Show Need Wider Highways ays for Lanes of Traffic Between Great Cities of America y Toll roads and bridges still ex- ex ex exist bt 1st In some Borne parts of tho United States Stales but thc these e are arc so Bo o few as asto asto asto to be They arc mostly privately constructed enterprises In man many places connected with pleasure resorts and s tours This statement was made by Senator James If H MacDonald or of Connecticut for anore man twenty twenty ty years cars an official of the Ameri- Ameri American can association and andone andone andone one of the mot most active advocates ad for good road In the United States Senator MacDonald was one of otho the first opponents of toll roads In this country and brought about the downfall of ot the tho toll system In Connecticut many years ears ago Hels Heis He is Is now treasurer of the great organization of o highway engineers engi engi- engineers engineers officials and contractors of o worth North and South America Despite his 7 75 years ears cars Uncle Jim as he la Is affectionately known in the highway Industry attends every meeting of o the as- as as from that of o the tho board of directors held hed In New York city to the great convention held annually In Chicago I IJ I TO Good roads are arc essential to progressive civilization ho he said and go 0 hand hanl In hand with the economic and social welfare of the nation There are approximately approximately approximately three million miles of nays highways In the United States a tI small portion of which are now Improved When a II hard hard surface has been constructed 0 over over er the re- re remainder remainder re remainder of the unimproved routes Foutes the nation will h ve reached leached the tho dream of the Id ideal idsal al highway engl- engl engineer veer neer n e Senator MacDonald Is an ardent worker In behalf of public safety In the construction and maintenance maintenance nance of highways EEl nO DS Highways leading Into tho great cities of the tho country should In n a great many cases be bo wider than at the present time he said On these lanes the great great- greater greater greater er portion of our traffic con congestion congestion es- es tion takes place and as a result the greater number of accidents are TC recorded The highways of the future must be smooth wide hard surfaced lanes lanca with scientifically scientifically constructed curves and eliminated grade grado crossings Prop will el cr construction of highways go u a long way toward reducing the number of fatalities on our public roads Carelessness of course ourse will continue to take Its toll until the tho people realize the necessity for tor or sane driving InS The American Road Builders association Is In m my opinion among the most Important organizations 7 In the world he add added ell It has for Its lis purpose the en- en encouragement encouragement en encouragement of rood good roads built at the least least- possible cost to the people for the greatest conven conven- convenience lenco of or the people |