Evening star., 1920-06-27
PUBLIC MEN BACK
GREAT NATIONAL
SYSTEM OF ROADS
Declare Good Highways
Mean Development and
Progress.

Men high in public life are unani-
mously in favor of Il system of ma
tional highways throughout the
United States. Good roads through
out the country mean development
and progress, and without them the
country cannot hope to advance, ac-
cording to the following nationally
known men:
William Jennings Bryan says:
The time has come for sys-
tematic development of national
highways, and the conclusion of
peace gives an opportunity to cele-
brate the ending of the greatest OF
world wars by the building of me-
mortal peace way reaching into every
state and forming a commercial bond
of sunit between the commonwealths
of the nation. 1t would greatly re-
Iieve the railroads by furnlshihg a
roadway for both passenger ana
freight traf He.
Cox Favors Plan.
James NJ. Cox has the following
opinion of the need of good roads:
"The establishment and mainte-
nance of good roads systems through
the life of the nation as proper CIR
cuTation of the blood is essential to
the life of an individual. With
perfect system of open highways
there can be no StagnatIon OF trans
nortation at any time. Normal needs
properly met VIII prevent enc en-
cies."
Warren G. Harding, republican
nominee for President, says
TRANSFORMATION has made every
avenue of civilization. Human prog
ress is reflected in the economic wei
fare of the people of highest ciVil1-
zation. and there is no advancement
in production and exchange until there
are highways to facilitate the trans
nortation involved. We shah notapiy
enhance the advantages OF the amer
lean production when we add TO
the convenience of transportation
through the construction OF highways
suited to the use of the modern
NOR vehicles. 1t is the one agency
of putting every community IN tnG
republic on the map OF commercial
relationship.
Backed by Hoover and Johnson.
Herbert Hoover feels that the need
of good roads is obvious. He says:
The arguments for good roads
need no reiteration. What is needed
lis the organization to secure them.
Much of this must depend upon
purely local effort and it is by the
creation of organization to build up
such activities that our country
makes it's best progress"
Hiram johnson, senator. from Cali
fornia, says
The good roads movement meets
with my warmest approval | have
advocated good roads from the be-
ginning of my public career. The
Improvement of the public highways
will undoubtedly be of great eco
nomic values as well as clear up the
congestion which now exists. we
have had great object lesson of the
value of good roads in the paved
highways of my own state of Cali
fornia. They have been tremen-
dous factor in its development"
Railroads Need Aid.
william G. McAdoo. former Secre-
tary of the Treasury, says:
"The failure of the railroads to
keep pace with the growth of the
country has developed a transporta-
tion problem which seriously mem
aces our economic development and
prosperity. 1t Will be many years be-
| fore the railroads can be brought up
| to the required standard Meanwhile
| our best chance of relief is great
| systems of state railways SO lai id
| out and constructed as to supply
| through the automobile and motor
| truck the additional transportation
| facilities the country SO imperatively
| needs. ] strongly favor the construc-
| tion of good roads everywhere
| through both state and national aid.
| After we build them we must main :
| tain them by an Intelligent system
| of superinte ndence."
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
| says:
| 'The economic welfare of the coun-
| try Is dependent upon the adequcy
] and efficiency of the national system