The daily sentinel., 1913-09-24
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danger that we may stampede on this good roads question and
this letter written with the hope that may shed little light
on congress plans for the improvement of highways
who chasing back and forth the continent logging
tional highways without official standing They may
congress the national administration and they
thorzed bind any branch of the national
NOTED and financed by automobile manufacturers and the makers
lo road material and machinery They have helped immensely
ito unsnted praise but their official rather lack of
loca atus-shoud be known avoid misunderstanding
tona highways his engineers will select the determine
the materials and SgI SqPf5Ts the 80 s%"gst9n e6TGRrss
Personally do believe the present congress will look
with favor the creation OF roadbuldng bureau
Of the members of the roads of the house of
representatives and have been TO pains to ascertain the
sentiments of my colleagues
senate believe the national should be made than
erous in the aid extends the good roads The pre-
under the supervision of the highway departments of the various
states.
eve that close cooperation between the and the national
government the basis of the states doing the work and the
national doing the advising and part of the financing
will result the speedy construction of system OF highways
which will be satisfactory both the farmer and the tourist If
the work the national government fear nemn
able delays and the long the interests OF the farmer may be
lost sight of.
for highway departments All have strong points and
eventually the best features of each be Incorporated
sI4ACNEFoRDs PLAN
Congressman Shakleford of Missouri chairman of the
roads of the house. insists that the government should
state roads. I'VE pay the railroads for similar Why
He would divide the roads into three classes based their
condition and by offering attractive bonuses for excellent roads
encourage each community place its highways in the best pos
sible shape.
The Shackleford scheme bad for settled
la rural free delivery Something
required the sparse settled of the Colorado with
laion of less than million afford the of
constructing roads needed h playground of the nation
Tide to more than half of the land this still
the federal government This does contribute
ments. In Washington, where the national govemoment owns
about fourth the property Uncle Sam contributes onehalf
the cost of maintaining the district government This amounted
The people of Colorado have desire the national
demand that Uncle Sam shall contribute to the cost building
good roads which will yas m 9ansf the M Taus Ne of his property
1t that he should give the state one dollar
for this purpose All we ask is that he permit the select
tonal domain and sell public auction actual settlers This
land would bring an average price of at least seven dollars
purchase price the date of the SALE and the remainder in IS
annual nstaments interest In that way the interest
charges would exceed the principal and the states road fund
have submitted this plan the foremost good roads enth
believe the only feasible scheme for scung substantial fed
ea aid for good roads building this and other
affiliations be united support of it. and believe there is
reasonable hope its adoption the regular session of
As member of the house roads committee expect dedicate
my time and energy to its advancement
In Warden Tom lyman and Highway Commissioner Tom
Ehrhart Colorado has the road builders the
ton All they need reasonable of money and they
will give the of highways which will
dustra needs and display wonders Then will not be
necessary for worry about pahfnde leaving Colorado
off their maps for with good roads through mountains
could keep the tourists of the surrounded
lit with Chinese wall PayneAdrich protective tariff