Show Huge Sums for County Roads i Large expenditures will be necessary necessary sary to bring the miles I of rural highways s 's in the United States up to the standard of efficiency comparable comparable comparable com com- parable to their extended use in motor transportation in the opinion of the joint congressional commission commission commis- commis sion ion of agricultural inquiry whose I conclusions on the subject were announced by Chairman Anderson t tIn In n the second report of the commissions commission's commissions commission's commis- commis sion's ious studies studie 3 the first having havin dealt with agricultural freight rates the chairman also made known its conclusions conclusions con- con regarding electric railway development as affecting rural communities com com- communities and questions relating to he the postal s service The commission Mr Anderson said aid will recommend that congress continue to promote an adequate program of highway construction and maintenance directed to the themore themore themore more effective correlation of highway transportation with rail and water transportation and that the states and counties also continue their highway programs with particular reference to to market roads Conservation N Necessary The necessity of cooperation among the he states to effect ct a uniform basis for or taxing motor trucks and other motor fairly represent the proportion of highway expense chargeable to such vehicles will be urged by the commission It was wag said as well as the need for uniform regulation of motor traffic It Is la already clear the chairman chairman chair chair- man said that there is a wide variation variation variation vari vari- in principle and application of he the various state and local regulations regulations regula- regula ions affecting intrastate traffic Studies of local motor transportation tion should be expanded as rapidly as possible to afford a definite basis for or uniform regulation of or motor transportation In order that the he inconvenience expense and Inefficiency of operation occasioned by y a lack pf of uniformity in state and federal legislation in the future may mayas as far as possible be avoided Maik is a Will Broaden The importance of motor motol transportation transportation tation atlon to the farmer was found not only to have ve been its Us effect In extending extending extending ex ex- ex- ex tending and broadening his markets it was said but in the sharply reduced ed cost of moving his produce to market This was illustrated in the commissions commission's estimate that in 1918 the cost of oC wagon haulage from farm to shipping point averaged about 30 I I cents p per r ton mile for wheat 33 cents for corn and 48 cents for cotton cotton cot cot- ton while by motor truck or tractor the averages were 15 cents for wheat I I and corn and 18 IS cents for cotton I The commission was said to view with optimism the future of interurban interurban ban electric lines s serving rural com com- In view of ot the tendency to recognize the necessity for an n ade adequate adequate quate return in rates for the service demanded by iy the public Their value not only as freight carriers but as a quick m means ans of access to towns for tor rural residents was emphasized emphAsized emphasized em em- In the conclusions announced ed d by Chairman Anderson Change Postal Service The Tho commissions commission's study of the postal s service as relating to the farmer was said to have haye convinced d dit it that increased postage rates rates' on second second- second class lass mi mall ll matter notwithstanding notwithstanding I standing reductions of fourth fourth- fourth class lass matter parcel post poat has been particularly particularly particularly par par- I I burdensome to farm pub pub- tI tl was pointed out that the service rendered in the distribution of see sec ond- ond class and lass matter entailed less expense ex es- pense pease than for tor parcel post the volume of which was estimated to constitute three-fourths three of the tot total l postal tonnage The commission will wUl recommend to congress the chairman said that a study be made to determine what branches of the postal service are sustaining self with a view to making the entire service sus self or more nearly in accordance accordance accordance accord accord- ance with the costs This should be bedone bedone bedone done by proper readjustment of or charges and removal of present rate inconsistencies The purpose of holding the postal service responsive to the needs of the agricultural community should be constantly kept In view |