The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
j. s. AWAKENING
TO NECESSITY OF
HIGHWAY BUILDING

THAT America is waking up to tn
| necessity Of not only building more
good roads or psuoIing and keeping
present highways in the best condition
bat improving boulevards. avenues
street extensions and widenings was
proven In those states that held cleo.
tons the early part Of November" saws
r. NJ Darnen. president Of The Her
rando Motor company, distributors Of
kissel- Kars
Most every city In America today
has CITY Beautiful plan generally
fostered by either public spirited Cit-
zchs commercial clubs chamber Of
commences, or other organizations Of
| like character.
These City Beautiful plans are tho
result Of growth aimed TO facilitate
lranic-by widening streets too narrow
for the continuous stream Of motor We.
hiclea thus relieving congestion in the
more densely populated sections, or TO
distribute or divert traffic by double
decking the streets
More and more each year, secs great
or traffic toward the suburban and
country distTlcts To take care OF this
Increase, 1t Is necessary that all main
| avenues and roads leading out into the
suburban and agricultural districts adj
but are highly improved roads, so laid
| out that they connect with one another
thus providing short cuts to destinA-
ton.
This desire for increased suburban
and agricultural travel springs from
the economical and convenient automo-
| bile ana motor truck, which, together
with good roads, makes the owning Of
| n suburban home Just as desirable as
| one located In the city az far as con-
,vnhienco, health and home life are
concerned.
Then again, good roads leading out
or into cities are absolutely necessary
| Ia facilitate the transportation Of food
| products produced on the farms ad-
| lncent 10 the big centers and permits
| their economical transportation by mo-
| tor truck as well as by the individual
| housekeeper who uttlizeH her motor car
| for buying direct from the farmer
1T every municipality does not watch
| out II will wake IN one morning to
find that its growth and Industrial az
pansion has been stopped through short
| siShtednesa In not providing traffic
| space Those mpnlcipal improvements
| for quick and convenient traffic com
| munlcatlon between all parts Of the
city are necessity and those civic
| examinations that are back of the
| schemes TO anticipate congestion in the
| business centerH, and remove It before
| II reaches that point where stagnation
and confusion result, should be fully
co-operated with by not only the bust
ness interests hut the entire population
Of that community,
mo transportation equipment, no
matter how versatile or adaptable, can
exert Its greatest capacity and become
an efficient transportation carrier, un-
less proYlfionh are made whereby Its
scope Of operation is not curtailed by
street limitations.
This includes those narrow streets
that have outgrown their former useful.
ress az eide streets and have blosaomed
forth az part Of the main arteries Of
the community, and should be widenet
Immediately
Uniformity OF thoroughfare work Il
very necessary | have IN mind a Ger,
tqln section OF n city in the Midi,
West, which by widening certain street!
the width Of which In 10 different places
varied from 10 to 100 feet, to Il gver
uniform width OF 81 feet, would affort
a direct avenue Of travel to the cit,
proper, thereby facilitating traffic ant
creating n transportation efficiency O
which II Is badly In need Of
1T Ia common also In q good man,
cities to find street originally lait
out, to come TO an abrupt end for
block after which the street Is con
tnued No doubt the founders neve
| dreamed that more and wider street
| | would be necessary and thought that i
| laying them out they were anticipatin
all possible road expansion for hundred
| of years to come Where such street
| by continuing them through the block
| would create an outlet for additlona
traffic, thereby eliminating congestion
and confusion the property owners a