| Show FAVOR FEDERAL AID ON ROADS President of A A A Out Advantages of Good Roads WASHINGTON D cray C ray May 2 23 29 rhe The The demand of ot the car owners of the tho nation for Passage of ot the pending senate bill which would continue the th governments government policy ot of federal aid for highways ot of o nation has been laid before the national senate when Tho Thos p Henry president of ot the American Automobile letter association sent a II le Ic let ter In their behalf to Senator Tee Tas Tas-ker Tas ken ker r L L Oddie ot of o Nevada who will have charge charre of ot the fight for tor the tho measure on the floor of ot the sen- sen senale sen senate ale ate That the attitude of ot the A A A might be known to every male law lawmaker er en a copy of ot the tho latter r also was sent to all aU other senators Declaring that elimination or reduction of appropriations for Cor or fed fed- federal federal fed federal eral highway aid would be an un un- un unwarrantably unwarrantable warrantable breach of ot faith with the entire countr country Mr Henry as- as as asserted sorted tho that every Cry member of the tho theA th A A A hopes the bill will trill re- re re receive calve prompt and favorable COIl cou- con consideration He pointed out that nine great organizations representing millions ot of citizens arc 1110 united behind the tho measure and declared that the opposition has not raised a le protest protest which had not been dis- dis discounted dis discounted counted by previous congresses ns as being of ot no Importance The A AA A A and Its member clubs were strongly represented In the hear hear- hear Ines lags on the bill prior to Its pass pass- passage pass pass-aco age by the tho hous house The Th appropriations authorized authorize for tor the th fiscal years Ins 1321 and 1929 1029 ot of 7 annually to be b spent on state stat roads and on roods roads In and to our national nations 1 for tor- for forests cats ests are most reasonable and have alreadY met with general pUblic approval Mr Henry wrote Any lesser appropriations would seriously seri seri- seriously seri seriously handicap the states In car car- carrying carrying car carrying out their road building pro pro- programs programs pro grams and at the tho same sarno Ram time do- do de destroy stroy their confidence In the prom prom- promises of ot the th federal government to undertake a Joint responsibility tv and fulfill the th obligations lIS- lIS assumed as assumed Mr Henry declared that not since the world orld war has such unanimity of ot purpose been cen- cen centered centered cen centered public on any measure of ot such pub pub- lic Importance and added that It ItIs Is unthinkable that an orderly con con- constructive con constructive program of ot rood road road which has meant so 80 much to our nation should ba bo thrown Into chaos by doing away with federal aid at this time Surely his letter sas sa's says all who have given their have not erred In Interpreting the tho pub pub- pub lic public Interest The solution of our great national al problems that we w give lve primary consideration to the th national welfare and not local needs benefits or dices prejudices Pointing out that of ot the tho miles of ot highway In the nation na- na nation na nation tion only 7 per PT cent or miles are r Included In the federal system Mr U Henry nry continued To To say that tho the federal system Is too large Is to deny the need of oC connecting all the thu county seats seals nn and main market centers When con con- congress congress con congress gress set let up system after long deliberation It tell felt that by con con con- connecting con the tho It hal had Included the thu lowest ad ade adequate quate for the postal service th the defense of ot the th nation the eden exten sion slon of ot farm markets markels a greatly enlarged Interstate t commerce and the tho general welfare of ot the tho the na nation na- na nation nation tion Certainly this tale limit Is most conservative I h when n viewed In the tho light of ot the real federal responsibility responsibility |
