Arizona republican., 1919-03-16
and community problems that should

ana community problems that snouid be solved
 Speak to any business man. whether manufacturer. retailer. industrial cN- ecutlve or banker. and he will agree with you that the one biz thing that should bc accomplished for the good of the entire nation is that of bringing to the highest state Of perfection the thousands upon thousands of high ways and byways. turning the poor roads into good roads. so that not only will motor truck transportation be- come more scientific than it is now, but greatly facilitate the transporta- ton of goods and supplies, as well as reduce the expense Of transporting them from point to point.
 Just as the people Of Illinois wete sold on good roads before they went to the polls on election day to sign their names on the dotted line. via ballot. a similar good roads sales cam paign could be conducted on a huge scale covering the entire country.
 There would be one general head quarters that would correspond to the executive comittee of a factory. Then there would he state headquarters NUtuth III AHt dVltaA VT AiiF PA AiAe EoA city of each state. corresponding to a factorys distributors. lt would be up 10 each of these state headquarters to conduct thecampaign in the state by arousing interest and selling the local public good roads. Special speakers would operate out of the gen salesmen or representatives operate, calling at the different state head quarters where appointments had been made for speeches.
 Attached to the general headquar- ters would he several departments operating under the president or gen. eral manager Of the campaign. Chiefly among them would be the advertis- ing and publicity departments. Just as there were special posters, adver- tisements and publicity stories gotten up and sent out broadcast. so the same advertising mediums could be em- ployed for the good roads issue.
 Without doubt. the same patriotic workers and their helpers. as well as
 writers artists. engravers, printers and publishers. who co-operated with the government in putting over the different war time measures would be glad to render the same service to their government on the good roads question.
 It is my opinion that one of the reasons why there is not as much iu- terest in good roads amongst thye classes of business men and indus
 tries whose transportation depart ments and requirements would use tho
 improved highways the most. is thal
 they have not been sold according tC
 the needs of their own individual line: of business or endeavor.
 Take the farmer-I thoroughly be- | lieve that the farmer has not been ap- | preached from the right angle on th' matter of good roads. yet he is one o the classe of users tO whom gooC
 roads mean the most He has {, transport his products or produce ove | the longest routes of any class O | business Therefore improved high | ways would mean a great saving II ] time and labor to him. He is the ma | co whom the world look for food. Dur i ing the last two years the farmer ha ! doubled and trebled his production ] caracity. and in the absence Of an. l definite information or because he na
 not had the advantage of good road | sold to him in the right way. he is no
 of his own accord going to spend hi | good money in agitating improve'
 roads between his farm and the tow | next door, He feels that if he pro ! duces to an increased txtent he ha
 done his share in helping Americ
 mee the demands made upon her as producing nation.
 special sales and advertising cam | uaign shottld he conducted thrOu.hOu | agricultural America. The needs an l requirements of farmers should b ! studies so that when the good road | question is put to them it will he in ! business-like manner, in a way tha they would understand and appreciat ] and be made tO realize what poor road