Show rr GREAT SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS Scheme Being Worked Out by Federal and State Authorities to Surpass Other Countries Prep Prepared Prepared red by the United linked Department of Agriculture culture A s system stem of highways s 's that will serve the whole countr country and will be far superior superior su su- su- su perlor to an any other in the world is being mapped out b by federal and state engineers It Is estimated that the syster s stem s 's tem ter will comprise miles of road The federal highway act recently recent recent- ly enacted specifically requires that all federal aid be spent on a connected system of highways consisting of not more than 7 per cent of the road mileage mileage mileage mile mile- age In each ench state and that this system shall consist of interstate or primary roads and or secondary roads Proposed systems have been received reI received re re- I by the bureau of public roads I of the United States Department of I Agriculture from all but eight states They are plotted on en a large map of the United States States' and carefully examined fl fla a y I An Im Improved Michigan Highway as to ordination co n with the roans roads of r states and service to all sec see sections of the country Where coordination co coordination I nation is not satisfactory conferences are held with all interested state highway high high- way ay ay officials and routes adjusted Many states have already adjusted difficult problems with their neighbors As an example the s system stem sent in by Nebraska showed a big gap in an Important Important Important Im Im- Im- Im road along the northern boun boun- dary It was learned however that South Dakota would follow with a system that would fit like pictures on toy blocks Since the federal highway act of last November O became a law only roads certain to be on the system have been approved ed for construction |