Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

ton walls built in the most substan-
tial and durable manner. BY branch
lines these main roads connect A.
the international boundary with all
principal roads leading into the West
ern States.
The system OF main roads leading
out from this trunk line system
throughout Canada connects every
city and town and reaches into every
| important agricultural community.
On this trunk road system there has
been expended about 1000 900. OF
which $40, 900 900 has been con
| tributed by the Canadian government
in the way of federal aid. Approx
mately $40, 900 900 is spent in Canada
annually on the improvement and
| maintenance of roads.
100000 Miles of Roads.
There are about 100000 miles of
| travelable roads in Canada: of these
| about $4,000 miles are gravel ana
higher type. Approximately 1000
miles of the highest type have been
constructed under the Canada high.
ways federal aid act.
"All these roads are under a sys-
| tenn of patrol, insuring that the sur
face is constantly maintained. hard
and smooth. up to the standard of
construction. There appears to be no
| good reason why our roads and
streets should not accommodate our
| traffic without interference or acct
dent, provided suitable uniform reg.
ulations are established to govern all
users of the highway
| Il believe in the motor car as a
means of service, recreation and en-
joyment; I believe in the consistent
| improvement and general upkeep of
our roads for the accommodation of
our people.
In 1922 it Is recorded that 514,657
Canadian cars and 996,3SS American
| cars used our Canadian roads. Our
records show that last year Q925)
three-quarters Of a million Canadian
cars and nearE two and a half mil
! lion United States cars used Canadian
roads, an increase of about 100 per
cent in three years.
Benefits to Canada.
1.-THE quick increase in the use of
the motor car and the widely growing
| knowledge Of the wonderful attrac-
| tiveness of Canada's natural scenery,
rich possibilities and health-giving
climate, the gradual extension of It's
efficient highway system place beyond
us even a reasonable prediction of the
vast extent to which this trafic will
gradually develop and the tremendous
| revenue which will be brought TO
Canada by the constant expansion of
its safe and competent maintenance of
our highway systems, apart from the
very great benefit which these roads
will contribute toward the develop
ment of our commercial, agricultural
and industrial resources and enter
prises.
This development in transport
over our highways has already had
the anticipated indirect result. of slim
ulating to a. marked degree agricul-
tural production, as we'll as ordinary
trade, in all sections of Canada We
are quite within reason in assuming
| that this number of cars, which has
already grown to such significant
dimensions, will rapidly multiply into
the millions and we are now taking
every step possible to safeguard the
| improvements which we have made
at such costs and to provide meanal
and devices for the safety and protec-
| ton of users of the roads.
From the very character of the
| vehicle, the rapidity with which II
| travels and the long distances covered
by the users, municipal boundaries
are not noticed. county boundaries
and even provincial boundaries are
not observed. Consequently, any signs.
signals or symbols should be uniform
throughout Canada. and, in fact, an
exceedingly useful task will be
accomplished IL these can be made
| internationally or continentally uni.
form. The figures just quoted indicate
the extent to which the traffic of the
| two countries is tntermingled and
the rapidtty with which this exchange
! is likely to develop"