The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-04-22


, derstanding that the public which paw
Is the public to be served and slmpl,
justice Is the right and will continu,
to be the right of all the people.
Highway Building.
Transportation over the highways 4.
little less important, but the problems
relate to construction and development
and deserve your most earnest inten-
ton because we are laying a founda-
tion for long time to come and the
creation IS very difficult TO visualize
in its great responsibilities.
The highways are not only feeders
to the railroads and afford relief from
their local burdens they are actually
lines of motor traffic in Interstate
commerce. They are the smaller ar
teries Of the larger portion of our
commerce and the motor car has be-
come an Indispensable instrument in
our political, social and Industrial life
Federal Assistance.
There is begun n new era In high
way construction, the outlay for which
runs far into hundreds of millions of
dollars. Bond issues by road districts.
counties and states amount to enor-
ing such an outlay that it is vital that |
every effort shall be directed against |
wasted effort and unjustifiable ex-
penditure.
The federal government can place
no inhibition on the expenditure in
several states; but since congress has
upon a policy of assisting
The states in highway Improvement.
wisely, believe, il can assert n wholly
becoming influence. in shaping policy.
General Supervision.
With the principle of federal partci-
'ation dcceptably established, prob
bly, never to be abandoned. il Is inn
'ortant to exert federal influence in
developing comprehensive plans look {
ng to the promotion of commerce and |
pply our expenditures In the surest !
'ay to guarantee public return for
honey expended.
Large federal outlay demands a q
ederal voice In the program of ex- u
endIture. Congress cannot justify a
Iere gift from the federal purse to Ii
he several states, TO be prorated e
nOng counties for road betterment. u
UGH course will invite abuses which 81
were better to guard against in the u
sginning OF
The laws governing federal aid
ould be amended and strengthened. u
he federal agency of administration IL
ould be elevated to the Importance OF
Id vested with authority comparable lie
the work before It, And congress ri
ght TO prescribe conditions to fed dc
nj appropriations which will neces- ao
ate a consistent program of uni a
rmity which will justify the federal re
tlay. bu
Constant Repair. IN
=, ~ ,,iIiiors' - e m,
IN ,n,nroved hjah,',ans A 1850 11 Lo ap
use there is no policy of mainte-
nee. The neglect is not universal, :
t 1t is very near it. There Is moth isi
!, congress can do more effectively TO u"
d this shocking waste than condi- eei
n all federal aid on provisions for We
intenance. re-
no matter how generous ~
outlay for construction, cannot be
without patrol and con- I'm
mt repair. Such conditions insisted 'n'
IN in the grant of federal aid will 10
eguard the public which pays and as'
I'D the federal government against %.
itical abuses, which tend to defeat nel
very purposes for which we au- VIII
rize federal expenditure. ioc'
Merchant Marine.
linked with rail and highway is the
blem of water transpOrtation-in- gre
l, cOaStwise and transOceanic. 1t VI
OF possible on this occasion 10 sug- lic''
to congress the additional legis- wal
)n needful to meet the aspirations tue
,ur people for a merchant marine con
he emergency of war we have con- anu
cted tonnage equaling our nan
est expectations. Its war cost u
[ be discounted TO the actual val COM
of neace and tbe larye differanca the
.ged 70 the war emercencv and the the
Sing task is to tnrn our ocsats !, tee
age TO an agency of commerce. of
IL NOT nacess,rv 10 COW II 70 oo, the
5. but | have thought this to be ing
ting occasion to give notice that IN
United States means to establish anu
maintain Great merchant mn conn
diff
49,, izati
same
if our laws governing ders
ricah ACTIVITIES on the seas are undo
as to give advantage to those need
compete WIN US Ior the carrying peali
lr own cargoeS and those which tn
naturally to come in American and
ms through trade exchanges, Won =
the spirit of American fair play ernm
assert itself to give American fare
ers their equality of opportunity Mace
IS republic can never realize its that
eous aspirations in commerce. vivor
never be worthy the traditions NAV
2 early days of the expanding re- II ma
G until the millions of tons of cioI +
ing which we now possess are war ,
mated with our inland transpor- rectlo
and our shipping has govern traini
encouragement, not government and n
ton, in carrying our cargoes The
our flag, over regularly operat- cation
utes, to every market in the cilitie
agreeable to American ex- hiring
es. 1t will strengthen Ameri- most
enius and management to have buildi,
ierstood that ours is an abid- TO me-
termination, because CARRYING at tbe
ond only TO production in es- The
ling and maintaining the flow most
nmerce to which we rlghtfully for we