Address by Honorable William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highways Transport Committee Council of National Defense — Free Audiobook | OpenFreeBooks
Address by Honorable William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highways Transport Committee Council of National Defense
by United States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport Committee
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Address by Honorable William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highways Transport Committee Council of National Defense by United States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport Committee is a riveting 1918 appeal for rapid highway development and motor-truck adoption to meet World War I logistical demands.
Drawing from a September 19, 1918 conference and Bulletin No. 4, this science-focused historical address outlines the Council of National Defense’s resolution promoting “the widest possible use of the motor truck” and urges state and local authorities to remove regulatory barriers. It explains the Highways Transport Committee’s role in coordinating national transportation policy, its regional structure of 11 areas, and the strategic goal of shifting short-haul freight from congested railroads to improved highways. The text illuminates early 20th-century transportation science, wartime infrastructure planning, and the federal-state collaboration that shaped American road policy.
Essential listening for historians, transportation planners, policy students, and anyone fascinated by the intersection of technology, government, and logistics, this audiobook offers primary-source insight into how America mobilized its transport networks during a pivotal moment in modern infrastructure development.
