Show DOES AWAY WITH signboards SIGN BOARDS commission orders removal of unsightly advertising along state aid roads in the belief that ungainly and on sightly signs of an advertising nature along public highways mar the beauty of the roaul itself and of the contiguous landscape the illinois highway corn mission has directed that all such ad signs be removed from along all state aid roads the order came in a letter directed from chief state highway engineer W W marr for the commission to all ad other communications sought the co of county highway su and through them to township officials as well to the end that the campaign may be car tried to a beneficial conclusion the state highway commission desire first of all of course to conserve the interests of the state aid roads of signs has become such a universal practice that it baa come to amount to nothing less than a nul sance in the opinion of the commas filon moreover the commission believes such staring objects as the ma of signboards sign boards today do not really advertise that in many in stances they repel instead of attract the favor of travelers the order Is expected to help bring illinois chain of state aid roads up to the top notch of taste and natural |