The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-26
Former Treasury Head Calls Transportation Chief Prob- = lem Before Nation-Urges Coordination Of Highways With Rail And Waterways
PARTISANSHIP IS SCORED
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Concentration Of All PubIic- Spirited Citizens Upon Great National Questions Urged By Ex.Cabinet Member Wants ''Intel|igence" Bloc

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 25.- That adequate transportation Is the most important problem now con- was strongly emphasized in an ad- dress delivered by the Hon. William C. McAdoo before the annual con- vention of the Dixie Highway asso- ciation, in session hero.
 MT. McAdoo was presented to mem bers of the association which crowded the convention hall by Judge M M. Allison. president of the organization. He spoke for more than 20 minutes on matters of ma tional importance, laying special stress on the value the federal aid had been in the development of federal highway system in this coun- try. He urged the members to always uphold that law and to do everything in their power to have It left on the statute books as 1t now is.
 In opening his address Mr. Me- Adoo said he was greatly interested in highway development. especially in that part in which the federal government was interested.
 Federal Aid For Roads.
 Referring to the time when he was member of the cabinet of the United States, MT. McAdoo stated that ne TeCdlleu the SuS SStolloh AhoAS in MT. Wilson's cabinet that federal aid be given to the highway progress of the country. When the matter came up, he said, they all realized that it would be a radical departure from the policies of the government. and from past experience knew that when a federal aid project was adopted by the government it did not grow less, but greater, and continued to increase the expenditure of federal funds.
 II don't think the people as a whole foresaw the need for a hisn- way over which the self-propelled motor vehicles could travel. l felt that for the federal government to do this a great service would be rem dered to the nation. It was realized that we had to be dynamic to go forward and that the people Of the United States would never be con tented to exist in straight jacket.
 "The President finally reached the conclusion that the federal aid should be extended to the highways. and upon his recommendation this plan was adopted by Congress"
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 MT. McAdoo declared that the in- land and coastwise transportation systems would never function effi- ciently unless a sufficient highway system is developed to feed these great arteries of rail and water.
 "Then the speaker diverted his re- marks for a few minutes to discus sion of the credit system of the limited States as it existed when he went into the cabinet in 1923.
 .The amount of bonds available for the national banks at that time was only s750.000,0o0.' asserted Mr. McAdoo. He then told of the organi- zation of the federal reserve system to relieve the limited amount of busi ness that could be done in this coun- try.
 is transportation. It is the chief limitation on business in the United States just as much as credit used to be. We have got to remove this limitation. In order to do this, we should get away from the idea of treating such important subjects as political or party questions. lit will require the concentration of all pulp lic-spiri.ed citizens. By the develop ing of a highway system leading to
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