Show REMOVAL OF V SNO BIG mh RIf PROBLEM ii P P Paved ved Road Is Artery of Nation Naton Severe Weather Often Brings Halt in Traffic Seek Economical Method of Keeping Passenger Ways Open So great grent ha has become the milo milo- no- no Igo of surfaced hard-surfaced roads In tho thoL thi L States that the matter of snow removal remo an and keeping the open for tor automobile rat lc during severe severo winter w v ather ha has become a 01 problem calling seriously and loud loudly Iy for or a solution American CanadIan and South American hIghway officials engineers con con- contractors and nd material men mn who met In Chicago January 11 to IS 5 Inclusive to the number of ot 30 or more devoted an entire this question half days day's session selon to In the he hope of o arriving at moro more economical and ancl exp expeditious meth- meth methods methods of o snow removal from the Ui highways during the winter months month The Chicago convention of the tho th under the tho auspices fload Dull l r association tion SOME AGITATION AGIT The American Automobile aso- aso asso o- o ladon for some gomo time has been Ing for or more thorough and methods of ot snow re- re The United States bureau or of public roads and various tatO have ha also be n wrestling ng with Ith th th- th question an and I the discussion ot f Iho the subject t a Chicago comes comes in re response to 10 tithe the demand for or a thorough airing of the subject The paved pa highways of ot the th said C M N con con- v manager for or the Amen Ameri in m Road Builders North orth Carolina state Elate highway en- en enrin en rin ineT r and director highway re- re reliC noCe re rec liC Ce c board national research council have become gr great at corn corn- mfr lal arteries A lar tars part of o th the tonnage of all n railroads Is over tho the JI highways In ourse of o assembly and anil distribution distribution tion The number of oC o no now transported over tr our roads ec ed that of o the rail lines WINTER EFFICIENCY become the tho So great now no has highway transportation It Is Imperative that after ner a snowstorm the snow be removed end nd the road be reopened to tic trat-tic tic ic with the least possible dela delay ThIS work involves ol thc use of equipment and the employment of o a large number of omen men at nt considerable ex expense pen so The problem of ot snow removal remo is now ono one of ot the most serious con con- confronting confronting con fronting officials and engineers In char of o highway maIntenance We hope at the Chicago conven conven- convention convention tion ion to have this thor thor- thoroughlY thoroughly thoroughly discussed with a view dew to smoothing out many of If i t the difficulties difficulties now encountered We e alt all wani our highway highways to be per perV V rent ent in winter e of 11 well as summer Other subjects discussed at the ChIcago c were those of highway finance con- con ti and repair development n paving types street planning safety traffic r future development of or lie motor vehicle highway transportation treatment of roads high highway fay way ay bids and estimates cost rec- rec records records rec records and cost coat data highway mate mate- materIals mate mate- materials materials rials and methods method of construction I equipment standardization winter letting of contracts specification and the relations I between ct officIals daIs engineers and contractors |