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In the latter part of the 1880s. And communities were being pressured to have better roads. Perhaps only going out into the suburbs. And we have places like cleveland and philadelphia that are installing brick roads. So there is a movement for a allweather road system, or at least in a limited sense, prior to the coming of the automobile, which really is about 1900, so 1905. Most american roads at the beginning of the 20th century, were mud holes during the wet season, and extremely dusty during the dry season. It was estimated that only about 5 of americas 2. 2 million miles of roads were act...

In fact, if the automobile had been invented perhaps 20, 25 years before, and if we had the triumph of the good roads movement about the same time, perhaps we would not have had the interurban era. Also, we can make a case too that the interurban is the transition between Steam Railroad less than car load freight and express and the coming of the motor truck. And in the near future, in fact, on thursday, i want to talk about trolley or interurban freight. To begin, lets keep in mind that the american inner city road system was awful. We did talk about that turnpike movement at the very end of ...

Years before and if we had the triumph of the good roads movement about the same time, we would not have had the inter urban era. We can make a case, too that the inter urban is the transition between steamed railroad less and express of becoming the motor truck. And, in the near future, in fact, on thursday, i want to talk about trolley or inter urb urban freight. To begin, lets keep in mind that the american inter city road system was awful. We did talk about that turnpike movement at the end of the 18th century that continued in the earliest 20th century. We had that National Road that was ...

Donald trump and his henchmen. Trump says he has nothing to do with it and blames cruz for a digital ad placed by an antitrump super pac targeting his wife in hopes of turning off utah voters. The charges and counter charges, insults and innuendo are just another day in this campaign dominated by donald trump. Other candidates have struggled to keep up. Donald, you know, is great at the oneliners. But hes a chaos candidate. Trump is a master of the chaos he creates, of insults that stick. Hostility works for some people. It doesnt work for everybody. And of creating a new story line when the o...

Me. And a big night for Bernie Sanders who won some big victories in three caucus states on saturday. In state after state huge voter turnouts. Bernie sanders is with me live. And joining me for insight and analysis are members of the nbc campaign team, andrea mitchell, katy tur, Hallie Jackson and Kristen Welker. Welcome to this special Easter Sunday edition of meet the press. From nbc news in washington, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Good Easter Sunday morning. It was a big saturday night by the way for Bernie Sanders. He will join me later in the show. Sanders swept the three cauc...