The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
CHICAGO MEETING
EMPHASIZES NEED
Of BETTER ROADS
Attorney Milton B. Rose Tells
of What Highway Builders
at Convention Would Do for
Betterment of South.

The vast benefit Of good roads to any
community and the hugo task ahead OF
those interested in highway Construc-
ton, together with plans for the legiSla-
ton and other phases OF the work 10
be carried out, occupied h attention
OF hundreds Of good roads enthusiasts
attending the American Good Roads
association convention in Chicago &C
Curding to Attorney Milton b.. Rose,
who, with T. 3. King and Willard Nall,
represented the good roads division OF
the Chamber OF Commerce at the
'Thers was so much to say and SO
much to do that words seem made
Quate to convey the proper Significance
Of the work ahead of U.s." MI Rose
stated.
Mr.. Rose emphasized his remarks by
saying AS the roads wor0' 50 were the
This good roads meeting" declared
Mr.. Rose. was the greatest meeting !
have even attended, 1t meant the
greatest inspiration for real homes,
constructive service, for Memphis n
the South imaginable.
Frank Lowden, governor Of Illinois,
made q wonderful address. and no
showed clearly why good roads should
DO built and what II meant to, the
metropolitan oenters Of . state TO have
good roads leading to them; In fact,
hteu q wa "a NAN
highways Of our country.
Big Bond Issue.
mfr. Lowden Is due credit Of having
made IL possible to have a $50, GOO, COG
bond issue approved for the purpose Of
building roads throughout Illinois.
The time has come, In my opinion,
when the South, the garden spot OF the
United States, where the climate Is
IDEAL and whore the people are cultured,
gracious and enlightened, should keep
step with the march OF progress that y
going on In the North and East In good
roads construction, .
States, so the convention was told by
James |. BlakesleO, fourth assistant
postmaster-Eeneral, would construct
motor parcel post routes, and these
routes will be established In those sec
tons where good roads q proper con
Memphis being my hobby, next 70
that of good roads, because II Is the
one city In the United StateS that by
virtue Of itS geographical situation IS
potentially, the most worth while city
In the country. II Is a city of homes,
Of big business, the center Of the. most
fertile agricultural center OF the United
States. II not the world, II city that
has always gone over the top in every
enterprise, be ii business, war work or
charity, for the people OF Memphis are.
most progressive, substantial ana OF
true American ideals,
"Arkansas, Mississippi, parts OF Ken
lucky, Southeast Missouri and even
Northwest Alabama look upon Memphis
as their Mecca and their trading point.
1.-THE progressive men Of Memphis
should now consider earnestly the work
they can do by lending their active per-
sonal effort toward building good roads,
fret hp tohInU the farmers of eastern
Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee
and nearby states into their confidence
and show them the benefit that they
will derive by helping to build good
roads, IL Will give n ready market, me
Memphis will be that market for i've
stock, hogs, cattle and farm products,
and II the roads are good then the
farmers will not be compelled to wait
on rail transportation but will use tho
motor truck, which will rush the farm
products fresh TO a live market, such
as Memphis, and every farmer Will not
only have his motor truck but also MS
pleasure car, as 1t should be.
1.-THE motor truck and the automo-
bile played a greater part in the
winning Of the world var than any ON
er factor In It, because without trans
portation, and quick and servlceable
transportation, the various branches OF
the army would have been Ineffective.
I'VE should save the farmer the tre-
mendous loss he has sustained hereto
fore In the rehandling Of his products.
This will reduce prices IN foodstuffs.
"Without a doubt we are all for pre-
paredness; we have had a lesson tuaght
us, but we a have no permanent
peace. 1t will be inadequate prepared
mass for defense without good roads,
and I. for one, advocate that we start
our movement here at Memphis, and
with the aid of the business men and
the automobile dealers in the various
lines, we win have the active ~co-opera-
ton Of the government In tho good
roads construction, a. | confidently be-
lieve that the Bankhead highway
viii he brought through Memphis. We
| should turn our earnest attention to