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Sunday Morniiig- 5alt £akc hT!)C - July 16 1939 vTrUumf 3 A i1 Rooscvcll’s Dream of Transcontinental i Superhighways Ruled ‘Impossible’ Toll Re enue Inadequate For Operating Cleveland Cmeago Pittsburgh Detroit etc A very large of the total outlay would be required to improve traffic conditions in the large eastern cities what the west would get would be a drop In the bucket Roads Bureau Study Bares ‘Great Costs’ Assuming funds were forthcomcosts would have to be met in some ing as needed the bureau figures and how other than by some way d could this that system Tribune Washington Bureau new form of taxation? 1945 of end the be completed by WASHINGTON July 15- -1 f conif started next’ January In the Interesting Estimates gress should jield to the president judgment of the bureau passenLooking ahead to 1960 bv which the authority to lend $700 000 000 ger automobiles could not pay a have betime 1 cent mile of a and come tne country would forthe construction of self liqui- toll in excess to the master accustomed 3 of trucks and buses an average dating highways meaning the bureau made toll bridges and cents depending on weight and lucts Ax estimates interesting where and how would this money capai ill 514 mile stretch that an illustration g be spent’ 'I he president From the standpoint of uhtn of road between Salt Lake City ashed this question at a recent employment the construc- and Keno Nev would at the press conference replied that the tion of the six superhighways w ould rates of tolls stated yield an andetails had not been worked out be a fine thing for it would mean nual revenue of $442 234 but the But the bureau of public roads ‘he heavy expenditures in eveiy state annual cost of maintenance and highest road authority in the Unit- Eleven Millions a 1 ear operation would be $3 089 805 ed States after an exhaustive study The tolls would produce but 14 3 "Tables embodied in the report has found that "it can t be done ” cent of the annual cost Who per if these of of bureau show that the There are just two stretches would pay the difference’ The usbe built the ers could not road in the United States aggresuperhighways should pay it for if tolls gating 172 4 miles that might pro1 e total original construction expendbe boosted the volume of traffic 409 564 172 miles out of a iture In Utah would be $67 would diminish and the ultimate system of 14 306 miles that woull Spread over six years this would revenues w ould be slashed Are the mean nearly eleven million dol- states of he built if funds were made availUtah and Nevada preably for constructing that master lars a year for labor and matepared to put up over $3 000 000 a nvstem of three transcontinental rials quite a help to the unemyear to maintain a superhighway running east and ployed of Utah In Idaho the ag- between Salt Lake City and Iteno’ west and three more running gregate would be less— $33 793 100 Or take the 463 mile stretch north and south This system on Expenditures in Ulan would be between Salt Lake City and Greea over east-wethe whole operating period heavy because the main Colo On that stretch of superof 15 years could produce at the highway would fotk at Salt Lake ley the hureau estimates tolls highway of the City and from that point west- would maximum only 3d per cent I960 in $858 985 cost the other 61 per cent would ward three main highways would but the byannual bring cost of operation come out of the federal treasury be built heading for Portland San and maintenance would be $4 or out of state county and municiFrancisco and Los Angeles The Who would pay the difference’ pal treasuries which Is but another latter fork from Salt Lake City On the route between Salt Lake means of saying it would come out to the Nevada line would cost 0 City and Las Vegas 407 miles it Is of the pockets of the taxpayers 623 the central route would estimated that tolls to cost $21 183 640 and the short line $777 749 would yield amounting but 24 3 per Impressed by Map heading toward Poitland would en- cent of the cost of maintenance and was imA year ago congiess tail the expenditure of $9 815 301 operation So the original cost is exhibited pressed bv a huge map all within the state of Utah All not the only factor that was taken in senate and house showing a prowould be two lane roads save into consideration posed superhighway system three where they traverse Salt Lake City In view of these fails there is parallel maiof highways stretching by existing streets much wonderment as to what the from the Atlantic to the Pacific 0 That Is one aide of the picture president intends to do with and three from the Canadian bor- The other side 000 if congress grants him perdealing with costs der to Flonda the gulf and to the of upkeep and operation is some- mission