The Irish standard., 1920-05-22

been completed for conducting 60 au-
tomobile tours radiating from as many
cities into the rural districts contig.
uous to these centers and an essay
contest on the subject "ship-by-truck
and good roads," in which four
years. university scholarship has been
offered for the best essay written by
a high school pupil, has been arranged
for.
The war department which has had
q great deal Of experience with roads
In every section Of the country since
April, 1917, is the chief promoter OF
the campaign that is getting under
way. Last fall the department sent
B8 army trucks from this city to the
Pacific coast The officers In charge
of that overland tour have recently
summed up their observations Tor the
benefit of the organizations that ara
trying to increase the interest In good
roads.
Results Of Army Truck Trips.
The following are their recOmmenda-
tions:
"First.-That the necessity for a
comprehensive system Of national hign-
ways, including transc0ntinental or
through routes east and west, ana
north and south, Is real and urgent, as
commercial asset to further COL
onize and develop the sparsely settled
sections of the country, and. finally
as defensive military necessity.
"Second.-That the existing roade
and bridges. especially In the sparseay
settled sections of the middle ana
far western states, are absolutely In
capable Of meeting the present day
traffic requirements, and until MOD
ern types of roads and bridges are
constructed which will permit the rap
i'd movement of heavy motor cargo
vehicles during any season of the year
md in nll conditions of weather, eco
nomical transcontinental highway traf-
flc will continue to be but vain hope.
''Third.-Thnt the road problems OF
the middle and far western states are
national rather than local problems,
us these stntes. while possessing vast
area and tremendous mileage of high.
ways, have only sparse population
which cannot possibly undertake the
needed highway Improvement WORK.
which moreover, Is usually of greater
importance to the country as wnoie
than to the individual states.
"Fourth.-'That tile radius of action
and resulting utility value OF the mo-
tor vehicle Is limited only by the
condition of the roads, and that the
provision of adequate roads Will have
I far reaching effect on the economic
development Of the country Mt large.
"Fifth.-That the types Of motor
vehicles, especially those used by the
afmy. should be co-ordinated with the
road conditions In other words, un-
iii such time as all sections OF the
! country are connected by improved
| HIGHWAYS that are passable to heavy
motor vehicle traffic at all seasons OF
The year, the size and weight OF We.
hicles should be limited to types OK
Iipht and medium capacities"
Good Roads and Right Living.
What is called national shfp-by'
truck" organization has been formed
and is doing Its share Of work In the
effort to get better roads buiit. II
was this organization that conceived
the thought of having good roads SER
mons preached in as many churches
"a possible during the present month.
II asserts that it has discovered there
r "a direct relationship between good
roads and right living and good roaac
End Christian progress" stresslng tnq
boint that the early construction 25
Setter highways will prove one Of tho
nuickest means Of facilitating produc'
Hon the national ship-by-truck or
eanization says: "The purpose 10 ta
In the heart Of citizens the convie'
8on that the next step to be taken
~ the welfare Of the community. ~
lnatton and the world is immediatea6
to Improve the highways and to ~
anpurate measures whereby every
mile of road bed in the United Stated
NAV be hard surfaced as soon 40 th4
combined forces Of counties, statep
and the federal government can secuNo
this result"
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Dortation facilities is thus emphasized
'The waterways and railroads no
longer can handle the volume of uaI.
| fc that must be moved. Daily six
carloads of freight are offered for
shipment in five cars that are avail
able for this purpose. City dwellerD
cannot continue to pay the present
prices of foodstuffs. A national fac.
tor in these excessive costs is the haul
from the farm to the town over print.
tive roads. The human family can.
not live on the present annual supply.
IL production is to be increased, the
farmers life must be made attractive.
Nothing else will produce this result
as surely as modern highways"
Gave Daddy Away.
Mr.. Daniels. the minister, was being
entertained at dinner Little RAfuk