Show reduce width of roads the suggestion of the governor of iowa 1 0 wn th that a t public roads should be reduced in width je a very sensible one the governor govern rr proposes ti mace liae the roadway 40 feet wide and turn tho the rest of the land back into the farms while this would odd add many thousands adds of acres to the tillable lible land of the state tho the best feature of the plan Is that it would greatly reduce the cost of t keeping the road in good condition I 1 never could see the reason for malti main a 70 foot highway with a little tract of 10 feet in the middle and 30 feet on each side growing up to weeds |