Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1916-05-12
For Good Roads.

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terested in the outcome of many
of the good roads bills now in the
hands of various committees at
Washington is John N. WHY'S
president of The Willys-Over-
land Company, of Toledo.
Mr.. WHY'S always has been a
staunch supporter of the good
roads movement in this country
and has contributed most gener-
ously towards its advancement.
In commenting upon the sub
ject he was enthusiastic over the
progress made throughout the
United States in the last few
years and gave it as his opinion
that 1916 would break all records
in the amount of good roads work
accomplished.
Judging by the numerous ap-
preparations for good roads which
are being considered by Congress
and the different state legisla-
lures, it would seem that 1916
will go down in history as record
year in the advancement of i'm
proved highways" says Mr..
WHY'S.
''The whole country is stirred
as never before relative to their
great question of highway i'm
provement. If there is anything
in the world that a good citizen
who loves his state and has civic
or state pride delights in, it is to
have the city and state reputa-
ton maintained.
IA commemorative reputa-
Ion for enterprise, progress and
all that goes to make it worth
living for, is determined to a
great extent by the character of
t it's roads. And if these arteries,
: through which flow the business
: and pleasure life of a state are
4 neglected, travel is diverted
7 sooner or later to other channels
i and the chief sufferers are the
: townspeople and farmers who
y live along the neglected highway.
: Whenever a farmer loads his
S delivery car or wagon for mark
i ct, he has in mind the road over
which he has to travel. He
knows that its worst hill or mud
hole limits the size of the load he
Or can move. And because this is
r 80, the maximum efficiency of q
n stretch Of highway does not ex.
" coed the maximum load that g
man can haul over the poorest
: spot in it.
, Most of the opposition to roaC
improvement work, that at one
time was almost universal among
farmers, has disappeared now
! that the automobile is in common
=, use in the country. The objec'
ton formerly raised by the far
mer was that the city tourist bene
flied mostly by the good roads
j work which he, the farmer, was
- taxed for. But the city man als'
- contributes toward the fund. Hi
y automobile tax goes toward tn
cost of state roads and he pay
NJ for a good share of the mainte
III nance expense.
q 1.-THE rapid increase in the sal
of small, light model cars is evi
dence of the universal appes
good roads make to all classes o
people. And while the perfect
ing of the small light AUTOMOBILE
has been the country's creates
factor in securing better high
ways, the motorist is not the onl
one to benefit by them.
Every man, woman and chill
who lives in a community wher
good roads prevail, has hur
dred and one advantages owe
those who are surrounded an
hemmed in by poor roads. l
fact, l believe good roads to b
essential to all phases of on
commercial and social intercours
and development.
''The Importance of good road
in time of war has been demon
strated forcibly by the armies j
Europe. Hundreds of thousand