Show APPEAL IS MADE TO REMOVE SNOW SNO 5 FROM ROADS L Lines nes of Supply Must Be Kept Open During the Winter Months WASHINGTON Feb T. T In In an effort to keep all lines of supply open for uninterrupted uninterrupted un un- un interrupted traffic during the winter months an and ani to thus aid In minimizing th the discomforts of ot the public an appeal Is ma going out to highway authorities throughout the country where snowfall Is 13 heavy to keep th the road roads clear of snow Is placed laced upon the fact tact that the tho transportation of coal and other fuel Is more important in winter than in summer summer sum sum- mer and that it is equally important to I keep rural mall routes and end main market roads f f free 1 from snow as It is Is' to keep I railroad tracks clear I Officials connected with highway work anticipate a a. prompt response to this ap ap- ap- ap peal They report a decided Increase Inthe in the interest of the tho public on this matter of or prompt removal of snow from highways high high- ways not only to meet the necessity of ot keeping all aU sources of supply and communiCation communication communication in effective operation but as u a means of or protecting the pub publics public's ics ic's Investment Investment Invest Invest- ment merit in iii roads If It there were vere little tittle or no demand for for- traffic during snowy weather highway authorities state the cost of snow re removal removal removal re- re moval would be Justified Snow melting on the roadbed tends to soften the sub- sub grade and loosens the base under the wearing surface Evidences of ot these damages may be seen teen after heavy heary snows In the late winter and early spring When snow mow is not removed on trunk highways traffic gradually breaks its way through when thaw begins The traffic will create one or two sets sots of ruts rutsor or tracks The constant tracking tracking- in the same rut produces disastrous results to the road surface making repairs difficult and expensive It has been found they assert that a a. larger of ot road repairs are due to winter traffic than to summer traffic This Is due they claim to tho the neglect of highways during snow time Highway departments state and county county county coun coun- ty are therefore being urged to use their regular maintenance and repair organizations in this very necessary work |