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ference call on the Bureau of Public Roads to lend every possible 

 assistance to the States in working out satisfactory formulas for such 

 implementation. 



Mr. IVES. This again bears out my contention that there is 

 perhaps not quite enough communication between interested parties 

 and what the Bureau of Public Roads and the various State high- 

 way departments are doing in the roadside rest areas and service 

 areas throughout the Nation. 



Many of these things are already accomplished in the area that 

 you suggested, and many of them are being planned. So there is 

 much reason for hope. 



HENRY D. HARRAL. It seemed yesterday that the people in this 

 conference either did not want roads or highways, or that if they did 

 want them, they wanted them to be built by certain private pressure 

 interests. I think that this conference should try to build a working 

 relationship between the highway administrator and the other groups 

 interested in beauty. 



The highway engineer was characterized as an insensitive person. 

 I don't think that is true. I have known too many of them. In our 

 area, we are working on roadside development improvement, in- 

 cluding the elimination of billboards. The present billboard control 

 bill before our legislature is more strict than any the Federal Gov- 

 ernment has proposed. I would be very happy to have billboard 

 control made mandatory at the Federal level. But I think it is 

 necessary for everybody in this room and at this conference, who is 

 interested in the promotion of natural beauty not to condemn the 

 highway design engineer. I think he is moving ahead in aesthetic 

 design just as fast as the general public will let him move. 



Some of the things we are doing now, we would not have been 

 able to do under any circumstances with Federal aid 15 years ago. 

 We are moving ahead and we want to work with you. I don't think 

 highway designers and builders should be whipping boys. We are 

 working with the people here, not against them. 



Mr. IVES. I don't think we should feel too sorry for high- 

 way administrators. I get whacked every day. This is nothing new. 

 But I do think that there should be greater communication and more 

 public dissemination of information as to what various people who 

 attend this conference are doing, and I am hoping there will be a 

 general exchange of information. 



