The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
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champion of good roads. The In
creaHing number of motor vehicles up
on our highways present problem d.
ff1cult of solution. The legitimate de-
mand OF automobile traffic must be
met Stretches of road here and there
are pleasing. but the continuous mile
age la what the, farmer as well as the
motorist desires / believe that a con-
tinuation OF our present policy In Con-
necticHt win insure this in due time"
Chairman c. s. Stetson of the Ma
tionai Grange executive committee is
prominent in the list of speakers for
the forthcoming Federal Aid Conven-
ton
Parcels Post WIN Aid.
Nothing has happened in recent
years that will so quickly bring a sys-
tenn of national highways as the in
PRODUCTION OF the parcel post The
objections that have been raised in
| the past that the government had no
| interest In Interstate highways are
| now brushed aside. The Constitution
specifically provides for the construc-
ton OF post roads by the government.
| Looking into the future. the parcel
| post cannot be successful without
| good highways, 30 that one will bring
/ the other.
For several years now the automo-
bile manufacturers and automobile
users have been working hand In
| hand for the betterment OF good con-
ditions In America. This has been
undertaken through local campaigns.
and now a broad and comprehensive
campaign for national aid by the gov
eminent Is being instituted. Good
roads make a motor car last longer
than poor roads and increase the pos
| sibtiitias of the use of motor cars in
| every community. In other words,
better highways facilitate individual
transportation.
| President Elect Wilson has said
that he ia In favor of good roads be-
cause he believes that everything that
makes for better communication and
quicker spread OF truly national
sentiment constantly makes this coun-
try bigger and stronger. The men
elected to the new congress that opens
| in March are to a very great extent
on good roads legislation.
There probably has never been a
| move before congress which has met
with such widespread favor and SO
! little opposition as the one question
of good roads While opinions may
differ In Just what manner good roads
should be obtained. the sentiment Is
rapidly crystallizing that at the head
OF the movement should be the gov
eminent with its control of the main
trunk lines all over the country, CO.
operating with the States and local
communities. so as to produce as
quickly as possible a real system OF
highways, correlated and scientifi-
/ cally and properly constructed.
The actual making of good high
ways today Ia such a complex problem
that 1t requires the Systematic eff
forts OF our larger administrative
bodies to handle these problems in,
diligently and cheaply. The govern
ment has studied the question of roat
materials for years. and has main
tained a most efficient department
for this purpose at Washington. VIVA
the automobile manufacturer and
user WANT from now on Is practice
cooperation between the Union
State and county. and intelligent con
struction and supervision In the mat
ter Of actual highway building.
1t is expected that the new con
gress will pass proper legislation tc