The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-02-07


jackson is president of the In
ternational Good Roads and Auto
mobile association, and the Ma
tional Good Roads and Automo-
bile association. The latter has
been vital agency in the devel
opment of pioneer highway con-
struction in this country.
Nature of System.
Believing that transportation
facilities are among the greatest
agencies for the material better
ment of mankind, Jackson has
planned a system of combined
rail, automobile and aviation all
land routes calculated to make
aviation between American and
foreign countries as safe and GER
tain as the air mail in this coun-
try-expediting and increasing the
postal service and revenue of all
nations.
At his request the proposition
has been brought to the attention
of congress and is now pending
in both senate and house.
The project outlined by Jackson
calls for 100000 miles of combin-
ed rail, automobile and aviation,
connecting the capitals and chief
cities of North, Central and South
America at Panama and Behring
strait with Asia, Europe and Afri-
ca at Suez, Dover and Gibraltar.
ct comes as a revelation to
most people to learn that a high
way is almost an air line, but g
highway may be quite a perfect
guide for an aviation, and it may
afford opportunity for landing al
most anywhere, under certain con.
ditions," Jackson points out.
"Now it is practically impossible
to cross the Pacific ocean by air,
he says, 'but with the construc
ton of the proposed highway, the
service could be as regular as tina
carried forward by air mail in the
connection between municipal
points"
Commenting on the estimates
cost, he maintains that while OBJ
viously this would be considerable
it would be worth a good man.
times the expenditure demandet
for it.
Highways Simple to Build
"F'or a quarter of a century, a
, least, there has been planned raj
communication between NORTH
Central and South America, an
that has been in process of devel
opment, but as yet is far fro1
completion" he states.
Ii Highways are much simpler
construction than railways, an
there is a very great awakenin
to the Importance of highways
4 many of the Latin-America coul
tries.
/ "What is needed, and VIII;
would seem to be a very simp
matter, is a union of endeavor al
comprehensive plan to briT
about one continuous highws
= that would connect the capitals
r North, Central and South Amer
= can republics.
= cit took no inconsiderable tin
} to produce the Suez canal and t
Panama canal, but great as we
these achievements, they nev
can be as of great Importance
n would be system of world hig
! ways, such as outlined in the pr
posed plan, with tunnels connec
ing Dover and Calais, Gibralt
and Africa, Alaska and Asia.
"For 100 years past there h
been agitation for a tunnel CO
Meeting England and France, a
- now it is perfectly assured a
. will be reality in the near Fl
ure.
London Paris Tunnel
During the past so years
have listened on more than
occasion to the discussion in
u British house of commons, and
- on the completion of this mes
. of communication whereby
- multitude who travel betw'
" London and Paris may go by
or night in perfect comfort. J
absurd objections that have b.
lie so persistently urged against
committee and the canal will
. pear as childish as the early
jections to permanent Highly
= construction.
= "a part of the wretched VIZ
of money on military and ns
achievement would pay all the
pense of the production of
system of world highways"
m Jackson, who is also presto