Show 0 U ft LARGE MILEAGE OF ROADS BUILT IN 1924 ers ta in states beatea where highway has ben been brought under cen trall tr allied sed control are ara this year reaping pl tho the benefits of the work completed during 1024 never before in the h history to of 0 highway construction lias has progress been as ai rapid as during the year rear just jint passed illinois leads the list with I 1 1300 1 miles of paved rond road added to her highway system alt of this now new work was waa made possible through the funds provided by the bond issue which Is being retired entirely by automobile to license fees so ao well sold aro are the people of 1111 illinois on state trunk highway construction that they have approved au an additional bond boad issue for increasing the paved road mileage on the state highway system to a total of miles north carolina claims second place with miles of paved road completed during 1024 in title this state also tho the funds funda for the improvement of a state system nf if were provided by a bond issue derived from automo automobile bilo registration tees fees and front from it a gasoline tax ii IB used tor 0 o r maintain maintaining inu tho the state highway system arid and for providing tho the operating expenses of the state highway cot commission n other states in the forefront of highway development are pennsylvania with TA 70 t miles to its credit crodle for 1024 michigan with WT miles now york with miles and other states with mileages of between and miles in all of these some method of centralizing the control of all work done en an a selected state highway system was wa effected each state fate has haa special funds provided expressly tor for the purpose of developing the state sy system such a method of highway development has boon been found to yield the greatest return to the taxpayer and the user of the highways |