Show FUR FOIl 1 1 GOOn GOOD ROADS The Th First National Good Roads con convention convention over oer held In this title country In tho the Interest of ot continuous lines linen of ot Improved I roads roada Is to bo be held Mid nt lit Erie Eric Pa Ia 11 March 10 and nOli 17 Ii under ulder tho the auspices of ot the tha Now New York and Chicago Hoad Houd association n lion tion and 1111 the tho Erie Ede Chamber of Comp Com Commerce melee merce eo Tho association mentioned in is a n ayoung ayoung young youn organization but It has hns already accomplished n a great grent deal by ty way of ot creating interest In tho the object for tor which It labors The Tha purpose Is the tha building ot of 0 a road rond between New Now York ant and Chicago as ns an nn object lesson lu on In the tho belief beller that when tho the and nM ad nIl advantages advantages vantages are oro discovered continuous lines linea will wll be bo built buill all nil over the tho coup coun country try tr Ot Of course tourists oit on wheels and andin In automobiles automobile are very much Interest Interested ed In title movement but It Is la of at still stillmore stillmore more moro Importance to the tha its Ita Wretched roads cost more In loss of at time and damage to vehicles and horses than most people are aware Tho Tina Improvement Increases the he value of ot adjacent property ns as It makes la labor labor bor bar easier euler and moro more remunerative In countries thickly populated t the e build building lag ing In of good flood roads Is easier ensler since tho the expense can eRn be divided between so many who are Iro directly benefited In this country however there thore are long lOllS start stretches cites ches of ot territory but bUI sparsely settled Unless s the tha national government under undertaken undertakes takes taken tho road building through such tracts It Is cult to see soo how haw It can be made possible to get Ret continuous good Bood roads from coast const to 10 coast and to keep them In repair |