Show D N ja BANKERS URGE GOOD ROADS I 1 county associations association being formed for the discussion of rural highway improvement the present day activities of bankers in the cause of 0 vocational education and highway improvement will bear rich fruit in results occasionally this work awakens a discordant note resentful of 0 effort in behall behalf of the farmer but right minded farmers value such old aid the illinois state bankers association has be stirred itself vigorously in both fields arid and laid plans which will work results county bankers associations ore are being formed throughout the tha state and both rural education and highway jm ro will be discussed before these in a way that will set at forth the problem and tho the best means of 0 approaching it locally 1 flig highway hway improvement means the tha expenditure of money and road commissioners ners will listen to the counsel of bankers on this subject with willing car in order to counsel the local banker must be informed and a tho thorough roush discussion of good roads loads and the problems that confront ea each h community will qualify the banker to reason with the road commas Fi loner from personal work or of this character the most beneficial action la is certain to ensue e hankers bankers who approach this problem intelligently will urge on tile the corneils stoners the use of the road roller and road drag lu in building and maintaining highways the financial argument can be effectively brought to bear as more money can be saved in goad road building and maintenance by the use of the roller and drag than in any other way their use works a real economy when taxpayers cocq como to understand how much more durable either a dirt or gravel road may be made by use of the steam roller and how much more cheaply it may be kept in repair by a road drag they will demand that investments bo be made in these implements the old fashioned way of dumping lose gravel gravenor gra velor or crushed stone on a country road and calling it a job Is a childish procedure in the tha ight ot of modern methods breeders bleeders Bre eders gazette gazelle |