Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-07
N FAVOR FEDERAL
AID FOR BETTER ROADS

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oa1-s. and E-aeas- Influential ct -A- farm
rs -x1cIzateor-S -1@ps Z stsra1ss1ly
favorable stand Him 0lsVe- NIlsa-a
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general rzrlesra -1- ode aG4a -1a1
HE country rna1 Should hs Constructed
and maintained as -n+ ta-rr=- --as
lisa sseaEe1 Il < -u~ recognized
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l.cs5lc--- rs anything that .sss=@
t-= ccsr ot transportation x & benefit
TO the c-x5ES1nse--
The grange stands .c- and a5rl-
Gates federal aid .a- -rssd improve
rElsn.- T.=-s can be 90 good rsasra
given why the should a o
Ing and ch= improving Of the public
highway the ssrre Is to- GUY public
water worEs Seyeney-hve 5@r cen, o.
the p~,e-iGc. Of o. COUNT must pass
over the public highway before +. can
b. transported over our railway or
Hd4cE sSacsEAS- W ss.- e.$ Et- 2! .s(slSGk
has spent millions Of dollars fc- high
"a. improvement, in our foreign pos
sessions. u has neTer appropriated ole
dollar 20 oe used CO the highway IN
continental United States
The s,range membership is unani-
nst.usi5 in favor q. congress making
suitable appropriations for highway
construction and maintenance. This
appropriation should be expended by q
national highway commission or
board working in conjunction with
similar commission from the States.
The legislative committee of the
National Grange should be instructed
To use all the influence OF the grange
upon congress sor a passage of a bill
appropriating a sufficient, sum under
proper regulation for the improve
men. OF our public HIGHWAYS
C. o. Raine. OF Canton. No. chair
man OF the grange national committee
on good roads. offered a report. which
was adopted. endorsing the plan for a
system Of national Dads. and the leg
islative committee OF the grange also
included federal aid for road improve
ment among its recommendations.
This enthusiast site and renewed ex-
preston from the organized farmers
means much to the American Automo-
bile association. which is rapidly get
ting plans matured for the second
federal aid good roads convention at
- - al AoA eNA0A IA =
and :. Particularly interesting hav.
been the responses OF many members
OF both houses of the national con-
gress to the request of the A. A. A.
for expressions from them of their
views on the subject of national roads.
Formerly the railroads forced a
localization of the travel on high
ways because of the rapid and efficient
service which they afforded the pub
lie" writes Representative William b.
Francis. OF Ohio. But it is readily
seen that h new device which makes
travel on these highways possible at
as high a rate of speed. and almost
as efficient as railroads. brings the
necessity for . national system and
this is the one great thing in the
line OF progress today"
II believe h a FEDERAL aid should
contemplate cooperation with the
states and such concentration Of
money spent as to insure permanent
good roads. built under the super
vision of federal road experts" says
Representative Sydney Anderson, of
Minnesota.