Show tho the question zany nay bo be aebi ked whether a bond issue of tor or sad rid la in road building would be at all hazardous by referring to the statement or of the treasury department ono will find and that the present bond issue amounts to about III 11 per capita and the he annual interest charge la in 29 cents the issue of of if bonds would carry the bond issue up to approximately 16 per capita and tho the interest charge to 44 cents at that rate it would bo be tho the smallest bonded banded indebtedness per capita of nay any ot or the leading countries of the world As against the 16 great britain has a debt ot of 88 per capita german 19 49 italy az and france it la Is perfectly sate safe to say aay that it if the government would issue and expend of bonds in aiding the construction st of permanent highways tho the people would never know that an additional dit ional tax had been imposed find and would never feel the payment this step would give a mighty impetus to road build building frig and in ten or fifteen years yeara probably miles of good roads could bo be built and this would revolutionize transportation and would add immeasurably to the pleasure proof of country life and would add several times the amount to the property value of the nation and give us better schools higher social life and a higher stan of civilization there is a widespread demand for a parcels post and as congress usually responds to popular demand and always does if the clamor la Is loud and long enough so 80 it Is 13 quite probable the parcel post will be tried out let the government help build good roads roada the highways over which the children must go to school the doctor docter to reach the suffering and over which must pass pasa every bushel of grain and every bale of cotton raised tho road which reaches every field every farm home and every market town the people everywhere demand good roads roads aro are universal r al waterways are sectional good roads roada mean a saving in transportation far greater than can be accomplished la in an any other way good roads mean better schools more social ufa life and a higher standard of living they mean progress and civilization |