Evening star., 1928-11-18
MOTORISTS SCORE VICTORIES
WITH PASSAGE OF BOND ISSUES
10000 Miles of New and Improved Hig h
ways Are Voted, Involving Expenditure
by States of $240,O000OO

the present primary highway system and
start on new system Of secondary
highways. taking the cross-country mo-
torist out Of the congested sections and
thereby appreciably speeding up the
trans-MisSouri passage of motorists.
makes it even more remarkable that the
gas tax action was taken with the re-
spon5ioility of the ma ajority OF the voters
behind it.
Cities win Be Dodgcd.
The "digress" highways are in them
selves somewhat of an innovation in
country that has found the production
of motor cars growing far faster than
roads are being built to take care OF
them With the present system taking
care of the traffic in Missouri on the
far-sighted plan as 1t was projected by
the States highway engineers through
the present bond issue. the remainder Of
the issue cannot be better spent than in
providing for new system OF taking
motorists out of the congested areas
where possible.
The "digress" roads will, in the first
stages. take care of motorists who other
wise would have to go through such
coneested areas as Kansas City and St.
Louis. Later, when this money is
used up, it is planned to further study
better providing clear and open passages
for motorists to and through the State
The completion of Missouri's present
primary State highway system will re-
suit in 7.640 miles of improved high
ways, with the two-cent gasoline tax
considered sufficient for their mairte-
nance and that of the "digTeGs" r9sda.
1owa's bond issue of 100000, 900 also
will complete western road system.
This system as projected includes
$500 miles of paved roadway.
Iowa Keeps Gas Tax.
| Recently the 81 counties of Iowa voted
| to subscribe to a S60,000.000 bond issue
| for roads. This issue will be absorbed
in the present lowe State bond issue.
With this bond issue Iowa kept the
| present three-cent gasoline tax in force.
! West Virginia's S35,000000 bond issue
| for new roads comes to q State which
| is fast getting up among leaders in the
matter of road building and improve
ment and is of especial interest to Capt.
| tai motorists because Of the States
| proximity to the District and the fire.
quent use by District motorists of the
! West Virginia highways. A lot of roads
| can be built with $35.000,000 when the
| Federal highway aid is considered, and
| they will be of important use to those
| OF the OlSCrlCL VINO are dependent upon
| improved roads either in business or
when on pleasure bent. The roads now
| planned in West Virginia will open UP
some of the most picturesque country
on the Atlantic seaboard.
Louisiana voters passed a bond issue
of S30,000000 for new roads and i'm
proving the old ones This money will
| about finish the States highway sys-
tenn and open country that is expected
to be great boon to Winter motorists.
pennsylvania's S5O,000 ,000 issue failed
of passage largely through the opposi-
ton it met from the Pennsylvania
Motor Federation. It was pointed out
in the campaign that the state already
/ has funds in its treasury to complete
the present road building and improve
ment program, and that the money was
not necessary. The condition of Penn
Sylvania's roads and the Scent gasoline
| tax arc reported to be taking care Of
| the traffic situation in that State very
well, and the voters, in view of the
opposition of the motor body, voted the
issue down.
Colorado's refusal to sanction the
S6c,000,000 road bonds also is the re-
suit of a local fight