The Glenwood post., 1918-12-21
CARLSON OPPOSES
FEDERAL ROAD ACT
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and ShOft-slghted plan OF the Washing
ton bureau consider the well defined,
far-seeing and comprehensive plan oe
che National Highways association
The National Highways association is
an organization made up of the biggest
road men of the country and repre-
sentative of every section of the
United States.
For six years they have worked gu
a plan for the building of great chain
of national highways that will traverse
the entire United States east and west,
north and south. Their plan is ro5
concealed in the hidden purposes of one
man. They have worked on the sur
veys for years. They have published
maps and sent them broadcast showing
just where the highways are to be built.
| The chain of national highways this
association proposes to be built will
directly serve So per cent of the entire
population of the United States. rheir
plan contemplates the hard surfacin2
of this system of national highways
with materials most adaptable to and
most accessible in the several sections
it will serve.
The total cost for completing this
great system of hard-surfaced high
ways is carefully estimated to be 81,
0,0o0,O0O. This money is planned To
be raised through federal bond issue.
How will the plan of the National
Highways association affect Cooradof
First-I will not require this state
to put up single dollar in the build
ing of that portion of the national
| highway system which will traverse
Colorado. Under the plan of the Ma
tional Highways association the federal
government will raise the money to
build the national highways and will
assume jurisdiction only over the roads
it constructs itself. All the money
raised for road purposes by this state
will be spent by the state. The present.
arrangement whereby the state appor-
tions its money among the several
counties for maintenance and the
building of such highways as may be
deemed advisable by the state and the
several counties will not be interfered
with. If the state should raise money
to build hard surfaced roads this money
would be used wholly in building Sec
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out from and connecting with the main
highways.
Second-The plan of the National
Highways association specifically pro-
vides for the expenditure of $92, 900 900
of government money in Colorado, and
the building of at least 800 miles Of
hard surfaced highways in this state.
This system of rd-surfaced highways,
when completed, will serve at least 80
per cent of our population.
The plan of the National Highways
association will adequately increase the
demand for labor and absorb the over
supply during the period of reconstruct
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on for years and is the matured plan
of experts.
Its detailed proposals are open to
public inspection. 1t eliminates tha
possibility of favoritism, prevents clash
between federal and state authority
and between the several states and also
/ hot hn f,t
state When this plan is carried out,
the United States will be the owner Of
a system of highways that will he tho
wonder of the world. II is conserva-
lively estimated by experts that in the
event this chain of national highways
is built, the transportation saving ths
. first year will be far more than the
total cost. The plan of the National
Highways association is in keeping with
the Fundamental relationship between
( state and federal authority; it pcrmita
s own taxes and requires the federal gov
ernment to spend federal revenues
u where it assumes jurisdiction. 1t chal-
lenges the wisdom and tho right of .
!, subordinate bureau operating 1000
( miles away to direct the disposal of 81
4 per cent of all the taxes collected in
this state.
. Can anyone carefully consider the
comparative merits of these two plans
!. without fully apprecinting how import
ant it is for the Colorado Developme ut
d federation to keep representative ON
s the job at Washington, constantly pre-
. scnting our case and continuously guard
u ing our rights and interests? The pro-
noSaJ nlo, % tho Wa .h;n nm hur,un