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Show GOOD ROADS ROAD SYSTEMS FOR DEFENSE General Staff of Army Indicates What Road Development Is Needod for Military. j; r (Prvptred by tha United States Depart -neat , or Agi leulturo.) ' I Rot.d development needed for na- 1 tlonai defense as planned by the general gen-eral staff of the a-my has recently ; been Indicated to the Department of Agriculture by the secretary ot war : and the Information has been placed ; in the hands of the engineers of the i bureau of public roads who are at tho :', ' present time getting into final shape , the plan for the system of federal-old federal-old highways. This system will con-Blst con-Blst of approximately ISO.000 miles of i road, ao laid out as to serve all part of the country and will be built by i the states in conjunction with federal ! aid. ! The general staff has been InvestV j eating the subject since 1010, the bu , reau of public roads collaborating Briefly summnrlKert, the report made is as follows: There nre certain vital . areas along the boundaries of the United States against which any invasion in-vasion will probably be directed. These areas have been outlined by the general staff. For milllnry pup-poses pup-poses they should be connected with i the centers of production and storage , and Industrial centers. The roads will then become strategic lines of supply and will usually conform wlta 1 roads located for other purposes. ! Transcontinental routes are of no I particular value for military putf-j putf-j poses. The plan submitted by the War department de-partment shows Important centers that should be connected, hut doe not give detailed routes. Engineers of the bureau state that these points can be connected by ronds without : ill SlSsSf itfitpii Cement Road Built to Carry Heavy Traffic. nny serious dislocation of the plan of deveh nnrent for other purpose's und that in general the military need for roads conforms with surprising closeness close-ness to the commercial and economic needs. It Is thought thnt the plan submitted sub-mitted can be embodied In the federal-nld federal-nld highway system and thus make the system nn Impnrtnt factor In our plan of national defense. Roads of a purely military nature such as those lending to cons fortlfU cations have not been Included In the : plan submitted and will be handled bs j the War department as heretofore. BENEFITS OF EETTEfi ROADS j Farmer Enabled to Transport Fruits I and Vegetables to City and Take Back Meat. Frnper food Is one of the greatest necessities if the health of the community com-munity Is to be properly preserved. Iletter ronds mean better food. In years past, the farmer too often lived , on a restricted diet of salt pork, I corned beef, smoked meats, and other footls which could be prepared on the farm, while the city dweller did not have the advantage of fresh fruits and vegetables. As roads are improved, the fanner is enabled to bring his produce to the city for the use of thnt community and take back for himself fresh meals and other foods only obtainable ob-tainable in the city. GAS CONSUMPTICN INCREASED Tests In Pavement Trnctlon Problems Show That More Fuel Is Required j on Dirt Road. ! According to tests In the problem of pavement traction, gasoline consumption consump-tion by niotor vehicles Is Increased In traveling over a dirt road. Concrete highways show the least resistance to traction In terms of miles per gallon. Brick, macadam and gravel are next in order. I |