Arizona republican., 1918-11-24
GOOD HIGHWAYS
NEEDED DURING
TIME Of PEACE.
A. G. Kissel, President of
Kissel Motor Car Com
pany Writes of Truths
Learned in Recent War
BY G. A. kissel,


what the great war taught us in the (
matter of improving our overland (
transportation routes)
Now that the war is over. the United I
States has one of the greatest prob F..
lens to face-a problem that calls for
the herculean task of not only feeding
at least three fourths of the worlds
population. but producing most Of the
many varieties of supplies, materials
and equipment necessary TO imme-
diately build UP the millions of acres
Of land as well as the thousands of
towns which were destroyed and de-
spoiled during the world war
This puts Uncle Sam up against one
of the biggest jobs he has ever tackled.
bigger even than that of winning the
war, because it is much easier to de-
stroy than to replace, and it must be
the business Of the people of the United
States from now on to help build up
the devastated countries over there"
This means that the industries of every
state must operate on a 100 per cent
efficiency basis in producing supplies,
materials and equipment
There is no question as to the pro
ductiye ability of the United States.
That was proven during the war. and
without a doubt if necessary. the coun-
=
doubled. But that is not the problem
that confronts the country The main
thing is to transport these goods to the
/ point of shipment. The railroads will
/ probably continue to be Communicated
/ by the government, and leaving it up
/ tc other means of transportation to
take care of the delivery of supplies
for home consumption, and that puts it
squarely up to the motor truck.
I 1t is my opinion that the employ
ment of the motor truck for transport
ing goods did not even approach the
peak during the years of the war Al
that time We were more or less en-
ployed in transporting equipment for
the armies, but with peace and with
the construction period started. we will
not only have to take care of the sup
plies and equipment for the maintain
i ence of our armies, but for that army
of civilians who will aid in this re-
construction work
There is no doubt but that the trans
portation of the goods produced by the
industries of each state will have to be
transported by the transportation
equipment Of each state. In other
words, it will be up to each state to
transport its own goods.
There is no doubt about it, From
war, transportation became the great
est of problems for not only the gov
eminent but the Industrial and BUSH
ness world 1t has proven a good les
son to us. 1t has shown that poor roads
are a weak link in the industrial chain
which We, as a nation of business men.
must have either shut our eyes to. or
did not realize how weak it was. II is
true that we did not have enough
motor trucks. but if we had had more
good roads. this lack of trucks would
have been made up. and would have
given us the same results as if We had
had more motor trucks in operation
The highways transport committee
worked night and day to get the peo-
pie to realize the necessity of starting
rural motor express routes. The great
est obstacle they were up against was
poor roads. That is the reason why
there are not 10 and 20 times the num-
Der Of rural motor express routes to-
day. The lack of good roads caused 2
lack of enthusiasm on the part of ship
pers and motor truck owners, The cost
of operating motor trucks over them
was prOhibitive.
Apparently this situation was fore
seen by the voters of the state Of Hi
nois at the last election, when they
went over the top with a s60,000.00C
state road bond issue. to be constructed
after the war by the hundreds of thou
Sarus Oh fetuIiilhg soluiers'
ms ollerins America returnlns
heroes immaculate employment IN ing
Y Aliiu VI WORK 'hey nave peeh doihs
4 ABROAD, IS not only patrlotc move
inent: put one thaI assures the people
4 u minus soou - Wen DIS SPECIFY "orh
! IudhSiip' LOT tiiese men VIII pIihS te
D pear nara experience ana expert crafts
I IldhShlp' ana II Is my OPINION ina
1 every state should follow TINS example
not ON! 10 give It's returning soldler
prohtable work, but to supply eacl
state with the right number Of i'm
I proved highways to enable its indus
tries TO denver Its products.
CONSIDER TINS limos bond issu'
means that during 1919 there Will b'
between seven and elght hundred mile!
of additional good roads built and b,
good roads Is meant paved highways
II every state IN the union had SIM
llar issue, TINS would mean $500 mile
\. OF new paved highways. imagine tn
3 saving in time and depreciation on tn
motor trucks such a system of high
\ ways would make possible!
These are undoubtedly some of tn
Il reasons why the business interests o
4 the state OF Illinois got together. an
1 through their legislative representa-
uves drew up a good roads bond issu
Tor the purpose OF correcting TINS stat
OF AFFAIRS.
lnduStrlal illihois feadllY saw the I'm
mense benefit the passage of such
I The retailers of Illinois saw Instant