to borrow that amount to Mexican border It ordered the different These costs would loan out again for the construction thing a of make to roads comprebureau fall first on those who use the su- of self liquidating highwavs hensive study of this proposed sysW'hat congress intends to do tem’ of confident perhighways Where the balance would come from neither the presi- about the highways that it would be entirely feasible dent nor is yet to be determined anyone else has IndiCongress to construct thi3 system of master has not yet even begun to study cated roads on a basis of Certainly upkeep and operating the problem— or the purzlo Tha eport of the bureau of roads Here is the show s to the contrary bureau s conclusion ‘Since a liberal estimate of revenue for the period 1945 60 is less than 40 per rent of a constructive estimate of debt service maintenance and operating costs for the same period a toll system on toe roads selected as directed bv the Declares All Rccoa Deceptive act of June 8 1938 is not feasible" The report of the bureau of roads U S lo Only profusely illustrated with charts to filetc is beginning just maps ter through to the puhhc It con- By Owen L Scott is illuminating that tains much Released by Consolidated News Features One of the first jolts is the finding WASHINGTON July 15— Almost all the world except the thRt transcontinental travel by auwhether is negligible tomobiles United States appears on the surface of things to be booming south east and west or north and that only a small part of the long- along in the midst of industiial recovery In Great Britain a labor shortdistance travel could be confined o three superhighways that tolls col- age is developing Industry and may be made for a war that probalected for the use of any master trade are near record levels Gerwould result in the destruction many is almost exploding with ac- bly highway system would double the on of every automobiles government involved In France is of cost production tivity operating The situation in other words Is these highways and that the rost rising and the French people are even of upkeep of the highways would amazed bv what looks like pros- fundamentally unsound swamp most states l' inlateryears perity Japan is operating her in- though speminglv prosperous And in a measure the situation they found this bui dm thrust upon dustry at top speed Only the United States seems to in the United States is somewhat theitl be lagging Here millions remain the same but with a change in Suggests Mndermration without work Industry is limping Like all other nations this counInstead of a limited system of along with much of its capacity tolls idle hns a budget that is pcrsistent-l- v whiih on never Government finances try superhighways of unbalanced Uiflikc other nations bureau the condia such in wpre be deplorable charged would tion There just isn t anything to this government is belter able than loads suggests the modernisation the others to en)oy the luxury of of existing main highways which be much pleased about Surface comparisons all make it this rather chaotic ftnamiil situacould be done with lcs expenditure and would open up to general appear that this country is falling tion And unlike other nations the United States is using most of its far behind in a world procession use a more extensive road system could borrowed funds to support an army A look under the surface howreaching many points that of uncmplnved at work outside of not he reached directly over anv ever is more revealing private industrv of the proposed transcontinental British Boom Grow routes a year The British boom grows almost Surveys continuing over convinced the bureau that mo-- t entirely from armament and war suffiof the preparation existing rural highways have cient capacity to handle present productive capacity of the British Isles is devoted to filling war ortraffic states show ders The trend of this business 1 Stud es 0in6 12 typical per ent of their total continues to be strongly upward that only Rut beneath this surface boom there rural road mileage earries traffic caIs a continuing disintegration of of such density as to tax the lane pavement British foreign trade there is the pacity of a two Vtah was one of the 12 states gradual dissipation of British inof vestments abtoad there is a conwhere it was found that out ?H93 miles of rural toads onlv tinuing flight of Bntish iiipilal m 2000 spite of restrictions and there is 62 miles carried more than vehicles per dav uniertiinty about the future of the k As a substitute for the six impire that is spread so loosely the bmeau suggests over the world Britain s boom is far from a modernization of what it terms the This healthy boom and one that holds system highway ‘primirv mile-op- e little cm ouragement for the longer system has nearly twice