Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-25
BETTER USE OF
PUBLIC ROADS
Chairman Of Highways Transport
Committee Shows What Has
Been Accomplished

Tribute is paid to the business men
nt the union aud others who, during the
war and nov have given and arc giving
their services wholeheartcdly 10 The na-
ton vide organization of the Highway
transport Committee of the Council Of
National Defense.
Chairman q. a. Cravane of this com
nttce tells what has been accomplished
There has been legislation affecting
highways transportation state traffic laws
and police traffic regulations, there were
also state or national movements 10 open
mp settlements Of large tracts of ground
as yet unproductivc; transportation fa-
cilIties for developing resources other
than agricultural, etc cooperation with
railroads and waterways, taking In feeder
extensions; coordination of highways
transport tn facilitate collection and do
livery of freight and express ior rail and
electric lines, standardization 0f methods
Of shipping by highways transport, plac-
ing of returned soldiers experienced IN
highways transport, including operators
mechanics and evecutlvcs, and state com
mlttec activity with respect 70 highway
development
The desire Of tho Highways Transport
Committees throughout the country TO
work to the end that they may be of direct
benefit 10 the state also IS emphasized BY
Chairman Cravens. wbo suggests that IN
thus beng 4 benefit 10 the state benefit
to the nation naturally results lie con
cludcs
.Tt i orr bc9t Judgment that the sug-
gesfions enumerated above would mean
4 great deal If carried ont and. NOW that
there viii bc a great How IF highways trans
port throughout the nation, the commerce
Of he country could be greatly benefited If
this new t00l AZ Secretary Redfield
calls it, could TIC used for the greatest
GOOD.
There have Teen inaug1rated campaigns
for snow removal
The cooperation 81 the general public
wlth the state and county highway trans
port organizations and highways engineers
Is anticipated 70 the end that when tire
legislatures nj session this wear are adj
lonrned. he statute books ii their state
NAV contain laws under which il will he
possible for he tate or county highway
engineer. us the case NAV tie. 70 meet the
snow l4Il problem eXpedItiousiv ana with
The least economic loss to the community.
The earlier snow removal program Of the
Highways Transport Committee has been
supplemented hv data prepared hv Raw
mond Beck, field engineer III the CON-
mlttee This data Is Is follows
E.ach state Highways Transport Com
mltree should organize its snow removal
campaign. aut always on a plan consist
ant with state, county and municipal
statutes governing snow removal IN the
respective states
Efforts should be made to vest cen
tralIzed control III TINS work with me
state Highway Department.
Where such centralized control IN the
state Highway Department IS impossible
Du account ii no provision beng maize
therefore 6E state statutes the state
Highways Transport Committee then
should perfect temporary county Or
CARNATIONS Tor snow removal, ana c0n.-
prehenslye plans carrying ne same should
be adopted his temporary 0rganlza-
ton hy counties should give attention
especially .a III the main truna line routes
ii he stats.
.Nli organizations 0L whatever character
looking 20 thc removal Of snow from the
highways should avail themselves a>
promptly - possible of bulletins dealing
ventive methods that can ne taken to
eliminate drifts, methods OF Sighting snow
during rs precipitation and methods o}
removing snow after 1t has fallen. These
various steps in tho snow removal cam
paiCus are treated IN separate bulletins
prepared BY Mr. Beck which viii be avail
able. on request through the Highway
Transport Committee Of the Council 81
National Defense aS fast rs they can be
issued