Show O MATERIAL FOR ROAD MAKING Careful Study of Amount and Charac Character ter of Traffic Is First Important Essential Professor ProCessor House Douse of the Colorado Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Ag Ag- college is one of the tile best- best known engineers in Colorado He ne has been head of the civil engineer department depart depart- meat ment ent at that college fot for several years and has always been in close contact with the affairs of ot the state In speaking speakIng speaking speak speak- ing about roads Professor Profess r House says A great deal of agitation is bring being carried on at the present time concernIng concerning con con- concerning the construction of concrete roads for Colorado That some of our roads should be paved pa in this way there is no question but I think we should carefully guard against over ovel overdoing doing the matter In order to be Justifiable Justi justi- lable road improvements must return in to economic and social e bC benefits ts an amount at least equal to the Interest depreciation and maintenance over and above those of the old read road It is exactly the same as in ordinary ordinary ordinary nary business The amount that should be invested In road Improvement is that sups sum which will give the largest annual returns in benefits to the people people peo pea pie of the community It may be real economy to spend per mile for one road and only 2000 per mile for another if It the former former former for for- mer carries more than ten times the service and costs Just ten times Nas as as much I l Before we run wild upon the subject subject subject sub sub- of concrete surfacing for roads of Colorado the proper classification atlon of the roads and a careful study of ot the amount and character of the traffic o ol l Crystal Park Auto Road In the Pikes Pike's Peak Region In n Colorado over v r them should be made and it Is the duty of the state officials before any general scheme of road Improvement Improve improve- ment meat is decided upon to make this careful l study The state Is then prepared pre I pared to determine upon the proper highway system that thai will wUl be the most economical ane and that will wUl meet the traffic requirements requirement of ot each road |