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Show 55,000 Miles New Road This Year Chicago An increase of nearly two and one-half billion dollars in the value val-ue of rural lands alone Is expected to acciue from construction of 55,000 Hides of new highway systems to be begun IhiH year, declared Charles M. I.'pbam, managing director of tin: American Road Builders', association on the eve of the organization's twenty-faith annual convention which opens here. "These 55,000 miles of highways ranging from twenly to more than 2U0 feet In width, will enhance en-hance the value of farm lands alone more than $2. -100. 000. 000, anil in addition ad-dition will save Mm country millions of dollars by reducing congest ion." ! Mr. I.'phum. i i |