Show 0 GO ROADS washington I 1 teacher utes striking appeal in federal bulletin of much aid good roads aind their relation to tho the welfare of humanity and the rei re lation of trees to good roods roads are tho the subjects with which miss susan suean D B sipe a teacher in tho the james ormond wilson normal school and a at t the head of tho the school garden work deals in a pamphlet just juat issued by th the e united states bureau of education tho the bulletin Is entitled lood good road arbor day and advocates the planting of trees in connection with good ro roads ads miss aliss sipe alpo points point s out that 0 often trees a anro re disliked along the th st sides des of 0 bad roads because thoy they prevent th the 0 mud from drying quickly after a rain this forms forma no objection when the roads are good however it Is pointed out reasons for planting trees by the roadside are given by was sipe ono one has only to pass from the glare of tho the dust and heat of the long stretch of road on a hot summer day to the relief afforded by trees to know the value of roadside road alda planting this same physical comfort comes to horses as well as to man the effect of trees on the rad oad itself Js is seldom thought of except to the disadvantage of the trees they keep the roads from drying out after wot wet weather la is the usual charge on a poorly built road this to Is true they are an aid on a well built one it if not planted too close roots constantly taking in water assist in drainage that which is a protection from the sun Is also a shelter from rain the tree tops break the force of driving rains thus preventing washes in the road this more than counterbalances the drip marks that are am seen the most important use ot of trees by the roadside to la the prevention of dust dust duat la Is the cementing material in macadam roads and if it la Is loosened and blown away the road suffers properly planted they form windbreaks and prevent snow snowdrifts drifts T they 7 make the road cooler by day a and d warmer by night and servo at night nt t to mark the road dr philander P claxton united states commissioner of education has the following to say by way of introduction to the book in his letter of transmittal 4 ono one of the greatest needs needa of our country is good public roads roada the reason we do not have them wherever needed Is not primarily because of the cost of building them for in the last quarter of a century we via have spent more money for other things than would be required to pay tor for the building of good roads roada to and through every place having any considerable population our annual mud tax la Is greater than would be the tax necessary to pay tho the interest on bonds to build good roads the roads are not built because the people do not understand their value nor comprehend how much beauty they would contribute to the country and how bow much pleasure to life it Is largely a matter of sentiment and ideals these are most easily casily created in childhood what one would have in the state of tomorrow must be put into the schools of today not only should we build good roads we should also make them attractive and comfortable to travel over jn in many european countries this Is done dona by planting the roadside with rows of trees on some of the broader and more important public highways there are double rows of tr trees es on either side aide the eye follows the road across country not as a broad white band ditl with heat beat shimmering above it or dust hovering over tt it but by rows of stately trees covered with foliage in the tha summer their bare branches silhouetted ed against the sky in winter on many of the rondo roads fruit trees are planted these theao add to the fruit supply of tile the people and to the resources or of the the state for the upkeep of the roads this treo tree planting by the roada road side eldo has not yet become common in this country as it should |