Show A Y y 1 t U S OUGHT TO LOOK AHEAD country could well afford hard sur faced system of miles an economic asset it Is possible to build a hard sur stir faced highway system of 0 miles so located as to serve directly 40 46 per cent of all the counties of the united states and indirectly 41 per cent of all the others for an annual expenditure of hardly 1 a person per y year ear ta tills I 1 Is fundamental road system could be completed in twelve and a halt half years and it would sene sere 87 per cent of the total population of the uni A tl 4 0 V to 0 kara surfaced roads facilitate movement of Motor trucks handling traffic traffie railroads cannot accommodate ted states such is the statement of the united states department of labor ahe growing needs of the country demand thet some such comprehensive highway system be constructed says robert F black chicago manager of a large motor truck concern in the past there has been too great a lack of foresight on the part of the road builders they have lacked vl TI elon slon to foresee the requirements of even five years ahead A road built today must be built not with the iden of present traffic but that of ten years in the future the growing need of the day Is for transportation we hane ha e simply gotto got to provide it we cannot stop it and the sentiment of the country will not tol crate any handicap of our tion system with each year the railroads are becoming more and more inadequate motor transportation Is a growing eco comical necessity a fact that Is being recognized more and more each day as motor trucks are called upon to handle traffic that the railroads calinet accommodate estimates prepared by engineering authorities show that the united states could dould afford to spend on a hard surfaced road sa system stem of miles which would serve directly and indirectly 87 per cent of the population of the entire country not only would such a system be an economic asset that would pay for itself many times over but its con would provide work for many thousands of people for a num her ber of years and in that respect alone would have greit business value to the country in general I 1 war increases business to replace the great losses of destruction but the development of a nation in times of peace provides a more normal and healthy market tor for labor and mate rial that can be made a stabilizer of business and industrial conditions A well planned national highway system Is a necessity and as soon aa the nation can complete the plan conditions will force putting it into operation EARTH ROAD IS 13 serviceable meets requirements fairly well when properly crowned drained and maintained when properly crowned drained and maintained with the split log drag or other similar device the earth road on all but a few exceptional soils or in a few places immediately around the farm lots and buildings can be made to answer the requirements fairly well uell advantages OF GOOD ROADS they mark degree of civilization in arv nunley and add to value of farm lands good roads promise self respect in a community they make possible social inter intercourse coune they bring the benefits of churches und schools within the reach of all they help to keep the boys on the farm they cheapen the cost of transportation of farm products to the maikits and thus add to the farm form profits |