Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-20
NATIONAL HIGHWAY WORK WILL NOT
 HINDER STATES
Govm't Construction Will Increase Roads And En-
 nance State Work.

Washington, D. C., April 19.-"That the building of national highway system will take away the work of the various highway departments is a contention frequently made but en- tirely at variance with facts and log ic," says John A. Wilson, past presi- dent of American Automobile As- citation.
 "Fourty-four states have establish ed definite system of main highways either by legislative action or by ac- tion of. state and local officials, ag- gregating according to the latest statistics 203,523 miles exclusive of considerable mileage of local roads on which the states are granting aid. These state systems are as follows: State and Milage
 Alabama, 2.700, Arizona, 1,600 Arkansas, 5000, California, 5000 Colorado, 7O83. Connecticut, $50, Delaware, e50. Florida. (not eiven) Georgia. $500, Idaho, 2200, Illinois, A8OO. Indiana. 2000, Iowa, 5000, Kansas 0. Kentucky. 5000. Lopisia- na. 5000. Maine. 1853. Marv'and. l. BOO Massachusetts. 1900. Mirhigan. A.5O0 Minnesota. 12700. Mississinni. a. Missouri. 76OO Montana. 2AO0. Nnbraska. 4OOO Nevada. 1.400. New Harnsh;re. 12oO. New Jersey. 660. 9 Aa7. New Mevico 6.25O. New Work. t2 297. North Carolina. 32hs North nakota. 4 GOO. Ohio. 922O. Oklahoma. !. Ko2. 29O Pannsv'var'a. 10 225. Rhode Island. BOO. Snnth Carolina, 9 5RO. South Dakota. f GOO. Tennessee, frot ~;venl Tevac 1o e2O TTtah. 2 = ccn Vnrmont. ROO. Viroiria. TAO. Woeh;n~+"n. 9274. Wnst U;roinia. Acnn Wisconsin. 5000, Wyoming. 9 100
 Total. 2no H22.
 Evnnct Increase.
 "Wah additions which a~n being ,,,adn from +;n,n to +;me "a these Svc- te,ns" continued Mr Wilson. ""~1 tak;r~ into account the four addi- . +;or"l e+~+n~ on "'-c'""" """'" wn nav look to eco at least ?E0 0n0
 n;,as of sta+n h;ohwavs or 70 Der cnr+ of tho +o+e1 n,ilna~e as the an- nrow;na+e 1nnoth Of main state hioh- ways. As the years % on. this will :.,o~onro oo r~ohoh'r +~ "lv,"ve rnrm about 1O per cont of tho total h;ohwav r,;'o"ne Tf the Federal Government takes over system o1 c:r4-- l., eo,.~~+,- f;vo .hnue",,d r>'"- # w;,, c,,t into the state svster' only to the ev+ort of eora 2n to 25 nn' cnrt aed +ha~o wi, rnmain nnouol main t,r,rk limo h;ohwavs tn so, ,,o+h;ru cf tho local s+atn aid roads
 
 nnd evnrv r,ar of +hn statn fnrras . husv for a ~ood o,anv vnars to come W;N Cn-onerate
 "Arv t,l,- thp~oforo of oncroarh. ;ro ,,oen the ,refu1 field cf strte l h;ohvrov denartmentr hv the hnild ) ;ro of q Natioral hiohwav svsten ;s utterv ont Of tune with tho facts o~~u-- u'~A will l>~~~~'- ie +h"" tN' } Cadnral C0vnrrr,ant and tho State
 Eovcr~ments will coonerate nnde" 2 9 nlan of mat"hing miles instead of dol , '-~c n>>I will ,N,., n"nt'v F" ra "r +e 5 tho nualitv and quantity of wo"'l marna aud leavin" the states to m, it where thew will is doing with tho : states what they found impracticablt : to do with the countries.
 "Tha sooner the Government real ) izes that the doing of definite tasl
 hv a compact oreanization whose du
 ties and responsibilities are c(ear-cu
 is superior to the method of spend . ipp the same amount of money With } out plan or system the sooner wit
 goal of co-ordinated National. state e county and township highway system: : be attained Intelligent public senti l ment most take the form of practi . cal public counsel and this the Ameri :, can Automobile Association is en l davoring to bring about through CO I operation with other great Nationa t bodies directly concerned in the vita n subject of highways and at the same . time it is endeavering to make clea, }, the real facts in regard to just sucf e questions as that of encroching upor 0 state activities"
 PROF. D. F. THOMPSON DIES.