Project Gutenberg 2006-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 81 United States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport Committee Address by Honorable William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highways Transport Committee Council of National Defense Washington Government Printing Office 1918 Highways Transport Committee, Council of National Defense, Bulletin 4 Produced by Jason Isbell, Bruce Albrecht, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Address by Honorable William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highways Transport Committee Council of National Defense" is a historical speech delivered in the early 20th century, specifically during the time of World War I. This discourse discusses the importance of a well-coordinated transportation system in the United States, emphasizing the complementary roles of highways, waterways, and railroads in ensuring effective national logistics and transportation. In his address, William C. Redfield underscores the evolution of transportation in the U.S., drawing on historical examples to highlight the significance of adapting and modernizing infrastructure to accommodate advances like the internal combustion engine. He argues for a unified transportation strategy that integrates highways with railways and waterways, suggesting that each mode plays a crucial role in delivering goods efficiently from producers to consumers. Redfield advocates for the development of a comprehensive network that includes the use of motor trucks as vital links to connect rural areas with larger transport systems, thereby enhancing the economic vitality and accessibility of rural communities. His vision promotes a future where transportation systems work in synergy to meet both wartime and peacetime needs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Transportation, Automotive Roads Trucking HE Text Technology Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American 48425 2025-07-08T10:28:55.689912 text/html 43886 2006-11-11T05:16:02 text/html 328569 2025-07-08T10:29:01.880880 application/epub+zip 326430 2025-07-08T10:28:59.527011 application/epub+zip 79276 2025-07-08T10:28:58.101935 application/epub+zip 547026 2025-07-08T10:29:03.474877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538788 2025-07-08T10:29:01.054906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84898 2022-09-09T11:06:38.259941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40910 2025-07-08T10:28:55.447922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40634 2006-11-11T05:16:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19671 2025-07-08T10:29:03.593899 application/rdf+xml 28466 2025-07-08T10:28:58.611951 image/jpeg 5094 2025-07-08T10:28:58.354920 image/jpeg 206791 2006-11-11T05:16:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 15019 2006-11-11T05:16:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 341806 2025-07-08T10:28:55.700970 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog