Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-15
GOOD ROADS will
GUT DOWN COST
OF LIVING
High Transportation Charges
Responsible, Declare Off,
Gals Of Transmississippi
Commercial Congress Which
Meets in Salt Lake.

Reduction OF the cost OF living ana
the value OF highway Improvement
from q new angle will be taken up by
the next Trans Mississippi CONNER
cial congress- when Il meets in salt
Lake City Auguss 20 20 80. Quite
apart from any question OF railway
freight rates, say the officials of the
congress, the question OF transpor.
tatlon Is largely responsible for the
high cost of living. A fact that Is
overlooked often Is that It sometimes
costs more 60 convey ton 81 grain
over country roads 20 a railway sta
ton shan Il does to ship Il to lts dcs-
tination.
Whatever may be the outcome OF
the agitation 70 reduce freight rates.
there il no good reason. say the con-
gress officials. why the cost OF trans
portation between The farm and the
railway should not be lessened. Good
roads. they believe, is at least a part
OF the practical solution OF the cost
VI living problem. Experts estimate
that the cost of transportation over
country roads can be reduced by az
least rs per cent, and II " from thla
angle that the congress intends TO
tackle the problem in August.
I'VE propose. said one Of she Of
ficlais, TO work out a plan BY which
the owner OF land adjoining a pros
posed improved highway. the federal
government the state government,
the county and the township shall
share the cost Of road building upon
a working basis that az once shall be
practical and equitable.
Waiting 10 Help.
Federal aid Is at hand and com
gress seems only TO be waiting for
the Trans Mississippi congress or
some either such organization to
/ workout a feasible plan. The good
roads problem is the biggest one be-
fore the country today. IL interests
everyone as ihe public must realize,
when Il considers the part bad roads
play in keeping up the cost OF trans
pOrtations"
Good soads the universal peace
propaganda and tho "See America
First" movement are three subjects
to receive consideration. Preliminary
Iplans for the meeting were discussed
in Kansas city yesterday by Presi-
dent Arthur &. Trumbo Of MuskOgee.
Secretary II. ]. Becker OF Kansas
Icity. and Executive Committee NJ. NJ.
Swectman Of Missouri and ). y. Case
Of Kansas. Mr.. Case lives az Abilene.
Secretary Becker will leave today for
Salt Lake CITY 10 open temporary
headquarters. Permanent headqueS-
sers are In Kansas city.N
Largest Vet Held.
"Thls years congress will be the
biggest one yet" said President
lTrumbo For one thing the noun
tain states. which are vitality inter-
ested In the See America First move
meent. are cooperating more active
liy than ever before. AZ least $780,
0O0. 900 are spent annually by Ameri-
cans visiting Europe. The west and
railroads generally are interested In
keeping that money al home. Rail-
way passenger agents, there are more
} than 10000 OF them In the country,
are organized to help out, Louis w
IAN, chairman Of the executive board
OF the Great Northern railway, vii
deliver an address upon the subject
at the congress.
"Our principal speaker upon the
. lsubiect Of universal peace Will be
David starr Jordan. president Of Lee
land stanford. ana one of the fore
most peace advocates OF the world.