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Show Spreading Highway Gospel Tests made by the state highway department de-partment of Iowa Indicate that gravcF roads will show a gain of 50 per cent over the earth roads In the ton-miles per gallon of gasoline, while the higher type roads, show a gain of 100 per ' cent. Let us take 75 per cent as an i nverage gain for the Improved roads over the unimproved. This means : that with a gallon of gasoline we could transport over an Improved road a load of one ton over n distance 75 per cent greutur ""ul on " uoor road. |