Show AUTO OWNERS URGED AID IN ROAD PLANS washington active support on tho the part of motorists ot of the country ot of the federal governments program to increase federal highway construction was urged this week by the american motorists association the present authorization tor for the fiscal year of 1831 for federal aid Is it Is pointed out by J norton weeks president of the organization iza tion the federal government as a means toward relieving tho the unemployed announces it will ask congress next month to make available at once we the 1032 1932 appropriation ot of a like amount favorable action by congress of 0 uie the federal govern governments montla program would mean that there would immediately be available the sum of which would 19 be matched dollar for dollar by the states highway appropriations adoption of the program would not only relieve the unemployment situation but would greatly speed up highway construction the speedy completion of the nations higday system would mean an economical saving to the country because it Is a well recognized truism that we pay for tho the highways whether we have them or not in increased cost ot of operation over different types of roads economists of the iowa state collego college recently announced that the cost of an all automobiles operation over a high type of road was waa cents per ler mile over an type of road was waa cents centa and over a low type of road was cents centa per mile the saving per mile in the cost of operation over good roads should c ca n vince the most skeptical ot of the sity for completing the highway system as soon as possible this coupled with the necessity of afford ing relief to the unemployed sho should dd be sufficient argument tor for prompt dext month the A M A statement declares tho the association will urge through its affiliated clubs favorable action I 1 by con congress gross of the he federal governments program it was announced tribune |