Arizona republican., 1919-01-19

construction and resolved to send a | delegation to Washington to work in conjunction with the American Auto 1 mobile association.
 Wartime conditions" says MT. Wilberg, secretary, have clearly dem onstrated the necessity for further 1 transportation facilities than those furnished by the railroads. Never again should the nation place itself in this position where it's transportation equipment is so swamped that if it was not for the motor truck and national highways, the nations business would be virtually at Q standstill.
 New York should be leader for the country in it's attitude toward modern highway transportation, which now embraces both the passenger car and motor truck. Freight carrying vehicles have established it's economical rights
 and it remains for us to provide roads
 which can withstand the greater and | heavier uses brought about by the
 multiplying of transportation" | A remarkable revival of road build | ing activities is now on in full force
 in the state of Tennessee. It is un- derstood that this state is entering a period of unprecedented progress in | the construction of new and better
 roads and the expansion and improve ment of the old roads. Before the war, contracts were outstanding in this
 state for $30,000, 900 worth of road con-
 struction. These contracts were held
 up, of course, when the nation began
 directing all it's energy toward carry
 ing on the war, but now the work will
 be resumed just as soon as the con- ! ali than nA 1 new conditions.
 It is understood that Texas will ex-
 pend more than $25,000,O00 in the
 building of roads in the next 12 i months, according to the chairman of | the state highway commission. The difficulties to be encountered will be getting labor to do the work. Inquiries l are coming into my office about road 1 matters from all directions. The climatic conditions of Texas are such that road building can be continued
 during the winter season without much
 weather interfering. We, therefore,
 expect a lot of road building through the winter and a continuation through
 the more favorable seasons"
 In the state of West Virginia, the 59
 counties have available about $1S,000,-
 GOO for the construction of roads thus year. This amount is said to be only l approximate, and covers all road ievies in the several counties, bonds voted and issues only partly extended, and state and federal aid. Three-fifths of the amount will be spent for labor. A: an average, about 200 laborers will be employed in each of the several coun ties, or at least 1000 laborers in all. The first steps that the county courts in West Virginia are taking pending their share of the above $1S,. 100000 which will be available in the state for road building in 1919, is thai
 of making sure that their location vii be where they are needed the most. = A. R. Williams, chairman of tho state road construction, sets forth tho = following precautions which should bs taken in locating new roads: l. The ground, which has a tendency to slip. to be avoided if possible. 2. The road, if on slope, should bt placed where the dip of the strata leads the water from the road when ever conditions will permit. 3. Roads should be placed, wher practical, on slopes which are exposed to the sun in the winter, so as to re- duce the number of days the roads vii
 be covered with ice.
 4. Curvatures should be kept to tn, lowest degrees possible so that t0' longest obtainable sidelines may b, | had.
 ,. The roads should be located abov. high water when conditions will war ' rant. | 6. The grades should be the best tha topography will permit.
 '. For horse drawn vehicles, dis tances should yield to grade. s. For motor Vehicles. alignment an,
 surface may take precedence over thu
 grade, but grade must be considered | 9. Direction of the traffic and tn, | kind of freight produced in the com munity should be considered 10. The nature of the future develop | ment of the territory should also b | noted.
 II. The general bearing the improve ment will have on the other section | of the state and nation should b studied and applied to the general plan F. In short, everything to make tn
 road of the greatest service at tn
 lowest cost should be done so far a
 possible and practicable.
 The road improvement work il states other than those mentioned il
 the foreground will be concluded i
 the next article of this series of spe
 cial releases.