Arizona republican., 1921-09-29
THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER as. 1921.
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Good Roads

Good roads legislation in the United states re- ceived impetus largely through the coming of the motor car. While the knowledge had been slowly gaining ground that the prosperity of the country depended upon it's getting out of the mud on to the highway quick and transportation, yet the present status of road building would have been delayed many had not the automobile arrived. bringing with it demand for adequate highways and consequent broadening of vision.
 Automobile clubs naturally have been the strong est workers for good roads legislation and increased highway building The American Automobile asso- citation. the national organzatonopf users. with membership of than s25o,ooo, was the originator of the movement for federal aid in the construction of highways. After conven- tions beginning in 1908, movement spread until 1912 when the first joint committee of the senate and house named to investigate the desirabity and feasibility of federal aid to the states.
 The first step toward comprehensive federal aid plan enacted into law by the 64th congress- known the Bankhead- shackleford bill, and ap- proved by President Wilson July Il, 1916. The American Automobile association and the American association of State Highway Officials led the efJ forts for this which carried with it an ap- propriation of $S5ooo0o0 be expended in the suc- ceeding five years with s75,ooo,ooo contributed by the several states.
 In 1919 congress added $20o.o0o,ooo to be like wise distributed and expended among the and requiring from them like amount Furthermore. $9.o000oO added to the previously appropriated $1o,oo000o roads federal forest reserves This gave total from the federal treasury that of the several of $56soooooo expenditure of which was provided for by July of this year. There is conference in congress bill ap- propriating s75oooooo more for the construction of highways under the federal aid plan but which will require much less than on equal appropriation by Arizona if the plan to give credit for unappro prated public lands. Indian reservations forest reserves is adopted.
 When the appropriation under this latest bill in conference is expended grand total of about $6S50o0o00 will have been expended for the con sruction of highways in the United States the federal aid pan the outcome of the agitation started by the American Automobile association in 1907
 Not long taxes for highway building were paid with the least willingness of any. the education which has in seeing the great of adequate highways. in saving of time in bringing better markets at hand with higher prices crops to say nothing of the in value of farm land there has been radical change in sentiment and a rush to encourage road building
 Maricopa county. when its wonderful county road building program is completed, will have. with its federal aid hghwass. network of fine roads which will take it's place by the side of the highway sys- tems of the highy-aeveloped counties of the east.
 Good roads the of all prosperity. They the greatest factor in the development state by bringing the people closer together by ing better schools possible in adding to the ment of rural life. Good roads worth all they cost. There cannot be too many of them.