Arizona republican., 1918-12-15
shipping points before we can start our
ships from the ports and fulfill our
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shipping points before we can start our
ships from the ports and fulfill our
duty"
Highway System Vital
Chairman Hurleys experience brings
to mind, that without the proper high
ways system, the motor truck is help
less in transporting food from the
farmers barn to the nearest railroad,
which holds up the railroad from
transporting it 10 the ships delaying
the ships from sailing with full cargo,
and finally makes the millions cover
there" wonder if America is goin~ to
keep its promise.
Strange as it may seem, of all the
Improvements necessary during the
time we were putting the country's re-
sources on a 100 per cent efficiency
basis, the building of good roads re-
ceived the least attention. This is even
true of the maintenance of those good
roads that had been built before it
became necessary to divert our activ1-
ties to other more important improve
ments.
Indications point that the armies that
have played a leading part in the four
years war will soon be disbanded. In
dications also point in the Industrial
and commercial world, that factories
and labor that had been on govern
ment work will soon be turned back
to commercial production in fact
steps have already been taken in this
direction. But there is one army here
in America that will not be disbanded.
but quite the contrary, will have to
put forth greater efforts. What they
have been called upon to perform in
the past will look like child's play COM
pared to what is before them. I have
! reference to the American farmer and
cattle raiser.
Backing Up the Farmer
The American farm will make good
! if it is possible, but are the city and
state governments giving him square
deal in letting him face this food prob
lem alone? Isn't it up to US as a nation
to aid as much as possible? The farmer
will have his hands full in producing.
The question of delivering the results
of his work to the point of consump-
ton or shipment is one that he has no
time to solve. The farmer is not pro-
ducing record crops for his own con-
sumption, but for US. THE price OF
his goods is set by the government.
No matter how hard he works. he can
not boost the price Therefore. il
seems to me that in improving the
highways over which his produce must
be hauled to market, it is more for
our own good and the good of our
allies and the humanity of the world in
general, that We take up this question
of good roads and highways and carry
It out like We can carry anything out
if we put our minds our resources, our
factories anr our ability behind it.
Russia's anarchy is dlA to great
extent to lack of food. In central
Europe conditions point to a famine
The German government has said that
its people are destitute. Servia and
Roumania are exhausted for the lacb
OF food, Bulgaria is starving, the agri.
cultural resources of France and Eng.
land are at a very low tide. Thu same
is said to be true of Italy, and MIND
you, this worldwide CRISIS is starting
at the very beginning of winter. wher
every nations warehouses should be
filled up with food supply to last
through the non-productive white,
months.
Keep the Highways Open
OF all the communities that are goine
to feel the effect of poor roads thi!
winter, the worst is that of the agrl-
cultural sections. Consider the las
two years-the farmer has raised
hauled and shipped more produce thar
in my three or four years before. TC