Show WOULD PRESERVE nevada will not permit erection of billboard sign or notice while state county and local laws governing advertising signs on the highways are designed n most states to afford protection to motorists only in nevada do they also attempt to preserve the scenic beauty of the roads this vaa disclosed by a survey of such laws recently by the bu reau of public roads of the united states department of agriculture no permit for signs in nevada no permit ts granted for the erection of any billboard sign or other form of notice on any location which may measurably destroy the natural beauty of the scenery or obscure a bew of the road ahead or of curves and grades or intersection highways or railroads while the ma of states restrict the placing of signs within certain distances of curves grades or intersections of high ays or railroads nevada Is the only state of the 48 to restrict the placing of signs where they will spoil the beauty of the scenery along the high ways it Is unfair to the motoring public that the very industries which depend upon the hichwa for their whole business should be the worst offend ers in erecting and maintaining thou sands of glaring disfiguring signs along our streets and roadways thomas II 11 macdonald chief of the bureau of public roads recently declared the most offensive of these shriek at the traveler who Is in hopeful search of the beauty of the country side and a restful uplifting change from city streets they shriek at him to buy gas and oil automobiles grease and tires the tourist Is most frequently enticed to stop at second rate hotels he continued it Is to the credit of many of the producers of the best products that their wares are not advertised in this way he pointed out and to certain oil companies and others who have withdrawn from this practice other offenders the billboard advertisers are not the only offenders against the high ways mr macdonald stated nine out of every ten of the roadside fill ing stations and lunch stands merit the condemnation rather than the patron age of the passerby these conditions will not be cured by scolding the larger companies will abandon these invasions of the rights of the public some through an awakened conscience others through necessity because this fight for clean roadsides is just starting A number of the state highway departments part ments have made splendid ress and some notable legislation has been made effective one of the best of such laws Is that of connecticut which licenses all roadside filling sta alons requires the location and ar ran gement to be approved and keeps this business off the right nf way |