road building |