Show j 1 j I Good Money for Good Roads I II THE HE good roads Toads movement has extended from Maine to California California Cali Cali- T THE 1 fornia and from Minnesota to Alabama with the result that it I will be but a question of time tim when all the the states of the Union will be e linked together by a system of highways and various communities communities com corn in every state will have good road connections with each other and with the trade centers of the respective common common- l' l a. a j Some of the more progressive states including Utah already 1 e e spent large s sums ms of money in the construction of highways In fact they have been pioneers in the movement that now has extended over the entire country j The extent of the good roads campaign is indicated by the statement that during the he present year about a dozen st states tes have I. I voted a total of nearly for highway improvements while about a score of others will vill later this year or during 1920 vote on bond issues totaling nearly That no section of the country is lagging behind in respect to highway improvements is shown by the fact that remote Maine Maint has voted for good roads that Arkansas which many people have considered none too progressive has decided to expend in the same kind of work that Michigan f will spend an amount equal to that of the Southern state while California will add to an equal amount previously devoted to the purpose Minnesota promises to lead all other states with an appropriation tion of to be voted vote upon a at t the e national election in November of next year while many other states also will vote on highway bond issues next year and varying from i in Texas to in Colorado Nor will all this be done for the benefit of the pleasure sure riding i This is the age of the truck as well as that of the auto I and the millions spent on good roads will mean cheaper transportation transportation transportation tation for all kinds of farm products and manufactured goods |