Show CLEAR CLEAR SNOW FROM HIGHWAYS Given Passageway for Carrying Coal and Various S. S Other Supplies 5 In an effort to keep all nih lines of supply supply supply sup sup- ply open for uninterrupted traffic during duri dur dur- i ing lug the winter months thus aidin aid aidI aidin I in minimizing the discomforts of the public an appeal is going out to highways high ways authorities throughout the country country country coun coun- try where snowfall Is heavy to keep the roads clear of snow Emphasis is placed upon the fact tact that the transportation of coal and other fuel is more Important In winter winter winten win win- ter ten than in summer and that it is equally as ns Important to keep k ep rural Road Cleared for Passage of Motor r trucks mall mail routes and main market roads free from snow as it it is to keep railroad railroad rail rail- road tracks clear Officials connected with highway work anticipate a prompt response to this appeal They report a n decided increase in the tue interest of the public on this matter of prompt removal of snow from highways not only to meet the necessity of ot keeping all sources of ot supply and communication in effective effective ef- ef ef et- operation but as a means of ot protecting the publics public's cs c's Investment in I roads S SIf If there were little or no demand weather highway highway high high- for traffic during snow way authorities state the cost of snow I removal would be Justified Snow melting melting- on th the roadbeds tends to soften soften soften soft soft soft- en the sub grade and loosens the base under the wearing surface Evidences Evidences Evidences Evi- Evi Evi Evi- dences of these damages may be seen after heavy snows in the late lat winter and early spring I When hen snow is not removed on trunk highways traffic gradually breaks Its wai way through when wien thaw begins The traffic will create one or two sets of rot ruts or tracks The constant trackIng track- track trackIng Ing tag In In in- inthe the same rut produces disastrous disastrous disastrous trous results to the road surface making making making mak mak- ing repairs repairs repairs' difficult and expensive |