The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-25
Highway Ar

SCFClA otdlCS Oh CoiiultIOnS SatS>9@gtSEH TO
the President.
Sec. 4. That construction, i'm. ent
and maintenance of the nation; 5e.cnse
eighway shall be under the diAeaoa of
United States Army engineers, I'd
ing to such qualifications as the eAdent
MAJ deem best for automobiles, al aBdck,
and wagon ,arifhc.
Sec. s. That the use. Of the qa 1e-
fence highway shall be underrplce sh-
cd by the President.
Sec, 6 That all persons enrp .er-
icalIy, or otherwise, in the cons IN,
Improvement, and maintenance lid
national defence highway shall be ,i.y Idi-
ed citizens Of tie United States, tas ass.ssdly
and m9tally fitted for military du;4 aho
shall during said employment be ds nd
instructed for two hours daily, exce@ asm-
days and national holidays, by the United
States Army Objects, in accordancc With
United States Arms regulations.
Sec. Z. That in order to acquire, es!ab-
isn, construct, improve, and maintain the
national defense highway, there bc, md
hereby, is, created fund to be knora as
the national defense highway fund.
Sec. 8. That for the purpose OF p.ayids
ing money for the national defense highway
fund the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized and directed to issue and sell,
on and after July first, nineteen bundled
and sixteen, at par with accrued interest,
coupon or registered bonds of the United
States in such form as he may prescribe,
and in denoinatIons Of $40 of multipItesg Of
that sum, said bonds to be payable ia coin
fifty years from the date Of issue. and to
bear interest, payable in coin ,emiannuaIly,
at the rate of three per centum, per an
mum, the total amount of said bonds not
to exceed 500, 600, 900, and the issue aud
sale of same not TO exceed such amounts
as may be necessary from time TO time to
enable the Treasurer OF the United States
to make payments from the national defense
highway fund to meet the obligations incur
ei in accordance winh the provisions
of this Act. Bonds issued under authority
of thiS Act, or the income therefrcm, shall
not be subject to taxation of any kind r
any purpose. Bonds authority by tins sec.
ton shall be first offered at par as 4 popular
| ,an under such regulations prescribed ty
the Secretary OF the Treasury, as will give
opportunity to citizens OF the United States
to participate in the subscription ftr the
lowest amounts shall be first aIotcd.
The Bill itself IS good ore &d giIl
meet with entire approval Of all OF crtizcng
only one comment or suggestion I've would
make is where it provides for the road GO
ing from Chicago to St. Paul, etc, Hers
we must say if is at fault as on that rou,s il
would cross nut a SNAIL part Of Wisconsin
and none at all of Michigan which We think
would be vital mistake, and we would
suggest that the said road run to GiilwaUEee
Wis. ftence to Salt St. Marie, Mich. fo1
at this poipt is situated the great ship canal
connecting the Great Lakes as is the ri;al
point as it borders on foreign nations
holdings and if~this road is for defeuse
plan then it is essential that this country be
included in the road, and thence from -tse
500, westward to the head OF the lakes
thus as defense plan it would be covering
the vital points which otherwise wou:a ~
left to the mercy Of the enemy. :, 5S.s4
respects the bill is goo4 one ard our re-
presenratiycs at Washington, p, G. should
get behind it and push but first The rev
route as outlined aboyc should be embodied
in the bill as an amendment to the s4iAe
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