Show ROADS IN SHAPE FOR WINTER need for improved highways this thia year will be greater creater than ever before bearo in history highway preparedness for next nest winter la Is almost a negligible quantity in many states whose roads ot of military and economic importance will demand their utilization during the snowbound period A survey ot of the plans for snow removal of every state in the union having sufficient snowfall to im highway traffic during the winter months has just been completed by a large rubber concern the reports from e r tp ns heavy traffic follows improvement the various state highway commissions disclose a surprising backof organization and legislation to cope with the situation that promises to be worse this winter than the freight congestion and embargo period of last winter never before in history have american highways played such an important part in transportation fleet Flee after tafter fleet of powerful motor trucks are plying between towns and cities they release thousands and thousands of freight cars for war duty elsewhere to take the trucks off the highways next winter would be nothing short of a ca calamity allty americas second winter in the world war with more factories more airplane plants and over men in france who must have food and supplies from the rural districts district i and the inland commer commercial eDil centers will heap dutie dutle slon son the commerce never before heard beard of duties of hauling that our railroads cant hope to meet highways and trucks must co come me to the rescue but under existing laws state highway commissions have no funds to keep the main traveled highways opened and cleared of snow the lack of farsightedness and provisions for snow clearance Is alarming according to the company which urges early action to prevent disaster |