The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
PREPARE FOR SNOW
WHILE SUN SHINES
National Council of Defense to CO.
operate With County and City
Omcials

A definite program having to do
with the solving of the snow removal
problem as it may affect adequate
highways transport during the com
ing winter has been formulated by the
highways transport committee OF me
council of national defense, and Is
now being sent out to those states in
which this problem figures.
This program Is based upon realt-
xation that IL the postwar period OF
reconstruction. which includes AS a
vital part the movement of food
stuffs and other commodities over tha
highways, is to be made equal to the
( needs of the situation every Charact-
er of obstruction to such transror-
tation must be anticipated and guard
! ed against,
with Food Administrator Hoover
and Chairman Hurley Of the United
States shipping board now in Europe
arranging for the distribution of
Americas quota of food -stuffs anon :
the peoples of Europe, the importance
OF seeing that there is no delay In
the movement once these produc, 8
start from farm or mill to the seq
! board, has caused the highways trans.
I port committee to capli upon its re-
+ tinaous flow of commodities along
the highways, will be given intensive
study by the highways transport COM
mittee Of the state directly affected.
/ The snow removal problem. there
fore. probably the most vital from the
standpoint Of the efficient and con-
/ tinuous commodities along the high
ways. will be given intensive study
by the highways transport committee
OF the state directly affected.
| To that end requests have been
4 issuefi TO the organizations in Masaa-
Ichusef rs ~afgaAnfS >lFet4aotats ssy
Hampshire. Rhode island. New York,
! New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Delaware,
Maryland. Virginia West Virginia,
Ohio, Indiana. Kentucky, Michigan
/ IIionis. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa,
Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska. South
! Dakota. North Dakota, Colorado
+ Wyoming. Montana, Idaho, Washing
ton. Oregon. California and Nevada
| that they give Immediate attention
to the following general subjects out
| lined by Raymond Beck, field engi.
neer. relating thereto:
First-of the powers of the state
1 highway department or commission
| for removing snow. If such powers
are not specifically covered by stat
utes, whether maintenance funds car
I be used in an emergency
I Second-What cooperation anc
work can and will he undertaken ~
the counties and state?
Third--What cooperation ana
4 work can and will be undertaken bs
the municipalities and state?
! Fourth--What snow removal me
\ chinery, such as scrapers. plows, etc.
are available for use by state, county
| and municipalities
/ Fifth--What preliminary measure:
can be undertaken which will prevent
the drifting of snow, such as location
and erection of snow fence? Also. thu
change of rail, board. picket anf
hedge fences, which check the cur
rents of air during a snow storm, thu
causing drifts to form, and remova
OF brush or weeds parallellng 'h'
road, which invariably causes drift.
to form,
I Standardization by state highwa,
department or commission. through
its field organization and in co-opcra
! ton with the state highways trans
port committees, Of physical condi
tons along the highways tending Il
cause drifts. Recommendations as Il
the best means of dealing with same
by preventive methods.
Seventh--The making of snow re
moval report of every snow storm o.
such highways as are designated t
be KEEP, free from obstruction by snow
so as 10 allow continuous essentia
highways transportation.