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Show ZZZZZZZZ! There never has been a time when so much interest has been shown in the sub- , Ff ifJIlWnVS 3'Cct of K0(1 roml8 Ha nt l)rese"t papers V from Maino to California aro full of tho OI subject, 6tate and national aid aro both being urged. So much interest has been JnlQtlOllQi aroused that both of the great political ImDOFtclIlCe I)nrtioa nru 8'ttinK "1 "1 taking notice. " The essence of the whole proposition is that rond improvement is not a local By II. II. CROSS, mailer to be handled exclusively by town- ISvmtwT Nilloml Oood litis ..l,i.,u l'l. .., ,i . . Leitue. hlups. I lie roads aro the veins of com- meree. Their condition affects the whole country. So it becomes a stale and a na- tional question. There are four things necessary if good roads are to bo built, viz.: Complete plans and specifications, providing for grading, draining and tho (j propi- laying, compacting nnd finishing tho rondway. Next an experi enced man in charge, who knows what lo do and how to do it under Iho local conditions, lie must havo a proper eqiiipmont S of road machinery, grad- S&-rr sjJ2X t ew, roller, etc. Finally lyyP the best road material available. r |