El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-02

I ter roads mean better transportation
and transportation intimately con-
Germs every man. woman and child in
America Practically every commod-
I ity produced must PAS over our high
ways IN the process OF distribution.
More than 90 per cent OF the tonnage
{ Of rail- and water lines IS Transported
over Highways before reaching the
consumer
Not many years ago the radius Of
profitable farming Vas not more than
10 or - miles from a railroad In
proved roads and tho motor car now
make u possible TO successfully culti-
vote farms az Tar greater distance
from railway shipping points, and
automobiles and good roads are today
saving vast quantity OF farm uro-
duce which heretofora rotfed for lack
Of transportation
sThe whole ueennufru1 Of IN
dustrial and social life e. buut
upon the more rapid transit OF
the motor ear To fhfnE OF stem
ming the enormous stream OF motor
traffic would be the climax OF
economic folly. To 80 hack 20 the
horse AZ a means o. Transporter
tlon would be impossible a. well
a. Impractical We uult move
on and we have got 70 move By
way Of the automobile This n a
practical and economical fact. No
amount Of logic car nrEue It
away
America Is spending this year.
more than half a billion dollars IN
new highway construction. TO say
nothing about the millions for high
way upkeep- Every dollar Of this
money being spent is bound 10 add TO
the ultimate prosperity Of the country
and the lutomobi1a industry stands
as sponsor for this colossal road i'm
provement program
Ehe passenger car alone, 20 say
nothing OF the incalcuiabie and m
creasing benefits OF the motor truck.
has gone farther and done more to
promote the business prosperity and
the economic advancement OF America
than any other single agency except
ing the railroad alone.
Awakening on alIornine After
-An Industry which has been found
N great measure the most remarkable
part In the Development IN the worlds
history surely represents a formidable
trenchmeuts which II properly sup
ported. win help the whole nation
Withstand the force Of almost any
economic shock And contrarlurise.
whatever attempts TO interfere with
such an Industry. seriously campers
with the delicate balance OF business
economies as a whole.
The fact that certain Individual
businesses are already Somewhat
shaken, ia In most cases a reflection
not on the Eounduess OF business as a
whole, but rather an Indication only OF
the unEoundness OF certain business
inanaE cement Every depression brings
It's acidf test which carefully refines
ana relfntlessly exposes those inher-
ent weaknesses which IN normal times
might be taken for strength And IN
a final analysis, the buying public
presides as chief chemist
We are IN q situation today which
comes almost logically after a great
orgy OF spending. In q large sense
We are experiencing the feelings OF
tbs morning after The consumer. Z
for the time being, has put on the
brakes. But ne IS by no means go /
Ing 70 stop and Just as soon as he re- {
adjusts himself ne is going 90 assume I
q flrmer stride than ever. Because I
he stfl has gaping wants and needs
which production has not begun 20
fill
let us not for a moment lose sight /
81 this latter fact. namely: That pro-
duction, excepting IN very Few com I
moditias, is far IN arrears OF the wants ]
o. the consumer Herein lies the fun /
damental ground work for supreme I
confidence. tt should sound the key I
note for the highest optimism Il is ;
I solid foundation upon which every l
body can safely stand and truthfully I
assure himself that American business ]
has IN store a sound and promising /
future"