The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-23
TRANSPORTATION
CAUSE ADVANCED
e.aoral Aid Would BE Vital
Nave Toward Good Roads
Says Graham.
WEED GOVERNMENT ROADS
,o.rentration of Fe d G r a !
Money Would Release
state Funds.

CONS rucuon and maintenance o,
,,uor. highway system Oh
n,in trunk roads solely al the eN-
-, ihn federal government
ksonI3 40 more than any olher one
|srg 10 advance the cause oi ei''-
.Io,P ,, transportation for the FARMER
tbe opn.un ot George VI iih
,,u NJ the highways committee OF
no NAfouN Automobile 'haI'lp'i
n commerce
THE ultimate effect ~ such con
...'r,tioU vlI. be- to give US a net
sort Of HIGHWAYS designed to care
~, mo main most road. military ana
'a,.gs,,tc rumwctC" needs OF the
..,.,,,ry hyt there rs an important
-..,,p ahU,h would come immtdI-
,.sJy with ,nc passage of measure
m, sucb ruustruc ion said Mt.
irahsm ,at
,o,ernmcu. h,gins to take care OF
national highway. state highway de
garments Riu bee able 20 devote
,be,r funds 10 The construction ana
maintenance of state and county
u.,ems since very large proper
Ian II highway traffic originates
MIN he farmer. We may look Tor
a.r4 IN a tremendous impetus in the
onaructon ot market roads, which
|NN Al once lower the cost OF trans
por,a.iun and servo 10 cluallze dis
rbu'irg conditions.
To appreciate what "A tremendous
aving ,hi, Will mean 20 ihc ulii-
nate conslmcr n was shown that s.. =
let 000 0o0 annually were wasted IN
d,essiyc transportation costs due to
,oof roads Since that survey was
made trayel0 over the highway
his Increased four fuld IN
ne number of ears used and
more than mat In the mileage traN-
lied /, is not going too far TO
,Ay lhat general Improvements in
our market roads would effect an
rualy a total saving OF $1,000, 900
700 and even mat hgurcS is eN-
'remely conservative when We ro-
csil that with every improvement
Traffic al once increases TO a very
considerable eS'ou;
There Is another factor which is
coming more to the foreground each
year No, many years ago The far
mer Travelled his nine or 10 miles
10 a market and sold his commo-
tiies a, the price prevailing a. that
point The motor unit has widened
his range II the marker close 10
hand does not want his produce he
can 60 IA. 20. 80. 40 miles. even
further, II need be. 10 obtain the
besi pfico n the roads are good
rs The government pushes for-
zafi It's national roads we will find
an ever Increasing stream OF travel
not only from the farm to the i'm
mediate market but from one mar
ssl 10 another, 80 that our main
ROADS VII. IN a sense become marke'
roads
The only way In which this re-
wv can be brought obout quickly
through concen'rati6u Of govern
mem FUNDS II cannot he accom-
pHhed under the prcs'lt meth, 4
shlch refuses 20 permit govern
MN iuncs ''r maintenance and
fs .o,Vfs -" S'a'c 'u concentrate
.Nhef a large proportion or all OF
~ ilnds on federal aid projects In
many cases TO the exclusion 0t
proper maintenance
Fsdefa aid is all right as ore
N highway construction. bu'
- only one step and should be
rppNmented by federal construc.
%a o' FEDERAL roads The measure
r.Vaueed IN congress by Senator
s,.tha providing for natLbna
49,, ,sp system covers these points
ma. oeileVe hat every farmer who
,y,ss a study OF this subject vii
me problem