Show OA UlA Letter to Chief of U. U S. S Me Mota Tr Transport rt Corps Governmental Action Governmental reg regulation In ro rot making to compel road commissions commissioner to build one half Of the road tJ time and keep the other to traffic and thus abolish det detour ull is vV urged by y George H. H Kelly oft White Motor company In a Brigadier General C C. B. B Drake of the motor transport corps of 1 th United States army a copy opy of has been rn received by Governor SImo Bamberger Mr Kellys Kelly's letter a suggested by his experience a visit to the motor con voy vay at East Palestine O. O Genera Drake states The convoy is fex to arrive In Salt Lake SOon or its transcontinental tour jam DESCRIBES CONDITIONS V VWe We ran onto a condition to I take the liberty of calling as I believe some the war department would a very great good and tend to mak more possible the successful op opera ra tion of throughout country Mr l Kelly writes ing his trip This condition Iwa a called to our attention by a discus slon between Colonel McClure fan some local motorcar men in relative to certain detours which the would be compelled to make lowing da day and the great of such a necessity was further Jim im pressed upon us in driving home bome fron Wooster over one of our main ways was where in less lees than twenty mile we found signs directing three Td-e Td tours tours The first two we disregarded and got through on the main road witt wit comparatively little difficulty 0 W were warned however at the third that the road was absolutely Impassable able and were compelled to malf detour of about three miles mal i A BAD HABIT If the main road which we wen around was impassable the which they sent us was as nearly so a a possible to get through with ar This habit of highway commissioners commission ers of directing detours from time wherever they are working a road which is almost jr this country seer seems to us to beien unnecessary As ou know hF European practice in neve nevel necessitates detours and It us that there should be some gOY regulation In that would compel road commission commissioners ers to build one half at a time am nd to ke keep p the other half In at lea passable condition and further not tt tear ear up three or four miles of roa at one time as is frequently don i iThe The result of this practice Is that thai It is impossible when starting to drive anywhere to pick out a road to el upon going through This be a very serious detriment to use of in military emer M |