The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-22
Good Roads Lower
Cost Of Living

Springfield. H., Feb. 22.-Good
roads In the country will do more &c
lower the high cost of living an(
more for the prosperity, comfort, cul
ture and happiness Of the people thar
things fought over in twelve presi
Dental compaigns, Governor Oliver
II. Shoup of Colorado, tday told mem
bcrs Of the Pixies Peak Ocean to
Ocean highway association at its an
nual meeting here.
THE establishment of motor trucl;
lines In every farming communit!
will stimulate the production Of moro
food. reduce the cost of living and
probably will make public markets
successful in American cities" he
cntinued.
Continuing he declared, industrial
revival is being retarded, we are told
because Of the agricultural situation
When the farmer can't buy, the man
ufacturer can't sell. The farmer
can't buy because he is forced tc
carry large surplus of his products
Checking the markets it is found thai
domestic consumption is normal, tho
price low. We have an overproduc
ton and no place to dispose Of it.
What needs to be done is plain
How TO do it is quite another matter
The thing to do is to find a market
for the surplus.
Depreciating the fact that the
fact that the farmer has been held III
as the nations bankrupt, Governor
Shoup declared that the farmer is nc
worse off than men in other lines o.
business. and is better off than many
The farmer" he continues. ''al
though still far from prosperity has
his feet on a more secure economic
footing than those engaged in the
vcations."
Quoting from government stats
tiStics for 1918, Governor Shoup de
clared that "it cost 80 cents per ton
per mile to haul wheat by wagon a.
against Is cents by truck. Statistic.
further show that It costs on gooC
roads Of hard resistant surfaces, eigh
cents to hau! one ton per mile. Or
poor roads this cost increases ma
t.rially as compared with what il
would cost if we had good roads"
Quoting from speech by Senator
Bcvcridge, Governor Shoup declared
that the throwing away Of actua
produce because bad roads or nc
roads, would build every year fort!
permanent ocean to ocean highways
such as the Lincoln or Pixies Peak
Ocean to Ocean highway.
Not only would good roads
throughout the nation save this bill
lion dollars with Of produce nov
wasted annually, but they would in
crease the raising Of food stuff anC
other products because the ease o.
marketing would be a selfish inccn
tive 70 more careful production. Or
account Of our neglect Of highway:
The United States is paying a penal
" of more than $504,000,000 Tri
year in excessive cost for transporta
ton alone of agricultural product:
from farm TO market" he said.
"The Pixies Peak Ocean 70 Ocear
highway association has for its OBJ
jective the development Of the grca'
central scenic highway from the At
lnntic to the Pacific oceans. How
ever, we must not conclude that be
cause of n plan for several nationa'
through highway lines that these
roads will in any way lessen the need
and Importance of shorter and con
Meeting roads.
There arc 30,0O0,00O children ir
the country who should be ATTENDING
school but Of this number only 18,
100000 get there. Good roads woul(
make the securing Of education easie,
for the remaining 100000 children
"The building of $4,000 miles o.
national highways will provide steady
employment for all idle and unem
ployed.
ut will add to the annual increase
Of our national wealth not less than
5000 100000 and save annually in
wear and tear of vehicles not less
than $5OO,OOO,0OO.
at will reduce the cost of living
more than any other factor and in
crease travel throughout the country
inducing people TO "See America
First" thus keeping home, annually
moro than $250,000, 900.