the fut ui e of the suggested toll road sysWhat goes for prosper! v in tem ns 411 Ott at Brit tin is war Fiaiue Kernels of ( npa Ity preparation War industries are Although this suggested system operating umlt r gov i nruent orili rs 1 per rent of I ’h run mt ntary gov i rnment has givembraces less than of en wav to government bv rinree the total rural highway mileage the hureau says these Iibnr Is working undi r discipline 1Hc enuntiv e forced to give up its ideas about a 0Rds mulct he nude to areommo-ptitLawn at hast 12 5 per cent of the 40 hour werk and about high hourvehicular tcnffie whereas it ly wages of the tvpe that are so estimated the loll system If appealing to Ameriian wiukera $ 22 Priced Only Pmlt would attract from free highcent Acute I alior shortage ways not to exceed 12 per In Germany more thin half of of all rural vehicular travel nr the entire national effmt ’ deThe proposed superhighway stud'I here voted lo war preparation toll road system which was W ork-er- s ied and mapped by the bureau - is an ai ule shortage of labor be a gtaic hung consiripted with the ahown on plate 2 would of antic umlt taking The bureau of retail trade being rombed for men who can be put to work digging triads says the task is possible one now n — $ 4 Month am h trem hrs Capit il is regimented omphshiTieiit even though is nevrr Almost in reality could everybody stem y h working for the state with only the Ideal for afternoon teas nr sustaining The six superhighways would have an aggregate mileage forms of private enterprise remainthem Is build mohilizcd to The entire nation ing biidge parties on lawns of 14 316 mlbs avrr-a- g for war and Is on a war footing woutil lost $2 8 19 800 000 an canopy metal tabic Japan ai tually Is engaged In war of $202 270 per mile a figure to That nation has Its industry workand two aim metal chans whuh ts colossal (ompared costs ing at a high rale and Is finding meurnt highway construction the writ diffnulty a Germany Is finding in Utah and throughout diffli ulty In obtaining the raw High Average ( materials tn proiesg for war and he-- r industrial purposes The average cost Is high 'Jake war preparation out of the e use of the rxscsdva expendieconomy of anv one nr all of those tures that would have to be made of nallons and they would lollnpc on the (linaily Gavelet road What looks like eas‘ and espmii ly because Ike a butihle prnspirltv Is a mobiliiil ion of Inof budges node passes eliect widcnnilv Improveot he dustry ami of nun powu for mill ening and fc I tfualiljf in pose 'lhr stsndatd o ments tint would be requited In tiuv vn g of the proi te is bring ssrn New crlct vested cm such hia 1 hi la le! Boston fiied In Older that initiations 1 pl k By Harry J Broun toll-roa- toll-roa- toll-vi- a pro-idin- V st find almost anv kind of chair you or rocker vou want at big reduction! Here are a few Occasional Chairs that were priced regularly from $10 to $15e $p95 gtrat Rioup of tables — including many different Mvlrs and finishes— all sharply reduced for rxample Fnd tables that sold rrgu- lailv from $11 to $IS Clearance sale priced at Great group of Coffee Tahirs that were pined legulnrlv fiom 9A9® Sale priced now $15 to $20 onlv Occasional Tables tn splendid variety and fini'-he- s of styles 00 Regularly $12 50 to $15 FOR YOIR 11 A rOROI You really cannot have of too many thee handy vacht rhalrs for u n e x p e cted visitors Folds compactly $p4$ at Rovkers that were priced 85 regularly fiom IS 50 to Maiked for quirk $10 clearance at Beautiful Boudoir t hairs In splrndld $8 50 Regularly variety to $14 Bait priced $?26 $4 $26 Now only Fxtcn-sln- n Fine walnut veneer Gale Leg Tables that sold from 9 4 JL $5 to $35 Now only $ elear-snr- quick Occasional J Real ( ninfort at Low I ost for Marked Regular $15 In choice of new patterns and colora only $-- I Newest style six foot glldets with enameled metal skirt coll spring i the time to furnish that extra bedroom at clearance sale Note these tees pi Beds Regular $8 Windsor Metal 88 — Ivvln or full 9 Now Is and underconstructlon other features ” 309-4- l7P $36-41- -- $700-00- Sacrificing many fine living room suites at way below regular All the newest styles and upholstering fabrics to choose from For example: Regular $15 Poster or Jrnnv 96 I ind stle Wood $ m Bods at only det Ign Mo al Model n Bods In choice of finTwin ishes or full sie Regular $135 Living Room Suites In rich and lounge velour Including davenport chair Sale priced only s5‘ ight Weight Folding ('arts Fine Full Panel Streamlined Metal Bed-- - Rec Most popular of the baby carinexpensive Ad J u a t a b e riages back ret Folds up when not compactly In use onlv I lar $13— PAYMENTS ARRANGEDl Regular $200 living room suite In genuine mohair frieze (Karpen made) Several different 9 4 4 60 Clearance priced styles and colora