The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-07
TIE TINES AUTOMOBILE SECTION

war. Herbert Hoover wants a mighty
national organization for the establish
ment Of the greater roads system w.
q. MeAdoo believes good roads should
sunplant the railroads to keep pace with
Americas Development. MIR, Bryan SAYS
we should celebrate peace BY building
memorials III permanent highways
Good roads mean greatly lessened
transportation costs. declared Gov.
Lowden IN answering the question.
What Of the roads, They increase
the value of farms and make CONSOLE
dated rural schools possible. with good
roads life becomes easy and agreeable
IA the country"
Failure Of the railroad TO keep pace
with the growth Of the country has de-
Neioped a transportation problem which
seriously menac our economic pros
perits. said " q. McAdoo. "Our best
chance Of Immediate relief is in great
systems If state highways. 80 Laid out
and constructed a. to supply the auto
mobile and motor truck the additional
transportation facilities the country i'm
peratively needs
An adequate good roads system is
the commercial laison for the proper
coordination Of the requsrements of the
producer. manufacturer. and consumer.
said Gen. Wood. The need for such
a system was strikingly demonstrated
during the war and is as great now as
it ever was BY providing something
which makes possible the development
of farms we perform a service Of in
estimahle value to the entire country"
Every possible facility must be pro
vided to encourage producers Of farm
commodities and merchandise 10 increase
production declared Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer. anti H. c. L. leader.
The Improvement and use or public
highways. in addition to airways. rail
WAYS, and waterways. Is vital to the
progress and prosperity of the people"
The time has come" W. J. Bryan
thinks. for the systematic development
of national highways. The conclusion OF
peace gives an opportunity TO celebrate
The ending Of the greatest world war
~ building a memorial peace way.
reaching into every state and forming
a commercial bond between the COM
monweaIths.1
Good roads construction retarded by
the war should now be pushed vigor-
ously.a declared Senator Miles Polndex-
ter. Nothing should be permitted to
interfere with the expansion and de-
veloPment of these important arteries
Of transportation I favor an extcn-
sIve system of national roads built by
The Federal government and located
with a view to military defense as well
as civic and commercial use. and CO.
ordinated with existing highways
Extension and maintenance Of a good
roads system throughout the country Is
as essential 70 the life Of the nation as
proper circulation Of blood is essential
to the life Of the individual is the
thought Of Gov. James NJ. Cox.
We have had a great object lesson
in the paved highways Of California
said senator Hiram Johnson. They
have been a great factor in the develop
ment Of the state. opening up regions
hitherto inaccessible and adding to the
prosperity of everyone. The improve
ment of the highways of the nation will
undoubtedly be Of great economic value
10 the country as a whole The good
roads movement meets with my warmest
approval"
Transportation has made every ad-
vance Of civilization" is the belief of
Senator ". 9. Harding, There is no
advancement in production and exchange
until there are highways 70 facilitate
the transportation involved"