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Show ito west to Nance roads i R. Chief Says Oom-Jon Oom-Jon of National System in Doubt ' Bletidn of all national high-B high-B the Interstate transport sys-Irhlch sys-Irhlch In less than five years ton In importance to one of tiio Bunt economic issue of the ft depends entirely now on ly financing throughout west-tes west-tes tnas If MncDonald, r-hief of t ho Stat' s bureau of public roads. horlty for the statement that -Barn s enwie mniui uanspun tn must stAnd or fall accord-Fthc accord-Fthc Immediate policies of fi-g fi-g adopted h the states. He len the irend of t-ome of the political propaganda oppos- cost of permanent highway rement at this time and ha I En appeal to every natlon.il , t to aid In the 1922 campaign llonal road Improvement, fhway transportation has be-K be-K Indispensable part of our na-BJfe," na-BJfe," declares his statement, is-fcom is-fcom Washington. ' Its success liow on state plans for tho fl-m fl-m of future roads P have made little more than a I Iward constructing a system of lys such fl no nation has ever :!KB.ttempted. The nearest ap-HKo ap-HKo it is found In France and J my and the area of neither i as Texas. This great under-is under-is entered into becau.se high-Be high-Be not a luxury, but furnish" a . ' ; Evlce. have a. real earning ea-. ea-. J ppuad have become a real nece?- ; such an undertaking to be ful, financing to care for jfl Knee, construction and recon-pn recon-pn should be planned for a period of years In advance. Is In methods of raising funds! 9 BW years, uncertain!'.' as to r the funds will really be proband pro-band periods n which funds , be provided oil Increase tho Mt of highways. Such a policy Bring disaster to any private undertaking i ;-j Ear methods of raising roadj B this country have been lltt!o than expedient?; to meet a trans-,' mHb crisis. Tiie development o' Bor industry, tho increase lnl I Bber of vehicles using our! 9 End the consequent demand fori I fcoads "nae come bo rapldlyj has been almost imposalble to ibreast of the demand. Wo lot been able to give proper ration to -.he Just distribution I costs, but have spent the I sweating over plans to raise quickest and with the least I argument. Our old roads One to pieces under the surge new transportation era and . If our now ones are not now sufficiently wide or sufficiently strong to carry the traffic. "All this leads to the conclusion that every voter, taxpayer and legislator legis-lator should go over tho situation carefully, both from a standpoint of state and national transportation, and see that a permanent finanolng policy pol-icy is adopted which will distribute the cost of highway Improvement In proportion to the service rendered." |