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Show r - j sj ! ISSUE WEATHER FORECASTS AJd for Automobile and Motortruck Traffic During Winter Over Lincoln Lin-coln Highway. (Prsred by the United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture.) The weather bureau of the United 8tates department of agriculture has arranged, In co-operation with the state highway commission of Pennsyl- i vanln, to aid the automobile nnd mo tortruck trnftlc during the winter over the Lincoln highway between Pittsburgh Pitts-burgh and Hiirrlsburg hy giving nut ' dally Information of the weather conditions con-ditions prevailing over the route nnd I Issuing weather forecasts and warnings warn-ings of heavy snows nnd cold wave for the region traversed. The plan Is for the assistant superintendents of highways at points along the route to i report to the weather bureau office nt Pittsburgh at eight o'clock each morn- - Ing hy te'ephone or telegraph the depth of snow or Ice on the highway, giving Us general condition. These reports m ' - I e&h$ i ' il. JHsX.- DSSBg i' Road Roller Doing Repair Work. are published In the newspapers nnd furnished to the different automobile clubs, thus becoming available to uuto-inolille uuto-inolille and motortruck drivers passing over the highway. The forecusts and warnings are given public distribution and telegraphed to the superintendent of highways ut Harrlsburg, who gives Instructions to his forces along the highway to make provisions for the anticipated weather conditions. This service was In operation last winter and gave great satisfaction. The weather bureau Is ready to give similar simi-lar service to other traffic routes as may be desired. |