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Show BIG GOOD ROADS DIVIDENDS Motorists of Massachusetts Spent $25,-000,000 $25,-000,000 Last Season, as Resul of Good Roads. Motorists spent $25,000,000 in Massa-' chusetts last season, largely as a result re-sult of the good roads of that state. Rather a fine dividend ! Great progress has been made In Improving Im-proving the roads In Minnesota, but there are communities which as yet, apparently, see but one side to the good roads question, nnd that Is, capital cap-ital going out and no dividends coming com-ing back. While the returns 'from motor travel are indirect, neverlhe-less neverlhe-less they are certain. It is obvious that any town is at least Indirectly benefited by having such good roads that motorists delight In making It an objective on their week-end tours. Any district that has bad roads becomes be-comes just as well known, but of course adversely. Unfortunately, too many specific cases might be given. Minneapolis Journal. |