The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-12
Ten Million Dollar Bond
Issue Proposed.
FEDERAL 0ovERMlGEMf
WILL HELP TIE STATE
In Fact Unels Saml win Put In
With Us Dollar for Dollas-Up 70
Next Legislature to Provide the
Means for Construction.

II Colorado expects to take its
place among the leading states Of
the Union, We must improve our
highways and roads leading to
them Immediately. Reconstruction
is the biggest problem before the
world today. The next session of
the Colorado legislature will be
largely devoted to this question.
TO Colorado the vital factor is good
roads to enable us to market our
output.
Ten million dollar bond issue for
good roads will be asked of the
next Legislature, and we are assur-
ed that the United States govern
ment will add an equal amount
for good roads in Colorado Make
your representative realize what
good roads mean to Colorado, your
county, your city and to you per.
sonally, and make him promise that
he will support this bill.
Build More Good Roads.
Better roads mean bigger loads.
Poor roads spell isolation, less
production, poverty. The problem
is before us and it must be met ut
once. 1t can be met If the gentle
men of the legislature will enact
bills which will place reasonable
regulations upon motor truck traf-
fic and will further provide funds
for the construction, improvement
and maintenance of our 1900
miles of highways.
These bills do not contemplate
any direct. general taxation. In
fact, through the construction of
permanent highways they will make
possible a reduction of taxes in the
future They comprise:
/. Placement of all passenger au-
tomobile traffic under A. L. "A. M.
rating instead Of advertised horse
power, thus ironing out ineQuali-
ties which exist under the present
law.
2. Graduated motor truck licens-
es based upon tonnage capacity.
g. Transference of inheritance
tax from the general to the high
way fund.
4. Passage of enabling act to al
low people of state to vote upon
highway bond issue Of $4,000, 600
fifty-year Az per cent bonds, to be
expended in graduated amounts
over term of years.
5. Placement of motor truck
transportation under common car
rier act, thus providing equitable
rates, protection for the shipper,
licensing of drivers, and reasonable
traffic rules and regulations.
The. first three provisions will add
about 100000 to the road fund,
thereby enabling the state high
way department to do more ade-
quate maintenance work on the
roads pending vote on the high.
way bond issue.
Once the highway issue is ap-
proved, then not only the interest,
but the sinking fund as well, can
be taken care OF out of the motor
registrations, while other road
funds can be used for maintenance
work.
Passage of these acts means bet
ter roads, more settlers more trav-
elers in short, more business
The returning soldier does not
need to work upon the road. But
more work on the road will attract
other workers whose places will be
left open to him. Colorado will be
developed, millions Of dollars add
ed to its wealth, life made more
pleasant for al it's residents.
Every sound, economic reason is
behind this plan for more good
roads. The decision as to Colora.
dos future prosperity rests with
the gentlemen of the legislature.
There can be no load without
the road.
Deveop Colorado's Highways
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