Show I 1 0 o sa NO 1 I I 1 LINKING UP STATE SYSTEMS progressive restive step attributed to requirements quire ments ot of federal aid legislation prepared by the un united I 1 t d states state department ct of agri agriculture iture A recent meeting of new angland state highway officials and engineers of the ilie bureau of public roads of the united states department of agriculture marks nu ali important point in tho thi development of highways in this coun try this Is the I 1 first I 1 meeting g ever licit between officials empowered to act fa foi the purpose of 0 laying out a system 0 J highways to serve an aresi area larger than a single state it Is the first of a serles series of similar meetings which will III be held between the federal officials and highway authorities of various groups of states the object of which will be the solution of the problem for the whole country this progressive step long wished for by all users of the highways can call be attributed to the requirements of 0 federal aid legislation it Is required that all federal aid be spent on a con necked system of highways to serve the needs of the bhole hole country tentative systems have been submitted by all except eight states w awl d now the setles of meetings Is being held eld to ca connect and ordinate coordinate co ordin ate the proposed state systems the bureau 0 of public roads intends to push this work as rapidly as possible so as to lay before the people tue the plans for what will be by tar far the greatest highway system in the world at present only roads certain to be on the system are being approved for 1 I 1 Z 1 b I 1 4 1 I 1 C I 1 I 1 I 1 W 1111 1 1 it A I L I 1 aa 11 P e I 1 ia Z 1 ila it aka I 1 V 01 ril A I 1 I 1 I 1 1 k V 1 I 1 4 ii li I 1 ic W 4 1 a I 1 A 4 I 1 I 1 IV I 1 4 Y 1 11 ja 4 1 W I 1 i 4 I 1 1 1 r I 1 I 1 ill V I 1 S I 1 a 1 4 41 I 1 k 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 an improved road in red bank NJ N J beaole a and nd after its completion construction with nith federal rid aid in may ilay more than twenty miles of completed road was added to the system en an each working day it Is estimated that the system will comprise ralles miles of highway |