Arizona republican., 1918-12-29
URGE REMOVAL Of
SNOW FROM ROADS
BEFORE TOO LATE

With the approach Of winter and its
attendant SHOWS, in many parts of the
country, a great effort is being made
by the highways transport committee
of the council of national defense, to
enlist the cooperation of the highways
authorities of the various states di-
rectly affected, in definite program
of snow removal.
During the coming winter our high
ways will be called upon to bear a
severe burden of motor traffic-heavier
than ever before. In favorable wealth
er this will not be a difficult program
to carry out, but in time of heavy
snowfall all motor transport must
necessarily cease unless adequate pro-
vision is made beforehand. for its i'm
mediate removal. In the postwar
period now just beginning motor
trucks are to play vital part, par
ticularly in the movement of food
stuffs, so that the Importance of
avoiding all delay calls for the elimin-
alton of all the obstacles that can now
be anticipated, of which the snow prob
lem is one. =
Last winter when the severe storms
piled up the snow on our highways, in
some places as high as Is feet, all mo-
shovel out track or attempt to go
over the drift, in which latter case the
trucks often became stalled and held
up other traffic for hours
The practicability of alI-year- round
motor truck hauling, even over long
routes, was graphically and definitely
demonstrated last winter when des-
pite the unprecedented SHOWS in the
Allegheny mountains of PENNSYLVANIA,
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber COM
pany of Akron, Ohio, was able to
maintain its line of motor trucks.
| operating between that city and Bos-
ton, Massachusetts, without Interrupt
ton of service. And as last winter
was without doubt the severest that
our country has experienced for de-
cades, it is entirely reasonable to be-
lieve that these trucks can conquer any
future snow conditions.
These trucks were able to make the
difficult trip over the mountains be-
cause of the good traction furnished
/ by the big pneumatic tire equipment
and the wonderful work of the Penn
| sylvania state highway department in
keeping the Lincoln highway clear of
snow, the entire length of the state.
During the period of this unprece-
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utilized by the government to haul war
materials from the middle west to
! points on the eastern seaboard, when
| railroad transportation was at a
!. standstill. and in every case the trucks
made prompt delivery of materials
! that were needed to keep eastern
plants running on government work.
1t was the wonderful demonstration
made by the Goodyear motor trucks
! brought to the attention of the war de-
| partment by the highways transport
committee, that influenced the inau-
! guraion of overland transportation Of
great fleets of army trucks from mid
die west manufacturing plants to the
coast under their own power. The al
most endless trains of trucks that sub
sequently delivered themselves &c
eastern seaports. permitted vast ar
raw of rolling stock to be used in the
transportation by railroad of the enor-
nous quantities of supplies that help
ed to keep our forces in the field.
The highways transport committed
in its appeal to the different highway
authorities is asking for information
concerning the specific powers of eacf
( highway department for snow removal
what cooperation can be expected
what machinery and equipment il
available. what preventative measure:
can be taken to avoid drifting of snow
and the submission of report in cas'
of snow removal showing just VIVA
was accomplished in allowing continu
Gus highways transportation.