RAILWAYS AND ROADS.
Sir, —fn your sub-leader, 1. am reported as having said. "It would bo better to see concrete roads put down, and then the railways would bccomo obsolete." My exact, statement was that "the railways would gradually become obsolete," and 1 think that view is shared by most people with any vision. I do not for one moment suggest dealing an immediate death-blow to t> railways, as the Herald implies; let them run as long as they are needed, provided tho los:> is not too groat Taking into consideration that, firstly, the motor saves double handling, secondly, that it is much quicker for both passengers and goods, and, thirdly, that owing to new methods of manufacture, motor fuel will probably reach a very low price, I hold to mv expressed opinion that under concrete road conditions the railways will gradually become obsolete. E. R. Allen.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20075, 12 October 1928, Page 16
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