Show for better roads road many Anle ilean 0 who A I 1 1 0 IN ave in or near large catle 11 11 would 0 u I 1 it be 0 surprised u r to hoar hear it stated that the united states has ham the lie poorest roads of any elvi civilized 11 zed country in the world nevertheless the he slaten statement irit Is declared by all who haac had to leam by ex lei lente to be unquestionably true when the roads roada of if the whole country are considered lately I 1 ahtie I 1 e has haa been much criticism of the automobile as aa being destructive of good roads file damage Is so BO great that in n finn fiance ce the g tins hah been forced to take up lip the he matter and Is even now study ing preventive plans lit in the ho united states however it may bo be that the automobile au will yet piove giove a powerful influence in better roads roada the adnell can automobile association liaa bas re bently held a two lays daya good feord roads convention in buffalo Talo at which pro islon we wag made for practical demon st rations of the best methods of road building and repairing and for expert ments looking toward the discovery of a binding material for surfacing roads roada which will not be sucked out by the tires fires there are signs too says youths youth a companion that the he old policy of throwing ing ilion the town the tha bur burden denof of building the roads and keeping them in rot air la Is to be superseded by the more on sensible plan of having the he state do it the amans owns A ill ol of ourse course care for their own oan streets but the main elgh A a a should be built and cabied for bi b the state as aa they tire are in P france rance germany and the national government has decided to send mend the illi ector of the department of cit roads to the international good roads convention which abich will open in I 1 ranee iu in octoba r slid and at which the problem of the still and the roads will atti letlon |