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Show Knox Makes Good Argument 1 in Favor of Improving Roads By Associated Pross. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22 Secretary Knox uclloves that the congestion of population ln great cities I3 caused, in largo part, by the lack of good roads ln Ihirf country. Ho told tho house committee com-mittee on foreign affairs that the reason r ranee wns the best agricultural country coun-try in the world wns because she had had good roads so long. Said he: "The agricultural population of France does not have to spend Its money In repairing re-pairing vehicles and harness every winter win-ter 1 think good roads have Improved the attractiveness of rural life. I think they havo caused the population to remain re-main on the soil more than In anv other country. You do not find that tendency to urban population ln JPranco and England Eng-land that you do In this country." Tho subject enme up in connection with the consideration of an appropriation appropria-tion for rho participation of tho United States in tho "permanent (uBft road congresses," an interna1 J and the secretary seized th'oJ?1. to declare his Interest jnKV Ho also made the Interesting! that automobiles were wtnBli with roads generally jWMf "All of you who have m)t France In the last year or tfllp their roads aro wearing' out.'W6 said. "Thc automobiles hayjfiifj the surfaces of the Froncu-Jpi tho French government Is atujjE' opcrato with tho oilier poweJW sonio new rnehods cannot boJIki thc protection of roads thaWM thc demands mado upon tlisflff The secretary succeeded InK appropriation. !Fr |