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Show 6000 M roadsbi PAVED HIGHWAYS SHOW BIG GAINS i According to American Automobile association official, substantial progress prog-ress Is being made In the developmeut of a national system of highways. The association cites as an example the fact that It is now possible for a motorist mo-torist to start from the zero milestone In Washington and make a circular tour of 2,300 miles back to Washington Washing-ton over a continuous dustless paved highway. This is but one of many numerous long stretches of pared highway, says the A. A. A. touring and transportation board. The highway from Vancouver, B. C, to San lUcgo, covering a distance of more than 1,700 miles. Is another example. ex-ample. Each year constantly Increasing Increas-ing mileage of continuous paved highway high-way Is added to the national highway system of the country as the various slates All In gups on trunk line highways. high-ways. The greatest need for continuous paved highway Is between northern and southern points, as the South during dur-ing the winter months offers climatic and scenic attractions which no other section can provide. The same Is true of similar attractions for the motorists of the South, which are to be fonud in the northern states In the summer months. Even In the South marked i progress Is being made. The southern I states were naturally slower in getting get-ting started In their development of trunk line highways. The resources which cun be drawn upon for road building purposes are not as grent Among the eastern seaboard states North Carolina is leading the way for her sister states. The barrier between the northern ind southern travel through the central cen-tral tier of states has been the mountain moun-tain ranges In Kentucky and Tennessee. Tennes-see. Both of these states have spent millions on the removal of these barriers. bar-riers. In both states definite proposals of the issuance of $50,000,000 to $75,-000,000 $75,-000,000 In state bonds are being considered. con-sidered. This will give these states ample funds to complete the work under way and provide the same facilities facili-ties of easy travel as between the North and South as now exist In the North between the eastern and central states. |
