POTENTIALITY OF THE MOTOR

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 11, 7 October 1927, Page 8

POTENTIALITY OF THE MOTOR

Says the “Australasian” (Mel bourne) :—Being an independent Transport unit, a motor car can be used where regular systems of transport cannot. Its utility and value have been demonstrated in the strike in Queensland, and this was a repetition of what it accomplished during the railway strike in England in 1918. Almost any place or locality can be made popular by the motor if made accessible by a good road. Motorists arc attracted to and will use a good highway wherever it leads, and development and settlement will follow. Gippsland for many years had a railway, but its development was very slow until good roads were provided. This district now is one of the most flourishing in the State. Belgrave provides another instance peculiarly similar, while Emerald and Gembrook are just beginning to feel the effects of a good connecting road, although railway communication has existed for years. We have national parks that, being inaccessible to the modern vehicle, might as well be in the moon, and as an instance Wilson’s Promontory may be cited. . This and other places, were they made accessible like the Buffalo, would be thronged by visitors.