Show MANY GOODROAD GOOD ROAD PROJECTS oklahoma leads country in size of single schema handled during the month of july prepared by the united states department ot agriculture among the special features of the recent federal aid road record as kept by the united states department of agriculture are three road projects to cost over one of them over pennsylvania bad first place in the number of statements approved during julai the amount of federal aid allowances and the estimated cost of roads to be constructed while nebraska turned in the greatest mileage seventeen projects in pennsylvania approved will cost to which the federal aid la 1908 40 ohio with 12 projects came next to pennsylvania in the number approved and in the estimated cost of the roads to be improved and third in the amount of federal aid oklahoman Okla homas two projects occupy third place for the month in the estimated cost of the roads and second in the amount of federal aid allowance this state leads the country in more rapid and economical transportation por tation of farm produce brought about by better roads the size of a single project handled in july it Is estimated to cost for which federal aid Is allowed in the record of approvals for the month of august arkansas occupies first place in the estimated cost and mileage of projects and in respect to the largest project minnesota Is first in the total number of projects approved namely 11 and second in the amount of federal aid allowances pennsylvania received the largest amount of federal aid and her six approved projects come second in the estimated cost of the roads on a massachusetts project a short concrete road the estimated cost is at the rate of a mile this Is the highest average cost per mile so far shown in any federal aid road A bituminous balch or concrete road in ohio will average a mile and miles of concrete or brick in pennsylvania will average while another project in pennsylvania will average per mile BETTER IN AUSTRALIA recommendations made for central commonwealth organization to aid construction recommendations have been made to the australian government by various scientific and industrial organizations that there should be a central commonwealth organization to collaborate with state and local authorities in promoting the construction of roads throughout the commonwealth FARMING LIFE WORTH WHILE neighbor probably willing to join community for better road and other whether or not your neighbor believes as you do he Is probably willing to join you and the rest of the corn for better roads and other things that make fanning life worth while give him a chance to be pro GOOD ROADS CONGRESS DATE ninth annual gathering to be held in louisville ky during february 1920 the ninth american good heads congress con greis under the auspices of the american road builders association will be held in kv the second week in 1020 A good roads bhoj will be held at the sama time influence of good roads the influence of good roads on social and economic conditions upon the development of industrial and farming pursuits and the promotion of business Is recognized in the majority of the communities of this country factor in education the increasing use of the automobile has been the greatest factor in edu enting the people particularly of rural communities in the importance of roads r i r f t |