only EASY J Regular $250 Living Room Suites with carved walnut or base and am trim mahogany richly upholstered luxurious Innersprtng construction 9 0 1 A®® (Karpen made ) Sale priced only Onc-quart- fcanwnar nv&bi 17 16“ 19“ 38 4960 79 jUiimnjLO) ill j- imtut iqvstfUi'u — ifinMsriwn Regular Now is the time to buy that needed new dining' suite at way below reguldi! All styles woods and finuhes ‘Reduced Regular $105 Dining Room Suite In rich vwfliiut full h Including buffet china cabinet table and six rhRirv 6ale prlicd onlv Regular $l‘n Solid Walnut Piling room ittr Including extension table buffet china ra Hurt and MX rhaira Sale priced modern Inner-Sprin- Regular $10 Kitchen Tables stainless porcelain enamel tops for only Regular $7 Single Utility Cabinets tn white enamel Sale priced only 9 Mattress-Unusuall- g luxurious 12 priced only Suite In the popular Swedhh 5 including buffer tah e china $390 Dining design cabinet and six chairs only 79 60 Regular $fi0 Electric Washing chine — lightly marred $ 5 Sale price 98 149“ Regular $1)0 Dining Suite in Fllabrth Ccnturv design walnut or mahoganv Including bu'frt china cabl net table and six chairs fea c priced onlv 947 88 with oven Sale priced 117 Tank or Laundry Regular Coal Heaters— plenty of hot 9 water— reduced to 9' Coal Ranges RcgviUr Choice of $ Reduced to colors Breakfast Set Regular table drnp-lra- p uding Sale and four chairs priced onlv In-- c Regular $100 Coal Ranges luxe models with heat — $80 49' 19' $16 50 s — only tn “8 In De $60 Ma- 5Q g Reg Guaranteed J875 9x12 PABCO Stainless Sheen RUGS Sev- ) 198' 4 98 IQQI Kill lieu Cablnels Regular attractive new finishes Sale priced only f fBQ Regular $110 famous make Electric Washers Rale priced onlv Regular $132 famous Flectrlc Washers Clearance priced only Regular $180 Electric Wa eral different mod- 4 el fcale priced only 60 with $12 — like this Regular Sale $20 50 9 Regular $8 Coll Springs— Twin or Lull blze Sale Priced H Coll Springs Twin or full size Sale priced Prgular $15 Inner Spring Mrtrcp— well made Now onlv nnriTiiBiitriF'WjiriitstirsroiatiiiBa-- ia— Walnut $33 Regular Veneer Dressers clearance aale priced only Regular $30 Walnut veneer Vanities marked for quick aale at Regular $39 Odd Vanities and Dressers— Sals Priced only Walnut Veneer VanltleB$e that were from $40 to $50— Now only You will be amazed at how we have redueed pnies on high grade bedtoom suites tn all the most wanted stjlcs woods and linishcs lor example 69 B°ftutiful modern design Bedroom Suhcs in rich walnut linlsh including bed chest of drawers vanity and bench Clearance Sale price only Regular $80 Bedroom Suite in newest streamlined waterfall Bed chest vanity and Genuine walnut veneers design bench — for onlv 60 Regular $125 Bedroom Suites in the popular modern design Including full alre bed chest vanity and bench Clearance sale priced only cries Foreign Road Treading Prosperity a In AO 60 Writer Holds Boom Unsound When Based on War Work is 60 Regular $150 modern denlgn Living Room Suites rich velour— choice of colors— Including 9 davenport and matching chairs for only $88 at 69 160 95 tile floral and geometric patto brighten up your floor long wearing hard surfaced easily cleaned Many colors to choose from New c fll ft terns ! i7 w ! 1 iSrl - 2 1 : ‘5 t 6x9 Ft Sizes a- lbWUntcM ovit ftt this bhem ot record to close prhe Wide variety of pattern and colora J vrJ ihe-s- ft Rugs low FELT k PM ft if 1 f i0 t N't? i IN t BASE YARD Sill'S GOODS Reduc Jllil c 4Pc ! Fringed Yelvels S49A Canopy Gntgpimli puttrinrrt vrhet tuqx rind nimlri n piltnnx with toluix unwn llp ot I ilun I Stwia Month a in Chi next' to the bat k Seamless and heavily fnnged Invclv rugs with deep v nol pile that means vent nf bendy of modem colonial and Oi lentil patterns 2 6 in a wide lanqe of mints and 9xl2-F- t setviit' Choue Broadioom Rugs QU( OPEN AN GS K riUUI) (II RAN( I OR r $9988 “ Down— S2 a Month ACCOUNT $1914 Down— $3 a Month Almost as bpdutiful ns the originals which irmpuod them Pi op lustrous wool pile with rhoue of plain colonial or Oiicntnl color tones and patterns Can be had in ntiv size Catprt jour entire floor if jou so desiie AIL Rt $9095 Bum in lrtr thmugh Ino-leuSeveral roll of sllisiMvelv patterned Printed I Regular 85c per in I le and modern dexignx xquaie yard quality tlrarame priced — laid hquaie Sard with patterns Linoleum O hhren Slalnless Heavy quality P4B( and color that run deep Into the body nearly clear through to the buck longwenrlng and wvslly cleaned laid square yard Clearance priced ICIf 9x12 FI Seamless Axminsiers at $95 rli 44 SO IKuvn Jwviit AND “ PROFIT BY Evmi uriww You out of town folks— If you can’t drive in write or telephone John I) West (open any evening rhone n ami VaiiiM Quality Smice j SAVINGS! 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