The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-08-23
THE DIXIE HIGHWAY, WHAT
IT MEANS TO our COUNTRY

while at the convention I found
out much about the Dixie Highway.
This iH real project and no farce
launched for the purpose Of a little
graft. Just now I see no Immediate
benefits that we may expect Of this
proposition.
heard the plan unfoldod by one
Of our ASSISTANT post master gener-
ais, who was the chief instlgator Of
our parcel post system, the best
posted man in his line ever heard
talk. lilo stated that this and many
other such roadways would be built
but II might take some time TO get
the matter under Roadway
His proposition Is to build a road
way from i6 to 90 feet wide Of
inch concrete, which would mean
that when built we would have
road bed as good as any street In
New York CITY and one that would
be good when such railways as the
Santa Fe have decayed. This means
something, roadway built Of con.
crete . inches would never give way
This man persuaded me that this II
not only a possibility but would, In
time, be done,
He claims that all he asks OF the
government Is to give him the priv
lego to appropriate for this purpose
one half OF the net receipts from
the truck parcel post system now
started.
That with this as It now stands he
could build 10000 miles Of such road
way the first year and by that In.
crease the business until within com
paratiyoly a short time he could
build all tho main roadways OF the
U. s.
This Is no dream. his figures show
this 10 be true.
That not only would this be done.
but by this method he could greatly
reduce the cost OF living, not the
cost Of high living but the real high
cost Of living. by this method the
farmer can deliver his poultry. dairy
and fresh vegetables to the consum-
or at the present high prices Of the
article and the consumer gc' bet
ter quality Of goods at but little oy-
or one-half the prices they now pay
This would not materially lniuro our
retail merchants as they make very
little profit on this line Of business
but many little profits is what helps
the consumer II he can avoid them
Now. get no promises as to when
this road would be built nor that II
would ever be built, but | am con-
WINGED that all we need to do
is to keep this thing In mind, keep
the road way over which this pro.
posed highway Is to pass In the best
state OF repair we can and In possibly
a short time we will get this built
without any costs to US Of oonstruc-
tlon. | fully believe this will be done
long before many other roadways
will be built.
talked with this party about our
conditions out here and asked &c this
worl, could not be done FIRST and M,
stated that lt would inevitably have
To be- done first whore more people
lived IN order 10 show Congress Just
what could be done and while our
cause was just and u would be- char
table 10 do this but as 20 matter of
business 70 could not be- done. first
After taking lll matters ln consid.
grafton { ann convinced that we poo,
pie are going TO have 20 work out
our own salvation and 20 a great exc
tent each individual will have 20
manage DIS own case and the thing
TO do. ia. not 'o stampede under
nrc, but to go about this thing quiet
ly but quickly and each man who
can do 20 get work and save every
dollar he can and adjust general
conditions later
Some may have to 20 many miles
away from home to set work ana
may have to leave his family be-
hind for months, but after all he
does not undergo any greater hard
ships than many Of our brave sol
diers in leaving home and none OF
the danger Of battle he undergoes
We will have to suffer and some will
20 hungry at times but we can get
by and those who try will get
prnVidinU for Dur Prison Victims