| Show ROAD AID PROPOSED A movement has ha boon inaugurated atod by automobile to from tho the federal a continuing annual appropriation ot at for road construction because of the restrictions attached to former appropriations there Is IB an unexpended balance which with tho reduced appropriation of but IT contained in the agricultural bill now in the housa will nake available far tor the fiscal year beginning july next a total ofa up to tho ilia present time almo the states boot best able to build their own roads have received the moustfe moat federal dorat aid of tho the policy of f match ing dollars which was adopted carried to its ita ultimate this policy gives east help toabe to the poorest states and within tho states least leas tto to tho the poorest counties for concrete example the tha states of tho the rocky mountain region w ittu ith belr great areas aroah and their long mileage p ge necessary to gross cross them gr ar go g from one populous center to ano another thoro tire are unable to build tho them una paved high highways which have done so ao much to develop 1 and enrick enrich the extreme c east coast states of california oregon and washington BB As well As aa thordore tho tnora populous but small states af ot the northern section of 0 the east they have biot not the wealth liec necessary essary tor foi ouch buch extensive olve bIg highway hway construction yet the welfare of the whole cauti country re required that those heso states be traversed by great highway Bys tomB already great routes of tourist travel ansa through thom them much more ambitious in in narn name than in q quality allt of ahe the road these need to be made genuine highways it will bo be long years bo be f tore fare that Is done it if the federal SOT gay does not adopt the work ab anat lonal improvement and finish it the benefits would inure andreo to the ahe entire country countr yi not alone tot to thosa those states the time has haa passed the narrow narro r view prevailed that the development of one section of oc the country was waa not of 0 bonoit to the giolo for years now we fia have 0 been expending expanding vast sums ot of mo money ney on harbora and navigable streamy not because of their location in any particular state nor with regard to tho amount of money each state upon such as located within it its s boarders boar dera but for the general welfare it la Is high time wo treated the highway system of the country on bri tho the samo jamo principle especially that great system of transcontinental trans trana continental highways 0 of i f thore there th ore should bobala be halt a dozen which link tho the eael and west and both with the center Consi derea merely far military purposes antho in tho event of war involving de defence felise of the pacific coast such highways pay their entire antiro cost coat in single year but a bada irom from any consid consideration oration atae ol 01 bonse they would kiy many timers aver over in increase in national wealth and prosperity it some of tha the bil icons lion swe we poured out so ao lavish lavishly lk for wa wari T f could have been diverted to tho the roads how different would have been t tho i h result beautt |
