Arizona republican., 1919-03-16

are costing them not only in operating their property.
 To industrial and social America good roads mean economical and un- interrupted service. reduced transpor- tation charges, more goods in less time more comfortable travelling. added real estate value. dependable over land transportation. The manufac turer can ship more goods to retailers in less time and at less cost. The merchants can sell the goods to con sumers at lower prices. If the farmer can deliver two loads of fresh vege tables in the same time that it nos takes him to deliver one. he can sell his products at a lower cost and still make money The commission mer chant in paying less for the vegetables and fruit. could sell 10 the groceryman at a lower price. who in turn, could sell to the consumer at a reduction.
 Improved highways act as munich pal protection to the community. TheF develop sociabiljty and create a desire ! on the part of the public to travel more. Present these advantages in d way so that each individual tax payer can quickly figure up the ad- vantage to him if the good roads meas ure passes successfully on the next election day.
 So it goes in every line of busi ness. The big industries on whom we are counting for the productionand delivery of the materials and equip ment necessary to build up America. The manufacturers. business and pro- fessonal men and women in every walk of life. who are responsible for the United states getting back on a peace time production schedule as rapidly as possible-know by experi- ence that unimproved highways are a handicap in the race for commercial supremacy.
 The country's factories and indus tries have started to produce the nee essary equipment. material. etc, which the world is looking 10 us 10 supply. We should begin now 10 build the roads to ship this world load over and il can be done if we get behind the move ment with the same earnestness and determination that we got behind the Liberty Loans that resulted in the | downfall of the kaiser
 America is the land where big things are accomplished in big way. where the impossible is done over night. where time records are broken as matter of course. where standards arc constantly changing to make room for new ones. That we were able 60 maintain this leadership in war time ] by getting on a 100 per cent fighting , basis in an inconceivable short space ! of time. was due to the proVerbial 1 American spirit. We eraliZed that we simply had to win the war, that there | could be no question as to the final 1 outcome. so we braced ourselves, sur l veyed the situation, analysed what had ] to be done and then we did it.
 Let's celebrate the new era of world
 democracy by building fifty thousand | miles of good roads in twelve months, or course this will cost money. and ! will take the services of hundreds
 and thousands of men, but we as a
 nation are used to big figures. We
 raised billions in 1918 with the same
 calmneSs and coolness and in less time
 than the million we raised before.
 We built a fighting army of two mil
 lion men, in the length of time Ger
 many thought it would take US to
 raise an army of a couple hundred thousands.
 Why not give the United States the
 benefit of this American genius that
 accomplished such results abroad ?
 Just imagine what a whirlwind cam
 paign would result to put over the
 good roads problems if all the pa
 triotic organizations go together and
 formed one huge creative army. Let's
 plaster the country with good roads : posters. fill the newspapers and pub ! locations with creative advertisements Let's hold mass meetings with four minute speakers on how good roads
 will benefit everybody
 The executive geniuses that were responsible for America meeting the demands for troops, ammunition.
 equipment, ships and money. couldn't
 we get them to lend their wonderful
 creative ability to the cause of good roads?
 Who will accomplish for good roads
 what Foch accomplished on the battle field or Hurley in building ships. or Hoover in solving the food problem? It is a problem that is worthy oi the ablest brains.