Show FEE FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS public sentiment la Is strong for law to authorize government help in road improvement public sentiment throughout the united states la Is overwhelmingly in favor of federal aid in highway improvement as shown in ilia report recently arnado to congress by tho the joint commit too on federal old aid it la Is no longer a question of tile tho desirability of a national law providing for such governmental help in creating a national syb sya tern tein of good roads nor of tile cona constitutionality titu tiona lity of such an act but of deciding upon a measure tile the provisions of which shall bo be framed ba ao caro carefully fully that when enacted into law it will bo be BO equitable and effective that it will remain practically unchanged for many years and bo be a credit to tile the congress that enacts it in fit its report tho the committee gives many reasons for or recommending na ila lonal participation in tho the good roads movement and clearly charly indicates that 4 A vitrified fied brick for paving country roads no doubt exists lit in tile tho minds of tile the members that a federal aid law soon boon will bypassed although members did riot not abree narce upon any particular plan or hill 1111 to bo be presented to congro congrow is Pi federal cloral aid Is Just Justl Kled hed not only bo be cause past methods including state participation in road building havo have proved inadequate but because the activity ot of the government would om am plin size tho the importance ot of better roads establish higher standards and to hoino extent shift the burden ot of ox ex from tho the rural resident to tho the city di dweller although under federal aid city residents would contribute two thirds of tho the money to bo be expended and all would bo be spent on rural roads outside of 01 incorporated cities and villages no opposition lias hus boon been heard to it on oil tile tho ground that it would place an unjust burden ou on tho the city resident who while only indirectly benefited ampro elates tile tho value of good roads to the tha community and tile tho benefits that all will vill enjoy |