Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1919 — ROAD BUILDING [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ROAD BUILDING

ISSUE WEATHER FORECASTS Apt for Automobile and Motortruck Traffic During Winter Over Lincoln Highway. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) The weather bureau of the Unitea' States department of agriculture has arranged. In co-operation with the state highway commission of Pennsylvania, to aid the automobile and mo tortruck traffic during the winter Over the Lincoln highway between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg by giving out daily Information of the weather conditions prevailing over the route and Issulpg weather forecasts and warnings of heavy snows and cold waves for the region traversed. The plan is for the assistant superintendents of highways at points along the route to report to the weather bureau office at Pittsburgh at eight o’clock each morning by telephone or telegraph the deptfc of snow or ice on the highway, giving Its general condition. These reports

are published in the newspapers and furnished to the different automobile clubs, thus becoming available to automobile and motortruck drivers passing over the highway. The forecasts and warnings are given public distribution and telegraphed to the superintendent of highways at Harrisburg, who gives instructions to his forces along the highway to make provisions for the anticipated weather Conditions. This service was in operation last winter and gave great 'satisfaction. The weather bureau is ready to give similar service to other traffic routes as may be desired.

Road Roller Doing Repair Work.