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Transportation. In the furtherance of national defense arJ commerce, we pledge continued Government support, on a sound financial basis, fog further development of the Nation’s transportation systems—land, sea and air. We endorse a policy of fostering the safest and most reliable air transportation system of the world. We favor fair, non-dberiminatory freight rates to encourage economic growth in all parts of the country.
Highways. In cooperation with State and local governmental units, we will ’continue to plan, co-ordinate, finance, and encourage the expansion of our road and highway network, including access roads, for the dual purposes of national defense and ellbient motor transportation. We support expansion of farm-to-market roads.
Rivers and Harbors. We pledge continued development of our harbors and waterways.
Merchant Marine. We iwill continue to encourage and support an adequate Merchant Marine.
OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
The United States has been blessed with the richest natural resources of any nation on earth.
Yet, unless we redouble conservation efforts we will become a “have-not” nation in some of the most important raw materials upon, which depend our industries, agriculture, employment and high standard of living. This can be prevented by a well-rounded and nation-wide conservation effort.
Land and Water Resources. Wo favor sound, progressive development of the nation’s land and water resources for flood control, navigation, irrigation, power, soil conservation, drainage and ere- ' ation of new, small family-sized farms, with immediate action in critical areas.
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