The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-25
THE SECOND LINE
OF TRANSPORTATION

ASA - Nb1A WV u HOl
Jackson, Miss. July q. - This
country's transportation facilities can
never completely fail to a point whore
the movement of the necessities Of life
VIII be stopped. In the ready second
line Of TRANSFORMATION capable Of vast
capacity as 20 passengers, larger per.
maps than that actually available in
nc railroads. In the matter of short
h11is Of freight the motor truck
is proysl to a point where the rail
roads are seriously considering them
a. competition.
What wonderful thing Il is for the
country with its vast and diversified
production. its activities reaching
from coast to coast. TO be as secure
in the distribution of this volume of
merchandise as the automobile and
motor truck make US.
Good roads are necessary to MAIN
tain this second line of transporta.
ton and this year il IS evident that
the amount Of new good read mileage
Will exceed the building of any pre-
vious year. The national government
has been actively encouraging the con-
tnued systematic construction Of good
roads. aiding the various states fin
'ancally by granting subsidy and in
turning over to the various states
much OF the surplus equipment Of
the army.
Old Days Failure
In the early days of good reads
propaganda the farmers in the big
western states were slow tN cn-nusc
over it. They hid not taken up the
automobile then of course. as t1ey sub
sequently did, and the added taxes that
came when new concrete roads were
built meant a good deal to the farm
or. He figured that the roe Is were
good enough for his father and him.
self to always get into town if hey
had the right kind Of teams and that,
any way, the city folks touring ou; in
the country and running over chickens
and unwary ducks We're to he the
| principal bencficiaries Of the proposed
| improvements.
However, the advance OF the auto
mobile went - adily on into the farN-
ing communities. The ease with which
'nr farmer .:'i run into tom ami
/ ack again. and then over to a neigh
'.oi to nsrr tool 0r To ;akt
enc back. 111 then on again - 10
countless o'nfr c'rands. qIckly sold
the automoh." TO him. Its advantage
to him MT ;. ''s, be obvious. and
with those properly presented the auto
mobile came into its own in every
farming comriuilv Of the country.
Farmers Have Car,
Now that 80. f1Imer ha. an autc-
mobile. tn pro.Ts m for ney and Let.
t. roads "1s vi,wed diff ntv re
s = favo~,l!r 10 it. He saw what !:
meant to him. What If the city folks
who did not pay taxes in tn county
I'D benefit So did ne and he would
h-i,tit in "a. :eighboring cGuntlcs
vf ere the fsr:sr there had to sta.
',c burden.
The press- day success, u aGtJ-
mobile owning farmer looks back now
ana laughs a. tls early a-taGonisnl
I, good roaIs tt1 benefits l., has .e-
rived since thea construction are SO
n ny that It wGGld be impossible o
sii down AMI orrmcrate them.
Interested in Proposii on
Winning the farmer over 10 the
side of the good roads propagaul Ia
gave road building an immediate impe
tus. The speed with which trips with
cars and trucks could be made from
nearby cities To his farm put tho
farmer who previously had considered
his place little out of the way, in
quick and constant contact with things
in town. The automobile and good
roads gave a new and pleasing side ia
the home life on the farm, for the
farm mother and her children could
now 20 In and see "a motion picture
show and get back TO the farm
long before the ordinary bedtime
and that is early enough on a farm
There was not the usual unhitchina
OF horses. watering and bedding down
and running the buggy into the shet
and locking up the barn and other
things that develop for attention once
tho farmer gets looking around.
The car was driven under the SHED
or into uhe garage and the lights turn
ed out. Community life began 10 de
velop by leaps and bounds. Neighbor'
who had known each other for years
but visited infrcqucntly, and then In
town or at church. We're reunited
The automobile made a run over tC
the next town an easy matter and
the farm women found in the auto
mobile the most powerful and construc
tive force FOR building neighborhoot
spirit and community sociabillty offer
I'd TO them thus far.
They naturally felt enthused. so they
took up the gospel OF good roads ant
blended their efforts with the so-callet
city folks. Now every one is for good
roads because their obvious advantages
arc plainly manifold. They mean, foi
the city people. getting out into the bis
open country, and the city children
now have a chance TO see a COW ant
really know what the animal Is and
what IL IL for and how Il lives ant
where. The city man can make a fast
run ou, to a nelshboring lake and
yet out his fishing tackle before tn,
fish know ne is even on the way Back
to town with nice mess OF fish-ant
all because OF the automobile ans
good roads. Touring, long drives ovei
extended periods OF time. from week,
to months. has now become big fac
tor IN our national idea Of recreation
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